Outdoorsy term break

We started this term break with Yang's shot put. Then it was Kai's NSI chess on Monday and Tuesday - this time, he went on his own so no photos. He got 6/9, same as last year. Placing was similar too but at a higher percentile given a larger turnout this year.

So it was on Wednesday that we managed to do something together, five of us - we headed to the pool!

Fave activity - Papa boat

This was at Clementi. I woke up that morning remembering that pools are closed once a week for cleaning. Indeed, Delta pool is closed every Wednesday! Lucky!

But no sheltered pool at Clementi so it was hot hot hot! At least the water was warm for a good swim? Got the kids to do laps before they could play with water. Kai and Yu stopped at six laps while Yang finished 10 laps, woohoo! Later coz Kai was too free, we got him to do another two laps.

When they looked too free again, aka disturbing each other too much, I got them to race each other. And guess what? They all swam continuously instead of stopping a bit here and there so they CAN do it!

Yang was in the lead but I think Kai saw that and swam harder! In the end, Kai won, then Yang followed by Yu then Papa. Of course Papa started later and slowed down along the way :p

That was the shallower pool. Later, they also went to the deep pool for a while. No playing allowed there so we left after a while.

Then it looked like it was going to rain so we left earlier than planned. In the end, it rained while we were having our late lunch/early dinner at Swensen's Unlimited at Geneo. Last we went there, it also rained...

What a lovely sundae!

Banana split!

Sito helped him cut the banana. He was very pleased until he realised he couldn't finish it. He had saved the strawberry for the last as it was his fave - and he didn't eat it :(

Papa's sundae, with Yu photo-bombing

Kai didn't make a sundae; he just ate and ate. My sundae wasn't pretty but my pulut hitam with ondeh ondeh ice cream was very yummy :)

Yu found claw machines in a corner of the restaurant. They convinced Papa to let them buy tokens to play as they brought their wallet with them. Kai didn't want to play so he helped them analysed the chances of getting a toy for each machine. 

Yu caught one!

We had wanted to go jogging on Thursday but the haze was quite bad that morning. So we went on Friday. It was very hot!

Found a throwing circle!

It must have been part of a school years back and very old. The track was tarmac and cracked, not the rubbery red thing. Sito brought Yang and Yu here a few weeks ago; Kai was at a chess tournament or not well - can't remember. So this was the first time for Kai and me.

Yang ran one round as warm-up and started practising shot put with Papa - Papa is both chess papa and shot put papa! Kai did six rounds with a few water breaks whenever he ran past me. Yu did two rounds. They all have NAPFA this year! 

Yu also tried shot put but the 3kg ball was too heavy for him. I also found it heavy, goodness. My Yang Yang is so strong!

Our next stop was Tanglin Halt hawker centre. After just a slice of toast before we went out, the kids had beehoon for brunch. Sito had mee and I had porridge from the same yummy stall. Unfortunately, the youtiao stall was closed for a week...

We then took a walk in Sheng Siong and bought some snacks and groceries. By the time we got home, half the day was gone! The kids didn't want lunch but they had their usual afternoon snack.

I took a nap due to a headache, probably induced by the tight hairband in the morning. But now I'm not too sure as I have a slight headache and a few blobs of green mucous this morning. Let it not be sinusitis...

Anyway, we went out for an early dinner at Le Shrimp and bought some baking stuff at Redman. Then it was movie night! But Sito started sniffling quite a bit at Redman and went to lie down early. I was thirsty from Le Shrimp and had a beer while the kids were snacking. I offered them beer and Kai said they were all underaged, hahaha!

And now it's our regular weekend. This term break is extended as it's Hari Raya Puasa today and the schools are making it up on Monday. But no plans to head out on Monday. Just let them do revision and play Nintendo as usual.