Ah beer...

Well how could I come back to London without a visit to the Grand Union. Not made it to the Bridge yet but am sure the BSQ boys will drag me down there next week...

Driving around London

So am back in London. Seems strange to be home.

Spent my day driving from airport to airport. Heathrow to Gatwick then home. Then managed to find time for a quick trip to Stanstead.

I must be drawn to airports. I obviously have a sub-concious urge to get back out to Asia...

Tuesday Morning Blues

Having eaten too much great food (again) , and indulged in an orgy of wine tasting last night courtesy of the lovely people of MakanSutra, sitting at work on a Tuesday morning seems a chore.

Although last night I did discover the sickly sweet delights of a Milo Dinosaur which only redeeming feature can be the increased work load for Singapore's dentists. Teh Halia (Ginger Tea) was pretty good too and am stuffed full of prata, prata telor, beehoon goreng, curry mutton and chicken, indian rojak and topped off with paper prata. I need to go marathon running to work this lot off...

Am stuck halfway between Singapore and London. Am heading back tomorrow but Singapore has grown on me. I will miss my friends here... Not sure if work is sending me back so unsure if it is 'au revoir' or 'a bientôt'.

So as databases crash around me I might as well indulge in some spiritual wistfullness courtesy of Sufjan Stevens. Good name. Nice tunes.

Pedal Ubin!

OK so its a Saturday morning. Have worked a 60 hour week. Most weekends Fat Freddy would be sleeping throughout the day until its time to go drinking. Not this weekend. Instead he decided to go on the fantastic Pedal Ubin ecologytrip-cum-biketour and wake up at 6.30am!



On the bumboat ride across to Ubin island it seems I wasn't the only one who was awake early...



Good exercise (have you tried cycling in this humidity?) and fascinating stories. Educational fitness. Its the new bio-cool!



Never realised the importance of wild jungle and mangrove in sustaining an eco-balance and diversity and helping protect the coastline against tsunami and such like. Also bumped into some crazy big-ass spiders. And all on a Saturday morning!



You can even see Malaysia from the beach (look through the trees - Yeah thats Malaysia!). So they put up some huge big fence in the water to stop people just swimming into Singapore. Any environmental impact? Lets think about it after we build it... doh!



Lots of pit stops are essential when you are an unfit european who is not made for this heat...



Gorgeous scenery!



Visit the Pedal Ubin website and sign up now!

Serbs and their Meat

It was a New Year trip to Belgrade where I discovered the Serbian obsession with meat. The Hungarians have it too, but Serbia must be the only country where salad can be made of steak.... 90% steak... You should see the faces of my Serbian colleagues when presented with a bowl of noodles. Its like "where's the beef fat boy?".

I am not complaining though. Nothing wrong with lots of protein. Except after a week spent in Serbia and Hungary I had a strange craving for Brocolli...

In fact it was only today that the Big M sent me a link to a Serbian food festival. Well when I say food I mean meat...
Lots and lots of meat...

Goh Loo Club

Goh Loo Club
Originally uploaded by daveysarge.

Can't resist posting this one.

Do they have the best toilets in Singapore?

don't blog me before i blog you...

don't blog me before i blog you...
Originally uploaded by daveysarge.

On the streets of Singapore it's a tough fight to make sure you blog before you are blogged...

Rumours abound of associates committing blogicide as a result.

Burning calories...

Well I finally got my fat ass off the seat and went running in the humidity of Singapore with a bit of persuasion.

Trouble was after burning off all those calories we were starving. Check out how much food you can buy in Singapore for £6. No wonder I am so hefty...

Time for some daily fitness? Nice idea. Lets see what happens...

Singapore Style: Mah Jong

Ok so another thing that you must do in Singapore is to play Singapore style Mah-Jong.

After a quick lesson I am ok with the basics. Now just need to learn the subtleties so I can win some money from the Hakka girls...

Wednesday sounds...

Ok so my morning mailbox was stuffed full of musical reminders.

Music Hurts seems like a good read for the morning. Nice new ezine with lots of music links. Found Akoustik Anarkhy as a result. Not bad.

And that made me plunge back into Better Propaganda, download the Crack MC playlist and remind me how great music is - Da BeatMinerz are on loop as a result.

My sister keeps talking about The Magic Numbers so I am off there to take a look...

Anyone else got any Wednesday morning recommendations?

The management

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Why does this seem so familiar?

That's why things like this happen.

Dim Sum!

Dim Sum!
Originally uploaded by daveysarge.

Ok so the food is Singapore is fantastic.

For the price of a dirty burger in the UK you can get all sorts.

I mean everyone loves Red Star dim sum and char siew bao (pictured) is just making me fatter and fatter.

Its not as good as Grandma's Iraqi style but Hainanese Chicken Rice hits the spot.

Chilli chicken anyone?

In between meals Joelle always seems to find time to sneak in a cheeky Kit Kat...

there is always beer...

ilovebeer
Originally uploaded by daveysarge.

ok when all else is lost there is always beer.

i might even say that i love beer!

I mean you can get a decent jug of tiger beer (or see the photo for the 3litre version) but nothing quite beats a nice belgian beer.

I dream of the bierodrome. Should be back soon...

so many rules

hanging out
Originally uploaded by daveysarge.

You are stuck on the other side of the world.
- No waiting.
- No littering.
- No jaywalking.
- No chewing gum.
- No gum to buy anyway - its banned.
- No eating on the subway.
- No smoking in public
- No leaving any food on your plate.
- No taxis between 11 and midnight.
- No having fun?

What can you do?