25 Singapore Is Filled With Love

Ludwina finally woke up an hour later, and she found her head resting on Andrea's chest, while the man himself slept leaning against the tree behind them. She almost shrieked in joy.

No wonder she slept so well!

Hmm ... She didn't want to wake him up.

She also did not want to leave the man's broad chest ...

Ohh... what perfume did he use? Why did he smell soooo good? Ludwina tried to guess. She had to hold back so hard not to sniff.

Ludwina closed her eyes again and pretended to go back to sleep. She would wait until Andrea woke up on his own...

Ahhh ... this felt so peaceful.

Ludwina couldn't remember ever feeling this peaceful and happy in her life. She did not want to go back to the hotel. She wanted to stay in this park forever if necessary!

When her mind was filled with various scenarios, suddenly, she heard footsteps coming closer to them. Ludwina was suspicious and opened one of her eyes, looking at the source of the sound.

She found a man who thought they were sleeping, sneaking up toward them. This guy seemed to have bad intentions. Ludwina immediately realized that he was after their laptops. She hurriedly jumped to her feet and shouted at the young man who was shocked to death.

"Hey! Why are you sneaking up like that? Do you want to steal our things, huh?!" she yelled as loudly as she could.

Suddenly the man ran away in a hurry. He was utterly shocked by the girl.

Andrea opened his eyes and woke up from his sleep. "What time is it?"

"It's almost 5 pm", Ludwina replied.

"Do you want to eat seafood at Makan Sutra?" he asked her.

Makan Sutra is an outdoor dining place containing many stalls of various famous foods on the Esplanade. The food there was famously delicious and cheap. If you watch Crazy Rich Asian movie, this was the place where they ate street food for dinner in an open-air dining area.

Andrea wasn't sure if Ludwina, who used to eat at fancy restaurants, was willing to eat there, but much to his surprise, the girl nodded excitedly.

"Yes, I want! I'm hungry."

Andrea pulled Ludwina up from the grass and hold her hand to walk toward the nearest bus stop. They took the bus and got off at the Esplanade to have dinner at Makan Sutra.

Andrea fell for Ludwina even more because she was not a spoiled princess at all. She was willing to eat anything and didn't mind walking long distances or getting on and off the bus. There was not the slightest sign that she wanted to be treated with luxury.

Her attitude was very humble. Only people who understood fashion could estimate the price of the Birkin laptop bag she was carrying, as well as the very expensive branded clothing she wore from head to toe.

Everything about her exuded charm, carefreeness, and natural elegance. She didn't look like one of those pretentious so-called rich brats.

"I had a really great day. Thank you for having me," said Ludwina.

"I also had a great day. I get my works done and I can also spend time with you," Andrea replied. "When are you going back to Jakarta?"

"I don't know yet ... I found a lot of inspiration here," said Ludwina with a shrug. "I'll decide later."

"During your stay here, we can meet whenever you want. We can do work together outside like today, or we can go out for dinner or drinks on weekends. I can also work outside the office for 3 days in a week if I want."

"Oh, all sounds good. Tomorrow, I want to work at Ikea ..." Ludwina answered, smiling mischievously, "I love pretending to have an office in one of their display rooms."

"Ikea Alexandra or Tampines?" Andrea didn't think Ludwina was weird at all, for wanting to work in Ikea display room. This made the girl super happy.

"The Tampines one is bigger," she chirped excitedly.

"Okay, then," Andrea nodded in agreement.

The next day Andrea kept his promise to accompany Ludwina looking for inspiration in Ikea. They ate Swedish meatballs for lunch in the Ikea cafeteria. They then returned to 'hang out' in the display room chosen by Ludwina. They were very happy.

The next day, Andrea had to work in the office, so Ludwina spent her time reading books in the Italian Restaurant inside the Raffles Hotel. She met Andrea after work at Chijmes to chat over dinner. Chijmes was a beautiful colonial building that used to function as a church and was now converted into a nice bar/restaurant.

And so, time flies when you were having fun. Ludwina suddenly realized she had stayed in Singapore for over two weeks. She was feeling content and didn't even think about going home.

Oh, how humans could change. Two years ago, Singapore bored her to death that she decided to stop traveling there.

Now, the city felt so vibrant and beautiful, full of all possibilities.

For her, now Singapore was filled with love.