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This was taken at 11pm last night when we were feeling energetic and happy from the day's happenings.

To be honest, we had a terrible Friday, one that left me in agony, tears, guilt and lingering questions of how I can be a better mum. It was the motivation I needed and so I decided to be an overachiever for a day and took them out on a mum-and-kids adventure yesterday.

In the morning, we scooted out to a new place in our neighbourhood to explore the surroundings and ended up having a tasty breakfast which included scrambled eggs, corn cobs and crispy bolo buns. Then we went for a two-hour swim under the hot sun and were lucky to make it home just before it started to rain.

I was thinking if they needed to nap but when they decided against it, we went on a night adventure and took a one-hour train ride to Old Airport Food Centre. The stars were aligned as we managed to get a table within minutes and ended up having a $14 meal consisting of yummy bak chor mee, hokkien mee and sugarcane drinks. The kids said "很好吃! Very delicious!" and I hope they will always remember that the best things in life can be very simple.

We then made our way to Decathlon Singapore Lab where there was a queue to get in but thankfully we didn't give up. Yup, after having fun in the testing zones, including trying for a long time on the pull-up bars, we made our way home with this new baby and two yoga blocks. I've been wanting to teach the 4yo boy how to ride a two-wheel bike like how I taught the sisters previously. So there we were, on our one-hour journey home with our hearts full. The hubby told me to take a taxi but I refused to spend that $18 and hey, our train fares totalled to just $3 and it gave me a sense of accomplishment, you know.

It turned out we were all hungry when we got home so I fixed a couple of snacks for everyone to enjoy before we hit the sack past midnight. It's gonna be a beautiful Sunday too and the kids wanna go cycling and rollerblading! Gotta think positive to make positive things happen, yeah? Happy weekend, people!

P.S. Thankful for helpful kids and our handy 11yo Maclaren stroller, phew!

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I think the hubby was worried if I could make it, seeing how I was going to lug three bags - including his navy backpack which contained our lunch, drinks, ponchos, caps, insect repellant, umbrella, sunblock, extra clothes etc - along with three excited and lively kids who can at times ignore every word I say. Haha. So I sent him photos along the way just to let him know we are doing fine and enjoying most of our day.

When we were on Kusu Island, I asked the kids to take a photo with the marble tortoise statues and sent it to him, to which he replied "Hey, tell the kids this is the same tortoise Papa sat on when I was young!". Wow. Haha. I guess it's the same for both of us - we haven't been here for decades already! #howtimeflies

I almost forgot how tranquil the island can be and even though we spent close to three hours of free and easy time here, we still wished we could stay on for more. Let's see. What did we do? We prayed at the temple, we watched tortoises climbing in and out of the pond, we threw pebbles into the sea, we played in the sand, the boy scaled over 150 stairs with me to get to the hilltop and amazingly didn't complain at all, we saw thousands of hermit crabs, the girls tried to catch fish with a plastic bag and we basically just took time to unwind, be free of gadgets and just enjoy life as it is.

Of course, there were still bickers along the way and well, they definitely didn't obey every word I said. But still, it was all good and we left feeling thankful, happy and exhausted but in a good way. Well, the ice cream we bought at the provison shop at Marina South Pier did wonders to rejuvenate everyone and made them think I'm the best Mama ever too. Lol.

I was asking the kids on the way home if they enjoyed themselves and the answer was an unanimous "Yes!". So yup, today is a good day and for the first time in a long time, my kids are in bed by 10pm. Haha. What should I do now?

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First trip on the bus with four kids! Hopefully, the baby will grow up to enjoy such rides like his siblings so that we can explore more of our island next time.

Yup, that also means we are keeping our fingers crossed that we will feel safe to venture further soon. At least, we can now go out as a group of five once again and this is not something we take for granted, even if it is just a short trip to the supermarket.

How are you planning to spend the last two weeks of the June holidays? For us, it's still gonna be stay home most of the time but we also hope to visit more parks, go outdoor for exercise or head to a couple of neighbourhood playgrounds before school starts.

Have a good week ahead, people!

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