At first glance,Singapore appears shockingly modern and anonymous,but this an undeniably Asia City with chinese,Malay and Indian traditions from feng shui to ancestor worship creating part of everyday landscape.It's these contrasts that bring the city to life. Singapore has traded in its rough-and-ready opium dens and pearl luggers for towers of concrete and glass,and its steamy richshaw image for hi-tech wizardry,but you can still recapture the colonial era with a Singapore Sling under the languorous ceiling fans at Raffles Hotel. AJ after tour~o)