My Favorite Singapore Interactions

1. Up the street, at the cafe where I ordered a sandwich
Waiter: We don't have the kind of bread you want for your sandwich.
Me: What other kind of bread do you have?
Waiter: All the other kinds.

2. In a taxi, around 1 o'clock, on the way to the Botanical Gardens
Me: To the Botanical Gardens, please.
Taxi Driver: Really? You know it's going to rain around 4?
Me: Yes. I know.
TD: Are you sure you know?
Me: Yes. It has been raining at 4 in the afternoon for awhile now.
TD: But are you sure you know that?
(It did indeed rain at 3:30, by which point, F & I had seen the gardens and were sharing a cup of mango sorbet and waiting for our taxi home.)

3. Today, in Chinatown, walking by a temple with my husband, who said: "I can't tell if they play this music to wake the gods up or scare away the evil spirits for the day. Either way, it's a ruckus."