Laura in Singapore

When I lived in Paris in grade eight, my school did a play based on a work by Georges Perec, wherein he observed the seemingly mundane event...

Singapore offers directives, instructions, and order. Here is a sign commonly found in washrooms that contains information which might be he...

Friday, September 14, 2007. After two full weeks of classes, we needed a break. Here is how our weekend in Railei Beach, Krabi, Thailand be...

I'm getting some flack for not posting pictures of Singapore. While I like to please the readership, I've been busy with things othe...

Her name is J.N. or J.U. She comes to my house twice a week, but I have never seen her. I am not sure if she can read, as she seems to check...

This entry is less entertaining, but here are some topics that people keep asking about. Are you making friends? What is your class like? We...

Today, my study group is coming over for dinner and to work on a project. For the occasion, I bought oven-ready pizzas at the grocery store...

At my former work's Sodexho food court, several options, including dry sandwiches, boiled hamburgers, and the unidentifiable stuff that...

Jason, newlywed and bird classification expert, has pointed out a disturbing error in the post below. I incorrectly assessed pelicans as non...

On Saturday, I found a big snail in my kitchen, marking my first exposure to the mollusk family of vermin. My second vermin encounter was th...

For those of you who don't know him, the real Peter Green is featured in several of the MC pictures below.

Through the scaffolding and construction, here is the best view from my apartment. My first week here was about getting joy out of solving s...

Sunday August 19, my last day in the country, my friends and I went to the Saskatchewan prairie for some perfect Canadiana. I do not know ho...

Sadly, at the end of the wedding, there was an incident involving compromised identity, so my boys had to eliminate Jason's sister. She...

One of the things you can do on your way to Singapore is to MC a wedding, like this: You know you're doing ok if Peter approves, he...

On August 18, 2007, Margo and Jason got married in Saskatoon. The weather cooperated, the venue was beautiful and the guests had a lovely ti...

Saturday, August 18th, the wedding MC arrived at Margo and Jason's wedding in Saskatoon. Upon my arrival, there was an unfortunate incid...

On Thursday August 16th, we flew first class to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Is there vermouth in your martini, Barry? I travelled light: my lu...

As of today, I officially have a place to live in Singapore. It is a furnished two bedroom, two bathroom third floor apartment in a large lu...

Today, I went to the travel doctor for advice and immunizations for travelling in South-East Asia. Singapore is a clean, modern and urban p...

Since I want all my friends to visit me in Singapore, here is a time-line of my year there. While you can visit anytime, I will be less acc...

In my fourth hour at Chicago O’Hare, the first Air Canada flight has arrived, and alarmed passengers burst forth in full scurry. I have just...

Due to a mechanical problem in the new Embraer 175’s lavatory, Air Canada has given me a free drink. This is likely not worth the 1.5 hours ...

I have changed my pants twice since arriving at the San Francisco airport. The story goes like this. First, I bought a good cappuccino acros...

Brian’s tray-table takes a surprising plunge from its full upright position. Luckily he has finished his apple juice, so neither the Zara s...