We spent the last day of our vacation by exploring some of the cultural pockets in Singapore. Our flight wasn’t until the afternoon, so we explored Chinatown a bit and even returned to Little India for lunch.
It was interesting to compare Singapore’s Chinatown to others, like Kuala Lumpur’s and Bangkok’s. The one in Singapore, while a little less well-kept as the rest of the city, was still extremely clean. The ones in other cities were certainly let go and quite dirty, with lots of dilapidated buildings. The architecture in Singapore’s Chinatown was actually very westernized like the rest of the city, with the exception of one Chinese temple and an Islamic mosque. I’m still not sure why there was a mosque in Chinatown, but whatever…
In Little India, we had a delicious lunch at a local restaurant, where I enjoyed the Bollywood music and dance channel they had on the TV. After lunch we explored a nearby mall, which was narrow but very long, and it stretched two buildings. It reminded me of Target stores from the US, but a bit dirtier like some older K-Marts. The reason why it reminded me of Target was because you could find anything in there, from movies to clothes to food to toiletries to electronics to school supplies. In Asia, it’s really rare to find a store that has everything. Usually I have to go to a couple different stores to get everything I need.
Little India was also a bit let go, but still the streets were free from trash and garbage.
We finished up and headed back to our hostel to pick up our bags. We grabbed a taxi to the airport, where we checked in and enjoyed a free foot massage from a cool machine. You sit down in an armchair and put your feet and legs into these black leather muffs, which massage your feet and legs. It felt good, especially after spending the past eleven days on foot.
On the flight back to Macau, I sat next to a Singaporean woman and her Asian husband from the UK. We got to talking, and I told them where I was from. They knew Arizona (which is rare for many Asians I meet), since they used to travel to Las Vegas, Nevada a lot. Now they went to Macau ONCE A MONTH because they get free accommodations at the Grand Hyatt. I was impressed, and I asked if they won a lot of money from gambling. She said no and laughed.
There’s addiction for ‘ya. Gotta love Macau.
Thanks for reading! See you next time,
Kati
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