Excursion...
Never felt so young before.
A natural feeling when you're with uncles and aunties with an average age of 65 and above.
John invited hubby and me to an outing he organised for his senior citizen group (yes, he himself is a senior citizen too, and a dear friend to us).
The place was Queenland Rail (QR, ie. like the SMRT lah) workshop at Redbanks, about 30 mins from home. The workshop basically builds and repairs all the passenger trains that we use everyday and the bigger ones used for transportation of goods.
We were first made to wear safety goggles, helmets and reflective gear. Then, morning tea! Hmm...the sausage rolls were simply heaven. Next, we were taken on a 2-hour walk tour around the workshop - looking at how the engines were cleaned, how wheels were modified, how the carriages were put together, how the trains are painted. Actually, i was lost half the time, because the drone of the machinery simply drowned the guide's voice. I kept myself entertained by kay-pohing around the workers and see what they were doing. We ended the tour with sumptous sandwiches, fish fingers and juice.
No photographs were allowed in the workshop. So this was the best shot - me in goggles.
Me without the safety helmet, at the front gate of QR workshop
It was an good trip. Think this was an experience that not even Queenslanders would easily have. I wonder if I would do such outings with my friends in 30-40 years to come - go musuems, overseas trips, and other meaningful stuff or, be at home, taking care of grandchildren and go community centres for boring lessions. Haha. I definitely will not want to be a full-time nanny.
A natural feeling when you're with uncles and aunties with an average age of 65 and above.
John invited hubby and me to an outing he organised for his senior citizen group (yes, he himself is a senior citizen too, and a dear friend to us).
The place was Queenland Rail (QR, ie. like the SMRT lah) workshop at Redbanks, about 30 mins from home. The workshop basically builds and repairs all the passenger trains that we use everyday and the bigger ones used for transportation of goods.
We were first made to wear safety goggles, helmets and reflective gear. Then, morning tea! Hmm...the sausage rolls were simply heaven. Next, we were taken on a 2-hour walk tour around the workshop - looking at how the engines were cleaned, how wheels were modified, how the carriages were put together, how the trains are painted. Actually, i was lost half the time, because the drone of the machinery simply drowned the guide's voice. I kept myself entertained by kay-pohing around the workers and see what they were doing. We ended the tour with sumptous sandwiches, fish fingers and juice.
No photographs were allowed in the workshop. So this was the best shot - me in goggles.
Me without the safety helmet, at the front gate of QR workshop
It was an good trip. Think this was an experience that not even Queenslanders would easily have. I wonder if I would do such outings with my friends in 30-40 years to come - go musuems, overseas trips, and other meaningful stuff or, be at home, taking care of grandchildren and go community centres for boring lessions. Haha. I definitely will not want to be a full-time nanny.
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