Singapura ...

I'll not hear a bad word about it!

People that talk down Singapore as boring CLEARLY are clueless as the joys this little nation-state has. I have returned from the future ... or so it feels. Singapore seems a little like Malaysia in the future, which was a little weird. It was also a rocking place. The public transport made me want to shed tears of joy ... and then tears of frustration that other places in the world don't take a leaf out of Singapore's public transport book. Hopefully its something that governments will be aspired to in the future.

The Shezdog and I were lucky enough to arrive in town just before a public holiday, which means an open-house at Istana, the mega-palatial digs of President SR Nathan. After a quick whip around a shopping centre to find some shoes acceptable to His Highness (who apparently doesn't approve of 'slippers' aka 'thongs'), we wandered round the huge grounds and whatnot for a couple of hours. The gardens were AMAZING, and that guy sure has it pretty sweet.

Exhibit A: So sweet it won't even fit in a photo

The Merloin(s) lived up to expectations ... definitely new favourite animal. Other various cool animals were to be found at the Singapore Zoo, which certainly lived up to its 'world class' reputation. Orangutans pretty much roam free around the grounds - how cool is that!?!

"Sudah makan?" "Ya, baru makan"
A common conversation amoungst the People of the Forest

And yes, I can hear you say 'pray tell, dear jax, what has brought about this sudden influx of happysnaps?' Well, fear not poorly speaker of ye-olde-english, for the answer is another new favourite things in my life; my brand-spanking new Canon IXUS 80IS camera in the ultra-retro colour of poo-brown. Takes a cracking snap, even though it has to contend with my altogether dodgy snapping skills. Hoorah!