xian's EZlink card

the hub and i decided to catch Eragon on wednesday night.

i really wanted to watch how the hollywood movie makers destroy or improve Paolini's so-called original tale about a boy's coming-of-age coupled with magic, dragons, elves, dwarves, urgals, shades, etc. (it's a mish-mash of LOTR, Star Wars, Harry Potter et al.)

the hub just wanted to watch a movie with epic battle scenes.

i'd taken leave to spend the december holidays with the kids and we decided to bring xian along to watch the movie. the plan was to meet the hub directly at orchard cineleisure for the 7.45pm show. xian and i had an early dinner and we hopped onto the bus to toa payoh before catching the mrt to somerset station.

the trouble's that xian's been growing quite a bit during the holiday and it's quite obvious she's way taller than 0.9m. i usually carry her when i board the bus, so that the driver wouldn't notice that she's over the height limit (which requires me to pay for her fare) but she's getting heavy...

we got on the bus and i struggled with xian's 19kg frame on my hip. after we got seats, i decided that this charade was well and truly over. i can't go on heaving her up my waist without breaking my back. saving that 50 cents just ain't worth it.

once we reached toa payoh interchange, i dragged her towards the ticketing counter and bought her a EZlink child card. i filled in a form to include her birthdate and birth certificate number. and handed over $6 to the staff.

my first born was elated. she kept grinning and insisted on holding on to the EZlink card.

xian's first EZlink card. wow.

then it occurred to me again. my xian's really, really, really, really growing up fast. and of course this means i'm growing older.