Singapore loves a festival. Christmas here is over the top. Orchard Road is decked out with lights and all the shopping malls have very elaborate decorations and celebrations going on. Many of the decorations this year have a winter wonderland theme which just seems wrong here. (The shops also have all their winter stock on display which I find confusing because the only place you need to wear a jacket is at the movies - I refuse to believe that so many people can be heading to the ski slopes of Japan or Europe.) Andy dropped in to see us for Friday night and we all went to experience the snow, Singapore-style, at Tanglin Mall. Machines pumped out layers of foam and the kids and Uncle Andy played happily in the mess although snowballs were not very effective. It was great seeing Andy and having a little part of home here and catching up on some news. We wish all you guys did blogs! Earlier on in the day I went to my first "High Tea" at Goodwood Park Hotel with Marion and Ruth from our condo and a friend of Marion's, Cathy, who we all knew
from Ashburton Baptist. It may have been my first but it won't be my last!!
Singapore loves a festival. Christmas here is over the top. Orchard Road is decked out with lights and all the shopping malls have very elaborate decorations and celebrations going on. Many of the decorations this year have a winter wonderland theme which just seems wrong here. (The shops also have all their winter stock on display which I find confusing because the only place you need to wear a jacket is at the movies - I refuse to believe that so many people can be heading to the ski slopes of Japan or Europe.) Andy dropped in to see us for Friday night and we all went to experience the snow, Singapore-style, at Tanglin Mall. Machines pumped out layers of foam and the kids and Uncle Andy played happily in the mess although snowballs were not very effective. It was great seeing Andy and having a little part of home here and catching up on some news. We wish all you guys did blogs! Earlier on in the day I went to my first "High Tea" at Goodwood Park Hotel with Marion and Ruth from our condo and a friend of Marion's, Cathy, who we all knew 
from Ashburton Baptist. It may have been my first but it won't be my last!!
Remember when we lived in Imanpa and we had very little mail because in comparison life back at Mentone was very quiet - guess what - it still is. Very little changes but lots of "Ho Hum" - we bought a new washing machine and a new TV - that is keeping Christine busy connecting the old video and DVD recorder. We have had sleep overs with Anna & Seb and the following w/end with Otto & Zoe.
ReplyDeleteThey keep on about Global Warming but it is obviously snowing in Singapore - that was not reported in the papers here
love Jim & Christine
hi dad,
ReplyDeletewhy is mum connecting the DVD? what are son's-in-law for?
Luci
Hi Luci,
ReplyDeletethe real TV expert lives in Singapore, we are left with computer guru Andy who has become unavailable since he spiked his pool pipes and needed to befriend a neighbour plumber who needs computer help. We have been put much further down his list mmm it could be that hectare of grass out the back might go unnoticed until we get more attention on the electronics front. love dad
Loud and clear Jim!
ReplyDeleteWould you like me to come around and test out your 42' plasma? In IT speak we call it soak testing, essentially I'll have to use it a lot to make sure it can handle extended use.
In other news, we have the spa back online again in Batten Place. We have also been doing a lot of soak testing. That may explain the recent anomaly in climate readings.
Andy
Had a "surprise" visit from our computer Guru - this blog really has some power - new laptop & windows7 going like a charm love jim
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