Random moments from the last two weeks

After finishing at the pre-polling centre last Saturday, I had training for my real job on Thursday. From next week on I'll be working Monday to Wednesday. Discovered that the other Executive Assistants are either going on maternity leave, leaving for America or have gone home to Australia. The new Deputy High Commissioner begins soon, so in a fortnight I'll be the longest standing member of the department besides the High Commissioner.

The Trivia Night was great fun and we raised over $10,000 for the school.

Took our very cultured dog and kids to a classical music concert in the Botanic gardens. And when the orchestra started playing the can-can Buckley even danced (with a little help from friends).

Last weekend we had tickets to the Youth Olympic Games. We saw the Trampolining on Friday night and the Athletics on Sunday. Trampolining was a success but Athletics, although great to watch, was just way too uncomfortable. The skies were clear, the sun hot and we were sitting in a pool of sweat. The kids were actually under the seats trying to find some shade. We gave up after an hour or so and then spent the rest of the day at the pool.

For Book Week on Thursday the kids dressed up to go school. Felicity as Wendy from Peter Pan and Alice as Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz.

Busy Busy

We haven't blogged in a while because I've been a bit busy. I've started working full time for a few weeks at the Australia High Commission assisting with the pre-polling. Coffee with friends and yoga session have been sadly neglected but work has been fun. I'm also helping to run the School Trivia Night which is on tonight so there has been very little free time.

Last Monday was Singapore National Day so we all had the day off. We went to Pulau Ubin with the Murrays, a family we met at Church recently. Matt knew the Dad Nick from when they worked together at Accenture back in Melbourne. We cycled along a different path than we had before and spotted an otter in the water which was as fascinated with us as we were with it. We arrived at the other side of Pulau Ubin where we could clearly see Malaysia. This side of the island is protected by a large fence to either keep Singaporeans in or Malaysians out - we suspect the latter. In the evening we went to our friend Fiona's place for a BBQ and a good view of the fireworks from her condo's rooftop garden.

And I've also included a photo from the previous weekend when we had a Sibu Island Kids Club

reunion at the Singapore Zoo with the Kids Club co-ordinator Aliana. She says hi to Otto and Zoe and wishes you could have been there.