Comments on: Slings and arrows http://planettrekker.info/cruise/2008/03/10/slings-and-arrows/ My experiences as a cashier in a cruise ship casino... Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:19:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Manuel http://planettrekker.info/cruise/2008/03/10/slings-and-arrows/#comment-516 Manuel Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:23:54 +0000 http://planettrekker.info/cruise/2008/03/10/slings-and-arrows/#comment-516 Singapore is the sanitized and pasteurized gateway to Asia. My first experience working abroad was in Singapore and after 6 months it left me bored. It’s great for people who don’t like things too far out of the ordinary. You hit the nail on the head by saying it lacks something Hong Kong has. When I go back to visit these days I try to leave as soon as possible (after seeing friends) and hit Malaysia, Hong Kong, or Indonesia. There is so much more energy in the air in other S.E. Asian countries. Singapore is the sanitized and pasteurized gateway to Asia. My first experience working abroad was in Singapore and after 6 months it left me bored. It’s great for people who don’t like things too far out of the ordinary. You hit the nail on the head by saying it lacks something Hong Kong has. When I go back to visit these days I try to leave as soon as possible (after seeing friends) and hit Malaysia, Hong Kong, or Indonesia. There is so much more energy in the air in other S.E. Asian countries.

]]> By: andrine http://planettrekker.info/cruise/2008/03/10/slings-and-arrows/#comment-427 andrine Sat, 22 Mar 2008 18:55:24 +0000 http://planettrekker.info/cruise/2008/03/10/slings-and-arrows/#comment-427 have a happy easter! have a happy easter!

]]> By: Jennie Lynton http://planettrekker.info/cruise/2008/03/10/slings-and-arrows/#comment-391 Jennie Lynton Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:06:52 +0000 http://planettrekker.info/cruise/2008/03/10/slings-and-arrows/#comment-391 We have watched Singapore change from a truly asian city with open drains, with the sea opposite Raffles to what it is today, and all the old original houses. We were first there in 1978 with our young children and we all went to Raffles Hotel for dinner and a folkloric show of dancing showing the 3 types of communities who live there. The sea was directly opposite the hotel and you could hear the waves breaking. Of course with all the reclaimation of land going on, the sea is miles away from that part of Singapore now. Raffles hotel then was not air conditioned, a bit run down but had a wonderful feeling of the colonial England. I treasure those memories and even though we spend time in Singapore most years on our way to and from Europe, I can still remember how it used to be. Jennie We have watched Singapore change from a truly asian city with open drains, with the sea opposite Raffles to what it is today, and all the old original houses. We were first there in 1978 with our young children and we all went to Raffles Hotel for dinner and a folkloric show of dancing showing the 3 types of communities who live there.

The sea was directly opposite the hotel and you could hear the waves breaking. Of course with all the reclaimation of land going on, the sea is miles away from that part of Singapore now.

Raffles hotel then was not air conditioned, a bit run down but had a wonderful feeling of the colonial England. I treasure those memories and even though we spend time in Singapore most years on our way to and from Europe, I can still remember how it used to be.

Jennie

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