Lady Boys

I learnt a new word today. A guy at our local office read my blog and informs me that the correct word that I should have used is 'Lady-boy'. And they are quite common, according to him. Anyway, I havn't seen any more Lady-boys after that first day, so either they are not that common or they go to bed before midnight which is when I have been getting off work.

Another new word : Can-eh. This means Yes. If you ask someone if something can be done they reply "Can-eh". That means, 'Yes it can'. To emphatically say "Sure!" you say it twice like "Can-eh Can-eh'. And if you don't care if you do it or not (As in, we could go out for dinner or not - I'm OK either way), then you say "Can also Can-eh, Can-no also Can-eh". That's Singlish, Go figure!

Brazillian food for lunch. They have these meat waiters who carry big chunks of barbequed meat to your table and carve some on to your plate. They keep getting different kinds of meat and even some grilled pineapple. The food is excellent and I am stuffed. Dinner is ordered from McDonalds as we work late again. Singapore cows don't taste any different from American cows - my Big Mac tastes the same. I somehow expected the burger to be smaller like everything else here. BTW, one can see all the other big brands here too - Starbucks, Burger King, Borders - I can see all of them and a few more.

Work is satisfying. The project that I am working on is physically locked up in a steel box for security. They have had a special steel box made which they secure to a pillar with a steel cable and a padlock. I am flaterred and take a picture. It's feels nice when your work is respected. My bubble bursts as I have a thought that frightens me - Will someone think of locking me up too?

My flight leaves tomorrow and I am longing for home. No sleep even when I get back though - we are going to a Journey concert up near Portland on Sunday so its going to be another late night.

More later ...