I visited Mitch in Singapore again this weekend. We explored some new neighborhoods and went to one of the many Singapore International Film Festival films. Many of the photos I’ve chosen to include here are indicative of my favorite thing about Singapore – there are gardens everywhere. It’s really spectacular. Enjoy!
It’s not the best picture, but I was standing on one rooftop garden looking down onto another rooftop garden, which is pretty cool. Also check out the Christmas tree below!
The next set of photos are all from the rooftop garden on which I was standing when I took the previous photo. There were fish in the pools of water, which made me wonder who feeds them.
These are from the same rooftop and are probably my favorite part of the whole thing. They are walls. Made of plants.
Proof that plants are real
Plant walls
Of course, it’s not all rooftop gardens . . .
Skyscrapers
If you’ve ever looked at a map of Singapore, you’d’ve noticed water. Everywhere. Yet another reason I love this city.
It’s not the best picture, but I was standing on one rooftop garden looking down onto another rooftop garden, which is pretty cool. Also check out the Christmas tree below!
I also really enjoy contrasts. For example, there are red-brick streets . . . and ultra-modern coffee bars . . . The New Black is a really interesting concept. You can read about it here.
I’ve always taken my coffee black. I started drinking coffee in college, not because I needed the caffeine but because getting a cup of coffee was often more convenient than getting a meal. I didn’t start having coffee in the morning until my second year teaching, actually, and even then it was more for the taste. My mum used to make her coffee with a bit of milk and a bit of brown sugar, but my dad never did. Mum stopped drinking coffee when I was 14 (long story that involves a bad cup of joe on an airplane) so my dad was my role model. Nowadays, I like to think that I drink coffee for the taste, but I do find myself with a headache around noon if I skip a morning cup. Addicted? Yes, I’d say so.
This afternoon I went to Pour Coffee Parlor with a book. I ordered just a regular cup of coffee and was delighted by the presentation:
Pour also has a very trendy, hip vibe. This isn’t the greatest picture (my table faced the window) but hopefully it gives you an insight into the industrial yet welcoming feel of the place. The flowers on the tables are a nice touch.
I don’t typically take myself out for coffee on weekday afternoons, but I did today. This is the inside of Starry Nites Cafe, one of my favorite haunts.
The “dining area,” for lack of a better term, is another room that you can glimpse underneath the chalkboard. There’s a tiny table in a corner that I love, but someone else clearly loves it, too. As a result, I sat at one of two tables right by the door, which let me watch the eclectic customers wander in. Naturally, I had a book to hide my peeking.
Photos, travels, musings, and ideas on education by someone trying to make the world a better and more peaceful place
By Rebecca Michelle 
