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Singapore & Malaysia 2006

Gita, 14,750 miles, Jun 06 - Aug 06

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Gita - Wed 18 June 17.00

sooooo, after an eventful journey through malaysia, we finally touch base at the hub that is singapore. we arrived back at our previous hostel (aka a backpacker's rest-stop, or something to that effect - where the hosts are ao lovely btw!) for a quick relax before heading out for a final evening in singi! aneeka, unfortunately still ill, couldn't come, but with her permission i took natasha for a cool sip of the singapore SLING at the great Raffles Hotel! we were sad that aneeka couldn't join us as it was her that soooo badly wanted a sling at raffles - such is irony! - next time neeks!

we also had a final quiet chinese meal by the river at boat quay amongst the romantic night lights of singapore...i was quietly emotional as i knew this was the last time id see this beautiful scene on my amazing 2-month trip! :-(

Singapore & Malaysia 2006

Gita, 14,750 miles, Jun 06 - Aug 06

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Gita - Wed 18 June 17.00

soooo last day of the trip...final stop at the good old ORCHARD rd to pick up some last minute bargains (which we dint wanna trek round malaysia) and some presents for those awaiting our return back home. the theme, once again, seemed to be shoesssss!

We had a beautiful pasta lunch in our favourite singapore cafe chain (what was the name again?!). I then i headed back to PGP to rearrange my things from a backpack to a suitcase and to say 'goodbye' to the good friends i made, while the girls carried on with the shopping!

Although i was trying to be cheery on the outside, saying goodbye, to PGP, Singapore and, most of all, to the people who made the trip a special one, was a very emotional process....the end of a relatively brief, but AMAZING era!!!!

(little was i to know at the time, that thanks to the likes of facebook and entrip....the memories are recorded and the friendships are still going strong....no matter how many miles there are between us all!!!)

Singapore & Malaysia 2006

Gita, 14,750 miles, Jun 06 - Aug 06

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Gita - Mon 03 March 21.00

So...Orchard Rd....supposedly the oxford st (london)...the champs elysees (paris) of Singapore!!! the largest and most popular shopping street in town....but not necesarily the nest in my opinion - some of the ones leading off it, and the malls in the west (where all the big hotels are) are better!!

And, trapsing round shops when u've barely got used to the time or the weather was hardly the nest idea we had!!! - but still....it was the biggest famous place we'd heard of, so it was the first thing we did!! - even if we felt tired and sick of the heat and the smell!!!....as clean as singapore is....andit IS CLEAN....it still smells like chinese food - esp in the humid air!!! - so naturally, 1st impressions of this rd weren't amazing.

However, the area was relatively frequently visited thereafter, and we loved it!! - esp the shopping mall that was just FULL of shoes shoes shoes!!!!....thats where we had a foot reflexology massage!....a strange experience for someone who is extremely ticklish! - lol! it wasn't all fun tho....VERY painful too!!!....imagine having someone tickle your feet and aggressively squeeze the knuckles of your toes at the same time....i told u it's strange!!!....especially when everyone else in the room is lying there all relaxed..haha....i was half squirming, half laughing...and whatever i was doing, i couldn't keep quiet! - the woman ended up laughing at me!!! - jokes!

Singapore & Malaysia 2006

Gita, 14,750 miles, Jun 06 - Aug 06

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Gita - Mon 30 June 18.00

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The famous ZOUK!! - a well known club in singapore, where all the coolest students go - i.e. US!!! haha - no seriously, was a great club as far as clubs go! - inside decor is funky and its the least mingin' n' humid iv felt in singapore, in fact it was actually cold! (well, not as cold as the ice bar in boat quay, but thats obvious!!)

the boys loved watching some girls who were apparently dancing on podium's or something, i'm too short to notice, but im sure they were only saying this as they were jelous that they weren't allowed in one of the bar areas - over 25s only -UNLESS ur a girl! haha!!!! - great idea!! lol being in the toilets was also a lasting memory...i mean,i kno if u go in the toilets of an english club, there's always one being sick in the bog....but seriously, the were dropping like flies in there, at least 3 at a time! - hilarious....come on singaporeans... i know ur tolerance is lower, but know ur limits!! :p joKING-lah!

So....my first experience in zouk was in about week 2 or 3, when we got talked into going there on a SCHOOL-night!!! - bad move!...or not!! an aquaintance of an aquaintance managed to get me and laura into the posh VIP lounge to meet teh guy who's uncle OWN's zouk AND a massive shopping/hotel complex in singapore....hence enabling us to experience luxuries such as a free tray of shot - BIG tray and a bottle of V. expensive champagne!!! - its good to know people! - hehe! This was of course the highlight of the evening, which was followed by a cheese and banana pratha at the pratha place behind uni!!! - mmmm, LOVELY!!! (forget chips n pizza)

The pictures u see are from the second occasion in zouk...by this time, laura had gone and aneeka and natasha were experiencing the GITA tour of singapore!!!
AGAIN, I found out that a friend of a friend is always handy! - especially if he's called Ignacious!!! - what a great name!!! - This guy got us tickets to a pretty exclusive fashion show in zouk...we has VIP badges and everything!!!....soooo fashion show, drinks, crazy dancing my home girls and my singapore crew! - was a lot of fun to say the least!!!

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