Stephy J Singapore

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Preparing for National Day!

So tonight the city had another practice for National Day - Singapore's independence day! It's August 9th so lucky me everyone celebrates my birthday with me! Here are a couple pictures of the "practice" which is really the whole show with fireworks. They do this every Saturday for weeks prior to the day. Crazy! But the view from my apartment is pretty amazing! I am looking forward to National Day as it will be the first time I will have my Singapore team over to watch the fireworks. Fun!

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Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Cape Town part two....

So here are some more pictures from Cape Town. After the cycle safari, I was able to ride around in a jeep to get closer to the animals. It was a great day!

Hippo!

Buffaloe - I saw the Big 5!

Too close to the lions

Then on my last day in Cape Town, I hiked to the top of Table Mountain. It was a fun and beautiful hike. The views were incredible! If you get a chance to do it, ask Margaret from Table Mountain Walks to take you. She was a great guide and fun! Here are some pictures from the hike and a couple from the amazing V&A Waterfront in Cape Town.

Got to use the Kilimanjaro day pack again!

I didn't like being on this rock! haha

At the Top!

View of the Cape Town

Waterfront

I always love a pirate ship!

Monday, July 18, 2011

An amazing weekend in Cape Town, South Africa

I had to be in South Africa for two weeks for work so I decided to spend the weekend in Cape Town - great decison! Cape Town is AMAZING! It is now one of my top 10 favorite places....I can't wait to go back. Since I had a quick trip, I wanted to do as much as possible. For the first day, I took an organized tour with Bike and Saddle out of Cape Town. Great tour group that picked me up from the Hilton and took me about 2 hr north into South Africa. From here we did a 20k cycle safari around a private reserve. We saw zebras, wildebeest, springbok (and not the rugby team). It was a great way to spend a morning. The views from the bike was amazing. The snow covered mountain and the wildlife running by...the 20k was a little tough with hills and rough terrain but the views made me forget the workout!

Zebras

Then after a great lunch, I went on a game drive to see the lions and rhinos. For this I had to ditch the bike and get in the much safer jeep. What a great way to see the animals up close. Though not as amazing as the Seregenti - the animals are wild there and not within a reserve. But it was a close second!

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Team John Deere Asia

Today I ran with fellow co workers in my first race in Singapore! It was a 10k race through the Japanese and Chinese gardens in Singapore- just perfect! Though the weather was HOT we all did great! For most of the team this was their first 10k and did a great job. Fellow coworkers also came to cheer for us! Afterwards the minister of finance came to take a picture with the John Deere team! Couple of pictures in our Deere shirts...can't wait for the next one!

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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

A visit to the Taj Mahal...Incredible India

So over the American 4th of July holiday I visited the Taj Mahal - it was amazing! Pawandeep, who manages my team in India, had never been either. So we had a great time! The journey from New Delhi to the Taj was long and full of the crazy traffic only India has...here a couple pictures from the journey and then of course at the Taj Mahal! It was truly a great day!