Singapore - Is smoking bad for you?

The sun has been blazing during my time in this part of the world. From previous visits I very much expected clear and humid early mornings leading to thunderstorms and rain come late afternoon. Like a typical Londoner I’ve had an umbrella at hand for such occasions. So far I’ve seen rain only once and that was when getting a lift from Melaka bus station to the hotel. Apart from that it’s been sunny and humid....which has make the place awfully hot and humid all day and all night.

As with taxi drivers world-wide the taxi rivers here have also noticed the difference. The weather is changing – global warming. It’s been noticeably over the last few years they tell me. Well taxi drivers know everything even in this part of the world.

Well for lunch today it was smoked duck rice. Smoked duck rice? I’d never heard of it. After many visits to Kansas City I had tasted many smoked meats....but not yet duck. It didn’t taste very smokey to me but it was certainly tender. It came in an oyster sauce and the obligatory cucumber. Generally there were a few bones and but what do you expect given this 'venti' meal was only SGD$6.