it was the early 90's. they often went up bukit bendera for the weekend. her children love the misty mornings and evenings up there. wandering in the mossy gardens as if fairyland. and the cold cold nights snuggling under layers of blankets.
she gave each of the boys and girls pieces of drawing paper and boxes of color pencils. they then went round looking for vistas or buildings or flora to draw and color. she'd give prizes for the best. but usually all 5 ended up getting prizes!
some weekends when she was busy in the kitchen at home, she'd organise a painting competition at the porch. using water color her young children would paint to their heart's content. and she could cook without disturbance.
then they'd play in plastic pools on the lawn, filled to the brim with water. it was good to hear their joyous shouts and laughter. she'd prepare tons of food after that for the 5 kids!
in the living room was a rather large almost 5 ft high double storey doll house made of plywood painted white and pink with a blue roof. the boys and girls would play in the doll house with their dolls and teddies, sometimes getting stuck in the rooms!
she had a beautiful childhood. she wanted her children to have one too.
i was just talking to a fren of mine yesterday about this. she wonders whether i had attended art class when i was younger (bcoz i was sketching while attending a seminar and it does look good too!). i said no, instead i told her that you would bring us to places like bukit bendera to draw instead!
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