USS Singapore | Bukit Batok Library | Books | Grand Price Lucky Draw

Brayden 9Y1M12D

Bevlynn 4Y10M5D

After a long hiatus, I am back to writing weekly posts. Holiday and work travel in both February and March had gotten my routines all haywire. 

This week is also a Good Friday and Easter Sunday weekend. 

We went to USS Singapore hoping for a nice Easter surprise as they used to have in the past. But no, there wasn't any. It was just another day in USS.

With outdoor temperature hitting 33-35 degC, the heat was unforgiving, it almost felt like we could turn into hot human sausages if we stayed under this scorching "solar bbq". The queue was long for each rides; more than 60 minutes waiting time. And worse, our favourite Jurassic Park Rapids Adventure was under maintenance. 

We chose mainly indoor fun - 

• Trolls Hug Time Jubilee. 
• Interactive Donkey Live in Far Far Away : How Donkey on screen can interact with the audience? the children asked.
• Shrek's 4D adventure
• Revenge of the Mummy (Brayden loved this ride so much, he went twice in a row).

Also, 

• Rhythm Truck dance vs drum duels. It was the first time we got seats exactly in front of the dancers. (High-5 Bev) 
• Puss in Boots' Giant Journey (It was a long queue. I narrated the story of Jack & the Magic Beans to Bev. She pointed to some Golden Eggs. I explained to her that we were in the Giant's kitchen with Giant cooking utensils; pan, kitchen knife, milk pot,... I read all the recipes and on the kitchen wall - poor villager Chuck. I told her we needed to make an escape from the Giant Goose.)
  She seem to understand the storyline better this time and she enjoyed the roller coaster. She's really brave for her age.  
• Character Meet - Hello Kitty & Mummy

By the end of the day, our throats started to sore. Might be from the screaming on the roller coaster, or just the heat. 

We went to the new Bukit Batok library. There was a frenzy last week, the crowd just rushed to grab bags and bags of new books. The shelves were in a mess, books were not found in their original shelves. This week felt much better. Lesser people but still crowded. I still have many books on my to read. 

I managed to catch up on some reading. 

• How to Ikigai (very simple read, not much depth in the concept) 
• Start from 0! 
• Timeless love : Poems, Stories, and Letters (classic love collection. Reading these, I am in my LalaLand "Ah~~ How do I love thee...")
• The Thinking Machine (brilliant; an obsession with an idea brought to reality can be profoundly rewarding; it is admirable work behind the scenes) Unlock : Speed of light. O.I.A.L.O

Funny thing happened this week. 

I messaged Hub about a law of attraction that happened earlier that day. He returned a message about a Grand Price Lucky Draw he just won. I couldn't believe it, it looked more like a scam. After verifying, it was true. It was announced on main pages of social media. We laughed and celebrated; such Lucky year of the Horse. Horseh ah!!  

We met HY's baby for the first time. Bev loved to touch and carry the baby. "Can I have the baby?" she asked.