Wednesday....... Back to the Indonesian Embassy

Hi All!  It is Wednesday morning here in Singapore...and we woke up at 8 am...oh Wow!  Well - I - Ellen have been down with a major head cold since Monday afternoon!  No fun!  Ouch - sinuses, cough, drippy nose...oh how terribly low we can feel huh?  Sitting in a hotel - and all you want to do is sleep, and that is pretty much what I did on Tuesday - except for a very light meal.

So thankful that this morning - I am feeling more energy...thank YOU Lord!  Oh to be so drained and feel so weak - NO FUN!

So a NEW DAY! Yahooooooo! And we have our passports to pick up later at the Embassy at 3 pm - that is the plan for the day! It took 2 days to process.  On Monday,

between 9-12 am a person goes to the Embassy we filled out the application form, copy & proof  of the flight coming out of Indonesian, picture and yes we applied for another 2 month visa.  Then on Wednesday between 3-5 is when you pick it up.  It sure takes long to get a stamp but that is what we have to do!





Next time around we hope to get a sponsor and then if we do - we won't have to do this again - just go to Semarang to the immigration office and extend it for 6 months IF we have a sponsor that is!

After the Embassy on Monday we walked back to Orchard Road - a popular shopping street here in Singapore - if you recall from previous pictures when we first arrived in Singapore out of SF - it was a street full of Mall's!!!!!!  20 of them - lined up one by one - Yep!


Saw this tree - we had not seen before - such pretty flowers in it...and these hard-like coconuts hanging from the at the bottom...

                     Just gorgeous - looking up into it!  

 Walking along the shopping street - I saw this town!!!! Hey...good ole' Modesto - we we had lived for several years!  All the way here in Singapore!!! MY!

 We stopped to sit outside with a cup of coffee - 

it was not yet busy - and it was relaxing sitting there!

 In the business section of town - this guy was quietly reading - well I just felt like sitting on his lap!
And so I did without even asking! BOLD HUH?

We came across a Salad Bar...oh my Nick - shall we get a bite to eat?  It was so neat how they did it.  They grabbed a bowl - filled it up with all the salad and toppings you choose to have - then they put it on a cutting board and cut it up a bit - put into a big bowl and added the dressings - and mixed it!  Then back into the bowl!  That way everything is mixed well and it is ready to enjoy! NICE!

Nick & I were thinking - now that would be a good little business to start up in the States! Strictly a salad bar - 

Well you guys ~ it is time to start our day here in Singapore!  Got caught up again with you all~

feeling so much better and Nick was so patient with this sick girl - bless his heart!

This is our last day here in Singapore - because we can only pick up our passports so late in the day - we decided to use tomorrow to travel back to Indonesia. Nick booked a flight for the afternoon - and then we fly back (2 hrs)to Semarang and grabbed a taxi (2 hrs) back to Salatiga all in one day - so we can go preview that house that might possibly be available to rent for a few months ~ We are both so ready to settle for a while!

God knows - and we are looking forward to the plans He has for us! 

You all have a great day - hope all is going well with you dear family and friends~ Thanks for checking up on us once in a while!

Nico & Ellen are both doing well!

Missing your sweet faces!