E-X-H-A-U-S-T-E-D--after marathon

Finally after the marathon...yesterday i was so shagged tat i din bother to blog...now finally regained some energy after sleeping for near 10hrs...

I gotta wake up at 2.15am to get ready for my marathon drink station volunteer work...gotta meet at 3am to get our stuff like food (it sux as usual), gloves and penknife etc...oh ya i met zhanjiang who was there as section leader...anw my station was pathetic..cos ended up only 2 crew under me..we gotta work super hard cos we severely understaffed...needed to set up 24tables n prepare to uncap near 6000+ bottles for the full marathon runners..this yr the bottles were super hard to open..it didn't take long for us all to feel the pain n blisters developing even we were wearing gloves..we worked from 4+ to 7+ then we rested abit before the first batch of elite runners approached our station...they finished 40km in ab 2hrs time lor...super fast..by then we worked relentlessly all the way..with only 3 of us n trying to replenish the drinks..need to uncap n everything...as more ppl approached we found it super hard to keep up n even if i kept requesting for more ppl...we struggled until 11+ before they arrived...

we oso had to open chilled drinks as most runners like more due to the super hot weather...i was super glad tat 2 korean runners (half marathon runners who finished earlier) stopped n helped us to open the caps n gave out to runners...their english was quite bad so they shouted 'ice ice' instead of ice water haha...they oso shouted encouragement to fellow korean n many stopped to chat...i had to carry boxes of bottled drinks to replenish water..then dug into ice cold water to retrieve the chilled drinks...really strained my back and many small cuts and blisters after tat...until the backup came then we managed to catch a breather n rest our tired legs...we muz hav been standing for 4hrs n running ab to carry drinks...really really v shagged...the back up had 18 crew which meant we were over-staffed haha..so i juz sat back n relax while they can slowly help me do the work...by then crowds were beginning to thin out..

haiz my crews were the most cold-blooded ppl...after we stood down from duty at near 2pm...we juz walked back to padang..they juz treated me invisible n started walking in front of me until i lost sight of them...i worked as hard as any of them too...haiz...showed their true faces after tat...
but well on the happier note..i met yunning after tat for my well-deserved lunch ( my bfast was at 5am)...i had the $20 reimbursement n since we both suddenly v enthu we decided to try genki sushi buffet at $15++..add $2 u can hav free flow of drinks...oh ya we met hong ge on the way to marina sq who juz gave me a punch n walked off..act cool guy haha..we ate till we nearly burst at the buffet...we counted we ate ard 28 dishes...the best is the salmon sushi...big slices on each sushi..damn nice..our target was 30 but we really wanna puke le..haha teewei u nv come..missed a good meal..

after eating we cautiously( due to our bloated tummy) made our way to the mrt station where we were going to istana to watch the last COG of the yr...by the time we rushed there they juz reached n i cant really get a good look with ppl tall in front of me (pity yunning too hehe)...i saw my cousin watching too..he was once in military band n he told me the band yesterday was the best..this month the stunts are finally diff from all those tat i watched earlier this yr...more throwing of rifles!! my fav...there was one with 2 guys stood facing each other with a person in the centre facing the front...the 2 guys were exchanging rifles right in front of the person's face haha...too bad i stood at the side so at tat angle i really couldnt see much..the performance was quite good as no one dropped rifle or did wrong moves (as far as i can see)...the only minor flaw was one guy's helmet dropped (which he caught it in time) when they ended off one section n bent down their head...it was bad of me la..but he indeed look quite silly haha...

after tat yunning n i parted to go home..my cousin n i took the same bus home where he, as usual, kept talking to me while i was struggling to keep my eyes open n answered his usual silly questions..i was super tired after everything n forcing myself to keep awake while i walked home..i afterall, was awake nearly the whole night...the rest of the details are no more interesting so i shall end here...yawn...still tired...