fun-filled extended weekend..

Dino & I attended his company’s end-of-year function at Ulu Ulu Restaurant at Night Safari on Thursday night (now you know where I was hehe).. Dino, with his ad-hoc ideas, bought a toy rifle at AMK and for his efforts, he won second prize in the Best Dressed contest..

We took leave on Friday and went to Sitex for fun, after which we went to Changi Airport T2 for lunch at 5pm.. after that we were just walking around and letting Nardyne walk around too because it’s spacious and not that many people around. She gets excited when she sees other kids and was adamant to walk her direction instead of following mammi and daddi. So at times we have to take her hand and direct her or simply pick her up and distract her with something before putting her down again..

we had a wedding reception on Saturday, after which we hanged around Dino’s grands’ place at CCK.. it’s nice to go their place because there’s a lot of people playing with Nardyne but I get very worried when she starts opening drawers and bangs on cabinets.. we headed for Esplanade at 8pm to see Stoned Revivals play at the Outdoor Theatre, I love to hear them play.. by the way, who has my ‘Golden Lovesongs From The Evil Island Of The Handsome Tropical Cannibals’ album?

we went to another wedding reception with Yan on Sunday (this November and December is full of weekend wedding receptions) and then to Marina Square to get Nardyne new pairs of shoes and sandals. And Dino got her her mouse.. which mouse do you think? he got her a Mickey Mouse plush lah.. it’s her favourite mouse.. and her favourite song is the Hot Dog song.. When I was in France last August, I recorded myself singing this song for Dino to play for her at night.. I don’t know why I did it, maybe hoping that it eases me missing her..

though out the weekend, we’ve let Nardyne walk around by herself when it’s not too crowded, she loves it because it gets her out of the stroller.. and she gets to explore places.. she’s practically running everywhere and she don’t know how to slow down or sit down.. when she’s tired, she will lean on my leg or sit in between my feet.. or at home, she’ll lie down on the carpet.. she’s so cute..

Sunday trip…

It was one of those weekends where everyone was at home and everyone had no plans. We made an impromtu decision at 9.30am to go out with my parents & sister. Destination: Pasir Ris Park.

We arrived at White Sands Shopping Center close to noon, debating whether should we buy food and eat at the park, or should we eat in the comfort of a/c and just buy finger foods for later. Maybe the a/c’s calling was louder. Then there was the discussion of where to eat. There’s the usual fast food like McD, BK, KFC. Then there’s Cavana and Banquet Signature. We ended up having our lunch at Banquet Signature and buying kueh-kueh and OCK as finger foods for later.

The weather was quite hot and not much breeze. Nardyne fell asleep when we got to the park. Though it wasn’t crowded, finding a spot that wasn’t in the sun was a challenge. We settled down under a tree and started relaxing. It was nice to spend some time by the sea. But it wasn’t for long because the heat was getting to Nardyne and all of us so we got up, packed and head back to the Carens.

Next destination has got to have a/c and the nearest we can think of was Changi Airport. Since my parents have not been to the new T3, we decided to park at T2 so that we can take the Skytrain there. As usual the Changi Airport was crowded with passengers and visitors and Singaporeans who regarded the Airport as one of the places of interest in Singapore.

After marveling at the tiles, carpeting, glass panels of the building, we sat at Earle Swensens’ and the five of us shared a large earthquake while Nardyne napped in her stroller. I’ve always like eating at Earle Swensens’ because of its different menu from the normal Swensens’. I think their menu of grills and pasta were better. And of course a wide variety of salad buffet. And I like the outlet at Vivocity because you can have a sea view from the restaurant.

Once watered and fed, everyone was tired and we head back home. It was a fun outing. Maybe next time we’ll go for a proper picnic with picnic basket and a ball for Nardyne to kick around D