So good to be back in Singapore!

If there's a home outside of the US for us, it's Singapore. Besides being home to most of Shauna's extended family, it's very familiar territory as we spent the first few months of the year here. We originally toyed with the idea of becoming residents, but the time just isn't right now to do it the proper way....someday it will happen though.

We loaded up with books as mentioned at the local Borders (including Complications, thanks Kris if you're reading), but hope to delay our flight to the Philippines to spend another day here if possible. Let us put on our arrogant American hats and say that this is the last stop of full civilization (low crime, quality sushi, good selection of wine, high quality clothes shopping, accessible copies of the Financial Times) we'll encounter between here and Europe so we'd like to relax for the first time on our honeymoon an additional day.

The highlight of the visit was to spend the evening at Sydney's restaurant with his wife, mother, kids, brother Dave and cousin Jessica. Even if we weren't related to him we must say that Sydney really got his selections and quality down and we would frequent his restaurant were we fortunate to live in the neighborhood. Mark your calendars since we're having a wedding dinner later this year. Ryan has to buy a barong to wear for the dinner and it seems like Shauna will be dressed in a red (or maybe Pink?) cheongsam.

After dinner we wandered to a local wine cafe and ordered a bottle of one of our top favorites, Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand (approx $30 USD in Chicago). As some of you might know, we visited the Marlborough wine region last year for Shauna's birthday as it's our favorite region in the world. The wine steward revealed that it is also supposedly the favorite wine of Senior Minister Lee Kwan Yew. Whether it is or isn't, everyone should give it a taste as it's delicious!

At our hotel overlooking the historic Raffles Hotel, we're in room 816. There is no room 888 so 8 and (2 X 8) is simply not a coincide for our wedding date!