Comments on: Singapore! http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2007/10/28/singapore/ Family Year of Travel Around the World! Sun, 20 May 2012 05:54:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: The Perps http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2007/10/28/singapore/#comment-156 The Perps Sat, 10 Nov 2007 16:20:50 +0000 http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2007/10/28/singapore/#comment-156 Hearing you talk about Malaysia and Singapore sure brings back the memories. I'm glad you were able to experience some of the culture and the back alley eatiers, they sometimes have the best food and way cheaper. Shannon Hearing you talk about Malaysia and Singapore sure brings back the memories. I’m glad you were able to experience some of the culture and the back alley eatiers, they sometimes have the best food and way cheaper.
Shannon

]]> By: Rick http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2007/10/28/singapore/#comment-127 Rick Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:35:37 +0000 http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2007/10/28/singapore/#comment-127 You Loves! YK don't ya Ann??? What a surprise about Barkley, good for him of course. I'm sure he'll invest it wisely for his future. No halloween parties here except for at the nightclubs of course. Luke wanted to call Ian tyo wish "Happy Halloween" earlier, but it was 11:00 your time so we said it probably wasn't a great idea... Besides whic I (dum, dum stoopid head) lost the WIFI phone so it's unlikely we'll be making any more frivolous calls with the new ($1.20/minute to Canada) tri-band cell phone we had to buy. . Tim, Singapore is still an incredibly clean city so the threat of canings must be very real in the minds of the Proles. Keep in mind that homosexuality is still illegal (even this close to Thailand where Transvestites are almost a national icon), and there were signs at all entry points reminding people that drug importation or trafficking gets the death penalty. We did see a couple people jaywalk on occaision, but we certainly didn't chance it at all! There are (police, governement security and private) CC cameras EVERYWHERE! so most people don't do much wrong. Reminds me of a really bad Stallone sci-fi movie where everything citizens did was monitored and tickets for various breaches were handed out instantly. None the less we found residents to be fiercely prowd of their city/state/country. This was strongly eveidenced by several different people finding out we were taking the train out and showing absolute disgust at the old, somewhat decrepid train station building just outside of the downtown core. It turns out that the Malaysian government owns the land and building, and can't be bothered to make it the spectacular architectual showcase that the locals feel it should be. It's probably some long term grudge by a senior beurocrat against Singapore for splitting off from Malaysia back in 1966 (or thereabouts?). . No one told us that the CAN dollar passed the US greenback!!! We just saw it yesterday at an exchange place. That seems good at first, but mark my words... A $1.20 Candian dollar and $125 barrel of oil are just around the corner!!! And even worse after that is the continued intentional devaluation of the US dollar and the introduction of the new continent wide monetary unit, "The Amero"! Not that it matters to us of course, cause after the full trip we're gonna move to a South Pacific Island and gather fruit for a couple hours everyday to make crafts for the tourists passing through... You Loves! YK don’t ya Ann??? What a surprise about Barkley, good for him of course. I’m sure he’ll invest it wisely for his future. No halloween parties here except for at the nightclubs of course. Luke wanted to call Ian tyo wish “Happy Halloween” earlier, but it was 11:00 your time so we said it probably wasn’t a great idea… Besides whic I (dum, dum stoopid head) lost the WIFI phone so it’s unlikely we’ll be making any more frivolous calls with the new ($1.20/minute to Canada) tri-band cell phone we had to buy.
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Tim, Singapore is still an incredibly clean city so the threat of canings must be very real in the minds of the Proles. Keep in mind that homosexuality is still illegal (even this close to Thailand where Transvestites are almost a national icon), and there were signs at all entry points reminding people that drug importation or trafficking gets the death penalty. We did see a couple people jaywalk on occaision, but we certainly didn’t chance it at all! There are (police, governement security and private) CC cameras EVERYWHERE! so most people don’t do much wrong. Reminds me of a really bad Stallone sci-fi movie where everything citizens did was monitored and tickets for various breaches were handed out instantly. None the less we found residents to be fiercely prowd of their city/state/country. This was strongly eveidenced by several different people finding out we were taking the train out and showing absolute disgust at the old, somewhat decrepid train station building just outside of the downtown core. It turns out that the Malaysian government owns the land and building, and can’t be bothered to make it the spectacular architectual showcase that the locals feel it should be. It’s probably some long term grudge by a senior beurocrat against Singapore for splitting off from Malaysia back in 1966 (or thereabouts?).
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No one told us that the CAN dollar passed the US greenback!!! We just saw it yesterday at an exchange place. That seems good at first, but mark my words… A $1.20 Candian dollar and $125 barrel of oil are just around the corner!!! And even worse after that is the continued intentional devaluation of the US dollar and the introduction of the new continent wide monetary unit, “The Amero”! Not that it matters to us of course, cause after the full trip we’re gonna move to a South Pacific Island and gather fruit for a couple hours everyday to make crafts for the tourists passing through…

]]> By: Tim http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2007/10/28/singapore/#comment-125 Tim Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:46:37 +0000 http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2007/10/28/singapore/#comment-125 "Another millionaire in town." But sadly, it is not one of us. :-( Singapore sounds pretty cool. Interesting to hear about the hotel partying culture. I always thought of Singapore as incredibly uptight - you know, authorities always quick to cane some misbehaving youth or something like that. I look forward to seeing your pics from Malaysia. Take care guys, and Happy Halloween! “Another millionaire in town.”

But sadly, it is not one of us. :-(

Singapore sounds pretty cool. Interesting to hear about the hotel partying culture. I always thought of Singapore as incredibly uptight - you know, authorities always quick to cane some misbehaving youth or something like that.

I look forward to seeing your pics from Malaysia.

Take care guys, and Happy Halloween!

]]> By: keizerklan http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2007/10/28/singapore/#comment-121 keizerklan Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:50:20 +0000 http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2007/10/28/singapore/#comment-121 Oh by the way .... Barkley H. (Rapids Store) won 11.2 million dollars on last Saturday's 649. He decreased his gas to 50 cents a litre and the line up was all the way to the highway! Another millionaire in town. Oh by the way …. Barkley H. (Rapids Store) won 11.2 million dollars on last Saturday’s 649. He decreased his gas to 50 cents a litre and the line up was all the way to the highway!

Another millionaire in town.

]]> By: keizerklan http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2007/10/28/singapore/#comment-120 keizerklan Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:46:18 +0000 http://weblog.jamesworld.ca/2007/10/28/singapore/#comment-120 Hi guys. Sorry I haven't written in awhile. Way too much work to get done and then busy with hockey and Michelle's Grad fund raising. (We are selling fresh Christmas wreaths which will be delivered for the first week in December. Enough about me. It sounds like your trip to date has been fantastic. What an experience you all have been having. Thanks for the phone call when you were in Oz. It is always good to hear your voices ... it reassures me that you guys are still okay!! Well, I am up in YK all this week (work related) and won't be home until Friday ... then it is the hockey clinic with JJ and Carla. (We miss you Claudette!!) Well, take care. A big hug and hello to Luke and Alex. I miss you guys and think of you often. hugs, Ann (The Good) :) Hi guys. Sorry I haven’t written in awhile. Way too much work to get done and then busy with hockey and Michelle’s Grad fund raising. (We are selling fresh Christmas wreaths which will be delivered for the first week in December.

Enough about me. It sounds like your trip to date has been fantastic. What an experience you all have been having. Thanks for the phone call when you were in Oz. It is always good to hear your voices … it reassures me that you guys are still okay!!

Well, I am up in YK all this week (work related) and won’t be home until Friday … then it is the hockey clinic with JJ and Carla. (We miss you Claudette!!)

Well, take care. A big hug and hello to Luke and Alex. I miss you guys and think of you often.

hugs,

Ann (The Good) :)

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