Within few blocks you can go from Little India, to Arab street, to Chinatown, to the Malay Village. In every of those areas is like the real thing: fantastic original food, a plethora of tiny little shops, temples, mosques, churches, all together with western ultramodern bars, skyscrapers, trendy spots and fusion restaurants.
Singapore is also called the Fine City, as in there's a fine for breaking the law. That's would be normal, if it wasn't for the fact that breaking the law involves: feeding pigeons, chewing or importing chewing gum (but they're opening up now, you can buy them in pharmacies for medical purpose), having standing water (because of mosquitoes), spitting, and a few more.
For drug trafficking there's death penalty, like for other crimes like vandalism, molestation or overstaying your visa (better pay attention there!) the punishment is caning (and i've been told is quite a painful one too!). My personal impression is that there is also an unspoken law, that will fine all girls who are not wearing miniskirts or shorts, as that's all they were here.. If that's the case this is my favorite rule so far..
3 days for me should be enough to taste some beautiful Indian and Chinese food, enjoy the sights (including the ones from the unspoken rule above) and avoid all punishments. I'll be back in a month or so, for the moment..next stop Bali, where I heard there's a very interesting spiritual festival.
