The countdown has begun, as friends and relatives have started to pop by or invite us out to lunches/dinners to catch up before we leave for melb.
Mon night - a dear friend from RGS days came by for coffee (or rather, soya milk & mochi - yummy!). She's extremely positive about our move and offered some helpful tips on life in melb. Eg. central heating in a house means higher utility bills!
Wed - had lunch with my uncles and aunties at Singapura Restaurant @ Selegie House. It's in a HDB estate that's aptly painted red and white (just right for National Day!). Got there late because I suggested an alternative route which involved going against the traffic of one-way Serangoon Road. Hubby grumbled all the way about how we would have been on time had we stuck to his CTE-Dhoby Ghaut-Selegie Rd route.
The food's Fuzhou i.e. fishballs stuffed with minced meat, fried liver patties, steamed fish, cold crab (the signature dish), or nee (yam paste with gingko nuts!). Had a good time updating everyone on our plans; it was a relief not to have M around, as that meant we could speak more freely. Was touched by the expressions of support and encouragement and even offers of financial help if we should run into difficulties. $ is not a topic openly discussed in our family, so this is all new to me.
Tonight, we're having dinner with hubby's pal & his family @ Chinese Swimming Club. They have 5 year-old twins, so Beth will have plenty of company while the adults yak.
Tomorrow night, dinner with hubby's BS group. Beth and Gabriel are the same age and get on fabulously.
Sun night, we'll be meeting a mutual friend who's hubby's college mate and my makan kaki from the days he worked in MAS and I in RCB; he's now heading the risk management division at SIA.
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