As I said yesterday, it poured rain all day - according to the guy in the gym, yesterday was a very bad rain day. Hopefully today will be better. The skies are overcast, but it does not appear to be as cloudy today as it was yesterday.
The hotel we are staying in is amazing. The service is top notch - they refer to you as Madam and Mister. Maid service in in twice a day - the night service is to take the decorative pillows off your bed and to pull the TV out for you to watch. From a TV perspective, this is a drastic improvement over Europe - after Europe, I swore I would never watch BBC again. While BBC is here, so are a lot of other things - including the Simpson's, Ellen Degeneres, Oprah and the Wizards game live (it was 9AM here, 8 PM last night).
I have read the local Singapore paper for the last 2 mornings. Interesting read - yesterday, I read the Chinese reaction to the execution of Saddam Hussein. It was clear they did not think much of the execution, who was behind it or the US government for that matter. Today, it was about singles housing in Singapore. If you are unmarried and not yet 35, you are not permitted to buy a flat from the Housing Development Board - HDB flats, as the article referred to them as, are available at an affordable rate to married couples, but to singles under 35, you have to go the private route, which is generally significantly more expensive. Most singles under 35 live with their parents simply because they cannot afford to live on their own. I can see the look on my father's face now.
Today, we are headed over to Chinatown. We are still considering options for next weekend. Perth, Australia is a 4 hr flight from here, which makes that very unattractive to me. Our flight in 2 weeks to Shanghai is 6 hrs, and the thought of yet another airplane is not doing it for me right now. We are also considering Langkawi, Malaysia, full of sun and beaches. Yet we are also considering just staying put - this team was in Europe in October and moved about every 5 days. That proved to be extremely exhausting and we hope to avoid that if possible - besides that, I have so much CRAP it is unreal. I think we can all hack 15 nights where we are..I will try to get some pictures posted of the hotel. If we do stay here, we can take some day trips. Malacca, Malaysia is three hours by bus and then we can take a ferry to a resort island called Bintan.
Hope everyone enjoys their weekend. You are just starting yours and my Saturday is halfway over! ~Nicole
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It sounds like you have things under control. I can see where a 4 hr. flight would be a drag after all the flying you guys have done. Just keep your options open as I'm sure you will. Adventure is great but rest may be more important a/ beneficial to you in the long run. Carry on. ~ Dave
Wow, I didnt know the part about 35 years not being able to buy affordable housing. Seems like it might cause lots of marriages of convenience just to get the housing- so essentially you marry and become roommates.
Jeff
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