Little Random Details About Me

I think Gorky Park in summer is like paradise to Russians. It is the time where everyone is out to play in the sun and to do all sort activities like jogging, roller blading, playing soccer, picnic, stuff that can't be done in the cold, harsh winter. The huge park is located near the Moscow river. I have yet to explore the whole park! But i intend to do so on weekends! This is the view of Gorky Park and the Moscow River from on top of a bridge.  Derrick and I had a great time hanging out with a group of Singaporeans over the weekend. We jogged, played ball, ran around the field. Something I have never done back home. Thanks to this grp of peeps that made our weekend fun!

It's Friday! Which does not make much of a difference to me now hah. Today is basically chilling at home in the day and looking for a new place for dinner tonight.  Since I am home, I decided to make some barley water. The outcome was pretty good. It's so easy and it's good for the body so I think I'll make it more often :) Yesterday was an eventful day for me. We celebrated Alene's birthday and she was so touched by our gesture. Lunch was a great meal at a Mexican restaurant. The buffalo wings and tortilla chips with guacamole dip were fantastic. We moved on to the roof top lounge at Ritz Carlton for coffee. The view at the lounge was amazing. I was greeted by clear blue skies when the lift opened. We were also able to get a bird eye view of Moscow skyline from the lounge. I was introduced to Su, another super mum with 3 kids. Her son Adam is so adorable.   After coffee, Bing brought me for a walk to the red square where I got to see the iconic...

The past 2 days in Moscow have been good so far. I am so glad that I have met so many nice people. I had a great time today hanging out with the Singaporean wives here in Moscow.  Not only did they brought me around, everyone is also very game to try out new stuff. For example, Yoga! hah it was just a casual comment from me but everyone took it very seriously. We even went studio hunting and managed to find one. We are trying it out next week and I am looking forward to it.   Lunch with the ladies was at a Russian restaurant along Old Arbat St. I wouldn't miss my Borscht soup at a Russian restaurant. I really like it. On the second day at Moscow, I also managed to meet this sweet couple selling their freshly baked bread at the Sunday market. They even gave me their bread as a gift for being new to Russia :) Thank God for everything up till now. I pray for more good things to come our way!

I have safely arrived in Moscow. The weather is perfect with temperature ranging about 16-20 degrees in the day. I just have to wear a light jacket and I am good to go. It's summer in Moscow so the days are longer than the night. Russians love this period as I guess sunlight and a little warmth is a luxury to them hah. This is my attire when I went walking around the neighbourhood. It is only my 2nd day so I have not done any exploring. Derrick just brought me around the neighborhood on day 1 to familiarize myself. We also managed to have dinner with Derrick's colleague, a very nice couple :) The food was good and I loved the borsch soup. It is healthy and the taste is to my liking. Maybe I should learn how to cook that hah. I had a new friend with me at dinner.. Mr Black Cat. I can't remember its name. It was scary eating with a cat staring at me. We told the restaurant staff and all they said was it's ok! and left. Gosh... I ate half my dinner in fear before the ca...

5 more days to my departure. My last day at work will be on Thurs, 17 April 2014. I will be flying off on 19 April, 2am flight. I have been randomly putting stuff (basically just clothes) into my luggage this month so I think I'm pretty much ready haha However, everyone is now asking me if I have packed enough local ingredients to cook. Guess I didn't think of this as I do not cook here hahaha. So I've tasked my parents to think of what I will need! hahaha We'll see what I'll end up with in the end....