Monday 5th March. On Sunday I took the MRT and a bus to the Changi Prison museum, which was very well presented and therefore interesting although there wasn't much original material/ artefacts to see. And of course very, very sad.
Changi is almost on the eastern tip of the island. As I went through the suburbs Singapore's reputation for being amazingly clean and tidy and was sustained. I was also struck by the number and density of high rise apartments all the way down the island. Houses are a rarity and must be only for the very rich. All the grounds around the blocks are clean and tidy and lots of trees and plants line the roads.
Following a cheap breakfast at a suburban food-court I came back into the centre to take in the full benefits of the city landscape and the early happy hour, before meeting Doug and Jette again, for a vist to their apartment and to a hill top bar, over looking the harbour and oil refinery, which looks lovely at night.
Today I did go to the Australian Tourist board to get some information for my next stage. I also tried to sell my SE Asian Lonely Planet. I don't want to carry it around with me for the rest of the trip but I've grown very attached to it. I want it to be useful and hoped to sell it in exchange for a book on New Zealand but the only second hand bookshop I could find didn't buy books.
Later I went to Raffles hotel for the obligatory Singapore Sling and then returned to Boat Quay happy hour and alte lunch. 
I will have an early night tonight as I have to leave the hotel at 6am to get to the airport.
Thanks to Doug and Jette for their great hospitality and for my washing safely returned.
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Hi Paul, looks like you left just in time to miss a biggish earthquake! Reports just coming in as I type!
Quins played pretty well at Tigers but had to be content with a losing Bonus point which sees them drop to seventh on the same points total as Irish who are sixth.
Wuss managed their first home win of the Season, putting a bit more pressure on Northampton who are four points clear with a game in hand.
Looks like Relegation is between those two but if Newcastle don't get themselves a win soon, they too could be in the mix.
Leeds are favourite to come back up but they aren't having the cake walk in ND1 that we did.
England playing France at HQ this Sunday.
I think I will go out shopping with Anita and the outlaws!!
Just shows the depths Engish Rugby is plumbing!!
Cheers
Ian
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