I chanced upon your previous blog and I am now residing in Arkansas. I am a Singaporean, pure bred… ;o) Ya la… really! I am! I never bluff you one! LOL…
But jokes aside – I hope you will truly enjoy all that Singapore has to offer. you will love it… especially the food! )
Glad you found us. We are having a great time – mosly. We’ve experienced our share of challenges and culture shock being our first overseas assignment but we do enjoy being here. The food is amazing!! I thought with all of the walking and sweating I’d drop pounds quickly. Not so much. The food is too good. How long have you been out of Singapore? I’d love to hear of your favorites, things you miss, etc. We love to find new foods and new places to go and having only been here for 8 months there is still much to discover.
Arkansas must have been a culture shock for you! We really enjoy Arkansas. My sister lived there for a while and we liked to go to the state parks for vacations as often as possible. It’s a beautiful place.
Thanks for replying. I hope you will have a wonderful Chinese New Year there.
Not much of a culture shock for me as I had lived in Arkansas before, when I worked for Wal-Mart home office about 13 years ago. Yes, I find myself back here again, but in the mountains.
But yes, I’ve never really felt like I belonged in SG. I was constantly perspiring and I always felt like a sore thumb. So I am loving it here.
I have a lot of fav foods… Char Kway Teow (the best is Hill Street Char Kway Teow, which before I left SG, could be found at Bedok South Road wet market, opp Temasek Junior College).
Fried Carrot Cake (Chai Tao Kway)
Roti Prata
Fish Head Curry (Banana Leaf in Katong – 10 Ceylon Road; Tel: 6447 0096 )
Katong Laksa (4 Stores) (47, 49, 57 and 328 – Corner of Ceylon Road and East Coast Road)
We love the hawker centers. And honestly, we do love Newton. It’s “home” for us since we stayed nearby in a svc apt for 5 weeks. We have our favorite stalls and it just feels sort of like going home in a way. I’ve written about it several times in posts. We have tried many hawker centers, though, and have not been disappointed. We really love the Indian food. I haven’t tried many of the dishes you’ve mentioned so we now have some new things to try. Thanks! Perhaps we can meet up if you make it over here. Take care.
Hello!
Jennifer mentioned your blog to me. I am from Houston and moving with my family to Singapore in March. We are so excited but nervous! I’m most nervous about the school system- i have two little girls- one in Kindergarten and one who is 3 and will be in regular daycare and with my husband the rest of the time.
I would love your email address, if you dont mind a few random questions as they arise! And perhaps we can get together for coffee with you and Jennifer when we come for a visit in January?
Nora
Nora, did I ever reply to you? I was just digging through the blog reminiscing and ran across this. Oh my goodness!! I’m so sorry if I didn’t reply. That’s really not my M O. I actually think you are here as I remember Jennifer telling me she was meeting with someone new recently. Wow, I’m so embarassed. Please forgive me. If you are here, welcome to Singapore! Please let me know if I can help. I promise not to ignore you! ugh… I feel so bad.
Wondering if you might have any information on decently priced mattresses. The one we have it not cutting it. It came with the house but we’d like a comfortable one. We’d also like to not spend $2000 replacing it.
hi , i came across your blog while doing a search for fassler and a review on it, cos its been some time since i have been there. We were posted to china for awhile, but singapore is my home town and i was born and bred here:) I enjoyed reading your entries and its interesting to see singapore through the lens of someone else. I do hope you enjoy your stay here. I love to cook and bake and have only begun to try my hands at preparing more western styled dishes. Would love some help on it.
I do hope you enjoy your stay here, especially the lovely sunshine, one of the few things we have to offer.
Hello Faith. so sorry I’ve taken so long to reply. I’ve been doing some traveling and missed your comment somehow. We have enjoyed our 3 years in Singapore and I do love to cook and enjoy sharing that with others. What types of Western dishes are you interested in learning to cook?
Hi there – just came across your blog and all I can say is I wish I had read it about 6 months ago when I was planning my move:) But I’m so glad to have discovered it. My husband moved to Singapore from Dallas about 6 months ago and my son and I just arrived in Singapore a week and a half ago. There is such a wealth of information here that I’m not sure where to begin. Thank you! I’ve passed your blog on to many other friends/expats who are in the process of moving. And since I am a food blogger I can’t wait to capture this journey of ours for the net couple of years in this food haven. Are you still here in Singapore? Maybe we can meet one day. Let me know your contact info…would love to meet up.
I’m happy you found my blog and have found it helpful. That’s always been my motivation. I would love to meet up as well. Shoot me an email at astunz dot gmail dot com and we’ll set something up. I also have a recipe blog. Not a culinary expert but I do love food and I love to cook. The link for my recipe blog is on the left sidebar “around the table”. I also host cooking classes quite often taught by a local class in my home to learn how to cook some of our newfound favorites. Anyway, will look forward to meeting you!
I chanced upon your previous blog and I am now residing in Arkansas. I am a Singaporean, pure bred… ;o) Ya la… really! I am! I never bluff you one! LOL…
But jokes aside – I hope you will truly enjoy all that Singapore has to offer. you will love it… especially the food!
)
Glad you found us. We are having a great time – mosly.
We’ve experienced our share of challenges and culture shock being our first overseas assignment but we do enjoy being here. The food is amazing!! I thought with all of the walking and sweating I’d drop pounds quickly. Not so much. The food is too good. How long have you been out of Singapore? I’d love to hear of your favorites, things you miss, etc. We love to find new foods and new places to go and having only been here for 8 months there is still much to discover.
Arkansas must have been a culture shock for you!
We really enjoy Arkansas. My sister lived there for a while and we liked to go to the state parks for vacations as often as possible. It’s a beautiful place.
Happy Chinese New Year and Valentines Day!
Thanks for replying. I hope you will have a wonderful Chinese New Year there.
Not much of a culture shock for me as I had lived in Arkansas before, when I worked for Wal-Mart home office about 13 years ago. Yes, I find myself back here again, but in the mountains.
But yes, I’ve never really felt like I belonged in SG. I was constantly perspiring and I always felt like a sore thumb. So I am loving it here.
I have a lot of fav foods… Char Kway Teow (the best is Hill Street Char Kway Teow, which before I left SG, could be found at Bedok South Road wet market, opp Temasek Junior College).
Fried Carrot Cake (Chai Tao Kway)
Roti Prata
Fish Head Curry (Banana Leaf in Katong – 10 Ceylon Road; Tel: 6447 0096 )
Katong Laksa (4 Stores) (47, 49, 57 and 328 – Corner of Ceylon Road and East Coast Road)
Fei Fei Wantan Noodles (Xin Hua coffeeshop – 64 Joo Chiat Place)
Joo Chiat Prawn Mee (Onan Road nearer Geylang Road)
Kim Choo Nonya Bak Chang (Katong)
Don’t go to eat at Newton – it is overpriced and over-rated.
Sugar Cane juice has A LOT of sugar, but fantastic with lemon!
Zhi Char in SG is quite fabulous.
Geylang has A LOT of awesome food… http://www.goodfood.sg/geylang
Have a wonderful time. I might be going to visit in December.
We love the hawker centers. And honestly, we do love Newton. It’s “home” for us since we stayed nearby in a svc apt for 5 weeks. We have our favorite stalls and it just feels sort of like going home in a way. I’ve written about it several times in posts.
We have tried many hawker centers, though, and have not been disappointed. We really love the Indian food. I haven’t tried many of the dishes you’ve mentioned so we now have some new things to try. Thanks! Perhaps we can meet up if you make it over here. Take care.
Hello!
Jennifer mentioned your blog to me. I am from Houston and moving with my family to Singapore in March. We are so excited but nervous! I’m most nervous about the school system- i have two little girls- one in Kindergarten and one who is 3 and will be in regular daycare and with my husband the rest of the time.
I would love your email address, if you dont mind a few random questions as they arise! And perhaps we can get together for coffee with you and Jennifer when we come for a visit in January?
Nora
Nora, did I ever reply to you? I was just digging through the blog reminiscing and ran across this. Oh my goodness!! I’m so sorry if I didn’t reply. That’s really not my M O. I actually think you are here as I remember Jennifer telling me she was meeting with someone new recently. Wow, I’m so embarassed. Please forgive me. If you are here, welcome to Singapore! Please let me know if I can help. I promise not to ignore you! ugh… I feel so bad.
Sorry, couldnt find your email address.
Wondering if you might have any information on decently priced mattresses. The one we have it not cutting it. It came with the house but we’d like a comfortable one. We’d also like to not spend $2000 replacing it.
Thanks!
hi , i came across your blog while doing a search for fassler and a review on it, cos its been some time since i have been there. We were posted to china for awhile, but singapore is my home town and i was born and bred here:) I enjoyed reading your entries and its interesting to see singapore through the lens of someone else. I do hope you enjoy your stay here. I love to cook and bake and have only begun to try my hands at preparing more western styled dishes. Would love some help on it.
I do hope you enjoy your stay here, especially the lovely sunshine, one of the few things we have to offer.
Cheers,
Faith
Hello Faith. so sorry I’ve taken so long to reply. I’ve been doing some traveling and missed your comment somehow. We have enjoyed our 3 years in Singapore and I do love to cook and enjoy sharing that with others. What types of Western dishes are you interested in learning to cook?
Hi there – just came across your blog and all I can say is I wish I had read it about 6 months ago when I was planning my move:) But I’m so glad to have discovered it. My husband moved to Singapore from Dallas about 6 months ago and my son and I just arrived in Singapore a week and a half ago. There is such a wealth of information here that I’m not sure where to begin. Thank you! I’ve passed your blog on to many other friends/expats who are in the process of moving. And since I am a food blogger I can’t wait to capture this journey of ours for the net couple of years in this food haven. Are you still here in Singapore? Maybe we can meet one day. Let me know your contact info…would love to meet up.
I’m happy you found my blog and have found it helpful. That’s always been my motivation. I would love to meet up as well. Shoot me an email at astunz dot gmail dot com and we’ll set something up. I also have a recipe blog. Not a culinary expert but I do love food and I love to cook. The link for my recipe blog is on the left sidebar “around the table”. I also host cooking classes quite often taught by a local class in my home to learn how to cook some of our newfound favorites. Anyway, will look forward to meeting you!
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