Sentosa Buskers Festival

We went to the Sentosa Buskers Festival on Sentosa Island here in Singapore. We rode the MRT to Harbourfront and then rode the Sentosa Monorail over to Sentosa Island. This is where Universal Studios theme park is located as well as the Aquarium and a mall and lots more outdoor activities. There is also a beautiful beach here as well as hotels and resorts. The Buskers Festival is actually a group of street performers from all over the world who come here and perform... It was amazing. From mimes to musical performers, to jugglers and water and fire shows and the only cost was the ride to Sentosa on the monorail of $S4.00. You are encouraged to give something when the show is over and they pass around a hat... This is the only way the performers are paid for their shows. The weather was perfect, a little overcast with a wind blowing. We had a great time and enjoyed walking all over Sentosa Island. We walked back to Vivocity when we were done and after a little shopping we returned home. It was a nice relaxing Saturday!

Dempsey Hill

Dempsey hill is an old army barracks that has been transformed into a furniture and art shopping experience along with some great restaurants. I had been wanting to see what was there so I met another expat wife and we had an adventure(we are called expats here). The first thing you see is an amazing water feature of pottery crocks and there were some amazing fish in the pond. The fish are called Arapaima and are a South American freshwater fish that can grow over 8 feet and weigh more than 200 pounds. I was fortunate to be there at feeding time which is around 11am daily. The man feeds the pig-nose turtles first because they are so slow to get the food. He says this turtle is endangered snd these turtles just showed up in the pond one day... He seems to think that someone had them as pets and became afraid that the authorities might find out. I wonder how many "cane" strikes that would be if you were caught... They are very strict here. 

So we shopped and looked at antiques and reproductions and teak and statues and art and had such fun just looking at everything.

 Then we ate lunch at the PS Cafe where I had a wonderful salad and enjoyed the view and the company. They had beautiful flowers in the restaurant and we were surrounded by lush greenery.

 I will definitely go back again with Mike in tow to enjoy some of the other restaurants!

Arab Street Shopping

Well, here I go, dragging Mike with me on a Saturday shopping! I know it is not his favorite thing to do, but he is always a good sport and we do enjoy adventures in Singapore. So we hopped on an MRT and got off at Bugis then walked to Arab street. There were shops and shops and SHOPS of batik and silk material and it was beautiful. Then there were shops and shops of carpets and rugs... You know the kind like Aladdin rides on... They looked just like them and were so very plush! They had so many restaurants there as well, lots of pastry shops and gelato as well as Muslim food that looked really good. We were still full from the breakfast that I cooked so we didn't eat anything... Next time we will go there hungry! There was also a mosque there that was very ornate. The people in that area were very nice to us and we bought some great gifts. There was an awesome lacquer place that sold beautiful pieces... I wanted everything! We had a great day together and came home and spent the evening watching Netflix movies! It is so great to be with Mike in such an interesting place... We are always on an adventure and as long as we can be together then we are great anywhere.

Bugis Street Shopping in Singapore

Well we spent a quiet weekend in Singapore and decided to just do a little street shopping so we headed to the MRT and ended up on Bugis Street. It was an amazing place with every type of food imaginable! We managed to find McDonald's which seems to be on every street corner here, and had some ice cream. We also saw a great bakery that sells moon cakes that are beautifully decorated and famous here. Walking around was quite a chore as some small streets were packed (and I literally mean PACKED) with people. Mostly there were local clothes which seemed to be made by local designers. If I want to buy any clothes here, I need to lose quite a few pounds and dress sizes! Everything here is geared toward the Asian sized woman... And that is not me! But we had fun just walking and looking and being together.

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for Our 32nd Anniversary

Well here we go on another adventure. Since Singapore is celebrating it's 48th birthday... We decided to take this time off to go on another trip... To Kuala Lumpur (KL) and celebrate our 32nd anniversary. Wow, I cannot believe that we have been married 32 years! We have raised two wonderful kids and have had an amazing life together. So we headed out on Air Asia which is a cheap, no frills airline and after an hour flight and an hour taxi drive, we arrived at our hotel. We stayed at E & O Residences which is an amazing high end place that was quite a surprise indeed! Our view was of the KL Observation Tower. After settling in we were greeted by a very nice driver and were shown the city... It was much better than Batam but not as nice as Singapore. We went shopping at Central Market where we found some great gifts at the street market. Then we went for supper at the KL Tower. The restaurant is revolving and has amazing city views. The food was great and the company with Mike was even better! We then went to the famous Petronas Towers and WOW was I impressed! It was a great anniversary! We went back to Petronas Towers the next day and there is a large mall in the bottom of the towers... We walked all over the city and did some more street shopping. It was a very relaxing and fun place to be! If you are in Asia, make time to go to Kuala Lumpur!