Flight SQ21 you have arrived at your final destination, Singapore!



Post Xanax #1 and Champagne #2



So after 19 hours of flying in luxury we have arrived in Singapore. I was quite skeptical of Lauren and how she would handle the long flight due to her fear of flying, but the doses of Xanax and glasses of champagne helped her through. Never before traveling to Asia I didn't know what to expect from the people, food, weather but once in the airport any uncertainties I have had went away. At baggage claim we were greeted by a Singapore Airlines agent explaining to us and every passenger that our bags would be delayed a couple minutes because of a mechanical issue. At LGA you would just sit and wait without explanation cursing to yourself until the luggage came out.

Prior to arriving, people who have been to Singapore mentioned the weather and how hot and humid it was, but you take it with a grain of salt. When told about the weather I would try and compare it to places that I have been which are hot and humid like Florida. But when we exited the airport at 6:45am the humidity was something we were not expecting and/or have not experienced before. The drive from the airport to our corporate housing apartment was enjoyable. Our driver gave us a brief history of the country and tour the downtown area.

Good Ole Iced Coffee

Our apartment is in a great location right off of Orchard Road. Orchard Road is littered with malls, coffee shops, restaurants and designer stores. It is the 5th Avenue of Singapore but I will challenge anyone and say that it might be a step above. Lauren is in her glory and has already identified shoes and bags that she wants to buy. After touring Orchard Road for a while we came to find out that no store opens until 11am so we grabbed a local ice coffee and people watched for a bit. For everyone who knows Lauren, she loves to mangia so we ventured to the 'Hawker Center' in the Paragon Shopping Complex for our first meal of rice, dumplings and soup. Hawker Centers are equivalent to the food courts in the US but in Singapore the food is healthier, cheaper and greater variety. Also it's air conditioned and typically, everyone goes there for lunch.

After lunch, we continued our journey down Orchard Road and over to Clarkes Quay. Post excursion we ventured back to our apartment for a quick cat nap before dinner but that didn't happen, we ended up napping for 4 hours. Instead of going to dinner at 9:30pm we decided to go back to sleep and end our first day in Singapore. All in all it was a great first day!