The night we night cycled.

 

The route was extremely, EXTREMELY LEPAK hahahah. Pace was quite slow and we stopped a lot with MAKAN BREAKS TOO NYAHAHAHA. Singapore food still DA BEST LAH.

 

 

Strangely, all my cravings seized the moment I landed in Singapore. Remember how I was craving for everything Singaporean in NZ? Once I returned, I had absolutely no more cravings at all. I seriously stopped eating so much. Or as much, I would say.

 

I conclude, the weather is the shit that made me hungry 24/hrs there. Coz here, I just feel damn bloated all the time. Just thinking about how I ate back then.. all the chocolate and stuff just makes me feel so amazed at myself. And quite sick. Therefore, limpeh needs to work out now.

 

The route for Night Cycling was from East Coast back to East Coast. In other words, around the city. So it was quite short. But it's ok, I got to catch up with quite a few people and that's what matters. And I enjoyed the route even though it was short. Coz it was my first time seeing the city after being back in SG for 4 days! I particularly liked the fact that they included the viewing of this feature that's installed near Marina Bay Shopping Centre. It's a water and light installation. Was moving somehow... I truly believe it was the fact that us exchange students just returned so it got us thinking a lot about SG again.

 

How I miss our lively city :')

Food readily available past freakin 6pm.

 

 

ANYWAY.

 

Today, or rather yesterday, since it's past midnight, (and yes, if you realised, I like blogging at night and end up talking about yesterday instead of today coz of this),

 

My parents and I made a spontaneous decision to visit the National Museum of Singapore.

 

GUESS WHAT!!?!

 

It was the best decision made everrrr!!

 

Coz NSM was having an Open House which meant ALL galleries were free. Even this gallery called "Princely Treasures". As a typical Singaporean, well duh, free then GOGOGO.

 

What's more, Lee Hsien Loong was there to inaugurate an event on SG Heritage :*D

 

Sadly, I never got to see him because we missed him while we were in that gallery. Sigh, I badly wanted to see him you know. Should have followed my heart and left that gallery early, but I was thinking it'd be kinda stupid to leave it and come back in after that. Not like we have all the time left in the museum.  Ah well. I will have other opportunities to meet the man in person.

 

I also bumped into a few of my wkw counterparts at a Flea Market available at the museum. So freakin coincidental it's awesome. Walked right past Cheryl and Cherie and didn't realise till Cheryl called my name. Woah! Love it. Was about to leave when Yiming called out to me. I freakin think I'm invisible man. Hahhaha, so not aware of my surroundings. It was good to see them there!

 

Went to view the Singapore History gallery after that. Have to go back again some time coz we didn't borrow audio equipment and the museum's exhibits are very reliant on audio descriptions. Without audio, you won't know what they're exhibiting. Which is what I didn't like about the museum. Too technologically reliant. And it's really cramped. NEEDS REVAMPING!!!!

 

Well, at least I got to see Lee Kuan Yew cry and that's what everyone goes to the museum to see hahahahhaha. Separation from Malaya, well thank god we did.

 

Will head back to the museum again with the Dad some day again coz he's the other one in the family who enjoys reading History. I must've got it from him.

 

 

Oh and just when I thought everything in SG was about rainbows and butterflies, this elderly aunty chided me this morning at a hawker centre coz I ate my ban mian too slowly and she had realised that after walking 3 rounds around the area clearing dishes. I was taken aback. Coz I did nothing to aggravate her. I even said xie xie to her twice when she came round to collect the dishes from my family. Guess she was annoyed that with her third time coming, I still wasn't done yet. Well, I am not blaming her for scolding me. Coz honestly, I think at that age, the world is just not as merry as it was 50 years ago. In other words, people just get grumpier as they grow older. And she's cleaning tables... Wouldn't wanna see my parents do that when they're old as well man. Don't mean to sound paternalistic or presumptuous, but this is what I'm imagining- She's financially stretched and cleaning tables would be her only form of earning income at this age. And probably her kids aren't helping. Therefore. Then this stupid girl has to eat so slow like the sky is gonna come down and I can't even clear her dish. She think she princess is it.

 

Yeap, that's probably it haha.

 

Still, that was just one little incident.

 

Sigh, you think I don't think about such things? Of course I do. And it plagues me thinking about how lucky I am to be raised in a middle-income family. Having lesser financial woes... Almost close to none, in relation to other countries as I live in a small yet wealthy state.

 

Let's stop at that, otherwise this post becomes a politically or philosophically charged one.

 

Hookay, I will honestly try to blog about Aussie and NZ soon ok!! In the meantime, here's to a fruitful week ahead! Can't wait to meet all my friends again.