Return to Singapore

School is out, and Singapore is back!... or rather, I'm back in Singapore. This time, however, I have my Grandmother with me. So far we have hit up the Botanic Gardens (pictured below), the Jurong Bird Park, China Town, Orchard Road and some other tourist sights.

I love being back in Singapore, but I will only be here for about a month before I head off to AUSTRALIA!!! That's right, THAT plan is still in full swing! And now I leave you with pictures from some of my most recent adventures for your viewing pleasure:

Hawker Center

Singaporean "Sprinkles"

"Ion" at Orchard Road

Also, Happy 4th of July!! I haven't been in the USA for the 4th since 2009!! We celebrated by doing some Singapore sightseeing, eating hamburgers, going shopping, then eating at Chili's. We also had some cake and played Phase 10!! Happy Birthday, America!

Lion Dance

All this week the Lion Dance Championship is being held down on Orchard Road.
You know the sort of Lion I'm talking about...

 the one where two guys are covered up by the decorated version of Lion fur, and they dance around and act like a Lion.
Haha... that is probably a really offensive description for serious Lion-dancing people, sorry if I offend anyone! Anyway, during the championship, the two guys jump around on raised posts to the beat of drums and other instruments. I am not exactly sure of what their judging criteria is, but I think part of it is how much they can act/look like an actual animal, because they spend a lot of time doing stuff that a lion would do, then suddenly they are jumping up and down and doing lifts and stuff! Each team had their own set to perform on, and they would change after each team.

Here is one of the teams. Not sure that the video is excellent, but they were actually the best team. The entire routine lasted about 15 minutes total... talk about a workout for those Lion boys!

*Side Note* Ate at TGI Fridays tonight! Sooooo good! :)