We had a very wonderful holiday weekend! National Day in Singapore was definitely nothing less than very successful! What a proud country!
Friday was a Nordam bowling tournament that Matt & his group participated in. Their team was called United Nations: Matt=American, Yanni=Burmese, Hussein=Chinese Indonesian, Chin=Malaysian, and Allen of course is Singaporean and a perfect example of that. I think they took 5th place.....We all left before the awards ceremony so we could take in some yummy food at East Coast Park. We had a few Tiger beers and some bbq stingray, bbq chicken wings, oyster omelet and of course some delicious Singapore chili crab! His group all came from bowling & were so sweet to answer all my crazy questions! They really are so sweet & nice. Such good, good guys.
Saturday we ventured over to Kampong Glam & Arab street. We just wandered the streets.....tons of fabric & carpet/rug stores. We even had a local dish called Tulang, which is Mutton/Beef Soup.....tastes like lamb stew or something. I was brave & even sucked the marrow out of the bone (GROSS) and Matt tried but wasnt quite as successful. The dish is a very deep bright red & our hands were stained for the rest of the day. The lovely woman who was working the stall definitely made our experience even better. She was so helpful & so sweet! God bless her.
Sunday was National Day.....we stayed at home a bit....not sure the crowds were going to be for us this year. So we opted to stay at home & order pizza & watch the festivities on tv. We could hear the F-16's though, so that is cool. Then after the parade was over we made it to The Pump Room to catch the Man Utd vs Chelsea game. Unfortunately I wasnt feeling too well so we came home & watched the 2nd half from our condo.
Monday we did absolutely nothing. I got up early & found some treats at the grocery, came home and we made some delicious brunch together. Then we spent the rest of the day being lazy. Which was good. I could tell Matt was getting antsy, but the wife always knows he needs his rest. So I held my ground & made sure he had a relaxing afternoon.
Looking forward to this weekend, my birthday and our trip to Hong Kong....I cannot wait. I know we are both soooo ready to get back home & its just about 3 weeks away!!
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