A special day

I don't usually do this... The hopeless romantic stuff, that is. Not in keeping with strong manly type.

But it's been 25 years since I've saw her standing there (as Lennon would say). And 21 years since we got engaged, so the relationship is formally reached maturity. 20 years since the wedding, and quite a milestone in this day and age.

So, given this is a special year, I decided I'd make this overtly extravagant gesture (in addition to the more 'expected' gift of a cute classic in Malaysia, and a precious pebble in Peru), of a bouquet of our favourite flowers.

Happy birthday, dear. 

LYMYNY 

Run for hope

.Today, we did something specially meaningful. I had picked up running earlier this year and with the ability to record each run with the help of a GOS-enabled smartphone app, this has become an activity worth sustaining as one aims to run more, in new places, faster pace and longer distances.

Today, spurred on by M who first signed up for this Charity Run with her softball mates, D and I joined her too, D in the 3.5km run and me for the 10-km. I think the last time I ran 10k was half my lifetime ago (at a company sports day), and we ran the length and back of the runway. This time, the 10k was around the beautiful Marina Bay. It's a new route, and ranks up there with my run from the Willard to Lincoln Memorial in Washington, along Halong Bay from Novotel to The Bridge, and between hotels W and Arts in Barcelona. 

The scenic route helped, for I felt 'the wall' around km7, but what really spurred me on was the reason for the run: we all ran for hope, for cancer patients and specifically for our friends A and S who are undergoing treatment presently. May they be cured and may a cure be found.