The Singapore Times Exclusive: THE ABDUCTION OF RORY DYLAN STEPHEN: YANKEE GRINGOS AT RAFFLES SINGAPORE WILLING TO PAY $44USD FOR A SINGAPORE SLING
We drove to Raffles Singapore for a “pre-dinner cocktail”. The parking valet had that look of fear in his eye like the one Bobby Jr. received from the maître D at The Crooked Crab where we had our lunch.
Bobby took me to witness a “sorry sight” as he described it. We wended our way to a bar that served Singapore Slings a cocktail supposedly created at the Raffles Singapore by bartender Ngiam Tong Boon in 1915. There were at least 50 people waiting outside The Long Bar for a seat of shame. Almost all Americans speaking loudly with “extreme confidence” Bobby Jr. remarked adding, “Give those folks a couple of Slings and one of our Viet pickpockets has a field day. No self-respecting Singaporean would ever have a drink there.” We go to the Courtyard Bar, Bobby enjoying a Durian Sling for a third the price of a Singapore Sling upstairs. To my surprise I had a cube of frozen yogurt, strawberries, mango and dragon fruit he had preordered a couple of hours ago. Boy in this steaming heat what a delight! Why is Bobby Jr. treating Rory his prisoner so well? Puzzling!
The Raffles waiter said no charge to Bobby Jr. saying to me our last stop for the day was Shangri-la Singapore where he had “big news for me”.
We did have a cruise around Raffles Singapore lobby. Beautiful colonial! Bobby noted he could never stay here as so many Brits were here and the stink of beans and toast each morning in the breakfast room made him gag.
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