As Veron suggested, I must try the house specialty sandwich, the Seah Street Burger, freshly ground all beef patty with tomato, lettuce and onion, with an option to top it with cheese, egg, bacon, Portobello mushroom, fresh avocado or sautéed bell pepper and onion. Each additional topper will cost you, of course. The last line states, "Forget your diet." I'm joking, it was the clingers around my waste cheering me on.

"Hanami" is the centuries-old practice of picnicking under a blooming sakura or ume tree. The custom is said to have started during the Nara Period (710–794) and was originally limited to the elite of the Imperial Court. It soon spread to samurai society and, by the Edo period, to the common people as well.

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Finally at the Albert Court, one of the properties of the Far East Hospitality Group’s Village Hotels and Residences named after Queen Elizabeth’s consort, I stood in awe of the sight- restored pre-war shop houses with the preserved Straits Chinese details in its design. In its interiors, appointments of a modern hotel are integrated with the historically rich casing to cater to contemporary businessmen and leisure travelers. This hotel is a perfect fusion of the old and the new. 

The Albert Court Village Hotel was built from old shophouses.

My memory of Little India only centers on Mustafa, the 24-hour shopping mall that has everything from a safety pin to an aircraft carrier (read: it has everything, almost). Guha’s walking tour allowed me to see beyond what I perceive the place to be- there is the only cinema that strictly screens Bollywood flicks, the Kali-devoted temple of Sri Weeramakaliamman and more, the Tekka Ceneter’s wet market, and rows of Indian food stalls and restaurants.