We’re off to the Marina Bay Countdown tonight. Being old (in my case) and pregnant (in Laura’s) we opted to buy tickets for reserved seats rather than the free standing-room that is also apprently plentiful. Will be taking a camcorder, so hopefully will have some nice stuff to post in 2009! [Update 01-01-2009: Here’s the… Read more »
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Money Talks
There’s a really obvious difference between discussing money here and in the UK. We Britons, and in my experience most Europeans, won’t ask someone how much they paid for something except in somewhat limited circumstances – they might be a good friend or when the question is purely informative and the product is commodotized (e.g…. Read more »
Mad as a box of frogs
And pretty cheap too!
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Welcome to the Frozen Sticks
This might sounds ridiculous, but we were cold for the first time since we arrived (3 weeks ago) last night. We went to the Cinema – The Picture House, which is part of the Cathay Cineplex – and the air conditioning was so strong, coupled with sitting still for two hours, that we relished the… Read more »