An Accidental Tour Guide

I am seriously considering a career in tourism.

The last one week have been spent promoting Singapore's sights to my overseas friends. First was the mission team to India from my home church in Melbourne. They missed a connecting flight to India and got stuck in Singapore for 8 hours. I had a great time showing them the nicest parts of Singapore. Now they think Singapore only has pretty white colonial buildings, colourful boathouses and a giant spiky arts centre.

Me: This is my church in Singapore. (pointing to St Andrew Cathedral)
Pastor Rob: Is it evangelical?
Me: I don't know. Maybe. Sometimes I guess. I think my priest is.

I had no idea what evangelical meant. Despite having grown up in a church. I just found out it meant that the church preaches the gospel. No wonder he looked worried. Either because he thinks that there is something wrong with my church, or that I am so doctrinally unsound I should be removed from Children's ministry.

The day after the team left, Ryan came from the Netherlands for four days. It was fun and laughter. We clubbed and drank at The Clinic, Dblo, Thumper and Zouk, went to the civic district and orchard. The main reason why I was there was to keep Ryan out of the zoo. And he insisted on going to the Night Safari.

Also there was a story of a British exchange student who got so plastered in Dblo, she passed out in the toilet, woke up, crawled from the toilet through the club and into a cab. Crawled from the cab back to her dorm room. Had to be a Brit, Ryan said, being the massive drinkers they are.

I went to a career conference and tried to talk the Singapore Tourism Board into posting me in Australia. Their answer was a straight no. Then I realised the aim of the conference was to get Singaporean students studying overseas to come back to Singapore. Oh well, at least I got a free keychain from them.