I stepped away for a meeting with the boss, and came back to a riotous laugh and mocking finger pointing!! When what to my horror did I spy on the Internet… but 17 Giants – 14 Pats 
Boo hoo.
Still, 18-0 is a great season that no one can take away. So I say “great game” to all and a battle well fought.
… and for the record, if we were in NY this week, we would definitely attend the victory parade, I think that would be a pretty neat thing to witness.
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.
… American football isn’t something the locals understand or watch. BUT, believe it or not, there are enough crazy “expats” here to support the early morning special opening of not one, not two, but MANY bars on Monday morning.
The Singapore-dwelling faithful will be watching the live game with bacon and beer at 7:18am kickoff time!
Unfortunately, I have to show up for work on Monday. If this were any other week, I would love to dwell in this most unique of expat experiences. Alas, Monday is Simone’s official first day back at the office, and the boss has us in his office at 10 and is getting quite antsy about his upcoming speeches at the India event … so we’ll be neck deep in work… but I’ll be with everyone in spirit. Sorry New Yorkers … NYC is where I live, but I’m a born and bred New Englander … GO PATS, the world is rooting for you!!!!
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