This morning, woke up very early at about 645 am to prepare breakfast for CT. Made for him kaya toast with half boiled egg as well as a cup of milo and a banana. Reason? He will be running for the Safra Bay Run at Esplanade.
We left the house at 7:15am, and drove to Shaw House to park our car there. It was crowded as there were many participants.
Here's CT before the run..
Haha..check out Caleb's sleepy eyes...as he was still dazed from the rushing we all did early the morning when he just woke up at about 705am..we quickly changed him and left the house. Think he was still very blur as to what is happening.
When we bid CT farewell, we went to the counter to register for lucky draw as well as to get the goodie bag. Initially, I thought it was so easy, but it wasnt! First, I had to be in the midst of many dirty and sweaty runners who just finished their 10km or 21km run. Then, the booths for lucky draw and goodie bag was not so easy to get by because it was in the field and the field was MUDDY! VERY MUDDY until when I stepped into it, I couldnt walk and my slippers was stuck. So my leg was so muddy that I left my slipper deep in the mud while I walked barefooted in the mud to the lucky draw booth. After that, then I realised that the goodie bag booth was quite a distance away which I had to walk through the thick mud as well.
I didnt want to risk it because I was afraid I might slip and it wasnt easy to walk barefooted in the deep mud. Sigh.. So I went back to the pavement where Vicky and Caleb was waiting for me and was wondering what to do. We thought of walking through the pavements over to the other side of the field where the booth may be nearer but we were stopped and was denied access to continue as they only allow participants to walk through. So we went back to the same place and I decided to approach one guy to help us take instead and it was easy for them to walk with their shoes on. All for the sake of a goodie bag which was instructed by CT to take. Haha. Sigh..
As we were walking out of the place, I needed to wash my muddy feet. We didnt have enough water with us to wash away all those mud in my slippers and feet. So then I thought of the portable toilets that was set up for the runners to get water from the taps but to no avail as there was no water coming out. So then, I grew desperate to clean myself up..that I thought of the fountain. Filled up my water bottle over and over again there to wash my feet. Haha..I felt so accomplished after fulfilling what I wanted to do!
After that, we went to find breakfast as Vicky and I havent taken our breakfast.
So we walked in the citylink mall which of course, all the shops were not yet opened. We walked so far up and down the escalators with Caleb with us, that it wasnt so easy and I almost wanted to turn back. But finally, we walked to almost the end at the City Hall Station where we found a cafe selling croissant and kaya toast. I ordered 2 ham and cheese croissant for me and Vicky as well as a plum lime juice for myself and teh-si for Vicky.
As we were waiting for the food, I was looking at the pathetic goodie bag which I felt silly trying so hard to get it. I looked at the programme booklet where it tells of the route which CT was running and so, I looked at where he would be ending and wanted so much to go see him reach the end point. So we hurriedly ate and rushed to the finishing point.
The music was booming and jarring. We waited at the Padang for him to finish..
However, we didnt see anyone that has the same tag as him as the rest were all 10km or 21km. CT was only running 6km..which had a white tag in front of his shirt. But we saw no one with the same tag. So I concluded that the whole batch has not arrived yet.
So we were all waiting eagerly for CT to finish his race. We spotted a mother carrying her baby and finishing her 10 km fast walk. How amazing. I wouldnt have done that.
After waiting for quite a while, we saw two women walking to the finishing line with the 6 km tag on them and we then realised, CT had already finished his run since I was sure he could have beat these two women who were chatting and walking.
Sigh..so we walked to Esplanade where we arranged to meet if we did not see each other at the finishing point. Here's Caleb owning the whole road!
We spotted CT and he asked me where I was as he was waiting here for me for quite a long time already. So here's CT after his run...after about 15-20 mins already. Haha
He commented that I should have seen him when he just finished..he was so flushed. After chatting about his run and all, we realised that I was waiting at the wrong place for him to finish. The Padang wasnt his ending point though it was stated clearly in the booklet. Sigh.
We sat on the floor for CT to cool down...and guess what was Caleb doing? He was being his usual sociable self..walking up to people and checking them out. The girls in the group started playing with him after that.
That's Caleb for you..
After a while, we walked over to Marina Square for CT to clean up and change. Caleb also did the same as his toes were a bit muddy.
Here's Caleb in the toilet drying his legs after a wash in the basin.
We also fed him his milk in the toilet.
Then, we walked around in Marina Square, especially to the kids zone just outside the huge Kiddy Palace shop.
Caleb had his share of fun there with especially the kiddy rides as he knows all the characters in the rides due to his early exposure to Disney Channel.
He also had fun in the Kiddy Palace shop..
After that, we walked over to Suntec for lunch at the Food Court. I had this interesting dry ban mian dish with stewed minced meat, egg and lots of veggies which I enjoyed.
Then, we went to Carrefour to shop for baby pram. Here's Caleb enjoying himself in the cart. If only we knew earlier, we would have placed him there as it was much easier than him running around.
After a while, he squatted in the cart and CT discovered he was pooing because of THAT look. So here's his initial reaction.
Then, his "trying-to-push-real-hard-poo poo look"
And finally, his "finished poo poo relieved look"
How interesting..
We finally bought a new pram for the new baby and it costs us only $90 bucks. After shopping, CT had to carry the box single handedly all the way to our car which was parked opposite Suntec. Can you imagine how tired we were? as by the time we walked back to the car, it was about 2 plus pm already...My tummy felt so heavy while CT was probably still recovering from his run.
What a long morning!
