iPostcards from Singapore

The last time I visited Singapore was during the summer before college, when I traveled with my high school buddy, Allan.
Since my partner, Bill, and my friends, Tom & Gerry have never been, I decided to route our trip to Vietnam & Cambodia to go via Singapore.
In order to maximize playing tourist in such a short limited time, we pre-arranged a package through Singapore Airlines' Stop Over Holiday to see some parts of Singapore and Sentosa Island.

at the airport with Tom & Gerry

almost castrated with hot tea
at our hotel

the famous Raffles Hotel Singapore

in front of the Merlion, a Singapore landmark

city lights - with Gerry

the Esplanade behind me

Singapore Airlines @ Changi Airport

iPostcards from Sentosa Island

on the tram taking us to Sentosa Island

"Merlion, here we come!"

the view from the top/inside of the Merlion

Merlion

"I'm a slave for you."

feels as smooth as my butt ... LOL

Sean & Bill

Sean & Bill

in the tunnel under the aquarium

goofing around with the Merlion's head before the light show

"May the force be with you!"

with my buddy, Gerry

iPostcards from Taiwan

Ok, this doesn't really count,
since we were just transiting via
Taiwan's Taoyuan Interenational Airport
in Taipei (2x!)

Is this how one is supposed to look like

after a 14-hour TransPacific flight
on coach(+_)(*&^%$#@!)?

iPostcards from Maine & Vermont

We're back!
Had a fabulous time!
Please click on the following destinations to be directed to the specific posting:

Portland

Peaks Island, ME

Kennebunkport, ME

Ogunquit, ME

Pittsfield, VT

iPostcards from Portland, ME

in front of my friend, Mark's
sister's unique restaurant, "DuckFat"
in downtown Portland

"When in Maine, gotta have my lobster!"

after a long day of playing tourist

iPostcards from Peaks Island, ME

We decided to take the ferry from Portland, ME to ...

Peaks Island, ME

about to disembark

on the island

we rented bikes ...

to go around and explore the island

back on the ferry back to Portland, ME

it was a beautiful day for sailing

iPostcards from Kennebunkport, ME

We decided to pass by Kennebunkport ...

... to visit the George & Barbara
at the famous "Bush Compound",

located on Walker's Point,
a peninsula visible from Ocean Avenue

iPostcards from Ogunquit, ME

We decided to use Ogunquit
(Beautiful Place by the Sea)
as our base while on our visit to Maine

since it is also known as a gay mecca,
we stayed in a lovely B & B, Two Village Square

view of the beach

hiking/walking trail by the coast

stopping to relax and enjoy the view

"How much is that lobster in the cage?
I want that one in the middle."

Is the Atlantic Ocean colder than the Pacific Ocean? ...

"Yikes, well right this moment it definitely is!"

iPostcards from Pittsfield, VT

No, we did not go to Vermont to get married
and/or celebrate Bill's birthday.
Although those would have been wonderful reasons,
we went here to attend a family wedding.
Kaya, Bill's nephew, and Kelley met
around the same time Bill and I met ...
and now, they are finally getting married.
Awww... when will it be our turn?
Please click HERE for pics of the rehearsal dinner
and HERE for the beautiful garden wedding ceremony and reception.
This was a very happy occasion.

@ the balcony outside the couple's pre-wedding cabin
facing the river

"Don't slip and get wet before the ceremony!"

iPostcards from Rogue River, OR - "The Devil does the River Wild "

Long before Meryl, played the ruthless and cynical Miranda Priestly in "The Devil Wears Prada" in 2006, she did "The River Wild" in 1994 with Kevin Bacon...

We flew up to Oregon, where Bill's mother and one of his brothers live, for a family reunion and to celebrate another brother's milestone birthday. To save on the air fare we decided to fly on Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air. Big mistake! Once we got there, not all of our luggage had arrived with us. It immediately put a damper on and stopper to our activities for the next 28 hours. That's how long it took for the airline to deliver our missed luggage & golf bag.
So the highlight of our first day was having to buy toiletries and clothes at the local Walmart. I never imagined that I would have so much fun at a store like Walmart!...LOL.

For X'mas 2000, I took Bill's one and only niece, Carley, to the Philippines, to meet my friends & family, and experience the beauty and culture of my homeland.
This time around, my own niece, Czarina, was with me.
I was so excited for her to experience my partner's beautiful and loving family. It was great to see everyone again. It has been exactly 10 years since I was first introduced to them after Bill came out to his family six months prior.

One of the highlights of this trip was a full day of wild river kayaking on the Rouge River, same river where "The River Wild" was filmed. So just like some of Meryl's characters, I too enjoy fashion, but also enjoy the great outdoors.

iPostcards from Broke"buck" Mountain

Over the weekend, we visited a friend and stayed at her house up in the mountains. She always left out feed at the side of the house for all the wild animals to eat. We silently watched a herd of deer come up for the feast. We saw two male deer playing around with each other. I noticed that one of them had only one set of antlers. Because of him and the movie, I decided to call the experience, our weekend in Broke"buck" Mountain...LOL.