You'll never guess where we are writing from. When our good friends left Manila, Isabel said to Aubrey, 'If you come visit me in Singapore you will see the white tiger.' That's not something a young boy easily forgets. So when Raphael texted last week and said, 'Hey, do you want to come celebrate Eila's birthday with us next week?' that was one of the first things Aubrey said.

We arrived here last night, a birthday present for Eila. Our families are very close, having formed a relationship when Deborah helped deliver Niko in their home in Manila.

Today we went to the zoo.
Here are Aubrey and Isable, fast friends, looking on at the famous white tigers, the fulfilment of a promise and of months of missing one another.

Aubrey and dad look on at the Elephants of Asia show.