The post-lunch walk this afternoon had brought us from the shop houses of South Bridge Road to the shop houses of Far East Square to the (business) side of Telok Ayer Street.
Thereafter the route being either a walk down to Boat Quay/Fullerton or Telok Ayer/Tanjong Pagar, I chose the latter.
It seemed a more picturesque route to talk.
Across Cross Street we went, passing by the Downtown Line MRT entrance before turning into the shop houses of Telok Ayer Street.
I was a little surprised to find the area busier than I thought it would be.
See, there had been a time when Telok Ayer, Amoy and Club Street were quiet on weekends daytime.
Not so anymore.
It's now rather lively.
Cafes are open, shutters are rolled up, and there're deliveries being made.
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There're also a good deal of people walking around.
I, however, didn't take that many pictures.
Especially since Thian Hock Keng temple was having a festival event and I didn't think it nice to take pictures with the crowd milling around.
You could feel the anticipation in the air.
Not only were there devotees offering prayers at the main entrance, directly opposite, a huge tent had been erected and (from the looks of the lighting crew doing their setup) there was going to be some sort of a performance there.
We didn't stop to see what it was nor ask anybody what was going on.
We simply carried on, making our way through Telok Ayer Street to Amoy Street to the newly renovated Amoy Street Food Center, and finally, the little corner park that leads to Maxwell Road and Tanjong Pagar opposite.
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