First impression of Singapore coming out of Changhi Airport: lots of greens and feels like Hong Kong! Except... everything is more spread out and new on the outside. Apparently they paint the buildings every decade to keep the city looking new and spectacular. There's also no congestion and not as many people on the streets as other Asian countries.
Yesterday we went to the Botanic Garden. Two hours of walking around in the monsoon season rain, I had only covered one-third of the park. Interestingly, there are not many cultural sites in this city-state. They seem to prefer the new and the modern.
This morning was our first company visit to Temasek Holdings, an investment company owned by the Singaporean government. There are a surprising number of UVa graduates that work there. They hire expats!
