The day started with rain. The first real rain we have seen on this trip. Mary 
calls it a baby monsoon. However by 10:30 the the rain had cleared to clouds and we were ready for the day.
We had a great day with Joel See. We met him about 6 years ago at church in Roseville. He works for HP here in Singapore and periodically travels to Roseville for business at the HP plant. We have seen him several times since then and he has always wanted to know when we were going to visit Singapore. So we emailed him in September and mentioned that we were going to be visiting here.
He picked us up and we headed off to Chinatown. After roaming around there we had lunch at one of the Hawker Centers. The guide books say no visit to Singapore is complete 
without visiting one of these centers. These are no-frills food stalls in a big building. The food is excellent and just quite an experience to eat at one these places.
After lunch we toured around various areas that we hadn’t seen yet and ended up at Joel’s apartment. We got to see his wife and meet his two little girls. Then we all went out to the East Coast Park which is on the way to the airport. There is a nice sandy beach here. We ate at Jumbo Seafood which is a local favorite place to have Chili Crab and Drunken Shrimp. The Chili Crab is a whole crab smothered in a sweet and sour, spicy sauce. Let me tell you it is excellent, but it is without a doubt the messiest food that we have ever eaten! You needed a bath after eating it!
We just had a very special day getting to see areas that most tourists don’t get to visit.
sounds fun! I'm glad you got to see him and get a local tour!
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