Riding the waves

Our Schedule for Friday was very interesting and exciting. First we decided to do something that tourist usually do when in the new country. So we canalized to “National museum of Singapore” which was recommended to us by Mokałaj’s mom. At firs I thought that it will be another boring visit and I was really skeptic. Nevertheless the museum turned out to be one of the most interesting places I have ever been to. I could compare it only to “Museum of modern Arts” in New York but still this one was much better. There where three major exhibitions. Firstly we have visited the exhibition of Greek sculptures brought not so long ago from Louvre museum in Paris. We could also try to wear some toga’s. Afterward we went to see the major show about the history of Singapore from the very beginning of local society, thru the British rule of Sir Stamford Raffles, Japanese ascendancy during World War II, to the present time of great economic and architectural development. The whole exhibit was very interactive mainly thanks to the special electronic device which you can carry all the way. Several thematic paths and great amount of visual and audio presentations could take up hours. Unfortunately we have had an appointment and we had to resign from the last part of the museum. This is definitely the reason to go back to Singapore one day. I will take Ola with me this time!

Our appointment was crucial because it was the day of wakeboarding. After meeting Monika’s friend from Argentina we took a taxi to reach the lake specially designed for wakeboarding. Salty water, ski-look-like lift, some small waves, board and we. We (Me, Monika and Piotrek) means highly trained wake boarders with no fear to ride those waves at high speed. We started and spent another 20 minutes trying not to fall within first 5 seconds. Finally at the end all of us could make the whole round and even some turns. It was all a great fun for me and probably a lot of laugh for people (including our friends from Ireland and Germany who came later) staring at our miserable attempts to become professional boarders. I want to do it again. My another addiction after: skiing, sailing and being lazy from time to time.

At the end of our agenda for the day there was a most important activity. Pool party at Leonie Hill Road 14. Plenty of exchange students, barbeque, pool, some drinks and a lot of great fun before our departure to Indonesia on the next day.