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Arab Spring Adventures (December 2011)

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Winter in the Desert All Rights Reserved 2012 Darren Chong 1 Dec 2011 Ashalamalakum! The adventures started off the night before with a minor hiccup. The taxi driver that I had pre-arranged said he is going to pick up passengers from 4am instead of 6 am and might not return to Jurong East in time in event he ferried a passenger away from the Western part of Singapore. Makes my blood boil.  Makes me really mad.  About to turn into the Incredible Green Thing, but decided not to let such a small matter hinder our big plan.  Decided instead to wait for the cab or flag a cab in the main road off Jurong East Street 21. As luck would have it, it rained early in the morning before 6am. We decided to call a ComfortDelgo taxi.  Lo and behold it was a former tour mate from the Yangtze River and 3 Gorges trip! Had a rather smooth journey and arrived at Changi Airport Terminal One at 6.50am without any accidents and on time!   Paid about $32 dollars fo...