Bro took part in the Milo Youth Tryathlon on Saturday morning, hence we set off before 6am, intending to reach Sentosa by 7am. I stopped at the market below the block where Grand-uncle used to stay a long time ago and "da-bao" a packet of noodles, a fried egg and fish cake.
Unfortunately, we ran into a CAT 1 storm as we were about to enter the Sentosa bridge. Seeking shelter with a couple of Caucasian kids and their Dad who were also on the way to take part in the triathlon, we waited for the worse to pass before continuing our journey.
The organization of the event at Tanjong Beach was a mess, perhaps and largely due to space constraint. Due to CAT 1 weather conditions, the race was postponed to about an hour later. The cycling stage was very poorly staged as the roads were too narrow to overtake safely and the wet weather only made matters worse. Quite a few accidents took place and the kids were braking all over the place, causing the participants behind them to jam their brakes too, and it was amazing none of the spectacular pile-ups I imagined would happen actually took place. Nonetheless, it was interesting to see some of them, especially the Caucasians, brave enough to overtake in particularly dangerous sections. I guess kids are more daring and they tend to lose their bravado as they grow up.
At the end of the event, we left for Palawan Beach hoping to catch some beach volleyball action. I was disappointed to see none going on, weird, I thought the papers said the competition was on Sat and Sun from 10am onwards. Hence, we left for lunch at Seah Im, before heading to Elken at AMK to get some stuff for Mum.
Bro broke off at Khatib to look for a friend and attend a birthday party while I continued home.
Total distance: 61km
Money spent: $4.30
Participants: LSH, Bro
Unfortunately, we ran into a CAT 1 storm as we were about to enter the Sentosa bridge. Seeking shelter with a couple of Caucasian kids and their Dad who were also on the way to take part in the triathlon, we waited for the worse to pass before continuing our journey.
The organization of the event at Tanjong Beach was a mess, perhaps and largely due to space constraint. Due to CAT 1 weather conditions, the race was postponed to about an hour later. The cycling stage was very poorly staged as the roads were too narrow to overtake safely and the wet weather only made matters worse. Quite a few accidents took place and the kids were braking all over the place, causing the participants behind them to jam their brakes too, and it was amazing none of the spectacular pile-ups I imagined would happen actually took place. Nonetheless, it was interesting to see some of them, especially the Caucasians, brave enough to overtake in particularly dangerous sections. I guess kids are more daring and they tend to lose their bravado as they grow up.
At the end of the event, we left for Palawan Beach hoping to catch some beach volleyball action. I was disappointed to see none going on, weird, I thought the papers said the competition was on Sat and Sun from 10am onwards. Hence, we left for lunch at Seah Im, before heading to Elken at AMK to get some stuff for Mum.
Bro broke off at Khatib to look for a friend and attend a birthday party while I continued home.
Total distance: 61km
Money spent: $4.30
Participants: LSH, Bro
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