We took the MRT to Cityhall in the cool and breezy morning. The 10km run would start at 7.30am and the 6km run was to start at 8.30am. Clement told me to join in the 10km runners so that I do not have to wait for an hour for the run to begin and he need not wait for an hour for me. I was hesitant because I had never done 10km before and I felt a little shy to branch off to the 6km route while the others continue with the 10km route. In the end, I decided to play by the ear. I did not wear my number tag because I do not want to let everybody know I started the race early, lah. There we were, near the Esplanade, where the starting point was.
So many people took part in the race. For the 10km catagory, there were runners as old as my father and runners as young as 6-7 years old. There was also a middle-aged man pushing his wife on a wheelchair while he completed his 10km. So touching...
I felt good at the 6km mark. I ran on for another km. Still feeling good. And I went on. 8km. Not too bad, can go another km. 9km, 10km... YES!!! I COMPLETED 10KM IN 1hr 23mins!!!!!!!!!!! The time didn't matter to me. It was the completion of the race that was important! I did it! Clement reached the finishing line at a timing of 1hr 9mins. He was unhappy with his physical condition today.
We met up after the run.
A cold isotonic drink was much welcomed.
We said we'll have Carl's Junior as a treat after the run. So off we went to the outlet in Marina Sq after we collected our goodie bag. By the way, I had never seen a goodie bag with only ONE BOTTLE OF MINERAL WATER inside. I had to walk on the super muddy grass patch to queue up for the "goodie bag" when I could have taken unlimited supply of mineral water and 100 plus at the water point. *roll eyes*
We shared a Super Bacon meal, changed the fries to potato waffle and added on 2 more side dishes. YUMMY!!!!!!!!! The burgers from Carl's Juinior are the B-E-S-T!!!!! Clement couldn't wait to sink his teeth into the "Crispy and delicious" (as stated on the onion ring box) onion ring and waffle potatoes. Don't count the calories. Just enjoy!
这是sunshine面包的香兰(pandan)口味的面包。虽然没有比杂谷的健康，但是胜在味道和色泽。这次做的是小白兔和小熊造型。用黑芝麻“点睛”，素培根(baco)装个樱桃小嘴。
这是老公的“爱心”早餐。
每次看到媛媛“哇！”的一声之后迫不及待地研究她的食物，我就感到十分快乐。
Eunice: It's should be like this...
Jaimie: No no no. It should be like that!
Eunice: I told you it is like THIS lah!
Jaimie: Says who? Like THAT!!
Eunice: F-I-N-E. You do your own, I do mine.
Izzy: Can't they see I am the one doing it the right way?
Story two...
Vivian: Son, do you know that the harder you pry open this fruit, the higher the chance it will turn into gold?
Ezra: Never heard of such a thing, mom.
Vivian: Oh look what we've got! A chiku! Better than gold!
Story three...
Iden: Ah-ha! I can lift up a truck with one hand! Maybe I should take part in the weight-lifting in the Olympics!
Here's the little artist using magic pens to doodle.
She likes to do some stamping too.
Today she learns how to "roll" out the prints.
The magic painting book that needs only water for the colours to appear.
I bought the aqua doodle mat for her some time back but only brought it out to play today.
These were the items I picked up from Daiso. I literally had to pull back my arm, which involuntarily reached for anything that was related to bento making and put them into the shopping basket. It was a fierce battle between the mind and the heart. Anyway, I haven't had a rice cooker yet so I guess these things will be stored away for the time being until I buy one.
Jaimie was happy looking at the sea...
playing at the playground (where she kept saying "ZiNi mei-mei, Cherrlyn mei-mei, Ezra gor-gor) ...
And 
Method A: Protest
Method B: Do a Tribal Dance with a Mask
Method C: Jedi Mind Trick
Your hard work will be rewarded.
There is a famous quote which I always use: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.
So I must carefully plan the things I am going to buy so that I can make beautiful bentos like the ones LZMommy and Meekfreek made.
Step number 1, buy Bento boxes.
The Mickey Mouse bento box was a souvenior from my buddy HappyPig when she visited Hong Kong Disney last year. I bought the Keroppi bento box and the Hello Kitty bento box when I went to the hawker centre for lunch 1 hour ago. They cost only $4.50 each.
Step number 2: .....
Errrrmmmm.... enlighten me, please. What should I buy?
This was my first time wearing an Indian sari!
I was one of the organising committee members for an event held in school last night and we had to dress in Indian costume. On Wendnesday, I went to Little India to try get myself an Indian coustume.
Initially I thought I could just pick one Punjabi suit easily off the rack. However, I think I didn't go to the right places to find one that was reasonable priced and looked nice. Well, it was just a costume to me and I was not willing to spend more than $50 on it. The $30-$40 range of the shops I went into had very poor worksmanship. The $100+ range exceeded my budget.
After spending an afternoon in the shops looking at the Punjabi suits, I gave up. I decided that I would just get myself a sari blouse and borrow a sari from my Indian colleague.
The Thai-silk sari my colleage lent me was beautiful. I looked graceful in it when I wasn't walking. Well, you see, the lady who helped me put on the sari tied it a little too long for my height. I kept stepping on the sari when I was walking. So I had to lift up the sari when I walked.
I should have bought some bangles and borrowed my mom's thick gold chain with the big coin pendant to complete the look.
With my colleague Ai Wei.
