Posted 8:16 AM by David Wilhoit
We need a vacation!!!

Well the good news is Anne, the girls, a babysitter, and I are going on a 5 day cruise up the Malaysian Coast. On Thursday will be our tenth Wedding anniversery. Below is a short itinerary and a link to the cruise ship. The Virgo

The concerning thing is that Amanda was up all night last night with a fever and crying because her stomach hurt. Anne was a trooper as she took the majority of the baby watch. Katie also woke stating that her ear hurt. Did I say we need a vacation?
Speaking of Katie, she lost another tooth last night. She awoke very excited this morning as the tooth fairy drew a picture of herself as Katie requested in the morning. The tooth fairy is quite an artist!!!

Well I am off to finish packing. Wish us luck.

Here is a link for you get in the same mindset with us. Love, Exciting, and New

Posted 8:39 AM by Anne Wilhoit
Since David posted some new pictures I thought I would write a few words before we leave for vacation tomorrow. We are in our new apartment which is just across the street and up one block from Fraser Suites. We have a great view of Fraser Suites from our windows...actually...they have a great view of us! We are in a "fish bowl" with our large windows, so we must be careful not to prance around naked. Or, at the very least, close our blinds. The view is spectacular though (no, no...not us naked!)...the view we have here from the 9th floor...straight out to the business district, down by the river. (We look the opposite direction as we did from Fraser Suites) We can see the tallest building in Singapore and it is beautifully lit at night. As for the inside of the apartment, it is very spacious and brand new. We don't have a lot of furniture but we sure like what we have. We look forward to adding a few special pieces with a bit of "Asian" flair - some items which will be reminders of our time in Asia. Not exactly sure what they will be yet...but have a few things in mind. We have managed to get the front room and kitchen straightened up. I hope to organize the play room today but the bedrooms and closets will just have to wait until after our vacation. We leave tomorrow for our cruise! Now that the move is over, we have finally had a chance to get excited about our 10 year anniversary cruise. Katie is really excited too and when we remind Amanda we are going on a cruise, she says: ”Boat"...she just doesn't know what’s in store. I will sure to have more to report once we return so stay tuned. In the meantime, we are wishing you all a Joyous Easter. God Bless and God Bless America. We miss everyone so much!

Our new address:

No. 1 Holt Road
#09-06
Singapore 249441

Singapore tel: (65) 6736-4236

Posted 5:19 PM by Anne Wilhoit
Hi everyone! It’s a nice Wednesday afternoon here in Singapore except this mom is a little tired. Amanda woke up 3 times last night and since David is in Germany, well…I woke up with her. She’s just a little unsettled since Mama Kay, Papa Jack, and her daddy all left on Monday. It was so great having David’s folks here; the girls thoroughly enjoyed their Mama and Papa. Amanda loved to have books read to her and constantly brought her favorites to Mama and Papa and said ”book”.

We were able to venture out to the night safari (night zoo) and really enjoyed a beautiful tropical evening. My favorite thing was seeing the baby elephant which is about 1 year old. The lions were really spectacular as well. We got to see the same bats which we have seen before but were not treated to any “shows” by any of the bats. My new cutter insect repellant which I bought in California worked great too! No bites to speak of which is a first as I have always been bit by several mosquitoes out at the zoo. We were also able to do lots of other things with Jack and Kay:
Day Trip out to Sentosa Island
Day trip to Bintan (Indonesian Island) to play golf, (Jack and Kay only)
Brunch at the “Top of the M” – 39 floors up with a spectacular view
Trip up to the American School via the MRT
Visit to Katie’s classroom
Visit to Amanda’s music class (Mama and Papa took her while I was in CA)
Several various meals out; lots of local cuisine including Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Malay…chili crab, curry, tempura, chicken and rice, etc.
Half-Day bus trip around Singapore with several stops including the Orchid Garden (Jack and Kay)
Chinatown and Little India
Dinner at the East Coast Seafood Village
What am I forgetting?

Mama and Papa made lots of friends here at Fraser Suites and Papa loved conversing with all the local people. I ran into one of the staff today and he said he was so sorry he did not get to say good-bye to “Mr. Jack” as “Mr. Jack” was so special to him. (That was Sante…and I told him I would relay the message to you Jack). Also, it was great to have Jack and Kay here for David’s 35th b-day which we celebrated with him on March 9. Now it’s “back to normal” - at least for a few days. We actually receive the “keys” to our new place on Thursday. I tell people that Amanda will have a different sense of what a “key” is because so far everything here has been card-key security. So will our new place. Since we don’t have a car, she never gets to see a “real” key. Anyway, David does not arrive home from Germany until Saturday night. The furniture deliveries start Sunday and the moving company will come to Fraser Suites on Monday. Our first night in our new place will be next Tuesday. We are sad to leave Fraser Suites but do look forward to our new place complete with a nice pool, little outdoor playground, and lots more room! We will be minimally furnished at first, but will gradually add things as we need them.

Other news is that Amanda served as a model for Fraser Suites as they are creating new marketing materials. She had a day of photos taken in various settings, wearing various outfits and posing with various staff from Fraser. It was really interesting to see the crew work and Amanda did a great job. The photographer was amazing – he was really able to capture some great photos. Among other things, we will receive a professional portfolio from the marketing company for Amanda’s work. Here is something a little humorous that happened: A lady at the pool asked me how I got Amanda "involved" in modeling and who her agent was. She proceeded to say that she wanted her baby to be a baby model. Her baby was asleep in the stroller – he looked to be about 6 months old. I just had to giggle. I think Amanda had enough “involvement” in the whole modeling thing for one lifetime.

Posted 9:50 AM by Papa Jack Wilhoit
Hello Everyone,

Mama Kay and Papa Jack arrived in Singapore safely over a week ago. We were able to adjust very quickly to the time change after a 19 hour flight from San Francisco We were met by the girls with signs at the airport; it was so good to see them after being away since September. Little Amanda came to Mama Kay quickly but it took a few readings from Amanda's Barney books for Papa Jack to get the same attention. But now we are good pals and have been enjoying the play room and pool here at their residence hotel. This is some place with daily maid service, complimentary breakfast, shuttle service to shopping areas, to name a few. I don't want Mama Kay to get used to this type of living but I'm afraid it may be a little late. The maid service ladys are delightful and after a few days one went out an purchased an orchid flower arrangement. Prior to that Anne had placed in our room some beautiful yellow orchids.
We have been sight seeing many places around town. The new tall buildings dominate the downtown area. Many are office buildings and apartment living facilities. The locals say that Singapore is made up primarily of shop keepers. We believe it as there is every type of shopping imaginable from inexpensive to the high end such as Gucci and all the internationally known brands stores. In touring around the city we have really enjoyed the people. Everyone is very friendly and we of course are doing our part by greeting everyone. We have met many new friiends including taxi cab drivers to tailors. While in Chinatown I purchased two new slacks from Peter, my newest tailor friend, he says he will be sending me a Christmas card next year.
Yesterday, Kay and I ventured out on a ferryboat ride to the Island of Bintan, in Indonesia. There we played a round of golf at beautiful golf course desinged by Gary Player. Today and tomorrow, David is taking off from work and we will be doing more sight seeing. This afternoon we may visit the school where Katie is taking swimming lessons. She has become an excellent swimmer. We also had visited the American School and were able to sit in on Katie's class. The whole school is very impressive.

Well we have to go expand our culinary experience. We have had Chinese, Malay, Singaporean, Japanese, Italian, and American. We must add some Indian Curry.

We will write another note after Sentosa and the Night Safari.

Love,
Jack & Kay