A very busy October -Week 1

The month of October has turned out to be an extremely busy one and I have barely had a moment to even think about keeping my blog up to date.
The first Monday of the month saw us out with the usual walking group for the 12 km walk from Bukit Timah to MCrithcie Reservoir on a hot humid and very busy morning. It turned out to be a public holiday and with the recent closure of the walks around Bukit Timah, the paths were very busy with families and large groups.

After a quick nana nap in the afternoon we headed out to Libby and Erics where we were joined by Peter and June, to enjoy a delicious meal of Sri Lankan curries cooked up by Eric. It also gave the boys the chance to finish off their bottle of Sullivans Cove whisky, with a taste for June, before it evaporated!

Tuesday morning we got off to a slow start, and a few apologies to our previous night's hosts, before heading in to town to have a look at the Peranakan Museum. 

The Malay term ‘peranakan’ which means ‘locally born’ also refers to other communities that developed in Southeast Asia like the Chitty Melaka and Jawi Peranakans.The Peranakan culture is a unique hybrid culture that is still part of Singapore’s living heritage.

The museum has areas for the important aspects of life...death, marriage, daily life etc. and some interesting bronze statues out front.

One Peranakan craft is bead work

My working week passed by while Michael readied things on the home front for the arrival of family visitors.
On Friday morning I went along with a group of about a dozen to a Bollywood dance lesson in preparation for our MAE Annual Dinner. This years theme is Bollywood and the company has paid for 2 lessons...somehow I think 2 will not be enough!
After work of Friday night it was out to the airport to meet the first visitors to arrive, my sister Margaret and her sister-in-law Kim.
Saturday night it was Michael's turn to do the airport run to collect another sister, Mary and her husband Morrie.