A Night at the Museum & a Day at the Pool

Last weekend was awesome. Friday was Vesak day and thanks to this Buddhist holiday I had a long weekend. And to see the celebrations I didn't even have to go far since a was woken by a small parade in front of my apartment on Friday morning.

Vesak Day Celebrations

The day continued as good as it had begun, because in the afternoon I met a friend at Lau Pa Sat for some nice dumplings before we headed to the Asian Civilizations Museum. Those who know me might be a bit surprised, because usually I'm not a big fan of museums, but this one I can really recommend. It had several exhibitions about Southeast Asia, China, South Asia and Western Asia which were very interesting. We sat in an Arabic tent, explored Hindu temples and took pictures as Indian dancers, which was heaps of fun. If you want to check it out yourself and are on a budget, go on Friday evening between 7-9pm and you'll get a 50% discount (4 instead of 8 SGD).

 Afterwards we went inside the famous Fullerton hotel and continued to Esplanade. On the way we had an amazing view of the skyline and stopped for a little photo session. The evening ended with a free a capella concert. The band was like a Singaporean version of the German "Wise Guys" and the crowd (including me) absolutely loved them.

The Fullerton Hotel

 On Saturday I went to Antje's place to spend the afternoon relaxing at the pool. We had a great time as always. The evening was reserved for some extensive shopping at one of Singaporeans many malls. Shopping seems to be the favourite free time activitiy of Singaporeans because no matter when I enter a mall it's always super crowded. The only activity that actually surpasses shopping is I-phoning, I-poding and I-pading in the MRT. I seriously doubt that there is another place in the world where one can find as many I-Phones in one place as in the Singapore MRT during rush hour!

Enjoying Life^^