Last week marked the halfway point of my tenure in Singapore. I thought it'd be fun to go back to my first entry and see what my objectives were for the trip and see what still needed to be done.
Singlish word of the day: Keener. It's not Singlish, it's Canadian. But it's still a new word and I think it would replace "Eager Beaver" in English. For example, this guy is a keener. i.e he is keener than most.
Amazing Advertising Learning: What Jen Hester wouldn't give to have this in America. We want it. India's got it.
Dumb American Moment: I was staring at a European map the other day planning my great Europe trip that I've always wanted to do, and swore to myself this week, that I would do it by 2011. Regardless of the trip (that'll prob never happen) I suddenly realized that Belgium was a country, not a city in Germany. I just assumed that Belgium waffles were German waffles. They are at least close to each other!
1. Does an accent really make British/Australian men more attractive? Yes. That's all.
2. How many cane punishable offenses can I commit without being caned? I'm not exactly sure of the list of cane punishable offenses. But I think leaping up in the middle of the street to rip down a Singaporean flag placed in celebration of the Youth Olympic Games may be one of them. Not that I did that of course. Please don't look in my closet by the door.
3. Do my dumb American moments diminish? They have diminished. Er, rather I at least know when I'm being dumb now and it's not just a blind dumb question. I know it's a dumb question, I just don't know the answer.
4. I will become the Don Draper of Singapore Advertising. Meh, that may have been a little ambitious on my part.
5. Try one new food everyday. Ok, so maybe I didn't try a new food every day. Maybe every week? But I did try Indian food, Indonesian food, Chinese food, Korean food (still don't know the difference) and I've actually come to like sushi. And I've found that while it may be totally psychological, I have an actual physical reaction to trying food I don't want to. While we were in India, I was truly trying to make myself eat not just what looked appealing on my plate but at least try everything that was put in front of me and I almost couldn't get the stuff to my mouth between the sheer forces pulling my hand away and the nausea that was overwhelming. I actually smelled some Indian food someone was having for lunch today and almost had an anxiety attack about it.
6. Find a team that I can develop a deep appreciation for that temporarily replaces/rivals my zeal for Alabama Football. Ok, so this has been a weak spot in Singapore. Everyone's been really jazzed about YOG (Youth Olympic Games) but not one specific sport. I think I might just have to keep a hole in my heart for Alabama football until I return.
7. And last but not least, I have to successfully find a place to keep me blonde by 8/21/10. I did! And it was actually very reasonably priced and I think she did an excellent job! Maybe even better than my hairdresser at home. Watch out Lacy!
Singlish word of the day: Keener. It's not Singlish, it's Canadian. But it's still a new word and I think it would replace "Eager Beaver" in English. For example, this guy is a keener. i.e he is keener than most.
Amazing Advertising Learning: What Jen Hester wouldn't give to have this in America. We want it. India's got it.Dumb American Moment: I was staring at a European map the other day planning my great Europe trip that I've always wanted to do, and swore to myself this week, that I would do it by 2011. Regardless of the trip (that'll prob never happen) I suddenly realized that Belgium was a country, not a city in Germany. I just assumed that Belgium waffles were German waffles. They are at least close to each other!
1. Does an accent really make British/Australian men more attractive? Yes. That's all.
2. How many cane punishable offenses can I commit without being caned? I'm not exactly sure of the list of cane punishable offenses. But I think leaping up in the middle of the street to rip down a Singaporean flag placed in celebration of the Youth Olympic Games may be one of them. Not that I did that of course. Please don't look in my closet by the door.
3. Do my dumb American moments diminish? They have diminished. Er, rather I at least know when I'm being dumb now and it's not just a blind dumb question. I know it's a dumb question, I just don't know the answer.
4. I will become the Don Draper of Singapore Advertising. Meh, that may have been a little ambitious on my part.
5. Try one new food everyday. Ok, so maybe I didn't try a new food every day. Maybe every week? But I did try Indian food, Indonesian food, Chinese food, Korean food (still don't know the difference) and I've actually come to like sushi. And I've found that while it may be totally psychological, I have an actual physical reaction to trying food I don't want to. While we were in India, I was truly trying to make myself eat not just what looked appealing on my plate but at least try everything that was put in front of me and I almost couldn't get the stuff to my mouth between the sheer forces pulling my hand away and the nausea that was overwhelming. I actually smelled some Indian food someone was having for lunch today and almost had an anxiety attack about it.
6. Find a team that I can develop a deep appreciation for that temporarily replaces/rivals my zeal for Alabama Football. Ok, so this has been a weak spot in Singapore. Everyone's been really jazzed about YOG (Youth Olympic Games) but not one specific sport. I think I might just have to keep a hole in my heart for Alabama football until I return.
7. And last but not least, I have to successfully find a place to keep me blonde by 8/21/10. I did! And it was actually very reasonably priced and I think she did an excellent job! Maybe even better than my hairdresser at home. Watch out Lacy!
oh my gosh-I actually spent one day calling every fast food place I could find to see if they would deliver even if i gave them a $20 tip...yep I was that desperate not to leave the couch!
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