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July 21th 2008: Conference (Day 1), Plus Walk from Little India to Hotel


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Breakfast at Conference Venue
Roti (chewy from being under the heat lamp for too long, yet still
good), grapes, lychee, an omelette (soggy), and shu mai (good).  I
saw two different bowls of lychee and wondered what what the difference
was.  It turned out the ones I took were stuffed with pineapple; the
others were empty.  I liked the pineapple stuffing.  The shu mai
were so tasty--better than most I've had at dim sum in the bay
area--that I grabbed more as I headed down to the conference rooms.
Roti (chewy from being under the heat lamp for too long, yet still good), grapes, lychee, an omelette (soggy), and shu mai (good).
I saw two different bowls of lychee and wondered what what the difference was. It turned out the ones I took were stuffed with pineapple; the others were empty. I liked the pineapple stuffing.
The shu mai were so tasty--better than most I've had at dim sum in the bay area--that I grabbed more as I headed down to the conference rooms.
Lunch at Conference Venue
Clockwise from upper-left: red pepper and octopus salad, shrimp chips
with peanut sauce, Thai green curry with chicken thighs, and broccoli
with crab meat.
Watermelon, a chocolate brownie (eh), and mango pudding.
Clockwise from upper-left: red pepper and octopus salad, shrimp chips with peanut sauce, Thai green curry with chicken thighs, and broccoli with crab meat.
Watermelon, a chocolate brownie (eh), and mango pudding.
Dinner at Komala Villas in Little India
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My coworkers and I shared a dinner at Komala Villas, a South Indian restaurant in Little India. The atmosphere really felt like India. We had dosa, idli sambar, and more; all were quite respectable and surprisingly cheap.
Post-Dinner Walk Home from Little India
Part of Singapore at night.
Clark Quay and Riverside Point at night.  At right is a large "reverse bungee."
Clark Quay has these huge otherworldly mushroom-like things.  I
originally thought they were just to provide protection from the sun. 
Later I learned
they do more than that.
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Part of Singapore at night.
Clark Quay and Riverside Point at night. At right is a large "reverse bungee."
Clark Quay has these huge otherworldly mushroom-like things. I originally thought they were just to provide protection from the sun. Later I learned they do more than that.
We stopped for drinks somewhere in Clark Quay and talked for a while.
Alkaff Bridge, a nicely lit and decorated pedestrian bridge by Clark
Quay.
Another view of the same bridge.
Another bridge.
Alkaff Bridge, a nicely lit and decorated pedestrian bridge by Clark Quay.
Another view of the same bridge.
Another bridge.