Singapore: more from Day 1

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This afternoon, we spent a bit of time in Thian Hock Keng in Chinatown. This temple was built in 1839-- the entire structure is wood, and doesn't have a single nail in it. It was in the middle of Chinatown but when it was built, it was right on the water-- sand importing has since added nearly 100 square km of land to Singapore, taking away the temple's waterfront view.

For dinner, we walked through the city to Muthu Curry in Little India. It was about a 30 minute walk, very pleasant (if a little humid). My close friend from high school, Billy, was a great sport and met us out at dinner, after cabbing there after work. The special at Muthu is "Fish Head Curry" which, sorry Hud, Dad, and Mike, is a spicy curry with, literally, a whole fish head in it. Surprisingly, it was delicious. The meat was extremely tender, and the curry was amazing.

After dinner, Billy took us to KBox karaoke, a local karaoke joint at CineLeisure on Orchard Street. You enter the place and choose a room based on the size of your party. Our room had couches lining the walls, with tables in the middle. There is a TV on the wall with songs listed, microphones, and clip footage is rolling during the song. This third photo is of some of the footage during the Queen song, Bohemian Rhapsody. Instead of using the real music video, the karaoke company has staged a scene of a young boy dealing with the strife of having melted his army toy in a toaster. ("Mamaaaa.... just killed a mannnn....")

And finally, a classic shot of me and Billy rocking out to Mariah Carey. Oh, high school memories.

(Sperry-- see the watch? Love it!)