Singapore - Day 1: part 2

The Swissotel was kind enough to move me to a room with high speed Internet access. That enabled me to upload pictures from the day into the Singpore section of the photo gallery. Since I arrived at the hotel before 8 AM and my first meeting was not until 5 PM I had a choice of taking a nap or taking a walk. I took the latter. This is my third time to viisit Singapore but there are many things I had not had time to visit in the past. Funan The IT Mall is Singapore's largest shopping area dedicated to IT. The six story building houses 178 retail outlets. I visited many of them -- like a child in a candy store. I picked up a few essentials that were on my list including a Smart Media PCMCIA adapter and a USB hub. Speaking of USB, I have never seen so many USB accessories before. The most unique was the USB fan. I could not resist. As I type this story, the new USB fan is keeping me cool. (read more)

Travels July 22, 2003 10:22 AM