The Sunny humid day didn’t deter the determined lot to make a day out count. There were quite a few second time Island visitors in the group, who were out to make this group activity fun filled and memorable one.
The Party started early morning exactly as per the IST with the assembly of families near coffee shop before riding on to Harbourfront station.
The curiosity of kids to learn what lies on Kusu was quenched by the experience lot, knowing the history of the place the kids were eager to encounter tortoises(Kusu in malay) but ‘Mridullha’ also reminded what Kusu stands for in Tamil and sure she was right, very soon we were there, the mozzies made their presence felt. As they picked up soft targets, few cries went up in air, which were quickly answered by the watchful mothers. it dint take long for these concerns to fade away as the Party began.
The inaugural was the Men’s Cricket match (Perhaps high of T20 fever still), After gulping the hand out of fresh sandwiches by ‘Simar’, The men took to the willows, The format and rules were quickly decided, pitch catch out, Hit a tree- its four, ball goes to sea you get 6 runs, ball not recoverable don’t even think of continuing and off course no runs for overthrows and byes. As the men sweated out on the far side the women were enjoying a game of cards in the shade.
No, they weren’t been lazy it’s just that they spared the best for last, An evening session of cricket to close the day.
It was Time for lunch, the ladies were kind enough to lay out the lunch in a buffet style which they had carefully prepared and preserved for the moment. It’s all Veg Day(doing our bit to save the friendly earth).
The wide variety of items and their amazing taste made the lunch comparable to a buffet spread in a good Indian restaurant here.
The Panner Masala, Rajma, Bonda, Samosa, Alu sabji, Puliyogare, Curd rice, Samosa and Gulab Jamoon were just right for the occasion.
After lunch it was a strolling time, The Kids put on there adventurous cap exploring far and wide of the island accompanied by men on guard. Much to there curiosity, they found many tortoise on the island. Few in the wishing pond, few outside, the kids were v.happy to finally find them, a few got brave, led by ‘Bigas’, the little ones mustered courage to touch them and hold in hands as well. Concerned Parents don’t worry, they did wash there hands in the near by shower….Kudos to the Singapore authorities who have managed to install a fresh water shower in this remote Island.
By this time messengers were out to gather the dispersed lot for a game. It was brain teaser time….’Shreya’ had planned for some interesting game to engage the unruly elders in games, no points for guessing the first one, Ofcourse it was Anthakshari, The team was split into four groups, The rules were clear any legitimate song as long as the singer can sing, we saw no dearth of talented singers. Men or Women, Regional or National they sung all. The game went on and on until we decided to move on as nobody seemed to loose. The next game was a personality guessing game either from politics or Bollywood smartly covering both the interest of men and women. Each team would have 15 questions which they can ask with possible answers ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ and arrive at the Answers, It was a tough fight but not without a winner( So who was it? We all know, don’t we??) ha.ha.ha…..
By this time the women were planning to try their hands on cricket, It was bit surprised to be honest, where is all this motivation coming from?? Is it the bolywood influence in cricket or is it the contagious T20? But nevertheless comes as a relief as we men need not fiercely compete for the TV remote during the cricket match telecast…come on ladies…Keep it up…
It was a pack up call; the ferry had arrived for pickup. We huddled back on ferry and made ourselves comfortable in the AC cabins; we arrived at harbor front and then zipped home in our mini bus a thoughtful thinking and arrangement from ‘Ravi’.
It was a indeed a very hot day out, the sweetly timed drinks break and fresh fruits circulation kept on infusing right amount of hydration and energy to keep us going, the Mango and watermelon were most welcome and reminded of Indian summer days.
The highly spirited group shun the raising mercury and joined together to make best of the day. It turned out to be yet another wonderful day out.
This June 6th would certainly go down as yet another memorable day for us isn’t It.…Three cheers for the Group that made this happen…Hip Hip Hurray...Hip Hip Hurray...Hip Hip Hurray…
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