Some highlights from my 3rd week in Singapore:
Bukit Timah Train Station Closing 06/30/2011— The Bukit Timah Railway Station was a passing loop railway station in Bukit Timah, Singapore, and owned by Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM), the main railway operator in Malaysia. It opened as a railway station on the dismantled Tank Road mainline in 1903 (rebuilt on the current Singapore–Johor Bahru part of the present KTM Intercity mainline in 1932) until the Jurong Line shut down and it became a passing loop station in the late 1940s to today. The station was also a freight interchange for the now defunct Jurong Line from 1965 to the early 1990s. This station is no longer open for passenger embarkation and disembarkation and freight loading services, and trains do not stop here but instead pass by. As of 1 July 2011, train services on this route ceased permanently, following a historic land-swop agreement between the Singapore and Malaysia governments.
Tasting my First Durian-- Durian Fruit can best be described as having a succulent, creamy filling but smelling like stinky socks. My labmate, Corrine, bought a Durian seed of the highest quality for me to try. I think my expression in the picture below will tell you what I thought of the fruit….The worst part is that taste just lingers in your mouth for hours and the smell just doesn’t go away—you are not actually allowed to bring these fruits in public places.
Food Republic Beer Garden—Friday night a bunch of the EAPSI fellows went to check out VivoCity in the Harborfront area in Singapore. We ate at the Food Republic Beer Garden. Here I ordered BBQ Sting ray. Sounds weird, but it was absolutely delicious—one of the best things I’ve had here in Singapore so far.
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| Manual Signal System at Bukit Timah Station |
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| Signal Diagram at Bukit Timah |
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| Conductor in the KTM railway train engine |
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| Phone system in the Bukit Timah Station |
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| Train Bridge from the Bukit Timah Station |
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| Durian Seed |
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| Thinking...I can't believe you eat this--it smells like rotting fruit |
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| Ok you totally lied..Durian is not better when you get past the horrible smell--it tastes like a combination of creamy rotting fruit and dirty gym socks...people really eat this enough to acquire a taste for it??? |
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| Vivocity, located at the Harbourfront area, is the largest shopping mall in Singapore |
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| Food Republic Beer Garden is a hawker center close to Vivocity |
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| BBQ sting ray...yummy :-) |
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| Me and Gitt in front of the BBQ Sting Ray stall in the Beer Garden (notice my Gucci purse from KL :-) |
I don't know Melissa I think with a little more exposure the Durian fruit could become very likable.
ReplyDeleteLike the Gucci...looks good on you.
Glad to see you mixing it up; a little work and a lot of play!
Have a great day.