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Karina has already mentioned this wonderful fruit that so many love and equally many hate. One thing that is quite funny about it is its smell in raw form. Its funny because you can see it all around Singapore mentioned next to flammable liquids, explosives, guns and other nice stuff not permitted in public transport, shopping centres etc. Why? Well it REALLY smells awful. A bit like rotten eggs combined with sewage! I guess you’re wondering what the hell they are using it for then. Well the answer is quite simple: ice cream of course! Yes, you read it correctly – ice cream. And its not even the only thing. You can get it in all sorts of food and the taste it OK. Nothing I would miss when leaving Singapore but definitely something you have to try while here.

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Denmark played Malaysia yesterday in a very fierce game of badminton. The heat was unbearable and it really took a lot of energy out of the Danish player. Did I mention that the player was me and the Malaysian was a colleague from work? I got my ass kicked (no numbers mentioned), but given the time since I played badminton the last time (approx. 15 years) I think I did OK.

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I attended a wedding here in Singapore a few weeks back. The groom was a colleague from work, who had invited a lot of people. You might think a lot of people is around 100 as it is normal in Denmark but in the Singaporean tradition that number is closer to 300. We were invited for lunch on a Sunday at a very nice hotel in Singapore called Fullerton. The weddings here do not last as long as they do in Denmark. Instead parts of it are held in the morning before the sun rises. Here the Groom has to pick of his (still) future wife from her parents place – similar to what we do in Denmark were the father hands over his daughter in the Church. A very different experience for a “Ang Mo” (white face) like me but also a very nice and cosy afternoon.
The picture above shows all people around the table where I was sitting with the Bride and Groom in the middle (standing up)

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Having lived in Singapore for 7 months now its hard not to hear someone talk about golf. Next to the usual Singapore things to do (shopping, eating, working) golf definitely is a top-5 interest here. Therefore Karina and I decided to try the game out and have now enrolled in a 10 hour training class with personal trainer and video recordings of your shots (you get compared to Tiger Woods!).
I have bought a set of irons and drivers and should be ready to go. Hopefully the trainer is a patience guy…….