Hey everybody, Blog entry number 5 is here! Well the highlights of the last 3 weeks have been my business trip to Malaysia and Singapore (ok, so not the business, but getting to travel in business class ;)) and Donna and I heading to Gruyères (yep, where the cheese comes from!). So my week in KL and Singapore was great, mainly because Singapore Airlines business class is so comfy, and because it was great to be so close to home. A bit of a bummer to not be ab...

Hoi my peeps, guess what....it's summer time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Too exciting! The air is warm and smells like holidays! You know that relaxed feeling that the warm summer air brings…when in the evenings, you can sit outside with a cool beverage, in shirt and shorts and feel not too hot and not too cold, until the sun goes down at 10.30pm…people seem to slow their stroll down just to enjoy the warmth, and are all just generally happier….well, th...

Chocolate soccer shoes!!!! Chocolate soccer balls!!!!! Chocolate chocolate chocolate chocolate chocolate chocolate chocolate chocolate chocolate chocolate chocolate chocolate Mein Gott!! Whoever would have thought the soccer world cup (or the lead up rather) could ever be so damn enjoyable!!! It's like Willy Wonka's chocolate factory! They have something for everyone here in der Schweiz over the soccer season!..…of course, the obligatory matches for those who a...

Well, what an awesome and exciting three weeks it's been! Seeing more of Zurich, Catching up with Donna's big sis Nikki and her hubbie Dean in Interlaken during their 'round the world honeymoon odyssey, and starting work have been the major highlights. Last week saw us spending more time working out the lay of the land in Zurich, finding a few good stores for electronics and electrical goods, and suffering triple coronaries when we decided to purchase beef steak...

Yay, we arrived alive and have still managed to survive the week without being consumed by culture shock! Yay! Actually it has been quite a pleasant transition from Perth to the other side of the world! Our stopover in Singapore was so much fun even without buying anything! Thanks to our good friends Glenys and Henry, who were so generous as to put us up in their plush apartment, making the Singapore 'heatwave' bearable! What? Singapore heatwave? Yep…as hot as...