Sometimes spur of the moment decisions can lead to the most amazing experiences where you meet the friendliest people, generous in many ways- Amanda, Chai and their son, Su Tian.
Mark and I are both still overcome stunned and humbled by meeting this family who observed our indecision when trying to select food from a wide range of tempting Singaporean dishes in a food hall, and when we finally chose we sat down at their table and a conversation began.
They live in Singapore but have travelled to NZ twice, once as a young couple , sleeping in their car and picking kiwi fruit, and again when their son was born. They loved NZ and enjoyed friendly hospitality, which they sought to repay by offering to take us to a local seafood restaurant , show us a little of Singapore and the culture, in the short time we were there.
The following night Chai and Amanda collected us from our hotel and we headed for an outdoor seaside restaurant . We dinned out on barbecue chicken, satay sticks , traditional soups and this amazing scrumptious hot and spicy crab casserole ! Food just kept arriving at the table , our fingers dipping into the wonderful food and sweat pouring off us in the humidity . We drank fresh coconut milk, freshly squeezed sugar cane and then milky sweet tea. After dinner we drove around their local district and walked through the night market . They happily shared information about life in Singapore, cost of living, cultural traditions and their own numerous travel experiences to such places as Malaysia and Taiwan .
WOW! What a truly amazing night with two new friends .
Thank you for making our stay in Singapore so special and memorable !
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