Party Post

Let's start by saying I've been really lucky since I've come to Singapore to meet wonderful people, and I'm fortunate enough to start making great friends.


Jews of Singapore Wine Tasting

A couple of weeks ago, my buddy Alex hosted a wine tasting for the yuppie Jews of Singapore and it was a great success. The wine was finished, the hummus was annihilated and everyone seemed to have a great time. I met more people, and I can proudly say, I'm starting to tell the difference between a New Zealand and Australian accent.


Purim Party

A couple of days later was Purim! This was a little bit of a bittersweet night for me. It started by going to a fantastic restaurant called The Coriander Leaf for Tamar's going away dinner (She's off to Australia and New Zealand for 3 months, sounds awful right?). After dinner, we all went to the synagogue's Purim party which was super impressive. I wasn't able to stay long because I had to be at work in the morning, but still I had a great time. It was wild, wild, west themed, complete with great costumes, a mechanical bull and hay stacks. It really reminded me of the ranch I have in my back yard at home ;) I went as a Chabad boy-the costume didn't play as well as I thought it would, but hey, I gave it a shot.



Bollywood Birthday Bash

Last Saturday, three of my friends decided to pull together and have one big birthday party and picked a Bollywood theme. Let's just say I had an awesome time and that sangria can be a dangerous drink. The costumes were great and everyone really went all out with the outfits. To be fair, Singapore is an easy place to get an Indian themed get-up. All I did was go to Little India and get a shirt from the Mustafa Center. I tried pulling off the jeans, fancy shirt look, hopefully it worked.


Comfort Cooking

Well, Sunday I didn't feel so well- a combination of having a cold and the above paragraph. Thankfully, I've got a good friend in Alex. I went to the grocery earlier in the day and bought some cold medicines, nasal spray-ooh yeah, the good stuff. Anyways, Alex called me and said, hey, I'll come make you dinner. You know I wasn't going to turn down that offer. He came over, taught me how to use knives properly (will have to practice, carefully of course), and showed me how to make his mother's famous meatballs. These weren't normal meatballs though, they were mixed with parsley, garlic, spices, seared first, then cooked. I mean we're talking high class. It was so nice of him, and that night was made even better when Kiersten ran over to join us (and I mean actually ran, five miles plus).


Work's been really good lately. The last week and a half, I've started working on organizing one news bulletin a day (we produce three, 20 minute shows each shift). It's good for me to get back in the mindset of thinking what the viewer is looking for in a show. What sticks out? What will grab the viewer and keep them watching through the show? I love thinking about this stuff. Plus, I get to play my sport, beating the clock. Unfortunately, the clock has gotten the best of me a couple of times, but I'll get faster.

That wraps up a great couple of weeks. I'm excited for whatever is next.

Michael