A BIG week

The working week ended with drinks at Saturday's followed by a nightcap at the Smith' s...we didn't go long past our 10 o'clock curfew!

What promised to be an exhausting week started with the disappointment of a closed Maccas followed by a gentle walk around Tiong Bahru, one of the oldest housing estates in Singapore. It was the first project undertaken by the Singapore Improvement Trust (SIT), a government body administered by the British colonial authority, to provide for mass public housing in Singapore. The apartment blocks in the main estate are made up of two to five-storey flats and the units are assorted three to five-room apartments. The construction style of the estate is a mix of Streamline Moderne and local Straits Settlements shop-house architecture. The flats feature rounded balconies, flat rooftops, spiral staircases, light wells and underground storage and shelters. 




Even with a coffee stop at Flock it was a fairly short walk so we continued on to Pinnacle at Duxton an HDB of 7 connected towers. The public are allowed to go to the 50th storey Skybridge. There is another skybridge at the 26th level which is only accessible to the residents.

 
 On returning home I spent some time helping Helen and Jo format some worksheets they had spent the morning working on before donning the gear for the Annual Dinner. This years theme was Shanghai Nights and the performance of the night had to go to Robert for his Indian Dance. I came away with a lucky door prize of a bluetooth speaker so was quite happy with that.
 After what seemed to be a very short night it was back to town for a Melbourne Cup function at Boomerang Bar in Robinson Quay. Although I didn't win it was a good day and Eric and Jo took home a prize in the Fashions in the Field Competition.
 After a much needed afternoon nap I woke with a croaky voice. By Wednesday morning it was pretty well gone, but with Parent Teacher Meetings starting that night, and a trip to Oz this weekend I felt I had to go to work, so my parents managed to understand me and I survived. It was slightly improved on Thursday and after a lazy day, I worked one session before heading to the airport for my trip to Oz.