ATC Exhibition. East Coast. Locked Room. Movies.

Finally the ATC exhibition is up! We put them up during the Nov ATC session.  The theme on books was not easy, but we did it!  The exhibition at Bishan Library will run till the Dec ATC session on 10 Dec 15.

My fractures on my right foot have healed although the muscles and everything else except the bones, are still sore and at times, painful to walk.  According to doctor, these healings come after the bones and will take some more time.  Guess that goes any December travel.  But having cooped up in the house for 2 months and with the children starting their school holidays, it's time for some activities, with the help of some oral medicine and anti-inflammatory creams.

I always cycle in Changi direction, this time we went the other way. The renovation works at Area A East Coast Park were completed and now links to Gardens By The Bay East after Area A. I cycled to Marina Barrage and back to Area C leisurely, while my girl and her friend skated. Very sunny day and I had to slop on so much sun block, but it was a great day.  Enjoyed the very beautiful garden and sea views.

Locked rooms are springing up everywhere in Singapore since they first started some 2 years back. Have you escaped from one yet?  We went to the Circus Of The Dead in Clarke Quay Central.  Took an extra 5 to 10 min on top of the given 1 hr to free ourselves from the room.

The lights were a bit too dim to work efficiently, though it did match the atmosphere.  The room was comfortable for a group of four, although they will take a maximum of eight. The time passed fast, whether or not you are watching the countdown clock. There were so many ups-an-downs. Well, we would have gone to a second room if the rates are cheaper. We ended up catching the movie "The 33".  Can you keep your sanity when buried deep underground for 69 days? There are certainly miracles. Just like how Philippe Petit walked on a tightrope 400m above ground between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in 1974.  Did you hold you breath watching "The Walk"?  I did. 

Festivals, Movie Preview and Teachers' Day

I don't go out often in the night, but you will have to go in the night for these 2 events in order to see the lights, and lots of them!

First time I decided to catch the Night Festival, but it was a bit too crowded.  Never see so many people in our museums before! 

Had 2 servings of the famous Taiwanese 臭豆腐 "smelly tofu" at the Food Street set up in the Gardens By The Bay for the Mid-Autumn (Lantern) Festival, though not everyone appreciates the dish. My father has to keep a distance from the stall and from me when I was eating!  But couldn't help noticing the queue was the longest at this stall and moving reasonably fast too.

More lanterns - Joey and classmates built this lantern with recycled materials for this year competition.

And this was done last year with 2 classmates, which won 2nd place in the Radin Mas Primary School competition.

Yesterday was Golden Village Movie Club 7th Birthday bash with preview screening of "The Maze Runner" at GV Grand. A very exciting show, just the type my boy loves to watch, and I had to grasp his arm in a number of the scenes. Since this is based on the 1st book of the young-adult post-apicalytic science fiction trilogy of the same name by James Dashner, one can expect sequels? 

We worked hard last week for the annual Teachers' Day presents. Now that the children are older, they could manage better on their own, especially my boy, he baked his own cupcakes.

Movie Reviews, Tatted Name and New Tatting Bags

I don’t normally go to the cinema except during the Jun and Dec school holidays, but this year, it seems the films were late by a month, and I just watched 3 in a week: “Red Cliff”, “The Dark Knight” and “Hellboy II”.

I only know bits and pieces of China history, so I read up a little bit. The Battle of Red Cliff, also known as the Battle of Chibi (赤壁之戰), was a decisive battle in Chinese history in the year 208, at the end of the Han Dynasty, between the allied forces of the southern warlords, Liu Bei and Sun Quan, and the numerically superior forces of the northern warlord Cao Cao. The allied victory at Red Cliff provided a line of defence that was the basis for the later creation of the two southern kingdoms of Shu Han and Eastern Wu, and together with Cao Cao’s Kingdom of Wei, formed the Three Kingdoms. The most detailed account of the battle comes from the biography of Zhou Yu in the 3rd-century historical text Records of Three Kingdoms (Sanguo Zhi). An exaggerated and romanticised account is also a central event in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the first of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. This, my boy is currently reading, so my boy jumped at the chance to watch the movie. Whether it is to know a bit more of history, or to watch Tony Leung and Takeshi, or simply because it is the most expensive Asian-financed film to date at US$80M, I wouldn’t miss the film. Now, we’re waiting for the sequel to the show that will lead to the actual battle!

I can’t imagine “The Dark Knight” was a longer show than “Red Cliff”, though not a dull moment throughout. Just that, there wasn’t a single hint of cheerful mood at all, and we left the cinema with a sort of heavy heart. “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” was surprising better than its first, at least, that’s my opinion. A lot more mythical creatures and not as disgusting as the first in terms of the look of the creatures. Kristine thinks Hellboy is cute and she was giggling all the way when Hellboy and Abe sang love song in the show!

So, for the whole week, I only managed to finish this gift for my colleague. Geraldine has been my colleague for the past 13 years of my 14-year working life so far, and this week will be her last with the company. I will miss you! All the best to you, Geraldine!

Alphabets are patterns of Teri Dusenbury and tatted with Altin Basak size 50 thread.

I know my partner has already received my package for the Christmas in July Exchange; I’m still waiting for mine to come. On a happier note, I have received these delightful bag and pouch I bought at Etsy from Jane Eborall. I love red background and the paisley prints, and the way Jane did the poke-proof pouch for shuttles. Thank you, Jane!