Run 350

Took part in the Run 350 race which is a run for the environment. I signed up for the half marathon but did not really have time to train for it. It was actually a run which I went in with very very little training and mileage.

The run took place at the Floating Platform it started at 6am. I was there early but I forgot my wallet and in the process could not top up my cash card and so I had to find a free parking place which was a little bit further than what I would have got if I had parked in the car park near the venue. Anyway the walk to the start line was refreshing. I went with the second wave of runners.

The first 8km was really uncomfortable I think I needed that long to warm up and the next 8km was actually easier I felt. The last 5km was ok I think I did pretty well under 3hrs not the best time ever but I was happy. The one thing I took back from the race was that the sequence to the 3R’s is Reduce, Reuse and Recycle in that order. So that was it the first half marathon for the year.

Battleship

Caught the movie BATTLESHIP recently !!! Great movie I love it, it reminded me of the old days where we played Battleship on those grid paper’s in school. Easy, simple, inexpensive and fun game … for the boys anyway. I really love the part where they called out the location to be hit … awesome just like in the games e used to play.

Cruise

The family decided to go for a cruise it was a 4 day / 3 night cruise to Penang and Phuket on board Superstar Virgo. The kids were excited as it was their first time on board a ship. We took a cab to Harbour Front and boarded the vessel at around noon just in time for lunch on board. We had previously on the day before did a town check-in, so all we had to do now was get our luggage on-board. Check in was a breeze, cleared immigration and soon we were on-board the ship. Our luggage had not arrived yet so we went exploring. The Kids went wild when they saw the kiddy pool. We had lunch and then it was time to set sail. The kids actually were having a wee nap at that point and missed some of the bonvoyage festivities.

Next morning the kids went to the pool and did more exploring. They love the stairs !! We arrived in Penang around noon but we did not get down from the vessel as there was not much we wanted to see at Penang. The kids went for a swim as there was practically no one around and I tried their new slide which was AWESOME. If you ever go try it you rode down this slide and they did it such that part of the slide actually was over the side of the ship and you were actually over the water and it was transparent at that spot so you could actually see down. The only draw back was the climb to the top of the slide. We set sail in the evening for Phuket.

The third day was spent in Phuket but we were not anchored in town but on the outskirts and we could actually go down. We all went down this time but the weather was so hot that we decided to get back on-board as soon as possible. The Captain’s Gala Dinner was held this evening and we got the Japanese Restaurant which the missus always wanted to try but in previous holidays it was always full. The kids enjoyed the Kids menu served to them and was really amazed by the introduction of the Captain and crew.

Soon it was the end of our holidays and we were back to Singapore on our fourth day. Overall an enjoyable short get away.