It has always been a lifelong dream of mine to someday visit Asia.  In the summer of Y2K, I achieved that dream, if not at least in part, by spending a couple of weeks in Singapore.

Also known throughout the Far East as a "food paradise," Singapore is an incredible metropolis of interconnected seven-story-shopping-malls and regal religious temples.  Lying just above the equator, this thriving city-state has overcome its lack of natural resources to become a tiger economy in Southeast Asia.  There are many interesting things about Singapore, but in my opinion, the best of them all is the multiracial culture.  Chinese, Malay, Indians, and foreign visitors alike all tend to live and interact in an admirable harmony.  As implied by some of these pictures, the ethnic diversity found in Singaporean culture helps bring forth an intense  variety of culinary delights... or in other words, they've got lots of awesome food!