In Costa Rica, when the week-end arrived I had virtually three choices...beach, beach, or beach. This week-end, my first real week-end in Singapore, I had so many choices I hardly left the house because I would have had to make a decision about where to go!
On Saturday, I headed for the Jurong Bird Farm but the stop before got off at a place called the Chinese Garden. What the heck...I am going to be here all year, may as well see everything. This week is the mid-Autumn Moon Festival so the gardens were really dressed up and later that evening thousands of party-goers were going to descend to see fireworks and play games. At school, some of the teachers and I are dancing for parents and kids, on Tuesday I believe.
There are eight of us and we have a choreographed dance. Unfortunately, we have to do some dance steps and at the same time twirl a red sash we are wearing around our waist in four different directions. What I have found is that I can do the dance steps or twirl the sash, but not both at the same time. I think I will go for the sash!
There are eight of us and we have a choreographed dance. Unfortunately, we have to do some dance steps and at the same time twirl a red sash we are wearing around our waist in four different directions. What I have found is that I can do the dance steps or twirl the sash, but not both at the same time. I think I will go for the sash!To-day our kids were in a soap box derby at Marina Bay so I went to watch. Marina Sands Hotel just happened to be across the street 
and wouldn't you know it, a casino right next store. Singaporeans have to spend $100 to get into the casino, before they bet a cent. There are 4 floors of tremendous games and according to a pit boss, every table and machine is always busy. I can't believe it.
The minimum bet is mostly $50. They won't be taking my money any time soon, when I can bet in Costa Rica for $2 minimum. Mind you, it would take me $2000 to get there!
and wouldn't you know it, a casino right next store. Singaporeans have to spend $100 to get into the casino, before they bet a cent. There are 4 floors of tremendous games and according to a pit boss, every table and machine is always busy. I can't believe it.
The minimum bet is mostly $50. They won't be taking my money any time soon, when I can bet in Costa Rica for $2 minimum. Mind you, it would take me $2000 to get there!What is great about city life is there are an endless variety of things to do and on the way home went to a drumming concert in the cutest little amphitheatre just outside a subway stop. They were absolutely great. If I was not so exhausted, I could also go out to-night and find loads to do. Maybe I will just go and eat supper. My apartment is across the road from the equivalent of Yorkville, with the exception of the hawker stand I usually eat at. It is the only thing in Singapore that is cheap, relatively speaking. I can eat dinner for $5 Singapore dollars.
Have a good week and again, happy New Year. In Singapore with all the ethnicity's and religions, someone is always celebrating something.
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