Sleep deprived ravings from an island
Yawwwn. It's 2.30 am and my body clock is all weird.
It served me well on Saturday night when me and my friend, Arti, hit St James Power Station which is the hottest club in Singapore right now, and as its name suggests, is a converted colonial-era building which also used to be a power station.
We were up till 5 and then only got back at 6-some in the am thanks to the pouring rain and the paucity of taxis.
On friday night, I met a few of my colleagues at Oosh. This spanking new eatery and drinking spot in Dempsey road, and oh boy, is it pretty. It is huge at 11,000 sq ft but both St James and Oosh are pricey! Esp in comparision to prices in say, Mickey's Bar in Rochester. Admittedly, the ambience is erhm not quite the same, but 14 SGD (USD 9) for a bottle of Hoegaarden is rather ouch, doncha think?
During the day, I have been trying to seek out accomodations for me and the spouse - who seems to be determined to eat all the fast food he can find in Rochester. Hummm. But apparently, he has also done his first load of laundry! *clap clap*
It's not quite all fun and games here - lots of bills, errands and processes to do. Including renewing my passport and IC (blagh)... oh well.
That said, it's great to see the pals from home again, esp, driving my own car while doing all these errands. Heh, I still keep reach for the gear hand-lever a la Squeaky when my gear shift is now on the left hand side. And its nice when your car actually has a zippy pick up. But parking lots here are small.
Of course, the questions everyone puts to me are: are you happy to be back/Did you like Rochester/Why did you leave Gene?
So I'll answer them here and now in hopes that maybe I won't have to repeat myself like a broken record (not that I won't if I am asked, but ... :) )
Yep, am happy. There's lovely food, my friends, family all here for me. I know where to go and what to do; and yes, it really feels nice to be back.
But I do leave Rochester with a tinge of regret - I made great friends there, it is a pretty scenic country and there are lovely places to go to if you drive out, and its consumerism heaven. The Walmarts and Hy-Vees are amazing for the sheer variety and freshness of produce. And what you can't get locally, you can always buy online. And shipping is free. Wooo. And you can buy songs off iTunes. Rochester could do with more eateries and more places to go to just hang out a la Oosh, and oh yes, more malls and people, but in all, it was an interesting experience.
I left because I need to find us a place for us to live in and I wanted to start work again. It's amazing how much your own ego and self-confidence is tied to achieving something - and in my case, I guess I have no other benchmark than my career. I mean keeping house and going to the gym and cooking everyday was fine and good, but it kinda takes a toll on you psychologically and emotionally. And of course, the dwindling finances were not doing my mental health any good :)
Conclusion: I feel like I am being an awful wife leaving G to fend for himself, but I can tell that my sanity is returning.
Now, I just have to find myself an affordable health club and I think things will be good.
Alright, have blogged enough tonight.
Cheers,
N
It served me well on Saturday night when me and my friend, Arti, hit St James Power Station which is the hottest club in Singapore right now, and as its name suggests, is a converted colonial-era building which also used to be a power station.
We were up till 5 and then only got back at 6-some in the am thanks to the pouring rain and the paucity of taxis.
On friday night, I met a few of my colleagues at Oosh. This spanking new eatery and drinking spot in Dempsey road, and oh boy, is it pretty. It is huge at 11,000 sq ft but both St James and Oosh are pricey! Esp in comparision to prices in say, Mickey's Bar in Rochester. Admittedly, the ambience is erhm not quite the same, but 14 SGD (USD 9) for a bottle of Hoegaarden is rather ouch, doncha think?
During the day, I have been trying to seek out accomodations for me and the spouse - who seems to be determined to eat all the fast food he can find in Rochester. Hummm. But apparently, he has also done his first load of laundry! *clap clap*
It's not quite all fun and games here - lots of bills, errands and processes to do. Including renewing my passport and IC (blagh)... oh well.
That said, it's great to see the pals from home again, esp, driving my own car while doing all these errands. Heh, I still keep reach for the gear hand-lever a la Squeaky when my gear shift is now on the left hand side. And its nice when your car actually has a zippy pick up. But parking lots here are small.
Of course, the questions everyone puts to me are: are you happy to be back/Did you like Rochester/Why did you leave Gene?
So I'll answer them here and now in hopes that maybe I won't have to repeat myself like a broken record (not that I won't if I am asked, but ... :) )
Yep, am happy. There's lovely food, my friends, family all here for me. I know where to go and what to do; and yes, it really feels nice to be back.
But I do leave Rochester with a tinge of regret - I made great friends there, it is a pretty scenic country and there are lovely places to go to if you drive out, and its consumerism heaven. The Walmarts and Hy-Vees are amazing for the sheer variety and freshness of produce. And what you can't get locally, you can always buy online. And shipping is free. Wooo. And you can buy songs off iTunes. Rochester could do with more eateries and more places to go to just hang out a la Oosh, and oh yes, more malls and people, but in all, it was an interesting experience.
I left because I need to find us a place for us to live in and I wanted to start work again. It's amazing how much your own ego and self-confidence is tied to achieving something - and in my case, I guess I have no other benchmark than my career. I mean keeping house and going to the gym and cooking everyday was fine and good, but it kinda takes a toll on you psychologically and emotionally. And of course, the dwindling finances were not doing my mental health any good :)
Conclusion: I feel like I am being an awful wife leaving G to fend for himself, but I can tell that my sanity is returning.
Now, I just have to find myself an affordable health club and I think things will be good.
Alright, have blogged enough tonight.
Cheers,
N
