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Singapore, workshop

I’m still at David’s place! David tolds me I don’t make trouble so he is happy if I stay a bit longer with him. I try to help when I can even if Vic is payed to keep the house clean. So today I make my contribution: In two days, it’s going to be the birthday of one of David’ sons. Vic asked me if I wanted to create a birthday invitation card. I was not really motivated to do that until I found the perfect idea for him. His son loves Minecraft like all the kids of his age. Every time I’ve seen him at the club, he is front of the computer playing that game or watching videos about it.

Singapore, arty spot

Well well well, sometimes when I’m not working on my website I’m going out, yes really! I’m cycling around, looking for a new t-shirt. But I want to by a special one: a bamboo t-shirt :-) Since I’m travelling I’ve been using merino t-shirt and so far it works very well. Many travellers on their website talk about merino and it’s benefits. Merino is lightweight, warm, has natural antibacterial properties (means it doesn’t smell bad like cotton), you can wear it several days before it smells a bit which is perfect for travellers like me! I personally rince my t-shirt everyday to keep it even more fresh. Then on the other side, I’ve heard about Bamboo clothings. The first time, I was in Australia, Alice Springs, where I discovered the bamboo socks. I could not imagine how to get from bamboo, like the bamboo stick, to socks… Bamboo seems to have the same kind of benefits than the Merino but from what I’ve tested the materials seems heavier. In fact, all my Merino t-shirts ended with big holes… This website did nice table to compare the materials. So what should I bought today?

Singapore, walking through the haze with Marivic

Something I’ve forgot to mention. When I met David the first time he offered me to stay one night. That same day during the evening, he told me I could stay a week. So for now, I’m not camping on the beach anymore. I have a lot of free time because David goes everyday cycling, then at the gym and finally at the club. I did not update my blog since because I’m working on my blog. I’ve updated a bit the design and then redo my own website in case I would look for a job here. When I start doing this kind of thing I cannot stop! Especially because I want to catch up with the technology and there is so much new stuff to learn.
This afternoon, I follow Vic to the club. We got in a bus first and then decided to walk for the second part of the trip. Since a week now, the haze has been pretty bad here. I’ve never experience something like this. The city is constantly misty, grey. It’s sad. I don’t even remember when I saw the blue sky or the sun.

Singapore, another simple day around

Nothing really special today. I’ve just done a bit of cycling in the city. I might woke up a bit too late today. David and Vic went outside and I was alone in the house. Around 11am I decided to cycle around the place and go to Chinatown to have some cheap food. The buildings are a bit different in this area and it’s very colourful.

Singapore, first day with David

It has been a while (3 weeks) since I’ve done some work on my blog. In fact, on the 9th of September, I met a cyclist called David and since then, I’ve been living with him at his house. I arrived in Singapore a bit more than a week ago now and the beach has been my good spot since few nights. During daytime, the first mission is to get to a library to charge my mobile and make some research online (I’m not cycling long enough to fully charge my mobile on my bike).
This morning, as I was on my way towards the city center, I decided to have a rest and sat down on a bench to write my blog. I’m sitting just front of those two big domes that stand on the other side of the river. Maybe 30 minutes later I met Michael, a local. He was cycling with a friend, I guess training. He and his friend came to me with some questions and explained that he would love to travel like me one day. We exchanged our contact and I might see him later next week to continue this conversation. I came back on writing my blog and less than 10 minutes later, another cyclist came to me. Actually he passed front of me first and then came back. This is David!

Singapore, one more day

This is where I’ve slept for the past 3 nights. I think, this is my best spot since I’ve been travelling from New Zealand. I’m 10 metres away from the beach, there is a nice cool breeze and no mosquitoes, I can take a shower every night, wash my clothes and sleep in a comfy hammock. That’s perfect :-)

Singapore, cycling around to try playing some ping-pong (55km loop)

This is the only picture for today. Yesterday I’ve done some research about where I could find a place where to play ping-pong. There is certainly clubs and other free place here! When I’ve started looking, I could only find places where we need to book. That means I need to find a partner before and then pay 10$ for on hour. This is very silly and expensive! Then I found a place which is about 20km from where I stay. This place is like the one in Sydney. You get there, wait a bit and met a player with who to play. Easy, fun, efficient and free! Even if I had to pay few dollars it would be okay. The fact that we must book a table for certain hours make thing complicate for nothing.