We were supposed to go to the beach like weeks ago, especially after Ajab had so much fun at Pasir Ris Beach during his school outing. We even bought buckets and spades for the boys to play with. It was only on Friday, it being a holiday and all, that we decided to drag ourselves away from the comfort of our beds to enjoy the outdoors.
So we headed to Pasir Ris Beach, the nearest ‘clean’ beach that’s only a 10 minute drive away from our place. Forget about Punggol Beach! God knows what toxic chemicals are in the water, with the port of Pasir Gudang barely a few kilometers away to the north. Huge oil tankers and container ships pass by there every day.
We reached Pasir Ris slightly after 10. The sun was already beating down on us. All the kids, especially Ajab were turning beet red fast.
The overhanging branches of the big trees provided a natural, shady canopy at the spot where we chose to lay our stuff.
Ayeed was not happy that we stopped pushing his stroller. I practically had to drag him out and force him to stand and walk about. Ajab was already exploring his surroundings, but to his and my disappointment, it was high tide. You see, the beach at Pasir Ris is really just a strip of sand a few metres wide. Once the tide comes in, the beach is barely visible and all that’s left is …. garbage.
We were left with no choice, but to just sit around on the benches, and enjoy the nice breeze and stare murderously at idiotic cyclists who insist on cycling on the foot path right where the boys were playing.
There was also this group of boys in green looking for some escaped, limping terrorist, but I doubt they would find him at Pasir Ris Beach. Nor the ‘kelongs’ nearby.
So we sat around some more. Ajab got bored and started kicking his bucket to see if it would right itself up and Ayeed started licking on the bench.
When Maya grumbled about the heat (she’s becoming addicted to air-conditioning like the rest of us), that was the signal for us to leave.
Initially we wanted to go to the Singapore Expo to get lunch from the Halal Food Expo that was going on, but we forgot it was Good Friday and when we got there, the huge car park was closed. Cars were everywhere because of an event by the City Harvest Church and a giant book sale. Off we went to get lunch else where and we ended up at Burger King …. at the airport …. again.
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