Picnic at Botanic Gardens.
Picnic at Botanic Gardens is fun coz
a) it's cleaner than East Coast Park.
Rubbish-free, and fewer ants and bugs. Which is very important, you don't want to be fending off sandflies and ants all the time. It would be even better if the temperature was 5 to 10 degrees lower, but even so, we had a lovely lovely time.
b) there are lotsa cute babies and toddlers to look at and befriend!
They're so much fun to watch! There was a little boy, about 2 years old, with long floppy hair who kept trying to walk a dog on a leash, but would fall each time coz the dog walked faster than him. Each time he fell, he cried, but got up and still insisted on trying again. =) =)
And there was a group of kids who made rolling down the hilly slope look so fun i was tempted to join in.
And there were two boys who took turns careening down the slopes in a shopping trolley. They stopped after a little accident though... boys ... ;P
Overall i think it's a nice feeling to see parents spending time with their kids =)
c) there are lotsa cute dogs too!
i think this is the best part, coz Glory was obviously having so much fun with them. She'd (kind of) run over to a dog, and try to befriend them by speaking their lingo (woof woof woof). The dogs probably speak some other dialects, or perhaps Glory's not very conversant in Dog-ese... Invariably, after a quick sniff at her, they'd bounce off to check out one of their own kind. Unperturbed, Glory would (kind of) run after them to re-introduce herself to the new group (woof-woof-woof). Usually to no avail. But there WAS this dog who jumped up to kiss her though. And Glory didn't seem to mind at all. =)
Funny how she is so friendly and bold with dogs, but is getting so shy with people. These days, whenever anyone (other than popo, gonggong, papa, mama and aunty florencia) tries to talk to her, she'd cling on to my arm and bury her face. Whenever she sees a crowd, she'd turn on her shy-coy-guniang persona, and it takes a good hour to get her out of it.
So when you next see her, i suggest some crawling and barking. Then perhaps she'd come over and introduce herself instead of acting coy...
Recommendation Two:
i heartily agree with what Pastor Tiak said!! It is always enjoyable to listen to others sing the same tune, but it's dangerous coz (1) we could both be on the same wrong track and (2) i could just be listening selectively, hearing only what i want to hear. So what is more important is that his views are biblical, and "right-spirited". Hehe, it was one of those sermons where i kept muttering "that's right!" under my breath and nodded constantly... =)
And while i fully agree with everything he said, it doesn't mean i came away with nothing more than an endorsement to my existing views. Pastor Tiak being Pastor Tiak, he's always deeper and biblical. When i first knew about the Aware thing, i felt uncomfortable with the way they did things. When i tried to figure out why, my most persuasive grounds were that that was not how Jesus did things. He didn't bother trying to takeover the government, the Senhedrin, establish himself as a king etc, but loved each person he came across individually. His main concern didn't seem to be establishing laws and legal systems to change people from the outside in, but from the inside out. Hehe, but for my weeks of thinking and pondering, i only reached the "intro" to pastor's sermon..."It's not Jesus' way " =)
He spoke about the distinct role of the church vs the role of the government as set out in Romans 13, which i think all Christians should ponder on. He talked about whether or not religion and politics should mix. I admire that he doesn't try to be "balanced, pragmatic and politically correct", like someone trying to please his hearers or to manage bereaucracy, but is firstly biblical, and the rest flows from there.
Other than giving me a deeper and more biblical basis for my opinions, there are practical actions i need to take too.
1) i *secretly* like to laugh at certain ministers (like WKS, LBW...) and i probably should stop.
But sometimes they really do and say strange things wat! Plus i *only* deride them in my mind, and at most make snide remarks about them to *only* my husband and parents! But fine, the attitude behind it is wrong. I should stop, really...
2) Prayer for the nation. Pastor suggested praying for our family at breakfast, for the church at lunch and for the nation at dinner. He's right. Prayer would definitely help more than sarcasm.
Recommendation Three:
The Line at Shangri-La
The oysters, sashimi, macarons... ooh....
i ate so much that my belly was stretched to the max - imagine stuffing your belly with a baby and like 3kg worth of food and drinks!
But it was sooo good and the chocolate at the fondue fountain was so thick and rich, and ....
i think it's a must go. I sooo want to bring my mummy there coz i know she'd love the cakes and all, but then she's gonna stop us from eating all the raw food... hmmmmzzz.... gotta discuss this with kor.
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Yeaps, those are my three lovely discoveries over the weekend/yesterday.
Now i've gotta start marking like CRAZY, and prepare for Glory's party this Saturday! =)
My baby's almost ONE!!!!!!!
=)=)=)
Oh, did i mention?
I love love love my Glory! =)
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