Yesterday I was able to finally meet someone that I have been wanting to for a while now. It wasn’t Jessica Alba or Hugh Hefner, both who are still high on my list though. Robert Paetz has been blogging for the last 3 years on his trip around the world. Like all good mustangs he has finally slowed down a bit and is getting married next month to a girl from Singapore, you can read about their up coming event here. I have been following his blog for over a year now and admire his photography work very much.
When I seen that he was going to be in Singapore when I was going to be there I emailed him and asked if it would be ok to meet up with him for beers and talk shop. He was down for it and we exchanged info. Rob met me at my hostel and we walked to Little India for lunch. A guy on the street gave us a flyer for some little hole in the wall place to eat Indian food and we both said “Why not!” and gave it a try. Was a simple yet nice place and for me I’m not the biggest curry fan but the owner came out and told us both that there was 7 levels of hotness. One being the lowest, seven making you cry like a baby. I asked him which level he eats at and he said “No higher then 2 my friend.” He suggested we try a “chili test” first and from that we could make our own adjustments for later dishes.
We chilled out there for about an hour talking photo, his blog, travel, even a little politics, while drinking Indian beer and eating food. We settled up the tab and left out to go shoot some pictures. Not real sure all where we went, as Rob got a little lost but we ended up at a bar at the Raffles Hotel. This wasn’t any old hotel, as its famous for making the original Singapore Sling drink. Hotel was built in 1887 and has survived WWII. It was remolded in 1989 for about the tune of $160 million and is a gorgeous colonial place in the heart of Singapore. We sat at the bar and had a drink, eating peanuts and throwing the shells on the floor (tradition from the day the hotel was built).
We finally had to jet as Rob was meeting Felicia up after she got off from work. I met her and said my hi’s and bye’s. I know maybe I’m weird but for me meeting a travel blogger was better then meeting Brad Pitt. Yeah Brad would make for a good picture but someone who travels, does photography and writes all the time is 10x better in my book. Check out his site…one day I hope this site will be unique as his. Best of luck Rob & Felicia and maybe one day our paths will cross again!
Forget Obligation Go Global…its my odyssey!
T-roy
Robert Paetz: photographer/blogger of www.momsaysimrunningaway.com
Where we ate in Little India
Flat bread and dipping sauce
Little India has a ton of spice and food shops
The famous Long Bar
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