UA_Eagle,

Been there and understand completely. See you somewhere sometime.

Best,

Mike

Perhaps a good time to visit would be in Apr...(Good Friday) for the food tours.

THE Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has launched a six-month drive to introduce Singapore�s local cuisine to the world in a bid to reach the hearts of potential tourists through their stomachs.

Named Let�s Makan (eat), the drive will be complemented by a slew of publicity and promotional activities locally and in the target markets of Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the UK.

To help market the event, the board has collated a list of 10 �must-trys� including chilli crab and black pepper crab, Hainanese chicken rice, fish-head curry, laksa and satay. The board said it hopes to establish a strong association between these dishes and Singapore as a destination in the same way that dim sum is associated with Hong Kong and tom yum with Thailand.

Visitors can pick up a copy of a 72-page food guide Makan Delights � An Insider�s Guide to Singapore�s Unique Flavours, which will be available at Singapore Changi Airport, Singapore Visitors Centres, tourist attractions, hotels and STB�s regional offices worldwide. The guide is available in English, Chinese, Japanese and Bahasa Indonesia.

Local food tours are also being developed together with the F&B industry and will be launched in April. Signboards with dining tips and insights to local hawker fare will soon be available at popular food centres. Visitors to Singapore spend 13 per cent of their total expenditure on F&B, which translates to S$700 million a year (US$412 million).

Meanwhile, STB deputy chairman and chief executive, Mr Lim Neo Chian has stepped down from his other role as chairman of the Jurong Town Council (JTC). Mr Lim was appointed CEO of JTC in 1995 before becoming its chairman in 1998.

I am not going to be in SIN in time for the DO but my family and I will be there from 23 Jan to 27 Jan. We are staying at Concorde. Would love to meet anyone who is still there.

I am in Singapore, and given the short duration of the trip, I decided not to adjust to the time difference. As a result, I have been sleeping in the afternoons and doing my exploring at night and in the morning.

I am looking forward to my introduction to chilli crabs tomorrow night. In the meantime, I am probably setting records for bowls of laksa consumed.

With my sleep schedule, we'll be meeting for wake-up drinks and chilli crabs for breakfast!

[This message has been edited by Flying Buccaneer (edited Jan 16, 2004).]

The UA contingent has arrived. Coming in from Narita together were mjm, violist, jan_az, chemist661, I-flybynight, bennie and me. Also making the flight was Freddie Jr.

Hi all

Well unfortunately as you all know, im unable to come through to Singapore due to mum. Her health is dangerously poor at the moment and I really couldnt leave here.

I hope you all have a fantastic time, if anyone has a cellphone number, please drop me an email so I can at least call you guys and catch up.

Mine is +64274069002 feel free to drop me a line.

Stay safe everyone and most of all, have a FANTASTIC time.

Best wishes

Dave

Dave, we're so sorry about your mum's ill health. I'm glad you're sticking close to home; Singapore and FlyerTalk will always be here. We hope that you'll have much better news to report in a few days.

Hi Mike,
I was great seeing you again on the flight from NRT last night.
Count me in tonight, I'll see everyone at conrads.
PS Thanks for introducing me to Flyer talk on a previous flight from NRT to SIN
Regards,
robert

Cool stuff! See you at the Conrad and then off for crabs.

Mike

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Hello from the office in HK ! Hope you are all having fun. I managed a night out with a small group of FT'ers last night, but am here for the duration now. Shame.

Enjoy the heat in SIN and see some of you in a few weeks,

Graeme

My first trip to SIN. My first exposure to pepper and chili crabs. What a great nite

Next time I'll wear a skirt though

Boy, it's soooo difficult to hold back on this remark...

This couldn't possibly be a FT event. It's 1AM and there are way to many sober people and the mini bar hasn't been touched.

Thanks mjm for getting us all together for pepper crabs. Loads of fun1

It was great to meet everyone, and I have to say I prefer pepper crabs to chilli crabs. They're great for breakfast, by the way.

Thanks for coordinating the reservations and the transport, mjm.

Safe travels, everyone!

I think I had too much crabs for a day....having crabs for lunch, and dinner. I didn't sleep till 6am as I had diarohea all nite.

Anyway, Carol, looks like I will have to pass on the high tea at Raffles. my apologies...