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Just to prove I was serious about blogging the goings-on of friends and family, here is a post that my Granny, Helen, (dad's mom) posted in the comments section about her recent trip to Branson, Missouri:

Granny's trip to Branson. The weather was miserable. Very cold, damp and high winds. No pictures because weather too miserable to get off the bus. All the shows were very good - lots and lots of belly laughs. The bus rides to and from were entertaining. Funny videos; tour guide is a ventriliquist, and very funny. Met lots of nice people; ate lots and LOTS of very good food. No pictures were allowed at any of the shows.

Thank you for sharing with us Granny, sorry about all the rain but I'm really happy you enjoyed the shows! And you got a good tour guide, which I thought was an impossibility. Oh look at me, jaded and just starting my world travels. This does not bode well...

Now follow Granny's lead and add your own flare to this place!

Windows to My (New) World

Quickly before I head to bed, I wanted to post some of the first photos I took here in Singapore, with more or less what I was thinking when I snapped the shots.

David's Dreamland, Burger Kind and an Orange Julius. Unrelatedly, notice the first of many Starbucks to be seen in my photos (they are everywhere).


My First Meal in Singapore. Did you really expect something different?


More proof that David belongs in Singapore


You'll be proud, this is my second meal in Singapore: Chicken Fried Rice


And last, the skyline down the street from my place. The buildings are all condos, public and private. Note the construction, it is everywhere. Singapore is a city in constant change!


And now that I've given you a few things to think about, I'm off to bed. It takes about an hour to get to work in the morning using my feet, 2 buses, and 1 ferry, and I need to be well rested!

Getting Here

I've been having trouble getting the blog up and running. Something to do with the special domain name I've set up. Anyway, I wanted to give a little bit of info about how the trip was getting here...

First, it was very difficult leaving my baby at home, and also David. Seriously, leaving home was exciting but very hard, since David won't be joining me until late Nov., and Molly not until maybe January. However, my first trip in business class made the whole situation a little easier to handle. I mean just look at the legroom!



Here's all my stuff on the plane. I felt like I was in my living room.



The trip took me from Houston to Narita, Tokyo, then from Tokyo to Changi Airport in Singapore. The first leg was 14 hours, the second leg was 7.5 hours. The food was great, seats were great, although not quite as good as David's seats will be on his trip from here to London in Dec on the new Airbus A380. Take a look at them here. During the trip from Tokyo to here, I slept the entire way, missing the gourmet dinner of ribs and chicken. Oh well, I think it really helped stave off the jet lag.

When I arrived at the airport, getting my luggage and through customs was incredibly easy. I got a stamp on my new passport, and I started out my time in Singapore without incident. There was a driver waiting for me with a little sign with my name on it. First time ever! I'll follow up with a post on the serviced apartment I'm staying in here.

Thanks for tuning in!

We're Online

Hi everybody! We're officially online!

I've finally gotten David to approve a name for our blog website. Now I have a place to use to inform all of you about the happenings in our part of the Wicker family! Obviously, this is being driven by our move to Singapore, but if this works well we will continue it... And by works well, I mean if you people keep reading it and like it. You'd better like it!

Please visit here to keep up with what's going on in our lives, and let me know what's going on in yours and I will post on that as well. You can use the comments section to talk to us, ask questions, make fun of us, and in general communicate. Please, please communicate. I'm very lonely. :(