Hurray for old friends, new friends, TV and brisket. Hurray.
After we left Singapore we discovered that there were many sights and attractions in that small country. Not that we really cared. No slight to Singapore intended, but really it was great to lay around in a real apartment during the day and talk to native English speakers in the evening. My friend David Bills and his wonderful wife PY graciously made their home our home for five relaxing days. To those of you that do not know David he is Angella Bills twin and Bradly B’s big brother. If you don’t know Bradley I recommend you go to a Chant show in Austin and introduce yourself. You won’t be sorry. Anyway. We hightailed to Singapore (instead of leisurely meandering down peninsular Malaysia and eventually reaching the city state) for a Thankgiving feast. And a feast it was. What a spread. We had Texas style brisket, ribs, pico de gallo, guacamole, salad, potatoes, cranberry apple cobbler, pumpkin pie and much much more. We ate like it was going out of style. I ate myself uncomfortable and somehow managed to stay in that uncomfortably full state for the entire stay of our visit. It was hard not to. They had CABLE and a very comfortable guest bed. It was like being at home…only a nicer version of my home. While David and PY worked long hours and trained for a half marathon we slept in, layed on their couch and ate. Not once did they threaten to skewer us. We also befriended some of David and PY’s friends, Amit and Monisha, and might even see them (all) again in India. We went to little India one day and even went to a museum, but we did so between meals. I was sad to leave that little slice of paradise, but we have alot of ground to cover. After a traditional breakfast of short ribs and pig small intestine we bused it back to KL to see the places we missed in our forced March to Singapore.
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