Time for Another Post

I know it's been a while, so it's time for another blog. Hopefully, I can keep 2 and a half weeks into just highlights.


Chinese New Years

I had to work on CNY, but I still got to see plenty of fun. The rumor was that Singapore shuts down during the three and a half days (holiday over the weekend, plus public days). Luckily, there were plenty of places still open, like the fantastic Nepali restaurant we go to. Back to the point, the coolest thing the happened occurred while watching How I Met Your Mother. Alex and I were watching and all of a sudden we hear the really loud drumming. Outside my apartment, this group comes with the dancing dragon. It was awesome! This dragon crew comes and gets rid of the bad spirits at people's apartments-so cool.

CNY Barbeque

My friend Kanchuya hosted a really nice CNY barbeque. It was really relaxed and had great food, highlighted by the guacamole. I got to meet some more really nice people. The pool was nice as well. All in all, a great time and another one of those lucky to be in my position moments.


Bintan

Well, Tamar and I finally made it to Bintan and had a great time. We took a day trip to the Indonesian island, which maybe would have been better if we spent more time. Still, though it was such a relaxing day. First, we took the ferry over, about an hour ride in total. The waves were really choppy, which meant quite a few people were sea sick around us. We got to the island and took a shuttle to the beach resort. You give them twenty bucks and they let you use their section of the beach and give you a towel and extras. We couldn't do any of the waters sports because it's monsoon season. So, instead we just decided to have a super relaxing day on the beach. We both brought books and I had some cards in my backpack. It was a nice time. The resort had a nice breakfast buffet as well-mmmm omelettes! The best part without a doubt though, was the water and the waves. The water was warmer than any ocean/sea I've ever been in. It was fantastic and the waves were big, but not too big. We had a good time just sitting and chatting in the water, bouncing off the waves. The day was very well spent and I came back with quite a nice sun burn. That cloudy day is kind of tricky (which I've always known).


Arab Quarter

On Tuesday, my friends and I met up for dinner on Arab Street. I hadn't been down there yet and it's really awesome. It's yet another part of Singapore where you have to stop and think, man am I'm in the same country? We went to this great restaurant with beautiful atmosphere, great couches and very nice food. After, Alex and I met some friends at a bar nearby. It was really chill and turned into a great night.

Winter Olympics

At work, I get to watch and cut lots of Winter Olympics. To be honest, the WO has never really been my thing except for hockey and figure skating (manly, I know). The sports are really interesting. For example, how about biathlons where part of the event is skiing and the other part is rifle shooting-what? I'd never even heard of this. The ski events are awesome and there's so many different types. Plus, the US beat Canada in hockey! It wasn't the finals, so we'll still have to wait and see. Still though, I'm trying to remember the last time it seemed so many people were interested in a hockey game. The names are definitely not the easiest to pronounce overall, but still, it's exciting to find the story lines and explain the sports a bit. Southeast Asia is definitely not a winter games hot spot, so it gives me a little more leeway with my writing.

So, those are the highlights. I've been to lots of great food places. At work, for breakfast all my co-workers laugh at me because I eat rice with soy sauce and noodles for breakfast haha. They say it's not adventurous enough, but I hold my own :) I like it and that's what counts.