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We've spent the last two nights at the Changi Cottage which is part of the Aloha Resorts. Apparently their former Prime Minister stayed at the cottage some time ago. They've got the newspaper articles on the wall to prove it.
Gene & I headed to the Esplanade (Theatres on the Bay) which is affectionately known as "the Durian" over here. I would have gone with fly eyes first but that just goes to show the culture difference. We had lunch with some family friends at a Japanese restaurant before heading to Toys 'R' Us to buy travel Pictionary to play with the kids. After that we did some shopping - Gene got a pair of prescription sunglasses for SIN$78. We decided to be adventurous and independent and take the shuttle bus back to the resort from the MRT (train) station. After walking around the station for about half an hour trying to find the shuttle departure point we gave up and headed to the taxi rank. While standing at the taxi rank we saw the shuttle pull up next it and thought it was our lucky day. We were sadly mistaken. The shuttle wasn't planning to leave for another 45 minutes and no we couldn't wait on the shuttle. So off we trooped to get a drink and pass the time. This involve getting cold drinks (fresh lime juice) and in my case eating lots of snack foods. Here's a snack food for all the kids playing at home.
Buttered Corn in a Cup
Ingredients
1 can of sweet corn
butter to taste
salt to taste
Take the can of sweet corn and heat up the corn. I like the microwave for a fast snack, but you could probably steam some fresh corn if you got really keen. Don't over cook it though, just enough heat to get the corn nice and warm. Add butter and salt to taste and mix thoroughly.
Serve in a bowl with a spoon. For the traditional Singapore serving style, serve in a polystyrene cup.
It's one of my favourites. As you can see I'm fully aware that I can make this at home, but it's just soooo good to have it here! I also snacked on Mwah Chee (excuse spelling) which is like a sticky rice roll thing dipped in crushed peanuts. It's hard to explain. It's a sweet snack though.
Anyhow, we managed to pass the time but had forgotten to ask the shuttle driver the all important "where is the pick up point" question. Luckily we saw the shuttle parked by the side of the road again so we hiked across the park and up to the bus. The bus driver opened the door and told us we had to hike back to where we came from and he'd be there in 15 minutes. We asked if we could just get on the bus there in 15 minutes and ride with him to the pick up point. No. So back we went in the heat to our previous location.
Now you'd think that this would be the point where I'd write - then we got on the bus and arrived back at the Chalet without a hitch...
We got on the bus and arrived at Aloha Resort Pasar Ris (who'd a thunk it... there were two Aloha resorts and we'd caught the shuttle to the other resort). We weren't too stressed though, because we'd been told that we had to get the shuttle to Pasar Ris first and then it journeyed on to Changi. The only problem was we were on the 18:45 shuttle and the next shuttle to Changi didn't leave until 21:30. We decided to revert to plan B and take a taxi. Sadly due to our rather Australian accents the taxi driver gathered we had no idea where we were and took us on the scenic route before anouncing once we were in Changi (we saw a sign) that he had no idea where the resort was. Thankfully the sign that we'd seen was that of the Sailing Club that is next door to our resort.
It would seem that Gene & I have a bit of work to do before we try the Amazing Race. :)
We passed the evening with Pictionary (competitive pictionary is really weird! It's also strange playing it with people from a different culture because pictures mean different things...
Anyhow, I'd better let Gene jump on the computer and check his email. We've both received the great news that we've got work on the Brisbane Festival (thanks Mel!).
If anyone is interested in pics from the trip thus far, there all at my Zoto site
Next destination:
Narita
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