Singapore: voted most boring metropolitan city in the world.

We leave tomorrow at the crack of dawn for Siem Reap. I'm looking forward to getting out of this million mall town. I have shopped and walked and sight-seen quite enough. I yearn to see the lush beauty of south east Asia, without the cabs and high rises and overly friendly hotel staffs. Just two days in Siem Reap and then back to Sing. Today Ry and Jer have to work. So I will again go out into the city to wander and watch the plethora of asian/aussie couples stroll hand in hand.

Despite how boring it can be, the reason I came out. Jeremy Railton's Lake of Dreams at Festive Walk Universal Studios Sentosa! This massive fountain / lazer water light show was designed by our dearest Jer. And the music for the second half of the show which I couldn't film because the camera died was directed by Ryan and composed by Lindsy (Audovoid). Sometimes, we hippies do translate to the real world.

Many countires one city

The racial diversity of this city/country is insane. After a four hour walk through little India, and back to the hotel I felt as though I passed through India, Malaysia, and Euro-metro Japan. All within a five mile span. Yesterday, we went to the zoo, beautiful, the most beautiful zoo I have ever visited.
There were no cages, a lemur even jumped onto this woman's leg. They all seemed pretty content. Most of the population is seems content here, aside from the Indian population. They are treated a lot like the Mexican migrant workers at home.





Today was a stroll through Chinatown. Duck anyone?

And they're off!

Singapore Day 1

11 hours to tokyo. The cafeteria in the airport was horrible. But at least they had a smoking section. Another 7 hours to Singapore and we got there at 1:30 AM on Friday. We left LAX at 12 PM on Wednesday. Time traveling really messes with the mind. After a 3-hour nap freezing I woke to the first peaks of daylight around 6 am. Despite the time change and uncomfortable flights, I feel chipper and excited. The air is clean, the streets are clean. This morning after breakfast we went on a ride on the largest ferris wheel in the world. (check) Then, Jeremy and I went window shopping at Bugis Junction.


Hindu Temple at Bugis Junction, the Singapore equivalent of Santee Alley

Singapore port from the feris wheel
City view from the worlds tallest Ferris wheel
View from Gallery Hotel
I'm LOVING Singapore, all the buildings are different colors, vibrant and alive. The plants and people all seem to be teeming with life. There are some interesting rules, gum chewing is illegal, littering (obviously, and all the cigarettes are covered with these heinous pictures of rotting fleshes. It's raining a bit right now, a hot sticky tropical rain with bits of sun popping out through the clouds. My favorite. Feeling blessed.

I'm a travelin' man

Here I sit in the business lounge at LAX airport, waiting in the luxury of leather benches, and miniature buffet. It's relatively quiet save melodic vocal styling coming from the other room. Maybe the first class lounge has a karaoke bar in it. Despite the ache in my spine, I am consumed by the excitement of what is ahead of me. A dream come true. To travel, in style, with my love at my side. Beaming just as brightly as I am. Fairy-tale-ish, is the only adjective I can conjure to describe this life. Blessed and overwhelmed. I could not ask for a more perfect moment in time.

Time travel clad in leather, clad in iron, clad in some polymer paint.