Many people coming from miles around
So, do I look a bit more fleet of foot? spaceroo
So anyway for today we took a trip on the full north-south line of the MRT, giving a fair view of suburban Singapore, which is admittedly not that greatly different from the area where I live, or from any reasonably suburban spot like you'd see in New Jersey (which passes for 'urban' in most states). This was all along the way to Orchard Road, the big downtown shopping district, an area proud to try appealing to tourists and shoppers.
Usually there's something big or at least odd happening (see earlier entries about, for example, the ``Entry point for half-lane cheerleader zone'') and I expected something would be ready for the 40th National day (9 August), but nothing much was happening. The street musician who a few weeks ago just left the synthesizer on Generic 80s Tune was playing what sounded like the Marty McFly cover of ``Johnny B Good.'' We watched aquarium (complete with sharks) in Ngee Ann City, and looked without success for better earphones for spaceroo
Trivia: In its first year of operations about 8,744,000 vehicles used the Holland Tunnel. Source: New Jersey: America's Main Road, John T Cunningham.
Currently Reading: The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, Diana Wynne Jones.