He was out patrolling the block that night and he came back to recharge (ie: get some cat biscuits and water). Suddenly, he gave out a loud wheezing and to our horror, he threw up a glob of lizard flesh. It was all pink and minced up, soaked with gastric juices, and with the head still intact!
We were utterly disgusted, but does Meow Meow look like he cares?
The city always looks so mesmerizing at night
The limp sprig of Chinese parsley and the wolfberries formed a tree, and the light from above added life as the glowing sun. Lovely.
Topped the night off with a photo of us!
Upon reaching the HPB, the students were getting rowdy and noisy, and I was really embarassed. They were given quiz worksheets to fill in, and the answers could be found by looking at the exhibits. The Health Zone was designed like the Science Centre, with interactive exhibits on food and nutrition, smoking, dental care, eye care, puberty and pregnancy (which the boys were interested in) etc. It was an eye-opener.
An exhibit on the harmful effects on drugs (the impact was brought out by the innocent theme of candies)
A bunch of monkeys fooling around at an exhibit
Bringing these kids out was not easy. It was embarassing to have to shout at them in public.
Me and the girls
Isn't it fun to be young?
Went to Oh Chin Huat Hydroponics Farm with the students to take a look at how vegetables are grown without soil. We viewed kang kong, spinach, bean sprouts, lavender ("Not for sale," warned the strict guide, much to the disappointment of those kids), long beans and basil leaves (Eeee, they stink!).
At the end of the tour, we were given the opportunity to purchase some of their produce. I bought a potted plant (which will grow to be a sunflower) and a bottle of peppermint crystals. It is really refreshing to take a deep breath from the bottle, as the peppermint vapour invigorates your senses. Each of us was also given free packs of dou miao and kang kong. Our mums would be very happy.
After breakfast we returned to our room to read the papers and catch a movie, before checking out at 2pm. Ooh, and I doggybagged their lovely-smelling bath amenities and even a nail filer! (Too bad I could not pinch their bathrobe and towel) We moved on to Marina Square for some shopping and we bought an ice-cream cake from Swensen's for 2nd Aunt, because it was her birthday today!
I followed Ah Sir home because I invited myself to 2nd Aunt's birthday celebration. Upon reaching, I finally had the chance to meet Ah Ping's baby - Ah Liang Liang.
Ah Liang Liang and his chubby cheeks
2nd Aunt was, as usual, obscene. When she was changing diapers for Ah Liang Liang, she remarked to her neighbour (who had dropped by for a brief visit) that his l**p* was BIG. I was so shocked because of all the things she could comment on the baby, she chose to talk about the l**p*. And then, to my utmost disbelief, Ah Ping beamed proudly at that comment and not only did she agree enthusiastically, she also recommended me to take a picture of him and his l**p* and blog about it. What kind of mother is this! To think she actually encouraged me to publish poor Liang Liang's privates on cyberspace and scar him for life if he stumbles across it one day!
Me and Ah Liang Liang
Beware, Liang Liang knows how to demand for his rights
The best part: the feast! Ah Sir's brother bought tze char dishes like prawn paste chicken etc, and we had dinner. Finally, it was time to sing a jolly birthday song for our birthday girl!
The cake looked like it was on fire
2nd Aunt did not really fancy the ice-cream cake, and for the whole day, she was preoccupied with only scolding and nagging me. Haha! She wanted me to stay overnight there so that I could experience the irritation and grogginess of waking up to the cries of Ah Liang Liang in the middle of the night, and when I politely declined this kind offer, she started to scare me with her horrific descriptions about going home late at night.
Haha, that's my 2nd Aunt, as sam pat as me!
Bathroom with soft orange lighting
We realised the room service was exhorbitant: $24 for a plate of char kway tiao.
We wore bathrobes to sleep (and they were so long that they made us look like dwarves)!
View of Suntec from the room
View from Kallang
Met Bong for a girlie night and we wanted to go to dbl 0. Unfortunately, the two of us were turned away by the bouncer for wearing slippers (they were okay with my m)phosis flip-flops but they were disgusted with Bong's smelly and stained Birkenstocks). We were incensed and so desperate that we even contemplated sneaking to the nearest house and pinch a pair of shoes, but well, we asked for it. We hopped onto a taxi and headed to my favourite KTV pub at Boat Quay.
Much to my dismay, I realised that it was nowhere to be seen, so we just popped into any KTV pub. We sang songs and chatted there, and we got to know one young waitress, a Chinese national, named Yuki.
We stayed there till 1am and it was fun.
