Monday, June 12, 2006
Great weekendGrandparent's birthday is on last Saturday and early in the morning, we all went to sentosa for a family gathering as they have not been to sentosa for a long time. That morning, I had a hard time getting off my bed as I watched the opening match of the world cup the night before where the host nation Germany beat Costa Rica by four goals to two.
We took the train around the island for some time and then we settled at the siloso beach where the adults chat and talk and the younger ones played freebie and softball. Guess what? I brought my softball gloves and ball to sentosa.haha. Though I didn't train much. haha. Didn't really spent much time on the beach as the rain starts to pour soon after we started playing. Took quite a few photos before we went out of sentosa.
Because we had ample time before the dinner, my brother, mingming and I took a shutter bus from city hall to marina. Walk around the whole complex before heading towards Carl's Jr to try out their huge burger and of cause their free flow drinks. haha. Kind of cheapo cause the three of us shared a superstar cheeseburger meal which cost $10.50. It was fun refilling the drinks but embarrassing at the same time.
After having our meal, we went to the hotel where my grandparents will be staying for the next two days to bath and changed up for the dinner where everyone of the family will be present. When we entered the room, the first thing that we did was to go straight to the balcony. At the 62nd storey, we saw the Singapore that we have not seen before. The view was extraordinary and incredible because at such a height, we could see the magnificent skyline of Singapore, the upcoming integrated resort, and the curve and turn of the Singapore River that passes through the CBD, the Clark quay and many other places.
Dinner at one of the Hakka restaurant was great. Though it was quite small for so many people, but the food serve was above average as most of us were satisfied with it. We got the chance to taste some of the traditional hakka food which we all haven't eaten before. I really enjoyed the food as well as the family gathering as we seldom have the chance to get together as a big family considering that quite a few of my auntie and uncle lived in Malaysia.
Grandparent's birthday is on last Saturday and early in the morning, we all went to sentosa for a family gathering as they have not been to sentosa for a long time. That morning, I had a hard time getting off my bed as I watched the opening match of the world cup the night before where the host nation Germany beat Costa Rica by four goals to two.
We took the train around the island for some time and then we settled at the siloso beach where the adults chat and talk and the younger ones played freebie and softball. Guess what? I brought my softball gloves and ball to sentosa.haha. Though I didn't train much. haha. Didn't really spent much time on the beach as the rain starts to pour soon after we started playing. Took quite a few photos before we went out of sentosa.
Because we had ample time before the dinner, my brother, mingming and I took a shutter bus from city hall to marina. Walk around the whole complex before heading towards Carl's Jr to try out their huge burger and of cause their free flow drinks. haha. Kind of cheapo cause the three of us shared a superstar cheeseburger meal which cost $10.50. It was fun refilling the drinks but embarrassing at the same time.
After having our meal, we went to the hotel where my grandparents will be staying for the next two days to bath and changed up for the dinner where everyone of the family will be present. When we entered the room, the first thing that we did was to go straight to the balcony. At the 62nd storey, we saw the Singapore that we have not seen before. The view was extraordinary and incredible because at such a height, we could see the magnificent skyline of Singapore, the upcoming integrated resort, and the curve and turn of the Singapore River that passes through the CBD, the Clark quay and many other places.
Dinner at one of the Hakka restaurant was great. Though it was quite small for so many people, but the food serve was above average as most of us were satisfied with it. We got the chance to taste some of the traditional hakka food which we all haven't eaten before. I really enjoyed the food as well as the family gathering as we seldom have the chance to get together as a big family considering that quite a few of my aunt and uncle lived in Malaysia.
Yesterday after church, I went to Esplanade with Tuanqi to watch a free concert called "Sparks goes pop". It's a band concert by River valley and yuhua sec and most of the songs played were contemporary and lively as the name of the concert suggested. Enjoyed the concert really much as the band was really good.haha. This concert will be my 7th concert in just 2 months and I believe concert is valuable as it will not only inspire you to become a better musician, but also let you experience the wonderful music created by our god.
Went to Marina square with a couple of people after the concert to hand out for a while, as it's still a holiday after all. haha. Went to the arcade and we all played Daytona which I've not played since a long long time. Guess what? I came in last. Hai.Seriously I'm not good at this type of games. Actually I could have came in ahead of min min one.Budden somehow I went into the pit stop to change my tire in the last lap and so I'm the loser lar. hai. It's alright. haha
Couldn't watch the World cup but on a lighter note, I could watch the Roland Garrous Men's single final between the World No.1 Roger Federer vs. the clay court wonderkid Rafael Nadal who has a 59th game winning streak on clay and had already beaten Federer for the third time this year. In the end, after 3 hours plus, Rafael Nadal, the defending champion once again proves to be the best in clay. Kinda sad for me as I was hoping that Ferderer could win and become the third player to have all the grand slam under his belt.
Anw, I really had a great weekned!
posted @ 4:39 AM
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