After a little shopping in Chinatown, we met up with our friend Matt from Chicago. How lucky we are to be across the world at the same time as both our friends, Brad and Matt! It has brought a welcome feeling of home to our trip.
With Matt, we had drinks and dinner in Clarke Quay. I tried a sampler of locally brewed IPAs from Riverside Point Brewery. For dinner, Chris and I enjoyed watching Matt dive into his chili crab, the renowned specialty (apparently it was quite delicious). I dedicated myself to a chopsticks-only dinner, no matter how many failed asparagus slipped through my grasp, quite literally.
It was down to the wire for our return to the cruise ship. Singapore has two cruise centers, and we first arrived at the wrong one. After a quick Chinese fire drill into a new cab, we headed to the correct cruise center as Matt headed to the airport. At the ship, we were greeted by cruise personnel who rushed us onboard. We were hauling buns as we were literally the last two people to board. We blame this on very poor communication.
Nonetheless, here we are. Now that our blood pressure has returned to normal, we can say that today was truly a great day.
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