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I can't believe how long it's been since my last post. This is where I insert some lame excuse for how busy I have been, but we're all too smart for that, so I'll just get right in.

I'm enduring a true test of life in Singapore. You see, Kellie got called up to the big leagues on Friday and left Saturday night for Cork, Ireland for a week. So 1 of the 9 total people I know in an entire country is no longer in said country. I saw 6 others Saturday night, and a 7th today as he is our realtor. I have a new definition of LONELY. The good news is that I've been keeping myself busy with absolutely nothing. But if anyone has a trivia question about the 1st Season of 30 Rock, 4th Season of CSI, or 5th Season of Top Chef - I'm your guy.

I'm joking, sort of. It's been a tough week for me. The job hunt is proving to be far more difficult than I thought. I have reached out to 10 recruiters in Singapore. Thus far, one of them seemed promising - promising up to the point that he cancelled our meeting last Thursday whilst I was in the taxi on my way. Oh, did I mention that this was the 3rd time he'd cancelled on me? And then Friday I went in to meet with a guy from a conference company that had reached out to me through LinkedIn. To say that this was the worst job interview I've ever experienced would be an understatement. It was the worst 45 minutes of my professional career. This was a new level of douche-baggery - interview technique or not, there's certain things you just shouldn't say in an interview, and also had this been in the USA, certain aspects of the meeting could be used by me to take legal action. Funny douche bag story - I asked our realtor if he'd ever heard the term, to which to my surprise and ultimate embarrassment, he replied, "no, what is it?" Much to Kellie's dismay, he now knows. Back to the interrogation - so after making me feel completely worthless as a professional, a salesman, a human, and an American, I was told I would be brought in for a second interview and given homework.

My last two discussion points are: 1.) we found an apartment (we meaning I since Kellie is in Europe) and 2.) I went to one of the casinos here today. Both of these relate to the subject of this blog, and both are fairly simple to explain. Below I have some pictures of the apartment (and some other fun ones), and when playing Blackjack here, all you hear is PICTURE PICTURE PICTURE when the dealer is drawing on a 16 or less, or you yourself have doubled down. Gamblers - you know what I'm talking about.

The apartment is in the neighborhood that we love. It's an older building (8 years = about 100 America years) which means it's big and it has character. I'm super excited about it. I'm also nervous as shit because I committed us to a place for the next 2 years that Kellie hasn't seen yet, save for the pictures I've included. So darlings, all comments should reflect the amazingness of this joint. Only drawback to finding our dream (1,074 sq ft) paradise apartment is that it's one less thing I have to do.

So - here are some pictures for you to enjoy -


My being artistic - that's the Marina Bay Sands hotel

This was getting off the subway at 2:30 in the afternoon on a Wednesday



What a $19 lunch looks like

I have 2 years to figure out why the "Merlion" is like the mascot of Singapore



Just not the same here, you know?

Entry/Living Room



Beer Pong Room

Massa Betroom (1 of 2)

Kitchen



Pooper (1 of 2)

BTW - thank you all for hitting "refresh" on your browsers enough to push the blog over 1,500 page views. The really remarkable part is that I'm now being read in 7 countries. To the folks in Japan and Kuwait - Cool!