That was the tagline for Sunday’s Saucony 100 PLUS Passion Run 2009 which took place at East Coast Park. It was my first race of the year and I was registered for the 15km (non-competitive) event.
The race started bright and early on a glorious and scorching hot Sunday. Here at the start point, every runners were eagerly waiting for the flag-off.
After a sapping workout in their respective race distance, runners crossed the finish line with relief and made a beeline for the drink stations. The winning time for men’s 15km (competitive) was 51 minutes! I crossed the line at a respectable 1 hour 20 minutes (unofficial time) for my 15km run. I’ve got lots of catching up to do!
The NATAS Singapore Women’s Everest Team – NATAS SWET – created history when the first group conquered the world’s tallest mountain on Wednesday morning, 20 May. Ms Lee Li Hui, 27, Ms Esther Tan, 26, and Ms Jane Lee, 25 arrived at 3.45am, 3.54am and 4.43am on Wednesday Nepal time respectively, making them the first Singaporean women to conquer Everest, 8,850 metres above sea level.
(ST link, CNA link)
The second group reached the summit of Mount Everest on Friday morning, 22 May. Team members Joanne Soo, 39, and Lee Peh Gee, 32, made summit at 5.31am and 5.56am, respectively.
(ST link, CNA link)
If you support the freedom of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people to love, then show your support at pinkdot.sg at Hong Lim park on 16 May, 4.30pm.
This is not a protest nor a parade, just a simple call for open-minded Singaporeans to come together to form a pink dot. This pink pot will represent a celebration of diversity and equality, and a symbol of Singapore’s more inclusive future.
Sexuality is not bounded by race, culture or religion.
The family went on a mini farm-hopping tour on Labour Day holiday. The children had a great time feeding the animals and catching long-kang fishes despite the baking-hot weather, and the adults relived some nostalgic moments walking down memory lane of our own childhood. No, there were no pigs in these farms, if you really need to know.
The first stop found us at The Animal Resort located at Seletar Farmway 5. It was a relatively laid back kind of place and visitors are free to roam around to see, touch or feed some of the animals through their enclosures.
The Animal Resort is not a huge place and so the visit was all but over soon. Then we made an impromptu decision to head over to Pasir Ris Farmway and visit the many farms located there. We ended up at the Kid’s Kampong.
The main attraction at the Kid’s Kampong was the “long-kang” (drain) fishing. Both adults and children, local and foreigners had tons of fun trying to catch guppies with a small net.
Besides the main draw, there are also feeding stations for goose, rabbits, tortise, and a small pond full of koi.
As always, a video of the outing was shot, produced and embed here to bring you closer to the actions and let you experience the sights and sounds of the event in the comfort of your living room. Enjoy!
