the beach, the sun and the sea

Was off today in lieu of Christmas. I had lots of time on my hands and had to make the decision to use my time effectively or to just take the opportunity to relax. Instead I did not relax nor did I do anything particularly useful either.

My first stop was Haw Par Villa at Pasir Panjang. It was kinda quiet. I am quite sure there were more workers on duty than actual visitors today.The parking was 5 bucks but the entrance is free,go figure.The park was rather quiet which is not necessarily a bad thing. It is such a pity since the park has lots to offer. I guess in the digital age simple pleasures are often forgotten . I felt rain drops as I entered so got kinda worried that my plans would be scuppered. But soon the dark clouds rolled away and the sun came out. Then I started to complain it was too hot!

I did the entire park in about 1 and a 1/2 hours. Took lots of amusing pics which I posted on my picture blog.

After that I drove over to Sentosa island. My plan was to take pictures at Siloso Beach and Palawan Beach before heading to Underwater World. Managed to take many pictures before my camera battery gave up on me. I was hoping to go on the Carlsberg Skytower but with no batteries it was pointless. Must make a note to buy a spare battery the next time I am at Cathay Photo.

I drove around before heading to Dolphin Lagoon. I watched the show which was rather good. I may have written in a couple of previous blogs about the conditions there and how ACRES had been somewhat critical of the setup and the treatment of the animals. I can say that the show has changed to be more pro-conservation. They even had a message about pollution which is better than the overt commercialism of the previous show. The keepers and visitors also had to sanitise (or is it de-sanitise?) their hands before making any contact with the mammals which was one of the bug bears in ACRES letters, for fear of cross-contamination. But surely they could come up with something better than the current plastic chairs and tent setup they have. Plastic chairs (make it any legged chair) will sink in sand and the tents hardly provide shade in the later part of the afternoon.

Having had my fill of Sentosa for the day, I headed to Suntec for Bible Study. I managed to get a seat at the 6th floor overflow room. I had dinner at KFC. Around that time I was also sms-ing with May and Simona.May had wanted me to accompany her shopping for Chinese New Year but I was already at Suntec when I got her message so I had to decline. I also re-confirmed my date with Simona on Monday. She said she 'would not miss it for the world'. Now the world is a better place. *sigh*

Had a great bible study.Learnt so much. *fuzzy and warm inside*

After that went down to Carrefour to get some groceries (namely: breakfast flakes,a bottle of grape and aloe vera juice and a bottle of Yomeishu. While making my way to the counter I met Lyn and May's dad. We just kinda looked and smiled at each other. Must be some sort of male bonding ritual. He then nodded approvingly at me. Not sure why. Wonder if it was because of the bible tucked under my armpit or the big bottle of Yomeishu in my hands? lol...the crooked preacher strikes again...

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