Part 7: Mount Batulao...* On the day of the trek I hoped coach would have allowed us the luxury of some extra sleep - sadly for me I was sorely mistaken!! We were up at 5.30am and ready for another fitness session on the bay. And not an easy one at that, but thankfully I was fairly acclimatised to the heat by now and it didn't drain me as much as before, or so I'd thought! It was still gruelling nonetheless. Then it was time for a delicious guilt free, Ameri...

Part 6: Local transport time....* As the coming days passed I was becoming more and more used to the chaos, there even seemed to be an orderly sense to it, and started accustoming to the Filipino way of life, noticing several characteristics in the people; namely the politeness. I was greeted warmly by most locals and they often called me sir. The infectious Filipino smile was second nature to me now. I was also starting to build up a friendly rapport with the...

Part 5: Fitness at the bay....* The following morning at 5:30am I heard a gentle tap at my door. I was in a semi awake kind of sleep after spending most of the night tossing and turning, the jet lag still had a grip on me. With my hair sticking up, eyes squinted, still in my underpants, and with out a moments hesitation, I answered the door, ignoring my friends previous warnings to be security conscious, and vigilant at all times. Luckily for me, it was only ...

Part 4: Manila...* After a really quite pleasant 3hour flight, we where preparing to land, and a good 20mins ahead of schedule too. I took a glance out of the window to see what awaited me, pausing slightly to think that it all looked relatively normal from the sky. The captain warned us of the humidity and heat outside, but by now I'd hoped my body had acclimatised somewhat after Singapore. I left the plane then joined the line for immigration. 'Ah...Itali...

Part 3: Hawker Center.... My final day in Singapore was met with a little sadness. There were so many more areas and places to explore, but I decided to leave these for my return visit. Most of the food I had eaten up to now, had all been a first time experience - I was not disappointed, and I fully expected that trend to continue for my travels. On my last evening, my friend deciding on leading us to one of the many Singapore Hawker Centre's, or an open air...