Thursday, May 04, 2006

Abhijit from Calcutta

Hailing from Calcutta, India, my guest for 3 nights- Mr Abhijit Bhattacharjee. An extrememly knowledgeable man, we had a really good time chatting, from Food to Politics, travelling experiences to Travel tips, just about everything under the sun. I learnt a great deal about India from him, probably more in the few days than all the news i've heard(& cared to remember- the media always exagerate Indian-Pakistani tensions, but i'm told the locals are always on friendly terms with people from across the border) so far from TV. Moreover, he's more passionate about Singapore than many of us locals; he could even give me lots of local statistics that even i don't know. Anyway, among some of the places we brought him to was New Asia Bar for the view, East Coast Lagoon Hawker centre for the local fare, (hear this: like there's no chicken rice in Hainan, they don't have Rojak in India as well) and the Treetop Walk at MacRitchie reservoir for a nice stroll. (took the easy way out, parked at Venus drive) Check it out.

Famous Claypot salted Veges & duck soup, Satay Beehoon & Rojak

HSBC TreeTop Walk (9am-5pm, closed Mondays)

Pretty bunches of Wild Ixora along the trail

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