On Monday morning Michael took some time out from family to join the walking group for a trek from Choa Chu Kang to Bukit Batok. By the time they arrived at the Rail Mall they had decided that the Thunder Tea Rice served in one of the restaurants was calling so that was their end point.
While Michael was sweating it out I lead the rest of the family in to town and we did the heritage loop on the Hopon Hopoff bus before having lunch at the food hall in Esplanade. We then wandered underground to City Hall to catch up with Robert and Maria over a coffee. Michael caught up with us there. The visitors wanted to have a look at Raffles so that was the next stop before a drink at Sque, a bum boat ride and then back to Sque for Dinner.
Tuesday was a busy day with a trip to Singapore Zoo and the River Safari, a first for all of us. It certainly lived up to all the positive comments I have heard about it although I think tackling both in one day was a bit ambitious. While you wander around the Zoo it is difficult to believe that there are 5 million people in very close proximity. The River Safari was interesting although I would hazard a guess that if the pandas were not there, their visitor numbers would be much lower!
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| Of course Michael could not resist what he thought was a very appropriate joke! |
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| A sign they don't need to worry about. |
After the Zoo I went in to town for the final Social Committee meeting of the year and Michael brought the rest of the crew along later for a drink and Dinner in Smith St with the extended family. Smith St is an outdoor eating area in Chinatown which was renovated at the end of 2013. The entire street has a roof over it so there is no need to worry about tropical storms ruining your meal. We topped off our night with drinks at SQUE BAR IN Clarke Quay where other members of the social committee had adjourned.
As I start work at 2 o'clock on Wednesdays everyone enjoyed a morning swim before travelling to Punggol to have lunch with me before work. From here the girls went shopping in Chinatown while Michael took Morrie for an exploration of the Punggol area.
By the time I arrived back from work they were both pie-eyed having started in the early afternoon! Mum had also arrived safely for her 2 week visit, staying with my brother Robert.
On Thursday it was strictly no breakfast as we were headed in to the Shangrila for High Tea. We celebrated a number of milestones as it was Elizabeth's birthday, Mary and Morrie's 25th wedding anniversary and a gathering of family. As usual it lived up to expectations but I have decided I can't do that amount of food any more...famous last words probably!
By Friday morning we were all feeling a bit knackered so the rest of them got off to a slow start while I headed in to town for the second Bollywood Dance lesson. I had a lot of difficulty co-ordinating my arms, feet, shoulders etc and feel that I'll be making a fool of myself...again! After the dancing I met up with the others in Chinatown where the 'three sisters' had our feet chewed on by the fish at the Fish Spa. Kim couldn't handle the sensation and lasted about 20 seconds before giving up. Then it was over to a basic hawkers for lunch before heading home to get ready for work.
I said goodbye to the family before I went to work on Saturday morning as their flights were at various times during the day. Michael spent the day sorting the washing etc and preparing bags for our next trip (Bali) before meeting up with Kathy and Peter for dinner in Kovan. Peter even persuaded us to sojourn to his place for a nightcap but we were strong and it wasn't a late night
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