25 Jan 2024 – No Matter By Chance Or Fate

Mon: joyride on 2different buses43&147 to Hougang, a completely new territory to look for MaruMaruBakery – as it turned out that can only be purchased online. A helpful young man who I asked for help there was kind&gracious to checked&called. Managed to order online, tkx to help from nephew. Hopefully all worth the while for these individually wrapped nicely presented pineapple tarts, also hopefully tasting good as gifts to especially overseas visitors. 3boxes of HuatTarts/12pcs per box@$3per pcs ordered to be picked up tomorrow night.

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Disappointing dinner@SpringCourt/Chinatown. Had the LoHei, signature Popiah and waited nearly 30mins before we decide to cancel the rest of the orders and left. Well, at least we got to LoHei with Larry wishing us Good Health which is most important for us all.

Must be out of my mind to wander into TempleSt this time of the year! But then only Puff the MagicDragon can get this to happen! What are the chances to bump into overseas cousins when out with visiting overseas guest? Tkx to VincentChan for group pix.

Managed to get melon seeds for both bro Leslie&myself, he likes the whitesS$7/500g and I the redsS$8/500g. Just feeling happy that the rains are staying away for these seasonal business, felt sorry for them over the past years when the rains really hit and kept ppl away.

The lights this year are quite delightful, but my pix do not justify how lovely they really are. Will download some other ones from ppl with better pix. Poor Larry who is jetlagging, can sooo relate with him that feeling bringing back memory(late 1970s?)when I flew from SIN-MCO and driving~2hrs to GNV to visit with 2ndBorn@UF. Struggled to keep my eyes open on the road and she surprised me with tickets to a concert there with KiriTeKanawa, one of my favourite sopranos. It was impossible to keep my eyes open then, no matter how hard I tried.

Tue: appreciations to cousinChengEn for driving us for a short visit to sisJo(eldest of the GreenGen today) and to ParkwayP/TheLensMen for Susannah&Edith to get new eyeglasses. They still have the last pair+case bought here 13yrs ago! ChickenRice@MPhawkers&Cendol@PPfoodcourt. Nice to have a group pix of 5GreenGen cousins pix, tkx to ChengEn for group-selfie.

Hougang to pick up the PineappleTarts and by betting lost, discovered a more direct bus55 back. Another joy ride, but this time in the dark when I do not like to be trying to find my way, but these Tarts can only be picked up after 20.00hrs when its dark! punt intended here, lol.

Wed: needed to be alone with some of my favourite trees by the sea@EC-Pk to re-charge enjoying all the oxygen they are giving out. Totally blessed to have&know this area so as to savour the peace&tranquility needed to clear the mind.

Looks like the roosters+their flocks also have the same idea, but none of them were crowing as there is space enough for all here and no need to mark territory.

BoonTatSt for satay but the sky opened up and poured just after 1900hrs so ate inside@LauPaSat which was packed. At least Larry got to see how efficiently the street was closed for traffic before the downpours, was surprised to hear that he has never been here during his 4yrs working&living here.

The last time it rained like this here was when #6 was visiting and he certainly did not mind the rains! Apr2022: dinner@LauPaSat on this lovely wet Easter Sunday night, but then why let the weather dampen good company with yummy foods when you can dance in the warm tropical rains before flying back to colder weathers.

Thank you for dessert@AndazHotel to end this wet evening(2hotel pix downloaded).

Thu: Happy Thaipusam to those celebrating&marking the Hindu festival today. Take care to be safe where devotees pierce their skin and walk 4k from SriSrinivasaPerumal Temple/SerangoonRd –SriThendayuthapani Temple/TankRd – 2above pix downloaded.

Tkx for dinner@DancingCrab/OrchardCentral – their signature dish, a different twist to ChilliCrab in a bread bowl 跳舞螃蟹首选, SambalGilledFish,etc., more a menu&venue for the younger generation!

You cannot teach a crab to walk straight – Aristophanes

Crossing the only overhead glass bridge across OrchardRd from OrchardGateway to the bus stop to be caught in traffic on OrchardRd by the Thaipusam procession – no complains in this traffic-jam when on an AC-bus with happenings like this.