Some randon pictures

This sign sums up Singapore, but is currently displayed at our condo as they are ripping up the tiles and putting new ones down.

Yes the leaf is almost as big as Felix! the tree is only small though very odd.

I put this in cos Henry is cute!
The funny story of Pikachu's big adventure:

Felix was given a Pikachu by one of the cleaning staff at his friend Georges condo, when we were in the lift going to Georges house for the first time, In the excitement of being in a new house with lots of cool toys Felix left Pikachu behind.
George held onto Pikachu till we came back to visit, he was very excited that Felix would have him back and Felix was also very excited about having Pikachu once again,
Pikachu spent the next few days with Felix, watching him eat and sleep, playing and attending music classes, then tragedy struck on a rather wet day we were running down the drive to catch the shuttle bus, to meet Nick for dinner when Pikachu slipped out of Felix's hand and down into a storm drain!
Now call me a chicken but I was not keen to put my hand into a drain in Singapore and not just because it was raining.
Felix was very upset he cried all the way to dinner and the only thing he really could say was "I have to tell George"
One week later the whole family was walking down the drive to go out to the science centre I noticed that the drain covers were off and jokingly said I wonder if Pikachu is still there, Nick looked and there he was just out of reach, Nick heroically borrowed a broom from the guards house and attempted a rescue, 5 minutes and a scrapped knee later,Pikachu was safely back with a very happy Felix.
Once at the Science centre Pikachu was carefully washed and dried and we all got on with enjoying ourselves.....but then as we were waiting for the bus Felix asked if I had Pikachu and of course he was no where to be found, the lesson to be learnt here is of course is easy come easy go!

oh the picture above is of a replacement Pikachu!
Felix the punk

Well it has been a a while since I have blogged (and even longer since Nick has) so I thought it was time I jotted a few things down

We have been fairly busy the last few weeks finding a preschool for Felix, exploring and of course eating.

Firstly I think I have found my new favorite lunch food its pork buns its very simply pork in a very Moorish sauce served in steamed bun with a bit of Chinese parsley (coriander) it is the best sandwich I have had!

We have been busy this week preparing for our Australasian tour, trying to do Christmas shopping etc, So today the boys and I headed to Chinatown, we stuck to the department stores and shopping centres as it very hot outside today and the kids tend to wilt.
Chinatown is like everyone imagines it to be filled with everything that is Chinese!
Henry of course was very popular once again with people posing to take photos with him.
I also could not help but buy the kids a few things as the clothes down here are so much cheaper than along Orchard road

On the weekend we made it to the Singapore Science centre with some friends and it was fantastic!
The highlight was shared between the Tesla coil (nicks favorite) and the waterworks exhibit which the children can play in, I am glad we got pre warning about this part, as we took togs for the boys and Nick, unfortunately I didn't take a change of clothes and through my own stupidity got absolutely drenched.
there were many exhibits we didn't see but we will purchase a membership next year as the centre was a winner.

I think that is about all I have time for right now I will try to follow this up with some photos soon also my new coffee machine arrives Friday so I am sure I will post many a photo and bore you all with my quest to make the best coffee I can on a domestic machine!

tourists stuff and crabs

The following photos are taken around Clarke Quay which is very much at the tourist end of town but also where you can get really good Chili Crab, we know because we ate it twice this week!
Felix is holding hands with Matilda, who is town for few days with her folks Laura and Simon.
Felix and Matilda have not seen each over since Felix was 1 and Matilda was 6months but soon bonded over jumping in puddles!

In other news this week Felix lost his boy (which to you that don't know was his toy he has had since he was a baby) this was a hard loss but hes doing OK now.

Currently I am looking out the window at the fog of smoke that has risen up, it is from the spraying they do for mosquito's luckily I got the washing in off the balcony and closed the door just in time before we got fumigated.

Tonight we are off to see the Christmas lights on Orchard road (yes in November).

I was just hanging nicks shirts up to dry on the bamboo racks out the back and didn't hear the sprayer coming I am now mosquito free and feeling a bit teary.

Morning at the Gardens

Felix and I, left Nick and Henry at home today and went to the children's garden at the botanical gardens,
We both had a great time although I did get attacked by ants which have a nasty bite.

We came home and spent a hour in the pool and Felix had to go to bed early!

Milestones thunderstorms and mutants

This week signaled a couple of Milestones for Felix ,
First he got his first MRT card (Public transport) this is a pretty big deal as he has to be a certain height and he has finally had a growth spurt as you can see from the photo he is pretty proud of his card and has been showing everyone on the train it.

His second achievement is also related to him growing a bit taller he is now tall enough to pee in the toilet! He is very proud of himself for both achievements!

Felix has also started to make friends around the condo, yesterday he asked one of the girls if she wanted to race on there scooters she then asked him if he wanted to join there club, very cute, he maybe the mascot however as they are all around 10-12 years old.

This post was interrupted by a massive thunderstorm, these are very common here but I must admit this one scarred me we are in a valley and on the top floor so it seems even louder up here, also there was a deafening noise that made me and Felix jump, which may have been one of the nearby buildings being hit which has happened twice now this month.

The picture of Henry is the only time this week he has not been screaming he is currently getting his molars and he is suffering with them he is not at all his usual charming self, I think this photo shows he has grown up a bit not as chubby now just solid!

The last photo is a little hard to make out sorry but it was the best shot I could get.
It is of a massive coi it is about as long as Felix is tall and very creepy it could be a extra in a sci fi film about mutant aquatics, however despite its grotesque size giving me the willies we visit it once a week after playgroup.

Thats all for now hopefully I will have some more food photos soon

life in Singapore

We are now settling into a bit of routine Felix has a regular music class and we are looking at kindergardens for next year. the snaps here are just some cute ones of the kids that I thought people may enjoy, As you can see from the picture of Henry he was very tired today, hes making up for lost time growing all his teeth at once and has not been sleeping super well, for once he is not the most smiley kid in Singapore.



I have had a little time off lately from the kids and have managed to find a good hairdresser on the first recommendation that I was given, I have not been so lucky with the myattempts at finding a waxer and a place to get my eyebrows done, with the result of my brows looking a little like Bert's from Sesame street.
I won't post a picture as I do not want to have the image following me a round cyber space.

Apart from that we have been getting on with life and starting Christmas shopping, and what must be a world record Singapore already has its decorations up!

Stay tuned for Halloween snaps.

Quick update

Hi all,
Sorry no photos on this post, but it has been a while and I thought I was endanger of being one of those bloggers who starts off with a blaze and then fizzes out to nothing. (see my last blog oldschoolnappies which had 1 post)

So I guess what s new has been that we have moved into our apartment, this has been a roller coaster of emotions.
Having all our things back has meant that we have all felt a lot more settled especially the boys as they have toys to play with and we are not going out all the time so we don't go crazy in the serviced apartment, also moving into our permanent place means we can start to do things like look for a kindergarten for Felix and have people over.
The down side is that it means we are in fact staying don't get me wrong Singapore is fantastic but it just needs a few good friends added.
We are also well and truly out of holiday mode with the everyday drudgery of dishes and sweeping (with all tiled floors its all I do) setting in.
We have also made some Friends who live not to far away which sweetens the deal some what.
Fitted in around the trips to Ikea and unpacking boxes we have managed to do some fun stuff to we took the boys to see the lights for Depavali in Little India which were fantastic we had dinner at a Kashmir restaurant which was OK but I don't think we will be rushing back .

We also had dinner at the local Canadian themed pub which is very close to where we live which was interesting and made me slightly nostalgic for my childhood.

Well that's enough I will try to include some photos net time as I know if I was reading this I would only look at the pictures anyway.