A whole year

Today a year ago we arrived in Singapore and it seems quite unreal. The time passes quicker and quicker. Even Beatrice asked recently how come that time goes much quicker now that she is older. Just so very busy. 

It has been such a great experience for all of us to be here. The boys have turned into real Singaporeans - especially Karl's English sounds more like Singlish now. So if you were to hide his blond curls and blue eyes he could easily pass for a little Chinese boy. All kids have made really good friends and have gained a lot of independence - being able to go to their friends houses or the playground by themselves. That's the greatest thing about living on a condo.

The attraction of the swimming pool has worn off after a year and whereas we had to spend whole days in the pool at the beginning, now I have to drag them out once a week.

The boys had a great day out yesterday before the start of their 1 week school holiday. They went to Sentosa island with the school for a day, visited the aquarium and saw the dolphin show. Raoul was worried that the "dolphins would eat his friends" but luckily none of that happened. So now we have a week to fill with entertainment.