Day 2 in Singapore was much better. We woke up early and started the day by going to Chinatown. I was much more comfortable there. The stores were just opening at a half past 9 so we checked out the Budda tooth relic temple. This is one of the most amazing temples i have seen! There were so many statues and little ones adorned the wall all the way up to the high ceiling. I didnt expect that of a temple. The large buddha in the main hall was impressive too. I caught one of their prayer rituals and it was interesting to see and hear. We checked out the statues of the saints that were protectors for the different years. We even took pictures of the one for our little boy who will be born in the year of the rabbit.
Later, we checked out the shopping area which was all open by that time and the shopping was pretty good. We found a good bargain in souvenirs, bought a nice bell for our house and my mother-in-law saw a really nice table watch for cheap. We told them about the temple so they went with us again. Only when i got back did i notice that it housed the tooth of buddha so we checked out the first floor and went up to the 4th floor to a really nice place. Behind the glass in the far room was supposed to be the relic of Buddha, his tooth. They were showing it in the tv monitor. The most amazing experience was when my in-laws asked my wife and i to get a blessing from the buddhist monk. We did and when the monk placed that bell like thing on my head, i felt an electrifying surge affecting my crown chakra. That monk had an amazing Qi! If he was just one of the newer monks, since he got that task, i am curous how much stronger the Qi of the more older monks will be. I must find out someday.
Anyway, after lunch at Wendy's, we went to join our tour. We started out by visiting the fountain of wealth. It was just a drive around it. It wasn't flowing that time. Then we passed by the Singapore flyer before stopping to see the Merlion. We saw the esplanade, the marina bay sands and the helix bridge across the singapore river.
Then we went to Chinatown to visit the oldest chinese temple in Singapore, the Thian Hock Kheng. It was nothing compared to the relic temple.
The tour guide then brought us to a tourist trap of a jewelry place then up Mount (seemed more like a hill) Faber and then the last stop was the Botanical gardens. The orchids were nice... it rained a lot and i got wet.
On the way home, we asked to be dropped at Orchard road and did some shopping in Takashimaya and the nearby malls. I've been trying to find a case for my new Samsung Galaxy S but most of the cases are for ipods.
Im now waiting for my bathtub to fill so i can soak away the day :)
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