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East or West?

Singapore trip review

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The 3 days in Singapore were my last stop of my Southeast Asia trip. I went there to visit my friends Kay and Emilia and I did not expect the city itself to be very interesting after all I have heard from other people. Accommodation is quite expensive, so I was happy that I could stay in Kay’s appartement. Unfortunately my friends were rather busy at that time, so I had to spend the daytime alone. But Singapore proved to have to have easily enough to offer to keep one entertained for much longer than a few days.
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eDonation

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Spotted inside the main entrance of Masjid Sultan (mosque) in Singapore.

What looks so much like an ATM , is in fact a machine to give donations to the masjid. I assume the money gets transferred directly from your banking account to the account of the masjid. And you get immediately a printed recipe which you can use for claiming income tax deductions.

How innovative, they should introduce such machines in our churches! :)