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Steve and Lynne BAIL for Japan

Posted in Travel on July 30, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

Well, Steve & Lynne left this morning for their 10 days in Japan and I’m all alone again. So sad. Happily, they should be updating their blog, Hundred Acre Woods so we can all share in the glory of their fairly comprehensive itinerary in Japan. An extended trip to Japan will most likely be nothing [...]

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Weather is clearing up…

Posted in Travel on July 30, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

I leave Wed August 3rd early in the morning. Looks like the weather is clearing up in time for me to leave! Typical, really.

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Fish Head Todd

Posted in Eat/Drink, Travel on July 30, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

Well, actually it is fish head curry. A specialty here in Singapore. Chris took us to a restaurant that serves it over near little India. A really nice restaurant with lots of indian stuff, however their specialty is this fish-head curry. Now fish-head curry is a dish that we have been hearing about since our [...]

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New phone for ME this time…

Posted in Play, Travel on July 27, 2005 | 1 Comment »

I just couldn’t resist any longer. I threw caution to the wind and bought a Motorola RAZR V3 (Black) for myself. Everyone said that it was a beautiful phone with wonderful construction but had terrible operating software. After using it for a couple of days, I’d have to say that they are right about the [...]

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Guava on a stick

Posted in Eat/Drink, Travel on July 27, 2005 | 1 Comment »

One of my favorite things. Guavas. Mmmmm. Here you can get them peeled and sliced and sprinkled with plum powder, on a stick! Yummy.

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Practicing my camouflage skillz

Posted in Dress, Play, Travel on July 27, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

Waiting for dinner at a restaurant, we were tired and hungry and started making up diversions. One such diversion was this successful mind-over-eye trick. Before: After:

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Steve & Lynne Arrived Woohoo!!

Posted in Travel on July 26, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

Its nice to see some familiar faces. Even Steve… AHAHAHAHAHAHA. I’ll post some incriminating pictures as soon as I get them.

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Hotels say the darndest things…

Posted in Travel on July 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

Here are two “informational” placards in my hotel room that made me snicker. The first is the little card in the pocket of the bathrobe. You can click on the images to open a larger version if you can’t read them. The second, on the stem of the lamp next to my desk.

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Shopping Hands!!!

Posted in Travel on July 25, 2005 | Leave a Comment »

I arrived back in Singapore on the last day of this year’s great singapore sale and was anxious cut a swath through the Kenneth Cole, Hugo Boss, New Man and Top Man shops. Sadly, I needed to go purchase a special phone for a work thing and arrange to get it shipped overnight to Australia. [...]

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