Racoons' Chalet

The Racoons' Chalet was finally here! Two days of fun and games and living with one another!

Met up at Ikea for lunch before proceding over to Giant for our shopping for bbq stuff.

Meatballs!

Giant hypermart, a place that was supposed to satisfy our buying needs, was unfortunately a disappointment. Surprisingly, there was a lack of variety and the stuff was not exactly much cheaper. Too bad as we were rushing for time...

Only the freshest

Our heavy shopping cart

After shopping, we (Me, Aaron, Eugene, Meiqi) cabbed down to Aloha Loyang while Swee Leong and Jay went to fetch Ra and his live friends.

Aloha Loyang

Was a little surprised and slight disappointment when I saw the chalet that we will be staying. It was big, no less, but not what I expected. Lucky that we were not be spending much time indoors, except the kitchen which will be heavily utilised.

After everyone arrived and settled in, we went for a game of volleyball. Our game was more of pain and picking up the ball as the amateur us rarely went beyond the serve. A change of games to Captains ball saw us panting easily. I was seriously out of form...

Realising that it was a little late, we went to rent our bikes.

Bikers of the round table

As I don't know how to ride, Aaron is kind to pair with me for a tandem bike. Of course, people like Ra had to make his money worth by asking the aunty to change most of his bicycle parts.

Ra, the magician

No time to lose, we hurried back to prepare for our bbq.

Let the bbq begin

Yum yum

The food was extremely delicious, especially the marinated chicken and lettuce-wrapped sausage. However, I guessed we overestimated our appetite because there were too much food left, even after I accidentally dropped a tray of food.

Taking a couple of minutes to rest after the fulfilling meal, we prepared our bikes for the night cycling.

Prep for ops

And off we went. From our place in Pasir Ris to Tampines, following the park connectors to Bedok jetty, then off to Changi Village, Loyang and finally back to Aloha Loyang. The tandem bike was super fast but climbing up slopes was a killer. Pairing with Aaron was quite risky as he is 'known' for his 'superb' driving capabilities.

Speed demon Aaron came in 2nd

It was 0530 when everyone arrived safely back in the chalet. We took a total of six grueling hours. Was quite impressed by myself, though I have to say that my ass hurts.

Taking a short nap, we were ever ready to begin a new day.

~ End of Day 1 ~

Day 2: the day of the culinary fiesta!

Lunch: Oriental Feast

Highlight: Duck soup

Chef: Ra

Early afternoon, Ra took over the kitchen and began cooking the oriental feast. His live friends never made a sound again. As usual, Ra began ordering people about...

Us with the live friends

Quack ...

Oriental feast

Duck soup, sweet and spicy pork ribs ... A wonderful meal, definely a lot of skills involved. Although the duck soup was a little empowered by the salted vegetable, I enjoyed it.

Satisfaction

Clearing up and throwing away unfinished food, we are ready for a game of taboo. Camera ready as I captured Ra in his highly entertaining mode.

The agitated Ra

After hours of fun and laughter (courtesy of Aaron and Ra) and me watching LoTR, it was time for dinner.

Dinner: Western Cuisine

Highlight: Spaghetti with mussels

Dessert: Strawberry fondue

Chef: Aaron

The kitchen door was closed as Aaron displayed his culinary skills.

Western cuisine

Colourful peppers

Strawberry fondue

I like the strawberry fondue. The strawberry coated with chocolate was not too sweet and definitely a favourite.

A short game of mahjong and we were ready for bed. Tired!

~ End of Day 2 ~

On my way home

Thus, concluded the chalet. It was fun, fun, fun and definitely not the last of our activities. Yeah!