Dinner & Tour of Night Safari @ 17 Jul 2009

Yup....today is the dinner with people from NTU.....Meals@home......while the home is at AMK Hub.

It came to me as a surprise assignment when I was asked to go for tonight. It came in with a question, asking whether am I free on Friday night. I was thinking it was about cell group.....however it turned out to be an assignment which the title already indicated. Well it was an unexpected one, like I repeating myself....gosh I guess I am having a hangover from the tour.

Today it turned out well....went for a run toward a destination near Causarinia Prata house in the early morning. Had a great breakfast with him....we had a good chat and found out that he is staying at home doing nothing on friday night. After the breakfast which lasted for almost 2 hours....both of us went back our ways....though he was contemplating of whether to walk back or run back after the run. I.....take bus for sure.

So then back home, guess I was really tired from a not so good sleep the previous night. And also upon reaching Causarinia, I finally seem to attain enlightenment.....now I understand why I would have such a encounter.....coz she do not take public transport......or perhaps taking a lift on the way to their coffee shop. Guess that solved the mystery that I had since I was working with SRC BDRP.

So comes the dinner...I was there early, after a noon nap. Reason being was hoping to play games with Colin and gang....but well due to delay, I continued waiting at the MRT station. Finally the timing came. 6pm. The only person I saw was Huisuan....the best thing is I dun really remember the face of the group ( which reason was quite obvious as I didn't interact with that other than put food to them). Second thing is Huisuan didn't bring her phone......so the contact person was her.....so luckily I printed out the list with the contacts.....Thank God. Thus made a few calls, and then finally managed to link up with them. 1 guy + 2 girls. The 2nd guy couldn't make it due to school..... So I am glad we managed to strike a conversation with them. Thank God for that....coz with the "assignment" mentality.....lurking temptation around....and a questioning warning from Jerome....haha....got to focus myself into it. Anyway, it was really pleasant talking to them, hearing from them and finding out what places they went, where they are going too......though still quite general things. I enjoyed their company and I hope they too enjoyed ours....

Dinner was simple....they ate Japanese food.....while I ate Mini Wok....at the food court and AMK Hub which I really really rarely go there. Bubble tea for me later and a loan of $10 to HS. (This is for record purpose haha). Talked about almost everything under the sun....surprising talking in Chinese.........Woah about Kobe Bryant, Shaq O' Neil...basketball...NBA.....gosh topics that I have lost touch....and I was trying to translate the chinese to english. That is XiaoZhang.

Shu Bo and Jia Huan (which initially I thght was false Marriage)......both of them were closer to each other coz same gender I guess. One want to study Biology or even Medical. The other wanted to study Business.....I think SB for Business, JH for Medical. Though I found out from them that they have only a selection of course to choose from. Bubble tea for me before heading via bus towards the Night Safari. Chatted more on the bus......DOTA, CS, also talked about the WWII incidents, the Gas Chamber used by Nazi Germany in Austria.......gosh lots of things and how they spend their time too......

Upon arrival, photo taking time and first is the Bronze statue. Took a few photos, then we proceed into the show. There was a outdoor, i.e. outside the premises in the eating area show where they were blowing fire. There is where we met YP, which I first noticed about her new hairstyle, though I didn't mention to her about it. Before entry took a few more photos again.....though we missed out a group photo due to technical taking. Upon entering, there is when HS, whom already mentioned to me that she is not going for Night Safari left us...... Like already on my toes, with such news make me even more tipsy toes. Well off we went into the Night Safari.

Fishing Cat trail.....looking the the Fishing Cat.....some lame jokes, we were just observing and testing our eye sights to find all the animals. We walked for a while before we proceed to the Night Animal show.....where the Female INDIAN host was really in control of the crowd.....lighten and lifting up the mood with such unprecedented stage control. Gosh....the first was seeing a Dutch kid volunteer who pop the grape that was meant for the animal later......with the help of his dad translating.....things settled down easier...haha...

Then followed by showing of the Hyena, Snake, Otter showing off their recycling skills.......it is snack time from the Nanny....haha....her bag full of potato chips....+ her usually favourite Hot & Spicy one.....eat will be as Hot & Spicy Girl like her....haha.....Just Tea drinks too......Great Nanny around......So show was great......focus on the show.... After the show, help them to throw rubbish, help the Nanny to climb up the steps....haha.... and off we went to the Trams ride..... As we were taking the first carriage, and the 2 girls were sitting by themselves....they were like otter cuddling together.....without making the nice cuttie sound.....so sensitive to the changes. We went around the tram, got off at the East Lodge to visit the Bats.......there were no Batman though..... we were also thinking abt the bats hanging upside down above us and wondering how would they defaecate. That made us walked faster..... We missed the flying squirrel though it is quite hard to find them. ...More lame jokes....more lame statement......YP suan-ing Xiao Zhang that he is missing HS....haha....it was quite ending off tiring for them....and we went to the souvenir shop....I think YP, being playful, used the plastic luminous viper and whisk it next to Shu Bo, who was taken by scare though she already played with it.....what a reaction...haha..... Yup...midnight and time to go back.....we parted our ways....and I think I should remember to feedback that YP group, some of them are going to have their exams or test at the end of the month. I am not sure of the rest though.

In conclusion, it was a great and fulfilling experience at the Night Safari with such a company. It came unexpected but yet left much in me. I release the news that I will be flying off on 1 Aug....hearing YP say perhaps a meal before I fly comforts....though I like this answer...as the Lord leads...... the whole tour just let me have one simple conclusion. God is good. Lord You are just so great and yet gracious to me. I hope I was on track and in your will. Thank God for helping me reclaim back that silly side of me, who dun mind talking to people and strangers. Thank God for the open doors and open opportunities. Thank God for all these are greatly appreciated and runs deep in me, letting me know that you really know my deepest desire and just know how to show me that you are everything, in all, through all and over all. Thank God for this is where it will continue and rekindle the thanksgiving heart....and the heart of service....a heart that is recovering and regaining ground.

If this were a gift of Quality Time, truly God is the true-est giver to the core