After being in a large group for the past week, I needed some alone time. Today was a free day so I ended up exploring on my own. After a lazy morning, I took the bus from Orchid station to a restaurant called Spruce. I found it on a foodie's website. It was a Italian/American style restaurant. After brunch, I went shopping a little at a local shopping mall which was also … [Read more...] about 5/22/16 – Sunday – Singapore on my own
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We took an early flight to Singapore. Once we arrived we got the MRT card and checked into the hotel. After settling down a little, a couple of friends and I left to have dinner at what they call a hawker area. It's basically a cleaned up space full of people who cook in booths. We had the Haiainese food of steamed chicken and rice. The chicken was so soft and yummy. After … [Read more...] about 5/21/16 – Saturday – Singapore
We went to the beer factory tour today. It was a tour that was allowed because of the connection with RHDHV in Vietnam. Ms. Bach, who helped organize it, was there as well. It was interesting to see the process of making beer in each step. The tour wasn't very detailed but we got to see the process from beginning to the end. After the factory tour, we went to see a PVNF that … [Read more...] about 5/20/16 – Friday – Beer Factory Tour & PVNF orphanage site
This morning started with landing in Bali and getting a stamp on my passport with my birthday! We arrived at our hotel and it was like a tropical paradise. Each room looked like its own cabana. I went to bed because we had an early call a few hrs away! Woke up a couple hrs later and headed for breakfast where I was met by the hotel staff singing happy birthday and giving me … [Read more...] about Bali Day 1 – MY BIRTHDAY!
Another free day in another beautiful country! Greg and I decided to have a couples day and spent the day together wandering around this modern and diverse city. We started out by having breakfast in Little India then it was off to Arab Rd to get some silk for my stepmother. We were in luck and were able to find exactly what she wanted in this nice shop. As we were ringing … [Read more...] about Singapore day 2