The Rink

It was another walk down memory lane. 

JCube officially closed its door on Sunday, 6 August 23. The Rink would go too and while we heard news of a new rink opening, it wouldn't be until 2028. I was told that the rink at Kallang is too small and the ice is not suitable for advance skating. It doesn't impact us actually; Nana had chosen to hang up her skates months ago. Nevertheless, the news tugged at our heart. We spent countless hours at the rink, early mornings and late nights. 

Nana decided that she would want to do the last skates. She dated R to skate on Friday afternoon. R had moved on to NH and it had been months since they last met. 

Once upon a time, they were both so tiny.

In the pictures, the rink looked empty but it was actually super crowded. They spent more time chit chatting. Lol. I had to go down to have a last spy on Nana in the rink. Sob. 

Nana could still spin but she said that the only jump that she attempted hurts her ankle. 

They saw Coach R towards the end of the session. He continued to coach from the rinkside after his stroke. Nana was very emotional, probably from all the memories and that Coach R had aged a lot and was frail looking. We all grow old. Haiz. 

On Saturday, she headed down to the rink again with her netball mates for the disco session, which ended at 11.45pm. This time, she said that her ankle hurt so badly that she had to stop after 40 mins. Must be the loads of walking from USS. 

With that, we bidded the rink our goodbyes. The hours, the sweat, the tears and laughter. 

 

Mummy Lim

USS After a Long Time

I haven't gone to USS even since our season passes ended in the midst of covid. The USS tickets are so expensive and without the season or annual passes, it really doesn't make economical senses. I had been checking the USS website regularly and the season/ annual passes hadn't resumed. On top of that, the park closes at 6pm. Double whammy. 

The kids had on several occasions went to USS with their friends. Of course I made them bear part of the cost. Ya, they no longer need their parents to take/ accompany them to theme parks. 

Bcos Ah Yee and Athena are in town, I thought it was a good reason to visit USS. We left Daddy Lim at home since he was never much of a theme park guy. 

Zaky had aggro skating classes in the morning and Daddy Lim sent him to Resort World. We made our way via MRT.

We were very shocked at the Q for the sky tram. It probably implied that USS would be crowded and indeed it was. I am glad that Zaky only needs a Child ticket until he turns 13 in October, saving me a couple of bucks. 

Hello, USS!

USS was crowded, very, very crowded. Almost all rides had long Q. Ah Yee taught us to download the USS app and we ran to the Mummy ride. It was supposed to be a 10 mins wait but we were stuck inside for an least 30 mins. We stupidly left our bags and all our hp with ah yee. Ah yee and Athena completed the Treasure Hunter ride and we were still in the ride. They thought that they had lost us. It was so fortunate that we found each other and I made a mental note for one of us to hold on to a phone. 

The next ride was the Water Rapid bcos it was supposed to be 20 mins. The kids started queuing while I kept the bags. The lockers used to be free but now cost $1 for an hour. My cheapo self refused to pay and asked the kids to go ahead with the ride w/o me. Again, they had no phone. Zzzzz. 

Ah yee and Athena went for the ferries wheel while I waited for the kids and I waited a very, very long time. It was 40 min at least. I thought I lost the kids. I believed that they came out, missed me and ran off to another ride. I decided to meet up with ah yee at the restaurant and went back to check one last time. Thankfully, the kids were just there! They just finished the ride! The 20 mins was totally rubbish. 

We had expensive fried chicken for lunch, complete with ice cream. Then the Shrek show. 

Every single of these rides brought back so much memory. Right after the ride, there was some performance. Don't waste. 

Water World! This never get old. Even Athena enjoyed herself. 

The kids ran off to the Cyclon while we went for the Elmo ride. It turned out that there was no Q to Cyclon and when they came back for us, we were still in the Q, and the kids sneaked in to join us. 

Once upon a tune, we rode the Elmo ride so frequently that we started looking at the ride's technical details. Lol.

This was our last ride. 

The kids caught the Mummy ride one last time, declaring that there was no Q at all. 

That marked the end of our USS trip. The kids had fun and I got to reminisce the old times. How fast they have grown! Just awhile ago, they were just as old and tiny as Athena but so big now. 

Would I come back to USS? Maybe, when they introduce the season passes again or when the park resumes their operating hours and put back their parade and fireworks. Meanwhile, I am sure the kids would create plenty of theme park memories with their friends. 

Mummy Lim

Another Family Dinner

Ah Yee and Athena had been away for a week, 1st to Athena's Godfather's place for a  staycation, then to BKK for a short holiday. 

In that same week, I was also away in Mumbai and Daddy Lim said that they all got back their bed. Strangely, the moment I was back, the sleeping arrangement changed and I was again sleeping with the kids in my room and then on the floor mattress. Hmmm... what happened? 

Ah yee and Athena came back on Saturday afternoon. I didn't know what happened, I was busy catching up on lost sleep. When I finally woke up from my 2 hours nap, the house was quiet. The "advance party" had left for my brother's place. 

We had steamboat dinner at my brother's place. I like.. it felt a little like CNY. Hoho. 

Mummy Lim