Pasir Ris Park

During the weekend, we took Bryan to the park in Pasir Ris. I've noticed it on the map while travelling through Pasir Ris and I thought we should try it out since the beach/park at East Coast is always so crowded on weekends. It's very much quieter in the Pasir Ris Park. Just across the carpark, there is actually a housing estate. I didn't know there were houses next to the seaside in Pasir Ris.

Anyway, there is a rather modest beach there and a lovely place to walk/run/cycle in. There is even a cycle kiosk to rent bicycles. The best part of it is that there is a huge playground for the children of all ages to play in. The park caters for the young ones to the older ones. There are slides of different heights, sizes, types. There is even a huge spider web thing that kids can climb on. It reminded me of a park near the house in Malaysia that I grew up in.

Bryan had lots of fun. He tried the slides, and even walked up a shaky rope/suspension bridge. He walked down the beach, but the water looked rather polluted so we didn't go into it. There were three dogs swimming in the sea and he happily pointed them out. Then the sky started to get dark so we headed home. The weather's been rather odd lately. Raining on and off and it's not really the monsoon season yet.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The final instalment of the harry potter series arrived yesterday by post bright and early at 8am. Just when I was about to leave for work. And once I started reading the first page, I just couldn’t put it down. I finished reading it at 2am early this morning.

I have to say that the ending didn’t disappoint. Nothing like what I imagined. And yet it was perfect. J.k. rowling is a master storyteller. She didn’t explain everything until the end. And the readers together with harry potter finally understood why things had to be as they were. She linked the previous 6 books together perfectly. I believe there is no way that anyone could grasp the full story without reading all 7 books.

I may even go back to the beginning and reread the whole thing. Now that I understand what was really going on, I think rereading it will let me see things in a different light.

It’s not only the story though, the book also imparts important values and lessons. It shows us the value of true friendship, trust and loyalty and above all, the power of love. It teaches the importance of standing up for what you believe in. and that no matter how insignificant you feel, one person can make a difference.

Oh yes, on a different note, bryan just learned how to jump. He can just about jump a couple of inches off the floor. It’s so adorable. And I am so proud of him.

Harry Potter Weekend

This weekend is going to be so exciting for both of us. My hubbie is holding a soccer competition for his major clients this Sunday. With lots of great prizes, including great electronic products and gift vouchers.

My weekend is going to be a Harry Potter one. Tomorrow the last book in the Harry Potter series is going to be launched at 7am in the morning. I have already preordered my book and it will be arriving at my place by special post. I'm so excited to find out what happens in the end. If it's going to be Harry Potter or 'onewhoshallnotbenamed' who wins in the end. I'm pretty sure it's going to be a happyish sort of ending. But I'm dedicating my free time this weekend and next week to completing the book.

And then in the evening me and my hubbie are going to watch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in the cinemas. We had made a deal, he'll watch the Harry Potter movie with me and I'll watch The Simpsons movie with him.

Watch this space for the reviews!

Random Photo

Does he remind you of a cartoon character? Heh. My son is the cutest!

GST Increase

The first of July, marks the first day of the latest tax increase from the goverment. From 5% to 7%. That's 2 more dollars out of every 100 spent. Which means 2 more dollars out of our phone and cable and internet and country club bills. I don't even want to think about things like the annual road tax and insurance which comes up to a hefty $20 increase. But then there is also the drop in the levy for foreign domestic workers. So it evens out for me. I guess. I still feel like I'm getting the short end of the stick here.