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How i celebrate National day in Singapore?

How time had flown.. Singapore had grown from an small island to commerical city to global city where many foreigners and local come together to make Singapore a place for us to work and play..

Come to think, as living standard has risen up, many young Singaporeans are venturing out to foreign land learning many new things to bring home to share and to contribute to economy. Singapore spirit are united in times of SARS. Salute to doctors and nurses who are fighting to save lives. Singaporeans also stay united to make sure that we are healthy enough to make our home clean.

Landscape of Singapore had changed from Old Singapore where there were many shop houses in China town. No tall buildings for offices to work... Only coolies and trishaw men to be seen in street working so hard to make SIngapore our home.













Old Singapore (Shop Houses in Chinatown)


Looking at this photo. Can you imagine how this shop houses had sprouted into high rise commerical buildings?

As i was taking part in NUS Triathlon Sprint, the cycling route was challenging for me, an invoice who picked up cycling a year ago. I had near-death experience in my adventure race while riding on bicycle not long after i learnt how to ride bicycle.

The cycling route in Triathlon was from East Coast Hawker Centre via Big Splash. I begin to cycle faster towards Fort Road exited to Mountbatten Road. Then along the Mountbatten road passing SADeaf and turn to Nicholl HighWay. What a sight of high rise commerical buildings standing in the heart of city.

I begin to cycle towards Esplande and made U-turn to the road via Suntec that lead back to Nicholl Highway. I started to marvel at the fast changing of Singapore.

Taking part in NUS Triathlon was the way to celebrate Singapore's birthday. When i return back to Fort Road and enter East Coast Park, weariness started to over come me.

Suddenly i pedalled furiously back to East Coast Park Hawker Centre (Transition area) to finish one more discipline.

After putting back the bike at Transition area, i begin to run 5km. It was fairly short for me and managed to finish all 3 disciplines, 500m swim followed by 22km cycling and last of all, 5km run.

It was great sprint i ever did this year.

Had a good rest and head for dragon boat training which last for 2.5 hours. Shiok that i could not sleep well at night. Grab 3 hours sleep and went blur at work in morning.

Feeling high after triathlon and will take part again in Aqauthlon(Swim and run) in coming September..

Happy Birthday , Singapore with my best timing of swimming and running (cycling is unbearable!!)

posted by citrusby @ 8/09/2006 09:25:00 PM