Well, after blogging that I wasn’t going, the thought of combining the smell of beer and bacon was just too strong a pull to dismiss. So I set the alarm for 6am and headed for Breworkz (local beer brewery + tavern). I stayed just long enough for some breakfast (I decided Pancakes & Pats was a close second to beer & bacon) and to see my Patty’s take the lead on the scoreboard. Now I’m back in the office, ready to start the day (with the internet fired up for the latest updates).
The scene was pretty interesting — I arrived before the sun came up … normally, this is quite the time of day for the local bar stretch, yet strangely, all were deserted except for one lone bar — in a building pitch dark all except for the lit up stretch along it’s lowest floor — this is where the expats had camped out. And I have to tell you, this may be the way to go in the future. Tables were filled but not to overcrowding. People were not eating onion rings, chicken wings and nachoes … they were eating eggs benedict with hashbrowns, fresh fruit with yogurt, and pancakes … and of course, don’t forget the ice bucket chilling the bottle of bubbly. Sure, sure … there were a few “jugs” (they don’t say ‘pitcher’ here) of beer to be found as well. At 7am, all were quite civilized to be sure … now I can’t say what that crowd will turn into by the late hour of 10am … probably a bunch of Americans, but hey, at least the owner can rest assured that he made the right decision in opening especially for the day!!
The one negative to it all is that as we’re in a foreign country, the hosting channel & markets are different. Why does this matter? Well, because the only channel showing the Superbowl was “GoalTV” .. so the only commercials were for upcoming futbol matches … I have some post-game YouTubing to do! (FYI, Singapore’s government maintains control of the airwaves by prohibiting satellite dishes … sure, slingboxes can be found in some personal abodes, but bars simply rely on their cable-offered sports packages.)
I took a couple pics, not sure if they came out, but I’ll post them later today if they did.
(massages are usually somewhere around $1 / minute , so you know your time …) Fantastic.
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