Singapore: Dad's Visit
Wed 6 Apr 2005
32 °C
i guys,
Last Friday to Saturday (just over 30 hours) my Dad paid me a visit! I was very excited, as it was the first time one of the family has come to see me in my new home.
It's a strange feeling - almost as if they are invading your turf, but the overriding happiness that comes from seeing your family takes over, and its all good. Whilst Dad was here I stayed with him at the Holiday Inn Parkview on Orchard, and I lived like a tourist. Big hotel breakfasts, buffet lunches, and steaks all the way!! I think I've satisfied my cravings for Western food now. I can go back to noodles and rice for another few months!!! (It only takes one big Western meal for me to be sick of it now - strange huh?!)
We spent the entire time together, and it was really good to catch up and just relax (next week is full of assessments and stuff for Uni - 2 presentations and an essay 
). We also went to see "Being Victor Borge" - a stand-up show about the life and comedic talents of Victor Borge. Mum & Dad got to see him perform before he passed away a few years ago, and I thought this would be the best chance I'd have of seeing some of his material performed live.
It was really worth it. Not only was it held in Jubilee Hall in Raffles Hotel (with its old-school opulence), the jokes were great - most of the show was laugh-out-loud funny, especially the opera scene at the end, where Rainer Hersch creates alternate subtitles to songs from operas. Classic.
Anyways, as I mentioned, this week is frantic, so I better get back to it.
Ciao!
