Our stuff made it! We thought for sure our container would fall off the ship; luckily it didn't. We packed our belongings in New York on July 20th - they arrived in our new apartment on September 24th. As we started unpacking, the wonderment of how all of these things fit in our NY apartment seized us. We now have a 3 bedroom and as soon as the boxes were unpacked it was filled. Amazing how that happens. Next blog update will include some pictures of our apartment.
Our apartment feels so much nicer with all of our belongings - pictures, cookware, more clothes, etc... Why did I pack so many long-sleeved shirts and heavy pants? Denial. We recently had the hottest week we have experienced here yet. At 11pm weather.com said it was 84 degrees with that lovely little statement afterward "feels like 94" - at ELEVEN PM! This past week thought the weather has been cooler - very breezey and nice. The pool actually felt cold this morning. Is this a fluke? Is this what the winter monsoon season is like? Stay tuned...
We celebrated the end of Ramadan. The holiday is called Eid Al Fitr; here in Singapore they call Ramadan Hari Raya. If you meet someone who celebrates the holiday wish him/her Eid Mubarak (that's a sort of congratulations for the holiday). In Singapore they say Salamat Hari Raya. To celebrate, we went to Geylang Serai, a.k.a. Malay Village. It is a 5-minute taxi ride from our apartment. Tent upon tent was set up for the holiday - it was a bonanza of fried foods and shoes. We restricted ourselves from eating too much but we did try a fried shrimp donut (if it is round, fried dough - it's a donut) and had a fresh coconut juice to wash in down.
A few weeks ago (ok , a month ago now - we've been slackin' on the updates) we celebrated Mo's birthday. We went to brunch at a nice restaurant, went for a swim. Pretty low key. No dancing and partying like Mo really wanted.
We tried a new dish - it is called carrot cake. Don't be fooled - it isn't a sweet dessert. If you are familiar with the Chinese dish we know in the U.S. as turnip cake, it is a variation on this. It is made with egg and radish (or turnip) and has the consistency of an omelette.
Love,
L & M
