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Isabelle Diamond Offline A womens hair is her life :) Posts: 643 Southern Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #60 - May 24^th, 2009 at 9:01am Have a good and safe trip sweeite!!!
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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #61 - May 24^th, 2009 at 2:59pm Bye, Sakina! Have a fun, safe trip and try to bring back loads of pics to share!
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Midnight Angel Ex Member	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #62 - May 24^th, 2009 at 7:55pm 24 hours of flying! Have a good trip, hon.
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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #63 - May 26^th, 2009 at 9:57pm

Awww, thank you all-you're so sweet!

I arrived safe and sound! It is tropical and beautiful and I'm really glad I'm just as sweaty as the locals. Had to buy some cotton handkerchiefs so I can mop my brow!

There's a 15 hour time difference, so I have not been able to keep track of the days! Yesterday we saw some temples in Chinatown and Little India. Did a bit of shopping and ate at a famous Chinese restaurant-famous for soup dumplings. Super yum-we ate there last visit and it is still a favorite!

Today I'm relaxing at home, will explore a new mall close to home. There's a Starbucks close to the condo, so I can get my fix!!!

I've got some pics...hubby usually takes the pics when we travel so I'm trying to remember to take photos!

Hope you all are well...laters!

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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #64 - May 26^th, 2009 at 11:42pm I'm glad you arrived safely! Ooh, I would love to go to a Little India. I bet they have really nice things. Quote: I've got some pics Yay!!!
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Drear Diamond Offline 1aCii Posts: 909 Denmark Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #65 - May 27^th, 2009 at 4:04am I'm glad you arrived safely and I hope the jet lag isn't going to be too bad.
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Melusine Ex Member	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #66 - May 27^th, 2009 at 4:47pm Very glad to know that you arrived safely and I hope healthy, too. Have a good time.
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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #67 - May 27^th, 2009 at 9:17pm

Thanks, LD, Drear and Melusine! So far no jet lag. I take ginger capsules 30 mins before each leg of the flight and it works great!

Yep, I'm healthy except for the occasional heachache. The first one was from caffeine withdrawl-until I found the near by Starbucks! The other one I think is from adjusting to the humidity-quite a change from the Arizona desert.

Did some more shopping yesterday-hoping to meet friends for a bit and schedule some spa time. I am in need of a massage. And a facial, and ...

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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #68 - May 28^th, 2009 at 9:37am Sounds like you're having some much needed fun and relaxation.
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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #69 - May 30^th, 2009 at 10:54pm

Ahh, yes, 2 hours at the Ayurvedic spa and I am a new woman! I liked it so much I'm going to go again before I return to AZ.

I am starting to think I could live here...several months at a time anyway.

With all the humidity and sweating I feel like my hair gets more dirty, I'm still only washing every other day. Everyone takes 2 showers a day here, now including me!!!

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Godyssey Stardust Offline Posts: 2375 Georgia Gender:	Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox Reply #70 - May 31^st, 2009 at 9:50pm Quote: I am starting to think I could live here...several months at a time anyway. That's a sure sign of a good vacation! Quote: Everyone takes 2 showers a day here, now including me!!! Sounds like you're in Georgia! I have to take two showers a day now too.
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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #71 - May 31^st, 2009 at 10:23pm

Its funny, I never have to shower that much in AZ.

Had a very nice sushi lunch yesterday w/s-i-l, nephew and niece. Then a bit of shopping and home.

Today I'm taking it easy and hanging out while everyone is out. Ahhh, a bit of alone time. Too bad I've read all the books I brought and some of my niece and nephews! Napping it is, then!!!

I might go out later, and if I feel up to it take a yoga class.

Hope everyone on LL is staying healthy!!

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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #72 - May 31^st, 2009 at 10:55pm

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Its funny, I never have to shower that much in AZ.

Because AZ has a dry heat just like Vegas. It's the humidity that makes you feel dirty.

I wanted to ask you if you get stared at a lot in Singapore?

When I went to Mexico, from the minute I got off the plane everyone everywhere I went stared at me as if I had 2 heads. Once, I even overheard a man telling someone in Spanish that I was a "tall sister". Grin

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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #73 - Jun 1^st, 2009 at 1:51am

I love that dry heat!

Yep, everywhere I go! Its worse in Indonesia, and they're a bit more aggressive in their stares.

It used to really bother me, I felt kind of threatened and wouldn't go anywhere w/o one of my brothers in law as an escort.
One day I had a conversation w/some girls and they told me what everyone was looking at: first, large, round blue eyes, second, straight small nose (I don't think my nose is small) and third my fair complexion. I feel better knowing that, even if its not what everyone is looking at, I just think about that and how I would look at someone who looked so much different than I.

There are many more whites in Singapore in comparison to Indonesia, but they are few enough in our area that I can go all day and only see one or two. My s-i-l says its 70% Chinese, 20% Malay and 10% Indian in Singapore. See, so few whites they don't even count 'em!

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Re: Sakina 2009, Year of the Ox
Reply #74 - Jun 2^nd, 2009 at 9:28am

Sakina wrote on May 30^th, 2009 at 10:54pm:

Ahh, yes, 2 hours at the Ayurvedic spa and I am a new woman! I liked it so much I'm going to go again before I return to AZ.

I am starting to think I could live here...several months at a time anyway.

With all the humidity and sweating I feel like my hair gets more dirty, I'm still only washing every other day. Everyone takes 2 showers a day here, now including me!!!

This is a late reply but you must be some sort of saint!

Regarding travels in some Asian countries - I've been told by others to be prepared for stares and "rude" comments and laughs because they don't actually consider it rude. In some (to me) strange way they feel you ask for it if you in any way stick out regardless of whether it's due to nature or choice. I only have others word for it though.

When we visited Thailand when I was a child in the 1980s they would laugh, point, and touch me. I don't know why I stuck out. Huh

I can bear the dry heat in CA but I absolutely hate it when it's just a bit warm and humid here.

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