Sunday, October 05, 2003
Day 11 in Malaysia, Day 2 in Kuching
In the morning we went up the Civic Centre Tower and went to Fort Margherita on Friday. Both provided good views of Kuching.
In the afternoon we retreated to the air conditioned shopping malls. It pissed down from the late afternoon onwards. We couldn't avoid getting wet, even with an umbrella. It was our first experience being in amongst a good tropical downpour.
Day 3 in Singapore
On Saturday morning we flew to Johor and then caught a bus back to Singapore. In the afternoon we went into town and saw that "Infernal Affairs II" was on. It is the prequal movie to "Infernal Affairs" a Hong Kong cop movie. We may have raved to some of you about it in NZ as we saw it in the Film Festival. The prequel was just as good. Both movies have great stories and characters. We recommend them.
After the movie we went to the waterfront. There are some very flash (everything in this town is flash and glossy!) hotels and business buildings at that end of town. The "Official" Merlion (not the big tacky one on Sentosa Island) was in full glory and we had a quick look at the impressive "Esplanade" theatre complex. From the air the roofs of this complex looks like two bug eyes.
We had dinner at "Thai Express" (anything but!). The seafood green curry I had lit a fire in my mouth but it was very delicious. A free jazz concert in the background provided a great atmosphere.
In the morning we went up the Civic Centre Tower and went to Fort Margherita on Friday. Both provided good views of Kuching.
In the afternoon we retreated to the air conditioned shopping malls. It pissed down from the late afternoon onwards. We couldn't avoid getting wet, even with an umbrella. It was our first experience being in amongst a good tropical downpour.
Day 3 in Singapore
On Saturday morning we flew to Johor and then caught a bus back to Singapore. In the afternoon we went into town and saw that "Infernal Affairs II" was on. It is the prequal movie to "Infernal Affairs" a Hong Kong cop movie. We may have raved to some of you about it in NZ as we saw it in the Film Festival. The prequel was just as good. Both movies have great stories and characters. We recommend them.
After the movie we went to the waterfront. There are some very flash (everything in this town is flash and glossy!) hotels and business buildings at that end of town. The "Official" Merlion (not the big tacky one on Sentosa Island) was in full glory and we had a quick look at the impressive "Esplanade" theatre complex. From the air the roofs of this complex looks like two bug eyes.
We had dinner at "Thai Express" (anything but!). The seafood green curry I had lit a fire in my mouth but it was very delicious. A free jazz concert in the background provided a great atmosphere.
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