Oops

Judging by the emails I've gotten, I neglected to mention to some people that I was going to Singapore, and also "why the hell I'm here." So here's a quick fun fact list for anyone who's lost:

1. My boyfriend Greg has a one-year teaching gig in Singapore, which started in October. I decided to come out, too. Here we are, for those who are even further behind and didn't know I was dating anyone (and if you're one of those people, we should probably chat at some point. Just sayin').



I think that's a pic of us at the Bronx Zoo this summer, in between the polar bear and tiger zones, my two favorite animals indigenous to New York. Only complaint was the polar bear was not as cute as Knut:




2. I was at a transition point in my career, left work at Metro in Manhattan and my apartment in Brooklyn and got freelance copy editing work to start out at Time Out Singapore (www.timeoutsingapore.com).

3. I got an apartment with two Princeton alums, Mark '03 and Darren '02 (no last names in this blog, lo siento), who are a local celebrity and owner of a voodoo doll business, respectively. More on that later.

4. Singapore is a city-state just south of Malaysia -- in its lip, more or less (I tell you this because I thought it was part of China before I left. I blame American primary school education). It's about the size of Chicago, English is the language of business/school/government, but there are four main ethnic groups: Chinese, Malaysian, Indian and Eurasian (mix of Europeans and ex-pats). It's known as the Lion City, and has this sick Merlion statue that all tourists take this obligatory picture with:



And I'll be here for about a year. Any other questions? No? Good.

Happy Thanksgiving. Go eat. :)