David is there frequently to deliver to one of our biggest clients globally. Luckily we are only an hour ferry ride away from the quiet and beautiful tropical islands of Indonesia.We decided to take a well deserved long weekend from our busy schedule to Bintan. The timing was not perfect, as we hit some pretty solid monsoon rain the first two days, but then it cleared and we got to enjoy a resort near a major shipping lane.
The girls had a ball, with the kids club, face painting, t-shirt painting, sand painting and model painting. They painted anything that moved. They even made friends with a local monitor lizard feeding it tinned tuna.
David and Trinity also took time to focus on creating an acrobatic performance in the pool.The beach was lovely aside from sand flies, and pollution including floating tar globules that were quite hard to wash off. David took Trinity out on a jet ski, which involved 10 minutes of screaming.
We also snorkeled, kayaked, bogey boarded and body surfed after the water had cleared from the rain.
We ate at the restaurant on the beach at night as there was a festival on with nightly performances of various islands music and dancing. The girls enjoyed the shows so much they occasionally joined the dances up front.After the long weekend we caught the ferry back to Singapore in a very mellow mood. I tried going shopping in the mall next store, but it was all too much so we retreated to the pool to gather enough strength to deal with normal life in Singapore.
We stayed at the Amara hotel in the city, and I had meetings at the bank and with the accountant (the glamour side of our business), and the kids had a babysitter from the hotel who took them down into the depths of the hotel basement into the housekeeping department.
We stayed on the club floor of the hotel, where business people usually stay. We used the facilities fully, though with more noise and movement then most. A three and seven year old don't tend to mix well with business people having quiet meetings. But you cant have everything.
Sadly India became a little sick, vomiting with a slight fever, but no dampening of spirits.
I got to see the new Singapore office, a temporary facility while we source a more permanent option. Our new operations manager Eileen was also there (new business card in hand). And Angie was at the coffee machine, happily using the perks of having an office finally.
Then the girls and I flew home, knowing that we will be back soon enough.
