30th May 2009
Dana and I was planning for a BBQ on the East Coast Park on this date so that we could have a get together with friends and loved ones. The initial idea was to set up camp and have Barbies at the same time but I am reluctant to spent the $$$ to buy the tent, which may be costly and that being said, something we don't use as often. So it is really not worth the investment. I managed to convince Dana so we will just have BBQ. So off I go to book the BBQ Pit (You have to book the BBQ pit or get the permit for BYOPS in Singapore!) at the AXS machine at Toa Payoh Central. Oh the horror! It is school holiday period and it is not easy to locate any pit on any dates! It was full house! Dismayed, I called my with and told her that I could not booked a pit at all even changing location to Pasir Ris or Changi Park does not helped... So I quickly suggested "Why don't we just have a picnic?" (Eureka! I am a genius!).
On the 29th night, we went to NTUC Extra in Ang Mo Kio hub to get the ingredients we needed for the picnic i.e. bread, hams, greens, cheese and the likes. I especially enjoyed doing groceries. I love seeing the merchandise on display and the fact that all these are available within my grasp. These are also the little things that brought joy and colors to life. The total amount of the groceries came up to around S$60+ and I told one of the picnikers, Jeannie, that it will be a "subway" standard sandwich.
