All Entries in the "Singapore" Category

Sisterhood

Photo: My sister and I
As I started to count the number of countries I’ve visited for my sister’s Red Hot Holiday Party invitation, I also counted up the number of countries she traveled to with me. Surprisingly, the number came to about two-thirds of the total. Sure – I counted a country if she flew [...]

Thank you

 
I have immense joy in my heart around my time in Singapore, and because of that I have immense sadness that I am leaving Singapore. There are so many aspects to these emotions.
First off, there’s the obvious – it’s a great home base to travel around Asia. It has been simply wonderful for me to [...]

Singapore - the good, the bad, and the weird la

Photo: Spiral Staircase at Pagoda
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I’ve spent approximately 3 months on and off in Singapore – it’s been my home base for SE Asia. I feel like I’ve got to know it fairly well – all of it’s ups and downs…and oddities. I’ve tried to compile a list of [...]

Auspicious New Year - Oink, Oink

aus·pi·cious (ô-spshs) adj.
1. Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary.
2. Marked by success; prosperous
3. Term commonly used during Chinese lunar new year.

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It’s impossible to be in any part of Asia in February and not run into the [...]

Piercing Palooza: Thaipusam

Warning - these pictures are not for the faint of heart! If you have any aversion to needles or piercings - then move on to my Orchid post instead. The Orchids are completely zen. A special note to my high school friend, Audra…considering you fainted when you got your ears pierced in high school, I [...]

Orchids - I’ve killed my share

I love orchids - so delicate, so colorful - yet I’ll be damned if I’ve ever been able to keep one alive. My recent attempt was this last summer when I still had a job. I decided to buy an orchid to brighten up my dull office. I simply needed it to stay alive for [...]

Family Ties - Singapore

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I landed in Singapore ready to see something familiar - my family! I was ready to empty out and fumigate my suitcase, sleep in the same bed for multiple nights in a row and get in the Christmas spirit. However, after a [...]