Night out in Clarke Quay

Friday night I had an urge to get off of the Nanyang Campus. I find that if you spend too much time here, it feels like a regular university and that is a little bit depressing considering how many things there are to do around Singapore. Talking with the Canadian girls we decided to take an MRT ride down to Clarke Quay. I had been to Clarke Quay twice already, but only to pay cover and make a fool of myself in some night clubs so I really didn't get to experience it for what it is. Basically, Clarke Quay is a hotspot for nightlife and a great place to grab dinner at some very nice restaurants while enjoying the scenery of a river flowing through the middle of the shops. The place was very well done, and I was loving it since night shots are my favorite and I remembered to bring my small tripod!! 

After spending too much time deciding on a restaurant due to excessive prices, we settled on a nice little indian food outpost right on the edge of the river because their dishes seemed to be reasonable. Turns out, when you order a meat dish you really only get the marinated meat and need to buy rice or bread in addition. In the end, it was no cheaper than most of the other places that we checked out but it was definitely worth the experience. 

First of all, there were 5 of us on a 4 person table right beside the railing above the river. I was sitting at the helm, facing the river (best spot in my opinion). Annie and Ashley ordered a hoegaarden and Dave got a water, but I was feeling some wine and convinced Alisa to share a bottle with me. Angove's Butterfly Ridge Shiraz Chardonnay, from Australia. Mmmmm it hit the spot.  Now I'm not much of a wine drinker, but sitting in a place like this with perfect weather and some good friends might have just converted me.

As for the food, oh my God. We all ordered a main meat dish, mostly chicken with different spices and marinades and we got 6 flatbread's. Everyone took a sample of everything, and I think that was the way to go. Everything was delicious. And to top it off, because of Indian Independence Day we were given a complimentary dessert; small rolled balls of nuts, fruits and who-knows-what-else. Perfect. The bill wasn't too friendly, but it was worth it.

Afterwards, we dashed to a nearby movie theater to catch Mummy 3 presumably because Ashley is so turned on by Brendan Fraser. Haha, terrible movie complete with terrible acting but the special effects were cool and as such, it was entertaining. Cab ride home (since it was after midnight) cost us another 15 beans each. Choked.

Also, a side note. Is anyone paying attention to this guy? Unbelievable. http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/swimming/story/2008/08/15/olympics-phelps-day-eight.html

Anyways, I need to run and get some breakfast / hopefully meet up with some guys I met in my Environmental class yesterday. They were very interested in my ipod touch so I let them play around with it and afterwards they invited me to do some rollerblading/biking in East Coast Park (Where I know there is a cable wakeboarding setup that I will have to check out!!!!). I hear thunder though, so this may be postponed. Bummer. Anyways have a great weekend guys.

Today's Spin: Cemeteries of London - Coldplay