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Our second family trip during the school hols brought us to... Jurong Bird Park! Woohoo!

Yup, we renewed our 4-park annual pass and hope to make the most of it since it has really been long since we went to any of the parks.

That said, the hubby and I forgot to book the feeding sessions in advance and the kids were a tad disappointed when they realised these were already full when we arrived and had to give them a miss.

To make up for it, we queued up for the High Flyers show - the max capacity is 100pax so you have to go early - to make sure we could get seats and oh yeah, we got the best seats in the amphiteatre! Yay! All of us enjoyed the show immsensely, including the talking parrot Baobao that said "I love you", the colourful, magnificent macaws, the beautiful flamboyance of flamingos, Sunny the hornbill and more.

We then continued our Skechers Friendship Walk and made it for another 3km as we explored nearly the whole park on foot. So we were not intending to feed the birds, right? Somehow, with a stroke of luck, the kids spotted some sunflower seeds and mealworms on the ground so their highlight of the day was feeding these to the birds just before we left the park at 6pm. It was a reminder that good things come when you least expect them, that unexpected happiness can be the best and that joy can be found in the tiniest of things in life.

I remember holding the boy's hand as we walked in the rain that afternoon and he looked at me and said "Mama, this is so fun, right?" Indeed it was, my dear. Sometimes, all we need is a change in perspective to see the good in our lives.

Well, we have one last lap to walk tomorrow which I believe will take our total distance to over 10km, woohoo! Till more updates!

P.S. We went for Boon Lay nasi lemak after that which brought back fond memories of our NTU days for the hubby and I. Such a great way to end off the night, yay!

#ahappymum #skecherssg #SkechersFriendshipWalk2020 #familytime #jurongbirdpark #justkeepwalking #happinessis #aslongaswearetogether

Hello Singapore Zoo, we are back!

Yup, it's been too long since we last saw our animal friends and the kids were definitely ecstatic to be able to set foot here again.

Talking about feet, we were all wearing our new kicks from @skecherssg because we were resolute to walk at least 5km that day. Yup, no pram, no tram, no carrying, just lots and lots of walking. I half expected at least one or two of them to kick up a fuss but surprisingly, all three kids displayed their determination and resilence and made it till the park closed with no complaints. Amazing!

I think the good weather, comfy shoes, lovely animals and having Papa with us made all the difference. We finished 5.1km and even made it for a nice Teochew porridge dinner and then home without anyone falling asleep on the long car ride. Woohoo!

This is how school holidays should be like and I think we kind of missed this feeling. Still, I am thankful to know that the parks have capped their capacity for now - remember to book your timeslot before you visit - and everyone was wearing masks and keeping a safe distance from each other.

We have planned a couple more family trips for this week and I am pretty sure we are all gonna have a blast. Yup, it's okay that we can't go overseas for now as long as we make time to be together as a family and do things that make us happy. Don't you agree?

P.S. Don't forget to sign up for the Skechers Friendship Walk if you have not! Swipe to the last pic to see what made the boy cry and why he came dashing up saying he was angry. Lol. #妈妈是属于我的 #爸爸让开 #myjealousboy

#ahappymum #familytime #SkechersFriendshipWalk2020 #skecherssg #schoolholidays #makingmemories #happinessis #aslongaswearetogether

成長的藝術　◎露琵‧考爾（Rupi Kaur）著；張家綺 譯
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十二歲我第一次覺得自己美
身體猶如一顆初熟水果
突然間
男人淌著口水瞅著我的初生臀
下課時間男生不想玩捉鬼
只想觸摸我的身體
那嶄新又陌生的部位
我不曉得如何駕馭
也不知怎麼坦然面對
努力想將它藏在胸腔裡

咪咪，他們說
我厭惡這兩個字
厭惡我說出這兩個字的尷尬
即使這兩個字指的是我身體
卻不屬於我
而是屬於他們
他們重複這兩個字
好像深思它的含意
咪咪，它說
讓我看看妳的吧
除了罪惡羞恥沒什麼好看
我試著腐爛陷入腳底泥巴
卻依舊杵在距離他那
勾起指頭的一尺之外
他俯衝上來啃噬我的半月
我咬了他前臂，好恨這副軀體
一定是我做錯事才會有它

回家後我告訴媽媽
外面的男人飢腸轆轆
她告訴我
我不能穿袒露胸部的洋裝
又說，男孩看見蜜果會飢餓
她說，我應該兩腿交叉坐正
這是女人該有的姿態
不然男人會氣憤動粗
又說，我可以避免這一切
只要我學習當淑女
問題是
這根本說不過去
我想不通為什麼
我得說服全世界一半人口
我的身體不是他們的睡床
明明我該學的是科學和數學
卻得學習身為女人該承受的下場
我喜歡翻筋斗和體育課，無法
想像兩腿夾緊走路
似欲窩藏某個祕密
彷彿接受我自己的身體部位
就等於邀請他們腦海起邪念
我不打算迎合他們的思想
因為蕩婦羞辱是性侵文化
處女情結是性侵文化
我不是你最愛商店的
櫥窗模特兒
不能任你隨意更衣，或
一旦被用過就丟棄
你不是食人族
你的行為不是我的責任
你有自制能力

下一次我去上學
男孩朝我後背吹口哨
我推倒他們
一腳踩上他們的頸子
挑釁地說
咪咪
那個眼神簡直太好笑
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i felt beautiful until the age of 12
when my body began to ripen like new fruit
and suddenly the men,
looked at my newborn hips with salivating lips
the boys didn't want to play tag at recess
they wanted to touch all the new and unfamiliar parts of me
the parts i didn't know how to carry
didn't know how to wear
tried to bury in my ribcage
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boobs,
they said and
i hated that word
hated that i was embarrassed to say it
that even though it was referring to my body
it didn't belong to me
it belonged to them
and they repeated it like they were meditating upon it
boobs
they said
let me see yours
there is nothing worth seeing here
but guilt and shame
i try to rot into the earth below my feet
but i am still standing 1 foot across from his hooked fingers
and when he charges to feast on my half moons
i bite into his forearm
and decide that i hate this body
that i must have done something terrible
to deserve it
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when i go home i tell my mother
that the men outside were starving
she tells me i must
not dress with my
breasts hanging
said the boys will get hungry
if they see fruit
she tells me to sit with my legs closed
like a woman oughtta
or the men will get angry and fight
said i can avoid all of this trouble
if i just learn to act like a lady
but the problem is
that doesn't even make sense
i can't wrap my head around the fact that
i have to convince half the worlds population
that my body is not their bed
i am busy learning the consequences of womanhood
when i should be learning science and math instead
i like cartwheels and gymnastics
so i can't imagine walking around with my thighs pressed together
like they're hiding a secret
as if the acceptance of my own body parts
will invite thoughts of lust in their heads
i will not subject myself to their ideology
because
slut shaming is rape culture
virgin praising is rape culture
i am not a mannequin in the window of your favourite shop
you can't dress me up or
throw me out
you are not a cannibal
your actions are not my responsibility
you will control yourself
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so the next time i go to school
and the boys hoot at my backside
i push them down
foot over their necks
and defiantly say
boobs
the look in their eyes
is priceless
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—'the art of growing', "the sun and her flowers" by by Rupi Kaur

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It's too bad that St. John's, because of the Big East's new divisional alignment, plays Georgetown only once this season. Allen Iverson seems to bring out the best in Felipe Lopez, and the two guards on the same court seem to make for some quintessential college basketball moments.

Consider this: Lopez, of the Red Storm, going one on one against the Hoyas' Iverson, with the game, perhaps, in the balance. Yesterday, Lopez won that battle, and though Iverson won quite a few others, it was St. John's that won the game.

Iverson (39 points, 1 shy of his career high) played marvelously at Madison Square Garden, especially during a 23-point first-half outburst. But finally, with an up-tempo pace to his liking, Lopez delivered his finest performance in what has been an up-and-down sophomore season.

Lopez scored 25 points, 2 shy of his season high, to go with 9 rebounds, not to mention many crisp passes. His teammate, Zendon Hamilton, fouled out with 20 points and 9 rebounds.

Lopez and Hamilton proved to be too much for Iverson's one-man show, as St. John's played one of its finest games of a so-far erratic season, upsetting sixth-ranked Georgetown, 83-72, before 13,882 fans.

"That's my game, basically," Lopez said. "Up tempo." And in control.

If one play could have summed up the contest's outcome, it came with just over five minutes to play and St. John's leading by 9. The Red Storm cleared out for Lopez, who was being guarded near the halfcourt line by Iverson. The crowd sensed the drama and the shot clock ticked away. Lopez feinted, drove and dished to Derek Brown in the right corner. Brown's 3-pointer gave the Red Storm a 12-point lead. Georgetown would never get closer than 9 the rest of the way.

"I see it every day in practice," said Brown, when asked if he had ever seen Lopez pass that well. "You guys just haven't seen it."

Coach Brian Mahoney wouldn't mind seeing more of it. The game had to leave Mahoney, his players and their fans wondering which was the real Red Storm: the St. John's team (8-8, 2-6 Big East) that thoroughly dominated Louisville and Georgetown (17-3, 7-2) here at the Garden, or the one that has been mostly disappointing the rest of this season.

"In the Big East, there are a lot of bumps along the way," Mahoney said. "I probably know better than anyone. This was a big one."

Georgetown now has lost two games on the Madison Square Garden floor this season, the other to Arizona in the championship game of the Preseason National Invitation Tournament. But the Georgetown-St. John's game didn't figure to be very close: The Red Storm had lost its last three games coming in and had not defeated an opponent ranked this high since the 1991-92 season.

"If you saw our practice yesterday, you wouldn't have slept," Mahoney said.

Despite Iverson's performance, St. John's hung tough and trailed by only 38-35 at halftime.

Iverson was everywhere. The whirlwind 6-foot sophomore had 19 points at the half, 4 shy of his season average of 23.4. He outleaped, out-hustled and outworked everybody on the floor, generating an extra surge of energy in the building.

"I enjoy coming here and playing," said Iverson, who scored 40 points in the loss to Arizona here. "I love the whole atmosphere. I like it when the crowd's into it. I'm looking forward to coming back."

There was Iverson's reverse alley-oop six minutes in. And his one-hand tomahawk jam. There were his floaters from all over the court. And there was a steal near the end of the half, followed by a coast-to-coast rush, ending with a layup to cap a 7-0 run and give Georgetown a 36-29 lead with 2 minutes 42 seconds to play.

The first half was like some sort of high school all-star game. And it was very evident that the pace was something Lopez liked.

The consensus high school player of the year two seasons ago seemed to thrive on the challenges thrust forward by Iverson.

Said Lopez: "A lot of people have to make it a Lopez-Iverson type of game, which it isn't. But yeah, I was pumped up even though I have been struggling. There are a lot of times when you want to take it personally. But you have to stay within the system. There was a time when I would have thought I had to outscore him for me to play well. But when I feel in the flow, I don't feel I have to shoot every time. Today, I was feeling like that."

St. John's looked finished near the end of the half. But the Red Storm rallied and went into the break with a chance. And, at least on this day, St. John's seemed to have all the answers and took advantage of the opportunity.

After Kobe Bryant lost his shooting touch and Shaquille O'Neal was lost to fouls, Robert Horry made sure the Los Angeles Lakers did not lose the game.

Horry scored seven clutch points in the final minute as the Lakers again fought off the Philadelphia 76ers, 96-91, to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.

The Lakers showed the 76ers a little bit of the toughness that has made them NBA champions. With Bryant struggling and O'Neal on the bench, they had every reason to give in to another frenetic rally by the Sixers.

But Horry would not let them. A member of the Houston Rockets title teams of 1994-95, he scored 12 of his playoff-high 15 points in the fourth quarter and saved his best for last.

"People always say that about me -- that in June, you come out and that's the only time you play," Horry said. "I guess that's either a good thing or a bad thing."

"People who watch this team know it's no surprise," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said. "That's why he plays fourth quarters for us, is his ability to defend and also make key shots. He was big tonight."

With O'Neal off the floor, Philadelphia went to a funky five-guard lineup and reserve Kevin Ollie's follow shot -- his only basket of the game -- became a three-point play that made it 89-88 with 1:02 remaining.

The Sixers applied pressure and the ball went to the left corner to Horry, who at 6-10 was the tallest player on the court. He drilled the shot for a 92-88 advantage with 47 seconds to go.

"That's a rhythm shot for me, something I practice all the time," Horry said. "I said, 'Hey, I get my feet set, I'm shooting this.' They got a small lineup. I know other guys can got to the boards, get the rebound."

Allen Iverson, who had 35 points, 12 rebounds and finally got back to the free-throw line, was fouled behind the arc and made all three shots to again make it a one-point game. The Sixers again pressured the ball but Horry responded with two free throws with 21 seconds left.

"We decided to try to steal and foul and hope that somebody missed a free throw," Sixers coach Larry Brown said. "It didn't happen."

Iverson missed a tough driving layup as he was harassed by Horry and Bryant. A 44 percent free-throw shooter in the postseason, Horry again was fouled and made two more to seal it with 9.5 seconds to play.

"We had a chance to win," said Iverson, who made just 12-of-30 shots but 10-of-13 free throws. "We were right there. ... We kept fighting, got back into the game and we just weren't able to pull it off."

Bryant scored 32 points but made just 3-of-14 shots after halftime. O'Neal added 30 and 12 rebounds but had foul trouble in the second half, exiting with 2:21 to go. But Philadelphia could not overtake Los Angeles and gave back the home court it stole in Game One.

"All we're trying to do is just execute and no matter if the bounces go our way or the call doesn't go our way, we don't try to get down too much," Bryant said. "We try to play through it as much as we possibly can."

"We played through everything," O'Neal said. "We persevered and got a tough Game Three."

Regardless of which team jumps out to an early lead, it does not seem to matter. Each game has come down to the final two minutes and has been decided by a clutch 3-pointer -- the last two by the defending champion Lakers, who have met the challenge this series has become.

"We have players that make critical plays," said Jackson. "We're very pleased with the way we respond to pressure and the way we respond to difficult things. There's no playoffs that doesn't have its critical moments. Most games have them."

"Game One, we made some shots when we needed them down the stretch," Brown said. "Game Two, (Derek) Fisher and (Brian) Shaw made big shots. Tonight, Horry makes them. That's the difference in the series."

Game Four is here Wednesday. The Sixers have now trailed 2-1 in three straight series.

"You don't want to think about going down another game," Iverson said. "You never think that."

Dikembe Mutombo collected 23 points and 12 rebounds and Eric Snow scored 14 points for Philadelphia, which never led in the final 38 minutes.

The Lakers led 73-66 entering the fourth quarter but the whistle seemed to sound in favor of the Sixers thereafter. Iverson took just one free throw in the first three quarters and 12 in the final period. Meanwhile, O'Neal took nine foul shots in the first half and none the rest of the way.

"That changed the game," Brown said. "That allowed us to set our defense and gave us a chance to win."

Horry had a 3-pointer and a slam over Mutombo early in the period. Two free throws by Bryant gave Los Angeles an 82-73 advantage with 7:23 to go.

Iverson made a 3-pointer and O'Neal picked up his fifth foul to start the inevitable late-game push by the Sixers. Iverson's two free throws made it 86-84 with 2:47 left and O'Neal fouled out 26 seconds later trying to plow past Mutombo.

"I didn't think the best defensive player in the game would be flopping like he did," O'Neal said. "That's a shame that the referees buy into that. I wish he'd stand up and play me like a man instead of flopping and crying every time I back him down."

"He fouled out, I thought we had a chance to win the ballgame," Sixers forward Tyrone Hill said.

But Philadelphia could not sustain the momentum. Iverson and Rick Fox traded a free throw apiece and Raja Bell could not handle a pass from Iverson underneath. Bryant made a floater in the lane for an 89-85 lead with 1:17 remaining.

Bryant made 13-of-30 shots and O'Neal hit 11-of-20. The Lakers shot 47 percent (35-of-75) and held the Sixers to 41 percent (33-of-80).

Having jumped from Lower Merion High School here to the NBA five years ago, Bryant was booed the loudest during the pregame introductions. Derisive chants of "Kobe (stinks)!" began in the opening 15 seconds.

The first quarter belonged to O'Neal, who scored 14 points and left his problems at the line in LA, making 6-of-7. Iverson scored 10 and midway through the period thrilled the First Union Center when he beat a diving O'Neal to a loose ball and nimbly skipped over the 330-pound giant with a dribble.

Matt Geiger's jumper beat the buzzer and gave the Sixers a 25-25 tie before Bryant began proving the crowd wrong. With O'Neal taking a rest, he made five straight jumpers to give the Lakers a 40-30 lead, outclassing rookie Raja Bell.

"He got cooking early tonight," Bell admitted. "He started feeling it and once you let somebody with that much talent start feeling it, it's hard to control him."

Both McKie and Snow took turns on Bryant without much success. He spun inside for a layup, then drilled a 20-footer over McKie with 4:02 to go, keeping the lead at double digits.

"My teammates set good picks for me, got me open, I got easy looks at the basket," Bryant said. "It was a matter of knocking them down."

The Lakers led by as many as 13 points before settling for a 55-45 halftime advantage as Bryant and O'Neal combined for 38 points. Los Angeles shot 54 percent (21-of-39).

As he did in the second half of Game One and the first half of Game Two, Iverson did not go to the line. He finally took a technical foul shot in the third quarter, when Bryant cooled considerably and O'Neal had to sit with his fourth foul.

The Sixers clamped down on defense and rode Mutombo's offense to twice get within five points, but Bryant beat the shot clock with a 22-foot jumper late in the period.