It is our last day in Singapore and we are moving on tomorrow morning overland across the border to Malaysia. Singapore has been a mix of very hot walking and very cool air conditioned window shopping (window shopping being very difficult because as soon as you merely turn your head towards an item of clothing someone is trying to sell you every colour and size possible). Compared to Hong Kong, Singapore has been a haven of cleanliness, fresh air and sunshine. We are thinking of taking up permanent residence on the MRT (Singapore's cleaner and cooler version of the Underground) but are not sure our visas will cover it. Our hostel (One Florence Close, Kovan - we recommend a visit) is fantastic, really laid back and comfortable and just outside the city centre so the pace
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