Asian Adventure: Extended Cut

So, remember how I told you I was going to Singapore for a few weeks on vacay? To visit The BF?

Yeah, so...it's turned into a bit of an extended trip.

My company's Singapore office asked for some help from the US team, in the form of a US person moving to Singapore for 6-8 weeks. So, since I have the right kind of experience - and was heading there for a vacay anyway - they asked me to do it. And I said yes.

The offer got confirmed about 72 hours before my flight was leaving. So I spent most of that time frantically trying to wrap up work things and also do things like get shots, cancel my cable and figure out how to pack for 10 weeks in 2 suitcases. 

The downside is I keep discovering things I forgot to pack that I can NOT do without for 10 weeks. Like tweezers. 

The upside is they have stores here and I can buy things.

They're putting me up in a "corporate apartment" while I'm here,but it's not ready yet. There's a guy in the apartment now and he has to move out, then they have to clean the apt and rent me some furniture. I'm hoping it'll be ready in 2 weeks, by the time I'm back from Indonesia and Cambodia.

It looks like I'll only miss the first half of football season in the US. So when South Carolina returns to the SEC Championship, I'll be able to watch it. 

So for now I'm just trying to settle in and figure things out. I have tackled public transportation: bus AND subway; I've had local Singaporean food, Indian food and also Starbucks. Yesterday, I ventured into a grocery store. Today I had coffee from a local (read: not Starbucks) coffee shop.

And I'm slowly wrapping my head around the fact that I LIVE here. At least for the next 8 weeks or so. Stay tuned for pics and updates!

Asian Adventure: Day 5

So I guess it's day 5 of my Asian adventure. Depending, of course, on which time zone you're thinking about.

First meal in Singapore #seattleite

Since arriving here LATE Saturday night, I've eaten Indian food, French food, Vietnamese food, Paranakan food and Starbucks. It's that kind of place: you can literally get anything here.

And it's all delicious. The tropical climate means things grow here and it's all super fresh and delicious. Does sweating burn calories? Cuz that seems to be my primary activity right now and I'm going to need some serious activity to burn off all the delicious food I'm eating. 

On to the real topic: sweating. It is 88 degrees and 90% humidity pretty much every day here. Today feels cooler though, so maybe it's only 87. Those of us who are from Seattle (where it is frequently the same temperature as the inside of a Singaporean refrigerator) are just not used to this kind of weather. I'll adapt, I'm sure, but in the meantime my hair has not been seen in any form other than a bun (not even a ponytail, just a bun) and I just show up sweaty. A lot.

Like freshman moving day in Columbia kinda sweaty. Only I'm supposed to be a "business lady". So instead of sweating through a sorority t-shirt, I'm sweating through work clothes. Oh well....