Sun Days (almost)

The weather had been so bad for the past weeks. Didn't know what got over us, but my colleagues and I set out to go suntanning on Sat.

I called to check weather forecast the night before and it forecasted showers with thunder in the late morning. I lost heart too when we saw dark clouds in the morning but Clem told me that he and Cavan prayed for great weather, so have faith!

Thank God the weather was SUNNY!

Prepared my fav picnic food- cold somen salad

All ready for the sun!

No tan, no return!

Baking in the sun **************

We weren't very great fans of nature and we wouldn't have thought of going to the Botanic Gardens. Cavan's PG had organised an outing to the Jacobs Ballas Children's Garden but unwilling to part with $12 (yes, we cheapo parents), we thought we'd go there on our own instead. Incidentally, there was a children's carnival so we joined in the crowd.

Needless to say, children need experiential activities so there were plenty to engage them.

Learning about food making process

Storytelling

Walking across the suspension bridge
Matching the parts of the fruit
Pumping water

Little gardener


No! Daddy's shoes are not plants!

Unfortunately, the good weather did not last long. Thank God we made our escape before the heavy downpour. We decided to go to Mad Jack for lunch since we'd pass by the place. It was surprisingly a nice, quiet place for a lazy afternoon. Kid-friendly too, with storybooks for kids. Staff were froendly too.

Clem had a rib-eye steak ($11.90) that was not too bad. I ordered grilled fish with cream sauce ($7.90) and the generous and juicy portions came with a huge cup of yummy mash potatoes. Cavan and Nancy (our maid) had fish and chicken baked rice ($6.90).

When our coffee came, it looked unimpressively thin but we were surprised by its good taste. I'm usually quite picky about coffee and this passed the test. However, we were quite disappointed with the banana cake and walnut cake. They were a tad too dry. We would prefer something more moist. And the banana cake had a sticky substance (maybe bananas?).

Think we'll try other desserts the next time. I'm curious about its Banana Craze and Wild Boy (Freshly made banana crumble topped w/ ice cream & caramel sauce). Hmmm... why am I going bananas over bananas?

Reading while waiting for our food

Drinking daddy's coffee using the milk tin

The food was good!