Hi, remember me. In case you don't, my name is Ezra. I used to live in China, now I live in Singapore. I work for a large international wine company. I like long walks on the beach, curling up to the fireplace with a good book, and forgetting to update my blog. Sorry. But I'm back now."What's New?" you say? Well, I'm glad you asked that. Lots in fact.
It has been two and a half months since I moved to Singapore, but it only seems like two and a half days. Time has really been flying recently, but I'm attributing that to how, almost comically, busy I have been recently. When you work everyday from 8:30 - 7:00, pretty much the only thing I'm up for at the end of the day is a sandwich and a nap (which usually turns into me just sleeping all the way until the following morning.)
Singapore itself though is a great place.
The weather is spectacular, as long as the temperature stays below 90, the humidity stays below 80%. However, that hardly happens so I make sure to put on my daily three layers of deodorant.
One general consensus that I got from people before I got here, was that Singapore was pretty boring. And.....I would have to agree and disagree with them. There are a good number of things to do here which include going to Sentosa Beach, walking around Little India or
Chinatown, bargaining for cheap electronics at Sim Lim Market, or going to the zoo or Universal Studios. Most of the things (minus the exploring), usually cost money, and a lot of it. So those who are looking to save and not go broke, myself included, usually stay in. That, coupled with my long hours, have prevented me from doing too much the last 2.5 months. Long story short, I'm bored.
The only thing breaking up the monotonous 8:30-7:00 work schedule are the occasional business trips. I went to South Korea two weeks ago to give a presentation to the Wine & Cheese of Seoul in front of about 200 people.Next week I'm traveling to Bangkok and Phuket in Thailand to train the sales team about how they can sell wine. What they should emphasize when pushing red and whites, who they should be targeting, etc.
I've also been taking a wine class to break up the daily routine. So by the time I'm back to the USA in 5 months time, I'm practically going to be a wine sommelier. Not too bad, considering 6 months ago, all I knew was, "Wine in a box tastes good."
I've posted a bunch of pictures from my Iphone on my flickr... Also.. I have an Iphone now, and it's awesome!
I'm gonna try and keep up more now that I actually know that my grandfather reads and enjoys these. :-)
Things Ezra has learned...
- Crossing guards dress funny in Korea. Like a cross between a cowboy and a baton twirler.
- Don't jog early in the morning on the mountain behind my apartment, that's when the monkeys are out.
- Nothing good ever came out of eating "Broccoli Chips"
- Never go into Little India on a Sunday. It is literally a sea of brown people.
- Living alone is overrated
- Carrot Cake in Singapore - There are no carrots, and it's not even close to a cake
- I never thought in my life I would miss Taco Bell...but I do
Love,
Ezra
