my weekly walk with my retiree friends at macritchie reservoir park is called off at the slightest hint of inclement weather; like yesterday, i ended up the lone walker (in my group) along the prunus-petai trail. the others were snugged in their beds at home. their excuse: it had rained earlier, just before dawn.
however, for my monthly walk, with my former students and ex-colleagues, we are not so easily deterred. in fact, the last walk at bishan park 2, we carried our umbrellas as we walked in the drizzle. today, we could have aborted the walk because it was threatening to rain. in fact, there were drops of it but we decided to brave it.
the assembly area was car park b1, the one just before ford road. our usual early bird, kwan, was not there. later, we found out that he was at east coast park at 7.30 a.m. but at macdonalds, which is a few kilomtres from car park b1. upon receiving the call from me, he walked to meet us. today, it was the pastor's turn to lose the way. albert surprised us by turning up with his wife. jennifer could not join us today because she was rushing some presentation for her usa trip.
we 'refuelled' at the very popular macdonalds outlet at east coast parkway. the majority of us had not eaten at fast food joints for more a decade, so when it came to ordering of food, we looked quite lost. most of us went for either the muffin or the pancake.
our next walk will probably be held on 5 july because seck yeong will be away in suzhou in june, see thiam is going on a mission trip to cambodia at the end of may and albert will be in melbourne for two months.
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