Big Walk 2010

Thanks to the dear couple who started me on this running streak, i.e. mr & mrs buttercup, I joined them for the New Paper Big Walk on Sunday. Alas, I stayed up late partly because I was playing the Plants Vs Zombie (beta version) until 2+ to 3.

And my router went berserk and for approximately 20-30 minutes, I was trying to figure out what the problem was, since my phone can connect & surf the internet using the Wi-Fi. Then, the blinking Ethernet indicator on the router prompted me to check the modem and yep, the problem was with the mio modem – cuz the mio tv programs hung. As a result, I only slept at 4am ++ and woke up late (only when jac called) and cabbed down to the flyers. Made a mad rush, woke up, and spruce up and left home within 15 minutes! Not much traffic in the early sunday morning and hence, I made it to the starting point around 7:45, 15 minutes after PM Lee flagged off the Walk.:)

view of my destination from the moving cab!

It was an enjoyable walk, because it was uber cloudly and hence not much perspiration despite of the physical efforts exerted.. (okie, it's just a 3km walk)  It was rather interesting/ entertaining cuz some of the participants really took the effort to 'doll-up' for the event - apparently, there's a contest to be spotted by the TNP photographer..  saw "Pauline" - nicknamed by sc after the oracle Paul, on the head of this gal, trying to do a balancing act of Pauline on her head.. (which was a feat - cuz u gotta balance it for like 3km?) Which I think she gave up half way, cuz i saw her hand clutching Pauline near  the Sands Area.. :)

then, there's this globe walking in front of me..

It was certainly not easy to navigate around in that papier-mâché globe cuz it's heavy! (Having the first hand experience of carrying paper-made stone moulds during the JC' drama days, lesson learnt was that paper-made stones can be very heavy!)

Walked along the helix bridge, explored the Shoppe @ Marina Sands (shops were all closed, hence window-shopped).

doesn't the roof of the marina sands remind you of the base of a banana split? ;)

We did not spend much time at the carnival area since the dark clouds had decided to burst and started drizzling while we were half way through the stalls.. (nothing much was missed though).  Due to the rain, we decided to keep to mrt- friendly venues to fill our stomach.. Ended up at Bugis' Swenson's..

Sad to say, breakfast choices at Swenson's  was limited. Ended up ordering the Jumbo Sausages that looked fat, juicy and succulent..

But I was baffled when this arrived:

Doesn't the sausage looks kinda pale and not jumbo-size? and the half slice of egg-battered french toast looked very battered indeed..  (yeah, pun intended). Like the tomato the best..

It was not much of a physical workout but it was great catching up with ziv, jac and sc. :) Headed home after that... Fell asleep after a nice cool shower and slept like a log for 5 hours! :)