Hanging with LinkedIn Singapore
It’s Monday and yeah, it’s time to head into work. Feels miserable being in a new city filled with new things to do, but then you forget this was a business trip. Can’t really complain though. For one thing, I got to come out here, and the other, this was LinkedIn after all, not some stiff collar company I have nightmares about. Ahem, government jobs *cough* *cough*. So after work we headed out to Level 33, a bar imaginatively named after being situated on the 33rd floor of the Standard Chartered Bank building. Let me just say, it’s exactly what you’d think the place was for, the view. Great view. Food? Travesty. Do note this was the happy hour food and not the restaurant food. Not that I would go back to try it.
Anyways, it was about the company, and not in company like LinkedIn itself, but the company I was drinking with. It was hearing and getting inspired about people moving halfway around the world and having the right people supporting them. That must be so awesome. But after getting to know them, it’s no wonder why they get the support they need. We’ve hired some pretty kick ass people.
Afterwards I walked home and stopped by Lau Pa Sat Hawker Center. I wasn’t drunk but I needed to wash out that horrible taste in my mouth. Needless to say, it didn’t help. Only thing it really did was increase the amount of sweat I was doing. Late night buzz curing noodle soups were always a welcomed treat back in SF. In Singapore, as someone not acclimated, a very bad idea. After scarfing down my tasteless bowl of soup. I headed back over four long blocks and entered the hotel drenched. I looked like I came in from a rain storm. Wishful thinking. At least in the rain, I may have cooled off. Singapore humidity, one, me, zero.
Here’s a photographer’s dilemma, taking tons of photos and none of them turned out good. Thank goodness that’s not me. Behold, a blurry picture!
The famous hawker center situated in the middle of downtown. I got here late so most things inside were closed. Outside though, it was all about satay. They’ve closed off part of the road to give people a place to eat grilled foods and drink beers. Would have been a great place except I was melting and wanted to get back to an AC.
Mellow and smooth just as I like for all my blonds. But for a micro brew, nothing memorable except for the price. $13.33SGD
I used to think you can deep fry anything to make it taste better. But oh boy, not blood sausage. Even the sauce could mask this mistake. Ugh, I love blood sausage. Why did you do this to it? $14SGD
Not what I expected. And definitely the last dish we received to conclude that this place was horrible for happy hour food. Why would you name this fish and chips, let alone charge so much? $14SGD
It’s an interesting blend of architecture, food stalls, and seating. As if an aristocratic architect took his time to build the place only to have
Unfortunately, there was only one stall selling noodle soup. Wish I hadn’t gotten me a bowl. It was nothing like I imagined. What it tasted like was me buying generic fish balls from the store, cooking them up with some noodles, and adding it to a soup I made with instant chicken broth. I need to find where the right place is for this. $3.50SGD
I actually didn’t have high expectations for this center since it was downtown and stood out like a tourist trap. And once I left and saw a cancerous Wendy’s growing on it, my suspicions were confirmed.