GBTB
What a nice picture of the 5 cousins. Ah gong was so sweet, he came to drive us, then up JJ and all, and sent us to GBTB. After a hearty Mac lunch, we were ready to explore the place.
Ha, attempted a jumping shot, not too successful.
The Blue blossoms season. Wondered what it was with the squished up faces...
Funny poses...
jun gamely posed for photos nowadays
The batty little ones tried to hide among the willowy bushes
The kooky one joined in the fun
anywhere was a good photo spot
We got someone to help us take a group photo...eh...but it turned out to be rather unusual...
loved the blooms
I adored hydrangeas...but I adored my little xun even more
Well, we had all signed up for another year of membership, so we would be coming here together rather frequently.
Ha, jun was captivated by water, as usual
Even a statue could induce so much joy
as they roared with the ferocity of a mighty lion
Ha, taking a "shower" with the cold cold water
they really had a whale of a time and their hair was all damp!
Found another lion statue again
Also went up to the skywalk
Biaoshen went down with Jayron first. A kind visitor asked if we wanted a shot. Ah, she was a way better photographer. Looked how well the shots were taken!
Oh my, JJ seemed to be one of my kids. Ha, nay, papa said NO to the fourth child.
Had ample time before ah gong came to pick us. We rested on the lush lawn and had races.
Snacks...and lots of fun
River Safari
Tong knew and remembered so much about animals. Ha, it was a pity he was not chosen to be the volunteer at the Reptopia show. Guessed who got chosen? Ya, Jie jie again! She must have perfected the "I'm the ideal volunteer" look with her eager waving of hands.
This was a new addition, I must say, it made a really nice photo spot.
Snacking while waiting for papa to fetch the car. Was just telling papa how fortunate the trio of you were for having such exposure and fun at such a tender age. You knew things I only learnt about when I was in my teens, even adulthood. I never had such exciting experiences of going to the zoo often to look and read up on the exotic animals. You were so blessed to have accumulated immense cultural capital.
Which reminded me of an article. http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20170614-the-new-subtle-ways-the-rich-signal-their-wealth
"This new elite cements its status through prizing knowledge and building cultural capital, not to mention the spending habits that go with it – preferring to spend on services, education and human-capital investments over purely material goods."
Yup, this article was spot on this new consumption trend. Mama hoped that you would use your privileged positions to benefit and better the society when you grew up. That, it was not enough to use your talents and cultural capital to further your self-interests...that you would grow up to be compassionate and useful citizens..
Biaogu got this photo of jun the other day when we had the rollerblading lesson. Jun jun - so vivacious and full of life...the forceful, feisty little one
Oh AIA had the pop up treat again. Three cheers to the llao llao outlet in Hillion Mall. We were growing more and more enamored of this new mall...now buying groceries was a breeze at the 24 hour NTUC, there were long john, mac and starbucks too..oh what joy.
A blast from the past. Ha. Xun commented that she remembered tong to be a much bigger baby. Ya she was right. 20 month old jun was still a tiny 9.5 kg, while 5 month old tong was already 7.6kg. Well...we proclaimed on all three to be tall and lanky, big and strong, in Jesus' name!
School had started. Back to the old routine by sleeping at 9 again. Looked forward to the Taiwan trip with the cousins in October. And, oh my, a year had flown by and it would be Christmas again.
