

As we were taking photos, a barefooted monk came ambling by with some women whom we guessed were his assistants or perhaps family members. We seized the moment to have our picture taken with him. Thankfully his guide and companions obliged.
We learned that he is from Vietnam and is just visiting. We were touched that he put on his costume for us (it must be heavy walking around with all that drapey fabric and beads hanging on him). We communicated by gestures and hand signals as their English was very poor. That was what we meant by "smelling the roses"! :D

Our lunch was at the food court of Marina Bay Mall. It's yet another mall that looks and feels like SM Mall of Asia. It was there that I bought a K-Swiss shirt at an outlet store for my little bro and a pair of shoes for $15 from a store called The Little Things She Needs. :)
I had this for lunch. I was craving for banana fritters already by then, and was growing tired of the laksa, chinese noodles and curry selection. I didn't like it because it turned out to be some sweet potato and yam desert. I thought the orange pieces were papaya or peaches. The lady minding the store couldn't be bothered to explain her menu, and she spoke very little English.






Newly Wed Shot with the Merlion :)

While the other group went to ride the Singapore Flyer and then visit the Night Safari afterwards, my "slow" group decided to go home and chill. We ended up being surprisingly productive because our impulsive trip to the market got us buying pasalubong already.
Look at this giant Hello Panda pack! It contains assorted flavors (chocolate, strawberry and milk). Why don't we have this in the Philippines?

By the time we finished grocery shopping, my companion was not feeling well anymore. We grabbed some food from FairPrice and headed home. I tried the Japanese pancake with Kaya filling by Mr. Bean (it's also inside FairPrice) but it wasn't good. The cake tasted yeasty and the kaya wasn't as sweet as the one I have at Ya Kun Kaya Toast Ortigas. I bought a bag of Cheezels as well to make her feel better. :)
Late that night, the third person in our group who was supposed to meet up with a friend based in Singapore told us that his dinner got cancelled. He wanted to go out and try this fried chicken place in Orchard Road. Since we had already eaten, I convinced him to do something else. After some time of deliberation, we decided on checking out Clarke Quay for a night out. We didn't bring our friend who wasn't feeling well anymore.

The ride was worth going to Singapore for. I'm not exaggerating. Mak and I had our turn with three Filipino girls, which made the ride more awesome because we could scream and curse in Tagalog. :)
I really never learn. We went to our neighborhood Kopi Tiam for a night cap after Clarke Quay. Makaw had some dimsum while I made yet another experiment with the numerous variations of ice kachang. I was looking for the iced desert I used to have in Australia, but maybe that wasn't Singaporean because it had coconut milk. I didn't know what soursop was until I tasted it. It turned out to be plain guyabano, which we grow in our backyard back home. I asked the old woman in Mandarin whether there was supposed to milk in it. She looked at me funny and said, "You want milk? I put milk." I wish I had shut my mouth because it was a mistake. Guyabano with milk??
Note to self: if I were an old woman and had to work in a 24 hour Kopi Tiam, I'd be cranky too.
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