Arrival...

So it's 12.50 Singapore time. Just landed safely half hour ago.

Took the MRT from Changi station, good God, this place sure is neat. We departed at Somerset station and walked to our hotel (Grand Central), on Orchard Road. Trying to check in but since the late check out is around 2pm, the housekeeping people is still fixing up the room, from whatever was left behind by the previous hotel occupant. Okay, the plan today is to accompany K for her interview. Wish I could get myself one of those overseas job interviews. Good luck, K, hope you get the job… (so that your dear friends can come and visit free of fiscal, hehehe… Naah, if it weren't for her, I probably wouldn't have the chance to visit here).

3pm (+/-).
The job interview was in Prince Edward Road. It’s supposed to be one of those Media clusters. Place is not too far from Tanjong Pagar station, so not long after the interview was finished, we took another MRT train. Hmm, beginning to get the hang of it. Had to adjust since it’s a lot different from our Jabotabek trains)…

5pm-8pm (+/-).
Went back to the hotel and get all set with our gear. It looks like a tough day ahead of us.
First stop: Fountain of Wealth. The famous fountain is said to be the biggest fountain in the biggest mall in South East Asia. So we checked it out. And I’m glad that we did. It was huge, and very beautiful, even in the daylight. I can only imagine when it gets dark, and all the spotlights are beamed towards the falling water, and to top it all, it sings.
Second: City Link Mall. Started out as an underpass but it seemed to have undergone some magic touches that it’s turned into a big mall. Flag shops everywhere. And when your feet hurts, you can rest a while in one of their coffee shops. Hmm… But that’s not why we’re here for.
Third: Famous for its close resemblance to “durian” fruit although initially built to imitate 2 microphones. Situated just at the Singapore river, theatre on the bay. It opens up overlooking the great Lion statue.
Fourth: River Boat Cruise. I imagined Jakarta’s Kalijodo was like this once, in it’s old days. Here you can rent a boat for only S$12 and have 30 minutes cruise in the river. We were ecstatic. We strolled under the bridges (I forgot the names), and see just how old some of the buildings were, especially The Fullerton House. It was built more than a century ago, and yet it emanates a very strong and distinct power about it. The lights were angled in such a way that it accentuates every single details the architect meant to show off.
Singapore river. It’s almost weird how the surrounding buildings are mostly Banks or Offices and yet, at night (especially weekends) the place is just packed with snuggling couples, and suddenly it just feels so romantic.
Fifth: Back to Esplanade with a slight detour to Merlion Park. People were dancing to the fast beat under the moonlight. K and I both have 2 left feet, so we decided it was no time for us to embarrass ourselves in a foreign country. Aww, such a shame we didn’t take any dance lessons any sooner, or we would be dancing with the rest of everyone there.

8.30pm (+/-).
Tired from all the walking and laughing (hysterically), we decided to return to home base to soak our feet and strategize for Saturday’s plan. It was around 11pm when we finally turned in. Although we were still in Jakarta time (10pm), we decided that we were dead tired. Damn, couldn’t feel our legs…