Tioman --> Singapore
Getting to Singapore was a pretty long day. We spent our last night on Pulau Tioman hanging out at the only bar in Salang, the Four S with our new backpacking friends and dive instructors. That made getting up at 6 a rough way to start the day. We then boarded the 7:30 ferry to the Mersing on the mainland. Once at Mersing we had to scramble to find transport to Singapore. We were extremely lucky to get a ride on the only bus of the day to Singapore. It was a mini van with 8 seats. We made way to Singapore through southern Malaysia. Once at the border we had to get out of the van and go through Malaysian customs at Johor Bahru. We then boarded the van again just to get out a few minutes later to go through the Singapore immigration checkpoint. From there we were dropped off in Singapore and made our way to Little India by subway.
Upon getting to Little India, we ate of course, and then headed to John's cousin's house in a suburb of the city. Once there we ate again and visited with John's family for the evening.
The next day we spent seeing Singapore by bus ... in the rain. Of course we took time out to eat some Malaysian food laksa which are noodles in a tangy fish soup, and cendol which is a crazy good coconut ice frosty dessert. That night we had a drink in the trendy Clark Quay area and then headed to our dorm for the night. Yes dorm! For the only time of this trip we were forced to sleep in a dorm type hostel as all the three person rooms were booked. The first night we had to share with 3 tremendously smelly Germans. The second night was better as it was a normal Malaysian family of three on vacation.
My last day in Singapore and on the trip I spent by myself as Angela and John left in the early morning for India. My flight wasn't until the afternoon. I spent the day walking around, shopping and eating some last minute Indian food.
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You were alone all day?? As it turns out, you were safe, though it could have been iffy...
cmf
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