It was packed with lots of activities for me, catching up with friends and food.
Treetop Walk; physical activity. That means our family is the organizer for Q3 outing. Not that we find it a chore. I think the Hubby and the two kids enjoy organizing such physical activities for our friends on our quarterly outing.
It gives us the impetus to go in search of walks suitable for our friends and their children. But the more important part of such project is the search for delicious food and location that can take all 15 of us.
Our 5th time, I think, on the trail leading to the HSBC Treetop Walk. It rained rather heavily on the morning of our walk. Of course, there was the uncertainty whether to proceed with it or not. Luckily, the rain let up after a while, and by the time all of us gathered at the entrance to the trail, it stopped.
We took the route from the entrance at Venus Drive off Upper Thomson Road. Perhaps it was the start of a long holiday and weekend; it was pretty early in the morning; it was raining, there was no sight of the usual crowd expected on a holiday morning. Apart from our four cars, there was I think only 4 or 5 other cars.
And so, that made the route we took pretty exclusive to the lot of us, and that also meant that I could take some pictures along the way without the worry of blocking fellow users of the trail.
There were many interesting looking plants, some with strange shapes, some strange colors. Didn't take all of them, don't think will post all those I'd taken anyway. These two are favorites.
Maybe it was the rain, we didn't see many animals or insects along the trail. Perhaps we didn't look hard enough. But we did spot these two caterpillars.
Unfortunately, the photographer has a shaky hand. Subjects of focus are really blurred. Otherwise, these two caterpillars would offer some spectacular sight.
As usual, after trudging about for a while, the kids got hungry. A pit-stop to stop some growling tummy.
I think that flight of stairs uphill after crossing the suspension bridge must have worked up some appetite.
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| This is just one part of the uphill flight of stairs. |
This spot offered an interesting platform for the children, a very large rock. Maybe boulder would be a better word? Whichever; it was huge enough for all 7 kids to stand on it and form a straight line.
Our children, they have indeed grown over the years. And yes, it is rather amazing when I think about it. We have been tirelessly and faithfully meeting up over these years.
We took slightly under 3 hours to complete the whole walk and back to our cars. Not too bad for some first-timers.
We were a little early for our lunch at Cornerstone at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park 1, but we proceeded there anyway. Indeed, we were way early. The restaurant was still setting up for lunch. Not a problem, we freshened up at the nearby public toilet. I have to admit, the public toilet was decently clean.
The kids were famished; they actually were enthusiastic in choosing their food, and more importantly, they cleaned out everything placed before them. Even that extra dish we did not order. Shish... Well, as long as they can eat without picking, I am happy.
Here's what some of us had.
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| Son's mini burger patties |
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| Fried mushrooms in batter, button mushrooms were really juicy. Batter wasn't too thick or oily. |
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| Friend's order of leg of lamb on risotto |
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| Hubby's pork rack with blue cheese cream sauce |
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| My order of pulled pork shoulder sandwich |
I love my order. The pork shoulder was really juicy and extremely softly braised. The sandwiching bread was adequately scented with herbs. The portion was just right for me. It would really be perfect if not for the wait. I waited for about 1.5 hours for this. My guess is that the kitchen had either missed the order, or sent the order to the wrong table but failed to realize it until we started questioning. Which in turn meant that I took a while to start questioning. The morning walk must have taken its toll on my level of awareness. But whatever it was, I wasn't upset with it. It was perhaps a blessing in disguise. The management readily offered a 10% discount off the bill. There were 15 of us, a main dish each, a couple of side dishes and 15 drinks. The bill was considerable, the discount was a gift. I guess my order was perfect after all.
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