At the Car Workshop

What do you do when you have to wait 1.5hrs at the car workshop for its regular maintenance?

I went about taking a few pictures and would have taken more if the battery didn't 'die' on me. Thereafter I spent most of my time reading a book.

I chanced upon this cute car, it's a mini SUV, which had a Hello Kitty decal on it. Dot would love it - I know. Too bad her Beetle has no space to put a Hello Kitty decal. Can you see that the car owner also had Hello Kitty locks on the wheel cover?

Mmmm...

A Shrew in the House 2

Well, it was not exactly all clear. The worst we thought actually happened. We had a live-in shrew for the past week (we dunno since when), but we suspected it must have come back into the house after we chased it out on Sunday night. Also, the house kept having the foul smell - so we were getting worried.

Suspicious signs came only on 2 days - once we saw some fresh 'poop' on Wednesday, and another time on Friday morning, in the kitchen. We had set up 2 traps in the house, but they did not catch anything.

On Saturday afternoon, Soon Guan heard something, and there it was - a shrew in the trap! It was finally caught! I have never seen one up close before, and neither have the kids - so we were all very very curious and intrigued. It has a long snout with whiskers and I was told that the distinctive feature is it's snout that differentiates it from the rat.

We also caught a gecko on the same day. Never seen one like that too!

A Shrew in the House

Ever heard of a vegetarian rat? That's how Soon Guan describes the shrew that was in our house on Sunday. I didn't manage to take a picture of it - it ran too fast. Here is a picture from http://universe-review.ca/I10-82-shrew.jpg.

It seemed to have stayed my house for a one-night as SG was suspecting something was amiss on Saturday as he complained about foul smells around our house. On Sunday evening, the shrew suddenly appeared in our guest room, and ran into our kitchen (fortunately) when SG was doing some housework in the room. EEEKS! He quickly closed the kitchen door, and I later heard that he managed to chase IT out of the kitchen to our backyard.

By then, I could REALLY smell the foul smell in our house. Apparently, the shrew had left his 'poop' around our house in about 6 spots, and with limited ventilation, it was really horrible! I promptly 'aired' the house on Monday morning, and I'm glad to say that it's all clear now!

Father's Day Lunch

It was a rare opportunity for 4 adults to dine without the kids. Yes, we had to plan for this because it was Father's day on Sunday, and Saturday lunch was the best time to have a quiet lunch with Mum & Dad.

We went to Clarke Quay area where there was a new shopping mall called "Central" and they even have a shop called "Ms Emily"! It's urban chic concept is refreshing.

We stumbled upon this rather quaint Japanese restaurant called "Tom Ton" and had an enjoyable dining experience.

Shrek 3

SG & I hadn't watched any of Shrek movies before until yesterday - Shrek 2 was on TV. Ethan had apparently watched it "20 times" in his school 'cos they had this DVD in school. It's a cute show.

MacDonald's has been giving out Shrek 3 characters as part of their happy meal toy, and Ethan has so far collected Shrek, Shrek's baby, the baby dragon and the gingerbread man. They also sold Shrek's ears for $2 (it's a cute hairband with Shrek's ears at the side) as part of their charity drive. We bought one.

I tried to wear one on Sophie but she refused. Zachary was in a good mood and willing to pose for me. I'm not a Shrek fan, but it's a good change from the usual kiddy cartoons that we watch most of the time.

Breakfast without Gulping

This is my typical breakfast on a Saturday morning at Tiong Bahru market, when the kids are at childcare, and I can have a decent meal without gulping my food down, or eating like an F1 formula car trying to win the race. It's my only 'peaceful' meal on a weekend with my dear hubby.

Today, SG's tea was served in a cup with a joke., or so I thought. After some online translation search, I realise that it was written in Dutch, but it doesn't make sense to me. The translated text reads: "Who says that jy reserve are?" "Not?"

Anyone knows what is the joke about?

Ridout Tea Garden

We were supposed to go to the Botanic Gardens today (it's a public holiday - Vesak Day), but we missed the carpark spaces, and ended up at the Ridout Tea Garden. This is where MacDonald's Queensway is located, and Far East Flora is just beside it. It is a perfect place for a short outing with the kids, as we discovered today. MacDonalds had installed a playground outside the restaurant (we haven't been there for a while), so Ethan & Zack had a swell time going through the tubes and slides.

Thereafter, we adjourned to visit the nursery, and went to the cold room to cool down, and bought 2 butterfly sticks - the type that you decorate your garden with. It was Sophie's first visit to see so many flowers and she kept wanting to touch them!

We also went to the pond where we saw many tortoises (or is it turtles?) basking in the sun. It was a hot day! The kids loved it tremendously.