Today is the second day of October and I am enjoying Christmas music again this morning! Rick is looking for me some speakers for my computer to make the music a little more clear and loud! One of my friends from BBC also made me a DVD of a Julie Andrews Christmas show he loved so I am looking forward to watching that while Rick is on his trip.
For Christmas last year, Rick bought me a set of DVDs called “Film Noir”. They are old black and white movies like “The Strange Loves of Martha Ivers” (starring Barbara Stanwyck) and “Quicksand” (starring Mickey Rooney). There are 18 movies in all – about an hour and a half each – but they are a good treat at the end of the day. Last weekend we bought a new television and it is being delivered today. In fact, the men are here now “installing” it. It will make watching the movies even better. PLUS we will have a Singapore channel that will surely give us more clues about this culture.
Last night we went to a new mall. It was three floors. The first floor was clothes and optical shops (yes, that’s right). The second floor was clothes and some food stalls. The third floor was all printing companies. Rick went there to get some name cards made up. They did it in about 30 minutes and they did a great job. He will go back there, I’m sure to have the company stamp made.
Afterwards we went to the grocery store across the street called “Cold Storage”. Some prices of food you might be interested in:
Ground beef – $5.91 per pound
Chicken breasts – $3.81 per pound
Smart Start cereal – $7.03
Can of corn – $1.24
Can of black beans – $1.53
Can of kidney beans - $1.24
1 liter of skim milk - $1.22
Can of stewed tomatoes - $1.32
Lb. of cheddar cheese - $8.75
Can of chicken broth - $1.24
Bottle of Ranch dressing - $1.96
For those of you who have asked what you can send me, I have come up with a short list. These things could be mailed in an envelope.
Taco seasoning
Chili seasoning
Ranch dressing mix
Crystal light or sugar free Kool-Aid
As you can see, things are pretty expensive here. We can eat cheaply at the “hawker centers” but all of those involve RICE. I love rice, don’t get me wrong. But my body can’t metabolize rice very quickly. Besides, I am hoping to get back on my Weight Watcher diet on Friday – when Rick leaves.
Yes, I know you are already praying for the days when I am here in Singapore by myself. It should be quite an adventure. Rick will be gone October 5 – 23. If you still want my address, just let me know. This may be a great time for encouraging cards and letters!
Continue to pray that our internet service will be turned on by Friday. That is when it is supposed to be on and it will really be a blessing to have it here in the apartment rather than having to walk down to the local coffee shop that has free internet service for its customers.
Also, remember to pray for our company’s registration. Rick has a meeting on Thursday concerning the registration. He has been busy writing a business profile that will hopefully help in the registration.
Looking forward to hearing from many of you in the coming days.
