To the air-conditioned nation

After our brief de-tour in Indonesia, we hit the road and decided to get back on track with our original itinerary. We flew, took busses, ferries and trains and eventually landed up in the air conditioned nation of Singapore. My senses and mind were immediately blown away. This is a clean, ordered, fast paced and modern city with more malls then you can imagine and a great public transportation system. Are we in Southeast Asia? Many of the stereotypes hold true. The streets are clean, the subway stops are spotless, shops and restaurants scream "Consume, consume, consume" at every passing customer, money seems to leak from your wallets and there is a feeling of sterility. But it's a welcome change to the mess of Indonesia and the air conditioning has been most welcome in this steamy part of the world.