SWELTERING SINGAPORE - REVISITED

So generally we like to visit different places while on vacation but when some of your best friends travel half way round the world for business, well you gotta visit them. Right?

So we met up with Jen and Dean and hung out at Starbucks, shopped, got lost in crazy malls, almost left Jen C for dead (starvation) in the crazy mall, ate at Pizza Hut (when we finally found it in that crazy mall), had coffee at Starbucks, took taxis everywhere (because it's just too cheap to consider anything else), went to the Singapore Zoo, and had Starbucks, oh and Jen and Dean spent a lot of time in the hotel elevator!

After I took this shot the bee turned around and started to attack me. The Jenns and Dean thought it was funny. I however, did not!

Smiling or Angry? Who can tell?

I love rhinoceroses.

Here is Jenn taking shots on 'her own' digital SLR.

I must say her shots are VERY impressive too!

Not sure how this little bugger injured his finger but it healed in a peculiar way don't you think?

I was amazed how human-like these parents treated this little rascal. He was trying to push the boundaries and they let him go just far enough, without leaving their parental safety net.

One of these things is JUST like the others. One of these things is EXACTLY the same!

Look at the professional grip Jenn has on her camera. Dean's left handed, so don't give him a hard time about his grip

I don't care what the sign said about the "red gluteus maximus" meaning the baboons were in heat, if my arse looked like that I would be seeking immediate medical attention!!!!

Not sure what this guy is called, but he was cool looking.

Check out the beads of sweat on Jenn's face. Even in the cool season, it is hot and wet in Singapore as it sits right on the equator.

The last time we visited the Singapore Zoo, this little guy jumped on my camera. However, with only one SLR back then, we could only CLAIM it had happened. Now you know.

This great photo was well-spotted and perfectly exposed by Jenn and her own Digital SLR

But once the little buggers are within arms length, Jenn can't help herself and must touch them (despite the warning signs asking people not to touch the animals)

Jenn got pretty close to this ostrich to grab this shot. Perfectly focused on the eye, even with such a shallow depth of field.

Jenn also noticed this creature skulking around.

The composition and depth of field are awesome - look out national geographic

Sadly, Jen C did not have her own camera, but I don't think she was too upset 'bout that...no distractions from just watching the animals.

In the Bugis Market you can find pretty well everything and if you look hard enough you might find the perfect watch. But only if you look REALLY hard.

The architecture was all over the place.

You can see old European style buildings and Uber-modern sky-scrapers.

Like this crazy all-black building.

And you can't go to Singapore without visiting this massive multi-level electronics store. Especially when you have a gadget guru like Dean in tow.

Duncan set up a long exposure shot to capture the light trailers of the traffic.

We headed out for a drink and were baffled when this pub had a whopping 3 kinds of beer.

Speaking of (or in your case, reading of) drinking, everyone has heard of a Singapore Sling. We read in our travel book that the Sling was invented in the bar at the Raffles Hotel. Since Raffles was only a few blocks from our hotel we headed down there to have a real Singapore Sling in Singapore in the place it was invented.

The actual bar had loads of character and pushed you back to a time of plantations and colonial style buildings where the rich would relax on the veranda and smoke cigars.

Here are the Jenns reactions when Dean told them the price of out 4 Singapore Slings. That's right, $100 Singapore Dollars for 4 drinks. To put it into perspective, we drove for close to an hour in a taxi to get to the Singapore Zoo and the taxi cost $15 Singapore Dollars including tip.

Y'ouch!!! Thanks Dean for the most expensive drink we have ever consumed.

And when that happens all you can do is laugh. Or is that a tear being squeezed out of the corner of Dean's eye?

This shot was taken an hour after we were served our drinks. All the ice had melted but Duncan was still too shocked to let more than a few drops touch his tongue at any one time.