Monday, August 21, 2006
Singapore & KL
Lobbed up to Singapore and Malaysia for the week - dropped off a bunch of meat pies to some Aussie friends in the MS Singapore office - only fare given the food experieinces I get in return. Singapore has great food. This trip I ventured out to Arab St. for some middle eastern and Malay food - awesome and only S$4 a meal (approx. USD$2) - crazy.
The Arab St. area is centered around the Sultan Mosque , it has lots of older style buildings mostly containing shops selling fabric, carpets, food and crafts. All up pretty interesting and only a $5 cab ride from town.
A couple of days in KL - I travelled with a guy who likens KL to Bedrock (Flinstones) with lots of seemingly hi-tech/modern stuff on the surface but if you peek behind the facade it is all run by 500 guys going hell for leather on a tread mill. Staying at a brand new Hilton insulates you from that so I am yet to form an opinion. Staying at a new Hilton also offers swimming opportunities, the best reason to travel to S-E Asia this time of year (Sydney is still 2 months away from swimming weather for me). I shared the pool with a couple of people including two women who swam in full burka's - seriously.
After days of laksa, beers, pigs feet, various forms of offal soup and some great Australia wine (link below) I headed back home to cheer on Mark (our builder) to finish our house in world record time!
The Arab St. area is centered around the Sultan Mosque , it has lots of older style buildings mostly containing shops selling fabric, carpets, food and crafts. All up pretty interesting and only a $5 cab ride from town.
A couple of days in KL - I travelled with a guy who likens KL to Bedrock (Flinstones) with lots of seemingly hi-tech/modern stuff on the surface but if you peek behind the facade it is all run by 500 guys going hell for leather on a tread mill. Staying at a brand new Hilton insulates you from that so I am yet to form an opinion. Staying at a new Hilton also offers swimming opportunities, the best reason to travel to S-E Asia this time of year (Sydney is still 2 months away from swimming weather for me). I shared the pool with a couple of people including two women who swam in full burka's - seriously.
After days of laksa, beers, pigs feet, various forms of offal soup and some great Australia wine (link below) I headed back home to cheer on Mark (our builder) to finish our house in world record time!
Thursday, August 17, 2006
45 Bennett - the demo cont.
Week 2 and the house is in pieces...Here are some pictures for the cabana. This is where Mark and I keep telling all of our overseas friends and family they will be able to stay when they come to visit. Also one pic of the front of the house, after hearing from the builder today that our walls were full cockroaches and cockroach poo, I could not have been more overjoyed to see all the walls gone! - kel
Monday, August 14, 2006
Demolition
The work on the house is officially in full
swing! Walls are coming down, a hole is being dug for the pool and I am finally convinced we might someday actually move in! Last week Mark took a day off work to help our builder with the demolition, here are some pics of the house and Mark playing carpenter for the day (boys will be boys!) First photo is Mark dismantling the old water heater, second photo is Mark removing some of the old ceiling joists. More updates soon! -kel
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Bangalore India
This week I’ve been in Bangalore India 
for a Quarterly Business review. The weather hasn’t been too hot and for the most part I’ve been stuck in meetings (aka death by powerpoint). 
In the past I have experience staring and pointing on my trips to India, this time the staring and pointing has been particularly noticeable as my big pregnant belly seems to also be a point of interest. Looking forward to getting home to Mark and Australia…here are a few pictures from my trip. -kel
for a Quarterly Business review. The weather hasn’t been too hot and for the most part I’ve been stuck in meetings (aka death by powerpoint). 
In the past I have experience staring and pointing on my trips to India, this time the staring and pointing has been particularly noticeable as my big pregnant belly seems to also be a point of interest. Looking forward to getting home to Mark and Australia…here are a few pictures from my trip. -kel
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