Botanical Gardens, Man Lunch and Temple University

Pond at the Singapore Botanical Gardens

My son and I had a wonderful morning discovering the Singapore Botanical Gardens.  We both brought our cameras and he also brought his scooter.

I fell in love with the Gardens.  I felt like I was back in Central Park in New York City.  The wide open spaces and the manicured paths were so relaxing.  It was like a different world.   I can't wait to take the rest of family back.


Here are some pictures that we took.  See if you can tell which ones my son took.

After getting my son off to school, I headed out for Man Lunch #7 I believe.  Numbers 5 and 6 were not worth mentioning.   I picked up Big John (aka John E. Walker) and we headed off to No Signboard at Esplanade Mall, but ended up at No Signboard at VivoCity.  (Stupid GPS!)  I choose the restaurant based on the recommendation of Tom McCarty and a few travel book recommendations.

I attempted to order a 2.2 lb deep-fried Grouper, but the waitress persuaded me not to.  Apparently thats a lot of fish.  Instead I ordered Pan-fried Silver Trout, Steamed Pork Buns, and Prawn Dumpling soup (along with 3 diet cokes).  It was all fantastic!  It's not cheap, but well worth it.

John E. Walker ordered prawn dumplings and sweet sour prawns.  It's a good thing I didn't wear my wire this time because he would most certainly be looking at some jail time for some past indiscretions.

Shrimp Heads

I ended the day by attending a presentation on the Temple University MS in Human Resource Management and Executive MBA programs offered in Singapore.  I think I have finally found my calling in the HR and Organizational Behavior.  The program looks like a good fit for me, and they are going to bring around a DBA degree in Winter 2012.  I could possibly go back to the US with a doctorate!  That would be cool.