The day started off trying to sleep in. However, the renovations taking place at the hotel meant that drilling started a little before 9:30, and therefore hardly any sleeping in was done. After tossing and turning for awhile and finally getting up, Claire and I finally got ready and headed out to look for a net cafe. We initially went to the one at Farrer Park station, however, they only opened after 1PM, so we decided to check out the big LAN gaming centre and pinnies in Bugis Junction. We caught the taxi and went to KFC, cos I wanted to try the 'Kentucky Fried Fish', where they coat fish fillets in the 11 herbs and spices.
Claire and I shared a 'buddy meal', which consisted of the fish and chips, 2 pieces of 'crispy' chicken, 2 tubs of coleslaw, 1 potato and gravy and 2 drinks. We also decided to try the 'cheese popcorn', which is popcorn chicken with some cheesey powder for an extra $2. Everything we ate at KFC was different to the Australian equivalent. The crispy chicken was like Hot and Spicy without the Hot and Spicy, the fish was OK. The chips were crinkle cut! The potato and gravy and coleslaw was just weird in taste.. and the cheese popcorn chicken wasn't really my thing. The only thing the same was the 7UP drink. This is in contrast to a Big Mac or a Whopper, where Singapore McD's and Burger King taste pretty much the same as their Australian counterparts.
Afterwards, Claire and I hit the net for a bit and then walked around Bugis Junction. At the local McD's, we decided to have a 'chococone, which is essentially a choc top. It was nice but melted quickly and I ended up with sticky fingers.
We then went to Chinatown MRT to meet up with the others. Here we walked around Chinatown Point for a bit to look for a bite to eat (for the others). Swensens was decided to be the port of call. Here, Claire and I shared a vegie pizza, which wasn't too bad, although a little small for the $10 we spent. Swensens also had a promotion where if you bought a main meal, soup and a desert came free. Ag bought a pasta but didn't want to have the soup or desert (so she could fit a Coit Tower in), so I finished up her freebies. The chicken and vegie soup wasn't too bad (a bit salty), but the desert was quite nice, which was some icecream in some pastry.
We then shopped a little and had a breakuntil it was time to go on the walking tour. We stopped off at Maccas where I had a double cheeseburger and an Iced Milo.
The tour itself was quite interesting, with the first half detailing the sex trade in the early years of Singapore. The second half contained a walk through one of the current red light districts, however to the unsuspecting tourist, they probably wouldn't know any better. Afterwards, we met up with CK, who showed us his new car, and we went to Newton Circus for food. Here I shared the stingray with Claire, had 5 beef, 5 chicken satay and 1 sticky rice and had an Ice Kachang.
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