tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70119042011-11-08T10:02:34.026+08:00One chapter closes and the next one opens. Our Singapore Chapter came to an end in December 2010. Now we begin another exciting chapter in Malaysia. We now live and work in Kuala Lumpur and are looking forward to a new set of adventures as we explore more of Malaysia.ruruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06128084292098655641noreply@blogger.comBlogger911100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7011904.post-549797923380647082011-11-08T09:58:00.000+08:002011-11-08T10:02:34.054+08:00

The beauty of another world on the reef.  One of the best ways to relax in the tropics is to spend the day on a tropical island and to take your mask and snorkel for a swim. The water is pleasantly warm and there is so much to see in among the choral. So on our first opportunity to go island hopping in Kota Kinabalu we couldn't refuse. We took the boat to Mamatik, the price of the landing was

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We already had an extra day off due to the Deepavali Public Holiday. Our wonderful company now gives us 1 day each year as a long service leave holiday, so we decided to attach it to this weekend to give us a 4 day weekend. Having arranged the leave the next decision was where to go for 4 days???? Where shall we explore today? Ruth relaxing on the waterfront at Kota Kinabalu. We had

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One of the best things about having our own transport in KL is being able to explore some more of the backstreets. Last week we went across to SS2 on Monday evening which the night that they hold a pasar Malam. We had been told that this is a good night market to go to. And we were not let down. The dumplings from this lady are absolutely divine The fish arrives fresh and looks very edible.

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 Part 1  Sports, Coffee and Catching Up St Kilda Pier.The Melbourne city skyline gives a different perspective to this Marina Our June holidays arrived and we were ready for a break, so far work is managing to keep us so busy at the moment. We decided that a trip over to Melbourne and some time catching up with yuoungest son Logan would be a good way to relax. We let family and friends know

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Our Penang Weekend Escape  Penang Hill View  Wow! I can't believe it is already July. The year is racing by so quickly. We started out in Malaysia in January thinking that we would be off exploring Malaysia most weekends. The reality is that we have not really got away on too many weekends. We have been to SIngapore on a couple of occasions which was great because we have caught up with friends

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Our trip to China was really good. We loved catching up with Bradley and spending time with him. It was also really nice getting to know Jing Jing a little better. We were very lucky to meet her family and we felt very spoilt. It was a special holiday where we learned so much about a lovely family of people from China. We will go back and enjoy Sichuan hospitality again. Here is a selection of

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While we were in Chengdu we felt we had to go out and visit the Pandas. This is a place where research is curently being carried out on the Panda. With so much of the Panda habitat disappearing they are in real danger of becoming extinct. What a shame that would be. These creatures are so placid and seem content to sit back and munch on their bamboo. We were impressed by how close we could to

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Day three of our holiday in Brad's little corner of the world was a very interesting day indeed. Actually it was a sobering outing for both Ruth and myself. We spent the day visiting Beichuan memorial park site, where you can view first hand the devastation from a powerful earthquake. Some background information. <!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-SG

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Day two and Jing Jing and her father picked us up from our hotel and took us for a drive into the mountains. The goal was to cross a swing bridge and visit the Ape King Caves. THese were both ver high up in the mountains. We also had some extended family members with us, uncles and aunts of Jing Jing. To get up to the bridge we had to take a gondala ride. It was high, very step and very open. But

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March and ten weeks in Malaysia  had past by very quickly indeed. We decided that it would be good to take advantage of our holiday to go up and see Bradley's little corner of the world. So we caught a flight up to Chengdu where we were met by Brad, Jing Jing and her dad. They drove us to Mianyang. By the time we arived it was the middle of the night. We stayed in a great hotel close to the

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Wow! Nearly the end of February and we have been living and working in Kuala Lumpur for two months. Doesn't time fly? So this week I have been asking myself, what is different about living in KL? Actually I could fill the page with a list of things I have noticed so far. Instead I think I will just focus on some of the things that have more impact on our day to day lives. Have you wondered what

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The Petronas Towers Impressive from any angle. Some information on this impressive Skyscraper If you want to visit the Petronas Towers they are above KLCC on the rapid rail system. Actually I have a feeling they are KLCC. Between 1998 and 2004 Petronas Towers were the tallest building in the world. NO wonder we could see them from all over the city. At 378.6 m to the roof top they are a

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1 Malaysia, Maybe it should read Malaysia #1 We think we are so lucky to have the opportunity to live and work in another Asian City. It is now official Ruth and I are employed and working in Kuala Lumpur. We flew in on January 2 and began work on January 3 2011. We have work permits to remain working for the next twelve months and contracts for two years. Classes began on January 5 and

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 When the Pohutukawa  is in full Bloom, And the Kaka are going crazy on the nectar. You know it's Christmas on the Coromandel.Paradise revisited. As one chapter closes....a new one opens! December arrived and for us it was with mixed feelings. After four wonderful years our time living in Singapore ended on December 6 2010. We closed the door on our great Lilydale apartment and headed to Changi

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Welcome to my kitchen. The coffee is on and brewing. It is almost 8:30..... yes the start of another day in Singapore. I am lucky because unlike most hard working people I only have to set my alarm on two days of the week. Saturday and Sunday, the rest of the time I get up when I wake up. Some days I sleep until after 9:00.... It sounds like I am lazy but the reality is that Wednesday through

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This year our Annual Dinner took place,October 25, at the Peninsula Hotel Excelsior. It was a very good night and I am sure everyone enjoyed themselves. This year masks were the order of the night as we were told it was a masquerade...... Anne, you did an excellent job! A successful night being recognised. Ayesha listens and enjoys an evening of fun and interesting speeches Carol

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Recently Ruth and I took a late night stroll along the Marina Bay Area. At the moment there are a number of lit up sculptures there. Very interesting and providing some opportunities to play with our cameras. Here are the results with some reflections from the night. These cubes make a stunning display, lit up at night. Another view across Marina Bay towards the Stamford Hotel. One of

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October is always a busy month for us at Orchard Annex of MAE. Of course the most important event of the year is celebrated on the 13 October. Greg and I happen to share this day for our birthday. So it is a great opportunity for a small party. This year cake and pizza at staff briefing to start the week.  Actually we are very lucky because we work with a great team of people who are all fun to

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We have just completed an amazing month of travel and entertainment with the highlight being a visit from David, Ian and Bridgid and Katie. It has been a long time coming but it was so good when it finally arrived. We met them on the Sunday night Changi Airport. None of them had been to Singapore before so it was all a new and exciting adventure. We expected that they would be ready for action

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This year we thought we should get tickets and check out the F1 Grand Prix in Singapore. So we bought some premier walkabout tickets and as the 24 September approached we started to get more and more excited. We have never been to a grand prix, and to experience the Singapore Night race was going to be exciting. We had been down and checked out the track on numerous occassions as the track grew

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Torkay Lizard: This was a resident at Cassia Cottage 4b. Every evening he came out from his hideout and dealt to all of the unwanted mosquitoes. He is quite a large Gecko who really didn't mind us taking his photo. He was very patient waiting until he could strike. Apparently they are known as the pitbull of Geckos because they do bite and when they do they latch on and don't let go in a

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Our September holiday came around this year and Ruth and I decided we needed to take a real break. Usually we race off and have adventures in our holidays. This time around we felt a need to pace ourselves so that we returned to Singapore rested and ready to tackle the 4th term at MAE.So the decision was made to go to Vietnam. Not a hard decision, we have been there before and we love

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August is coming to an end and Singapore is definitely hotting up, from now until the end of the year numerous festivals and events take place. The YOG are just coming to an end, that has been an exciting three weeks of young athletic talent competing in a world first.We went for a walk to check out the Olympic Flame, surprisingly this ended up being an interesting stroll along the other

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Warm nights, hot views,Standing on The Helix looking across at the Fullerton.The bridge itself is a double helix. At night it is an impressive display of lights.The Singapore Flyer is right nextdoor and provides some interesting contrasts.There is something that keeps drawing me back to the river and impressive concrete towers above the water.

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Lately we are finding that our two days off just don't give us enough time to do all the things we want to do. For a small Island Nation there is lots to do on Singapore.One of the things that has caused us to realise this is that we have been sort of restricted to staying here because we have had to renew our passports. I had just over 6 months left on my passport, if I didn't renew it

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Another Tuesday and we were wondering what to do on our day off. Bradley hadn't been up to MacRitchie and he hadn't seen monkeys. So we decided it could be fun to head out to MacRitchie and take a stroll up to the Tree Top Walk.It wasn't long and it was raining. Soft warm rain at first and then heavy warm rain. We turned back and got as far as the edge of the board walk when the rain eased off.

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We decided that seeing as we had got to Hong Kong, and Hong Kong is now really part of China, then we ought to visit China. So we got on a Ferry to Macau in Hong Kong. We spent an afternoon exploring Macau. Ruth wanted to go into a cassino but we managed to resist the temptation. Besides we found out that there are some interesting little streets around Macau. After we grew tired of Macau, we

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After spending time at Tai O village we noticed that there were bus loads of tourists starting to arrive. So we decided that it was time to head off to the next part of our walkabout. We were off to visit the Big Buddha, Molly had told us that we must visit the Big Buddha."Make sure that you buy a ticket forthe meal. too," Molly said.We took another local bus up to the Buddha. When we got off the

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One of the things that really surprised me about Hong Kong was just how big it is. I had always thought it was a big city on an island. However it is that and much more. There are many islands that make up Hong Kong and there are also the New Territories. Actually when you land in Hong Kong you land on Lantau Island not Hong Kong. We were fortunate to stay at Lynda's place at Tung Chung also

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A colleague at work told me that we would love Hong Kong that it was like Singapore on steroids. So I really wasn't sure that it was going to suit this kiwi boy from the bush. Actually we had a fantastic time in Hong Kong, there was plenty to be excited about and like so many of our trips really not enough time to fit it all in. We will have to go back there again. It is not all big city and

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Early on Tuesday we decided to take a walk down to nearby Seletar Reservoir for some ealr morning photos of what takes p[lace down here. It is a popular recreation area. There are always people fishing and often teams of teenagers cannoeing in dragon boats. It is very close to our condo so it would be a good place to walk to before breakfast.In the background is the red line of the MRT. We take

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We stayed down by the local market in Bendar Seri Begawan, it seemed to be busy throughout the day. The river here had so many water taxis coming and going. We had been told to wave at a taxi and then to negotiate for him to take us for a tour of the water village (Kampung Ayer).So we did and it was really interesting.Apparently there are more people living in Kampung Ayer than in the city on

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We chose to visit Brunei because we thought that it would be a quieter destination at CNY and we were right about that. There was no rush or bustle.We had also heard that Brunei has a large area of of untouched pristine jungle and they were right about that. The jungle is protected and there is realatively easy access to it.We booked our tour into Temburong National Park with Mega Borneo Tours,

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Jame'Asr Hassanal Bolkiah Mosque.We were photograhing the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, in Bandar Seri Begawan, minding our own business when a nice local man started chatting. He told us that he could take us to a bigger mosque which was beatiful at night time. Even more beautiful than the Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque. At first I was reluctant, I carried on taking photos. Ruth carried on talking

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You can take one of the shorter loops, or you can walk across to Bukit Timah like we did!We have just been on an outing with MAE teachers to MacRitchie,What an interesting day we had.As always this walk proved to contain wonderous things,And it is right on the doorstep of the city.Carolyn, Genieve, Bob and Ruth on the Treetop walk.We assembled at 9:30ish at the Lornie Rd carpark.When most had

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Back in Singapore with a Day off,Time to explore,New camera has helped to make me poor,Sungei Buloh is close to our door.Yeah Right!This is a treasured wetland on the northern tip of Singapore.It is visited by a variety of migratory birds.Across the waters we could see Johor Baru, Malaysia can be seen.The park is well maintained and there are many hides to observe the birdlife from,Along the

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One of the important family days while we were home involved a trip up to mum's tree,Only this time,the purpose was to lay Dad's Ashes to rest. I think the tree is about the healthiest in the grove.We had quite a gathering of family for the day.It was good to catch up with them all. Ian spread the ashes around the base,While we all looked on,It was a time of reflection.Following a toast and a few

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The Howes family spent Christmas in Blenheim with Lloyd and Anna,We had a fantastic day, starting with Champaigne and Bar-B-Que,A walk to the river with a picnic of nibbles and a swim,Followed by an evening of relaxation and enjoying each others company. Bradley, Lloyd and Logan,Just what are those three boys up to? We left Bradley in Wellington and picked up Logan on the way to Lloyd's.Bradley

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You know it is Chrismas in New Zealand When you see the Pohutukawa in Bloom.One of the Highlights of going home for December is seeing these flowers again. Ruth had been away for 18 months, sadly I was home earlier to attend a Family funeral. We both think that New Zealand has the best beaches in the world. Definitely the best we have seen anyway. Lloyd doesn't think that we should tell anyone

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Dear Friends, Enjoy your Festive Season,Make sure you get your time to relax.And Be with Friends and Family!Best WishesFromWayne and Ruth

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Sometimes we just need to escape and get away from every day things. For me I like to go to the beach. This year Ruth and I have made a number of trips across to Bintan for our weekend escapes. These have been memorable for us for a number of reasons. Here are some photos from our last escape that help to illustrate why I love this place.It is relaxed, so relaxed that you jump on a ferry in

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One month until Christmas Day and it is time to get out and about to enjoy the lights on Orchard Road. Every year we have been here we have enjoyed the way that Orchard Road Lights up for Christmas. This year has got to be one of the best so far. Recently Ruth and I took our cameras on a ramble down from Tanglin Mall to Somerset. It took us most of the evening and that was without going into any

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It has been such a long time since I have sat down to update! Where has the second half of the year gone? Actually it has been a very active time for us. Work seems to be as busy as ever but we have still found the time to get out and about. Lately, we have been exploring night photography with our cameras. We have been taking our cameras out after dark and trying to capture some of our favourite

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Lunch time on the day,Fine food; Seafood,Fine location; Beside the water,Fine Company; Some great MAE crew members.On 12 October a group MAE staff went on an outing across to Malaysia to visit Kukup, a fishing village. Of course it was combined with a few other tourist things and some shopping. A great outing and it was the day before my birthday.Porcupine fish drying or was it a kind of charm?

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Wow! This time 2 weeks ago Ruth and I were in Hanoi finishing off what was a very exciting 1 week adventure in Northern Vietnam. I have to say I think I am falling in love with Vietnam. There are so many lovely people, the scenery can be breath taking and there so many exciting adventures to be had in this amazing country.Bamboo such a useful resource. The laddershop My rose in amongst the

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We had an interesting day out on Monday. A group of MASC teachers met at Selangor, down by Clarke Quay, to try our hand at making a Pewter bowl. The outing included a tour of the factory to explain the history and how they work the pewter. Selangor is a Malaysian based company that was started by a Chinese gentleman. If you're ever in KL it is worth going on the Selangor tour there. After our

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Sadly, I had a quick trip home to New Zealand to support David and attend Marilyn's funeral as she had lost her batlle with Cancer. This was a very sad occasion, she certainly did try hard to beat it but sadly it wasn't to be. The only blessing being that she has had the opportunity to finally rest in peace. These are some of my photos and thoughts. Rain drops, tears falling from the

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Recently the Orchard team had a weekend away on Langkawi Island. It was a great two days. First we all went up on the Rope way (gondola) and enjoyed the spectacular views overLangkawi and the Andean Sea. We returned to the hotel and wandered around the corner for dinner. Kuah town has a number of shopping centres, we seemed to be a little away from these but found a great area of local food

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When we booked ahead to stay at Toyoko Higashi-Hiroshima we learned a valuable lesson about Japanese place names. Double check their location is where you think they are. I was expecting to be arriving in Hiroshima and and staying in the cit of Hiroshima. Actually we ended up being 20 minutes away from Hiroshima on the train. Which wasn't too bad but we had to organise ourselves to catch trains

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Ruth on this arched bridge at Miyajima. We were staying at Higashi Hiroshima after we got things confused. We thought we were staying in Hiroshima City itself. It turned out that we were about 20 minutes on the Shinkansen out of the city. We spent 3 nights here using it as an opportunity to explore the lower part of Honshu. With our Japanese Rail Pass it worked out great. Getting up close and

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Kyoto is an old city, it was once the imperial capital of Japan. We found it to be a mixture of vibrant modern city and very old interesting history. It was tourist friendly and realitvely easy for us to find our way around in. There was a lot that can be seen and done on foot. We three highlights for our two nights in this city, but could quite easily return and have many more adventures.Fushimi

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Another Adventure! We had a great two week journey through Japan during early June. We were expecting it to be a challenge with very little English. It was a challenge but it was not impossible. We expected it to be expensive. It was a little more expensive than other Asian countries we have visited recently but it was not as expensive as we expected. We expected it to be crowded and busy, there

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On Monday 25 May MASC held the Great Race, Singapore. This is an annual event that has teams of employees racing around different parts of Singapore completing a treasure hunt. It is always loads of fun and has the spin off of allowing us to find out more about Singapore. Here are some photos from our day. We had the team, The KOs, The Knock Outs or The Kiwis of Orchard. Ruth and I could only

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Orchard Central, Due to open in June. This was a hole in the ground when we arrived here.We are almost into the sixth month of 2009 already, April and May have been very busy months for us that we hardly even have had time to think about what has been happening in our lives. Work continues to have been keeping us busy and occupied for 5 days and nights of most weeks. We have now completed

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Kids are kids no matter where they are in the world.Wow! Cambodia! This is a very interesting Asian destination. The country has suffered so much and it is hard to comprehend what the last 40 years must have been like for the Cambodian people. What is even more interesting is that it all took place during my lifetime!!We flew into Siem Reap using a very cheap Jet star deal. We had four days in

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We were very lucky to be able to spend one of Monday – Tuesday Weekends in Vietnam. It is only a short flight from Singapore to Ho Chi Min and the Jet star flights enable us to fly back on Wednesday and be back in time for work. So after a little planning we were off.The last time we went to Ho Chi Min it was our first experience of an Asian city so, it was a bit of a shock for us. Actually

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Stone Cottage in Ireland, Cloonloo.IT seems such a long time ago yet it was just two months ago. Ruth and I had really a special Christmas this last Christmas. We were spending December in the UK and had the opportunity to stay with Trevor and Collette at their lovely stone cottage in Cloonloo, Ireland. We had talked about this cottage while staying

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London Parliament Buildings Finally I have got around to posting my thoughts about our UK trip. We spent almost the entire month of August in the UK. We were expecting the weather to be cold and miserable, we were pleasantly surprised. We only had a half day of rain and one morning where we passed the ducks walking on top of the pond behind Trevor’s house in Staines. The rest of the time it was

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Ruth Dublin Anglican Church Originally uploaded by whowesitWe had a great holiday in UK during December. Here Ruth is coming out of an old church in Dublin. We both felt it was nice to go somewhere where we blended in more and did not stand out. More about our holiday soon.

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The ORB FamilyWe are well into November and for us that means it is getting close to the end of another year in Singapore. It has been a very interesting year that has gone far too quickly. Yesterday Ruth and I went down to MOM and renewed our Employment Passes. This is a process that takes time. First you go to a machine and get a ccue number,

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Lau Pa Sat Originally uploaded by whowesitHere we are with Logan at Lau Pa Sat for Satay and a beer. It was the start of what ended up being a great week long celebration of my turning 50. It was good to see Logan and spend the time with him.A week wasn't long enough so we hope he saves hard and comes back again soon.

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October 2008 has almost passed and I have turned fifty. The big 5O. I am not really someone who goes hard out about birthdays. I always think of them as just another day when the clock ticks over, you get reminded that you have plenty of things to see and do on that list and less time to do it in. Turning 50 seemed to emphasize this even more and except for the fantastic week of my birthday I

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Away from the track Singapore looked spetacularThe Singapore F1 Grand Prix is now over, the winner was Fernando Alonso, second Nico Rosberg and third Lewis Hamilton. This was an exciting event with many spectacular moments throughout that were made all the more exciting by the fact that it was the first night race. I am not a huge F1 fan and usually I

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We have just completed an interesting week in Malaysia, we felt the need for a break and to explore the east coast beaches. We took the bus out of Singapore and up to Kuantan. I thought the lady at Konsortium said that it arrived at 7:00am but we discovered she meant it took 7 hours. So we found ourselves on the side of the road 15 km north of Kuantan outside the Swiss Garden Resort at 5:30

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Wet and Wild Originally uploaded by whowesitWe had a great weekend in Desaru recently. Desaru is at the southern end of Malaysia. For us this was one hour in a bumboat then a taxi ride to a great resort beside the South China Sea. We stayed at The Pulai Desaru Beach. It was a top spot for just chilling out. Nice pool, great beach and fantastic people. The highlight for Ruth was standing under the

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Happy Birthday Singapore Originally uploaded by whowesitWow! National Day, a Saturday and we get it off. Ruth and I made the most of what was a great morning by getting out on our bicycles. We rode down to Sembawang Park and enjoyed seeing people out enjoying quality family time. We spent the afternon swimming in the pool and watching the Olympics. It was nice to have an extra day off. Happy

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park view Originally uploaded by whowesitWe had a great day out at Pasir Ris this weekend. We hired bicycles and enjoyed a good ride. We also had an interesting walk around the board walk in the mangroves. Lots of interesting animal life and only a stones throw from the MRT. We recommend as a great place for an outing while in Singapore.

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Dad on his last day working for NZR.It is actually halfway through July and I am still catching up on June.Sadly for us June did not really run to plan and instead of our planned trip to London, Ruth and I found ourselves going home to New Zealand for the funeral of my Father.Dad, Richard Stanley Howes passed away in Tauranga hospital on 6 June

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Whakatane Bar Originally uploaded by whowesitWhile we were back in New Zealand in JUne we managed to get a great day out on Run Away Cash. It was cold and frosty first thing as we went out through a flat bar at Whakatane. This photo looking back inland to Edgecumbe in the background captures the beauty of the New Zealand coast.

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Bangkok: 10 Million People living in the Land of Smiles.We have just got back from a weekend in Bangkok. Actually it was a Monday, Tuesday and fly home on Wednesday morning weekend. What an interesting place! Ruth and I had a really great time. It just happened to be their Songkrang festival. Which is the equivalent of Thailand’s Lunar New Year. It's a National Holiday for three days and it

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Well we are safely back from our adventure into Sarawak on the Island of Borneo.It was our best adventure in Asia so far.We had a great start to our holiday in that we stayed a night in The Elizabeth Hotel…it was a prize that I won at the annual dinner last year. It was in the executive room and we were able to utilize the mini bar as part of the prize. This is the same hotel that we stayed in

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When we went to Kuching, Sarawak we ended up going on a homestay at a longhouse. This was a magical experience. Two night and three days staying at an Iban Longhouse about two hours up the Skrang river. This was our host, he was really good and worked hard to make sure we were looked after.The Long House Chief was a friendly man. He seemed to spend a lot of his time doing jobs in and arouind the

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In 2008, Thaipusam was celebrated on 23 January. The festival occurs during the full moon day in the month of Thai (during January or February). It is a unique spectacle, but definitely not one for the faint-hearted. Ruth and I joined some other teachers from Morris Allen and spent the afternoon viewing this interesting festival.Thaipusam originated in India to honor Lord Subramaniam, the

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Wayne at the pool. We have done our first two weeks of work for 2008 and so far it is even better than last year. It helps that we know what we are doing and what to expect. I seem to have more students in my classes and many of the students I taught last year have returned. It is good having 10 students instead of 1 or 2. There is much more interaction between the students.Ruth and I have had

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It is Great to be home!Our December Adventure in New ZealandWe arrived back on December 5 which happened to be Ruth’s birthday, it was a milestone day so we celebrated by, having three breakfasts thanks to Emirates, a trip to Wellington where we had a dinner with our three boys and their partners at the James Cook Hotel where Logan works

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Some did some serious planning.Some just made use of technology.Monday 19 November was that date of this years Morris Allen Great Race Singapore. What an exciting event to be a part of. There were 4 teams taking part this year, I am sure that all of the teams taking part would have to agree that they saw parts of Singapore they had never even dreamed about. Maybe they included parts that the

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Recently we were walking down Orchard Road when I realised that music we were hearing were Christmas Songs. It was the first week in November. Ever since I have been noticing it is beginning to look a lot like christmas in Singapore.Last night being a Tuesday Ruth and I took a walk along the length of Orchard Road to watch the Christmas lights come on. It really is something very special. When we

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5r0/Rxw5pERsk6I/AAAAAAAAAHc/a9NnBl74ZT4/s1600-h/birthday_dinner.jpg">October has proven to be a busy month. It has been made extra busy by the fact that I celebrated my birthday this month. I can safely say that this year I have celebrated my birthday more than I have in previous years.It seems that people love to have a reason to celebrate, and a birthday is always a good reason to celebrate.

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Recently we had a visit from Sue and Bruce Baker. Ruth and I really looked forward to this visit from our daughters' parents. When they said that they had booked to go on from Singapore and spend a few days in Phuket we promptly invited ourselves along. Ruth and I had not been to Phuket, it is one of the easy destinations for us to fly to for a weekend. Cheap and with flights that suit a quick

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Ruth and I had a wonderful 8 days in Northern Thailand. We flew out of Singapore and direct to Chiangmai, which is the capital of Northern Thailand. It is a city of about 170,000 people, similar to Hamilton in size. That is where the similarity ends though. We had two nights booked in a hotel there as part of our package, the hotel was very nice and very close to everything.Chiangmai is a very

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8 Months on in SingaporeAs I sit down to write this update it is difficult to comprehend the speed at which the last 8 months have gone by. Ruth and I arrived here in December and now it is September. When we arrived we weren’t sure what to expect, other than there would be lots of people and it would be hot. Neither of these two expectations have caused us too many problems. So far every day has

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Singapore National DayThe highlight lately has been Singapore National Day. This was on August 9 and it was a Public holiday. At home we think of Waitangi Day as our National Day and for many it is just another day to go to the beach or maybe take part in some sort of protest. Over recent years there has been debate about the value of New Zealand’s celebrations and often we have turned on the

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We have had six months here in Singapore already, time has gone so quickly. There were so many things we had on our list to do and see here and we haven’t seen half of them yet. The variety of things to do that exists on this Island the size of Lake Taupo is amazing. We have had many adventures, it seems like there are so many new places to explore and so many new adventures to be had. Asia is

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Pulau Ubin. Looking back across the water to Changi Beach.This is one of the secrets of Singapore that most tourists probably don’t get to see. It is an island just off the coast at the Northern end of Changi Beach. It has not been developed like the rest of Singapore. At one time it had Rubber tree and coconut Plantations. It is a Granite Island and at one time was quarried for Granite. These

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Vietnam Holiday. Amazing amount of rubbish on the streets in this street taken during our Meekong tour.We have been back at work following our trip to Vietnam for over a month of now, time seems to flying by and I have thought a lot about our Vietnam trip, it was such a neat adventure.Typical busy street in Ho Chi Minh City, 5 million motorbikes seem to ride around nonstop. We flew into Ho Chi

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One of the things that is really different about our lifestyle over here is the way we do the laundry. At home in NZ it was always washed inside and then hung outside on our clothesline to dry. Of course in Thames there was always lots of sunshine and wind to get them dry.Over here it is very different. We have a laundry which is an outside wet area attached to our kitchen. This area is open to

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Arab StreetRecently we visited Arab street on our day off. This is an area that has a lot material shops and Arab middle eastern style rugs and clothing shops. The streets are narrow and lined with old buildings in this part there is no big Mall. The contents of the shops flow out onto the streets and when you walk along the footpath it is like you are walking in and out of shops all of the time.

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Ruth helping a local to phone home.Asian Elephant shifting logs. Singapore ZooOne of our first adventues out and about was a day spent at the Singapore zoo. This is a really cool place to visit. Allow a day and aim to arrive early. At 9:00 am the wash the elephants, we weren't that early. Throughout the day there are a number of shows that take place that are really worth seeing. We really

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