I came out of work late the other day and realised that Clarke Quay was all lit up with lots of lanterns surrounding the river for the Mid Autumn Festival. I can see the lights from my window at home so thought I should take a closer look while I had the time. Apparently some… [Read more…]
August 28, 2011
So last week I had my four week anniversary of arriving in Singapore. Yes, 1 month down already. Unbelievable. A lot has happened in these four weeks but all in all things have gone really smoothly. I have moved into a new house, I’ve set up all my visas and bank accounts, I’ve started work… [Read more…]
August 22, 2011
So everyone’s heard of Chinglish, right? You know, the funny words you read on signs after Chinese people have run words through Google Translate. Well Singapore has Singlish and it’s nothing like Chinglish, much to my disappointment. Singapore as you know, predominantly speaks English and Chinese as their everyday languages, with a touch of Malay and Tamil… [Read more…]
August 14, 2011
I’m moving today! How awesome is that? Finally, after 5 months on the road, I can unpack my suitcases. This freaking rules. But before I go, by popular request, here’s a tribute to my first home in Singapore – Studio M Hotel. And my hood – Robertson Quay (which will still be my hood, I’m… [Read more…]
August 13, 2011
After 3 weekends in Singapore, I thought it was probably about time I checked out a few of the tourist sights, so today I decided to wake up early and hop onto the hippo bus – Singapore’s big red sightseeing tour bus. I’d hoped to avoid doing this by taking the standpoint that ‘I’m a… [Read more…]
August 11, 2011
I knew this would happen eventually, I just hoped it wouldn’t happen so soon. I had a bad day today. Right from the outset – bad. Today is my 2 week anniversary of arriving in Singapore. Actually pretty much right on now as I write this I was touching down. How time flies when you’re… [Read more…]
August 10, 2011
Is there any better feeling than telling an old colleague that gave you endless misery to basically “get f@#ked”? One thing I didn’t expect when I made the move, was the number of people who would come out of the woodwork to either congratulate me (which I appreciate very much) or to ask favours now… [Read more…]
August 8, 2011
Seems Saturday nights go off with a bang around here with a fireworks display lighting up the city
August 7, 2011
Well, I did it. I made it to the one week mark without a tear, tanty or catastrophe in sight. Better still, I started my new job, found a house and am starting to get to know the city. Starting work was interesting. It’s been over 3 years since I started a new job, so… [Read more…]
September 4, 2011
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