New friends at Play group

Last wed was my first time to the playgroup at STAG (St Andrew the Great) church located right in the middle of city centre. We were there roughly around 10 a.m. There were many parents and children there, almost the size of a childcare centre. Nathan was rather sticky, perhaps he was cautious of the overwhelming crowd. There were many types of games too, from wooden jigsaw blocks to big wheeled vehicles and plastic toys. Nathan liked the trampoline most. He doesn’t know how to jump yet, he just squats on it and bounces off. Cute guy.

I met a Korean lady, Sue. She seems to have a wide network, and wanted to introduce me to some Singaporeans worshipping at STAG. We chatted for a long while, asking about bible study groups and possibly women group. If we were to stick to this church, we could get into a community life pretty soon, but we still wish to look around for other possibilities.

Finally met a true blue English lady at fri playgroup. Well, there are many whites in Cam, but haven’t met many English ladies. This one is nice. She looks very young to have 3 kids. We chatted a little, didn’t seem to have any problems communicating. I think the reason why some say about the stiff upper lip, it’s more like the fear of being misunderstood. I didn’t put on any special slang, just the usual Singaporean English, no singlish of course, and people understand me perfectly. This helps cos it gives me the confidence to get around., esp alone with Nathan.

So far, I have met and been introduced to many faces in Cam, mostly mums, or dads, yet no ‘real’ friends, the kind that you could safely invite to your place for tea and cakes? Everyone at the playgroups seem to have plans after, no one initiates for anything else, should I?