A Creature Other Than a Mall
Singapore mostly lives up to its rep as a vast series of malls that happen
to have UN representation.
I mean, if you’ve been anywhere in Asia, it’s not exotic at all. Just little
things that remind you that you’re not in a mall in the US– the cashiers
take and hand back your credit card and receipts with both hands; most
bathrooms have at least one squat toilet among the stalls… give me a few
minutes and I’ll think of a third.
There are more misspellings and grammar mishaps on official signs. Oh yes,
and as I mentioned before, all the cats have their tails docked.
That’s part of why I haven’t written much about it– it doesn’t feel like nearly
as unique experience as going to Vietnam was. I mean, it’s not that exciting
to report that I went to a different mall that had a different Louis Vuitton store.
But recently, outside my apartment, I saw the most awesome little lizard ever
parasail onto a tree. Dude.
It looked like this:
[It flicked that yellow flag on its throat open and shut several times]
