One month down

Amazingly, yesterday marked my one-month anniversary in Singapore! Admittedly I have spent the majority of my time here being on holiday in other countries, but I’m now a month down and finally feeling like I’ve settled in pretty well.

            To celebrate this, and the fact that I am still here and haven’t yet gone running home to safety, last night we ordered salad wraps and took them to watch The Lego Movie. That’s right, it was the only kids film that we could find!

Nick was heartbroken when he didn’t have time to see the new Robocop at the cinema, so now he’s very keen to make up for it with The Lego Movie – he has got a bit of a thing about Lego. This is comedy because it’s geekie, but also super helpful as it makes for a very easy present for Christmas and birthdays! The store assistants always assume that I’m buying presents for nephews or friends children, but it helps keep my shopping trips simple, so I’m certainly not complaining!

            Having been warned by pretty much every girl in Singapore who has ever braved the cinema here, I was aware that it was going to be near freezing in there, especially when compared with the outside world, so after work I rushed home to layer up (it was the first time I have worn jeans since I landed a month ago) and then to meet Nick at the posh cinema on Orchard Road.

            There are some really amazing cinemas here, where you get duvets and three course meals served to your own LazyBoy chairs whilst you watch the film. I’ve yet to experience one of these super special ones (apparently there’s not that sort of demand for people watching kids films), but we did get to enjoy a mini-sofa seat, which was quite fun. Also, the film was great, with a fair few laugh out loud moments too. All in all, it was a pretty great way to spend a Monday night, and we got a little bit of popcorn to add some extra sugary fun to the whole experience too – double whammy!