Friday

Today was our last day at the offices in Singapore. It was a pretty quiet day. I spent a little time helping some people but for the most part there wasn't too much accomplished. They had a catered luncheon for the entire company. Near the end of the day we took a big group picture and then said our good byes. We went out for Thai food tonight with some of the Americans that had transferred over from ILM and an Australian lady from Singapore.

I have to say that it is official, I am tired of eating the food here. At home going out for Chinese or Indian is more of a special occasion and after eating it 2 meals a day for a week it's not so special any more. What I wouldn't give for a nice big carne asada burrito and some chips and salsa right now. We saw a pizza place in the mall not to far from our hotel so we are going have lunch there tomorrow. Even it is even half decent it will be a refreshing change of pace.

Singapore has been great but I am ready to move on. We are heading to India tomorrow and I am excited about moving to a new place. We found a tour company in Mumbai on the internet and we have booked it for Sunday. It is 1500 rupee per person, which is about $63 for a big air conditioned van, a driver, and a guide for the day. I think it will be money well spent not worrying about how to get around or trying to find out what to see.

Our flight to Mumbai is 5 hours and we leave tomorrow night around 8. With the time change we will get in around 11pm. It has been really hot here, around 90 degrees, but it is supposed to be even hotter in India. I am not really looking forward to that part. I have been reading up on the internet about how to avoid getting sick in Mumbai and I think it is going to be difficult. It seems that most people can't avoid it. You can't drink the water which is obvious but there are lots of other things you aren't supposed to eat. One thing I read said to avoid all meats but I feel like that will be a little hard. The malaria medicine I am taking is also an antibiotic so I am hoping that helps.

I have been really lucky with the internet in Singapore. I am able to use someone else's wireless internet in my hotel room. I am guessing I won't be so lucky in India. With all the travel and the uncertainty of an internet connection, I don't know if I will be able to add anything to the blog. I guess we will see tomorrow.