Today was quite a simple day, but with some nice surprises.
With my international colleague staying at my place, I made some coffee and breakfast for him in the morning. Clarice got to have some of that too. After which, we made our way to a mall nearby for him to meet with my boss, and they went on their way for official meetings with local representatives.
I went on my way to local stores to get things I needed for the coming week of Singapore Art Book Fair. I needed paper to print, and some plastic to keep things neat and tidy. But the stores only opened at 11, so I sat down at a Starbucks, with some groceries on hand.
At the Starbucks there was someone who was a little off, literally lurking at the side. He claimed a table next to a girl, and literally kept staring at her. He got up to walk around a bit, and then he got upset when another couple had shifted a tray to the table he had left. There was literally no indication that he was coming back, and he did not buy a drink that entire time.
It hit 11AM, and I got weirded out enough watching this scene unravel before me so I left.
I picked up the things I needed at the bookstore, and received a call from my aunt, asking if Clarice and I would want to have dinner together some time. Our night was free, so we arranged for tonight! I went back home to finish up work and have some lunch.
I put together a quick jump rope workout again. By put together, I mean I put myself into a workout outfit, and made myself go downstairs and do the exact some jump rope workout from the day before.
Just as I started, a neighbour came down, sat opposite where I was skipping, and started cutting his toenails.
This is not a common sight, and what shocked me the most was the speed he came down with, and how he sat himself down, only to start cutting his nails. It was a very strange sight. I kept on with my jump rope routine, and huffed and puffed as it went along. He kept on cutting his nails. I took 15 minutes for my jump rope routine, and he took 13 minutes to cut his toenails. I know that timing because my workout timers buzzed at that time.
Enough strange for the day, and I went to shower, and got myself over to my parents place, where my uncle and aunt were house sitting. I played with my family dog for a bit, then we went to pick Clarice up, and went off for dinner.
Dinner was at Two Chefs, at Commonwealth. I ate a lot at this Zi Char restaurant in my teenage years, and it was fun finally bringing Clarice to eat there. My family doesn’t eat there much mostly because of my mum’s allergies and my sister’s vegetarian diet.
We ate a ton, and by we, I mean me. My uncle told me to eat as much as I wanted to, and I really did. It was quite crazy. It was so good having rice meals together as a family, and it was great getting to spend the evening with my uncle and aunt.
They dropped us back home, full, and now I write here, ending my day.
It was a strange day, but nice to have family around, even when we’re having guests stay over at our place.
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