Awaking the next morning we were raring to go. First stop: McDonald's for a junk-food breakfast. One thing about Singapore is that it is up on all the junk food joints. No problem finding whatever you want in Singapore. Our destination this morning: Arab Street.

If you haven't guessed by now Singapore is a city for shopping. From what we gathered many of the tourists are drawn to Singapore because of the excellent shopping that can be found everywhere. Orchard Street has all the fashionable shops, including all the designer names, and department stores. For the more adventurous you can wander around Singapore's Chinatown, Arab Street and Little India districts. Each has its own flavor and its own special items of interest. Anne and I, however, were not in Singapore to shop. We were there to enjoy the flavor and excitement of the city.

The most fascinating thing about Little India was the food. Food vendors were everywhere and the smells were absolutely fantastic. Anne and I soon found ourselves hungry and searching for a place to eat. Many places the food looked great, but the services, well, they left something to be desired. The food was served "au natural." By that I mean on banana leaves with no eating utensils, no fork, no spoon and no knife. We passed and looked for a more conventional restaurant which we soon found.

I have to admit I learned something during this meal. Anne and I have always been fond of Indian food and have gone to a number of Indian restaurants in the U. S., England and some of the islands. But this is the first time we'd ever been to an Indian restaurant as authentic as these were. We sat back and enjoyed the air conditioning while waiting for our food. An Indian gentleman dressed in a western style suit came in and sat at the table next to us. Watching him eat was an experience. He ate without utensils using the naan bread to scoop up his food. When he finished his plate was as clean as a whistle almost as if it had been washed. You could tell by watching him that he thoroughly enjoyed the food. When he finished a quick dip of his fingers into his water glass and he was ready to run off. I've never seen anyone eat this way before and it was interesting to watch (without trying to be conspicuous that I was watching!).