To the other side of the world.... again

So, I am back in Singapore for a visit. The biggest difference about this trip, is that I won't be wandering around the city by myself while Kate is at work. I was able to talk my good friend Tom into making the journey to the other side of the world with me. The trip over here was not as posh as the last trip, but it wasn't too bad. Since the flights were on our dime this time, we couldn't quite afford the Singapore Airlines nonstop flight from Newark to Singapore. I did manage to find a Singapore Airlines flight from New York, that made only one stop (Frankfurt) and we didn't have to change planes. Those of you who have flown on Singapore Airlines understand why I went out of my way to book the tickets with them. Those of you who haven't had the opportunity to fly with them, I highly recommend it... much more comfortable, fantastic service, and best of all... good food!

Even as nice as Singapore Airlines is, a 7 hour flight, immediately followed by a 12 hour flight is a damn long time to be on an airplane. We had quite a bit of turbulence on both of the flights as well, so I think I had about 2.5 hours of sleep total for the entire trip. After arriving in Singapore, we got to Kate's house, got cleaned up and headed out to do some exploring. Tom has never been here before, so we did a quick familiarization with the neighborhood, then did some walking around the city... anything to help kill the jet lag. Kate got home from work around 5:30, and we went out to grab a bite to eat and have some beers. We got back to the apartment about 8:00 pm, and that was about it for us...by this time, Tom and I had been awake for almost 48 hours, and Kate had gotten up very early to pick us up at the airport. We all turned in for some very sound sleep!