Bisdak Babbles

Every child loves to have some water fun. So I took Shaynna, with my mom and my sister to Wild Wild Wet, just a few bus stops away from my apartment. For $15 adult and $10.50 child fees, it was really worth it. All of us had fun except my mother who had nothing else to do but took our photos. No swimwear could fit her and we thought everyone should wear swimsuits but apparently, they are not that strict on implementing the “swimwear code”.
Shaynna is not the physically hyperactive type and she’s scared of slides but I convinced her to try it out…

Our favorite was the Shiok River or “Lazy River”. We just went with the flow but I had to do all the stirring…

Another favorite was the area with all those bubbles!

I loved the Tsunami pool but Shaynna got so scared when those waves started coming in. Too bad I wasn’t able to take a photo with those waves…

Most of the attractions close at 6PM but I think the Tsunami Pool is open until 9PM. It’s pretty cool to just hang out there because of the live band.

I totally enjoyed our time at Wild Wild Wet that I’m definitely going back!

I think every little girl goes through a time when she likes to wear beautiful dresses and crowns. When I was 4-6 years old, I loved wearing crowns but my parents are not the type who buy unnecessary stuff so I had to make my own. I wanted to be a flower girl so that I could wear a gown but I wasn’t made one. I looked forward to wearing prom dresses but I enrolled in a Catholic Academy and we had no proms. I was really happy when my bestfriend made me her maid of honor in her wedding. Now, as long as I’m with my current company, I look forward to our annual dinner and dance. For the past two major events, I went along with the theme but next year, I’m planning to not to. An evening gown maybe? Nah, that would be too elaborate. How I wish I could become a little girl again so that I can wear a gown and a crown on an ordinary day without appearing weird. Just like my Shaynna…

It was in Japan when I first saw one of these donut key holders. I gave it to Shaynna when I went home last year. So when I found a stall here in Singapore selling them, I got myself one….

Mouth-watering, eh?

When I was a child, I basically had zero appetite that my mother had to force different kinds of vitamins into my mouth. I was also given some stuff that was supposed to make me tall but clearly those did not have any effect. My mother had to buy stuff like Sustagen because I often fight off the urge to throw up every time I drink milk. In my teens and early twenties, I had to take vitamin C supplements as I was prone to catching cold. Then during pregnancy, aside from the prenate dha, I had to religiously take up iron and calcium supplements. Despite my dislike to milk, I had to force myself. Now after crossing the 20’s, I feel the need to at least take something that would help me avoid osteoporosis. But I still don’t like milk even if it is chocolate-flavored. Worse, I have long lost my cravings for chocolate! I hope I could find calcium-rich, low-fat, strawberry-flavored milk soon.

Ten years since I got out of the university, yet I still have nothing to call something my own. Being the family’s sole breadwinner is no joke at all. I always have my hands full, putting mysef last. But I know someday that I will have those things that I often look so dreamily in the internet. One of those “things” is a real-estate property. A condominium unit in a big city and a house with a huge lawn close to my hometown would be great! My parents preferred old-looking furniture, with all the flower engravings on it but I prefer to fill my dream house with comfortable and contemporary furniture. White tiles with earth-colored tapestries should go well together. Decorating her own house is every woman’s dream, I suppose.

Every time I go home from Orchard, I prefer taking the bus than the MRT. Firstly because, there’s a higher chance for me to grab a seat on the bus. Second, I just enjoy short bus rides especially if there are views such as the Singapore Flyer:

I’ve stayed more than a year here in Singapore but I’ve never tried it. I still find the ticket price of $29.50 expensive. But I definitely will get on it.

Even without reading gps reviews, I have seen how helpful navigation systems are. Many taxis here have GPS navigators which prove to be very helpful both to the drivers and the passengers. These devices might now be as common as portable media players but they still never fail to amaze me. Well, for one I like hearing those voice instructions. It’s so convenient and cool. Just recall those days when one had to carry a map and a compass! If only I have a car, I would want to take advantage of GPS, too. But I suppose it is only suitable for places with “well-defined” streets such as Singapore. Definitely not that useful in my native land, eh?

My little girl with the orange Youth Olympic Games mascot. Taken at a train station here in Singapore:

Thanks for dropping by! Have a nice weekend everyone!