Last Sun morning hubby had to be at the Singapore Bay Run. Our plan was to leave home early & have breakfast together at City Hall.. then hubby would go to the Bay Run & I'd stay on for another hour before walking to church. However, the actual situation superseded our plan (which I thought was a near perfect one in terms of timing & location for the both of us). We didn't anticipate crowds at such early hour. When exiting CTE, we didn't feel quite right as we're already in a Q at 5.55am! We originally wanted to park at Raffles City but it's full. Went to Marina Square's instead & we made many rounds in the carpark before finally finding a lot. It's a long walk from Marina Square. By then, it's already 6.30am so we parted half way, he to the event venue and I, to McDonald's next to Bras Basah for breakfast before leaving for church at 8.
While I walked to church alone, some reminiscences returned... back to my college days when I went to church alone (parents rode their vespa & I took bus)... Then during worship service, I was like back to those days when the whole family attended service together (except bro & family). That time, there're 6 of us... Last Sun, only the 3 females in the family - mum, sis & me. After so many years, I'm much much happier now... whereas for sis, I'm not sure. And mum.. She's been such a strong old lady without daddy. So much has changed. Suddenly I missed hubby so much though it's only a short break from each other.
After church, I stayed around to wait for hubby. But Raffles City was unbelievably crowded at 10 in the morning! And all the cafés were full! After walking around for half an hour, I managed to find a place to enjoy some tea & dessert in a quiet, relaxed ambience.
Swissotel's Lobby Court.
I had their tea set - a pot of TWG chamomile tea + a Chocolate truffle cake, from a good selection of tea & cakes/pastries.
After enjoying solitude for an hour, hubby's back! :D
