Who Stopped the Rain, Wine Club & 3000

I have been recording rainfall for some years back home and find it strangely interesting. Since moving to Singapore I tried to find a rain meter to no avail, so one of the items on my wish list when Gatoe came to visit was exactly that, which he kindly gave to me as a gift and also mounted it outside the backdoor for easy access. Started recording the local rainfall on 18 December 2011 with some interesting results. Locals have been telling me that the "Monsoon" rain season in Singapore is from November until January every year and it rains allot.

Well, the last decent rainfall was on 23 December 2011 (117 mm) and then it stopped raining on the 29 th of December and only rained again on 07 January 2012 (5 mm) Since then we have only had a total of 13 mm of rain, so who stopped the rain? In case you do not know answer to the question here is the answer. A very old favourite of mine.

Thanks Gatoe and I will include my Rain Report from time to time.

Here is a link with some of the Singapore Rainfall and Temperature statistics. Singapore Stats

We have always enjoyed our wine and to be very frank back home were spoilt from this point of view as the South African wines are some of the best in the world and certainly cheap in comparison to Singapore. Sure, we do have an extensive range here to choose from but extremely expensive. No "Box" or "Light' wine to be found so far in my search and as I said before the strangest thing, White Wine more expensive than Red Wine which is the opposite from back home.

Anyway, adapt or die as they say so for those who enjoy a good wine you must be clever and shop around to find "Bargain" wines. Not cheap wine but the same wine just on special which often means up to $10 per bottle. They are also limited to only a few cases per sale so do not be embarrassed to buy a box or two and save loads of money. These specials are also not available via on line shopping so you must frequent the stores and seek them out. My favourites include Cold Storage (New Zealand and Australian), Fair Price (Australian, South African, Italian and Chilean) wines, and Carrefour (Depends what is on sale).

If you enjoy a glass of wine often with a fine meal then join the Fair Price, Just Wine Club and for a mere $20 annual subscription fee get your wine club card with 8% discount on all wines purchased from their stores. I am already a proud member. Yes Sirry.

Another milestone reached with the Blog the past weekend is the fact that it reached the 3000 reads. To date I have done 99 postings and are only one away from the magic 100 which will have to be a very special one. This is far beyond my wildest dreams and expectations when I first started doing the Blog and the rest of the "All Time" statistics are also very interesting. Check it Out.

Thanks for all your loyal support and now for 5000 milestone.