I want to move to Singapore

Saw Anthony Bourdain’s show and episode of Singapore, and after that I totally want to live there! 14 months ago

Here’s a shot of his caged lanai with the fam. This was really a nice place (though his now place is much better). I always had my own room when I came to stay. He also had a live-in Sri Lankan maid/cook named Lani. She could cook some of the best meals I’d ever had. 2 years ago

I really want a place like Rick has. Here he is outside his terrace house. It has a garden in front with a koi pond and a garden in back with fruit trees and lots of tropical plants. He even has a second dining table out back in the open air. He’s really fixed the place up nicely. Three bedrooms upstairs. The master bedroom even has a sitting room. Down stars is a nice guest room with its own bathroom. I always stay here when I’m in Singsapore. It’s in East Coast Parkway, near the water with a good jogging course and a really nice food court by the beach. 2 years ago

Singapore translates to Lion City. Don’t know why, there were never any lions here. Tigers, yes. Lions, no. At the end of the Singapore River where it enters the sea, sits the statue of the Merlion, the symbol of Singapore. 3 years ago

Soakin’ suds with Rick, Long Island Kurt and Mike 3 years ago

This is a shot of the old Satay Club, which took up about a square block. It has since then moved to Boat Quay on the Singapore River. Satay is pieces of chicken, beef, or lamb skewered on thin bamboo sticks and grilled, then you dip the meat in a spicy peanut sauce and bite it off the stick. Used to be at the old Satay Club, when you sat down, they automatically brought you a big tray of mixed satay, and you paid for how many sticks you had at the end, then the uneaten satay was reheated and served to other customers. At the new place, they don’t do this. The move lost a bit of the old charm, but now you have river views and shopping and bars and live music and dancing. Satay is probably my favorte food in the world. I never get enough of it. You can find satay at any food court. The secret is in the sauce. I prefer the Satay Club because of their sauce. Often eaten with square white rice cakes and cucumber. Spear them and dip them in the sauce too. If they ask if you’d like skewered grilled shrimp, say no (unless you really want them). They’re expensive. Tiger beer is good with satay. 3 years ago

Raffles, the founder of Singapore. Across from Clark Quay with it’s riverside walk and many small but good restaurants of all nationalities 3 years ago

A must see if you’re in Singapore for a short time, the very beautiful Sultan Mosque. Now there are some small, yet very nice Malay Muslim restaurants open on the right and left sides as you walk toward the mosque. Go native. Wash your hands well and order a banana leaf, sit and wait. Someone will come up with a pot of something and ask, “Yuwansumadis?”. Then someone else will come up and ask if you’d like some of his, and so on until you have a full leaf. Then you mix up different things and rice with your fingers and put it in your mouth, no spoon, no fork, no chop sticks, just your fingers. Give it a try. The food is great. When you’re done, remember that you came to look at the mosque, so shoot a quick picture of it and leave. 3 years ago

It’s well manicured, no spitting, chewing gum, dropping trash, eating on subways, porno films, bad rap, drugs, etc., but Singapore is so clean and green. The toilets are always flushed (There’s a fine if you don’t). You don’t hear every other word, “fuck” ,out of any young kid’s mouth. No bad language. It’s a breath of fresh air. Everyone is nice to everyone. The Indians, Chinese, Malays, Europeans, etc. all get along. The food is great, such diversity. You can drink the water. It’s a very modern city, yet it’s a very old city. It has a warm climate, which I like. And Singapore is centrally located, (Indonesia to the south and all of SE Asia to the north.) Junko 2 and some young girl at Newton food court. 3 years ago