Yes, Yes I know. Its been too long. Sorry for not keeping you all informed sooner.
Anyway. Its here now so stop your moaning.
So I arrived in Singapore at just gone midnight and after getting through customs & immigration (which I was reliably informed on more than one occasion the drug traffickers WOULD BE KILLED!) and walked out the front of the terminal too be met by a friend that I hadn't met for over 2 months - HEAT! It was SO hot and SO humid. A whole world (well a 7 hour flight) away from what I left behind in Oz & NZ. I checked into my hostel and got my head down. The next day I decided to go exploring. There isn't too much to see in Singapore and so I went for a long walk around the main harbour. I ended up in quite possibly the poshest shopping mall in the world. Every 'big' name from fashion and jewellery was there. This is how big the mall was - it had a man-made canal running through it! In the evening I ventured into Chinatown and had crocodile. It was a bit like chicken and pork mixed together, very nice. I headed out in the evening and after a lot of tasting decided the the Singaporeans cant make a decent Vodka Martini.
The next day it was time to say goodbye to Singapore and hello Cambodia!!! As soon as the plane was skirting around the runway on final approach I realised that this is going to be unlike anywhere that I have ever been to before. It was a little bit scary first arriving as I had to get my visa on entry, this meant that my first experience of Cambodians was immigration officials that never smiled asking for dollars out of me!
This was all to change as I managed to get my visa and headed into the city to my accommodation. I am staying in a place close to the city center call the Mad Monkey. Never has a hostel name represented the place so perfectly. It is indeed mad here. Beer costs $1.25. That's 79p. I have been out pretty much every night since I have got here (except last night, I had to be a woman and have a quite one). One night we went to a Cambodian nightclub. Made Weston Super Mare look like Hollywood. I couldn't believe my eyes when we walked in. So many beautiful women, so little time. Drinks first though and so we went to the bar. As I was waiting for my beer (it was $1.50 here, bloody clubs inflating prices eh???) I felt a pinch on the back of my arm, now this isn't the usual avenue that gets my attention but I turned around never-less. She was stunning, and it appeared that she wanted to talk to me, to ME. At this point Lee (one of the ex-pats that works here, proper legend!) informed me that she was interested in me, but she was probably more interested in my wallet! Every good looking woman in that place was a 'lady of the night'. I got my beer and swifty moved away. I still danced my tit's off - which might explain why no more ladies wanted to talk to me! Say what you want about me, but if there is one thing I can do well, that is dance so bad that even call girls keep their distance.
I do really love Cambodia and I haven't even seen the best bits yet apparently. I am heading to the killing fields tomorrow (not saying for one second that the killing fields is a 'best bit' of Cambodia) and then up to Siem Reap to see some temples and 'stuff'. This is such a great country and the people are so friendly here. I am off to explore the 'Russian' market now.
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