The week began with a lovely buffet lunch on Thursday at Window on the Park Restaurant in the city, compliments of Peter who keeps buying vouchers and then running out of time to use them. We were free to fit it in before work on Thursday. On our way there we stumbled into Emerald Hill, an area we need to revisit. It seems to have one of the most colourful streets in Singapore and an easy detour off Orchard Road.
We were still short staffed at Kovan so Eric stepped in to teach extra classes on Thursday but we got through to the end of the week okay. Only 5 to go and the first will be very busy as it is parent teacher interview time again. On Sunday night we were invited to Chen Guang's place for dinner. He and his wife Chun Jiao have been friends of Peter's for many years and they have both been on different treks with us in Nepal. Chun Jiao has spent most of this year in China helping her aging parents. Unfortunately I was too tired to join the boys but by all accounts and the pics they had a lovely dinner without me.
Adrian arrived early Monday morning and I went out to meet him while Eric and the walkers tackled Bukit Timah again. Adrian left home at about 3:30am so was a little jaded but didn't let that stop him as we headed into Bugis for a look around Kampong Glam and a feed of middle eastern food in the evening.
Of course Tuesday was Melbourne Cup Day so we kept up the tradition of a table at Boomerang Cafe and Jo had Eric dressed up to enter the Fashions on the Field. It was a noisy, colourful way to start the day with bubbles and lots of winners and losers. This year I was on the back end of that list.
We took Adrian around to the Peninsula Hotel after that, to window shop in all the guitar shops. He found plenty to be impressed with. After that we needed to come home for a nap in readiness for the evening which involved satays at Lau Pa Sat then taking in the view from the alfresco bar at 1 Altitude, on the 63rd floor of One Raffles Place.
We finished off the night at the Crazy Elephant back on the river in Clarke Quay. The Blues Club band were joined by Eddie who had a great voice and they played sets where we knew all the songs. A fabulous night and Adrian was very impressed with John Chee's playing.
Huge day, needed a rest to follow but it was off to work of course not until after lunch.
We were still short staffed at Kovan so Eric stepped in to teach extra classes on Thursday but we got through to the end of the week okay. Only 5 to go and the first will be very busy as it is parent teacher interview time again. On Sunday night we were invited to Chen Guang's place for dinner. He and his wife Chun Jiao have been friends of Peter's for many years and they have both been on different treks with us in Nepal. Chun Jiao has spent most of this year in China helping her aging parents. Unfortunately I was too tired to join the boys but by all accounts and the pics they had a lovely dinner without me.
Adrian arrived early Monday morning and I went out to meet him while Eric and the walkers tackled Bukit Timah again. Adrian left home at about 3:30am so was a little jaded but didn't let that stop him as we headed into Bugis for a look around Kampong Glam and a feed of middle eastern food in the evening.
Of course Tuesday was Melbourne Cup Day so we kept up the tradition of a table at Boomerang Cafe and Jo had Eric dressed up to enter the Fashions on the Field. It was a noisy, colourful way to start the day with bubbles and lots of winners and losers. This year I was on the back end of that list.
We took Adrian around to the Peninsula Hotel after that, to window shop in all the guitar shops. He found plenty to be impressed with. After that we needed to come home for a nap in readiness for the evening which involved satays at Lau Pa Sat then taking in the view from the alfresco bar at 1 Altitude, on the 63rd floor of One Raffles Place.
We finished off the night at the Crazy Elephant back on the river in Clarke Quay. The Blues Club band were joined by Eddie who had a great voice and they played sets where we knew all the songs. A fabulous night and Adrian was very impressed with John Chee's playing.
Huge day, needed a rest to follow but it was off to work of course not until after lunch.
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