We’ve been sick sick sick these past three weeks and counting, and it’s been no fun at all! The whole family has been taking turns to be struck down with a very virulent strain of Influenza A. It’s been very tiring but with Noey and the husband finally on the mend, I’m hoping we’ve seen the last of it!
It’s been extra quiet here on the blog as we struggle to get back on our feet but I just wanted to take some time to say how thrilled I am that the Singapore Botanic Gardens has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site!
The Botanic Gardens has always been one of our family’s favourite spots, and over the years, it’s been a place that holds many memories for us as a family.
It was in these gardens that we took our wedding pictures…
… and also here that we returned for some photos when expecting a new addition.
It was to a restaurant in the gardens that we escaped to, sans baby, while I was on confinement, to celebrate our wedding anniversary and also back to the gardens that we brought our baby for walks.
My little man learnt to walk then later run, on the green flats and slopes of the gardens. The swans, ducks, turtles and fish in the ponds became his friends. (At least, Noey thought so. I’m not sure how the swans et al really felt about the friendship!)
When our next little baby came along, it was only natural that she would be introduced to the Botanic Gardens early on. And she was! Even if she did sleep through it!
We’ve had a lot of fun in the gardens over the years — feeding fish, whizzing on our balance bikes and scooters, climbing on trees, and meeting with friends.
Noey also celebrated a milestone of his own here getting on a two-wheeler for the first time early last year after he turned 5! I’d known for a while that he could do it but he had a bit of a mental block. So it took a morning out at Botanics one morning with Daddy to get him up and rolling. As expected he only needed a bit of encouragement and he was off!
There’s even a bit of family history worth mentioning: Back when my parents were dating, they used to come to the Botanic Gardens too, specifically to sit on the heritage Tembusu tree. The tree is now barricaded to protect it but I used to climb its low hanging branch when I was younger too and it always makes me smile to think of my parents there, once upon a time.
I know that the gardens have become a fixture in our lives because I’ve stopped taking so many photos when we go. It’s a part of our routine to visit, and we are so lucky that it is. So the one thing I’m most happy about in relation to the Botanic Gardens’ UNESCO World Heritage status is that we will have these gardens, together with all the precious memories that we’ve made enjoying them, forever. That is indeed something worth celebrating. Here’s to more sunny days (not-so) rainy days and dreamy-let’s-be lazy days in the gardens!
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