As much as I really want to leave Singapore I cant but think how fortunate I've been to live here and how amazing this place is. Despite the awful weather, the annoying taxi drivers, the crab walking geriatrics, over priced toys, the barging out lifts and trains without waiting then pretending I'm dumb and don't speak english workman and the exorbitant price of alcohol and rent, Singapore has some amazing qualities. I love Changi airport, I love that it's walking distance for my husband to get to work and for my son to go to a very cheap nursery five days a week, I love the river and cafe culture and I love my helper (even though she is no.5).
I spent this evening at my first Singapore snow storm of 2011 at Central mall on the Singapore river. The Rockefeller centre won't come close; Mariah Carey, Michael Bolton and lots and lots of cheap bubbles. Its a pity Johnny drama 'aka Scrooge' didn't want to get out the pram. Maybe he knows its only November and far too hot to be celebrating Christmas. Hopefully he'll get more excited about the real stuff next month.
Our service apartment has been approved and our new temporary residence from December 10th will be on Broadway, a five minute stroll from Central Park, within eyesight of M&M world. I cannot wait! We've booked the 19 hour direct flight and I was completely at ease about everything until somebody mentioned to me in passing the other day that the flight goes over the top of the world. WTF? I was all ready to fly over England and across the Atlantic. I'm not sure I'm comfortable flying over the North Pole. Has anyone done this flight? Can you share your experience? (Bear in mind you're talking to the world's worst flyer)
I'm sure our month in Manhattan will fly by especially as it's Christmas so we're under a lot of pressure to try and find a neighborhood, village or state to consider looking at to rent long term. Moving to Singapore seemed a lot more straight forward. Being 42km wide has it's advantages. We're currently looking at Rye and Larchmont in Westchester New York and Summit, New Providence and Millburn, New Jersey purely because our relocation advisor said so. We've three weekends to find a place to live and considering it's likely to be snowing and -10 I can see this going horribly wrong. I'm still tempted by my dream to live on the Upper West Side but I guess I cant forgo a forest and football sized garden for the thrill of the city when I'm likely not to see much of it anyway.
With all the emails that are coming through from relocation agents, new work colleagues and realtors ( I love that word!) I need to start practicing my American.
Someone today asked me what rowt I was planning on taking? Rowt? Hello? Oh, you mean route. Get ya.
Awesome, well why don't I reach out to you and touch base to see how you're doing. Oh, and dont forget your diaper and pacifier.
Check out my grumpy baby! If looks could kill!
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