Family outing at ECP!

We were all set to leave the house at 1pm. The weather was hot and warm. Setting up the tents with minimal challenge in fact it was really fun!

There was a lady sitting on the stone table whom we care less and shared her personal space without even asking. :P We aint big bullies although there are 5 of us, its just that she did not protest and I guess she was accommodating. The crawling ants become our topic and seriously, the East Coast Park is infested by many types of ants and I really mean invested. Along the long trail of lines, you will be able to see hidden small holes beneath. The big red ants will fall from the trees when the strong wind blew.

Dad and mum went off to cycle with brother and the reccee the ECP while I sat in the tent comfortably reading newspaper. Then a loud sudden thud shocked me. Some dried coconut husks fell off from the tree right in front of me and then the strong wind blew directly towards me! The dried soil and flakes from the tree fell on my shirt and face. The poncho and mat right in front of my tent were covered with many different types of ants which had fell from the coconut tree together with those dried coconut husks. And its REALLY ALOT. While I panickly complaining and thinking about what to do, glad brother returned in time and he cooly used the newpaper to sweep off the ants from the mat and I follow suit. Then I realised that when crisis occurs, I can actually overcome my fear for these crawlies well (only for that moment).

A beautiful day out for picnic becomes me, cautionly looking out for ants. Sweeping off any of it if I spot it crawling on my beloved tent which was my only shelter and kill those big red ones because I NEED TO PROTECT MY SHELTER TO BE ANTS FREEE. Dad looked on and laughed at me say that I will spend my day there sweeping ants and thats all I will do for the whole day.

The worst is yet to come. Thunder heard. Then we thought we should BBQ the food and bring them into the tent so that even if it rains, we could hide inside with the nice foood....

We shifted the tents closer and used the thin mats to cover the top of the tents. So dad started the fire. I was bbq-ing the prawns half way and it started to rain.....heavily. Thank goodness we have brought in most of our belongings into the tents but then! rain water started to seep into the bigger tent. It was a funny sight when mum screaming, and using rags to soak the rain water, and passing it to me who was standing outside the tents, to squeeze the rain water out from those rags. Dad and me and bro was outside the tents with umbrellas, discussing about how we could invent better and bigger tents next time. After about almost half an hour passed. I decided to give command and relent that we should head home...

We continued our BBQ at home and enjoyed our food as much and with more comfort. At least even if there are ants, I have insectides at home, when it rains, I have ceiling above my head. AND THERE WILL NEVER BE DRIED COCONUT HUSKS FALLING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME!!!!!

A family outing went wrong however all the wrongs did not cloud our spirits at all. We still have our fair share of laughters about the weather and our bad luck. Well! There will always be another time with better preparations and tents!

HOME SWEET HOME......Baby....miss you....glad you missed this outing and is at UAE now else you would be laughing at me...but I know you will still do while reading this post. :P

(All set to go!)




(We reached!)



(Goodies! Before the coconut husk fell)



(Could you spot the stranger whom sat infront of my mum (in red) whom we impolitely intruded her privacy by setting our tents next to her and shared her personal space without even asking?!)

(MUM's curry!)

(Happily hiding in the tent and enjoying the breeze. Before the disaster coconut fell)

(Dad and Mum riding off while I bid goodbye behind...they cant be bothered with me!@$%$#%^)

(Quick! Lets bbq all the food before the rain comes!)

(The group of burmist dancing and not shaken nor affected by the heavy rain at all)

(Bro who squeezed into my running tee when he when topless after the rain...)

(And the worst insect bite (maybe its BIG RED ANT) on my finger! Can you see the lighter white spot and the bruise surrounding it?)