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Happy from still playing on swings like pre-digital-era kid
Time slows down for the writer when she plays on old school swings in public areas and the new ones installed at home.
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The writer spent hours moving from swing to swing in the Singapore Botanic Gardens in 2023 while looking at the trees, sky, families, dogs, and joggers.
PHOTO: COURTESY OF DENISE CHONG
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If you spot an adult on one of those traditional, squeaky, metal double-sided garden swings rocking away in various parts of Singapore, that person might just be me. I like swings so much that I wanted them at home (since the ones in playgrounds are meant for children), so a few months ago, I finally installed aerial yoga slings which I use only as swings.
When I think about how else I have fun today, I am tickled that a fair bit of it is similar to how I played as a child from the pre-digital era – from doodling, and playing with toys as I watch cartoons, to looking at flowers, trees, clouds and wildlife, and just plain daydreaming through it all.
