By the time we left the house after getting everyone ready, it was already 9+. Instead of going straight to the Hill, J suggested doing her usual routhine, ie, to have breakfast at Thomson before heading for the Hill. Again, I was concerned about the time, worrying if we would be back in time for the kids' lunch.
The Prata Place was decorated with colorful balloons, remnants of the New Year's eve celebration. K and M successfully got one each and happily settled down at the table waiting for their prata. Luckily, feeding them was easy despite them having had their breakfast of oats earlier. Still, it was ten + when we finally set off for Bukit Timah.
We were greeted by hordes of monkeys once we turned into H Drive. They were all over the car park and and on cars. The kids were obviously thrilled. Being our first time there and not knowing what to expect, we decided to push Meryl on a stroller which turned out to be a mistake.
The 1st part of the climb was the most tedious as the slope was steeply inclined. Even without Meryl in it, pushing the stroller was tedious. At the 1st rest point, my leg muscles were stretched. The journey thereafter was easy and a mere 20 minutes or so.
K was really excited and did a good job running and showed most enthusiasm. He follow J on an alternate route up a flight of steep steps to the summit whereas T, M and I ploughed on the last lag of the journey. With the use of seaweed as a lure, M successfully climbed up, all by herself, to the summit! She was rewarded a packet of cold drinks by a group of fellow Malay climbers whom K met along the way. Apparently, they were impressed that a 3 yr old boy can climbed up the steps without any complaints.
The Prata Place was decorated with colorful balloons, remnants of the New Year's eve celebration. K and M successfully got one each and happily settled down at the table waiting for their prata. Luckily, feeding them was easy despite them having had their breakfast of oats earlier. Still, it was ten + when we finally set off for Bukit Timah.
We were greeted by hordes of monkeys once we turned into H Drive. They were all over the car park and and on cars. The kids were obviously thrilled. Being our first time there and not knowing what to expect, we decided to push Meryl on a stroller which turned out to be a mistake.
The 1st part of the climb was the most tedious as the slope was steeply inclined. Even without Meryl in it, pushing the stroller was tedious. At the 1st rest point, my leg muscles were stretched. The journey thereafter was easy and a mere 20 minutes or so.
K was really excited and did a good job running and showed most enthusiasm. He follow J on an alternate route up a flight of steep steps to the summit whereas T, M and I ploughed on the last lag of the journey. With the use of seaweed as a lure, M successfully climbed up, all by herself, to the summit! She was rewarded a packet of cold drinks by a group of fellow Malay climbers whom K met along the way. Apparently, they were impressed that a 3 yr old boy can climbed up the steps without any complaints.
We took loads of pictures (go dotphoto) for memory keepsake before we made our way down at about 12. The kids were given snacks such as seaweeds, biscuits and cheese. The walk down was much faster and easier although we took to walking backwards on the last lag.
We met Chin Min and her family at the foot of the HIll. They were deciding whether to climb the Hill or not as she did not bring any food for the kids. I passed them some biscuits and left after we took some pictures together.
The kids went without a proper lunch today. They had their shower, drank their milk and went straight to bed for their well-deserved nap.
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