2016-03-19 18:53
It's hard. As I sob uncontrollably over the unexpected discovery of Maggie's ashes... as I fill out endless tax forms and realize that our January 31st move means the accountants get to emb… Read More
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On June 8, 2005, Jim and Venitha moved to Singapore from Colorado, planning to stay for two years.
2016-03-19 18:53
"Will you miss it?" Jenn asked as we started down the stairs."No," I told her without a thought, and it was only later that I realized how true that is. It didn't even occur to me to cast o… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
In talking with friends last weekend about skiing in Colorado, I recognized an old friend who's never visited me in Singapore: passion. Enthusiasm, from a joie de vivre to a simple smile, i… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Number of boxes shipped: 100 (14 by air, 86 by sea)Language spoken by packers: MalayNumber of man-hours put in by packers: 32Number of weeks before we'll see any of it again: 3-4 weeks air… Read More
2007-01-26 12:57
I realize that killing myself at this point because I hate my hair would be a bit extreme, but I don't know if I can stand four more days of this.venitha Read More
2007-01-25 09:51
Reheated leftovers in hand, I track Jim down as he fills out an inventory sheet and cranks some tunes in our second spare bedroom, also known as Mexico, thanks to its bedspread's country of… Read More
2007-01-23 20:47
Jim and I are clearly suffering from Short-Timer's Syndrome. The symptoms: irritability, the sense that time is passing e-x-t-r-e-m-e-l-y s-l-o-w-l-y, and a venomous hatred for all things S… Read More
2007-01-20 08:55
I crank the bedroom's air-con to 18, yet I toss and turn for hours, much too hot to sleep. It's hard not to view the baby within me as the fiery Heat Miser, flaming red hair inherited from g… Read More
2007-01-19 09:08
A year-and-a-half later, Extreme Tracking is still cooler than sliced bread.Wondering just who, if anyone, was out there reading, Venitha installed Extreme Tracking on this blog fairly early… Read More
2007-01-17 11:21
"Personal space," Jim amends the growing list of what we're looking forward to at home, then laughs when I take an exaggerated step away."Not from you two, silly!" He pulls me back beside h… Read More
2007-01-15 14:09
"What a beautiful umbrella!" Brian greeted me at his door."Isn't it? Makes me feel like Mary Poppins." In truth, Mary Poppins had dissolved slowly but surely on the too-long too-wet journe… Read More
2007-01-08 13:38
At the SOS (Sumatran Orangutan Society) garage sale in Ubud, we admire a long-sleeved t-shirt sporting a familiar god emblem, sanskrit scribbling down its sleeves. "It's your colour!" blond… Read More
2007-01-03 09:24
Jim looks down with satisfaction at our pizza cantik (pronounced chahn-tee, meaning beautiful), spinach and egg atop wholemeal crust, and takes a lip smacking sip of his Storm Ale."We've com… Read More
2007-01-01 00:52
I've enjoyed a vacation from blogging this past week, but I've been a faithful e-mail correspondent. I thought I'd post some excerpts so we remember our final Singaporean holiday season.Dea… Read More
2006-12-29 08:36
As Venitha and I settled into a week of holiday hibernation, it occurred to me that with the recent craziness of life (our trip to Bali, many doctors' appointments, the any-day-now - really… Read More
2006-12-23 09:01
One of the items not yet checked off my mental list of remaining accomplishments in Singapore: Spot Someone Famous. I'm not ashamed to admit that I honestly thought that in Singapore I mig… Read More
2006-12-21 13:58
This is a bit off the Singaporean theme, but I've read one too many Best Books of 2006 lists that included The Lay of the Land, and, hey, maybe you've still got some Christmas shopping to do… Read More
2006-12-20 14:12
Number of nights we spent in Ubud, Bali: 5Number of hour-long massages Jim got: 8Least expensive massage: 40000 Indonesian Rupiah (USD ~4.25)Most expensive massage: IDR 90000 (USD ~9.75)Numb… Read More
2006-12-13 12:12
Having been reprimanded for my negative attitude - Can we talk about rainbows and kittens now? - I've been searching this week for a positive outlook. But nausea and exhaustion and ill-fit… Read More
2006-12-12 14:03
There are undoubtedly some good things about being pregnant in Singapore, and when I'm not busy feeling so abominably crummy, I might actually notice them. In the meantime, however, here a… Read More
2006-12-10 21:46
I had to add Master Soon's pedal conclusion to the mounting evidence: three positive pregnancy tests, including one performed at my doctor's office. But having been told for years that this… Read More
2006-12-06 01:00
"I'm going to miss the garbage chute," Jim announced from the kitchen one rainy Saturday afternoon."Oh, yeah. Me, too." I agreed wholeheartedly. "But the smell not so much." Toss your tr… Read More
2006-12-04 10:19
Jim's had a frantic several days at work, playing whack-a-mole inching toward release of the latest camera, negotiating an exit from his current job, and searching for sanctioned Ft Collins… Read More
2006-12-01 09:22
I love the staff at the International Medical Clinic."Good morning. I'm a patient of Dr. Snodgrass, and I think I'm pregnant.""Is it his? Sorry! Sorry. None of my business. An appointme… Read More
2006-11-30 02:25
Just when I get my juvenile giggles under control with regard to the titbit situation, I go underwear shopping (Why oh why doesn't VivoCity get a Victoria's Secret?) and discover that underw… Read More
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