Day 2 at Riverside (2 Jan 2010)

The "smartest" thing that I have done on day 2 is probably bringing out camera which is low in battery. That explains the zero number of photos taken.

Went to get a phone line and open a bank account today. After then, we (3 other NUS students and I) headed to the apparently most ATAS shopping mall at here, the Galleria at Tyler. Bus ride was around 30 minutes. We passed by many pretty houses on the way.

The mall is really quite big with many shops. Not being in a shopping mood, I didnt buy anything from the mall. Forever 21 is really cheaper over here. So as some of the big brands such as Guess etc. Woah! Nevertheless, Factory outlet stores over here offer even better deals. And in fact, it has all the big brands that you can think of. I have to admit that I am not someone who enjoys shopping, or rather I would say, I hate the fact that I need to walk around, choose from 100+ items, and decide whether to buy something, in consideration of budget.

Lunch was at Panda Express. It is a chinese food chain. Interesting enough, all the chinese food here somehow use panda as their symbol/mascot. The chinese food tastes ok at first, but I get sick of the taste after less than 10 bites. Somewhat, everything here is full of seasoning/sauce. So, the beijing beef, orange chicken, sweet sour pork taste all too salty, sour, sweet, oily, after a few bites.

Nice meeting the few others from NUS. At least, we know someone down here at Riverside also secretly craving for Chinese food/hawker food/mamak stall; start to dislike burgers; and just want to get away from Singapore for a couple of months.

Plans for day 3: Visiting Stonehaven Student Housing (the place that I will be staying throughout the semester), nearby supermart. School is starting on day 4. Feel so unprepared