XMAS LIGHTS ON ORCHARD STREET IN SINGAPORE



Time flies! I cannot believe that it is already Christmas again and a new Year is around the corner. I guess the older one gets, the faster the time flies by!
I have been around this part of the world already more than a year and still enjoy it! I really like Singapore, it is a city that offers a lot - concerts, theatres, museums, beautiful parks and particularly my favorite, the botanical gardens. I still have not seen everything and plan a "tourist" month in January to explore all that is still a mystery to me.

As I told you in my last blog, I have got busy with an organization that has for its goal to replicate a kind of On Lok. In view of this I have visited a lot of elderly in their homes, have seen nursing homes, special elderly housing, day care centers etc. etc. Not only am I getting very familiar with the lifestyle of the Singaporeans but I am also making lots of new friends. Well not exactly the usual lifestyle of an 81 year old but I enjoy it and it keeps me going. But inspite of all these land based pleasures, I am still very happy to live on the boat and I have a hard time considering a sedentary life style in Hawaii yet!

I am planning a summer trip to Borneo, Malaysian Sarawak and Sabah and the kingdom of Brunei. I found some people who would like to come with me, so it might become a reality after I haul the boat for the usual bottom work and checkup. But things are never certain with me but planning is fun.

I hope you are all well and wish you all a very Merry Christmas and above all a happy and successful New Year!