Singapore: Day Four

// Update: Finally added Day Four's photos

Once again, my breakfast plans at the local kopi tiam were ruined by very VERY heavy morning rains.

After a quick Earl Grey, I met up with Nana-chan, now back in Singapore. My efforts for Shopping Madness (TM) weren't too successful. Nana-chan agrees with me that Japan has the style but not always the size, whereas Singapore may have the size, but not the style. I found a pair of nice work shoes, but they only had a size 8.5, not a size 8. Could it be that I'm too big in Japan but too small here?! Oh the HUMANITY.

I finally made it to Singapore's National Museum. I had paid to get into the History section, but due to confusion over Last Entry times, I completely missed out on getting in! I instead had spent all my time in the Living Galleries, which have lots of interesting videos and information about Singapore's film, photography, fashion, and food -- all the major F-sounding things that make life worth living. They were all very good. I especially enjoyed the fashion and food section. I want a geometric cheong saam from the 60s with cat eye glasses now!!

I'd recommend allowing at least 2 hours to wander around the Living Galleries, and was told that 2 was the recommended amount of time for the History section.

During my many wanderings, I've often noticed taxis that bear huge, garish advertisements for "Mr. Inverter" -- I'm guessing it's the Daikin air conditioning company's latest product.

I've seen these taxis so much that I've started making up a song they could use for any potential commercials. Anyone remember this song?

I was thinking of the Daikin commercial using this song, but changing the lyrics. I've only got the beginning lyrics:

Nah, na na na nah...
I'm Mr. Inverter, filterer
In your air condtioner, filterer
So call the operator, filterer
Install it so fast, filterer

I ended up at another kopi tiam, looking for a drink. I settled on an iced Milo. I miss my iced Milos. They had FOUR different varieties, Milo O, Milo susu, Milo C, and Milo C kosung. I vaguely remembered 'susu' as having something to do with milk, but had no idea what the others were. My order came out as "One ice Milo, oh?"

But it was tasty, which is the main thing.

The evening's events began with dinner at the Maxwell Road kopi tiam, followed by drinks at Mox and dancing at Taboo. Awesome times! The music was really good, but VERY LOUD. I sorely regret not bringing my ear plugs with me. We were wandering around Singpoare's gay area (Heavens tibetsy! They actually have one!) and I saw a sign advertising 'The Tuck Shop'. I wondered if this was a trannie bar.

Post clubbing, we went back to the Maxwell Road kopi tiam for more eats. We should've just partied THERE all night, as the Soon Li cigarette stall was pumping out what seemed to be songs from The Greatest Disco Hits Of All Time. They had Stayin' Alive, Funkytown, Hot Stuff, a few Boney Ms, and that song that was popular after being used in a beer commercial in Japan. It was awesome! I looked out onto the food court and couldn't help but imagine a few of my friends partying up a storm in the food court, hands up in the air boogying away, while one of them would most DEFINITELY be spinning around one of the pillars, the other hand lifting up her skirt in a swishing motion.

Day Four's Food:

• Breakfast: Earl Grey tea
• Lunch: Prawn noodles ALMOST like how Mum makes 'em
• Snacks: Kueh salat, kueh angku, pandan chiffon cake (Mum makes a better, more fragrant one), mochaccino, iced Milo O
• Dinner: Fried turnip cake, claypot chicken rice, fresh coconut, rojak
• Post-clubbing feed: Century egg congee with yau char kuai and minced pork, lychee desserty thing