Satay By The Bay

Papa said he wanted to try something different for dinner tonight and suggested Satay By The Bay. It sounded quite nice so we happily headed there. When we saw the actual place, we thought it looked a little like a hawker centre. It's spacious and airy but the resemblance to Newton Circus is uncanny.

Then I did something unscrupulous. I saw a young chap leaning against an empty table with no chairs and happily assumed he was waiting for something other than chairs to appear on their own. Honestly, he didn't look like he was taking the table until I brought the two kids to the table and told Papa to get a highchair. Papa then told us to go because he realised the chap was probably occupying the table. Too late, he got angry and left, shaking his head as he stormed off. We were left there, feeling awkward. Yet I must admit I was glad to have got the table. 

My kids aren't hawker trained. They would do everything they aren't suppose to do and I've this OCD about food mess and filth. And fortunately, the family next to our table gave us 3 chairs so we were ready to sit and brave the dinner. It's hard to explain but we are usually very tensed if we have to eat at crowded places. 

Frankly, the food is not worth our effort. The kids hated the satay and they barely touched their chicken rice. They enjoyed the fruit and BBQ chicken wings though. Alfee kept asking for macaroni and cheese, which I thought was really strange. We don't usually eat that either.

We took a walk after dinner to wear off the satay smell but it didn't work very well. The kids wanted to run but it was too dark to run safely with kite flyers everywhere. The grass was also wet from the rain and some parts were under construction or repair so the debris and equipment were lying around.

We headed home soon after the sky grew too dark to see where the kids had run off to. I wish I could say we enjoyed the evening but it wasn't that fun at all. Maybe I was just too tired.