- getting no sleep on the night before just to be able to sleep on the plane; it was raining on the way to the airport and my legs wouldn't stop shaking because of how nervous i was
- the longest flight of my life so far, tiny economy class seats and my knees getting crushed by the man in front of me; watching a documentary on singapore wildlife to stay calm throughout turbulence; seeing lights of some towns of india and not believing i was actually experiencing that
- the blow of hot hot hot air upon leaving the plane and how it was only 6am; staying at the airport for a while because we had nothing to do until our hotel check-in time (and also maybe because we were a bit scared of the hot air)
- our small hotel room and the air-conditioning i was not an expert on, so it would end up being too cold or too hot; spilling my noodles all over my bed twice in the span of fifteen minutes
- suddenly being in the same timezone as jamlois & being able to chat throughout the day? say good morning and goodnight at the right time? stay up for tbz teasers?
- arriving on singapore's independence day and seeing all the people wearing red and celebrating it so cheerfully; getting lost on the way back after fireworks show
- the rainforest; sometimes i doubt it was all real, i still am speechless about what an experience walking around it was, with trees growing so tall and so close next to one another and how they were like an umbrella shielding me from the sun, and how green they were and beautiful
- all the places we've visited and how many of them there were; how much my feet hurt every day from the amount of walking
- the orchid park, palm trees, banana trees, all the trees i still have no idea what to call
- meeting dione for the first time and how nervous i was, how my hands kept shaking until we spotted each other at chinatown mrt station and i ran to hug her; spending the day together, getting good food and agreeing to meet up at least once more
- the smell of tiger balm mosquito repellent
- visiting a buddhist temple for the first time; getting to read every piece of information i stumbled upon
- all the food i don't even remember the names of by now but can still recall what they tasted like; trying whatever new thing there was to try despite my friend not being too willing to do it; the chili crab adventure altogether with encountering some little monkeys on the way
- the smell of durian
- singapore zoo, all the animals and plants i hadn't seen before
- aquarium and the blueness of it all
- sentosa island and the beaches; looking forward to a refreshing time in the ocean but running right into what turned out to be soup temperature water instead; waiting to witness a sunset on the beach, it was breathtaking and the entire scene, together with the sound of waves and the sound of wind dancing around palm trees leaves, will remain unforgettable
- evenings in the gardens by marina bay; the ground was warm all the time so you could just sit down and watch the scenery without worrying about your kidneys
- jazz for dogs concert in botanic gardens on the last day
- the enormous spiders oh my god, the roosters sitting high up on trees
- the time of return, dione coming to hang out with us at the airport for the day since we had nowhere to go until the flight; me spending my last money on a pikachu plushie; how i couldn't stop crying upon saying goodbye
apr 5 2020 ∞
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