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Being a tropical island, Singapore also has its share of problems with mosquitoes and the diseases that come with them (malaria, dengue fever etc.) Therefore static water is forbidden (small fish ponds must have a pump that keeps the water circulating) to prevent mosquitoes from laying their eegs. On top of this all land owners are also required to do a weekly anti-mosquitoes sweep with some kind of poison. The whole area is covered in smoke while they do it, which is why Karina actually thought a fire had broken out the first time she saw it. Click on the picture to enlarge it.

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I’m passing a milestone in September and with this in mind Karina and I thought it would be nice to go away for a few days. We’ve been looking at different islands along the Malaysian coast, which had white beaches, clear blue water and coral reefs for Scuba diving or snorkling. We only wanted to go on a short trip, so we ended up deciding on Pulau Tioman (Tioman Island), which is only 4 hours away from Singapore. There we have booked a cottage in the middle of the jungle with privat spa and lots of space. The resort is called “JapaMala” and is located in the southern part of the Island. I’m really looking forward to this trip as I stil remember the incredible nice snorkling I did 10 years ago when I visited Sumatra with some high school friends.
Initially we wanted the Sea View Chalet, but they are all booked when we go there in the beginning of September. Instead we “had to” book the Sarang Villa !

You only live once (twice if you’re James Bond), so you have to treat yourself once in a while……

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My “automatic underwear” post was not that well recieved by my wife. So, to even things out a bit she demanded a blog of her own where she could speak her mind. As all men, we must choose the right batles to fight and this one, I decided, was not one of them. Therefore I give you “Frk.K’s” alias weblog of Karina Juul Pedersen. Check her out (no not that way!!) at www.uldal.com/karina

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With almost 85% being ethnic Chinese, the choice of food in Singapore also reflects this fact. So we decided to take a break from chicken/rice and noodles and headed for the Arab quarter yesterday evening. We ended up at an Egyptian restaurant where we had a great meal of humus, shisch-kebab and different salads. On our way home we came across the sign shown on the picture. It was placed close to a parking lot and a mosque, but I’m not sure whether sex is involved or not

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I’ve really given this a thought, but I cannot find a resonable explanation! What I’m talking about is the strange behavior of my dirty clothes. For some reason they have started to move automatically from my dirty clothes bin, into the washing machine and within days, they end up dry in my wardrobe! The same goes for my used cups, plates, knives and forks. They also mystically end up clean in the kitchen drawers. The best theory I have is that it is somehow linked the fact that my wife has arrived to Singapore, but I’m not sure………..

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It had to come….the visit to IKEA. With my wife now arrived in Singapore what could be a better way of spending a Sunday afternoon than a visit to this house of horror. Horror, not because of the things you can buy but more because of the people there. Its incredible how many actually want to live in a IKEA home. We got what we wanted (plants) and also found some good priced coffee in the Swedish products store. On our way out I took the above picture of a singaporean that just finished putting a full sized shelf system into a taxi. (The taxi driver really looked confused!)

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The new Superman movie started in Singapore this weekend and I had to see it of course. Being around 10 years old when I watchted the first Superman movies with  Christopher Reeves  I was looking forward to seeing this old super hero once more. The movie was great. Actually a lot less action packed than I had anticipated. But of course the effects were mind blowing and with that kind of ending (I won’t tell) I bet there are more movies to come. The bad thing though was that after 1½ hour of watching the movie it crashed! Being the digital version the movie theater was not able to start from the same spot again, so we had to see it from the beginning (incl. commercials!). After 4 hours in Superman-land I started wondering whether this digital world we’re supposed to live in is that good afterall…….

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Turns out the tailor was a very nice guy, who had quite a lot of customers. I found two nice fabrics that hopefullt will turn into two nice shirts. They were a bit pricier than I was told, but hey – DKK400 for a tailor made shirt is definitely not bad! It should be ready for the final fitting on Wednesday, which I’m looking very much forward to.