After a short wait for our bags off of the carrousel we joined the queue for a taxi where a man ushered us towards the waiting cab.
When on holiday this would be the part where we head to the hotel to freshen up but with there being no hotel and our appointment to take over our accommodation not being for another hour we headed off towards the meeting place with no real idea of how long it would take us to get there.
20 minutes in the taxi saw us arrive at Normanton Park where Ubisoft had arranged a month long lease for us in order to give us a chance to find a place of our own. The taxi dropped us at the entrance to our tower block and sped away. Leaving us on our own in this foreign land.
We took up a seat on a bench outside and waited for the agent to turn up and let us into the apartment. After a short while the agent (what appeared to be a 16 year old boy) came down from the apartment to show us around. After signing some paperwork to say that all the glasses (and other stuff) that I hadn't counted were there the agent left us on our own in our new "temporary" condo.
We both took a short nap to combat jet lag and set off to meet my friend (and tour guide for the day) Nat.
We both took a short nap to combat jet lag and set off to meet my friend (and tour guide for the day) Nat.
Nat took us to buy our EZ-Link cards (Like Oyster cards) so that we can easily use public transport. He also showed us round a few malls where we will undoubtedly spend a large portion of our money, including a mall for consumer electronics that is open 24 hours a day for those times at 3am when you need a new printer.
Finally Nat took us out for our first meal at Holland Village, the local expat area. After a large bowl of Ramen Noodles it was time for our bodies to drop so we headed home and collapsed into bed.
Finally Nat took us out for our first meal at Holland Village, the local expat area. After a large bowl of Ramen Noodles it was time for our bodies to drop so we headed home and collapsed into bed.
Yay, I'm so pleased you're doing this. Is it surreal being in Singapore or just kind of like being here, but different? Is Julia bored yet or have you been exploring (is it safe for women to randomly go exploring)? I am culturally retarded, I apologise!
ReplyDelete:-) we were saying earlier it feels a bit weird especially for me as I'm not going to work when I realise I live here I'm not just on holiday.
ReplyDeleteSo far the city is really great, we've done a little bit of exploring but we mostly do it together, it would be fine for me to go out by myself but apart from when I go hunting for shoe shops and the like I'd rather go together. Singapore has a really low crime rate so in theory I should be able to walk around the streets at night and be ok too (not sure why I would but I can!)
:-) we were saying earlier it feels a bit weird especially for me as I'm not going to work when I realise I live here I'm not just on holiday.
ReplyDeleteSo far the city is really great, we've done a little bit of exploring but we mostly do it together, it would be fine for me to go out by myself but apart from when I go hunting for shoe shops and the like I'd rather go together. Singapore has a really low crime rate so in theory I should be able to walk around the streets at night and be ok too (not sure why I would but I can!)