weekend

just passed again like that in 2 days.

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Saturday was meet maternal grandma day as we've not seen each other for a long time. Hence Mummy planned to check out Pasir Ris Park on Saturday morning for a good morning workout before heading to IKEA Tampines for a visit but the weather had to fail us. Dark clouds started looming the moment we stepped out of our house. It rained by late morning and lasted until the early afternoon.
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With outdoor plans dashed, we ate our breakfast in Pasir Ris and took hiatus at IKEA Tampines right after filling our tummies.
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IKEA was not crowded that Saturday and we enjoyed the abundance of space around us; be it parking or walking room. It also happen to be Daddy and Kiet's maiden trip to IKEA in Tampines so to commemorate their maiden trip there, we decided to withdraw Kiet's smalish dollars and redeemed each of them a red smales lanyard. Both of them were very pleased with their 'gifts', flaunting by wearing on their neck besides coincidentally wearing yellow t-shirts!
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Not until the lunch hour struck, the restaurant started to pack with more people. Unlike the Alexandra branch, this restaurant is still comfy to walk about despite the building crowd.
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After paying for our purchase, we headed to their restaurant to bite some snacks - what is going to IKEA without at least eating their famous meatballs and fried chicken wings yeah?
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By the time we finished our lunch at late 2ish, we decided to head home as Kiet showed signs of tiredness and Daddy also needed a nap since he didn't sleep well the night before.
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So IKEA, we'll come back the next time. Need to drop maternal grandma home before reaching ours! Just after dropping my grandma, Mummy announced that we're driving over to Kiet's paternal grandparents' because he was staying over for Saturday night.
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Yipee!! Dear son is the most happy child as he had missed his freedom at paternal grandparents'. Everyone there will give in to him and attend to his every beck and call. Why not? Compared to the strict discipline at home, paternal grandparents' place will be his heaven! Moreover, Aunty Peggy is also around to play with him!
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So, what are the parents up to without the boy? Head out for food definitely!
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The parents hopped on Daddy's motorbike and headed to Bukit Timah hawker for some local favourites. The place is always packed with a lot of cars waiting to find a parking lot hence is a fuss to go there by cars. With no kid in tow, that evening was the best opportunity for the duo to dine at the hawker centre. After dinner, the night was while away watching the movie "The Proposal" in the comfort of our humble abode apart from meddling with some other nitty gritties.
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Sunday kick off at 10am since the parents had a late night before. The plan was to eat dim sum breakkie at Chinatown before heading to the wet market for some exotic purchases.
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No, don't get us wrong, not those "exotic toys" but exotic meat we're buying that morning; Fresh crocodile and frog meat from the wet market there.
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We've heard somewhere from someone (can't exactly recall who it was but was an elderly Cantonese lady) that giving crocodile meat to the young can help in blood circulation while frog meat is high in protein and is good nutrition to the "leg" muscles. This believe is probably more popular among the Cantonese race as they are known to be experts in the field of tonics or those nutritional double-boiled soups.
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Well, better believe the older generations as they cannot be too wrong since they have used their traditional remedy or formula in raising smart and healthy children. Yup, so there we are, shopping for the meat to try on at home.
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After marketing, it was time to pick our dear son from his paternal grandparents' home for afternoon nap. Don't forget Mummy needs time (for a first timer) to prepare the fresh frog meat for dinner later!
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