More views from our hotel window.
Orchard Road shopping district, dressed for Christmas!
In Little India.
In the city.
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the joy of sitting, steeping, sipping, and sharing
About Me
- Sharon
- Married to Mr. Wonderful for 30 years! Three great kids who are grown and sooooo far away -- daughter: Jeri and her husband, Boy, in Thailand; son: Brad and his wife, Karissa, and their baby daughter, Sage, in Australia; son: Joey, in Australia.
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Yes, it's a man purse :-) -- Shhhh, something he's not too proud of. It's just practical when he's helping his wife carry things!!!
Sometimes cosmopolitan is practical, I suppose!
Thanks, Susan and Dava.
Your comments help me appreciate that we really have had some incredible opportunities!
Hi Sharon,
Your pictures are beautiful. Looks like you had a wonderful place to catch up on R&R. I just remembered something as I was reading your blog and contemplating all the things you've experienced. When I was in college I worked at the Colorado African Caribbean Trade Office in Denver, and my boss was from Nigeria. I remember that he used to make appts with clients and would show up late all the time. I would be stuck entertaining these people and trying to make excuses for him while they got angrier and angrier. He would stroll in sometimes hours later and act surprised that they would be mad about it. I was appalled at his complete lack of courtesy and consideration, but after reading all the things you've written it all makes more sense now. It gives me a small appreciation for what you have to deal with. Tell Jim hi from Chris and me and take care!
Lynette Raab
Lynette,
Great to hear from you. Please greet Chris for Jim and me. I'll pass your words on to Jim.
Ah, yes, being late and not caring about it definitely is a cultural trend here. Very few locals with whom we work understand deadlines, pressure, people depending on you, clients who need answers, ... They just show up for work during sometime in the morning, take a lot of coffee breaks, take a long lunch, take some more coffee breaks, surf the web a lot, ... and get about one-two hours of productive work done per day. Now, that's not EVERYONE, but it definitely is the trend. And holidays occur for the strangest reasons -- Sat (today) and Monday are holidays so that people can register to vote. Of course, there's so much corruption that some are registered multiple times in multiple locations. Dead folks are registered and usually vote in high percentages! So, they won't be working today or Monday -- even if they're already registered. But the offices are open for all oyibos to work, for sure!!!
We just smile, and keep on ...!
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