Singapore

We made it to Singapore. Finbarr had about 9 hours sleep lucky boy, and the rest of us did ok. We made our way in a maxi taxi after finally convincing the taxi organiser at the airport that 5 of us and 5 suitcases don't fit in a 4 seater taxi. We arrived at Geraldine Gibb's (Gibbo) home to be greeted by Gibbo, Charlotte and Natasha. David had wisely hopped on a plane to England to escape the onslaught - for work!   The kids took about 30 seconds to find their togs and hop into the pool to join Gibbo's girls, while Gibbo and I supervised them closely from the side of the pool with some aged Riesling.  Lovely hot, steamy weather here!  Gibbo had made a great lasagne for everyone, and after dinner and a movie for the kids, and a lovely catchup for Gibbo and I, we hit bed and slept soundly until about 2am when we awoke ready for the day (got to love that jet lag)  After Finbarr had come in about 10 times to complain about Joseph, the heat, the cold, how he couldn't find teddy, how he missed me etc, I gave up and put him in our bed and he chatted and wriggled until about 5am when we fell asleep.  We were woken at about 9am by Gibbo, who had organised a great day out at Singapore Zoo, where we also met up with Matty and Penny Galligan with their children, Tom, Charlie and Emma.  It's a fabulous zoo - apart from the animals, the natural garden setting and waterpark for the kids was such a hit - it was a really fun day, and we had great Malaysian and Singaporean food for lunch.  
We got home and went to the local market area for dinner - really lovely, freshly cooked noodle dishes and Finbarr had a tasty sweet and sour chicken dish which we all loved - nothing like the glutinous globs we get at home! We took the kids home to bed and Gibbo's maid watched the children while Emily, Gibbo and I went to Floor 33 of the Marina Bay Financial tower for a drink or 2 with Matty and Penny.  The view was amazing, and a laser light show from the casino, complete with fire, made for spectacular viewing. After surviving the day with no naps, we made it home to bed.  A better night's sleep for some (Finbarr won the prize with 14.5 hours of sleep) and I was only awake for an hour or 2!