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Yesterday Mom and I rode the bus from Dover Road to Bras Basah and submitted a life insurance claim at NTUC Income. We then wandered along Stamford Street and visited the National Museum. Treasures of the World, from the British Museum's collection, occupied the basement storey, and we went through the rooms at a leisurely pace.
The return trip started at the Bras Basah station. We took the Circle Line to Dhoby Ghaut, then the North-South Line to Raffles Place, then the East-West Line back to Dover Road. Mom stayed on the train until Clementi, where she alighted in order to pick up some packing paper at the art supply store. I arrived home early and ate leftovers for lunch.
During the afternoon downpour, I transplanted the laptop hard drive out of the Dell (whose monitor is on the fritz) and into the Acer, then resealed the box of recyclable electronics with the Dell taking the place of the Acer.
Last night we went out to Jane's house where people from the couples book group have gathered for dinner. Roy worked on a wireless network printer configuration problem for the hosts, while the rest of us merely contribute to the lively conversation. A platter of sushi and salted nuts provided the bulk of my dinner, because the main course of vegetarian lasagna looked too dairy-rich for my tastes. After dinner I played a game of pool with James, the son of the host couple.
This morning it only took a couple more trips between RC4 and Kent Vale to complete the yard sale inventory. Mom and I made the first trip by foot through UTown, then I stayed at Kent Vale to assemble the stand and watch over Martin's expensive camera. Mom, Martin, and Arlene made the second round of deliveries in two parties: Mom and Martin on bikes, and Arlene in a taxi. Uncle John and Katherine arrived separately, one to join the Motley Crew walk and the other to help run the yard sale. I went home around 10:00 for an early lunch and to drop off some of the transportation equipment. While at the apartment I tried calling Katherine to get a sense of how big a crowd our yard sale was drawing, just in case it might prove worthwhile to bring over some of Papa's old laptop bags for sale. That Katherine didn't answer her phone was not a result of her having to deal with a throng of customers, but rather a result of her phone being muffled by the fabric of her bag.
I walked back to the yard sale empty-handed, not wanting to add more in case the junk that was already there hadn't moved as quickly as we hoped. This intuition turned out to be correct, and by 12:30 Arlene was already pressing us to call Salvation Army to schedule a pickup this afternoon.
Disappointed by how little we managed to get rid of, I went for a run around West Coast Park to work off some nervous energy. On the way back I passed two grocery stores, knowing how empty our refrigerator and pantry shelves are, but still I walked straight home without stopping to buy anything.
Mom went out for a dinner party with Rahul, Reshma, Frances, etc., but I stayed home, feeling too partied out after last night's couples book group and today's yard sale.