Christmas.2001.Singapore
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Craig remarked on the similarity in
Mama and my outfits . . . down to the white shoes.
Believe me, this was not prearranged. |
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Sentosa Saturday. Sentosa is
Singapore's biggest recreation island. Intending to head for the
beach, Craig and I made a detour to Underwater World.
Here, we got to touch baby sharks,
blowfishes, stingrays, and came face to face with deadlier predators of the
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Capturing just the tip of a stingray,
Craig and I went through the looping aquarium. |
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Craig greets fishes big enough to
feed us for a month.
Later, we visited the pink dolphins @
the Dolphin Lagoon. |
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Finally, beaches nice enough to swim
in and also for sunbathing. Craig does not lose time. |
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I chose a shadier spot.
Later, swimming towards one of the
rafts, I got stung by a jellyfish. The pain was indescribable and
later brought me itchiness. Once on the raft, I accused the guppies I
saw below me as the perpetrators, however, the lifeguards proved otherwise.
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The day before Craig left, we trooped
to Orchard Road and joined the melee greeting Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz
to Singapore.
The pair visited Singapore to promote
their movie, Vanilla Sky.
Wonder where Cameron Diaz went.
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It was pure chaos when we spotted the
motorcade leading Cruise and Cruz. Their car is the second one from
the police. A green Mercedes.
Tom passed right IN FRONT of me and I
caught his famous smile. |
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Although I failed to get clearer
pictures, Craig managed to get great shots of Cruise on our handycam. |
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With practically no sighting of
Penelope, Cruise had a hot and fun time signing autographs, shaking hands,
and taking pictures with his fans. |
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With eyes bleary from sleep, the three of us headed to the
airport @ 4:30 in the morning to see Craig off.
Saying goodbye to three and a half wonderful weeks.
Craig and I saw and experienced a lot more than these
pictures depict, however, it would have taken many pages on my homepage to show
the pictures. Plus, my camera was not functioning for half his visit.
Craig, Singapore says "Visit again, lah!"
The things we did:
Mango crepe Traders Hotel; church; Little India; Pulau Ubin; Boat Ride; Orchid Garden (pictures later); Botanic Garden; swim; tennice; Chinatown (twice); movies (Ocean's 11, Harry Potter); J.B. Malaysia; Tom Cruise & Penelope Cruz; Singapore American School; David's concerts @ school and @ Orchard Road; Orchard Road; MRT, ERP, cash card, buses; OJ with "lots of sacs;" IKEA; Powerpuff girls; Raffles Hotel and Museum; the original Singapore Sling; Long Bar and peanuts; Zouk; Bird park, waterfall aviary, ducks feeding fish; Sentosea (monkeys on monorail track, stung by jellyfish, seeing pink dolphins); Zoo (got to touch the animals!); Night Safari (the only one in the world); end of Ramadan lunch (@ my mom's friend's); surprise bday party for my mom's friend; shopping @ Bugis Junction; Durian, starfruit, mangosteens, rambutans; Boon Lay and all those MRT stops; HMV; Pasir Ris Park; Ice cream sandwich; got lost twice, Lau Pa Sat's real satay; Newton -- Tiger beer, stingray meat; Orchard Road; Suntec City and the underground malls; Poolitics; HDBs; cable car to Mount Faber; Merlion; Chinese and Japanese gardens; Ming Village (w/ pushy saleswoman); Holland Village; Fullerton building, Parliament, Censorship Bureau; Underwaterworld; Dolphin Lagoon; Clarke Quay, Boat Quay; Takashimaya (mall); Taxi (11-12p.m. hide); left hand side driving; Turkish ice cream tricks; Lord of the Rings books; & learning how to cook.
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