A Day at Lakeside

Took a stroll at Lakeside in the late afternoon with Slug. As we were walking along the footpath flanked by tall grasses on both sides, I stumbled over a curly 'twig' which I realised to my horror was a headless snake carcass. I picked it up using a twig and took it over to a pavillion to examine it further.

The carcass was in a bad shape: the skin was split open but still intact and glossy, the bones were protruding underneath, the head seemed to have been ripped off, and it gave out a stench akin to that of preserved salted fish. We were disgusted with the smell, but I was mesmerized by the intactness of the snake skin.

The curly headless snake carcass

Sharp bones protruding from underneath the skin

Slug and I were discussing animatedly about why there are snakes in a park when an auntie seated near us overheard our discussion and asked us curiously what we were talking about. We showed her the snake carcass, expecting her to shriek, but to our surprise, she calmly said, "Okay lah, snakes are very common in a park" and then went on to say "有草的地方就有蛇". We gave out a very loud "Orrhhh" and Slug cheekily quipped "有树的地方就有鸟". I continued with "有水的地方就有鱼" and happily ended the poem with "有路 的地方就有人". Slug and I immediately sniggered at our lameness, and the auntie shook her head and walked away.

Ended the evening with a lovely tze char dinner.

Cereal prawn, 'three cup' chicken and yam ring