The best part of the Botanic Gardens is the "cool room." It showcases gorgeous orchids that grow in the canopy of mountainous cloud forests, where the air is cold and wet. But I mostly liked it for the fans and air conditioning after walking around the gardens for a few hours.
Chili crab is a popular food
One of the tallest buildings
The translation must have been messed up somehow because these signs are EVERYWHERE!
The infinity pool on campus is one of my favorite places to hang out. Especially because the nearby gym is the only air-conditioned one at NUS!
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My building. All hallways are curved - pretty strange but I like it.
There is definitely a lot of English influence still in Singapore, including very British breakfasts served on China plates and out-of-date signage.
My favorite breakfast spot
The aquarium
Browsing one of the many hawkers centers around downtown
A popular dessert. Mango and sticky rice (dyed green) covered with coconut glaze. I didn't realize it was a dessert and ordered it for dinner. Oh well.
Marina Bay Sands is one of the most famous sights in Singapore. The three towers are hotels, and the boat at the top houses a bar, a casino, and an outdoor pool overlooking the city. Singapore residents are charged $100 just to enter the casino (to discourage gambling among locals), but visitors don't have to pay the fee (they want our money!).
Masjid Sultan (Malay for Sultan Mosque) in Kampong Glam, a historically Malay and Muslim neighborhood in Singapore. The area was given to the the island's chief and Sultan Hussain Shah after Singapore fell to the British.
Raffles Hotel, named after Sir Stamford Raffles, the English statesman who secured British power in Singapore.
Well this post was basically a bunch of photos! But I think it gives a pretty good summary of the past week: lots of delicious food and traveling Singapore. The work week itself was short because Thursday was an NRF tour of Singapore and Friday was spent at the ICA handing in a bunch of paperwork and picking up our Student Visas. Plans for the coming week include lots of time in the lab, taking advantage of the great gym and pool, finding some pickup soccer games, and planning next weekend's trip to Thailand!
This Blog is a great way to find out about Singapore and NSF work. The pictures alone are a story. Ann's descriptive narrative keeps me interested. I researched one's ability to digest gum. I'll keep reading.
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