Day 49, Dirty Ol' Perv, Singapore

I took this off my laptop webcam....

Ok so the picture above is not meant to be of my naked shoulder, but of the dude behind who is getting dressed of all things... This guy was that stereotypical old dude who is in a youth hostel when he clearly does not belong there. And of course he was sleeping in the bunk above me.

So this dude every morning for the four nights I stayed here would get up earlier than anyone else in the room and start to unpack and then repack his four huge bags he had with him. Everything was contained in plastic bags, so there would be a good hour or two of russeling about to ensure everyone was up and about nice and early.

But the worst thing was this morning when everyone was having their delightful free breakfast, this dude was sitting on the public computers looking at some dirty website to do with young girls offering various services. *Spits on the ground* another reason to love South East Asia....

Day 48, Botanical Serenity, Singapore

Sundial Points to 4pm

It was nice to find a peaceful spot in the big city of Singapore. The botanical gardens were the perfect pit stop after a hectic weekend with the formula 1. I'd definitely recommend them, mainly as they are free so well worth every penny.

Day 47, Hamilton Wins, Singapore

Polarising Filter Test Shot

The Formula 1 result was as I had predicted. I didn't go to the actual race as I'm not that pumped about spending hundreds on watching cars zoom past me. But instead went to an expensive micro brewery to watch it, which actually served up a good brew. Other fun activities of the day included buying a new polarising filter for my camera, and a book from borders which by the way does not have popular penguins in Singapore.

Day 46, A Day At The Track, Singapore

VVRRRRRRMMMMMMM

Formula 1 is a lot more classy than your typical petrol head event. It was like being at the horse races for a day, but with really really loud horses. Also on offer was The Back Street Boys, but unfortunately I wasn't in the right zone so couldn't see them, but just as good was Travis, Scottish pop rock band that could melt any ones heart. Hamilton took out qualifying and didn't really seem to have any trouble doing so, he is my bet on tomorrow's race.
More results here.

Day 45, Getting Ready For F1, Singapore

As much glory as Ferrari will get this weekend

Singapore is pretty alive right now, the streets are full of people walking around with their F1 passes around there necks and a smile on their faces. I went and picked up my ticket which was rather exciting. On the way back to the hostel I stopped in through Little India which was also rather exciting, especially the random Hindu temple complete with two little kids singing some never ending, highly annoying, Hindi song.

Day 44, Sorting Things Out, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Just another restaurant in KL

Nothing really to report here. Spent the day doing nothing, just recharging the old batteries, sorting out a few things out like a flight home, so you have about another 20 days of this gold!

Day 43, Escaping Leeches, Taman Negara, Malaysia

Giant Rainforest Creature

To be honest, I didn't really like Taman Negara too much. It is the oldest rainforest in the world, but thats about all it has going for it. The problem is that it is such a tourist trap now, so you barely even feel like you are in the jungle. Well not entirely true, it gets pretty intense once you walk off the main trail. I got which was pretty awesome, managed to flick them all off before blood was drawn though. Then it is so humid in the forest that you sweat like crazy which makes things really uncomfortable, seeing they've sold the place out they should take it one step further and install fans on all the trees.

But otherwise the fact remains that as soon as you have crossed the river out of the official park it is obvious that any jungle that was around here has long been destroyed and replaced with rubber or palm plantations. This is pretty sad as the park is reasonably small and considering how much area has been given over to plantations just really signifies how awesome the actual old jungle would have been.