I was not even going to give you the numbers. The numbers right now mean nothing and can still go either way but in retrospect I think I should.
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Zuni-PF (Mugabe): 31
MDC (Tsvangirai): 30
Breakaway faction of MDC: 5
Left to be declared: 144
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Let's just say that not much has changed:
Mugabe says he is sure to win and he has not rigged the elections
The MDC (the opposition) has claimed victory,
both sides are celebrating,
the riot police has moved into 2 areas of Harare which are known opposition strongholds
It is the end of the Monday which was supposed to give us the official results and things are a mess.
I can imagine how Mugabe might be willing to let go of his power.
I can't imagine how the MDC is going to step down if the official results say that they have lost the elections.
People from the so called "western world" find it easy to put down Africa in times like this. But some countries, whose political leaders are commenting of the elections in Zimbabwe, can hardly even have soccer/football matches without violence. So far no reported violence in Zimbabwe. More than 48 hours after the end of the polls and still no violence...how long does a soccer match lasts?
Other countries where scandals over counting of votes have tarnished the last couple of elections have their political leaders urging the Zimbabwe officials to count the vote carefully.
Here is the thing from my point of view: Zimbabwe does not need pressure right now. It needs support. And I tell you if they make it past these elections without violence then they actually have obtain the right to go and comment on other countries elections unlike a lot of those talking now. You know the all theory of the butterfly wings etc etc...Right now I can assure you the wind that started in Kenya will have consequences, but there is no knowing what they will be. I am hoping that people will think of the events in Kenya and see in them a warning of what could be in Zimbabwe if they are not careful.
I wish Zimbabwe peace!
I wish them a peaceful day tomorrow. One day at a time. One day at a time.
And I am not forgetting about Tibet, but I feel that I have nothing to add to that issue.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Zimbabwe some election results and African Election Database .. a site I just found
It's nearly 6:00pm in Zimbabwe, soon it will be dark, and the results are not out. My guess would be that we will not get the results today... but maybe I am wrong, the results do seem to be trickling in.... In a sense I will admit that the results are not my major preoccupation.
The vote was Saturday, it is Monday late afternoon in Zimbabwe. People are becoming restless. The police is in the street of Harare, people have been asked to stay indoors... I am just passing on what I read I am not in South Africa right now.
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I just checked again: we area at 19 and 19 (for Zuni-PF and MDC) ....still exactly even between the two sides. Ok, now this does not look good.
Why, why would it be that the results are even like this?? Who can seriously expect anybody to believe such results, always equal?
It is starting to seriously look like an election which is going to end up badly.
A few minutes later:
26 Zuni-PF
25 MDC
158 to go
I guess psychologically it is best to have the results equal for along time, then have Zuni-PF take the lead, loose it to equality a few times and let Zuni-PF win. This is probably the best way to manipulate the election results and try to minimize the resulting violence.
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Obviously my mind is on elections and I was thinking of Mozambique.
Mozambique was due to vote on January 16th (and even this was a postponed date) but these elections did not take place. The last time I was in Mozambique was about 3 weeks ago and the young guy who was helping me at work mentioned how he "should register to vote". I don't want people who read this to start associating the tension of the Zimbabwe elections to the delayed elections in Mozambique. There is no tension in Mozambique about the forthcoming elections, or the postponed elections...however you want to call them.
Anyway, trying to find when those elections were scheduled to take place I found an interesting website. So here it is for you a schedule of elections in Africa for 2008.
You can go to the original site African Election Database, a great site though it should be called "Sub Saharan Africa Elections Database" ......but when you look at it remember I have not checked, and will not check, whether or not the information is true though I would guess that it is a reliable source of information.
January 2008
January -
16 January -
20 January - Congo-Brazzaville: Local Elections
24 January - The
February 2008
17 February -
March 2008
March -
March -
March -
April -
June -
July - Congo-Brazzaville: Senatorial Election (Indirect)
31 August -
September -
05-06 September -
October -
No Scheduled Elections
December -
Nigeria
South Africa is due for elections in 2009 and right now the most likely candidate to win those elections (Jacob Zuma, who was recently voted in as leader of the governing ANC party) is facing corruption charges related to the $4.8bn purchase.
nearly 01:30pm in Zimbabwe and no official results yet
Nothing, or very little.
Of the 210 parliamentary seats available the results have been given for 24.
12 going to Znu-PF (Mugabe's party) and 12 to the MDC.
Let's be honest the fact that the results are coming exactly half and half makes it look like the results are being rigged. I am not saying they are, though there is nothing that anybody can say or do that would make me believe that they aren't. And I am not saying this because it is Africa, or because it is Zimbabwe or even because it is Mugabe. I am saying it because it is a humans involved in power issues, and I have very little faith in human's ability to remain fair when issues like this are concerned.
But what I think is irrelevant, what matters here is how the people of Zimbabwe are reacting. So far there is no reported violence. BBC News World writes; "Zimbabwe stands on a precipice", but this is just their take on it.
Here are my thought on this title: When you read the news always remember that, contrary to what we would like to believe, the job of the press is not to give news, it is to sale newspapers. In fact I never understand why people think that the press owes us the news and all the news. They choose what they think their readers will be interested in and only what they think their readers will like (and it is an obvious fact that we choose newspapers that we like) and they word it in a way to make it interesting (Really another obvious point). Put two and two together.
Of the 210 parliamentary seats available the results have been given for 24.
12 going to Znu-PF (Mugabe's party) and 12 to the MDC.
Let's be honest the fact that the results are coming exactly half and half makes it look like the results are being rigged. I am not saying they are, though there is nothing that anybody can say or do that would make me believe that they aren't. And I am not saying this because it is Africa, or because it is Zimbabwe or even because it is Mugabe. I am saying it because it is a humans involved in power issues, and I have very little faith in human's ability to remain fair when issues like this are concerned.
But what I think is irrelevant, what matters here is how the people of Zimbabwe are reacting. So far there is no reported violence. BBC News World writes; "Zimbabwe stands on a precipice", but this is just their take on it.
Here are my thought on this title: When you read the news always remember that, contrary to what we would like to believe, the job of the press is not to give news, it is to sale newspapers. In fact I never understand why people think that the press owes us the news and all the news. They choose what they think their readers will be interested in and only what they think their readers will like (and it is an obvious fact that we choose newspapers that we like) and they word it in a way to make it interesting (Really another obvious point). Put two and two together.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Nearly 6:00am in Zimbabwe...still no official results
Late at night here and nearly 6:00am in Zimbabwe: The news are saying that they will release the results soon. So far no sign of violence but apparently people in Harare (the capital city) have been told to stay indoors.
6:00am....In southern Africa. 6:00am is day light and one of the many things that always sort of amazed me about sub Saharan Africa in general is how people get up with the first day light or earlier. I know they are up.
I wonder how much longer we have to wait.
And while I wait here is a thought: in the last election in my city there was a 41% participation. In Zimbabwe this Saturday some people got up in the middle of the night so they could stand in line to vote. Most waited for hours to get to vote.
This photo is from BBC News World.
6:00am....In southern Africa. 6:00am is day light and one of the many things that always sort of amazed me about sub Saharan Africa in general is how people get up with the first day light or earlier. I know they are up.
I wonder how much longer we have to wait.
And while I wait here is a thought: in the last election in my city there was a 41% participation. In Zimbabwe this Saturday some people got up in the middle of the night so they could stand in line to vote. Most waited for hours to get to vote.
This photo is from BBC News World.
Zimbabwe early and non official election results
The opposition won..or at least the unofficial returns give them 67% of the vote but they have been "warned" against declaring and early victory.
Here is part of what BBC World reports: "The MDC, which has repeatedly expressed fears of rigging, has started to quote unofficial returns, saying it has 67% of the vote so far and "has won". (For those who are not following the elections, the MDC is the opposition)
Here is part of what BBC World reports: "The MDC, which has repeatedly expressed fears of rigging, has started to quote unofficial returns, saying it has 67% of the vote so far and "has won". (For those who are not following the elections, the MDC is the opposition)
The electoral commission said it was "concerned" at the "purported" results.The information minister accused the MDC of "speculation and lies" and "causing unnecessary havoc".
So now starts the really scary part. I cannot start to imagine what the people of Zimbabwe are feeling. I wish them the very best. I mostly wish them peace and safety but reading this pretty good blog it is hard to be too optimistic, still I am hoping. And here is somebody, who sounds like she is in Zimbabwe right now, talking the day before the elections ending their blog with "Then, we will wait the painful wait for election results in Zimbabwe" but generally stating a state of "tolerance". So, see, there is hope.
And for the record it is very unfair and uncalled for to keep on saying that "South Africa is the next Zimbabwe".
Saturday, March 29, 2008
continuation of the grey day
So the pot of "dirty rice" is ready, and delicious!
And I am eating my late lunch while reading blogs.
Lately I find that I often find something in the blogs I read (I have a list of "regulars") but then cannot find it again.
Today I am going to create a link to some of the stuff I want to be able to find later, or something who ever reads this may want to have a look at.
A downloadable excel list of "1001 books you should read before you die"
A review of a book I would like to read "In defense of food"
more to be added later because right now I am taking off to the library.
And I am eating my late lunch while reading blogs.
Lately I find that I often find something in the blogs I read (I have a list of "regulars") but then cannot find it again.
Today I am going to create a link to some of the stuff I want to be able to find later, or something who ever reads this may want to have a look at.
A downloadable excel list of "1001 books you should read before you die"
A review of a book I would like to read "In defense of food"
more to be added later because right now I am taking off to the library.
grey day
I'm at home and it is a miserable grey day when the sky is white and if you look carefully you can see a few crystals of ice falling slowly. It isn't very cold, but it is far from warm. It is just windy enough to be chilly without being dramatic....it is one of those days.
Zimbabwe is voting today but we won't get the preliminary results until Monday so there is no point following the news and waiting....The Zimbabwe elections may seem to be totally unrelated to the weather here but somehow to me the two make for a grim day. And, yes, I know elections in Zimbabwe theoretically are good, elections anywhere are good, but let's face it I am not optimistic on the results...and here I say "results" not only meaning "results of the vote" but also "resulting effect of the elections". (If you are curious about it here is a link to read about it)
So what do you do on a day like this?
I started cooking another pot of "dirty rice" with different pulse and different spices. This time I used lentils and put in fenugreg, caraway, garlic, cardamon, chilies and a little cumin. I just started it, tempered the spices and the rice, soaked the lentils and remembering that last night P. A. told me again how she really thought I should read "Prodigal Summer" by Barbara Kingsolver and I used this as an excuse to go to the second hand bookstore.
They didn't have "Prodigal Summer". They didn't have any of the Graham Greene I wanted to read ("journey without a map" and ........ "The heart of the Matter" - I couldn't even remember the title here for a second). They didn't have any Kafka - I had a moment where I thought I should read something by Kafka...don't ask why, I couldn't possibly come up with an answer.
....and I check the African news each time I walk by the computer.......
Zimbabwe is voting today but we won't get the preliminary results until Monday so there is no point following the news and waiting....The Zimbabwe elections may seem to be totally unrelated to the weather here but somehow to me the two make for a grim day. And, yes, I know elections in Zimbabwe theoretically are good, elections anywhere are good, but let's face it I am not optimistic on the results...and here I say "results" not only meaning "results of the vote" but also "resulting effect of the elections". (If you are curious about it here is a link to read about it)
So what do you do on a day like this?
I started cooking another pot of "dirty rice" with different pulse and different spices. This time I used lentils and put in fenugreg, caraway, garlic, cardamon, chilies and a little cumin. I just started it, tempered the spices and the rice, soaked the lentils and remembering that last night P. A. told me again how she really thought I should read "Prodigal Summer" by Barbara Kingsolver and I used this as an excuse to go to the second hand bookstore.
They didn't have "Prodigal Summer". They didn't have any of the Graham Greene I wanted to read ("journey without a map" and ........ "The heart of the Matter" - I couldn't even remember the title here for a second). They didn't have any Kafka - I had a moment where I thought I should read something by Kafka...don't ask why, I couldn't possibly come up with an answer.
....and I check the African news each time I walk by the computer.......
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
two "new" authors - new to me at least
I've recently discovered two authors:
Graham Greene is one of those super famous author which for what ever reason I had always avoided. I just read "travels with my aunt" and enjoyed it. but then I went
and looked at the front of the book to read the small introduction explaining very briefly who Graham Greene was and I was actually sold. I want to try to find some other books he wrote. I'm thinking of "Journeys without maps" next. Of course "the heart of the matter" seems like a must. It is one of those books whose title it ems I have heard of too many times to remember when or here I first herd of it, but I would like to read it.
In a totally different style, I keep on hearing / reading about Michael Pollan who wrote "in defense of food" and "the omnivore's dilemma". Both sound very interesting though I suspect that just as I finally adapting to eating meat this will probably
throw me back into being a veg....which is fair enough.
Here is a small exert from an article he wrote for The New York Time Magazine:
"Piglets in confinement operations are weaned from their mothers ten days after birth (compare to 13 weeks in nature) because they gain weight faster on their hormones - and antibiotic - fortified feed. The premature weaning leaves te pigs with a lifelong craving to suck and chew, a desire they gratify in confinement by biting the tail of the animal in front of them. A normal pig would fight off his molester, but a demoralized pig has stopped caring. "Learned helplessness" is the psychological term, and it is not uncommon in confinement operations, where tens of thousands of hogs spend their lives ignorant of sunshine or earth or straw, crowded together beneath a metal roof upon metal slats suspended over a manure pit. So it is not surprising that an animal as sensitive and intelligent as a pig would get depressed, and a depressed pig will allow its tail to be chewed on to the point of infection. The U.S. D.A.'s recommended solution to the problem is called "tail docking". Using a pair of pliers (and no anesthetic), most, but not all, of the tail is snipped off. Why the little stump? Because the all point of the exercise is not to remove the object of the tail biting so much as to render it more sensitive. Now, a bite on the tail is so painful that even the most demoralized pig will mount to struggle to avoid it"
Hard to eat bacon after this....for me anyway.
Already for me the only way I can eat meat is if I make sure not to think of where it comes form, this is why I can't eat whole fish, I always joke that I can't eat food that looks at me but really I can't eat meat if I remember what it is...but maybe it is wrong maybe I need to think of where it comes from.
I'm just happy that I am not at work right now and I don't have to eat meat. In fact I have a delicious smelling pot of "dirty rice" on the stove with fenugreg, thym and cumin....mmmmmmm!
Graham Greene is one of those super famous author which for what ever reason I had always avoided. I just read "travels with my aunt" and enjoyed it. but then I went
and looked at the front of the book to read the small introduction explaining very briefly who Graham Greene was and I was actually sold. I want to try to find some other books he wrote. I'm thinking of "Journeys without maps" next. Of course "the heart of the matter" seems like a must. It is one of those books whose title it ems I have heard of too many times to remember when or here I first herd of it, but I would like to read it.In a totally different style, I keep on hearing / reading about Michael Pollan who wrote "in defense of food" and "the omnivore's dilemma". Both sound very interesting though I suspect that just as I finally adapting to eating meat this will probably
throw me back into being a veg....which is fair enough.Here is a small exert from an article he wrote for The New York Time Magazine:
"Piglets in confinement operations are weaned from their mothers ten days after birth (compare to 13 weeks in nature) because they gain weight faster on their hormones - and antibiotic - fortified feed. The premature weaning leaves te pigs with a lifelong craving to suck and chew, a desire they gratify in confinement by biting the tail of the animal in front of them. A normal pig would fight off his molester, but a demoralized pig has stopped caring. "Learned helplessness" is the psychological term, and it is not uncommon in confinement operations, where tens of thousands of hogs spend their lives ignorant of sunshine or earth or straw, crowded together beneath a metal roof upon metal slats suspended over a manure pit. So it is not surprising that an animal as sensitive and intelligent as a pig would get depressed, and a depressed pig will allow its tail to be chewed on to the point of infection. The U.S. D.A.'s recommended solution to the problem is called "tail docking". Using a pair of pliers (and no anesthetic), most, but not all, of the tail is snipped off. Why the little stump? Because the all point of the exercise is not to remove the object of the tail biting so much as to render it more sensitive. Now, a bite on the tail is so painful that even the most demoralized pig will mount to struggle to avoid it"
Hard to eat bacon after this....for me anyway.
Already for me the only way I can eat meat is if I make sure not to think of where it comes form, this is why I can't eat whole fish, I always joke that I can't eat food that looks at me but really I can't eat meat if I remember what it is...but maybe it is wrong maybe I need to think of where it comes from.
I'm just happy that I am not at work right now and I don't have to eat meat. In fact I have a delicious smelling pot of "dirty rice" on the stove with fenugreg, thym and cumin....mmmmmmm!
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City
Once you've bravely crossed the very busy street you can get to the Saigon River. Obviously in the city it is a very busy spot. I was a bit surprised to see how "industrial" the river was. A lot of large (or large-ish) boats were there and a lot of barges low in the water, loaded with all kind of stuff.
They also have a all bunch of restaurant boats where you can go and have dinner cruises on hte river.
They also have a all bunch of restaurant boats where you can go and have dinner cruises on hte river.
Ho Chi Minh City, random scenes
This was near the market, women eating on the street. This scene like all the others is quite common. I did not take any pictures which could be considered amazing scenes.
the parks are swept every morning.
Just across the street from Ben's place there is a small temple. These are big coils of incense.
Peaceful moment in the park.
Old woman crossing a busy road to get to the Saigon River. For the record the guy facing to the right is going against traffic.
the parks are swept every morning.
Just across the street from Ben's place there is a small temple. These are big coils of incense.
Peaceful moment in the park.
Old woman crossing a busy road to get to the Saigon River. For the record the guy facing to the right is going against traffic.
Ho Chi Minh City, city of bikes
There are also quite a few bikes in the streets of Ho Chi Minh City. I am not sure what the numbers are but scooters seem to have the upper hand on bikes. Or maybe it is just because they are bigger, faster and make more noise.
And you can also get a bicycle tour. They are very comfortable and a lot of fun.
And you can also get a bicycle tour. They are very comfortable and a lot of fun.
"Ways of dying" Expanding Horizon Book challenge
Oops, I think I am not going to meet the challenge. I read more than enough books to meet the challenge but I am falling short on the review part.
One of the book I read is: "Ways of dying" by Zakes Mda a black South African author.
First thing to say about this book is that it is not as macabre as the title would lead you to believe, in fact in a sort of a way it is cosmical in parts.
Toloki is a professional mourner. He has invented the profession and the rules by which he thinks such professionals should live. The way he approaches his job, the way he feels about it is probably the funniest part of the book. But then of course this is actually only a small part. The book starts when he finds himself working at the funeral of Noria's son. Noria was a girl who grew up in the same village than him and who had two gifts: her laughter who make people happy and her singing which made Toloki's father, a blacksmith, able to create metal figurines.
As the book goes along through the descriptions of what is happening and through the memories of Toloki we see how Noria end up leaving together in her shack in the slums.
I thought that the story in itself wasn't really that interesting but I liked the little shreds of truth about South African during Apartheid that came through, things like:
"..people of his complexion could not own a house in this area" (he does write "complexion");
or the observation that women are the most active people in the townships but that the leaders area always men. There is quite a few chances to grab onto some insight like this throughout the book. I enjoyed the description of how they rebuilt Noria's shack after it was burnt and how they plastered the inside with pictures from magazines and catalogs to make it look nice. I liked it because I know that it is very much something that people did and in some cases still do in south African Townships. I liked the descriptions of their dream-walks through the garden in the magazine pictures because it explained to me the value of fancy magazine pictures on the wall of shacks that can be burnt and rebuilt in one day.
"Ways of dying" is a thin easy book and if you happen to see it, but I would say to go and look for it, I would recommend reading it as an easy way to get a simple insight into what it was like for some people to live in the townships of South Africa during apartheid. But remember: don't expect a big political statement, don't expect great rallying passionate passages which could start a revolution it is just a simple book which shows a little bit of what life was/is like fr other people...and this is why I liked it.
One of the book I read is: "Ways of dying" by Zakes Mda a black South African author.First thing to say about this book is that it is not as macabre as the title would lead you to believe, in fact in a sort of a way it is cosmical in parts.
Toloki is a professional mourner. He has invented the profession and the rules by which he thinks such professionals should live. The way he approaches his job, the way he feels about it is probably the funniest part of the book. But then of course this is actually only a small part. The book starts when he finds himself working at the funeral of Noria's son. Noria was a girl who grew up in the same village than him and who had two gifts: her laughter who make people happy and her singing which made Toloki's father, a blacksmith, able to create metal figurines.
As the book goes along through the descriptions of what is happening and through the memories of Toloki we see how Noria end up leaving together in her shack in the slums.
I thought that the story in itself wasn't really that interesting but I liked the little shreds of truth about South African during Apartheid that came through, things like:
"..people of his complexion could not own a house in this area" (he does write "complexion");
or the observation that women are the most active people in the townships but that the leaders area always men. There is quite a few chances to grab onto some insight like this throughout the book. I enjoyed the description of how they rebuilt Noria's shack after it was burnt and how they plastered the inside with pictures from magazines and catalogs to make it look nice. I liked it because I know that it is very much something that people did and in some cases still do in south African Townships. I liked the descriptions of their dream-walks through the garden in the magazine pictures because it explained to me the value of fancy magazine pictures on the wall of shacks that can be burnt and rebuilt in one day.
"Ways of dying" is a thin easy book and if you happen to see it, but I would say to go and look for it, I would recommend reading it as an easy way to get a simple insight into what it was like for some people to live in the townships of South Africa during apartheid. But remember: don't expect a big political statement, don't expect great rallying passionate passages which could start a revolution it is just a simple book which shows a little bit of what life was/is like fr other people...and this is why I liked it.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Ho Chi Minh City, the scooters
I am back home for a few days before going back to work. Today I a just relaxing though I know I will regret it later on when I have to hurry to finish everything I have to do.
I thought I would post a few photos of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City...same thing).
The traffic in Ho Chi Minh is crazy...absolutely crazy. Crossing the road is a bit of an adventure but generally if you just walk slowly across the road and just keep on going people will avoid you..or at least scooters will avoid you. They won't stop, they'll just zoom on all around you.
The right lane is usually reserved for scooters and when a car wants to turn right they have to cut the flow of scooters. Here the same rule that applies to pedestrians applies to cars: they have to go slow and keep on going letting the scooters avoid them.
People carry absolutely everything on scooters, and ridiculous amount of stuff.
They rest and read on them...when they are parked, but they do dial cell phones and talk on phones even in the crazy traffic.
And a common sight is women with long gloves and face masks while riding their scooters. The face masks they wear anyway on and off scooters, but from what I could see the long gloves seems to be kept for scooter riding.
I thought I would post a few photos of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City...same thing).
The traffic in Ho Chi Minh is crazy...absolutely crazy. Crossing the road is a bit of an adventure but generally if you just walk slowly across the road and just keep on going people will avoid you..or at least scooters will avoid you. They won't stop, they'll just zoom on all around you.
The right lane is usually reserved for scooters and when a car wants to turn right they have to cut the flow of scooters. Here the same rule that applies to pedestrians applies to cars: they have to go slow and keep on going letting the scooters avoid them.
People carry absolutely everything on scooters, and ridiculous amount of stuff.
They rest and read on them...when they are parked, but they do dial cell phones and talk on phones even in the crazy traffic.
And a common sight is women with long gloves and face masks while riding their scooters. The face masks they wear anyway on and off scooters, but from what I could see the long gloves seems to be kept for scooter riding.
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Vietnam
I made it to Vietnam.
I am staying here with Sam, Connor and Ben.
Vietnam feels amazingly relaxing to me. It feels like I don't stand out as much and things are very safe here....very relaxing!!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Singapore
I'm actually blogging from Singapore!
I am only here in transit for a few hours and I am obviously only going to see the airport. There is no way that at 6:00am local time I am going to get out of the airport when my next flight is at 9:00am.
Still it was nice to land in Singapore at that time of day. After Africa the all area around Singapore looked amazing with thousands of lights everywhere. I couldn't help but think "everybody has electricity, how amazing". The density of the population needed to have that many lights was the second thing that came to mind. After both Canada and Africa let's face it density is not what I am used to. The ships, small and big, also looked pretty cool from the air and in a way they looked more like the land areas I am used to...I mean in term of how many lights per surface area.
If the airport is at all a sign of what Singapore is like then I would say it must a pretty nice place but definitely on the clean / organized side.
I've already eaten Korean style glass noodles with mushrooms and vegetables...Why Korean you ask? ...because that is what I found here in the airport which isn't completely "international" food. I mean coffee, croissants, pastries, sandwiches (all quite "normal").
Next stop Vietnam!!
I am only here in transit for a few hours and I am obviously only going to see the airport. There is no way that at 6:00am local time I am going to get out of the airport when my next flight is at 9:00am.
Still it was nice to land in Singapore at that time of day. After Africa the all area around Singapore looked amazing with thousands of lights everywhere. I couldn't help but think "everybody has electricity, how amazing". The density of the population needed to have that many lights was the second thing that came to mind. After both Canada and Africa let's face it density is not what I am used to. The ships, small and big, also looked pretty cool from the air and in a way they looked more like the land areas I am used to...I mean in term of how many lights per surface area.
If the airport is at all a sign of what Singapore is like then I would say it must a pretty nice place but definitely on the clean / organized side.
I've already eaten Korean style glass noodles with mushrooms and vegetables...Why Korean you ask? ...because that is what I found here in the airport which isn't completely "international" food. I mean coffee, croissants, pastries, sandwiches (all quite "normal").
Next stop Vietnam!!
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