As you might expect, the Monday and Tuesday after the Malaysia trip saw almost all of us lying around the dorms recovering. Monday, we had to write a blog for our religion/globalization class, and Tuesday we had to write an essay for our Singapore history class. Needless to say, these two days were not really any fun, but they were much-needed rest periods after the stressful and exhausting excursion.
Here's one picture I took in the campus pit, just for fun, and to spice things up. It's a sign that has something to do with the rising freshmen's orientation at the university. The theme of the orientation apparently has to do with zombies, which is pretty cool, I must admit.
Also, it reminds me of another unrelated occurrence. There are often Singaporeans in the pit working on some sort of hall project. In order to live in a "hostel" (the Singaporean word for "dorm"), you have to participate in a ton of hall activities to earn "points." So, I was walking through the pit one day, and the students who were working in the pit were listening to ARCADE FIRE!!! I really really regret not going up and striking up a conversation with them, but it was still a neat thing to stumble across.
On Wednesday, we had a group trip planned to the National Museum of Singapore. I didn't take any pictures at the museum, unfortunately, but it was a really awesome place. They had all kinds of high-tech, multimedia exhibits, which I don't even know how to describe. The coolest room was the "Japanese Occupation/World War II" room. There were various-sized cubes on the walls (arranged very artistically) with small sections of maps painted on them, showing where something happened during the occupation (bombs were dropped? People were killed? I don't remember). The walls were black and the whole room had a very eery atmosphere. Every fifteen minutes or so, the sound of a siren would go off, and the cubes on the wall would slowly turn red as a searchlight moved across them. After burning red for a few minutes, a black and white film of army officers was projected onto the uneven surface of the boxes, creating a fragmented image. It was a really moving and unnerving setup, and just one example of how innovative and unique this museum was.
After the museum, we went to a mall for dinner and to kill time. Later that night, we were planning on going to see a production of The Full Monty at the National Library Theatre. The play was funny and a lot of fun, and we somehow got $50 tickets for $15. It was a good time, for sure.
Since I didn't really take any pictures that day, here's a picture of me and Abby and Hui Qian, all sporting trendy floral outfits! I got that shirt for only $20 in the Arab Quarter, and everyone complimented it all day.
Here's a picture of me with a delicious dessert that I split with a girl in the group named Kelsey at the mall where we stopped for dinner. I'm making that face because she spilled part of it on the table :-( It was a huge pile of shaved ice drenched in condensed milk and red beans. It was soooo good!
Look at this store in the mall with my initials!
And, finally, here's a picture someone else took of the Full Monty set!
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