Category: Singapore
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2am dessert bar
Last night we met up with a few friends, and walked over to the 2am dessert bar for a big dessert after an intentionally small dinner. As advertised, it is indeed open until 2am, but that’s only its 2nd best feature. Their desserts are awesome! They have a really fun menu with all sorts of […]
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The Cat City and Monkeytown
“Won’t you take me to…Monkeytoooown? Won’t you take me to…monkeytowwwwwn.” That’s what we (me, ben, and Tracy!!!) were humming on our way back from Bako National Park in the Malaysian part of Borneo. Check out my photos and the very extensive comments to see why!
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Wakeboarding Minus the Wake
Last night, deb and I went to Singapore’s cable wakeboarding lake, and got towed around the lake not by a boat, but by their giant system of cables. It was fun! Starting seated on a bench feels pretty different from starting floating in the water. The cable jerks you more than a boat does as […]
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Baby sea turtles!
Ben and I went to Malaysia this weekend and I got to hold a baby sea turtle! Eee, cuteness! Oh, and there was also a gorgeous tropical beach and stunning coral reefs. But mostly, it was all about the turtles.
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Intermission
As it turns out, our time in Singapore includes a brief intermission. Deb and I traveled to Japan for a week of vacation, after which I headed home to CA for a work trip, and to attend my dad’s 60th birthday festivities, while Deb stayed in Japan for a week of work. At the end […]
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Bryan and Becky come to visit
Bryan and Becky graced us with their presence for a few days in Singapore, and then joined back up with us in Japan for more exploring. In between, they disappeared for 10 days of Southeast Asian travels. Bryan arrived almost a week before Becky, and hung out with me while we both got work done. […]
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Stormy Sunday bits & bites
There *is* litter in Singapore. It just gets washed away by the buckets and buckets of rain every day. And people do jaywalk, but only in groups. -=:=–=:=–=:=- Scale is very different here. Last night after dinner, Tanya and I asked our waitress where the closest MRT (subway) stop was, and she said, somewhat horrified, […]
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And the theme shoe of Singapore is…
…Crocs. Everywhere, crocs. The traditional bubble clog to the “no really, a rubber case for your foot can be cutesy” variety to a whole range of flip flops. And the kids all wear ’em too. It kinda makes sense…Crocs were made to be boating shoes, and this island is so wet & slippery it’s like […]
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It’s a good thing I don’t wear makeup…
…aka Singapore First Impressions. Well, I’m in Singapore for 10 days (in the middle of our Sydney stint) for our office expansion project, and Ben’s home in CA for seder, grandpa’s birthday, and Kirkwood Halloween (fresh snow this very weekend!)…oh yeah, and a product launch for work. That too. When he’s in Kirkweed and I’m […]