In one week from today, Weez and I will be boarding a plane for the 26 hour journey to Singapore.
We’ll be spending two weeks in Asia; the first week in Cambodia visiting my gorgeous cousin and the temples in Siem Reap, then a weekend in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. And for the second week, we’ll be in Singapore attending an academic conference where we’ll be presenting our graduate school research (oral presentations!).
I spent 6 of my growing-up years living in Singapore (ages 6-8, and again when I was 14-16) and I can’t wait to take Weez on a trip down part of my memory lane.
Our homes, my favorite hawker stalls at East Coast Parkway, the Singapore American School, running in McRitchie Reservoir, shopping on Orchard Road, wandering around Holland Village and China Town and Little India.
Weez was born and raised in the same, small town his whole life :) And his folks still live in the same house where he was born. I’ve seen every part of his history, but he’s only seen a small fraction of mine.
After our Singapore trip, he’ll finally know what all the fuss is about :) I loved living in Singapore more than any other place we’ve lived, and I seriously can’t WAIT to go back.
Oh yeah, and give an oral presentation to a large, scientific audience about my research. That’ll be scary. But so, so cool. A great opportunity, and I look forward to it.
Have you been to Singapore, Malaysia, or Cambodia before? What should we be sure to check out?
Tell me one of your favorite new books?? I’ll be sitting in airports and on planes for hours and want to get a few new books before the trip!