playset of yesteryears @ raffles place

on an old school swing. he was really impatient on it and i could hardly grab a picture before he wriggled out of der’s arms and ran away.

having a go on the merry-go-round. while this is one of those old fashioned playset, i cant help but feel that this is fusioned with the modern world. the merry-go-rounds i remembered playing doesnt have these nice round curves spotted above, nor is it so sexy looking. it usually features triangles slots that looks like a cake cut up in 8 wedges from the top view and are usually brightly coloured like in red or green or in yellow with a rough, patterned surface for friction so that one could stand more firmly on it. while der was pushing jerry along, i hopped on and remembered all that giddiness associated with this.

posing for mama! something he learnt lately every time i whip out my phone.

see saw! the kid is familiar with this because his pediatrician’s office has a little tikes plastic version of it.

sand play. he was happily grabbing and fisting the sand and throwing it all over. the sand got into his head, his hair and his eyes and the poor kid was a little traumatised, especially when he started rubbing his hurting eyes with his sand covered fingers. oh the horror! der was especially freaked out and was angry at the kid for the urge to continue rubbing, while i just smiled and realised, oh.. i had the same agony as a kid and told der to relax. we all go through that when we were young too right and didnt die from it. besides, i had to keep reminding ourselves that we shouldnt be too over protective as parents and rip the kid of his learning experience. haha.

the swings! the swings! i loved loved this! i loved the exhilarating feeling of going really fast and really high, and remembered i used stand up on the swing to make it go higher and higher. i could sit on it all day and so could everyone else. i remembered the pain of waiting it out for an available swing because it was really the much coveted for item at the playground.

kiddo had a go too.

ending this post with a picture of the skycrapers towering over me while i sat at the benches.