M.o.M.

Hey everyone!

We've had a good couple of days this week. On Tuesday, I walked with Andrew to the Ministry of Manpower at Collyer Quay so he could organise his employment pass. The place has a great name right? Andrew and I were making a lot of Jamie Durie jokes lol. They're kinda like Centrelink, only faster! After that, I walked Andrew to work then started looking around at the shops. I found another Cold Storage supermarket nearby. After that I came back to the hotel to escape the midday heat, which hits at about 1pm. Andrew had drinks after work with his colleagues, and I got some dumplings and butterfly buns from the hawker market for dinner.
Wednesday was a slower day. I walked with Andrew to work, then came back to the hotel and started tinkering on the computer. I'm going househunting with our agent tomorrow, so I talked to the agent and organised it. I also joined an expat forum to meet other expat girls to hang out with. I cooked char siu and sweet chilli chicken wings with brown jasmine rice and marinated onion for dinner. Lately, whenever I've been cooking, I only use 3 sauces: soy, char siu and sweet chilli, but I use them in different concentrations for different flavours. And there's one thing I can't find in the local supermarkets: minced garlic in the jar. I used to use it all the time in Australia, and I haven't been able to find it! I might request it in our first care package lol.
This afternoon I'm going to a plus size clothing shop near Collyer Quay called "Big and Beautiful". Its one of the most popular shops for larger ladies, and its very reasonably priced. Most pieces are under $40, over that if you want evening wear. It reopens tonight, so hopefully I'll find some nice pieces. I also want to go to a scrapbooking shop in Orchard Rd called "Made with Love". After having a look on the net, they seem to be the most well stocked, and they have classes, groups and a coffee shop!

I'll write back later,
Mandi