realizations in singapore i love the philippines i'm western-food compliant silly news a singaporean actress, andrea de cruz, underwent an operation and her boyfriend donated half his liver to her. she said she didn't realize right away what a huge sacrifice he made. constant comments/statements "damn these organized folk." "saan tayo tatawiiiiid?!?!" "naku, baka hulihin tayo!" "ang sagwa ng pagkain." cute guy bryan, a salesperson in some outlet thingie. tall. with glasses. chinese. creepy walking along the night safari forest giants trail with the cackling spotted hyenas close by silly i bought a pretty bracelet, the clasp of which i can't figure out how to undo my sister and i were going to have lunch in the skylight café at our hotel. i asked the waiter for the menus. he shook his head and said, "no. no menu!" then he said, "oh wait", left, then went back to our table with menus. oi. that same lunch, my sister had grilled ham and cheese sandwich and i had spaghetti bolognaise. the fries that came with her sandwich were good so i asked the waiter if i could have additional fries. he looked at me blankly and asked, "you have to pay for it?" tour guide anecdotes ray, city tour guide: "that's where the WTO meeting was held. it's a good thing there weren't any problems, everything was under control. unlike in other places where they hold WTO meetings, they have rallies and demonstrations, like seattle, where they have too much human rights." calvin, batam, indonesia tour guide: "i was talking to a chinese friend of mine and we're used to combining mandarin and english when we talk. one day, i visited him and there were filipino nurses around. he asked me, 'hey, how is your titi*?' i said, 'oh, he's good, he's growing everyday.' the filipino nurses were all laughing and i didn't know why until a male nurse told me." * titi in mandarin, so he said, is 'little brother.' here in the philippines, it's the male organ. pirated vcds, barata shopping centre, batam, indonesia 'flying dragon, leaping tiger' (i am not kidding) 'stigmata returns' 'gnaw food of the gods' 'the blair witch project 3' 'shriek' 'scream 4' ice cream eaten andersen's of denmark, sentosa brelsen's of new york, botanical gardens wall's twister, night safari swensen's ice cream, sekupang, indonesia seaport gelati, clarke quay notable i fed a glass-and-fire-eating indonesian dancer some plasticky glass some cabs are mercedes benzes the indonesian tour guide said that they pronounce sprite as 'spree-teh' and call coke 'chocha-chola.' i think he was putting us on. food actually enjoyed spaghetti bolognaise, skylight café, oxford hotel margherita pizza, bellavista, clarke quay what i least liked about my holiday batam, indonesia day tour. buying an original calvin klein shirt for only US$8 was cool, though. what we didn't get to do johore bharu, malaysia tour go to the science museum why i can't live in singapore shouting is prohibited the food why i can live in singapore i don't smoke, chew gum, nor do i care for pirated movies << Two years later, I have eaten my words and taken this back, for back then, I did not realize the virtue of pirated DVDs. i like the neatness and the order cabdrivers aren't assholes sim lim square. ooh yeah. finest three hours i've had on a plane my eighth viewing of 'lord of the rings' (i kept thinking that the nazgul scream like wussy girls) © lynn 2002. go back home.