July Goodbyes

It's been nearly 2 months since my last post, so I'll use this entry to quickly recap what transpired during the month of July. I went traveling throughout August, so I'll write a separate post dedicated to my travels.

Many people left Singapore throughout July, so that month was filled with a bunch of going away 'parties'. I say 'parties' because it's better to celebrate someone's time in Singapore than to become sad and depressed that everyone is leaving. Erik (Holland), Anne (Denmark) and I had a semi-communal farewell party at Loof Bar on July 31st. It was a nice evening and also a great way to celebrate the successful completion of my internship at BLUE!

July was supposed to be my 'month of discovery' here in Singapore. The time I was supposed to become a tourist in my own city and visit all of the attractions I had yet to visit. I was only somewhat successful in achieving this goal: I made it to the Singapore Discovery Centre, the Singapore Zoo, and the Bird Park.

I have made it my goal to visit the Asian Civilizations Museum, the Housing Development Board Museum and go to the Night Safari during my 3 days back in Singapore. Let's see how successful I am in achieving this goal!

One event I forgot to mention. "The MRT Pub Crawl: Purple Line"! Singapore has 3 MRT (Mass Rapid Transit) lines. At the beginning of the semester a group of exchange students organized a pub crawl on the green line, starting in the eastern end of the island, and stopping at every second stop for a drink. Reisegruppe Alkohol decided to re-create this adventure for the remaining exchange students and interns on July 22nd. This time we rode the purple line, starting at Punggol and ending at St. James Power Station at HarbourFront. It was a great time, although I exchanged words with the bouncer at Movida (a bar in the 'St. James Power Station' complex) because he wouldn't let in the 3 guys below the age of 23 who were in our massive group. Ladies had to be 18 and guys 23. Oh how I love equality.

I can't think of anything else monumental that occurred in July, aside from the fact that everybody left and I realized that my time was coming to a QUICK close. Look for the entry detailing my August Adventures in Asia. Coming soon.