Rewinding 1 month back, I resigned from Roche Shanghai and gave my 1-month notice. It was a hard decision to leave a company (my tenure from Genentech transferred over) that I was with for quite a while, which I enjoyed working at. However, we like Singapore, J's job is going well here, so we wanted to settle here, and traveling back and forth between Shanghai and Singapore wasn't appealing as a long term set-up (a 6 hour flight one way), so I had to make the decision to put what makes J and I happy first. I've never had time off between jobs for the past 9 years of my working life, and now I have 1 month off before starting work again. I definitely appreciate this opportunity to unwind and travel for leisure, but it is a strange lifestyle to me. I just think I can identify with myself better with a job rather than without.
Luckily, I have our weekend trips to look forward to. And J, being the supportive husband he is, tries to entertain me after work by taking me shopping and to the movies, even after an exhausting day of meetings for him. This weekend is a 3-day weekend for J due to Singapore's national day (1-month weekend for me), we are taking off to the Margaret River wine region of Perth, Western Australia. I'm really excited as this will be my first time in Australia, ever.
We'll fly into Perth (4.5 hour flight) and drive 3 hours down to Margaret River. We're staying on the beach the first night and moving into a cute bed & breakfast the second and third nights. Margaret River is well known for the wineries, as well as its stunning caves. Here are the ones we plan on visiting: http://www.discoverwest.com.au/western_australia/margaret_river_caves.html
In preparation for the wine we're about to acquire, we also bought a wine fridge at the wine sale yesterday at Carrefour. We figure we can always sell it when we leave Singapore.
Anyhow, I better get to my spinning class now. I will update with photos when we get back!
