Saying Goodbye to Singapore

We left Singapore on May 10th and headed out for our fun vacation to Hong Kong. It was slightly bittersweet to say goodbye to our "home" of 6 months. It was a great place and there are many things I miss about it. Mainly the swimming pool, and the cleaning services. It seems my house is so big and is always needing to be cleaned, compared to our little place that was cleaned by someone else 3 times a week.

This is Ben and Grace at the front Desk during check out. One of Grace's favorite past times was climbing up and coming back down these stairs that frame the desk.

This is our beatiful view out from the front desk. I'm standing right where the taxis would drop us off. Front door service was wonderful and there was always a security man to help you out of the car and get your stuff! We were living the life...
This is a view of our building from across the street. Great World City...Those are the two Apartment towers with the mall on ground level. It was so convenient to go grocery shopping downstairs! Our flight to Hong Kong was 4 hours and when we got there we were all pretty tired. We took the Subway or MTR Train from the airport into downtown and then a quick Taxi ride to the hotel. Thank goodness for Room Service! We were starving by the time we got there and it was pretty late. So dinner for us and then straight to bed. We found we didn't have any language barriers with anyone like I was afraid of. Everyone spoke decent English and it was so easy to get around using the MTR.

A Vote

I am trying to decide on a crib set for our little guy since we only have 3 months left! I originally was drawn to the brown and blue... like the rest of my house. When Ben saw this he said he didn't want another Brown and Blue room. So I started searching for other colors and found this cute Green and Brown Set, which I really like and have tons of ideas for. Well, Ben apparantly doesn't want a green room and really wants a Blue room, so he is accepting a little bit of brown if he has too. So here are my top two choices. Picture something like beadboard on the bottom of the wall and either Blue or Green to match the cribsets on top. Let me know what you think!

The Singapore Zoo....take 2

The Zoo in Singapore is just so cool we had to do it one more time before we left. So the day before our departure Grace and I headed out with our friends the Updegraffs. What a fun day! Of course a trip to the zoo is never complete without a ride on a giant Cow!

Grace had a fun time pointing out all the animals, but enjoyed eating the animal crackers even more. She was really excited to see the Giraffes. So much in fact that she ended up starting a high pitched screaming match with Gavin and Bailey. Grace, I think won with the set of pipes she has thanks to her Dad.
We decided to rent a wagon which was a brilliant idea. With as much in and out and walking we did this was by far the best way to travel.
The Updegraffs left at lunch time and Grace and I got some KFC. We decided to head to see the Elephants . On the way there we saw this.....
He was just on the side of the pathway. This is a smaller version of the one that swam in the pool and came out 2 feet away from my toes in Indonesia. He was still pretty large though.
When we got to the Elephant encounter we were walking on the boardwalk and this monkey decided to give us a private show. He saw us coming and climbed up and sat on top of the fence. Grace and I inched forward and then when he heard someone coming behind us he swung across and hid. Grace and I lingered after the people passed and he popped his head up again. My blasted camera wouldn't work fast enough so this is the best picture I got of him. He climbed up the fence again. I was about 6 feet away at this point and before I knew it he had jumped off the fence landing about 3 feet in front of me. I screamed and Grace ran. I thought he was going to attack, but he just climbed up the other side again and Grace and I took off for the Elephants.
They have like 11 Elephants in the zoo, but most were out for lunch. We did get to see a few of them, and Grace really wanted to ride on one. They did have elephants rides available, but it just wasn't the same as riding one through the jungle.
What a fun day at the Zoo! I loved seeing the Orangutans play over head and all animals so up close. We'll try to visit the Zoo soon but I have a feeling Hogle Zoo just won't be the same.

Our Favorite Treat!

Oreo's just happened to be the cheapest cookie you could buy while in Singapore. So we bought them frequently and I think we got Grace hooked. She loved dipping them in milk, but her favorite thing is to eat the middle out first. Mmmmm!

What a mess!