I had another interesting weekend.
On Saturday, i went to Sentosa with K and my father in law for his company's family day.
Last year, we also went to Sentosa, and got free admission to the underwater world. But this year, there was no free admission to anything. Guess everyone's cutting costs these days!
It was quite boring cause everybody just basically hang around the tentage area waiting for the free lunch and the lucky draw. There was tug of war, and this item on the agenda called "Dunk the bosses" which i had fun watching. They basically set up this inflatable tub and fill it up with water, then have the boss sit above the tub with a lever attached to his seat. This lever has a round red metal plate at the end, and for $10, you get 3 balls to throw and try and hit the red plate so the boss falls into the water. All proceeds go to charity. I had a good laugh watching this guy fall into the tub several times in a row. Most of the time, kids get to throw, and if they miss the first 2 times, the MC will move them so close to the red plate that it was a 100% hit. But if they still miss the third time, somebody will still push the plate manually and dunk the boss. haha.. =) It's kinda good to know there are so many sporting bosses around (think they had 5 or 6 to take turns) who are willing to do this for charity.. = )
After a while, K and I got bored, so we left and drove around the island while my father in law chatted with his colleagues and waited for the lucky draw. We went to the Merlion, took some pictures, drove past the upcoming Resorts World and Universal Studio sites, and back. We waited nearly 2 hours for the whole thing to be over.. K and I won't usually stick around for lucky draws, but my in laws have a reputation of always winning something at lucky draws so we stuck around. And sure enough, my father in law got the 6th prize - $150 Tangs voucher. = ) It's really freaky how they ALWAYS win something at lucky draws!
After the carnival, we headed to the new Mazda showroom at Alexandra to check out the new MX-5 NC model. I still prefer our current model = )
By the time we got back home at 2pm, i was hungry and exhausted (as usual). K brought me out for dinner at "Out of the Pan" at Raffles City in the evening. We ordered the Xmas set, which included 2 ham and cheese and mushroom crepes, 2 fruity drinks, and dessert - some creme brulee with ice cream and crepe. Nothing fantastic for the price we paid!
On Sunday, we met up with some folks from the MX-5 club for Kueh Chup lunch at Ang Moh Kio.. There's a coffee shop there that sells one of the best Kueh Chup i've tasted.. = )
There were 6 couples there, and we waited for nearly an hour for everyone to arrive before we could order. By then i was starving.. There was plenty of the usual chit chatting about cars and my pending delivery, and the upcoming Christmas party on the 20th Dec. They said if i go into labor during the party, the whole convoy of more than 20 MX-5s will drive me to Thomson! haha, now THAT would be cool ! = )
K and I stayed home for the rest of the day. My helper made dinner, we watched 2 shows on www.pipi.cn, and turned in for the night. What a weekend!
On Saturday, i went to Sentosa with K and my father in law for his company's family day.
Last year, we also went to Sentosa, and got free admission to the underwater world. But this year, there was no free admission to anything. Guess everyone's cutting costs these days!
It was quite boring cause everybody just basically hang around the tentage area waiting for the free lunch and the lucky draw. There was tug of war, and this item on the agenda called "Dunk the bosses" which i had fun watching. They basically set up this inflatable tub and fill it up with water, then have the boss sit above the tub with a lever attached to his seat. This lever has a round red metal plate at the end, and for $10, you get 3 balls to throw and try and hit the red plate so the boss falls into the water. All proceeds go to charity. I had a good laugh watching this guy fall into the tub several times in a row. Most of the time, kids get to throw, and if they miss the first 2 times, the MC will move them so close to the red plate that it was a 100% hit. But if they still miss the third time, somebody will still push the plate manually and dunk the boss. haha.. =) It's kinda good to know there are so many sporting bosses around (think they had 5 or 6 to take turns) who are willing to do this for charity.. = )
After a while, K and I got bored, so we left and drove around the island while my father in law chatted with his colleagues and waited for the lucky draw. We went to the Merlion, took some pictures, drove past the upcoming Resorts World and Universal Studio sites, and back. We waited nearly 2 hours for the whole thing to be over.. K and I won't usually stick around for lucky draws, but my in laws have a reputation of always winning something at lucky draws so we stuck around. And sure enough, my father in law got the 6th prize - $150 Tangs voucher. = ) It's really freaky how they ALWAYS win something at lucky draws!
After the carnival, we headed to the new Mazda showroom at Alexandra to check out the new MX-5 NC model. I still prefer our current model = )
On Sunday, we met up with some folks from the MX-5 club for Kueh Chup lunch at Ang Moh Kio.. There's a coffee shop there that sells one of the best Kueh Chup i've tasted.. = )
There were 6 couples there, and we waited for nearly an hour for everyone to arrive before we could order. By then i was starving.. There was plenty of the usual chit chatting about cars and my pending delivery, and the upcoming Christmas party on the 20th Dec. They said if i go into labor during the party, the whole convoy of more than 20 MX-5s will drive me to Thomson! haha, now THAT would be cool ! = )
K and I stayed home for the rest of the day. My helper made dinner, we watched 2 shows on www.pipi.cn, and turned in for the night. What a weekend!
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December 14, 2009 at 4:35 PM
Ya, it's uncanny. Like how some people always win at 4D, Toto etc.
I don't like Out of the Pan's food much.