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December in Singapore and Singapore Wedding

Singapore gets very excited about Christmas. Given how much shopping is a way of life around here, you can understand why. Orchard Road is the famous shopping street in Singapore and the lights are everywhere! You will see a couple of pictures here taken at Orchard Road. Another hilarious sight is at Tanlin mall where they make it "snow" everynight with a bubble machine shooting foam. At first glance, it actually looks like a snow scene and the little kids love it!

Lauren and I also were able to attend a traditional Chinese wedding dinner. In Singapore, the couples get married in a small ceremony similiar to a justice of the peace type ceremony. They often do this before they are actually going to live as a married couple because they have to be officially married to get on the list for government sponsored housing (known as HDB housing). In this case, an Administrative Assistant from our office had been married previously, but had her traditional wedding dinner for 400 guests on a Sunday night at the Orchard Hotel. It was a 10 course Chinese meal that included such items at jelly fish, shark's fin soup, and yam paste for dessert. It was not nearly as bad as you might think and it was a great experience for us.

We will be home in a few days. Can't wait...

Best,
Jed

Hello from West Brookfield!!
We are loving looking at the pictures and reading all about your life and trips there!
So amazing!! We talk about you often. Hannah tells me she misses you guys and she always
wants to know what time it is where you are!!
Thanks for including us in your blog -- it's amazing!!
The Niemiecs