Singapore's Boozin'

So, yesterday Erin posted her likes and dislikes from here in Singapore, I guess its probably my turn to do the same.

Likes

FOOD - the food is great, and cheap. If you are looking for a good, local-type meal all you have to do is find the nearest hawker stand and ask for something that looks good in pictures (I generally stay with the chicken or beef-type dishes, but you cold be much more adventurous if you wanted to be). There are hawker centers all over the place, a block from work, a block from home, and you can get great food for 5 sing dollars (that's about $3.50). If you are looking for the next step up there are mall food courts, and even Subway is cheap here.

Thunderstorms - One of my favorite things to do in Bradley is sit on the front (covered) porch and listen to the rain as a thunderstorm comes through. The storms here are spectacular! Last week, I was in a board room overlooking the famous IR for 2 days and watched with fascination as thunderstorms came in off the ocean and over the city, it was fantastic.

Our Apartment - We basically live in a resort. We have a fabulous pool, a great outdoor lounge floor with hot tubs and a gym, tennis courts, the works. Its a great place to relax after work. We are going to be so spoiled here its going to be tough to find a building back home with such great amenities.

Dislikes

First and foremost: the alcohol tax. See, its nice to have a drink after work, or have a beer by the pool on a Saturday afternoon. That is much less enjoyable when you are paying twice as much for your beer as you were in the US. While a lot is cheaper here, the price of booze is taking some getting used to.

The heat: I'm a big guy, and the heat is killer. The good news is that we are in the air conditioning 95% of the time. The bad news is that other 5% it is 98 degrees and humid like you wouldn't believe.

Driving: They drive like Brits... on the wrong side of the street.... silly Brits.

Oh, and did I mention the alcohol tax?