Going Home

Up really high in the running for my favorite musician of all time is Sara Groves. The last few days I’ve been humming one of her songs pretty much non stop. “Going Home”. It speaks of going to our eternal home but so much of it applies to where I find myself in this moment.  There’ s just something about those words “going home” that makes my heart smile.

I’ve always loved home. Home is my all time favorite place to be. My parents home, my inlaws home, the home that Tommy and I have made with our children (wherever that happens to be) and the hope of my eternal home with my redeemer, Jesus Christ. I have never been more aware of my eternal home than I am living here in Asia where so many people around me have placed their hope in something else.

Here are the lyrics. I wish you could hear the song. I’d even sing it for you if I could. If you have access to itunes, go buy it. I can’t imagine anyone not liking it unless you exclusively listen to Kanye West or someone awful like that.

Going Home – Inspired by an intense longing for another place. Sara Groves

I’ve been feeling kind of restless. I’ve been feeling out of place. I can hear a distant singing, a song that I can’t write, but it echoes in what I’m always trying to say. . There’s a feeling I can’t capture. It’s always just a prayer away. I want to know the ending, things hoped for but not seen, but I guess that’s the point in hoping anyway. . Chorus: Going home, I’ll meet you at the table. Going home, I’ll meet you in the air. You are never too young to think about it. Oh, I cannot wait to be home . I’m confined by my senses to really know what you are like. You are more than I can fathom, more than I can guess, and more than I can see with human sight. . But I have felt you with my spirit. I have felt you fill this room. This is just an invitation, a sample of the whole, and I cannot wait to be going home. . Chorus . Face to face how can it be? Face to face how can it be? Face to face how can it be?

In a few short hours, after finishing up the last minute packing, dinner, maybe taking a nap, getting cleaned up for the 30 hour trip, we’ll be “going home”. Although I’m excited to get to my eternal home too, I’d like to stop off in Texas first.

Family, friends – we’ll meet you at the table.

9 Months to a New Life

With yesterday (or today in the US) being Jakeb’s birthday, giving birth and new life is sort on my brain. Maybe it’s a stretch to you readers to connect the title with us living in Singapore but hang with me.

Today, March 19, 2010 , marks 9 months of the Stunz family 4 living in Singapore and just like a preganacy, it’s been a crazy ride with a few fun kicks and a few punches to the gut. You know, the ones that stop you dead in your tracks and take your breath away. Do I feel like we’ve finally given birth to a new life? Not really but I think we’re well on our way so I guess this “baby” is just going to come late. And hopefully with a lot less pain than a real birth. Goodness…

I’ve written before of the challenges of living overseas but I don’t think it really sinks in unless you’ve lived it personally. The thoughts, the experiences, the emotions… When you speak with another expat, you see in their eyes that they automatically “get it”. Others don’t. And that’s ok. There’s no reason why they should. We chose this life, or it chose us, not sure which way that went. But nevertheless, we’re here and living it and for the most part, we are happy about it.

On the homefront, we’ve come a long way “baby”! It’s taken us 9 months to find some places to shop and eat that are not so hard on our budget. We’ve met a lot of nice and interesting people. We’ve settled into our house making it more of a home. We’ve travelled to some cool places. We’ve worked through relationship issues. School issues. Life issues. 

I remember what it was like 9 months ago when we first stepped on Singapore soil. Exciting, interesting, new, HOT. Even at 3am.

It’s still exciting, interesting, new and still HOT sprinkled with the weekly dose of homesickness, sidewalk frustrations, wishing we had this or that, and wondering where the heck did that go???  Just when you find something here in Singapore, don’t count on it being there the next time you got to find it. Things disappear in a day and leave you walking around in circles saying to yourself, “I know I’m not imaging that the Information Counter or Rotel or an entire MALL! was here before.” 

The first Burger King near Wheelock Place that we ate at is gone.

Ion mall was a large pile of metal and a sea of migrant workers when we arrived. It is now completed with only the adjoining condo left to finish. 

And the Informaton Counter at Paragon is no more…. found that out yesterday after telling a few friends to meet up there. Oops. We all got a good laugh out of that because they understood.

9 months of living in Singapore has been interesting. “Interesting” is a word I use multipe times in any given day. I say thing are “mostly good” alot too. I don’t ever say “can’t complain” because unfortunately, I often do complain. It’s getting better, though.

We rarely forget to turn on the water heater before showering now. However, sometimes a cold shower is definitely enjoyable in this heat.

We’ve learned that SMS’ing (texting) is often a much easier form of communication since we don’t speak good Singlish.

The backpack necessities are a fan, umbrella, EZ Link MRT/bus card, sweat rag, antiseptic hand wipes, tissues and phone.

We’ve learned that you can’t EVER leave the house without putting on your deoderant. No good…..

Most of the time we get the right light switch on the first try.

We haven’t blown up any electronics for months.

Fewer things shock us. Like guys wearing headbands or completely dressed in pink, elderly women belching, taking 1.5 hours to travel 4 miles  to name a few.

The lady at the bank knows me now and welcomes me by name each week when I go for our cash budget. It’s funny… She asked me a few weeks ago if I was managing my husbands money well. I told her, of course! I didn’t tell her that my next stop was a pedicure and reflexology.

We’re pretty much used to driving/riding on the wrong side of the road.

We pay too much money for certain things that we said we would never pay that for. When you miss something, your budget standards change a bit.

Our favorite places are still Little India, Mustafa, Ambers, Hawker Centers anywhere, Din Tai Fung, Curry Garden, Komala Vilas, China Town, Ala Turka, Starbucks (with Ya Kun Kaya running a tight 2nd). Our new favorite places are Ben Foods, QB Foods, Pasir Panjang Wholesale Market. These three places have helped our grocery budget tremendously. We also love our church. I’m sure I’m forgetting something here.

Our favorite things are

The people, all of them. The people we know and the people we don’t know. It’s a fabulous place to people watch. Just don’t let them know your’e doing it.

The colors. Trees, flowers, bushes, etc. Everything is hyper colored in this tropical climate. They sky is often gray but when it’s blue and clear, the colors are amazing.

The food. We love the food way too much. We’re leaving for Texas TONIGHT!! and we’ve found ourselves wanting to eat certain things here before we leave because we’ll miss it. Funny, huh? We’re so ready for some good Mexican food and a big juicy hunk of American beef, though.

Taxi’s. Especially when the aircon is on when you get in and it doesn’t smell like farts or fish. (yes, i said farts) When you get in, you’re kinda stuck with whatever smell you get and it’s often not great but it’s always “interesting”. I actually did get into a taxi once when the driver must have pooted. It was bad. I can just imagine the conflict that was going on in his head. “Oh no! I just pooted but I’m not missing out on this fair.” Lucky for me I was only going a short distance.

So there you have it. 9 months in Singapore has been quite an adventure. We’ll probably never fully experience the joys of “childbirth” (for sure not the real kind!) here but we’ll continue to enjoy the ride that this new life has brought us. It’s seldom easy but it’s ”mostly good”.

happy bi R thday, jakeb!

Jakeb, our son, is one incredible young man and he turns 17 today in this time zone. I’m not quite sure why God saw fit to bless us with him but we are so glad He did!!  This post is going to make Jakeb cringe no matter what I write so I’ll try to make a summary of his 17 years so far short and to the point using the letter “R”.  Cause “it’s my blog and I can post what I want to”.

Red – you’re our favorite red head in the whole entire universe!

Runner – you are a dedicated and amazingly good runner.

wRiter – you’re a darn good writer. Yes, I know that doesn’t start with an “r” but it counts.

Respectable – everyone like you! Except for maybe one recent math teacher…..

Rhetorical –sometime you have more words than any male I’ve ever known.

Rebutter – You often enjoy “discussing” topics with much rhetoric. This has nothing to do with butter.

Responsible – for the most part :) and way more responsible than most 17 yr olds.

Rustic – you’ll have that log cabin in the mountains some day and then me and dad are movin’ in!

Risible – That’s a great word, huh??? You have always had the ability to make us laugh. To make anyone laugh! (you can thank dictionary.com for this synonym for “funny”.)

Radical – your radical faith in Jesus Christ astounds and impresses us.

Race – you “run the race with endurance.” Hebrews 12:1-3

Rockin’ – you’re a Really good musician!

Rowdy – always!!

Reflective – ok, so I guess you can’t always be rowdy. You are a deep thinker when it matters.

Real – as in authentic, granola, what you see is what you get. And you pull it off quite well!

Ready – even though you might think you are ready now, you’re not but you are well on your way to being ready to fly solo.  Your parents will never be ready for that.

We Ruv you Jakeb! Happy 17^th!!!!

(That’s 17 “R’s” one to grow on.)

Making my list and checkin’ it twice!

This Friday, we’re heading back to Texas for our first trip since moving here to Singapore almost 9 months ago.  Those who know me can imagine how many lists we (I) have. 

The lists:

A what to order so it’ll be there when we get there list
A packing list
A what to do before we leave list
A what to buy to take home list
A who we HAVE to spend time with list (this includes dentists, doctors and hair stylists!)
And a what to buy when we get there list

I think that’s it. I’ll probably come up with a few more before Friday.

I’m thinking a few of these lists will be beneficial to us for future trips so I’ll ”store” them here so I can toss these paper ones that are quickly becoming illegible and will inevitably get lost or tossed. They might have some entertainment value for you as well.

Packing List

Carry on:
Jacket (pack for easy access)
Bible (or in your suitcase)
fully charged computer and accessories
fully charged ipod and charger and earphones
fully charged camera and charger
cell phone charged and charger
extra set of comfortable clothes (pants, shirt, undies) in case yours get soiled or luggage is lost
toiletries (deo, toothbrush, contact solution)
hair brush/accessories for the trip
book, magazine, activity pads, pen/notebook for when your ipod dies.
travel pillow
comfy, easy on/easy off travel shoes
1 pair socks to have on the plane when you take your shoes off
your own essentials kit – you won’t get one of those in the cheap seats
snacks if you want them (mentos, nuts, raisins, dried fruit, etc.)

*Be sure to put your liquids in a quart size ziploc and pack that on top for easy access for security.
*DON’T PACK SCISSORS OR CLIPPERS IN YOUR CARRY ON.
*Think through what you need to have with you in your seat and put that in a smaller backpack so you don’t have to get in and out of your carry on in the overhead bin.

 Suitcases:
1 set of church clothes/shoes packed on top of your suitcase so we can get to them easily the next morning
4-5 days of basic clothing that you know you’ll wear
2-3 undies/socks, we’ll be buying more once we’re there
1 or 2 pair of necessary shoes to go with your “outfits”
accessories (jewelry, headbands/ponies/clips, belts, etc. to go with your “outfits”)

The only other list I’ll post is the “what to buy when we get there” list.

For Friends (sunscreen, La Madeline Chicken Herb Seasoning, Taco Seasoning, hair color, Easter goodies, linen pants)
Vitamins (Kyodophilus, Melissa, Complete Multi vitamins)
Meds (Jakeb’s malaria presc., Nyquil, Dayquil caps/liquid, mucinex d, vicks vapor cream, zyrtec, prepH,  Andrea’s feet meds)
Sunscreen
Lighted make up mirror
Gift card for Bella (our dog that my sister is taking care of)
Pre paid SIM cards so we can  use our phones while we’re there
Easter candy
Hair color
Beach towels
Toms shoes
Swim suits  (Anna, Jakeb)
A few favorite sweets and misc. food items (zebra cakes, velveeta, Smiley face gummies, coffee, flavored coffee cream, etc.)
Gu, Clif Bars
Bath & body hand soap, shower  gel for us and our aircon service tech.
Sport shorts (Andrea) Academy
Undies (Anna)
Tanks (Anna & Andrea)
Wrapping paper/tissue, crafty things, specialty printer papers, gift bags
Socks (Anna, Jakeb)
Undershirts (Tommy/Jakeb)
Make up (concealer, tinted moisturizer, black/brown eye liner, powder foundation)
5  extra soft toothbrushes
Shave Secret
Sport bandaids
Deoderant (3 Andrea, 5 guys)
Bounce dryer sheets/Shout Color Catchers
Pj’s Andrea
Pants/shorts Andrea
Cargo shorts Tommy
Lighted make up mirror
Hair spray/chi silk infusion
Candles
Face cleanser wipes
Coffee
Region 1 Movies/Wii/PS3 games

And anything else that will fit in the 1” square that is left in the suitcases. For the person wondering what is in Singapore, you should know that almost all of this stuff is available here. It’s just 3 times the cost so it definitely helps the budget to stock up when we can. Notice there is no gum on the list. I actually still have alot left and will probably end up chunking it at some point.  There are also a few things that I left off that are none of your business.

So there it is. What am I forgetting? I’ll add it to my list.

Places – The Bus

I remember when we first arrived in Singapore, the process of using the public bus system seemed very intimidating. Tommy and Jakeb were the first to try it out and scoped out the right way to do things. Now it’s old hat. I’m surprised at how many people live here and never ride the busses. It’s actually nice to hop on and let someone else do the driving and see the sights along the way and not have to worry about finding a parking space. You definitely sweat more, though.

Basically, after figuring out what bus you need (www.gothere.sg) and flag that bus down with an outstretch arm, you get on the bus using the front door. Scan your SMRT card and go find a spot to sit or stand. Then you hold on! I think some of the bus drivers think they are driving in NASCAR or in the F1 race. And sometimes I honestly think they bus drivers see us expats comin’ and try to see if they can throw us as if we’re riding a bull or something.  Anyway, so you ride to your destination and if you’re not sure where that stop is, the bus drivers have always been very agreeable to offer help. You push the buzzer button nearest you to indicate you want to get off at the next stop and “alight” using the rear door. Sometimes people get off at the front but you NEVER get on in the rear.

When you’re riding in the bus you might need a parka. Most of the time you work up quite a sweat while you wait for the bus then you get on the bus and the aircon is blasting. Never complain about aircon in Singapore, though. It’s a precious commodity here and we welcome it every chance we get.

So you’re along on your ride and you either listen to your music in your ipod or you are forced to listen to ”theirs”. Most people on the bus listening to their ipods or music on their phone don’t use earphones or they play it so loudly you wonder why they even bother with the earphones. Either way, it’s incredibly annoying. I digress…. If you are fortunate enough to get a seat, you are very close to your neighbor on the bus. The seats are not made for Western sized bodies so if your hips touch theirs it is normally noticeably uncomfortable for your Asian neighbor. You glance around, trying not to stare, and wonder what country everyone is from and enjoy seeing the cute little kids that might be riding along. The bus puts people to sleep. I’m continually amazed at how many people sleep on the bus and I always wonder how they know when to wake up.

I’m pretty sure I shouldn’t have been taping this guy but I couldn’t help myself.

We miss walking a few steps through the laundry room and out to our garage, getting in our air conditioned (or heated!) car and driving to wherever we go but we are thankful for such a well-organized and affordable public transportation system. Singapore has it goin’ on in this area.

We have great conversations when we ride the bus, especially when we ride as a family. Here’s one from today:

Anna: I’m going to buy a mansion when I grow up.
Mom: Why?  You could do so much more with that money to help other people.
Anna: I’ll buy a mansion and get famous and make more money to help more people.
Jakeb: You’re going to have to go to college to be able to afford a mansion.
Anna: No, my husband will go to college.
Tommy: You might need to go to college to meet your husband.
Anna: Oh! (or maybe it was “ewwww!!”)

(If you’re reading this on facebook, you’ll probably need to go to the actual blog to see the video.)

Best Mexican Food in Singapore

Update: In the last couple of years we found a restaurant called Senor Taco. There’s a small outdoor version of the restaurant at Clarke Quay that has a few menu items and a larger one at Star Vista mall near Buona Vista MRT. Really authentic Mexican flavored food. It has never disappointed us. If we’re not going to make it ourselves, this is where we go for a Mexican food fix. The other places we’ve tried are more Spanish. We’ve discovered tapas as well which are yummo but still not Tex Mex.

If you’ve googled your way here by way of finding good Mexican food in Singapore allow me to offer my apologies because this will seem like such a tease. I have gone on the same search and our tastebuds have not yet been satisfied. We’ve given up. Being from South Texas, we love Tex Mex and when we crave “home” that’s what we crave. Well, that and a big juicy hunk of beef.  The restaurants we’ve tried here in Singapore have been too expensive for something not great. Nope, not great at all. It’s just not fair that you can easily find good Italian, German, French, and even decent American if you’re willing to pay for it but there is no good Mexican food to be found on this island where consuming food seems to be the hobby of choice.

So… The Best Mex we’ve found in Singapore is in our own kitchen. My mom brought us about 5 dozen corn tortillas when she came over Christmas and I divided them up, wrapped them good in foil and bagged them tightly and put them in the freezer. We use and actually prefer, Chapati’s (Indian flat bread) as our flour tortillas. These flat breads ares individually seperated and frozen so you pull out what you want and it’s hot and fresh when you want it in minutes. We use those for breakfast tacos too. Or with honey. They’re just good! You can buy flour tortillas here or we could make them but we just like Chapati’s better. We can get cheap pinto beans at Mustafa and the rest is basically produce and rice which is not a problem to find here at all.

This past weekend we went to the Saturday church service and we had the whole day Sunday to prepare our Tex Mex feast. I got up early and made salsa and put frijoles a la charra in the crock pot and my job was done. Tommy spent the rest of the day making the enchilada sauce, grilling the chicken, grating the cheese, frying up the tortillas and making homemade Spanish Rice. Better him than me. That kitchen is H.O.T. No aircons here in the kitchen. I think I’ve whined about that before. Anyway, he cooks it because he’s just good at it and enjoys doing it.

We had friends over, Cope and Arlene and their daughter. And we tasted. And it was good.

Happy

A blogger friend recently told me about an upcoming blogger symposium in Singapore. I really would love to go but it’s on the Saturday we return from Texas. I was really disappointed when I realized this.

The symposium is sponsored by Canon and there is to be a photo contest with a theme of “Happy”.  The winner will win a camera. I really wanted to enter. I really wanted to go. Have I already said that? Yeah, I guess I have.

So for a few weeks now I’ve been thinking through all of my photos of ones that depict “happy”. Since I can’t enter, I thought I’d share the ones I was contemplating entering. I have no photo editing software so I’m sure they could be better but here they are in their original state. They certainly make me happy.

Vietnam - December 2009

Botanic Gardens Singapore - November 2009

 

Happy Cat - Newton Hawker Center

Places – US Embassy Singapore

The American Women’s Association offers a tour of the US Embassy each month. I’ve tried to get in on it since I joined the AWA and it fills very quickly. I was finally able to go see inside this gated and highly secured fortress yesterday and stand on a small section of American soil in Singapore. There’s just something about seeing our flag proudly waving. We live  a couple of miles from the Embassy so we pass it almost daily. Some people say it looks like a prison. I think it just looks strong and a little intimidating, which really isn’t all that bad of a thing.

Once you get through security and you have nothing left to carry but a pack of kleenex , the building is mostly offices. They took my camera and my phone, for obvious security reasons, so these are all the photos you get. And I’m confident that they have a picture of me taking these pictures but I think they must have been okay with it cause no one came running to tackle me.  It was actually quite comforting to be in a place that was so secure and so American. A place where I didn’t feel like the minority for a change and a place where the American accent was norm, even for just a few hours.

I appreciated our very personable ”tour guide” who is actually Embassy staff and a few other staff members taking time out of their busy day to show us around a little and fill us in on what all the Embassy is here for and how we benefit. Actually, the Embassy’s around the world, we were told, are primarily in place to protect Official US Citizens or Government employees and my family would fit in the category of Unofficial or Civilian but we do benefit from their services greatly.

A few things I learned on the tour:

1. The thing they stressed the most is that if you are travelling abroad, you should register with the US Embassy in the country nearest to where you are travelling. They send out valuable information in the event something goes wrong and if something should happen to you, they know you are there. Good advice!!

2. All materials to build all US Embassy’s are shipped over from the US. Apparently a former US Embassy in Russia was built and they found bugs (listening devices) throughout. Interesting, huh? The granite, marble and rock came from Vermont and Minnesota. I think she said Minnesota. It could have been another “M” state.

3. Some locals think the grounds are haunted and won’t walk on the sidewalk in front of the property but will actually walk in the street until they’ve passed by.

4. There are an estimated 20,000 US citizens in Singapore. Which is significant on such a small island. The US Embassy doesn’t keep track of these records but Singapore Immigration does.

5. The US Embassy Singapore coffee mug I bought was made in China. I love it!

That’s about it. We heard some other stories and interesting job descriptions but I think that’s classified information and probably not meant for blogging about. Thanks again to those who took time to show us around. Cause I’m fairly certain you are reading this. You wouldn’t be doing your job if you weren’t. God bless you and thank you for your efforts in protecting me and my family. I’d like to bring you all some homemade chocolate chip cookies.

Yesterday – Saturday, March 6

I’m taking the easy way out once again and just telling you about yesterday. Remember this post?

I slept in until 6!

Had my morning coffee x2 or 3.

Caught up on all the goings on in Texas that happened while we were sleeping in Singapore and got to talk Tori on Skype. Always my favorite part of any day.

Jakeb gets up and goes to the Hawker Center for breakfast and to read. $2SGD for coffee and kaya butter toast. I can’t feed him at home that cheap. He does this as often as he possibly can. The guy who makes the coffee in the morning is a pro.

Anna was up around 8:00 or so. Disney Channel is on now. She also spends her morning on the computer paraphrasing her new favorite book, Sadako. A story about a Japanese girl who ended up with Leukemia after the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and set out to make a thousand paper cranes. She couldn’t finish them before she died but her classmates did. Inspiring story.

Tommy gets home from his run and gets ready to go to Ben Foods for some cheap groceries.

I took my shower and got ready for a ladies luncheon for our church. With several breaks to stop and cool off. It’s SO hot here and you can’t even get dressed and ready to go anywhere without sweating. And this was at 8:30am.

Had a great time at the luncheon and even won a door prize!

Got home and immediately left for Pasir Panjang Wholesale Market. I’ll post about this place soon. I’m a huge fan of this place now and will definitely be making frequent trips back there. We bought some more candies to take  home to share in Texas and some more of the incredibly yummy dried cherry tomatoes. Those things are just divine! Also bought some roasted nuts and then some fresh vegies for our TexMex dinner we’re fixing tonight. Talk about cheap! With the bargains we have found for meat and now produce and dried goods, we shouldn’t be needing much from the grocery stores anymore. Except for that one thing we’re out of that we need and milk and coke zero. I’m not a fan of walking to the store and hauling things back in this heat so this definitely works for me. 

We couldn’t find pinto beans at Pasir Panjang so we decided to make a “quick” trip to Mustafa. What were we thinking??? Mustafa on a Saturday and “quick” just don’t go together. We got our beans and as always shared a few smiles with grumpy people who weren’t as pleased to be there as we were. We love that place. Any day. Any time. It just always makes me smile.

Then we’re home just in time to freshen up for the Saturday night service at church. It was good but I was tired. I think I may have dozed once. I sure hope Simon, our pastor, didn’t see me. I’m pretty sure I didn’t snore. And it definitely wasn’t because his message was boring. He’s a great preacher.

A group from church walked over to Holland Village Hawker Centre for dinner after the service. I had Stir Fried Beef Hor Fun (handmade flat rice noodels and thinly sliced beef with a funny name). Oh YUM!! Jakeb had a Bento Box with grilled salmon and some other fish he didn’t know what it was but ate anyway. Tommy had Peppered Beef Hor Fun and Anna had Wonton Soup. Mine was definitely the best. I also had a delicous fresh lime juice!! We visited for a while and then took a bus home.

We got home. Had our normal nightly couch time in front of the tv. Pretty much skimming channels to find anything worth watching. Nothing as usual. We all started falling asleep, except Anna of course. We always have to force her to go to bed.

So then to bed at around 10pm or so. With no a/c in our room, btw. It’s been broken for a couple of weeks. We have 3 fans going in our room at night and it’s really not that bad. The aircons are scheduled for servicing on Friday anyway so I figured we could save them a call out.

So how does this compare to your yesterday?

Places – Lion City Plano, Texas

Update: the link I originally posted doesn’t work for some reason. Try this one or just google Lion City Chinese Cafe Plano Texas. They don’t have their own website so you’ll just be able to get a few reviews and directions.

http://www.insiderpages.com/b/3722175178/lion-city-chinese-cafe-plano

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It’s a small world after all….. Are you humming the tune???

So a few weeks ago, a Singaporean living in Arkansas found our blog. Yesterday, I posted about Tori and UNT. She posted a comment saying that she has a Singaporean friend who attends UNT as well and when she goes to see him, she must eat in Plano at this restaurant:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/lion-city-chinese-cafe-plano

It’s pretty darn exciting to know we will be able to get some authentic Singaporean/Malaysian food in a hawker center style restaurant in Texas! Can you believe it??? Among other common dishes, they have Chili Crab (which I’m not a fan of but it’s a favorite Singaporean dish), Hor Fun (beef is my new favorite), Chicken Rice!, and Kai Lan with Oyster Sauce. I’m hungry already. Some reviews say Indonesian as well so it will be great to find out if they have Satay.

The reviews all look good except for one guy saying the service was slow. Well, it is an authentic Singaporean joint after all. All the more time to visit with family and friends and eat more, I say. We will go some time and let you know how it is.

Still humming…… It’s a small world after all…………….