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Offpoint - From Singapore To Seattle

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Thursday, May 10, 2007

We Are Back To USA

Jon and I arrived at Seattle Tacoma Airport at 8am on May 9, 2007. After a long custom clearance delay, we arrived home at 9.30am.

It is good to be home, we miss our bed and pillows and definitely do not miss the hot and humid weather in Singapore.

I feel like a tourist when I was in Singapore for the past 1 and 1/2 weeks. These are the changes I observed.

Singaporean girls are so tiny! I feel like a giant when I stand beside them
Clark Quay has been transformed to a very hip clubbing heaven, a place 'to see and be seen'
Wisma Atria has new eateries and boutiques
Two new shopping malls - Vivo City and Central
GAP has arrived but where is Old Navy and Banana Republic since they are managed by the same company
New HDB flats sprouting in Toa Payoh and Ang Mo Kio estates
MRT and bus fares have increased. The waiting time train and bus are longer. The waiting time should be shortened if the fares are increased. It made no sense to increase the fare and lengthen the waiting time
GST will be increased to 7% in July 2007
The hawker food price in Food Court has increased and the food portion has been reduced drastically!!!

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