Shiny Happy People

Went to McRitchie Reservoir again this morning. Just wanted to do some light exercise and laze about, maybe continue reading Fish! while lying down on the grass. The weather was perfect, the breeze blowing gently, the 'mood' is in the air. After a few minutes of stretching, the itch got to us. 'Let's run', says CT. And off we went.

After a morning's worth of trekking yesterday, we decided not to stress our tired legs too much this time, choosing to run on the wooden planks that our Gahment erected along the perimeter of the reservoir. Other than having to slow down and avoid the people strolling abreast each other, this route is much much more easier to run. No up and down slopes, no rocky and muddy terrain, no risk of slipping on some loose rocks.

Halfway through the route, there were a few monkeys sitting around, enjoying the view. On my way back, I passed by them again, and saw this cute little one lying down while the other 2 groomed him. They were so adorable that I can't help but stop to take a picture of them. And they did well to maintain their pose even as I moved up close. Say 'Konica!'.

After our short run, which I'm guesstimating to be about 3 plus to 4km give/take, we lepak and read the books we brought along with us by the water while waiting for Sukaimi to finish his expedition to the hidden Japanese shrine/temple with his MR25 buddies. There was a family near us, reading the papers and discussing about the news, and this man and I believe his brother was trying to teach the daughter how to fly kite, but it seems like it ended with just the two of them having all the fun while the girl just watched. I dunno why but I really enjoyed being surrounded by the peace and harmony of it all.

We just talked to Sukaimi yesterday about a 'running boom' happening right now. Yeah, noticed that too. Even before we got to know him, ct n myself joined my company in the JP Morgan and Chase corporate run, the turnout was so overwhelming that it exceeded their expectations. They don't have enough certificates and t-shirts for the runners and had to send them out later by mail or by other means.

And now I look around me, there are groups and individuals running everywhere. Mother and daughter, father and son, friends and colleagues, girlfriend and boyfriend, fit hunks and hot babes, they're everywhere. You know they enjoy what they're doing, coz you can see the 'glow' on their faces. Shiny happy people holding hands...

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