Jazzy's Big Adventure

Jazzy here!! A lot has been happening around here. I have had my first car ride since we moved here! Mommy and Daddy took me to the beach so I could run around off leash and swim. It was SO MUCH fun! It reminded me of how much I love swimming in the lake at GGBob's house. There is one big difference here though.....there is SALT in the water here and I swallowed way too much. I was a little icky for the rest of the night, but it was soooo worth it!! I really do love running in the sand and swimming!

Tanjong Beach, Sentosa Island, Singapore

Myna Bird- SG's most common bird

Otherwise, I have been just chilling at home.

Belly rub please!!

My favorite green fuzzy carpet

I wore out my favorite tennis ball, but then a bunch of new toys and treats arrived in a box!! Thank you to Bob and Cathleen for all my new goodies!!

throw my tennis "ball" please!!

Check out my new Kong ball and ALL the TREATS!!!!! (some stuff for my parents too)

Lots of love from Singapore! Wishing all my furry friends and humans alike all the fun and adventure I have been having here! xoxo Jazzy Rascal

Melissa here. Last weekend Chris and I enjoyed our first international "holiday" in Indonesia. The trip was a last minute work retreat with PhysioAsia, my employer. We had a wonderful time and loved that you could get to island paradise (and an entirely different country) on a 45 minute ferry ride.

Highlights of the trip:

-Beautiful sandy beaches and shells. The sand is so fine it feels amazing on your feet. It reminded me of elementary school when you play with cornstarch and water. There were many beautiful sand shells. Loads of sand dollars!

-The food. 10 course meals including rice, ceviche, noodles, chicken, pepper crab, whole fish, stir fry veggies, beautiful fresh fruit and lots to drink.

-The massages. In room massages at 10:30pm for 35 USD for 60 minutes. Amazing!! Chris and I were a little surprised when the ladies crawled on the bed with us for the massage....but it was a great experience!

-The room. A beautiful room with a great view of the ocean and an amazing rain shower.

-The elephants. The resort had 7 elephants on the property, 4 females and 3 males. We took photos with Emma, who was very sweet and well mannered.

-Renting an "E-bike." The poor electric bike could barely make it up a hill with both of us on, but we had a blast!!

-The people. It was great to spend time outside of work with my colleagues and meet people form other branches of the company. (PhysioAsia is owned under a group that distributes and sells PT equipment and products.) So we met people from Singapore, KL (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), Vietnam, and India. Everyone was very warm and welcoming to Chris and I and we appreciate their support.

Lowlights of the trip:

-The ferry to Bintan. So apparently the outbound trip is notorious for rocky waters. Chris and I were pretty much unscathed, but MANY people were not as fortunate. Interestingly, the cafe on board was called the BRF Cafe!! (really stands for Bintan Resorts Ferry....but Chris and I couldn't help calling it the BARF Cafe!)

-Black Tar on the beach. Last month there was an oil tanker spill and the clean up is not complete. The water was very clear, and you could not see oil, but we would have a few tar spots on our feet after walking on the beach.

All and All it was an amazing and relaxing trip. Please enjoy the photos! For better quality, click on the first photo and scroll though using picture viewer. Enjoy! xoxo