Wow! I can't believe I am actually here. 28 hours of travelling can make a person a little bit loopy but I am pretty much back to normal, or so I think. Thank goodness for all the food, drinks, satellite radio and movies on the plane, it makes the travel a bit more enjoyable. I've settled into the apartment and made friends with the secuity guards who sit in their little kiosk just right of the apartment (see Mom, no need to worry...) 24 hours a day. I spent yesterday orienting myself to my new 'hood and then I was off to Orchard Road, the main shopping district (of course). First impressions of Singapore: so green extremely well-organized very clean and safe very diverse excellent food cheap and good transit system Lessons learned so far: do
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