terry fox run - the actual day

i woke up today at the ungodly time of 0630hrs. i have not attempted this stunt since i was back in jc...when there was actually something to look forward to, like school. anyway, i woke up and saw that i had an sms. marvin: "it's pouring outside...if it continues to be like this, i ain't going." damn it. it was raining on the day that i had looked forward to for so long. it's the terry fox run day. sigh.

i dragged myself up, wondering if i should bother going too...but then i thought to myself...if terry fox can run a marathon a day on one leg, i can surely WALK for 4 kilometres in the rain. and so my mind was set.

i met alan heng and victor downstairs for a light breakfast before we headed out. this was alan heng before he got the queasy stomach from eating curry with soya bean milk (this later translated into 5 visits to the toilet while we were in sentosa).


alan heng's excellent breakfast

victor, as usual, was early. but then again, he's a teacher, so he's used to waking up at such times...but then again, it IS a sunday, so he looked a little fierce.


victor

and so we were off...but to where in sentosa??? the map showed this...and i'm not exaggerating...no, this is not a lousy photo...


map

oh well, we thought, we'd just ask for directions when we reached...and then we found out that it wouldn't be necessary. we'd just follow the traffic jam instead.

sentosa actually has rangers leh...cool huh? yeah...now, if they actually did something instead of turning on their flashy strobelights on their motorbikes and waiting for things to happen...


in the queue 1

the good thing about the jam was that we got in for free...this guy forgot to ask us to pay. well done. very charitable i must say. haha.


in the queue 2

this van cut into our lane very dangerously. please give him / her the middle finger if you see this car on the road. thank you very much.


you bastard!!

the jam was actually all the way back to the traffic junction at the loading / unloading areas...and so it took us a good 45 minutes just to reach the carpark.

(btw, the girl wearing the green top with the golden retreiver looked quite cute from afar...until the dog started shitting right in front of us as we walked past...don't know if it's the dog shit or the closer proximity...haha)


carpark

and then from the carpark, we still had to walk another 1km or so...following the crowd...


the journey to the run

where we saw people running in different directions...


terry fox starting point???

and that was when we heard that the run had started already...sheesh.

victor wanted to jog, so he went off...leaving me to walk alone with alan heng...a dangerous thought for most, but then...i knew that I'LL NEVER WALK ALONE!!!


terry fox reds 1


terry fox reds 2


terry fox reds 3

actually there were a bunch of football supporters who brought their flags and banners along for the run...singing their songs and mocking other teams along the way. but i don't know...is this the time / place / occasion to do it? hmmm...i know all you manchester united scums out there wanna sing your guts out before you lose tonight, but isn't there a toilet you can go to somewhere in devil's bar to wave your flags? but seriously...though this isn't really a sombre occasion, but please, take your unrelated propaganda elsewhere lah.

and so we walked...


terry fox run 1

and walked...


terry fox run 2

and walked...and found some who could barely walk yet...


terry fox lilliputs

and walked until we finally found the real starting point. sheesh.


terry fox fun run start

a few steps away, we found the finish line.


terry fox fun run finish

we walked a bit more down the beach...but since the weather was quite dreary...there wasn't much to take pictures of...sorry guys, all the bikini clad babes decided to stay indoors today...sigh.

as we were walking back to the carpark, we chanced upon my highlight of the day:


terry fox trot 1

wowsers! horses in sentosa?? cool...i wonder if you can rent them out to go exploring...this place is called "sentosa ranch"...(but it's definitely incomparable to the saddle club...where they have more horses and stuff)


terry fox trot 2

horsing around...


terry fox trot 3

then hand nearly kena bitten off...


neigh!!!

cool.

i even got a certificate after everything.


terry fox certificate

who cares if i have to fill in the name myself? at least i have hands to write with...i am a fortunate man. i saw this guy at the run, who really only had one leg...i saw another guy without any legs, using a hand-pedalled tricycle to show his support. those are the REAL heroes that we should have been chanting for, and clapping our hands to...this experience has humbled me. join me again next year...