June 18, 2018
ASIA / PACIFIC
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SUMMIT SPREAD. Tubs of kimchi-flavored ice cream are offered as an option at the dining area of the in-
ternational media center in Singapore. The tiny city-state of Singapore hosted its largest media contingent ever
for the recent summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (AP Photo/
Yong Teck Lim)
Singapore postcard: Tasting
coconut, chicken rice, spice
By Annabelle Liang
The Associated Press
S
INGAPORE — The tiny city-state
of Singapore hosted its largest
media contingent ever for the
recent summit between U.S. President
Donald Trump and North Korean leader
Kim Jong Un. They were well fed, if
nothing else.
The
sprawling
23,000-square-foot
facility built for an annual Formula One
race was refurbished to handle about 3,000
journalists covering the summit.
It was a good distance from the actual
summit venue, and some intrepid
journalists moved from the media center to
try to get closer to the action. Hundreds of
journalists also gathered outside the
hotels where Trump and Kim stayed.
The police, though, stepped up checks
and surveillance in designated “special
event areas” around the Capella Singapore
hotel, where the summit was held, and the
leaders’ temporary residences, Kim’s St.
Regis Singapore and Trump’s Shangri-La
Hotel. The media center was part of
Singapore’s $15 million bill for the
summit, the bulk of which went to
security.
And then there was the food.
Singapore, arguably the food capital of
Asia, treated journalists to a spread of
more than 20 local and international
favorites at meal times.
There were quintessential Singaporean
dishes, such as toast with a coconut and
egg jam, chicken rice, and thick vermicelli
in a spicy broth made with dried shrimp.
Chia Chi Wei, a journalist from Taiwan
and first-time visitor to Singapore, tried
the famous chicken rice during a break: “I
heard so much about it. It was very
delicious.”
The Common Good Company, a group of
local eateries, offered ice cream made with
kimchi, a spicy Korean staple.
“I cannot remember an event that is as
historic, as big, as global,” said its director,
Wong Peck Lin. “What event is there in our
history that has as many journalists from
around the world all trained on Singa-
pore?”
Belgian journalist Tom Van de Weghe
arrived in the media center, luggage in
hand, after a 30-hour journey.
“The food is amazing. Who is paying for
all this?” he said.
Local businesses, it turns out, sponsored
the lavish spread, according the city-
state’s Ministry of Communications and
Information.
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RI VERFRONT PARK • SALEM
Bathe naked with strangers? Welcome to a Japanese bathhouse
Continued from page 2
local culture, make sure you try a sento
too. Just follow the rules so you’ll fit in. At a
typical bath, here’s the routine:
w Leave your shoes in an outside locker.
w Pay the fee. If you haven’t brought
your own soap and shampoo, you can buy
small bottles and rent towels. You’ll be
given one large towel and a small one.
w Go through the entrance for your gen-
der. (You might want to memorize the
characters for “man” and “woman” in
advance.)
w In the changing room, undress and put
your clothes in a locker. This part should
feel familiar to anyone who’s been to a
gym.
w Leave the big towel in the locker but
take the small one with you. Use it for
washing and/or to dry yourself a bit after
your bath so you don’t drip onto the
changing room floor.
w The bathroom has individual washing
stations. The basin is the traditional way
to wash and rinse yourself, but now there
are also hand sprayers.
w Wash thoroughly. The bath is just for
soaking; since the water there is shared,
you’re expected to be clean first. Be careful
not to splash your neighbors.
w Tie up long hair. You don’t want it to
dangle into the shared bath.
Now you’re ready to soak!
At this point, you’ll still be carrying your
small towel, which brings up another rule:
never put your towel into the bath. If
you’ve seen Japanese bathing on
television, people are usually covered with
towels, but that is only for filming. The
most traditional thing to do with the small
towel is fold it and rest it on your head
while you’re bathing.
Finally, sento and onsen have
traditionally prohibited tattoos, which are
associated with organized crime. These
restrictions are loosening, though. Sento
are usually fine with them, but super sento
and onsen resorts may not be, so check in
advance.
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