Friday, December 17, 2010
It was rare times like these that I enjoy.
instead of training today, our club had a recreational activity day instead :D
that day: friday 17/12/10
i reached pasir ris mrt at 9.30am but thought they weren't there yet. I sat at a bench till 10am, listening to music from my phone.
gathered later together, only to find out that some had reached before 10 too.
so we went to buy snacks and drinks after that, followed by a 10min walk to pasir ris park.
we found a place near the sandy beach, placed a plastic sheet on the short grass underneath a coconut tree. Then Edi found out that he lost his iphone!
we spent the next hour or so, doing a hunt for his iphone, retracing his route and going all the way back to the bus interchange to look for it in case he dropped it along the way. However, our efforts were kind of futile as there were clues that it had been taken by another person, a cantonese speaking middle age guy? So, we gave up searching and Edi, i felt, was feeling kind of downhearted even though we all had put in our utmost effort to find it.
I tried to fly my kites after that. My first attempt failed as one of my kites got tangled in the leaves of a coconut tree. I had to cut the kite string T.T
my second attempt was initially a success! the kite flew high into the azure blue sky, unfortunately, the string ran out and i hadn't tied the end of the string to the reel. I think the kite may have flown to the dense forest or somewhere beyond, like wild wild wet. good luck kite. i imagined it drifting off, yelling "freedom~"
so 2nd attempt failed...
as i walked back, i found my first kite drifting down the coconut tree! i eventually retrieved my first kite, awesome! although i was still sad at losing the 2nd one.
after that incident, we settled down on that plastic sheet and played card games. i could say that everybody's mood was lightened up after that. haha
the soft beach sand beckoned us to play on it. we played frisbee on the beach afterwards. then followed by a little sand castle building by shawn and I.
volleyball was played, not really volleyball, but just passing it around. we had to deal with soft sticky mud! shoes beware!
we had lunch at Just Acia at E!hub. i ate till my stomach ached. their teriyaki chicken set was good ^^
drank lots of root beer topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
the day came to a close with a game of bowling. honestly, this was my first attempt at bowling. although i didnt know what to do, i knew i had to knock all the pins down. got a lot of gutter balls but it was fun! i got a strike at the last attempt which came as a surprise, haha. but i have to admit, it was quite exhilarating.
when i returned home, i found i had a distinct tan line around my arms... nnnoooooo..
there, i had a great day and i hope more people will come for the next recreational activity :D
signing off.
Call Of The Wild at 11:07 PM