Update
Ok, a quick update:
Mom and Dad have arrived safely back in Singapore after a whirlwind two and a half weeks here. Brought them to Lutsen - a snowy mountain in the north shore of Minnesota - to see snow, and all we got was rain.
But the upside is that we definitely got some pounds piled on because of the fabulous food mom cooked up: Babi Ponteh, Kuah Lada, Laksa, Mee Siam, har cheong kai...shiok man. Gene and I, erhm, theoretically know how to make mom's Laksa now. Theoretically.
The folks here in Rochy also got to sample mom's cooking and they were suitably impressed; and whacked the food... amazing how much laksa can be consumed in one night.
As mentioned earlier - we haven't had much snow, but the hour mom and dad was due to go to the airport, there was a brief snow shower! So, at least they got to see the white stuff.
Christmas season is in full swing. It's pretty organic here - not the organised hullabaloo like in Orchard Road. People are putting up lights on their homes and you can see lit Christmas trees everywhere. Shopping Malls are chock full of people too! Managed to find G a gift (phew) after missing several birthdays and Christmases because I never manage to find him a nice enough present. Though last year, he did get a beautiful leather laptop bag thing which he never uses!
*sigh*
Yesterday, G and I tried snowboarding for the first time. It's a pretty good deal... three days worth of passes, equipment and two lessons for US$89 each. Our first lesson was like one and a half hours long and honestly, it was completely exhausting. It was like learning to wakeboard all over again, we were fumbly and awkward and totally out of our depth. And the morning after is just as bad as a wakeboarding morning after - discovering new muscles I never thought actually existed. There are also huge bruises in unmentionable places. That said, think we need more "surface time"... so maybe we'll get to do it in the next couple of days.
But a more urgent task is to fix up the Porsche. We have been having a pretty bad run of luck with our vehicles. The Ford has had to be fixed one too many times and now we just want to sell it. The karma with that one not that good. Then, just on Saturday, the Porsche started acting up.
Gah.
Okay, gotta go. Lots of laundry, and the apartment is filthy by my reckoning. Plus need to go get some groceries as we're cooking tonight.
Remember us and wish us a smoothier time with the cars. We're thinking about everyone back home (and yes, whining about how much we want to go home too) and in case I don't get a chance to blog in next couple of days: Merry Christmas!
Mom and Dad have arrived safely back in Singapore after a whirlwind two and a half weeks here. Brought them to Lutsen - a snowy mountain in the north shore of Minnesota - to see snow, and all we got was rain.
But the upside is that we definitely got some pounds piled on because of the fabulous food mom cooked up: Babi Ponteh, Kuah Lada, Laksa, Mee Siam, har cheong kai...shiok man. Gene and I, erhm, theoretically know how to make mom's Laksa now. Theoretically.
The folks here in Rochy also got to sample mom's cooking and they were suitably impressed; and whacked the food... amazing how much laksa can be consumed in one night.
As mentioned earlier - we haven't had much snow, but the hour mom and dad was due to go to the airport, there was a brief snow shower! So, at least they got to see the white stuff.
Christmas season is in full swing. It's pretty organic here - not the organised hullabaloo like in Orchard Road. People are putting up lights on their homes and you can see lit Christmas trees everywhere. Shopping Malls are chock full of people too! Managed to find G a gift (phew) after missing several birthdays and Christmases because I never manage to find him a nice enough present. Though last year, he did get a beautiful leather laptop bag thing which he never uses!
*sigh*
Yesterday, G and I tried snowboarding for the first time. It's a pretty good deal... three days worth of passes, equipment and two lessons for US$89 each. Our first lesson was like one and a half hours long and honestly, it was completely exhausting. It was like learning to wakeboard all over again, we were fumbly and awkward and totally out of our depth. And the morning after is just as bad as a wakeboarding morning after - discovering new muscles I never thought actually existed. There are also huge bruises in unmentionable places. That said, think we need more "surface time"... so maybe we'll get to do it in the next couple of days.
But a more urgent task is to fix up the Porsche. We have been having a pretty bad run of luck with our vehicles. The Ford has had to be fixed one too many times and now we just want to sell it. The karma with that one not that good. Then, just on Saturday, the Porsche started acting up.
Gah.
Okay, gotta go. Lots of laundry, and the apartment is filthy by my reckoning. Plus need to go get some groceries as we're cooking tonight.
Remember us and wish us a smoothier time with the cars. We're thinking about everyone back home (and yes, whining about how much we want to go home too) and in case I don't get a chance to blog in next couple of days: Merry Christmas!
