On Vesak Day, we met up with 2 of my longest and closest friends YM and LP for a bout of morning picnic in the sweltering and oppressive heat. We were all pouring buckets of perspiration but the kids were oblivious to this harsh heat, scuttling and scampering all around the emerald and gorgeous grounds of Botanic Gardens. They blew bubbles, played soccer and dashed about in all directions. We had to cut short their blithe vivacity in the open to adjourn for lunch in the cool comfort of air condition in West Coast Plaza.
We all had a great time catching up and gossiping, while the kids indulged in cutesy chatter and active games. We were lucky that there were animal rides just outside the restaurant we dined in, so the kids could be distracted for a protracted duration of time whilst the adults stood by, keeping a close watch over them and yakking to our hearts' content!
The following night, we met up with Hubby's oldest and closest friends for a swim party and BBQ dinner at J's place - complete with 11 kids! I didn't bring any swimsuit for the Bees, but gutsy Big Bee just plunged into the pool, tee shirt, shorts and all, and enjoyed herself to the maximum.
We had a sumptuous BBQ dinner with succulent meats and delicious bee hoon with curry. After dinner, OD and M brilliantly gathered all the kids to a dark section of the estate and distributed sparklers to all the fascinated kids! I had never seen a more orderly bunch of kids - all of them were queueing up obediently just to get their hands on the dazzling sparklers, and then arranging themselves in a neat straight line to wave the sparklers around.
After the sparklers, the amazing OD and M whipped up a huge bunch of glow-in-the-dark phosphorous light tubes which bewitched the kids inexplicably! They were contorting their light tubes and manipulating them into all sorts of creative shapes, and it was so fun to watch them!
After a final boisterous session at the playground, the tired adults decided to surrender and call it a day at 9pm, much to the chagrin of all these hyper kids!
Life is really all about lasting and enduring friendships, and what better way to demonstrate the value of old friends than to let our kids bond with each other's kids.
The Bees definitely enjoyed this long weekend tremendously, though Hubby and I were really deadbeat as our helper had gone back for her home leave. Still, it is a happy sort of fatigue - working on household chores with camaraderie and teamwork!
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