Great Christmas gift idea and they ship internationally!
on Nov 17, 2009In case you haven't heard, Christmas is coming. I'm sure you've all been reminded by the endless string of commercials that seem to start earlier and earlier each year.If you're anything like me, you need all the ideas and help you can get. Also, if...

Mmmmm....Toasty
on Nov 13, 2009I'm probably going to get hate mail for this, but I don't care.We went to Quiznos on Wednesday. Yes, I'm aware that it has nothing to do with my Asian experience.And I enjoyed every bite of it anyway.This Quiznos is at the new-ish Orchard Central mal...

Christmas Season, Singapore style
on Nov 12, 2009When Sandra, the Singaporean coworker of mine, sees weather like this, she excitedly goes to the window and says,"Yay! I love this Christmas weather!"And when she does that, I am always sitting in a state of confusion."Uh, no it isn't. That's rain, S...

The Thanksgiving Song
on Nov 6, 2009Because we just bought our last Thanksgiving turkey abroad...Because I love Adam Sandler...Because everyone here skips Thanksgiving and goes right into Christmas...Because I really needed some American festivities.

Keep your shoes on!
on Nov 4, 2009 in Learning Singapore In Asia, it is the custom for every person entering your home to first remove their shoes before walking through the door.Simple, right? Ha, no. Aaron and I have a ridiculously hard time adhering to this one.Yet everyone does it. EVERYONE.The guys th...

An Incredible Halloween
on Nov 2, 2009Thanks to my super sweet sister, we were the Incredibles this past Halloween. Of course, we came without a Dash, Violet and Jack Jack (like my sis' family last year), but we were Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl: The Early Years.My sis mailed us the cos...

American MSG meet Asian MSG
on Oct 28, 2009This is MSG.The one on the left was bought in the United States. The one on the right was bought in Singapore.There is a lot of controversy surrounding this food additive and I'll be honest and say that I never really paid that much attention...Until...

We're still pretending it's Fall
on Oct 27, 2009Because we apparently live in a constant state of denial, we decided to make another Fall themed dish at our house tonight. It is not Fall in Singapore. Nor has it ever been.But it is at our house.Aaron's (aka my newly adopted) Aunt Debbie sent us a...

American electricity in Singapore
on Oct 26, 2009This little box is my life.It controls whether I blow dry my hair, get to play Wii, use 99% of my kitchen appliances or get to use my computer at all.It is the magic box that converts the British system of 220V electricity to our modest US system of...

Christmas in October
on Oct 22, 2009I know it's a little early for a Christmas post, but I've been finding a lot of interesting things out lately that have to do with traditions and customs on this side of the globe.One of the most shocking being this:One of my work buddies has had his...