Monday, March 31, 2008

Bali

Last weekend we visited Bali, Indonesia and here are some pictures.

At the Club Med



Danny and me playing by the beach



Happy family!



Riding the elephant






At an Hindu temple at Uluwatu. There is a sheer drop of more than 100 meters (300 feet)and lots of monkeys





Monday, March 10, 2008

Frustrated

Today I wrote along blog and...it did not save it!! I guess I will rewrite it some other time.

I want to mention that today I had Krispy Kream doughnuts! A team from Corea came to work with us an brought us the doughnuts. Go Corea!

Monday, March 3, 2008

Taxi regulations

There are taxis everywhere in Singapore. Since most people don't have a car and public transportation, while very good, doesn't reach all places, taxis provide a convenient way of trasportation. We don't have a car so everytime we go out as a family we use taxis.

The new rules that came into effect two days ago state that in the BCD (Business Central District, or downtown) taxis can only pick up or leave passengers at taxis stands. No more chasing cabs in the middle of the road, I guess. The best way to get a cab is to call ahead and reserve one. They have a pretty good system: When a user calls multiple times, the system "remembers" previous calls at the same tme and there are two options that, if selected, can get people a cab without talking to a human operator. Very efficient indeed.