Singapore or as the malay word "singapura" means lion city. It is a gorgeous, lush, green country. It is really little but so filled with things to do, see and especially eat. It is just below Malaysia, but is different as it is strict, clean and a little more expensive. The first language is English, as everyone seems to ask me if I will be learning Chinese on exchange but NO, mandarin and Malay both seem too hard. Oh also I am really here to travel anyways.
I live in residence again like I did in first year at Saugeen. I arrived here in the late afternoon with my moms friend and another lady. I had been sick so I lugged up 100plus (like Gatorade) the three flights of stairs --no ramps or elevators to my dorm room. I live with another exchange student in a traditional style res room. My residence is pink and at the top of a hill. NTU has a huge campus so at this point I had no idea where I was situated.
Here is some pictures of my res hall, campus and bedroom.
My hall
The greenest campus
The very cool art media design building (you can walk on the roof)
It was so hot out and felt so weird to be here. I was so excited to go around and explore but I had a lot to do. As I had access to a car and some experienced shoppers I bought a small little "oldschool" phone for texting my friends on campus and a pay as you go card. When I returned to my room I met my roomate, who I will call C from Canada. She goes to Ryerson and is also taking communications here. We have my big Canadian flag that I brought proudly hanging.
My room note my backyard is a tropical forest
The lovely flag is blowing as the fan is always on
My faculty building
Almost 4 minutes of returning to my room I was invited out for dinner with my roommate and some girls down the hall. These other girls were also Canadian so I used my phone, texted my friend M who I hadnt seen in 9 months to come too!! We had a wonderful reunion and bussed down to the water in a little group of 6.
The waterfront was beautiful. M and I left the other girls as I was hungry (typical) and some how managed to get on the rooftop of the Fullerton hotel where to pool is. It is one of the most expensive hotels I have ever been in. The view is of the other most expensive hotel, the Marina Bay Sands hotel and casino has 3 infinity Olympic size pools on that roof.
Reconnecting after 9 months apart
The view on the rooftop of the Fullerton hotel
It has 3 Olympic size infinity pools on the rooftop.
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