225 - 12.8.26 - -5: Evenings of Togetherness
Haji Lane
Heuvos Churro Ice Cream Sandwich... and Oisin
The pool yesterday
Then we wandered around.
It was just the three of us spending a bit of time together before we will be separated for the next year. So we are doing as much as we can before we are forced apart. At least I'll be with one of them - and Ma - during this time.
I am so tired all the time though. So tired. I'm always so exhausted I don't understand why.
I have loads to do before I go and I'll send off the Positive Conduct Policy this evening to the school. The long and short of it is that there are three things we can do. One, have a sort of joint what we have now and a special policy for the ND kids. The second one is Restorative Justice transition, the third is have the first option and work towards the second one inside three years.
Anyway... it was magical walking around Arab Street yesterday - of Kampong Glam. It has changed so much though. It is now mostly Turkish and Middle Eastern food - all the Malay food and Malay/ Indian culture has gone. My friend whose dad had a textile shop there - it was famed for its textiles - was Gujarati. I remember Arab Street as somewhere which was workaday, not done up for visitors. There are lots of little hostels and shops selling summer clothes for Western tourists. And photos booths. Mexican eateries for some reason. At least three. Malay food stalls - one. Life has changed. It is changing all the time. After an early early dinner, the call of prayer resounded, as it has for decades, around us from the Sultan mosque. Ghin said, it's actually really beautiful.
Then the light faded and we made our way to Haji Lane where we wandered with the crowd. It was weird how many babies there were, being held in the arms of people who were clearly tending to the stalls. Lots of ice cream places. Ghin took photos. I cherished the moment. A walk with the boys. Truly special.
But my life is stitched with so many special moments. So many precious seconds. So many meanings which play themselves out.
I did go for my run and swim yesterday. I'll go for it today and take a break tomorrow. It's already 2.15 pm - where did this day go? To the Jewel and then to sleep because I was so tired. I came home, did my Duolingo and then fell asleep for half an hour.
I just listened to this lecture about how we are no longer allowing ourselves to be bored and this is making us insane. Watching people on their phones now, all the time, even when they are walking is a serious issue. I don't know though. I always read a book, maybe being on the phone is different because it really isn't the same discipline as reading a book.
Right. I'll do my run and swim and then head back here to start sorting things out. Looking at them and sorting them. It is the seventh month tomorrow and soon it will be Pa's fifth month anniversary. Pa is always with us. I need to do a bit of tidying up now.
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