i'll try to keep this entry short & with lots of pictures! let's start back in singapore...
sometime back in november as classes were winding down and everyone was in a frenzy getting holidays ready (& studying of course...), i finally got to go to the singapore flyer. in hindsight, i'm glad the thing was only S$10 with student id, because i feel sorry for the tourists that actually pay the full S$30 to go on that thing. not to say that the view wasn't pretty, but you can only enjoy a ferris wheel for so long...
this is what i thought the coolest view from the flyer was:
sometime before exams, my friends from borneo & i got together for a meal and by my prodding, ended up in a giant candy store. they had your usual assortment of australian & british brand chocolates & candies, and of course, starbursts as well!this was the creepiest thing ever. apparently though, its quite a normal sight in the once british colonies. odd.
anyhow, in the last week of nov/first week of dec, my aunt came to visit and we went on a self-created 3-city tour of southeast asia. singapore, kuala lumpur, and jakarta. not the most exciting cities in the world, but i'll leave you with some highlights!singapore: we spent time around city hall/raffles while we visited smu, the esplanade, the merlion, lau pa sat, chjimes,& the good shepherd. arab street, little india, chili crab at clarkes quay. some time around ion and orchard central.
chjimes
the sultan mosque at arab street
clarkes quay
ion@orchard
kuala lumpur, malaysia: independence (merdeka) square, the national mosque, the petronas twin towers, a day trip to melaka, dinner at the seri melayu, and a stop at chinatown before heading off to jakarta.
the twin towers
in melaka
jakarta: monumen nasional, taman indonesia indah, toko batik, a national museum, some sketch part of town to a gem market, and lots of jurassic park watching.
in melaka
jakarta: monumen nasional, taman indonesia indah, toko batik, a national museum, some sketch part of town to a gem market, and lots of jurassic park watching.monumen nasional
streets of jakarta
taman indonesia indah
city center
like i said, not exactly the most exciting places in the world, but nonetheless, i feel well-traveled! i was imagining i would show some pictures from break in this entry too, but i think those will have to wait til later.
only one more week til i go back to the semi-real world that is university.
streets of jakarta
taman indonesia indah
city center
like i said, not exactly the most exciting places in the world, but nonetheless, i feel well-traveled! i was imagining i would show some pictures from break in this entry too, but i think those will have to wait til later.only one more week til i go back to the semi-real world that is university.
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