I was told by Bump that where we live, is the "Central Business District" of Singapore. It's the "city" area of the country, where there are many office buildings, shopping malls and much traffic. This day, I went with Erulisse to visit a friend at the West side of Singapore - a residential area. I understand from Bump that residential areas in Singapore are much quieter than the city area where we live, and that I can expect to be exposed to a different scene.
We travelled there via the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT), one of the modes of public transport in the country. This is me, at Pioneer MRT station. The train ride was fun! There were so many stations - some underground, some above. Unfortunately, as it was rush hour, I didn't manage to take a photograph in the train. It was so crowded and everyone looked so grumpy!
The journey took slightly more than half an hour, and as I got out of the station, I understood what Bump meant by this area being different. There are still many buildings. But this time, its clusters of blocks and blocks of flats. I wonder how many people actually live here!
Back home, I was introduced to the family cat. Meow. It was a challenge getting him to stay still enough for the camera! After about 10 tries... success!
Then I went to have some dinner. Erulisse's mum cooked us a simple meal of rice, vegetables, fried fish & some canned soup. It's certainly different from what I always eat, and it was good! Much better than how it looks... haha. I learnt that rice is pretty much the staple food here. Most people have rice as part of their meals at least once a day. A common alternative is noodles - will try that some day!
