.....times of refreshing.....

It's actually raising and not raisin, if you got it wrong. Me too, I was wondering where are the raisins! hahahhaha... Well, this is a charity event which  includes running as their first event. My ex-boss actually asked me to join her for the run where my other colleague also took part later, hearing that this is for charity. Though it is for charity, the goodies bag was actually quite good. They gave us 8 packs of meal replacement drinks, biscuits, isotonic drink, lots of vouchers as well as the Brooks running tee which I love it very much!! We opt for 10KM which is the longest run for the event.

The run was pleasant though its a smaller scale event compared to the big boys like Sundown, NTUC or Standard Chartered runs. It was held at the beautiful Gardens by the Bay and the route was similar to the Sundown Half-Marathon towards the last 10KM. The only complaint I had was the hazy skies where the readings are 'moderate unhealthy'. Other than that, it was really a nice, pleasant run and well-organised! Water points are available almost every 2.5KM...well done!

Folks warming up at 6.30am

The MBS in the early morning from Gardens By The Bay

It was still dark

What a nice and beautiful morning before the hazy skies

The flag off ... it was well on time at 7am . can you spot Yours Truly with the runkeeper on and wearing a bluetooth earpiece? hahaha...

Love this pix ... taken by the organiser at no cost. Mak Glam just commented that I look serious  in my instagram...well, actually I am running out of breath and finishing line is just ahead..hahaha... The run was not really difficult except after the 1st KM where we needed to run up the steep path at Marina Barrage. That was a killer stretch I guess. After that, it was all the way down to the Marina Barrage bridge and the terrain are mostly concrete and flat. Near the 5KM mark, there was a grassy path which helps to relax our feet due to the softer terrain.  The finishing line Took a pix with the sporting runners who lifted up the mood of the run. Well, they indeed finished 10KM wearing these and really kudos to them!! Initially I thought there's no medal since this is a charity event but well, to my surprise , I got another one to add to my collections!!

Have a good week!

Since I already taken my birthday leave last Monday in order to spend the long weekend with my family, I was working on my birthday on Tuesday. It seems weird to me as I always off on my birthday. Thus, my colleagues who knew it was my special day, they decided to bring me to Hard Rock Cafe in Sentosa for a treat.

We ordered quite a lot of food besides the set lunch which came with a salad for appetiser,  main course, free flow drink and ice-cream for desserts.  And, Hard Rock also has something special for birthday boys and girls..... Let's talk about the food first.

Tortilla chips with cheese to share for 5 of us. Its very nice ... love it.

Buffalo wings... luckily this is not so spicy and its tasty. A little sour and spicy.  Another finger food for sharing.

Here's my salad with thousand island dressing.

The main dish - I ordered a Ciabatta Roast beef. It's very filling and by the time I finished the first piece, I was very full!

Free flow ice tea

Dessert - Ice cream with apple pie

After the meal, my naughty colleague told the waitress it was my birthday without my knowledge. All of a sudden, she brought a sundae with a candle on top and announced to everyone in the restaurant that it was my birthday. She asked them to sing me a birthday song and make me stand up in front of everybody while holding the sundae.  hahaha....I felt so embarrassed but happy while they are singing the song and some of them are angmohs.  I thanked everyone after the song and blew the candle.

Here's the birthday sundae, on the house.

That's the first time a restaurant full of strangers sang me a song...hahaha.. And, with this I decided to foot the bill instead of my colleagues who arranged for the lunch and occasion. :)

Have a good weekend!

It was a nice weekend mainly I celebrated my birthday in advance with my family on a long weekend. Well, nothing grand but just a simple celebration and mainly it's eat and eat. I didn't post all the makan pixs here as I posted them before. September is a birthday month for my family as well as my in laws as there are lots of us born in this beautiful month. The birthdays will be follow by one another. And. next week I will be celebrating my kid's birthday as well as my wifey's birthday by the end of the month.

Here's your's truly with a Baskin Robbins ice-cream cake....thanks to the discounts due to the Merdeka celebrations

I always wanted to get a pen since mine was spoils long ago and to my pleasant surprise, my kid asked my wifey to get this Parker pen for me. They knew I love Parker and went to the mall to get it for me. Though it's not expensive but seeing that I am the sole bread winner for the family, the loving thoughts count a lot!!


And, oh.. before I returned back to Singapore, we had a simple dinner at Pekin Restaurant, not really a birthday dinner though or whatever it is... hahahaha... as we usually ordered the same food there.

Herbal chicken

'Four heavenly Kings'

Dragon vegetables

'Gu Rou' meat (Sweet and sour pork)

Next week will be my kid's turn and I needed to prepare two presents as usual, for both. So, whenever one got a birthday, the other one also got a pressie... to avoid jealously. hahaha...

Have a good week!