Punggol Waterway Opening

We heard on the radio that the new Punggol waterway was opening, so we asked MIL and SIL along for a walk and dinner afterwards. They should build a public parking space nearby, there's nowhere to park our car! Both sides of the street was lined with cars parked illegally. After driving around for awhile, we found a spot just as someone was leaving. Lucky!

The place was packed! I think there was some sort of activities there too.

Jolie was so excited with all the people around and all the space for her to run and hop. But we had to keep reminding her to stay on the pedestrian walkway. There were many cyclists!

We walked away from the event area and enjoyed the peaceful park.

After awhile, our Princess decided to take an egg tart break. Ah Ma exclaimed that it's too hot and sunny for her little precious, so she quickly whip out her trusty umbrella while her majesty enjoys her snack. The rest of us just hung around in the afternoon sun, waiting for her to finish. -_-

No time is wasted as we took some nice photos while we wait.

Time to try out my new camera!

Jolie saw us jumping and decided to do some jumping herself too!

I like the stairways to the water edge. Jolie likes to throw little rocks into the water, but her sitting on the edge made MIL and Cobby super nervous. Don't worry, the water at the edge was quite shallow.

After that, we headed to Sakura Charcoal Grill and Shabu Shabu. Located at Marina Country Club, it was only a few minutes drive away from the park. As most people stayed at the park for the fireworks, the place wasn't too crowded.

It was our first time there, and I really liked it! We got an outdoor seat and it was just next to the waters. The satay was really yummy, and there was more food then we could eat. MIL and SIL don't eat beef, so I didn't even got the beef for the steamboat. But it was enough food to fill our tummy. We were so full that I almost forgot about dessert! My favourite was their durian puffs. So durian-ny!

When I told my beautician who does my facial about our trip to the park, she was quite amused. The young girl in her early twenties just don't understand why do we want to go to the park. "Why? What do you do there?" she asked. I tried to defend myself, explaining, "Well, we walked around... and... enjoyed the scenery... and...". Somehow, even I find it lame when you say it out loud. But really, it was quite fun. Hot and sunny, and made my skin all red, (beautician nagged at me for not putting sunblock) but it was a nice outdoor activity for the whole family.