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Manhattan Buckeye

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Oct 28, 2010 12:50 PM
It is hot and humid there. Upper 80's lower 90's year round with 70% humidity. I suppose that's what you get 80 miles from the equator. Fun city though.





Oct 28, 2010 12:50pm
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Oct 28, 2010 12:53 PM
Fucking great.
Oct 28, 2010 12:53pm
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THE4RINGZ

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Oct 28, 2010 12:54 PM
Are you there on business or pleasure?
Oct 28, 2010 12:54pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Oct 28, 2010 1:02 PM
Business.

We might move there in January. Weird watching college sports live 12 hours away, then again Les Miles' coaching stinks 12 time zones away.
Oct 28, 2010 1:02pm
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Oct 28, 2010 3:07 PM
Aren't the laws in Singapore pretty absurd?
Oct 28, 2010 3:07pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Oct 28, 2010 3:08 PM
What the hell is that building in the background in photo #2? Why you moving there? Witness protection?
Oct 28, 2010 3:08pm
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ernest_t_bass

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Oct 28, 2010 3:09 PM
justincredible;536247 wrote:Aren't the laws in Singapore pretty absurd?

No worse than this site.
Oct 28, 2010 3:09pm
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Oct 28, 2010 3:27 PM
ernest_t_bass;536249 wrote:What the hell is that building in the background in photo #2? Why you moving there? Witness protection?
It's a casino if I remember correctly. A girl I graduated with had pictures of it on her FB page at one time, and I'm pretty sure the caption stated it was a casino.
Oct 28, 2010 3:27pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Oct 28, 2010 3:43 PM
ernest_t_bass;536251 wrote:No worse than this site.

LOL! The criminal justice system is a bit more strict there, but the reputation far exceeds reality. Unless you are pulling a Nate Newton-esqe tons of pot inporting, or otherwise committing a crime, you are fine.
Oct 28, 2010 3:43pm
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Oct 28, 2010 3:48 PM
Manhattan Buckeye;536299 wrote:LOL! The criminal justice system is a bit more strict there, but the reputation far exceeds reality. Unless you are pulling a Nate Newton-esqe tons of pot inporting, or otherwise committing a crime, you are fine.

I like to commit crimes. I'd never hack it over there.
Oct 28, 2010 3:48pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Oct 28, 2010 3:51 PM
se-alum;536268 wrote:It's a casino if I remember correctly. A girl I graduated with had pictures of it on her FB page at one time, and I'm pretty sure the caption stated it was a casino.

That is correct, it is the Sands Hotel/Casino, the most expensive casino building created supposedly. Unfortnately we didn't have time to make it over there, but from what I understand the infinity pool/viewing area is pretty cool.
Oct 28, 2010 3:51pm
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Oct 28, 2010 4:00 PM
looks like a rad city
Oct 28, 2010 4:00pm
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Oct 28, 2010 4:48 PM
Looks pretty cool but I'm not down with being flogged.
Oct 28, 2010 4:48pm
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Be Nice

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Oct 28, 2010 4:55 PM
Is it always that sunny?
Oct 28, 2010 4:55pm
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Oct 28, 2010 5:03 PM
darbypitcher22;536315 wrote:looks like a rad city

Oct 28, 2010 5:03pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Oct 28, 2010 10:21 PM
Be Nice;536402 wrote:Is it always that sunny?

Indonesians are burning the brush, so in mid to late October there is a haze from the smoke. But apparently it actually is sunny every day. Fortunately the haze was only bad a couple of days, the rest of the time it wasn't that bad.
Oct 28, 2010 10:21pm
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Oct 28, 2010 10:37 PM
darbypitcher22;536315 wrote:looks like a rad city


worst
Oct 28, 2010 10:37pm
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Oct 28, 2010 11:48 PM
My wife's best friend since high school has been living in Singapore for over a year. They were just back for a few weeks late this summer. They were joking around with us about the "Four Floors of Whores". From what they hear the higher you go up the kinkier it gets.
Oct 28, 2010 11:48pm
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Be Nice

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Oct 28, 2010 11:57 PM
^^^"Four Floors of Whores"....wasn't that a movie on Spike not to long ago?
Oct 28, 2010 11:57pm
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Oct 29, 2010 6:24 AM
Singapore is not for me. I like to do hoodrat stuff with my friends.
Oct 29, 2010 6:24am
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Oct 29, 2010 7:48 AM
What's the currency exchange rate?
Oct 29, 2010 7:48am
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Oct 29, 2010 8:09 AM
S$ is about 80% of US$. But in many places you can use either. English is the 'national' language. It was easier for me to talk with people at restaurants/malls, etc. than it was for me to speak with people working on the street here in Virginia.
Oct 29, 2010 8:09am
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ernest_t_bass

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Oct 29, 2010 8:12 AM
What time is it there? You posted last at 8:09 a.m. E.S.T, but what time is it there?
Oct 29, 2010 8:12am
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Oct 29, 2010 8:37 AM
Very easy to remember, exactly 12 hours difference from the east coast of the U.S. (it literally is all the way around the world). So 8:30 a.m. here, it is 8:30 p.m. there. 8:30 p.m. here, 8:30 a.m. the next day there.
Oct 29, 2010 8:37am
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ernest_t_bass

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Oct 29, 2010 8:42 AM
Whoa, so you're still in Thursday? That sucks!
Oct 29, 2010 8:42am