FINALLY! I have been reunited with Rachel after a year! (Skype just really never can cut it!) There she was waiting for me at the arrivals gate, chewing gum. After the initial shock of the gum chewing (because I was scared for our lives mostly) we hugged and jumped around for a bit and then got over it.
Rach and I probs got our bearings for real about two days in to being here, which is good. We've been staying in The Mitraa backpackers Hostel which is a little out of the city centre so my awesome map skills *cough* have been regularly put to the test. I am proud to report that we have only been lost about twice.....or something like that, maybe.
There aren't as many backpackers as I intially anticipated staying in Singapore. It's definitely more the city to come if you are looking for work over here or a stop off destination before venturing off to see the rest of what Asia has to offer. The latter definitely apples to us. The last few days we have used to sort out visas, get over jet-lag and gather advice from some of the regulars here at The Mitraa. Don't get me wrong, there is a hell of a lot to do and see around here but (in my opinion) nothing that I couldn't probably do better and cheaper in another country.
Singapore has proved a great stepping stone though, with English being the primary language it has been made pretty easy for us. I seriously couldn't say enough about the guys in The Mitraa, they've been fantastic in helping us get around, giving us advice and just generally making us laugh and feel at home. It's made everything a lot easier to deal with. Their working hours are insane, they must be god damn shattered but I swear they are always there laughing, joking, spontaneously breaking out in dance (so odd) and just being mental on a regular basis. Ooh they're just wonderful!
I have a million more things to say about the food and other such delights but I am seriously boiling here and need to get ready for my first night out in this place with some old friends, small world!!
Leaving for Bali on Monday. I'll keep you posted and get some photos up soons.
Loves xx
Saturday 19 February 2011
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Thursday 10 February 2011
ALWAYS BE PREPARED......is 100% not my moto
SO....here we are. I have 3.5 days left (approximately) before I fly on out and panic has finally decided to rear its disgustingly (more than the average) ugly head. I decided that today would be a fine day to buy a rucksack for my travels....yep that last sentence should give you some sort of gage as to how the rest of this post is going to go.
Unfortunately for me (or fortunately however you look at it) things never really seem to phase me until the very last minute. I mean I can be quietly content plodding along, drawing in my sketchbook, frolicking about and then BAM! suddenly reality hits me, like a football to the back of the god damn head.....we've all been there. It's not a pleasant feeling.
Anyway, thank goodness it did hit me because I realised I still had a few other rather essential things to do....booking some sort of accommodation for my first night being one.
Now I have been saving for quite some time to go travelling the far off lands that grace this world and as such have become (how can I put this) a little unyielding with my outgoings. So as you can imagine selecting accommodation has proven to be a bit of a mission. Browsing what Singapore had to offer was easy enough but selecting somewhere to stay has been a nightmare for me.....
You have the £5 hostels, awesome...but why are they so cheap? What are they lacking? Will I be killed in my bed in the night? Or the day? Will there be WiFi? Can I trust this amazing price? and then you have the £15 hostels....Why are they so expensive?!! and finally you have the mid-priced hostels...they seem alright, they could be cheaper though. I'm not the most decisive person in the world so you'll probably have gathered that this has yet to be finalised.
The accommodation issue is nothing in relation to the final problem. The actual location of my travelling companion and as it happens one of my most treasured friends is not at present known precisely so if you're out there Rach, call me......?
I'll keep you updated with that!
Love and panic and fear and just all of the things mashed up into a ball! Laura x
Unfortunately for me (or fortunately however you look at it) things never really seem to phase me until the very last minute. I mean I can be quietly content plodding along, drawing in my sketchbook, frolicking about and then BAM! suddenly reality hits me, like a football to the back of the god damn head.....we've all been there. It's not a pleasant feeling.
Anyway, thank goodness it did hit me because I realised I still had a few other rather essential things to do....booking some sort of accommodation for my first night being one.
Now I have been saving for quite some time to go travelling the far off lands that grace this world and as such have become (how can I put this) a little unyielding with my outgoings. So as you can imagine selecting accommodation has proven to be a bit of a mission. Browsing what Singapore had to offer was easy enough but selecting somewhere to stay has been a nightmare for me.....
You have the £5 hostels, awesome...but why are they so cheap? What are they lacking? Will I be killed in my bed in the night? Or the day? Will there be WiFi? Can I trust this amazing price? and then you have the £15 hostels....Why are they so expensive?!! and finally you have the mid-priced hostels...they seem alright, they could be cheaper though. I'm not the most decisive person in the world so you'll probably have gathered that this has yet to be finalised.
The accommodation issue is nothing in relation to the final problem. The actual location of my travelling companion and as it happens one of my most treasured friends is not at present known precisely so if you're out there Rach, call me......?
I'll keep you updated with that!
Love and panic and fear and just all of the things mashed up into a ball! Laura x
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