London style reunion

Yesterday evening, for the first time since moving to Singapore, I was able to introduce Nick to a friend of mine who lives in Singapore and who he didn’t already know through one of the many strings of expat communication that seems to bind the entire white community together over here.

            Admittedly this was a friend from London who has also recently relocated, so I haven’t actually acquired a new friend (which is currently still something on my To Do List, but I think it still counts!

            Mike used to be a client of mine when we both lived back in London, but we arrived in Singapore during the same week and with my change of job, we are now in direct competition with each other within the market. There are only really two companies doing what we do in the region, and as we have the exact same job titles for our rival firms, it should probably be a bit tense and a little awkward when we meet up. It’s not. We went and got drunk on margaritas and it was just as it always has been (except we’re going to struggle to make expenses pay for our socials now).

            Mike moved out here with his lovely girlfriend Tilly, so whilst Nick wanted to be out drinking with his work colleagues, he apparently felt that it would be inappropriate for him to not come along to meet the two of them, so we spent a lovely evening sitting outside in the gradually darkening evening, soaking up the cooler heat of the day, drinking margaritas and nibbles of Mexican snacks – ooh, I love guacamole!

            I think that the highlight of the evening for me was when Mike confirmed that he just really wants to achieve full expat status. He wants to do all the fun things, play all the good games and will join in pretty much any outing or adventure that he hasn’t already signed up for. This is just what I need – a super keen, slightly mental friend who isn’t scared to be ridiculous. I can’t wait to get planning!