Month: May 2005

I just want to spend the afternoon in bed. Oh well. We went to the last library storytime of the season today hoping to see Esther, Caleb and Grace there, but they had called while I was on the phone with Jeremy and cancelled because Caleb woke up all sick and grouchy which was just fine because my children were not behaving like little angels today. PB and J for lunch and no naps!

Self-Portrait (requested by Vince) 

This morning I woke up bright and early at 5AM (after a very good sleep) and had a nice walk around the area near my hotel. Starting at Swissotel (which is next to the park on the right of the map below) I went down to the water, around the Esplanade (a big movie theater complex at the bottom right) and up the Singapore river. Then I went up into Fort Canning park (which is the big green thing on the left). It is a big hill where some of the earliest buildings in Singapore’s history are located, and it is now a nice park for a walk. I walked all the way around, although I could not read the signs since the sun did not come out until the end my walk. I was a little surprised that a restaurant on top called sunrise cafe was not open at sunrise. Then I went back to my hotel, had a nice talk with Doris, had breakfast, and took the subway to work. The subway ride was not too crowded, since I was going oposing traffic, and I felt quite awake and with it listening to the ipod and reading the Asian Wall Street Journal. It has also been a good day work.

Map of my morning walk at Fort Canning Singapore 

Today we explored George Washington’s Headquarters and looked at the Hudson River from the park that surrounds the house. It’s suppose to rain all week, so that is a bummer. Edda also pulled up onto her feet today. I was in the bath and she wanted to see what was happening, so she grabbed the edge of the bathtub and hauled herself up!

From April 1782 to August 1783, General George Washington, commander in chief of the Continental Army, made his military headquarters and residence at the Hasbrouck family’s fieldstone farmhouse in Newburgh. Washington’s Headquarters is located 12 miles north of the forts at West Point.

The Hasbrouck property, acquired and opened by the State of New York in 1850, was the first publicly operated historic site in the United States. Today, museum exhibits of artifacts recall the events during 1782-83, when Washington’s army stood ready for battle until the final days of the Revolution. In the Hasbrouck house, furnishings, personal effects, and reproductions recreate the daily lives of the general, his wife, his officers, slaves, and servants during their 16-1/2-month stay.

Edda enjoying the Canadian geese on the property.

I arrived at Singapore at 6AM this morning. Now, 12 hours later, I am back in my room wondering when my family will wake up. It was a pretty good day. Things were slow at work, but I did make progress on various beaurocratic details I needed to attend to at both AMD and CHRT. It was nice to see Dakshi, and we did a good bit of walking around outside on our way from CHRT to AMD. Being outside in the bright sunlight really helps with staying awake.

Another Singapore balcony picture 

The view of my room from my blogging post