Who YOU callin' lazy?
I know I haven't posted anything. You don't have to keep reminding me. I promised I'd post before we leave, so here goes.
Two months - intense experiences, and now leaving is simply bitter-sweet. I just cried buckets of tears saying goodbye to Alice, this old lady I work with.
I'm going to miss the people here so much. It's amazing getting to know people from all over the world - the Uzbeks, Irish, English, Columbians, Russians... Awesome people. 
Still, I'm looking forward to travelling to Philly, Chicago and NY. And of course, back to Singapore, land of abundant Oh lua, Roti Prata and other yummies. The food here - gosh, all the pizzas, burgers, fries, cheesesteaks - was good the first couple of weeks. After that it was just plain overkill. Too darn fattening. You know, there's this particular game over here at Morey's that goes like this: the guy just collects your US$3, tries to guess your age, weight and birthday, and if he doesn't get it right, you win a prize. This dear Egyptian guy who was tending to the stall guessed that I was 65kg. 65 freakin' kg. Can I like faint now? Well at least he said he was not familar with the kg system.
Anyway. I've been pretty busy around here (And hence the lack of blogging). You see, contrary to popular belief, I'm not such a sloth, who just lazes around and falls asleep everywhere. We've been kept busy with all the cooking and cleaning and doing of laundry. You CANNOT imagine the agony of waking up in the morning, with the knowledge that there is absolutely nothing in the fridge to eat, or that whatever is in there is most likely raw meat. Believe me, you'd want to stay in bed all day.
So. We embarked on a tremendous domesticating journey.
For starters, we can now whip up a dish in minutes.
The secret to good cooking? Use corn beef. ALWAYS use corn beef.
Oh wait. I forgot to tell you about our grocery shopping. Always on the look out for a bargain, I can now say that I'm proud member of Superfresh, Acme Markets, Stop & Shop, and CVS Pharmacy.
So you see, amidst our hectic work schedules, we still had to find time to shop for food, cook food, then eat food. Life wasn't all that easy. And after a hard day's work, what greets us is a stack load of dirty laundry - which is often dealt with in the wee hours of the night.
Fascinating things, these washing machines.
So good job, Mel and Shireen. Worked, travelled, domesticated.
I will try my best to blog again.
Two months - intense experiences, and now leaving is simply bitter-sweet. I just cried buckets of tears saying goodbye to Alice, this old lady I work with.
I'm going to miss the people here so much. It's amazing getting to know people from all over the world - the Uzbeks, Irish, English, Columbians, Russians... Awesome people. 
Still, I'm looking forward to travelling to Philly, Chicago and NY. And of course, back to Singapore, land of abundant Oh lua, Roti Prata and other yummies. The food here - gosh, all the pizzas, burgers, fries, cheesesteaks - was good the first couple of weeks. After that it was just plain overkill. Too darn fattening. You know, there's this particular game over here at Morey's that goes like this: the guy just collects your US$3, tries to guess your age, weight and birthday, and if he doesn't get it right, you win a prize. This dear Egyptian guy who was tending to the stall guessed that I was 65kg. 65 freakin' kg. Can I like faint now? Well at least he said he was not familar with the kg system.
Anyway. I've been pretty busy around here (And hence the lack of blogging). You see, contrary to popular belief, I'm not such a sloth, who just lazes around and falls asleep everywhere. We've been kept busy with all the cooking and cleaning and doing of laundry. You CANNOT imagine the agony of waking up in the morning, with the knowledge that there is absolutely nothing in the fridge to eat, or that whatever is in there is most likely raw meat. Believe me, you'd want to stay in bed all day.
So. We embarked on a tremendous domesticating journey.
For starters, we can now whip up a dish in minutes.
The secret to good cooking? Use corn beef. ALWAYS use corn beef.
Oh wait. I forgot to tell you about our grocery shopping. Always on the look out for a bargain, I can now say that I'm proud member of Superfresh, Acme Markets, Stop & Shop, and CVS Pharmacy.
So you see, amidst our hectic work schedules, we still had to find time to shop for food, cook food, then eat food. Life wasn't all that easy. And after a hard day's work, what greets us is a stack load of dirty laundry - which is often dealt with in the wee hours of the night.
Fascinating things, these washing machines.
So good job, Mel and Shireen. Worked, travelled, domesticated.
I will try my best to blog again.
posted by Mel at 5:00 PM
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