A Wild & Wet Fri coupled with a Hippo Sat

It's interesting to know how things turned out the way you never thought it will turn out to be. Beginning of September, Tiger wanted to arrange for a Wild Wild Wet on the first Sat. However, as it turned out to be, only me and Tiger could make it. Obviously, we cancelled it being just the two of us. Haa...

Well, God MUST have known that I have the opportunity to go (No offence to you Tiger. :P)! On Friday, together with many other colleagues, we brought about 30 kids to Wild Wild Wet! Heee... In a way, I was real thankful coz I didn't have to pay for it! Heehee... Yah.. Cheapo me but am saving money la! At first, I was quite skeptical about going cause taking care of children will be hard out in the open when they can run around. However, I found myself to be enjoying more than anything.

Yes.. I had a hard time trying to recognize 5 Malay kids under my wing. AND, I had a hard time running after them and playing the slides with them. They definitely have much more energy than me! But, I am extremely touched when they stopped and waited for me. It was extremely sweet having them to ask me to join them for some of the rides. What I enjoyed was really the simple conversation that I had with them. Things we learn from kids.. are things we may or will not learn from our daily adult routine life.

Well, that was my Friday night. Went home and dozed off while watching a thriller show! (Eh.. can you guys imagine my tiredness?)

Saturday evening!
Now.. this was a happening event for me. (Now.. you guys must know that when there are festivals coming, there will be organizations who wanna bless our clients).

Last night, I observed how a Muslim break fast at a mosque. Well, together with another organization, we arranged for some of our families to be part of the Deepavali Lighting up event. It first took place at a mosque. Honestly, I struggled in going. Firstly, it's a mosque. Secondly, it's my Saturday night and I gotta work!!!! Anyhow, I went, knowing that it will be a good family day out for our families. Didn't do much but brought them there and enjoy just observing.

The MAIN highlight was not really the mosque. It was the HIPPOTour ride! We rode past Little India for the Deepavali lightings, then we went on to Kampong Glam for the Hari Raya lightings and finally, Chinatown for the Mooncake Festival lighting. No prizes for those who can guess which lighting was the most elaborate. :) [Pics to be out a few days later cause Sandra's lazy!]

What was really captured pictorally in my mind was this:
This little Chinese boy was in love with the Malay food in the mosque. He loved the curry and all the kueh kueh. Awhile later, he showed me how Indians greet one another. Awhile later while the Muslims were praying, he wanted to imitate the prayers too.
I was just thinking how "diluted" sometimes things have become. Everything seems so permissible now. Hmm... Just thoughts.