So, after 4 hours of sleep, it was time to get up for church. I made my way successfully via taxi. Alas, remembered when I arrived for the 9:30 service that Tara teaches Sunday School during the 11:00 service, so it wouldn't be until after that when we'd meet up with Frank and Sarah for brunch. Oooops - I could have slept more and gone to the later service. Tara teaches 11 year olds - what a handful and she is a brave woman!
We met for lunch at Simply Bread (I think that's what it was called) and I had a diet coke (need my caffeine, you know) and French toast. Yummy!!! Sarah is from Dubai and has been in Singapore for the past year working - she'll be heading back home soon. She's one of Frank's piano students. We had a great time gabbing and hanging out. Then it was good-byes to Tara, as she heads to the US on Friday for a conference (and I'll be in Thailand all week).
The plan for the afternoon was Sentosa Island, which is a small island just off the island of Singapore. When Frank first moved here 8 years ago, it was a rather primitive island. Now it is getting built up, with several HUGE casinos being built. Did walk up the hill (part of it was on escalators), but decided to pass on the museum that was there. A large tourist group had just entered, plus some bratty kids.
We slowly made our way to a mall (they're also convenient meeting places) to meet up with Craig and his wife Lisa. Tara was also joining us, as we were thinking about catching a movie. The five of us ended up talking, missed the movie time, and then headed to a Thai restaurant for dinner, where I finally had the Phad Thai that I love. The conversation was all over the place, but we had lots of laughs. Craig was impressed that I - a woman - was interested in baseball (though he's a Cubs and Diamondbacks fan). He couldn't believe it when I told him lots of women in the US are baseball fans, as that is not the case in Asia.
Craig and Lisa have been to Bangkok many times, so gave me tips on where to shop and what excursions I should go on. So the general plan is Tuesday for the palace and temple(s), Wednesday to the floating market, and Thursday to shop. My hotel is located near a lot of the shopping, so that's convenient. I head back to Singapore on Thursday, but not until 10 PM, so I will have plenty of time to shop. And the traffic at that hour is not horrible, so I don't have to panic about that. Plus I have a late check-out at the hotel - 6 PM (and I can probably leave my luggage there while I go for dinner).
Pictures:
Sunday in Singapore
Frank's Pad
Luxury Condo
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