5 Weeks of Awesome to Come

Tomorrow is my last day of work before:

I jet off to Koh Lanta, Thailand for a 5-day tropical vacation.  Beach, Thai food, massages, diving/snorkling and a bit of tanning.  What more could I ask for?

Oh yeah, a trip to CALIFORNIA!  I finally get to visit my beloved home!  Family, Friends and Food.  That's the best alliteration ever.

Chibi Girl

Amazing Mom

Best Friends

Oh wait, I'm not finished?  Then I want to do a quick trip to Korea on my way back to Singapore.  Umm, hello shopping and beautiful people??

Not to mention, I return to Singapore the week of my birthday where I've been granted that Friday night and Saturday off.  And the cherry on top?  I have friends visiting Singapore that weekend!  Friends from Bigfoot days and college which just adds to the already wonderful Singapore crew.

March is going to be amazing, I can barely contain myself!

15 Reasons to Visit Singapore

I found this article writing about 15 reasons to visit Singapore and thought it was a nice read!  I'll definitely be looking into some of these! =)

Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011!

What a major lag in updates!

Christmas was as nice as it could have been...as in, it finally felt a bit like Christmas the days of! Christmas Eve was spent cooking and hanging out with friends; I went to a potluck on Christmas Day.  As for my attempt at cooking dinner, I made: 

Roast Chicken stuffed with sauteed mushrooms and onions.  Everything was fine until I had to stick it in the oven.  The ovens in Singapore are apparently way too high tech for me...there were 8 different settings with simplified images that apparently mean something!  Also, the conversion of Farenheit to Celcius might have made a difference.  -_-  I ended up cooking it too slowly so I had to repeatedly stab it to see if it was still bleeding.  By the time it was done it looked like a massacre! 

Garlic Bread: thin slices of a baguette with butter, garlic salt and pepper...I left them in the oven too long and they became croutons for my salad haha.

Salad: ready made!  

Mashed Potatoes: instant (we had no time!)

Gravy: Made from the drippings of the chicken

Snickerdoodle Cookies: My sister sent me a recipe but I think I also messed it up, lol.  They tasted ok though!

So my first attempt at a Christmas dinner wasn't perfect, but it was fun and memorable. A lot of people actually go out and party on Christmas Eve and Christmas (esp since it fell on a Friday/Saturday) but I just couldn't wrap my head around it.  It just didn't feel right!  So I ate and ate and ate instead =).  I should have taken photos but I was too lazy.

New Years Eve was pretty mellow compared to everyone else's stories.  I wore a sparkly dress, had dinner at a friend's, then went to New Asia Bar, which is a bar on the 71st floor.  I thought we'd be able to see the fireworks over the marina, but apparently we were on the other side of the building, lol.  Foiled again!  

What a boring post!  I just wanted to feel like I'm somewhat productive this morning.  I'm still thinking about my New Years Resolutions...hmm, working on it!

Staying Connected

 I think one of the most difficult things about moving abroad is feeling completely disconnected from my "real" life.  I feel like I'm missing out on friends, memories and experiences, especially when it seems like they need me.  I wish I could be there for my friends when they are having an amazing day, want to go shopping, ask which shoes to buy or vent about whoever they're dating.  Thank goodness for the internet, because without it, I would be miserable!

However, now is one of those times I wish I could be more easily accessible...I have a friend who will be going in for an operation tomorrow and while I have high hopes and great optimism, there is always a bit of nervousness behind it all.  Please have warm thoughts!

Speaking of friends and my life back home, I ran into someone this past weekend!  Yes, a totally random run-in in Singapore!  It was like one of those movie moments.  I was sitting around the pool on Sentosa at Tanjong Beach Club when I see this guy walking past me.  I think to myself, "There is no way that is Jordan...there is nooooo efffing wayyyy..."  But as he made eye contact, he did a double take and that, to me, was the signal to freak out, jump up and give him the biggest hug ever!  Imagine, running into an old friend you haven't seen in over 2 years in another country without even planning it?!  Those are slim odds, my friend!

Anyways, if you're like me, so far I find the internet essential in keeping in touch with friends. Facebook, Gchat, calling on gchat and skype...you name it!  I wish I had a Blackberry so that I could use BBM, too!

California RSVP Me

I've mentally decided to make my visit to California in March!  Please reserve the weekends of March 18th and March 25th as one of those will be a trip to Vegas and the other is undecided.  Is anyone even left in San Diego or has everyone migrated up North?  I can't wait!