Monday, March 19, 2007

A few final notes on Singapore

  • I didn't go to Raffles Hotel. I saw it but didn't go in. Everyone here said Singapore Slings taste pretty ropey anyway, and I didn't really want to celebrate a British conquest that a) we probably shouldn't have had in the first place and b) that we lost because we pointed the guns the wrong way. They've done better without us, the nation is thriving, and in terms of economic development, is probably giving the rest of South East Asia something to aim for.
  • Alright, I might try a cocktail at Raffles in September - I did say I would.
  • Sir Stamford Raffles seems to be held in high esteem round here - I'm still trying to figure out why. Perhaps visiting the hotel would have helped?
  • Chicken rice is pretty tasty, despite the seemingly bland concept.
  • The McDonalds McSpicy (their attempt at making their food local to Singapore) is just a slightly hotter KFC Zinger Burger.
  • Eating Chicken Rice and a McSpicy meal in one lunchtime is not a good idea in a tropical climate.

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