Stephy J Singapore

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Great family visit in Asia!

I was so lucky! My brother Brian and sister in law Lisa came to visit me in Singapore and travel to Indonesia . My first family visitors. Loved having them here and showing them where I live and my life here in Asia. I already miss them. Hope to have them back soon! Thanks to Judy and Paul and my sister Jennifer for watching the kids so Brian and Lisa could come and spend time with me.

We did some touring of Singapore - river cruise, Gardens by the Bay, Marina Bay, Chinatown, and enjoyed the famous Chinese dumplings. Then we took the ferry over to Bintan, Indonesia and enjoyed the relaxing time on the beach. We spent time at the pool, beach, spa, and even a bike ride in the hot weather. Good times! Here are some pictures! And thanks again to Bri and Lisa for the amazing visit!

Lisa in the river tour

Dumplings!

At Gardens by the Bay

Waterfall in Gardens by the Bay

Getting on the ferry

Bri and Lisa on the beach in Indonesia

The pool

The view

Bike ride.. hot! And we saw monkeys

More beautiful beach time

Sunset

Another lovely day

Night time in Singapore - fun night to tour around

Saturday, August 10, 2013

Celebrating birthdays in Abu Dhabi...

Had a great long weekend with friends in Abu Dhabi...no need to worry about the travel warnings. Very safe in UAE. it was fun to spend time enjoying the pool and Arabian Sea and the desert. But it of course was HOT. Around 40 to 44 C or 110 F. That is hot...

But we spent our time in the pool, sea or AirCon. We enjoyed a desert safari which is where we rode jeeps through the sand dunes and the see some camels and enjoy a great Arabic BBQ for dinner. We also enjoyed a cruise through the sea with Captain Tony. Beautiful sea with really warm water - around 92 F. Got to try paddle boarding. Getting ready for Hawaii. Mike joined from USA and got to ring in our birthdays together. Here are some pictures from the fun weekend!

At night

Brian Mary and I on the desert safari

Getting dressed up...

At the pool

Mary and I

It's our birthday - Mike and I

On a boat

Mary and I with our SPF shirts on

At emirates palace - nice hotel

Fuddruckers for lunch

Our jeep

The beach

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Life in the big (Asian) city...

Some pictures of living in the big city of Singapore...

Night view of Singapore

Singapore getting ready for the National Day celebrations - they rehearse the show 5 times prior and it includes fire works each time...

Famous 5 star hotel - the Fullerton

View of the city - Boat Quay

What people do in a hot Sunday - sit in the shade throughout the city

Sunday music

Gardens on the Bay

Beautiful park

When you know your neighbor has people over - shoes not allowed in the apartment...

Beautiful day...

Sunday, July 21, 2013

A week in USA...

Got to spend a week in USA for work. First stop was Des Moines where I got to spend a couple days with my favorite peeps. This time we didn't hike a mountain but got to spend some time together. We enjoyed some American food and baseball! Thanks for Cindy, Mitch, Mike, and Lena for driving over and hanging out. And John and Sara for hosting. Some pictures below of course include UNO playing...
Then got to head to Chicago to see my family Mom, Dad, Jennifer, Abby, Ben and great friend Stef and her adorable kids. Dad and I enjoyed some bike riding through the city even though hot weather was all around. And the kids enjoyed the pool and Lego store. Brian and Lisa traveled down with Natalie and Timothy to join us for the Lincoln Park Zoo. What a great weekend in Chicago! Here are some pictures of my visit: