I went ‘running’ (more like jogging, walking, crawling) yesterday at Sembawang. As The laney drove there, I commented twice that I would ‘run’ less than the time taken to drive to Sembawang. And I was right. I did jog, walk, crawl faster than it took to drive there.

But we got to see all the ‘colonial houses’ near the wharf where all the US Navy (?) people live. And the big big houses where some of the expats live. Swimming pools, basketball hoops, large expanse of space, if it was not for the humid weather, I would think that we were in ang moh land. We walked past (yes at this point I was walking) a house with scarecrows perched on the gate, the occupants of that particular house having conveniently forgotten its existence after Halloween. At another house, in a distance from the road, there was a half built patio with wooden beams still lying on the ground with a small swimming pool. A boy child was playing by himself with those floating sticks and shouting to someone who we could not see. And at one point, there were two golden retrievers barking at us and running along the length of the fence and the opposite side was a Lassie (I forgot the breed) doing the same. As we walked past an area, suddenly I heard a hiss and some slithering. It turned out that there was cobra. That was my walk on the wild side.

It is nice being ‘out’ there and I could see where Chiam was coming from when she explained how different Canberra was and how she lived a lifestyle there. But I am still a city girl. I like to have my convenience store within walking vicinity. But of course it would be nice to live in the country sometimes for a very short time.

As he drove back home and I looked out the window, especially along upper Thomson where all the food is, it really looked nice to live out there. I never go out to eat there because of the parking but there is all these little places to chance upon. However, the thing about going out to eat at these places is the parking. And the hordes of people. But so many things to eat…

Anyway, the point is, I have tried it and running is really not for me. No matter how much I try to ‘motivate’ myself (i.e. buy running shoes, shorts, clothes, Nano carrier), I end up feeling horrible after the exercise. And my knee. Man, did it hurt last night. I am running out of options here. (Pun intended)