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I have been in country now for at least two and a half weeks. It feels absolutely normal! Yes, nothing has been a suprise so far. Singapore was predictable if not a little chaotic. They were celebrating Chinese New Year. Everywhere there were huge figurines of pigs. Pigs dressed and undressed, covered in gold and red, all for luck. Each night I was there they had parades through China town. Going out for dinner was an exercise in demography. One had to battle and slip through a veritable gridlock of humanity. I managed it but it was not easy. Fortunately I was able to get to the food street which was not as crowded as the rest of the streets. I had a lovely meal of seafood Laksa. I was in Singapore for more than one night because I had to go to Police Headquarters to get back a Bronze Spearhead that the Singaporean Police had confiscated last time I was there. A problem of not having import or export licences. The trip to the Police HQ was uneventful, it was just around the corn...