Singapore has its first casino at Sentosa Island and it is a great big deal for many people... But I can't seem to figure out why. Today we went with some of our friends to visit the Resorts World Sentosa, which is close to being finished but not quite. The Casino and most of the hotels are open and…
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March 6, 10 - A big deal about a big nothing
Posted March 6, 2010
March 5, 10 - Sing for Love, gah!
Posted March 5, 2010
My fiancee loves Karaoke. I sound like a drowning man choking on a fish when I sing. Friday date nights where we go Karaoke are not high on my list of favorites. But I love her, so trying my best to become a better singer seems like the least that I can do.
And it isn't easy... Singing to me is m…
March 4, 10 - Coming home together
Posted March 4, 2010
I think I mentioned before that we often try to come home together on the same train or meet at an in-between train station. Sometimes I get stuck in a meeting and run a bit late. This drives my fiancee nuts, so I have started to resolve this problem through two unique and creative methods rarely pr…
March 3, 10 - My jobs...
Posted March 3, 2010
Yesterday I wrote about the joy of eating in with my finacee and how it is great fun. After talking with my fiancee last night, I realized that I forgot to mention something very important to this whole thing - most of the time my fiancee is the one cooking, and I am the one washing.
Since I start…
March 2, 10 - Eating out or Eating in
Posted March 2, 2010
More and more we seem to be as a world moving towards an "eating-out" society. We work longer-hours, are expected to do more and to be ever-connected. This adds stress and makes us all look for ways to get out of the grind.
And eating out is an easy escape. Yet I don't think it is really a long-te…
March 1, 10 - Working for a purpose
Posted March 1, 2010
After a late night at the office, coming home to my fiancee cooking dinner or watching TV does bring a nice sense of meaning to it all. We all work for different reasons but reminders help a lot.
Eating together, talking together and sometimes just watching TV together makes all the difference. Ot…
Feb 28, 10 - Leftovers and Lazy Days
Posted February 28, 2010
The second best thing about visiting an auntie who is a great cook and eating her food is getting to take it home and eat it again and again for the next few days! And that was the focus point for today - eating leftovers, doing some work, wrapping up loose ends and relaxing at home.
My fiancee wa…
Feb 27, 10 - Visiting Auntie
Posted February 27, 2010
We are just back from visiting my partner's second-aunt on her mothers side who stays here in Singapore. And she loaded us up with at least a week's worth of leftovers. For a eight person dinner, the aunt cooked at least seven dishes of food including two whole fish, a number of veggies and a soup a…
Feb 26, 10 - Friday Date Night or... Not
Posted February 26, 2010
Fridays are normally date night for us. We meet up after work and go somewhere to chat and eat. Today I worked too late to make that doable, so we met up near our house and went for dinner at the best place in town - our nearby food court!
We had a nutritious meal of mixed rice and carrot cake wit…
Feb 25, 10 - Late Nights
Posted February 25, 2010
The last few days I have been working more and more and I don't get the pleasure of riding home on the train with my partner. Normally we take the train in the morning together and again after work as our working locations are along the same route.
Today was a true exception to that rule. I needed…
Feb 24, 10 - Running Through the Mall
Posted February 24, 2010
"To avoid the possibility of angering a woman, man can achieve new wonders" is my new slogan. Today I got a chance to try it out. I was caught up in a conversation with one of my bosses and lost track of time. When I came-to, I had five minutes to run about five blocks through two malls and across a…
Feb 23, 10 - A Work in Progress
Posted February 23, 2010
Marriage and... well... any long-term relationship is really a great artistic work-in-progress. You know it is something great, the colors contrast in just the right way, there is some special image hidden inside (but you can't quite make it out), and no matter how many times you study it, you alway…
Feb 22, 10 - Mixed-rice Romance
Posted February 22, 2010
It is funny how our perspectives on love and romance change through the years. When I was young, I thought the hotest thing a girl could do was to walk by in a wet-t-shirt. Now, while it is still entertaining, isn't really exciting. If my fiancee really wants to excite me, she can suggest going to b…
Feb 21, 10 - Shopping for More
Posted February 21, 2010
Every few weeks we take a quick trip over the boarder to JB for some shopping, relaxation and fun. Today we did just that. This time we went to watch a new Hong Kong comedy called the 72 Tenants of Prosperity. We didn't want to watch it in Singapore because the Singapore version is dubbed badly in M…
Feb 20, 10 - Lazy days
Posted February 20, 2010
Saturdays are good lazy days for us. After a long work week, we can sleep in, relax and catch-up on housework. But normally we just end up being extra lazy around the house. Today we used the extra time to pick-up a recent delivery from the US and finish up our planning for our wedding budget - the …
Feb 19, 10 - Movie Night
Posted February 19, 2010
Tonight was a rush. My fiancee and I both had company events to attend and we also booked a movie starting from 10:30. After work we rushed to our respective events. Drank wine, laughed, teased, were teased and then promptly at 9:30 rushed off.
Most of my colleagues are married, so they must have …
Feb 18, 10 - Animal Games
Posted February 18, 2010
Sometimes it really is the simple things in life that make us happy. My partner loves it when I pretend to be different animals by making the sounds and facial expressions.
The best part is she prefers to do this when we are in a very public place like the middle of a rush-hour train. I don't mind…
Feb 17, 10 - Back in Singapore
Posted February 17, 2010
The last week has been busy but also very productive. In less than seven days, we managed to confirm the Taiwan photo company, wedding location, transport for guests and housing for myself and my best-men.
We also negotiated all the marriage details with my fiancee's mother and seemed to make her …
Feb 16, 10 - Last Day of Visiting + Wedding Local
Posted February 16, 2010
This morning after a quick breakfast, we finished the last few visits. As normal, I was the entertaining white-boy with two oranges at the front of the group doing the whole orange exchange + greeting thing.
A few dramas, canned drinks and snacks later, we were done and on to another serious matte…
Feb 15, 10 - Welcome to Visit
Posted February 15, 2010
After a day of running around visiting relatives, today we spent most of the day being visited. After a minor revolt, we prepared another round of steam-boat, snacks, fried veggies and other dishes for visitors. So the people visiting could eat and enjoy as we talked with them mindlessly about this …
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