Casting About Singapore

Jim and Elaine are expatriates, living in Singapore for two years. Jim's blog of the sights, travels, and experiences while living in the Lion City.

Friday, May 6, 2011

MacRitchie Reservoir Park

This past weekend Elaine and I made a trip to MacRitchie Reservoir Park, one of the Singapore parks that has been on our list for some time....

Monday, April 11, 2011

You can read my feet!

I winced from the pain, as the attendant momentarily stopped and dug his thumb into a particular spot on my foot. He looked up at me. ...

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Singlish, lah

Singapore has four official languages: English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay, and Tamil. English is the administrative language, and the other ...

Friday, March 11, 2011

Art Science Museum @ Marina Bay Sands

The Marina Bay district of Singapore (heart of the downtown) has had construction ongoing since we arrived last year. Several projects have...

Monday, February 28, 2011

A run on feathers...

Oh, this can't be good. With a pseudo fly fishing theme, I thought it necessary not to pass up commenting on a recent news article I c...

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Singapore Chinese Orchestra

Much like our concerts in the botanical gardens of Boise during the summer, Singapore has similar events in its own botanical garden. Tonig...

Six Degrees of Separation from Singapore

If Kevin Bacon is the center of the entertainment universe, and can be linked to any other actor by six steps of separation, then Singapore ...

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About Me

Jim K: I am a 50-something U.S. expatriate, recently moving from Boise, Idaho to Singapore with my wife in association with her two-year work assignment. I am technically "retired", although I prefer for the moment to think of it as temporarily not working. I spent 27 years in the computer technology industry in various engineering and management roles and projects. I am very excited for my opportunity to live in Singapore for some time, to be able to experience new cultures, the big-city life, and explore Southeast Asia.

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