Yesterday was Sunday here in sunny Singapore. A day that many use as a day to worship and give many thanks to their respective gods for life health strength and various other things. We startedContinue reading
Category: Singapore – 2012
Adventures in Snorkeling -or- When Trigger Fish Attack
We woke up early to a beautiful sunrise on the island and a great breakfast prepared by the staff. Afterward we practiced our snorkeling in the shallows off the beach. Less than 100 mContinue reading
Welcome to Malaysia
We drove north trough Singapore and crossed the Strait of Johor into Malaysia (new passport stamp – yay) and continued north into Malaysia. The countryside is mostly palm oil plantations and some rubber plantations, theContinue reading
Bukit Timah
Yesterday we hiked to the top of Singapore, in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, the last patch of primary rain forest left on the island. It is only 163 m tall, but in 90% humidityContinue reading
The Fish Market
Two of my Coastal Environmental Management classmates, Dr. Orbach, and myself ventured out to the Jurong Fishery Port early this morning. The fishery port is open 24 hours a day, but from 2 am toContinue reading
Day Five
Today we traveled by ferry to the islands of Saint John’s and Semakau. These Islands are in the Straits of Malacca; just south of the main island of Singapore. On Saint John’s we visited TMSI,Continue reading
CHEK JAWA! Day Four
What an awesome day we had today! We got quite an early start today, so that we could be out of the door to meet our bus. Not our usual double decker bus but oneContinue reading
Day Three
This morning we woke up to pouring rain. March is supposed to be part of the dry season, but I suppose when we are just over 100 miles north of the equator we should expectContinue reading
Day Two
Day two of our lovely sojourn here in Singapore began with many of us eating breakfast together bright and early. Although breakfast is from 7-10 a.m. many of us went early, I for one wasContinue reading
Welcome To Singapore! Day One of the Sojourn
I suppose day one ought to start with official class activities but who can leave out the 2 days spent in airports and on planes before arriving to Singapore. With children whining, mothers scolding, andContinue reading