Off the Record with Lisa

First off, I know many of you are wondering why we have not posted any pictures yet.  Well as it turns out, Lisa decided to give our computer a bath just before we left so it is currently being repaired.  We hope to get it back by the end of next week, at which time we will start posting some pics.

For you that have been following this blog, you will be familiar with our Off the Record segments which we shamelessly stole from TSN.  This episode of Off the Record is with the matriarch of the family who I affectionately call Meezee.

Q. So, Lisa, you have now been in SG for a full week.  Tell us, how is the family settling in?
A. Well, in Jacobs words during prayers tonight, he thanked God for making each day in SG a fun day and he looks forward to making SG his home.

Q. It sounds like the kids are enjoying Singapore.  What about you, how are you feeling about the move?
A. I'm starting to feel more comfortable with my surroundings.  It was nice yesterday.  We went house hunting and fond two potential homes that we might be interested in.  That helps to make SG feel more like home.

Q. So you say you may have found a place to live.  That's pretty exciting.  Is there anything that really stands out about any particular house?
A. Umm.  There are two potential homes that we've deemed house a and house b.  last night at dinner we all listed our pros and cons of each of these.  We each picked which house we would want to live in and gave our reasons why.  The boys and I feel that house a is better suited for our family while Jason felt that house b was a better fit.  Stay tuned for more on our house hunting adventures since later this week we will revisit a and b and may at that time make our choice.

Q.  What is the number one thing that you like about house a?
A.  As most people know I like to entertain and cook and this house is perfectly suited for both.

Q.  So is there any fun activities you've done with the kids to get them excited about living in SG?
A.  Our kids are so easy going.  It doesn't take much for them to be happy.  They have however been having ice cream almost daily since moving here.  The local ice cream stands that are found on the corner of each street are run by old Asian men (most with rotten teeth) who cut off a slab of ice cream that is sandwiched between either wafers or a slice of bread that is died multicoloured.  It would seem as if most Asians choose to have the ice cream between a slice of bread but our boys have not been brave enough for that and choose the wafers.  The greatest thing about this ice cream is that it only costs 1S$ and the serving size is pretty big.

Q.  Wow, that sounds a lot different than an ice cream cone.  Your kids seem to be pretty accepting of new experiences.  Having said this, is there anything you have done to make them feel still connected to home?
A.  I'd say that we speak a lot about our friends and family back in Canada but more importantly we've tried to make this our home so they feel connected to SG.  FaceTime has helped a lot.

Q.  How's your skin liking the humidity.
A.  Skin likes it but the hair not so much.  I'm looking at getting it straightened this week so I don't have to wear a ponytail everyday.

Q.  Alright well it think we are done here unless there is anything you want to tell your fans out there.
A.  My fans?  You're a dork.