Perched Headgear
Singapore is a nation obsessed with shopping as I think is well documented. In fact I illustrated when doing a walking tour of the city with my folks last weekend: every time I pointed at a building I was found to say the words, “and there’s a mall in there as well.”
Read Moreby Andy 105 days ago
Saturday Night Kids
We’ve been back in Singapore for a couple of months (thank goodness) and the place feels so like home I’ve not really felt the need to write on this site given that this place kinda feels like a ‘holiday’ diary.
Read Moreby Andy 165 days ago
Makati Randomness
Jo has already covered a lot of first impressions of Manila, along with various tortuous and waring trips to the low budget John Lewis that is Landmark. However, despite not venturing far from the flat due to the heat and my pursuit of web design greatness, I have noticed some marvelous randomness.
Read Moreby Andy 413 days ago
Manila - Landing with a Bump
Health warning – this blog is a bit grumpy. I think it’s called culture shock.
After living in Singapore for over a year, first impressions of Manila couldn’t help but be unfavourable, especially so after a week of merrily boozing with all our friends and generally feeling good Singapore vibes. The night before we left, we drunkenly arrived back at the flat with Jen and Lucy to donate them all the stuff we couldn’t take to Manila. We happily commandeered a luggage trolley and rode around Fraser Suites on it with Andy pulling. At one point we were in the lift when the doors closed and it went up to the 6th floor. 3 bemused Chinese people were greeted as the lift opened by 3 drunken English girls riding a luggage trolley that filled up the whole lift. We waved, they gamely waved back, and Jen took a photo of them which they politely smiled for. Then the lift went down again.
Read Moreby Jo 416 days ago
The Manila Diaries?
It’s been on the cards ever since we arrived in Singapore, and it looks certain that we’ll soon be headed to Manila. As such Jo and I thought it might be an idea for me to visit with her, before I move there totally blind.
Read Moreby Andy 480 days ago