After shopping, Debbie and Alvin took us to the Singapore flyer... you can see it in the background of this picture. It looks like a giant ferris wheel, but each of the "seats" is actually a capsule which hold about 15 people. 
Here's a picture of the capsules in the background before we got on one... 
You could get up and look around while in the capsule. It was an unbelievable view, even though it made me a little nervous to be up there.... the wheel moved at a very slow pace, so it took about 30 minutes to get all the way around. Here's a pic of the view... you can't see much here, but Singapore has some beautiful architecture.
I have to mention that we happened to be there during the opening of the Youth Olympic Games. I'd never even heard of them, but apparently, it was the first year. This picture is of the stadium during the opening night.... wish we could have been there for more, but unfortunately all of the tickets had to be won through a lottery, so our chances of getting to any events were pretty slim. 
We had such a fun time in Singapore.... it was such a beautiful city! And we can't speak for all Singaporeans since Alvin and Debbie are the only ones we know, but they were unbelievably hospitable and generous to us while we were there - taking us out to dinner, shopping with us, and spending their entire weekend to show us the sights. We would have never been able to see so much of the city in 2 days without them, so we're very grateful!! :) 
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