:: DAY 1 (11/12) ::

Stayed in: Taj Hotel (Room 407) in Trivandrum

Today in Singapore, it was packing plus visiting my Chinese grandparents’ house in the morning. Slept quite late the day before so I fell asleep at their house. When we returned home it was packing all the way.

So, anyway, the plane ride was about 4 hours (including the waiting time). We went to the airport earlier to have dinner (at Crystal Jade with my uncle and aunt), and it was pretty tasty. I heeded my mom’s instructions and bought some po zhai and diarrhoea pills after we checked in.

The flight was long and arduous and boring. I literally stoned for half the flight, and couldn’t sleep due to my blocked nose. Only managed to doze off for a short while and read the New York Times too. The food was okay – curry fish and rice.
When we touched down, I realized how different Singapore and India are. Seriously different. The airport we landed in had no aircon, only fans, and the equipment were in a rundown state. My aunt did tell me not to expect too much so I wasn’t that surprised.

Apuppa’s friend is so well-connected that we were the first in queue after touching down, then there were 2 cars waiting to pick us up. We were sent to the Taj Hotel – impressive security checks! – then waited a bit before checking in. The three of us children are to be staying together, so I must be the responsible eldest sister and keep things in check. Hahaha.

Okay I will end here. Kerala has many stray dogs, beaches with scarily large waves, dilapidated buildings mixed in with nice ones, many stars and was cleaner than I expected.

Night!

Labels: india

+ Anita updated @ 10:57 pm

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