h1n1, haircuts, and durian

The third day of my trip was more shopping and eating...and exactly where we were the day before. But this time, without my dad and with my grandpa who was super hilarious. Back in the US, H1N1 doesn't seem like that huge of a deal, but here it's definitely a bigger deal. It's not like everyone's wearing a mask, but there definitely are people who do wear masks around. And my grandma was pretty adamant about wanting my grandpa to wear his mask when he went out to lunch with us. Just the worry that everyone in my family has about H1N1 makes it feel like a lot more serious than I've thought it's been. After shopping, eating, and visiting with my relatives, my sister and I went back to my aunt's flat and swam. :) Swimming in the dark after hours is probably one of the best things ever.

Today, my fourth day, my mom brought my sisters and I to two other malls where we shopped for a total of like 7 hours. After getting a haircut (10 Singapore dollars! :P which is $6.95 in the US) and shopping a lot, we went and visited my mom's side of the family. After watching some dramas on tv (a favorite pastime of both sides of my family...), we went to eat durian and then went bowling :) It's always fun hanging out with my mom's side of the family cause there are a ton more people and kids. Even though I pretty much suck at bowling...it was a ton of fun. Picture time! :P

Lunch! :) 小笼包 and other stuff...

Huge toy sale at Takashimaya

Some cool fake aquarium thing at the mall

Snack again! Coffee (they call it kopi here for some reason..) and kaya toast :D

My breakfast pretty much every single day :)

One of my favorite foods in Singapore! (but then I have a lot...) called chwee kueh.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chwee_kueh :P

Another favorite...roti prata with curry.

Chendol with durian

Getting a haircut...

Time to eat durian! XP

We ate quiteee a bit....like at least 12 durians for 10 people?