Low Fat?

Maybe I'm slow on the uptake but how can 25% milk fat be "low fat"?

Hungry?

Mmmmm, street snacks!!

This man is curling up recycled paper into cones for his roadside snack.

Puffed rice and roasted peanuts

Peanuts in the shell and some mints

Sugar Candy hahaha, is there any other kind? The side says cotton candy, glad it wasn't operational when the kids came by.

Fresh sugarcane juice - oh, so delicious but not very hygenic. They press the sugarcane into the machine with a fresh lime or ginger tucked in between, so good but I only get it from trusted sources.

These guys were hanging with the sugarcane juice man. They asked me to take their photo then show it to them. It sent them into hysterics.

Papaya, watermelon and assorted drinks - all warm. Yum.

Roadside PSAs

I WON Rps. 3/!!!

Oh yeah... that's $0.06!!! Should I spend it or put it into savings??

Mother's Day

For Mother's Day we had brunch at a nearby restaurant. They had it all figured out with "jobs" for the kids - they had to make Mocktails for the parents, there was a card-making station with all the accoutrements, and a Crepe Suzette station for dessert where the kids had to assemble them for the parents. It was very nice.




My hunky date...
...and IRON MAN!!

What else can a Mother ask for?

Prep II trip to the Aquarium

After the 1.5 hours on the bus, the kids lined up to see the fish.

Here we go! Auggie is paired with his pal Neil.

All fish photos were taken by August.




Yes, it's a very extensive and exciting aquarium.

Use me.

The kindergarten group waiting for the toy train at the park next to the aquarium.

Auggie's friend Darcy.

Auggie's friend Rohan.

We went around the track twice, so exciting.

PICNIC!!! 3 teachers went around with hand sanitizer before any child was allowed to start eating... I was shocked! That's a huge step, I hadn't seen that done before. Very nice.

After the children ate there was a seperate picnic for the teachers/parent helpers. Methi paratha, mango pickle and buttermilk. It was spicy and tasty.

The kids ran off some energy while the adults finished their picnic and before they reboarded the bus for the long trip home. Here Auggie and Darcy are racing, as usual.

After the field trip I had a few errands to run while we were downtown. We were in a toy shop on Brigade Rd. when I was suddenly hit by an urgent need for a bathroom. I asked the shopkeeper for a toilet but was told there wasn't one available. I went to a couple more shops, as goosebumps appeared on my skin, but no such luck. Quickly I grabbed August and we drove to the Hard Rock Cafe where I knew there was a clean, western toilet and a comfortable place for us to hang out until I knew I could make the ride home.

And August got an ice cream sundae out of the deal.
It was a good day.

Roadside Entertainment/Shopping

Sweet little roadside beggar

Is she 4 yrs old? Spending her day next to heavy traffic? She handles it like a pro.

Rickshaw with an ad to gain weight, people need help for that?




Really? No sunglasses today?

Fixing the Hob

Our hob (or stove) was on the blitz so we took it to be repaired... yes... took the stove. It just sits on top of our counter.

Happy to have it back.

Makin' Pesto

Annika helped me make some home made Pesto.

Bridal bouquet?

My new "trees" and Annika with the basil.

Cracking walnuts

Perfect!

Yum! But missing Parmesan. :-( We can get it here but it's too spendy so I don't buy it.