The end of Chinese New Year

What's that noise? Sounds like the sound of beating drums!

Wow great! There's a dancing lion within the complex!

Dusk by the waterside.

Chinese New Year In Pictures

The fountain of wealth; stick your hand in the water, make a wish and then walk around the fountain three times.

I'm gonne be rich! Stinking rich! Richer than my wildest dreams!



Hey! Singapore looks a bit like Hong Kong.. I say. Have you ever been to Hong Kong before replies Lynn! :)

Hey dude.. get out the way! You're spoiling the view!

Wohoo! It's the year 2007! .. no wait a minute.. that was 2 months ago. Oh yeah.. Wohoo! It's the year of the Pig! '(oo)'

A lot of the fireworks are red! Have a prosperous new year! :)

It's over!

Could it be ..?!

I've had this feeling before.. a sore throat .. strepsils don't seem to help.. a swollen feeling at the back of the throat.. painful to swallow! Damn.. better get to the doctor quick! Yep.. the doctor has confirmed my suspicion that I have tonsillitis. Oh well.. at least I caught it early. So now I find myself taking a course of anti-biotics and sitting at home watching daytime TV! Woop! So I thought this would be a good time to write up about some of the more humorous things that have happened during my time in singapore! =)

Funny Conversation at Tampines Cineplex
Well.. this made me laugh anyway! All I wanted was a small coke to drink while I was watching the movie. The conversation went something like this:
Me: "Hi! Could I have a small coke please?"
Staff: "Sorry sir, we have ran out of small cups."
Me: "Oh really?"
Staff: "Yes. How about a large one?"
Me: "Well.. I really only wanted a small one, but medium will be fine thanks"
Staff: "Certainly! Would you like to up-size that for only 10 cents?"

Distorted Sense of Space and Time
It appears that Singaporeans have a completely different sense of space and time than people from larger countries. My European and American friends can vouch for this one (they've had similar conversations)! Here's an example of a conversation I had recently:
Me: "Hi. Can you help me.. Do you know where the Funan Center is?"
Some Singaporean Guy: "Funan Center.. hmmmm.. yeah.. it's that way.. but ooh. maybe you should get a train or something.. it's a looooong way."
Me: "Ah. Ok. I don't mind a bit of a walk.. thanks"

5 minutes later I arrive at the Funan Center..!

I'll upload more stories when I can think of them!

My new condo!

Back in Singapore!

Been back in Singapore for a week now. Enjoying the sunny (and rainy) weather, great food, and cheap everything! I thought it was about time to show you a glipse into the area that surrounds me.

Joakim's apartment. I am staying in his spare room at the moment. Soon I will move into a really nice condo close to work. Really looking forward to it.
The view from Joakim's apartment.

The food court we eat at nearly every day!

Here's a close up of the food court. After coming here for 7 weeks, finally they are treating me as a local and charging me local prices! ;)

Back in the UK!

Thanks everyone for such a great time back in the UK! I really, really enjoyed it. It's such a contrast to life here in Singapore.

Things I enjoyed the most: The fresh, cold air. The wildlife (you don't see much wildlife here in SG, except perhaps at the night safari!). Seeing friends and family (that should be the first one really!). My brothers' wedding! Having a proper roast dinner (nice choice Steven!). The space (it can get a bit crowded sometimes in SG).

Things I didn't enjoy so much: The weather (It was bloody freezing!) The price of food. The price of public transport. The greyness.

So.. a big congratualtions to my brother and Esme for such a fantastic wedding, with probably the best wedding speeches in the history of mankind. The standard has been set!

Me and my brother just before the wedding.

Thrillville Edge Review

I just bought the January edition of Edge magazine, and to my delight they had reviewed Thrillville (the previous game I was working on at Frontier Developments). Even better, they gave it 7 out of 10! That may not sound amazing, but Edge don't give out points lightly. I am well chuffed! :)

I just checked out http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/932986.asp .. and it seems Thrillville recieved an average review score of 72%. Awesome!