-- from the sleek and svelte Luxe City Guides, Singapore
The spectacular, spectacular Kinokuniya where I bought my very first Moleskine notepad, Jonathan Franzen's The Discomfort Zone, and the Luxe Guide of course.
Forever 21, Topshop, and a sale at Charles and Keith.
(1) shopping bags (2) Murakami books in Kinokuniya (3) The Lift at Park Hotel (4) Forever 21
2) A Visit To The Merlion/Street Photoshoot
JC (to the concierge, concerned at the late hour) : The merlion, can we still go there?
Concierge: The merlion won't run!
Emil: Nadali ka dun Jerome!
3) Thriller Nights At Orchard Road
After the trippy time at Acid Bar, where we met a friendly Filipina waitress (reprezzent!) we walked down Orchard Road to our hotel -- but not before doing a kuba walk, and Thriller dance moves. I don't know - blame it on the Heinie and Mr. Castro's insane ideas.
4) At The Cannery (Clinic Bar complete with wheelchairs and IV drips! Crazy Elephant Bar with the green jokes)
Where Edsel would drift away from our talks about 80s movies and music to focus on the green jokes constantly flashing on several TV screens.
JC: Edsel!! Are you still with us?
5) The Last Frame
Of course it was Mark, former-Jesuit-seminarian-Mark who would pose with this store -- right smack between a 7/11 and, I don't know, a Giordano. It was also Mark, who delivered the most memorable line of the entire trip.
Scenario: After dinner at the resto that served the best Hainanese chicken in Sing. We are discussing our plans to go to the Night Safari. Mark and Edsel had previously blown all their money on an MP3 player and a PSP respectively.
Mark (to JC, putting his elbow on the table and facing JC earnestly): "Ah sir, hindi na lang po ako sasama."
Edsel (does the same elbow thing): Ako din po sir, hindi na rin sasama.
JC: Dendendenden, dendendendend (humming/singing the Henry Mancini drama theme
from Love Story)
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