New sights and new computer

Such a good day! We discovered a new part of Singapore and were equally fascinated that we now live in this country.

I woke up by 7 because a little hungry kitten would not stop meowing. Barely awake I emptied a can into his bowl and remember not to close the door since he would start meowing if he found it closed. After a few minutes during which I almost fell asleep again he entered the room. He buffed and muffed our faces for a while to say good morning while we tried our best to hide behind pillows. Eventually he gave up and fell asleep against my leg, locking me in the position I was using for hiding. Rather uncomfortable after a while...

Lunch was decided to be at Satay by the Bay. We took the MRT to Botanic and switched to Downtown line all the way to Bayfront. Following the signs towards Gardens by the Bay we suddenly had the feeling we were at the Swedish International Airport. The corridor was wide and colourful.

 

Outside it was 28°C and cloudy. A perfect day for walking amongst trees. Exiting the MRT we immediately walked into the Gardens. Passing over a bridge led us into the Malay Garden. It then continued with Chinese and Indian before we came to the huge well-known Supertrees. Standing just below one of the them was quite awe-inspiring. Tall and gracious with a mixture of hard metal, colours and greenery. In the area we also found the Floral Clock. "About 5,000 tropical annual and perennial plants in more than 20 varieties are found in the display." Not sure about that but it was pretty and moving like a clock should. The gift shop made me laugh since it was literally a flower shop.

We passed through the Children's Garden where there was a water party that looked so tempting in the heat. We could not enter, obviously, but found the idea of being able to when we had kids comforting enough. Shortly after that we found Satay by the Bay and ordered some, you guessed it, satay! Fifteen chicken and fifteen beef with three bowls of sauce and some strange rice balls. It was delicious. Will recommend EVERYONE to go there. Or maybe it was just this good because I was really hungry?

We walked through the Gardens again on the way back and tried to walk on new paths. Without a map we only found a few before we were at the Supertree Grove. Passing through the previously mentioned Gardens we ignored the MRT station and continued through the Marina Bay Sands, the three skyscraper hotel with a ship on top. The bridge from the Gardens to the Sands was something similar to a forest. You will see this in a photo below, but it was amazing walking there. Not subtile flowers but a small jungle. The view was quite good as well. Inside the hotel was just jawdropping with enough space for a helicopter to fly around in. Perhaps not...

We walked around for a while and found a sitting area with a fan. They know what the people need! Sitting there we contacted Heidi and decided to meet her by Sim Lim Square. We needed to cross the street and so we thought we would just walk underground and emerge on the other side. Instead we spent several minutes lost down there. I believe we walked for half an hour before actually arriving at our destination which was Raffles Place MRT. From there it was a few stops to Bugis and then a short walk to Sim Lim.

At SLS John bought all the things needed for a computer. Heidi also bought some things for her. They both understood all that stuff and things whilst I stood there not grasping much. It would take the store four hours to put the computer together so naturally we just took the parts and got into a cab. Sharing cabs they talked computer-stuff and I tried not to be too sick by the bad driving. Happy to leave the car we brought it all upstairs and while John put it together I sat next to him enjoying myself in Sims 4. We ordered Mexican and then spent the rest of the evening/night gaming.

Now it is past one in the night and we are tired. It was an early morning and we really can not stay up late. Despite everything the cat will always wake us early.

Good night loyal readers.