Singapore- 2012

It all started when my teammate Peter mentioned that he was considering joining our friends on a trip to Singapore. I didn't even think it twice and I had less than a week to book my flight. We booked our tickets just 3 days before leaving Taiwan. We purposely got tickets with a long layover in Hong Kong so we can explore H.K. as well. 

Our adventure started on Thursday. I had gone to the airport early in the morning because Kinmen's airport was not selling anymore tickets since they were all booked. So I got to the airport, thinking that I was going to be on stand-by for a while, at 8:00am. As soon as I got to the airport, I got a ticket and in less than an hour I was in Taipei! BTW, I feel like I should tell you what was on my mind before getting to Singapore. I was so nervous. There was an earthquake in Indonesia of 8.9 & also a tsunami alert in many countries, including Singapore. There was also the missile of North Korea that was going to be launched & was going to pass through Indonesia {we all know how that ended!}. I seriously thought I was flying to my doom! 

So, on Friday at 8:00am, we were on a plane heading to Singapore. We got there at around 3:00pm. It was awesome to find out that the primary language in Singapore is English. {Aahh, finally an Asian country that speaks my language!}We headed to our hostel and got ready for the musical WICKED. It was absolutely awesome! It was my first musical & I loved it. We even got to meet Elphaba after the show.  Friday night was to be our only night of sleep! We shared one sink and one shower room and one bathroom for MANY people in the hostel. It was an interesting experience. 

Saturday morning, we headed to Little India {there are many people from India in Singapore}. Once we got there, at the FIRST shop I fell in love with a hot pink sari & I bought it! The ladies from the shop wrapped it around me and I wore  it all day.   For some reason, everyone was staring at me! haha. But I didn't care. I was in cloud nine!  We also got Henna done. There was a young girl named Rina who was so excited we were there & she brought out a small, jeweled "dot thingy" for my forehead. {At this point, I felt SUPER Indian}. She was really kind! One of those unforgettable people. 

Anyways, after that, we walked {for what seemed like weeks} all over Singapore. We were trying to find a curry place where we were suppose to meet Evangeline Koh but we never found it. We didn't have a phone or internet to reach her but luckily for us, she found us {2 hours later!}. She hung out with us for a while and then were off to a tour around the city. We got to see & learn about some of the buildings by the bay area.  At this point, we were starting to fade. We had walked all day! So we ate dinner at, the one & only, Carl's Jr. {I thought of Andrew!haha}. 

Skipping all the minor details, I'll fast-forward to the flyer. The Singapore flyer is the biggest flyer in the world. Once, you are up there you can see all of Singapore {such a small country} and on a clear, sunny day, you can even see Malaysia. The skyline at night is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G. Period. Nuff said! 

We headed to the airport & took off to Hong Kong at 1:05am. Goodbye Singapore! Once in H.K. we went straight to a bench & slept there for a couple hours so we could function just a little bit! We were so tired! But jyao! We met up with Peter's friend, Trevor, and then we went to the peak. The peak is a mountain overlooking the whole city of H.K. Such a beautiful city. Even though we were only there for a short 8 hours, they were an unforgettable 8hours. We flew back to Taiwan & got here at 4:30pm. We had only an hour to get to the domestic airport, buy tickets and try to get back to Kinmen so that we can start school Monday morning. BTW, we were pushing it! It takes about an hour from the international airport to the domestic airport by bus, so we got a taxi {paid $1,200 for the ride}. Once we got to Songshan Domestic airport we literally ran to the desk to buy tickets! Thankfully, in a period of 6 minutes, we had bought, & boarded the plane & we were on our way back home!

 It was such an intense weekend but it was an unforgettable one. Tyler, Tina, Amber, & Peter made it such an awesome experience. They are the best traveling buddies anyone can ask for. The whole trip, I was reminded of God's faithfulness when keeping His promises. He promised He was going to protect & love me. He promised that if I repented from my sins & departed from them, He was going to prosper me. I think the most important prosperity in my life was spiritually, but I am very blessed with the life He has given me. My God is such an awesome friend, father, protector & guider. I love my life in Him. He gives me these adventures & I wouldn't trade Him for anything in the world. God is good!