The "BIG" Walk
It never occured to me that I would be walking alot on a day, besides window shopping or shopping itself. But USUALLY I would just run the 10km. This time, I was forced to walk the distance not because my friends asked to me, but because it's a tradition to walk during the Big Walk.
It's an annual event when Singaporeans as well as other nationalities, if they want to, join in the fun in the walk. You know you do not have to pay for the fees to walk along with everyone else, just that you don't get to have the lovely t-shirt. This event was held on the 21st of May 2006, a Sunday, when people adores the bed more than anything else in the world. I on the other hand, can deal with that. Who know's, waking up at 0530hrs can be a pain. Guess I was nervous that day, so I woke up at 0450hrs and started to play Maple Story till 0530hrs when I smsed my senior to wake up. I prepared my stuff and brought with me an energy bar to last me the morning. I looked like a jogger ready to cover long distances with my water bag(without the water pack) and my attire. Apparently, there were many others who wore the same shirt as us, which signifies that they were on their way as well.
We made sure that the rest woke up by giving them extra morning calls. Kallang SMRT (Singapore Mass Rapid Transport) station was so packed with people, officers were deployed there to assist people in moving out of the area. They were not allowed to hang around so that others can "flock" in through that way. The morning was young and we had a long way to go. Surprisingly, we managed to reach the stadium by 0740hrs, that's when the walk has just began. Many others deviated to the goodie bag stalls while many others prefer the slow walk. We, fit under the second category.
The route brought us from the stadium to Nicoll Highway, by Suntec City Mall, pass the Esplanade, U-turned back the same way we came from. It's also amazing what you can find during the trip. There were the dragon dance troop from some organisation that travelled with us, but unfortunately, we were walking at a faster pace. Then there were lovely puppies and dogs on fancy karts and trolleys to bring them around, displaying themselves. Not to mention the Liverpool fan club that hauled and sang their songs throughout the journey. Was getting rather irritated by them because they were making a fool of themselves rather than displaying their hardcore fanship for the club. Don't get me wrong, I'm no soccer fan (though I play soccer), I don't support any particular club. Can you imagine a so boastful fan club group walking around and then side tracking to Suntec City for breakfast? What kind of strong support is that? I would say useless man. Haha...
Anyway, besides those fools, there was this small, cute child that wore the t-shirt, but it was altered. Apparently, the logo was shifted to the center and the tee was much smaller. We noticed it was re-sewed to match his size. So thoughtful and supportive of the mother. It doesn't look nice when the tee is too big for one's size.
Many brought fancy ballons to match the event. Some tied ends of ballons together to make them float high in the sky; some had "chicken" ballons or "dog" ballons that looked like bringing them for a walk on a leash. Haha... Some brought ballons much bigger than the others distributed. Interesting.
One very interesting moment was to see, right in front of us, a group of "Fa Lun Gong" fans holding onto a banner that reads "Falun Gong walks with you", and they had like a group of ladies wearing acient chinese gowns carrying flower baskets and men beating on small drums in syncronisation. In fact, they were all MARCHING!!! Can you believe that? I believe in one wanting to believe in a religion or something they want to believe, but this takes the cake man...
I guess the last thing I would conclude is a lovely lunch at Suntec food court before making our way home for a long long rest... That's not the end of our week... There's still more to come on that following Tuesday...
Tired and Facinated
The Mixed Boy
It's an annual event when Singaporeans as well as other nationalities, if they want to, join in the fun in the walk. You know you do not have to pay for the fees to walk along with everyone else, just that you don't get to have the lovely t-shirt. This event was held on the 21st of May 2006, a Sunday, when people adores the bed more than anything else in the world. I on the other hand, can deal with that. Who know's, waking up at 0530hrs can be a pain. Guess I was nervous that day, so I woke up at 0450hrs and started to play Maple Story till 0530hrs when I smsed my senior to wake up. I prepared my stuff and brought with me an energy bar to last me the morning. I looked like a jogger ready to cover long distances with my water bag(without the water pack) and my attire. Apparently, there were many others who wore the same shirt as us, which signifies that they were on their way as well.
We made sure that the rest woke up by giving them extra morning calls. Kallang SMRT (Singapore Mass Rapid Transport) station was so packed with people, officers were deployed there to assist people in moving out of the area. They were not allowed to hang around so that others can "flock" in through that way. The morning was young and we had a long way to go. Surprisingly, we managed to reach the stadium by 0740hrs, that's when the walk has just began. Many others deviated to the goodie bag stalls while many others prefer the slow walk. We, fit under the second category.
The route brought us from the stadium to Nicoll Highway, by Suntec City Mall, pass the Esplanade, U-turned back the same way we came from. It's also amazing what you can find during the trip. There were the dragon dance troop from some organisation that travelled with us, but unfortunately, we were walking at a faster pace. Then there were lovely puppies and dogs on fancy karts and trolleys to bring them around, displaying themselves. Not to mention the Liverpool fan club that hauled and sang their songs throughout the journey. Was getting rather irritated by them because they were making a fool of themselves rather than displaying their hardcore fanship for the club. Don't get me wrong, I'm no soccer fan (though I play soccer), I don't support any particular club. Can you imagine a so boastful fan club group walking around and then side tracking to Suntec City for breakfast? What kind of strong support is that? I would say useless man. Haha...
Anyway, besides those fools, there was this small, cute child that wore the t-shirt, but it was altered. Apparently, the logo was shifted to the center and the tee was much smaller. We noticed it was re-sewed to match his size. So thoughtful and supportive of the mother. It doesn't look nice when the tee is too big for one's size.
Many brought fancy ballons to match the event. Some tied ends of ballons together to make them float high in the sky; some had "chicken" ballons or "dog" ballons that looked like bringing them for a walk on a leash. Haha... Some brought ballons much bigger than the others distributed. Interesting.
One very interesting moment was to see, right in front of us, a group of "Fa Lun Gong" fans holding onto a banner that reads "Falun Gong walks with you", and they had like a group of ladies wearing acient chinese gowns carrying flower baskets and men beating on small drums in syncronisation. In fact, they were all MARCHING!!! Can you believe that? I believe in one wanting to believe in a religion or something they want to believe, but this takes the cake man...
I guess the last thing I would conclude is a lovely lunch at Suntec food court before making our way home for a long long rest... That's not the end of our week... There's still more to come on that following Tuesday...
Tired and Facinated
The Mixed Boy
posted by -=The Mixed Boy=- at 5/28/2006 09:09:00 PM
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