Well, in a little under two weeks I will be heading back to work. It feels like time has flown by (even with the extension). I am having an amazing time with Ro and V, so it will be hard to go back, but it is time. I wanted to introduce a couple of kids we have met. Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of everyone, but here are a few.
Veda has her own group of friends as well. They are all around her age and to watch them all play is hilarious! Veda loves her dolls and strollers and stuff animals, but it’s funny if Rohin is around she is all cars and trains. Veda has become great pals with Isa. These two could play together for hours. Honestly, it’s a sight to see. They had their first tea party together. Oh and yes, Martin has had his first tea party as well and he LOVED every second since it was with V.
Veda also has buddy named Sveva. She is the daughter of our friends Kush and Priya (they are from Chicago). These two were hilarious when we took them to a restaurant. Long story short…they were sitting on top of the table while the Moms ate. Thank goodness they put us in the corner and the place was pretty empty.
There is another GM family here from
Rohin has his own age crew too, but one guy in particular is his buddy. His name is Corey. His family is from the UK. Rohin has picked up a couple of things from Corey's accent and visa versa. It's pretty funny. These two could play for hours if we let them. He is a great kid.
Rohin has also started school this week. Let me tell you he was so excited. Dad came home from work and took him to school. The teacher had told us that I could stay for the first day. When I asked Rohin he said “Mom…you can stay for five minutes.” Here are a couple of pictures on the way to Rohin’s school.
Needless to say, it’s quite the adventure. So, Martin and I took Rohin to school and Rohin said goodbye to Martin and then we went inside.
Rohin and I walked into his classroom room where there were children all working. A young girl came over and grabbed Rohin’s hand and showed him around. After two minutes, Rohin forgot I was there. I said bye to him and he looked up and smiled. It was a good first day.
2 comments:
Hello ya'll!
I'm so jealous you're going to Singapore!
I would definately try to get to the Night Safari (it is a zoo open at night so you see animals that are active at night), the Singapore Zoo is also wonderful and you can even try and have breakfast with the Orangutans or tea with the Orangutans check out (www.zoo.com.sg), the Jurong bird park is another neat park.
Since you are only there a short time it would be fun to ride the Cable Car from Mt. Faber over to Sentosa it gives you come great views of Singapore...On Sentosa there is a beach where you can swim, a water adventure with white water rapids, landscape gardens for children to run around, and the Underwater World Oceanarium.
One of our favorite places was the Singapore Botanic Gardens and the National Orchid Garden...but I'm not sure it would be enertaining enough for the kids.
It is safe to eat from the many "Hawker" stands/food courts...look for a sign with A,B,C or D that is a health inspection code so eat at A's and B's!
Take a stroll down Boat Quay along the Sinapore river and maybe grab a bite to eat and sit and listen to some music at night.
High end shopping is all along Orchard Road and Tanglin Road.
Go to Clarke Quay to bargin hunt. Cross over the bridge at Clark Quay by Hooters and you'll find one of our favorite spots Brewerkz - microbrewery! It gave us our fix of American fare. As I recall there was some "lunch" deal where you ate and drank resonably cheap.
You and Martin might want to go by Raffles hotel..home of the famous Sinapore Sling. The Long bar is fascinating and you throw the peanut shells on the floor...not sure if kids can go inside but you can check it out.
Then a day wondering around Chinatown is always nice and fun be sure to look in the medicine shops for the weird dried insects and things used for the medical concoctions. Be sure and stop in at the wonderful Sri Mariamman Hindu temple located in Chinatown dates back to 1827. When buying in Chinatown be sure to try to haggle for a better price.
Finally if you have any problems or need information call my friends Janet Sosna and Alex Ivey..(Janet is a Chiroprator)..here is their contact info:
Janet Ruth Sosna, DC
Elder Chiropractic Clinic Pte Ltd
180 Bencoolen Street #02-19
The Bencoolen
Singapore 189646
office phone:
Tel +65 6734 8584
and +65 6235 9843
Janet"s h/p 9646 9453
Alex's h/p 9763 0594
MOST IMPORTANT HAVE FUN!!! They speak English and Singapore is very safe and the taxi's aren't too expensive.
Love to all - Debbie and Buck
Just wanted to say we are enjoying your blog!!
It looks like things are going well for you all!! Some stories, wanting your own stuff, where to put all the costco stuff, ring true even for us here in Australia.
Your much closer if you'd like to visit, we'd love to have guests or can tell you some great parts of Australia to visit!! We LOVE it here!!
Shannon Fischer (Jason's fischer from GM's wife)
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