Scoop from Singapore

Last Saturday the International Student Center lead a Cultural Tour of Singapore, where we were able to see most of the city. Our first stop was in Katong, where they picked me to model a traditional Nyonya kebaya.

While there, we also watched a man make wontons by wrapping pork and rice in some form of a leaf. Jeremy tried to learn how to make them and found it looked much much easier that it really was. We got to taste the wontons, along with something made from fish and pineapple cookies, my favorite! The tea there very nice, but I may skip the fish and wonton next time.

From Katong we traveled to Arab Street, where we visted the Sultan Mosque, one os Singapore's most imposing religious buildings and the focal point of Muslims in Singapore. We were allowed to go inside, but had to wear robes out of respect for the religion.

After Arab Street we visited Little India and Chinatown, although only for a short while. We will need much more time to explore these locations in any way that does them justice, but the trip was a wonderful introdcution to the different parts of Singapore.