Return To Singapore

Posted by John Patrick on Nov 14, 2003 in Travels

SingaporeAccording to the Magellan
SporTrakColor handheld GPS
, Singapore is
a bit south and east from Kuala Lumpur. The latitude is 1 degree 17.582
minutes North and the longitude is 103 degrees 51.202 minutes East. That
makes it 9,485 miles from home.
Singapore is a tiny island compared to the
size of Malaysia but the strategic position it has from a shipping perspective
has enabled it to grow and prosper for many years. My photographic skills
did not do justice to the splendor of the city. The first morning was spent
discussing Internet technology with some IT staff and management at Singapore
Airlines
and this was followed by an interesting lunch with their
CIO to discuss issues facing the airline industry. In the afternoon I was
privileged to meet with executives at SingTel
Communications
to discuss WiFi and other
issues. It was then a special treat to present to the Singapore
Computer Society. The next morning I had a little bit of time to myself
and so I decided to head for Sim Lim.  (read
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