Hey Everyone, we had another good day in Singapore. We met with the American Chamber of Commerce and the Singapore Economic Development Board in the morning. Very interesting presentations and it was particularly interesting to get the two viewpoints of doing business in Singapore.
With a break in the mid-day, we set out in search of food.
There is a hawker center about a block away from our hotel which is sort of an outdoor foodcourt with just local vendors. I opted for an Indian lunch and it was delicious and my very filling tray of food came to about $3.80US.
After a tasty lunch I went shopping--first for groceries (no $0.45 beer here!) and...tangerine colored shoes...I couldn't help myself.
Shopping is like a national past-time here. Just judging by the business one passes it seems everyone must be wrapped up in eating, drinking, shopping. Granted one could probably say the same about downtown Minneapolis.
In the afternoon we went out to the National University of Singapore to meet with their group that commercializes the technologies developed at the school. This was particularly interesting to me since my capstone project is to look at some of the factors determining the volume of start-ups spun out of universities. It was really interesting because they haven't been doing this very long so what US universities have been struggling with for 30 years, Singapore has condensed into 5 years.
In the evening we had a group dinner down at Clarke Quay. We had butter crab and all got to wear matching bibs.
I have never had crab (or lobster) where you have to get the meat out of the shell and I must say, a person could starve! Not to worry though, I managed to find more than enough food to sustain life...and then some.
It was 91 degrees and 94% humidity on our first day, but much cooler yesterday. I think it is supposed to be warmer again today.
3 comments:
A little hiccup with your postings?
I must say, as interesting as Hong Kong was, I think I much prefer the appearance of Singapore. I hope that none of you have it in mind to litter, though.
Yea, litter and good luck!!
Callum and I missed you yesterday!
Was it Singapore that caned an American teenager a few years ago for vandalism? I don't think they go that far with littering, but I think they do fine you upwards of $1000 and/or community service (i.e., garbage collection).
They could have charged you with littering, Tess, if you had lost your wallet in Singapore and they picked it up before you found it. With your name and photo from your license, they might have put out a BOLO (Be On Look Out) for your immediate arrest.
Go ahead, Pig-Pen...make my day.
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