3. FINAL FROM SINGAPORE

It rained, no, poured rain all day today.  I felt right at home.  We sat for a long time downstairs in a coffee shop just watching the people go by, drinking yummy Italian coffee.  Late this afternoon we dove out into the rain, across the street, down into the underground area and walked until we were completely lost in a sea of shopping and restaurants.

We stopped for supper in one of those places, a place called Hot Pots.  So we ordered (I say so easily) something or other, never too sure what .  Along came a little pot of broth, set upon a fire lit stand, a plate of sliced chicken, a plate of sliced beef, a plate of bean sprouts and gai lan.  And so we sat and waited, completely in the dark as to what to do.  We watched others but they were eating something different.

Finally Bill flagged a waiter down and asked what we were supposed to do.  He showed us how to put the meat in the now boiling broth, and add veggies etc...we felt so stupid.  It was delicious of course and we basically made our own little bowl of food, using a delicious chili sauce.  As I was about to finish my mouth started to burn, and I mean freaking burn...and it wouldn't stop.  I can handle pretty hot stuff but this was a whole new level of burning pain.  I started to eat the ice from my drink, I drank most of Bill's beer, ate more ice and it just wouldn't stop.  Actually it got worse....hotter and hotter.  I was almost in panic tears mode.  I just couldn't understand why it wouldn't abate, even a little.  And then I suddenly realized...those little chili thingies were stuck all through my stupid fake teeth!  I didn't care who was looking,  I whipped my uppers and lowers out of my mouth, grabbed a napkin and wiped them down.  Finally, my mouth started to cool down a little.  Stupid stupid teeth, the bane of my existence.

MY KIND OF SELFIE

THE HOT POT

SOME OF THE ADDITIVES

FROM THE COFFEE SHOP

Tomorrow we get onto the ship.  I will probably have to resort to emailing my entries direct to people.  I will try to do it on here.  I prefer putting my entries on here and pics on face book.  At least that is what I hope will work.  So next entry will be from the ship tomorrow night.  TTYL