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Friday, July 15, 2011

Singapore: Miss and Wish

Summer of this year, our family was blessed to have a vacation in Singapore. We have enjoyed it so much (especially the running part) that we missed the experiences during our stay with the family of Den and Joy.

at the Southern Ridges National Park

Swthrt enjoying the run

At Mount Faber Park

The fun time we had with their children was something we would never forget. We stayed there for ten days and have a chance to run around the Bukit Panjang area for several days. The running experience was quite different in the sense that the place was very clean.

at school with Elliana and Louise

ice cream bar please!

one... two.. three pose!

the family in Singapore

with Elliana and Louise

and jump!

No “tambays” on the streets that would make you feel threatened. Instead, the serenity of the place would make you feel safe and secured. We usually start our run at around 6:30 am which was still dark in Singapore as the sun rises at around 7 am. Being new to the place, our first run was just around the block. In our second run, we tried to be daring and run beyond our comfort zones and explore the district. And on the following days we even run up to the neighboring district.

one of the many parks in Bukit Panjang

another park for runners

We found the place runner- friendly and noticed too, that Singaporeans are also fond of running. In fact, one of the most popular marathon races in Singapore is now open for registration, the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2011. One race that we really wish we could join this year.

screen capture of the Standard Charter Marathon 2011 website

We are praying and hoping for good souls to sponsor us in this trip as this would be one experience a runner would wish for, running a race abroad!

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Team JRunning running route in Bukit Panjang, Singapore

Running along Panjang Ring Road

Day 1 Run Route , distance: approximately 4K

Day 2 Run Route, distance: approximately 5K

Team JRunning blessed to visit family in Singapore

God blessed us with an opportunity to visit Swthrt's sister and mom in Singapore. We arrived early morning of Saturday and planned to stay for the whole week. Swthrt and I also got a chance to ran around Bukit Panjang where we are staying.

Our family on the way to Marina Bay

Lovers in Singapore

The Esplanade at the background

@ Marina Bay

Friday, January 14, 2011

AMAUIBLOG was in Manila

The author and owner of one of Maui’s well-visited blogsite, amauiblog returned home last December 2010. Liza or Ne, as we fondly called her was my one and only sister. Though the circumstances surrounding her return to the Philippines were not that good (we had an uncle who died whom she paid respect to), we were glad that she was home after almost 8 years living with her own family in Maui, Hawaii. She only had a week to visit our parents and relatives.

Liza was also a runner in her own right as she was able to join and finish several cause- oriented fun runs from where she lives.

She was also a member of an all-female team who joined the famous Hana Relay in Maui.

And being a runner, Liza took the opportunity to join us in our regular runs in UP. Together with Swthrt and I, Liza enjoyed running at the UPD Academic oval even with the eyesore garbage left by the students who participated in the annual UP Lantern Parade the night before our run. Prior to our run, Liza said that she might only be doing a couple of rounds of the oval but she was able to do more rounds after enjoying every round with a cup of taho.

She surely missed eating it. When we were little kids, we always wait for the friendly taho vendor who regularly went to our apartment every morning.

After the run, we took her around the campus where swthrt and I would normally run, and places when running inside the oval feels boring for us. We planned to run again the following day but the weather did not cooperate. Hopefully, when Liza returns again soon, we can spend more time running with her not only in UP but to the rest of the running venues we have here in Manila. Or better yet, she would experience the thrill of joining a race here in the Philippines.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Running the Hana Relay

The famous Hana Relay was a 52 mile run traversing 617 curves and crossing 56 bridges through breathtaking sceneries of Maui, Hawaii. The course begins in Kahului airport and ends in Hana Ball Park in Maui. There were 6 persons per team with each team member running 3 legs (approximately 2-3 miles per leg). Liza, my sister joined this event and has successfully accomplished the race. All members of the team were able to finish the entire race.

Liza with her teammates

My sister Liza settled in Maui after her marriage with Brad. One of the best tourist destinations in the world, it would really be enticing to run and experience the excitement of joining this kind of race. Liza was the first one who got into running. She inspired me after I have read in her blog, liza’s eyeview, her several postings regarding charity fun runs which she joined.