Errands Singapore Style
Running errands in Singapore can get exhausting for me. I don't necessarily think it's because I don't have a car. But maybe it is. Of course that is something I will never know!
Because running errands takes so much time due to traffic in a cab or relying on \ public transport, I isually try to piggy back my errands with other outings.
Wednesdays I usually pick child #1 up from school because he has after school tutoring. So usually I leave early to run errands and then pick him up afterwards.
Today's outing was regular. Nothing crazy happened. I went a little something like this:
Leave 1.5 hours early to ensure enough errand running time.
Still too late to catch the right bus.
Can't get a cab on the street so after 10 minutes of waiting I take a differnt bus that will take me to the MRT (subway).
I ride a few stops to the station nearest the school. I walk to the mall just down the street from the school. I walk around the mall to the ATM located outside and stand in line for a good 5 min.
I go inside the mall to the third floor to the toy store. I make a mad dash to the play dough section. We are fresh out.
I walk to the school before it's let out to pay the school fees which somehow keep going unpaid due to bank issues. Last time I paid fees it took me over 30 minutes. I had exactly that before Ronin got out and wanted to hurry to get it done. It took approximately 5 minutes to realize that I brought the wrong check book! (Remind me again why I have more than one??)
Now I find myself with 30 minutes to spare. I walk back to the mall to the Wendy's for a sit down and a frosty float (I'm tired and sweaty!)
I enjoy surfing the web and slurping my soda. I finish in time to pick up food for the kid and walk back to the school right as kids are oozing out of the front gate.
I wait for what seems like forever (I'm sure just 10 min) before realizing Ronin is hiding from me as a joke and is standing right behind me (embarrassing!)
We hail a cab from the street and drive to the tutor's house.
I get to sit on her couch and wait the hour until he is done. I pick a book off her shelf and start to read. It's the first time I have picked up a book in over a week. (Since the last time I was there)
We take a cab home because the last thing I want to do is take a bus and then another bus and be home over an hour later.
All other 3 kids are at home and waiting for me. They pounce the second I walk on the door. Questions about where I have been (same place every Wednesday!) They
Today was a good day. Simple and regular. But even still, sometime's it's just exhausting running errands Singapore style.
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