(Written Jan 3rd)
Happy New Year everyone!
WOW what an adventure I am having. Tonight is my first night in Singapore and I missed my residence's office hours by TEN MINUTES therefore I do not have my room key and cannot get into my room tonight. I've lugged my 3 suitcases through campus like a lost soul, trying to figure out what to do with my life and contemplating my poor time management issues.
Happy New Year everyone!
WOW what an adventure I am having. Tonight is my first night in Singapore and I missed my residence's office hours by TEN MINUTES therefore I do not have my room key and cannot get into my room tonight. I've lugged my 3 suitcases through campus like a lost soul, trying to figure out what to do with my life and contemplating my poor time management issues.
But I'm
going to backtrack a little bit; the last few days in KL were very fun! On the
day of New Year's Eve, we went to Chow Kit Market where there was a heavenly
amount of freshly cut meats of all sort, vegetables and fruit. I have only
experienced these in the Philippines but now that I have pretty much become a
foodie, this was so much more exciting for me. The amount of fresh produce you
can get for cheap is incredible! That night we also went to an IT fair, where I
further practiced my bargaining skills and managed to get a discount on a new
laptop.
New
year's day was spent travelling and touring Batu Caves in Northern Kuala
Lumpur. At Batu caves there is hundreds of fights of stairs leading to the top
of a small mountain, on top of which there are Hindu temples. The cave offered
this captivating and mysterious tone, while the musical performances and
religious displays gave life to the cave.
After the
Batu caves visit, my family and I continued on to Sunday church at a cathedral,
then had dinner at a mall downtown and visited the Petronas Towers. Many photos
taken.
Those were the last of my adventures in Malaysia and I have to say I already love the city. I can't wait to explore it more.
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| Halfway up the staircase at Batu Caves! |
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| Found a monkey... had to dab |
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| The famous Murugan statue at Batu Caves |
Anyway,
back to my disaster of a first day in Singapore. Yeah so I'm pretty much
homeless for a night. But it's all good thanks to my brother always having my
back and helping me in my lost times, I found a cheap hostel called the
Rucksack Inn about 40 minutes from campus. They've got free internet +
breakfast and food places nearby so I am not worried at all, just a little sad
over life right now. However this place is run by two cute older bubbly Chinese
women. They helped me carry my luggage to my room and one of them even gave me
a glass of water after climbing up the stairs! So I guess it's not too bad
here. I'm going to take my selfie stick and shamelessly tour around this city
like it's the last night of my life; it'll be an adventure!
…And I
had to be on this side of town tomorrow
anyway, so I guess you could say this worked out just fine… (:
Cha
Gheill!
Arlene
PS Today is Jan 5th and I am safely in res.... finally. Here is a picture of my front balcony at Nanyang this semester... I would say it's been worth it so far :)
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