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National Day in Singapore – 2013

Just a quick note to share with all of you a photo we snapped of the fireworks from National Day in Singapore this year.  Would have loved to have the 14mm wide angle lens we have our eye on, but still impressed with our 24-105mm.  And, not a bad grab for a first ever firework […]

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What Does $4000 a Month in Singapore Get You?

Before we left for Singapore, we knew our hefty housing allowance of just over $4000 SGD per month wouldn’t get us anything close to what it could pay for in Canada.  Back home, this amount of money could easily get you a family home and then some.  So, what exactly did $4000 get us? – […]

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#50 Complete – Sunrise at Borobudur ~ Java, Indonesia

Well, we checked another one off the list of While We’re Alive…catching sunrise from the top of Borobudur in Java, Indonesia.  We tend to be having some bad luck with these sunrise items on our list though (read: 5 Things to Know Before Trekking Mt. Batur For Sunrise, and #64 Complete – Climb Adam’s Peak), […]

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Departures (TV) – Addicting as Crack, and LIVE on USTREAM!

It’s been about 5 years since we were first introduced to Departures, and we’ve been hooked on it ever since.  We actually have a bit of a love/hate relationship with Departures though, and like to equate it to a crack addiction.  We love every moment while we’re in it, but at the same time, we […]

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We’re moving to Singapore!! WHAT?!

Crazy right?!  Keep a look out for more posts as we gear up for our big move, change of life, excitingness times a million! On a side note, does anyone want to buy a space heater?  We won’t be needing that bad boy in the city of hot, hotter, shopping and eating. Oh, and would […]

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