Refinished teak furniture. ESL group at our apt.

Thankful

We have been in Singapore 4 months now. The job at BD has been going very well. It's also good to have some very nice opportunities for Carrie. Our schedules aren't set yet, but at least we know of some good options. We are getting to know a few people at church & RBC. We also had a very nice time with the ESL ladies at our home for 1 class. God continues to show Himself very good to us.

Sentosa Island

Carrie's dance group has also performed at Sentosa resort island. We saw monkeys there & walked the swinging bridge to the most southern point of the Asian continent.

Carrie's dance group on stage at Botanic Gardens & having fun with the YMCA volunteers afterwards.

A variety of food.

Carrie & I ate some delicious pork & veggies with, of course, rice at this food centre. Please enlarge the picture & read the menu. People really do eat just about everything. Touring Chinatown we show kidney, cow's stomach, pig rectum, &, of course, chicken feet, & much more. Bon Appetite!

Drainage ditches.

Prepared for heavy rains.

Temples.

Keep the mosquitoes under control.

Thanksgiving

We enjoyed Thanksgiving with just the 3 of us & had a feast of duck, mashed potatoes, rice, chye sim (Chinese mustard greens), butternut squash, a can of cranberry sauce from the US, & apple pie. The duck didn't have all the authentic Chinese spices that I can't even identify yet, but we thought it was good. Glenn got to go see Carrie at Riding for the Disabled. We looked around the Salvation Army store. After cooking & eating, Glenn hung my Asian souvenier fan over my dresser.

re:blogging next

O.k., guys, I've spent many hrs. on this. I thought I'd made a great technological leap, posting pictures on a blog; but, no, I don't know how to organize it very well. This was my next attempt, but now the descriptions don't line up with the pictures as they did when I was creating it, but I must get on with my other life now. Todd & Cindy & kids will be here shortly. Sorry!

No, I haven't been paying enough attention to comments to respond to them, but here's 1 partial answer: Glenn said we paid SD$19.03 / mo. for water. FairPrice (the cheapest store) charges SD$.66 (about $.44 US) for its 1.5 l bottle & SD$2.60 for the same quantity of Avian. Malaysia isn't very far away, & Singapore's off-shore water is full of ships.
Charlene

P. S. later - Glenn was embarrassed by my mixed up post & fixed it, so you can view it better now.

The Philippines & Back Again

What you've all been waiting for: Laura insisted on buying a durian. I don't think this was the real experience, as it hardly smelled, but we did all try it. Maid serving it








































































Waiting for a Jeepney; often very wet.
















a Jeepney

















The van above is waiting for 3 more men to get in. Sights along the journey.

















How some people live and hang out laundry


































Wired
















Can you find Charlene & Carrie in the crowd?

















Tricycles.















1st president's home





























Pizza Hut delivery.





































Bamboo.


















Pedicycle.
















Laura's dorm entrance.
















Laura & roommate Jennifer.

















Outside Laura's room with laundry in courtyard.

















Kitchen.

















Laundry.







































Rambutan in dorm yard.

















Cows next to Laura's dorm. O.K., Joy, there were 2 horses.

































Laura's church.





































Rice fields.































Caraboa Center. (Filipino cows.)






















































Milking parlor.

















Laura's classroom bldg.















In Singapore: trying new fruits;
Botanic Garden






















































Marriott Hotel on Orchard Road

















Old Raffles Hotel in the city. Raffles founded Singapore as a major port.



Company is gone. Great time!!!