Singapore; where everything is illegal!

I spent 2 nights in Kuala Lampur. Didnt do a whole lot besides shop and walk around, which is a good way to get to know a city.. the downside to malaysia is that they're very conservative people, so yesterday morning i leave the house in my customary "its 35 out" outfit (meaning, shorts and a tank top) and i got cat called and leered at SO much in the first 2 blocks i had to turn back and change. Ick

Arrived in Singapore this afternoon, its only a 6 hour bus ride from KL and besides the customs stoppoints i slept almost the whole way. Speaking of customs, a few fun facts about things you cannot do in Singapore:

- Bring into the country, under any circumstace the following: anything (lighter, toys etc) shaped like a gun or weapon, Chewing gum (im not making this up), Bootleg movies, Drugs, prescription or otherwise (you actually need a prescription for ibprofen here)
-jaywalking (they actually hand out tickets for this here)

amazing. there are signs all over the customs areas that say "Drug smuggling incurs an automatic death penalty. i kid you not.

In any event, i made it through just fine, and met a girl on the bus, Tina. We went out to Raffles Hotel, which is famous for having invented the Singapore Sling. Obviously we had to go into this incredibly fancy hotel and have a drink. The magic was somewhat diminished when we realized that
a) the drinks are $25 each
and b) are not handmade by some fancy bartender, but come out of a spout automatically, like a pop machine

Despite all this, we each had one, took a lot of photos, and i (stealthy backpacker that i am) took a ziploc bag of complimentary peanuts from the bar. Tina left for the airport, and i headed off to the Singapore Art Museum, then took a walk down Orchard Rd, which is a really long Rd, FULL of shopping malls. and not just regular everyday stores, like 3 leves Chanels, and stores id not expect to see in Asia (like A&W for example?? and MAC?). There are no great deals in Singapore, its pretty high class, but its fun to waltz into the stores and pretend like i belong there.