Family Visiting
My parents arrived safely in Singapore at 1:00am on Saturday morning. They brought 2 huge duffel bags of goodies from the States so it felt a little bit like Christmas! We stayed up till about 3:30am talking and catching up and then Kingsley and I went to bed. At this point my mom was still wide awake so decided to make a snack. She pulled out a knife and began pealing a pear and somehow managed to slice open her left index finger. Not wanting to wake us she made a makeshift pressure bandage using toilet paper and scotch tape and proceeded to go to bed. Early the next morning I noticed the bandage and insisted on looking at it which she fought, she kept saying "oh its really nothing Lynn, just a little paper cut" She had a major laceration that ran the length of her finger which I could plainly see was going to need sutures. So within the first few hours of being in Singapore I had to drag my mom (kicking and screaming...almost) to an ER to have 5 stitches put in her finger. The doctor kept saying "this is very deep, this is quite a deep wound".
Despite that early incident everything else has been great. They have both adjusted to the time change flawlessly and are laying by the pool reading as I type this.
First day we took them to Lau Pasat, one of our favorite hawker centers where they bravely tried BBQ stingray, hongkong noodles and fried kway teow. Note the white bandage on my moms finger!
Went on a river boat tour of Singapore. This is the Merlion- half mermaid/half lion a symbol of Singapore. The business district is behind it which is where Kingsley works.
Having fun in Singapore
Marina Bay Sands Casino which opened one week ago
Boat Quay is a great place to go for good restaurants and it is close to the business district. We were on a boat just like the one in the photos. The "eye" at the front of the boat is suppose to watch for bad luck.
Explored the Japanese gardens in Singapore which was beautiful but much too hot outside to walk around in the middle of the day. So we found a great Chinese Seafood place for lunch that was air-conditioned and relaxed.
China town- Buddhist temple
Large gold buddha
Any idea what this means?
Mama Goetsch serving up handmade noodles in Chinatown. The doctor told her to leave the original bandage on for 4 days. By day 2 she had already taken off the bandage and "downsized" to a large band aid. We also tried the homemade plum juice at the restaurant which was fantastic. Between my mom and myself we drank about 1L at lunch and bought an additional liter for the road.
Hindu Temple in Chinatown
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So glad you are updating your blog. It's so fun to see what you all are doing and everything you are seeing. Can't believe your Mom sliced her finger the first night she was there. I can believe she didn't want to go to the doctor though!! Good you insisted she go get stitches. It must have been the jet lag!!! I know they must be having a wonderful time....so glad they got to make this trip. Michael was just telling us about that casino. What a great picture of it. When is your first trip home?
Give your folks a hug and Kingsley too. Sure will be excited to hear all about the trip from your folks. Have a great time together. Love, Karla