Cheryl, fantastic set of pictures. You captured the weekend from start to finish.

What Carol SAID!!!! Thanks for the time and effort this took to put together!!
Now, just get some sleep!

Best wishes, Dave

Thanks Carol, Raymond & Dave!

Dave, who needs sleep? Besides, I have a special project to work on for Boris tonight so he stops yelling at me

Just got back and want to reiterate all the thanks by others!

Regrets:

So many people I wanted to meet -so little time (and I can't member 40 or so new face/names) - the great pics help, though

No white pepper crabs at our table - yes I know I could have ordered some but I was sooooo full from what was already ordered

My timing at the Sheraton didn't match with when I could have met more people - try to plan better next time.

Thanks:

Esp to Mike - wow this has certainly grown to a huge event - I remember the first DO when we could all sit around (a very large) table.

To all the generous FT who provided such unexpected gifts

For all the great pics that will help me match names to faces

Misc:

I will try to post on the Asia board in the next day or two info about some hotels from the low to high - people know about the Sheraton - but is anyone interested in a hotel for US $23?

Can you believe that I actually met someone at the Sheraton Pool on Monday who thought it was strange to fly so far just for a dinner

wow it looks like everyone had a great time at the SIN DO!!! Next year I will definitly make it! Work and airline pricing just wasn't on my side this year.

Only 351 days to go (assuming next year is 5-8 Jan).

Wow - I'm impressed cawhite60156! Even your indoor photos turned out great - such as Chijmes chapel #93. I particularly liked the group photo #85 - taken by the Raffles Hotel concierge, as I recall.

Just got in a half hour ago (12:30amcst) w/ delays out of LAX and ORD (ATC prob's at ORD). BUT, did get to get outta' LAX for a while to basque in the warm, southern Californian sunshine over Starbucks @ Manhattan Beach w/ SkiAdcock--thanks, Sharon!--before returning to the chill of the midwest....

Originally Posted by Traveliter
missydarlin -- make sure to ask Cheryl to post the photo from the Night Safari of Skye1 and Wireless riding little springy horsies in the playground.
I clearly will need to edit many of my own zoo pics before posting

Originally Posted by Wireless
The furball ejecting Golden Cat, randy Hyenas, and gigantic bats ruled! Sorry to have lost the rest of the group during our explorations.
Ahh, yes, those huge, LOW FLYING (or am I just too tall??) BATS!!!!! Wireless & Airoli--we gotta' organize some kinda' "Zoo Doo"!!

Originally Posted by AusTXHiker
skye1: Great chatting with you and bringing up good memories of STL. I'll invite myself to visit you there sometime.J
Just caught cawhite's capture of that----you're welcome here anytime!! Ted Drewes, Culpeppers' Wings....it's all here!!

Originally Posted by sailaway75
Skye, Spiff and Ron, hope you guys enjoyed Rendezvous despite them trying to kill us with the slippery floor!
And I thought you were teaching us some native Singaporean dance steps! Glad those pics have NOT made the web yet. Sunday Dinner was GREAT!!

As has already been said so well----Many thanks to all who made this fantastic weekend so fantastic!!!!

Thanks! Both the Raffles Hotel concierge and Alex (Mr traveliter) had a few cameras in their hands! The outside group photo was a tag-team effort between Gaz and me.

hi all... i missed meeting you because i had a horrible allergy attack that saturday a.m.!!! i have just recovered from it actually, and i'm fine now (although on meds still)... i sent a text message to miles4all that day informing him that i won't make it, so i hope that's a valid 'sick call'.

seeing the photos, i am soooo jealous of being in Singapore and not being able to meet you all! i hope to make it to other Dos.

I'm sorry you missed us and so glad you're feeling better! There's always SIN Run 2006!

We have horses like that on the playground here at the school where I work. Had a couple of dangerous flashbacks as I walked by them today. But, since none of my students can see, it will be easier to have another go at it . It's just NEVER too late to have a happy childhood!!!!!
---Skye1

I think I"d be more concerned about other staff members catching you out there!

The Zurich zoo has not only its new "Masoala hall" imitating the Singapore climate, but also an *actual* petting zoo... and yes, a playground with little horses on springs! So, when are you coming?

That looked like some wild pool party that I left behind... Phew... Thank god I left else the next day I would have been a zombie!!!!!

Rubber ducky was abducted from the conrad I guess?

I'm a little slow in uploading my pics but I promise to get them done by tonight.... or at least by the weekend!!!! Hahaha!

It's a bank holiday today, so I'm at home chillin'

Gaz