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December 17, 2007
Monday
 
 
Attention Singapore readers
Michael Jennings (London)  

I am presently doing a littlle travel on (or perhaps off) the Malayan peninsula prior to Christmas in Australia. Right now I am in Penang, and as always there is much to write about, but I do not alas presently have time to write it. So, a few photographs. Also, I shall be back in Singapore from this evening, and I am free on Thursday evening. If we have any Singapore readers who feel like meeting up for a drink, or dinner, or perhaps even some air conditioned indoor prawning, please let me know, preferably by leaving a comment at the end of this post.

prawn66.jpg

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Do I find it cool that I can look at high resolution satellite images of my current location on a tiny battery operated hand-held device while sitting in a coffee shop in Penang? Hell yes.

Comments

I'm jealous. Singapore is probably my favorite city on the planet. I always hit the street bars in Geylang..........nothing like a cold Tiger Beer and a big bowl of prawn noodles. People's Prawn Noodles (252 Geylang Road Lorong 12) is the best. :^)


Posted by vinegar Joe at December 18, 2007 02:34 AM

I love the facadism on the university building.


Posted by fjfjfj at December 18, 2007 02:42 AM

"some air conditioned indoor prawning"

Now I must confess to not being 100% au fait with the gay scene but that's part of it, right?


Posted by Nick M at December 18, 2007 11:27 AM

Er, no Nick.


Posted by Perry de Havilland at December 18, 2007 11:29 AM

Oh! Almost missed checking Samizdata!

Thursday? Hmmm... want to go for some crab at Ang Mo Kio? My treat!

Gimme a call at 91275344 if you're interested. If not, you can call me up for an evening lazing around. I'm a teacher - it's the school holidays!

TWG


Posted by The Wobbly Guy at December 18, 2007 01:05 PM

Watch out for giant rats!


Posted by Andrew Duffin at December 18, 2007 07:53 PM

Andrew: This is Singapore. All the rats have been electronically tagged with RFID tags, and if they go anywhere near a kitchen, a government inspector comes around to have the cook fined $7000


Posted by Michael Jennings at December 19, 2007 02:51 AM

Dare I enquire what a Hippo Counter is? Is is someone with a clicky device who pushes a button every time a hippo walks past in a shopping mall, or a place where hippos must queue? If the latter then might I suggest a widening of the red and silver crowd separators since hippos are really notorious for not exactly being great queue people I'm afraid.


Posted by Julian Taylor at December 19, 2007 10:18 AM

No, no, no, Jules, it is a special part of the restaurant reserved exclusively for me!


Posted by Perry de Havilland at December 19, 2007 12:41 PM
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