The past couple weeks have been so crazy that I didn’t realize that my trip to Singapore was so soon! I am so excited about the trip, it will be truly relaxing and just fun. I wish Adam could go with me but I know he is excited about the next week. Most of the team is back from training in Raleigh and Adam will see some of his coworkers from Durham that are helping with the tool instillation. The team is very strong and Adam thinks everything is on track.
Today I bought my bus ticket to the Hong Kong airport and got out some cash to exchange because it really depends on the day and the bank and the mood of the ATM if it will take our ATM card. It’s a problem I have never had, having money in the account and not being able to use it. Our China account is all set up and they started depositing our Housing allowance but we can’t get that either…the money gets deposited in US Dollars and you have to go to the bank to change it over, and no one at the bank speaks English. Haha…we should have no excuse to not save money! I also had to go look for some shorts because Singapore is tropical and my shorts are still in the US waiting to be shipped. If you ever want to feel bad about yourself shop for shorts in China…I wear the largest size they carry and am lucky if they have something in that size. Then the 3 pairs of shorts I found in the city were made for asian bodies (added fabric and big pockets right over the thigh, skinny leg holes and no room in the rear). I cooked another dinner for us, this one was even better and the total cost for two evening’s worth of dinners (with fresh fruits and vegetables) was less than 50 RMB (about $8 US). I feel like the meals that I cook here are so much more healthy then anything we can afford or I have time to prepare at home.
Anyway after today I am all packed and ready to go! I just need to be able to catch a cab at 4:20 AM so that I can get to the bus in time.
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