andinthismomentiamhappy

My first Saturday night in Singapore was a success! I was invited by some classmates of mine from the Bangkok days to join them for their weekly dinner and drinks night. We ended up going to this really great mexican restaurant (you can take the girl out of Texas…..) called Lucha Loco, where one of my classmate's sister was a chef. The food was great, and the drinks were delish! I obviously had to order the house margarita (when in Rome) and then tried this amazing passionfruit cocktail. All in all, a great experience, company included. It felt like we were all old friends, even though I hadn't seen my classmates in over 16 years and I'd just met their friends, but they were all fun and friendly, and very welcoming. After dinner we went to ... read more

After 23 hours of flying I have finally arrived, by way of Austin to Las Vegas to San Francisco to Hong Kong, and finally to Singapore!! I have learned that Asians (I'm clumping them together because I don't know for sure what nationalities some of them were) 1. Don't have any respect for personal space, 2. Don't think lines apply to them, and 3. Don't say "thank you" when someone lets them go ahead even though I was definitely there first. The in-flight entertainment on Cathay Pacific was pretty good. I watched Saving Mr. Banks (and cried during the last scene of course!), The Desolation of Smaug, The Great Gatsby, The Little Mermaid, and got half-way through Mary Poppins before we landed….yea I didn't sleep much. Right now its 3:50 am in Austin…and 4:50 pm in ... read more