April 26, 2012
Few days ago we went eating on the East Coast in a restaurant facing the forest. We were with a friend in his forties that used to live in Singapore when he was a teenager and he was telling us that in those days that restaurant, that was already there, was on the beach, so facing the sea!! Nowadays before… Read more…
April 9, 2012
In Singapore the English pronunciation is a bit peculiar. At the beginning we could hardly understand (sometimes even now!). The word bali is an example. Due to the hot weather you have to find food and drinks that help the body to cool down (cooly). The beer for example is not cooly as, while drinking it is so fresh, but… Read more…
March 22, 2012
I finally realised that there arethings that are a unique Singapore peculiarity. Take for example thedehumidifier: do you ever suspect in your country that someone was sellingproducts to absorb the humidity? Yes of course there were but you could findthem only in the dusty corner of an old painting shop or in a place that sellsailing stuff. Of course at… Read more…
March 12, 2012
When we left Milan to come to Singapore we asked all the friends, nearly with tears in the eyes: please come to visit us in Singapore, you all are very welcomed. And they came! The first one arrived on Dec 28 and left on Jan 3. Then the second one came on Jan 19, we went together to Thailand, then… Read more…
March 4, 2012
Singapore is considered one of the safest towns in the world. This is common to some Asian towns, for example Tokyo. Once I was there and I forgot my laptop in the taxi. It was a “blade runner” like night, heavy rain in a black skyscraper town, and the taxi driver could find our restaurant only after a while. So… Read more…
February 28, 2012
Look at these pictures. Many years ago, I was told by the first friends to visit China, that in the markets you could find whichever kind of food, from live animals, to insects, to strange part of the animal body we even don’t know could exist! My friends were really surprised. And effectively in these pictures there are dried lizards… Read more…
February 24, 2012
Living in a foreign country really contributes to widen your mind. I’m probably saying something obvious to the many of you that live abroad from ages, but after 5 months in Sing I can really start feeling the difference and can really remind to myself why I decided to move. Saving all the differences coming from the distinct characters that each of us has,… Read more…
February 17, 2012
There is something I noticed from my arrival in Singapore (nearly 4 months ago, ahh!). There’s a lot to do in town: nature, eating, festivals, shopping, culture, entertainment. But…. if you mean to go to a concert, than you fill like being in the last province of the empire! Have a look at the concert scheduled in the next months: Evanescence, Roxette,… Read more…
February 12, 2012
As I probably already told, I’m an expert in importing pets in Singapore (cats in particular). During my long studies on this topic, I was convinced in Singapore there were just few dogs, as I understood local people were a bit afraid of dogs and even some breed could not be imported in town. Totally wrong. There are tons of dogs, many of… Read more…
February 7, 2012
I promised I would stop talking about Chinese New Year but cannot!! Official celebrations ended yesterday, 2 weeks after the beginning, with the arrival of the full moon (have a look tonight from your window, you’ll spot a beautiful moon hanging there, just one not two as in the last Murakami novel!). And I’m talking again about CNY as I… Read more…
