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::Yellow Ribbon Prison Run'10::

Monday, September 06, 2010 @ 1:55 AM

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::5th September 2010::

*Ahem* Here's presenting my very first run; the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run'10 - Beyond the Run. With the help of the Subordinate Courts Sport Committee, we (Puikwan, XueNi and I) were able to register for the run at a price of only $5! The remaining registration fee of $20 will be absorbed by the Subordinate Courts welfare fund. As for Audrey and Daphne who were interested as well, they registered under Individual Registration and had to pay for the full amount too. Corporate Registration FTW :P

By the way, all of us agreed on going for the 6km Fun Run; instead of the 10km Competitive Run. The reason being... this is our very first run! Weren't very sure if we could handle 10km of hardcore endurance test.

Anyway,
Here's some background information on the Yellow Ribbon Project:-

Started in 2004, the Yellow Ribbon Project is a community initiative in Singapore that aims to create awareness of the need to give second chances to ex-offenders, generate acceptance of ex-offenders and their families in the community, and inspire community action to support the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-offenders into society.

Featuring a unique run route, the signature event of the Yellow Ribbon Project, the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run 2010 sets a pace unlike any other run in Singapore. It takes runners past several historical sites in the Changi area; including Johore Battery, Changi Chapel Museum and Old Changi Prison Wall. As runners approached the finish line, they entered the conserved old Changi Prison Gatehouse that leads to the new Changi Prison Complex.

Themed “Beyond The Run”, the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run is all about giving ex-offenders a second chance to start afresh. By our participation, we are lending your voice collectively to a message of hope for all ex-offenders “to pick themselves up and to get back on track”.

=quoted from CARE Network=

Okay, okay. Featuring the goodie bag :P

Very yellow~

And so,
I had to wake up really early as I will be meeting my friends at Tiong Bahru MRT station @6.30am! And guess what? It was raining!!! :\ Pretty unlucky, eh? (O.Q)

Met up with XueNi and Daphne first at Tiong Bahru, boarded the train with Puikwan boarding the train at Outram station and Audrey, later at Paya Lebar station. Rode it all the way to Expo station.

WE! (#1)

Well... since I didn't have time to change my shoelace to the "Yellow Ribbon" one, I did it on the train instead :P

Donated $2 to obtain this shoelace!
All donations will go to the Yellow Ribbon Fund.

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And all of us got them! xD
Another reason was to help set a new record for the
"Most Numbers of Runners Wearing Yellow Shoelaces"
in the Singapore Book of Record.

We reached Expo @7.15am, and by the looks of it... there were lots of people wearing the Yellow Ribbon race shirts or carrying the Yellow Ribbon goodie bag!

Went into the Expo building to relieve selves; and also to attach the D-tag to our shoelaces and to pin the number bib on our shirts. Stuffs to do before the race! :D

WE! (#2)
without number bibs! :P

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Woohoo~

WE!! (#3)
Number bibs up! :D

With that, it's time to head off to the starting point of the run!! Shuttle bus services were provided to ferry the runners from the Expo MRT station to the start point @SAF field; Farnborough Road (Changi Village).

YOG (Youth Olympic Games) buses were used as the shuttle buses :P

Well, it was still drizzling when we have reached the destination. Volunteers/helpers of the event were distributing ponchos to the runners. Looks like they were well-prepared for such unfortunate weather that might occur... like now (O.Q) At least, the run would not be cancelled.

Ponchos equipped on!
(+10 to water resistance)

Once this action (of equipping the ponchos) was completed by all five of us, we queued up to deposit our bags. Volunteers/helpers gave out big plastic bags to each of us; so that we could put our bags in and then secure the plastic bags. As a result, our bags won't get wet/dirty when we deposited them into the Baggage Area.

Lots of yellow-shirted poncho people queuing at the Baggage Area

And now, we shall proceed to the starting point; with ponchos and all :)
Pictures, pictures!

Making our way over to the starting point :P

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Yay! Starting point is in our sight :D

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WE! (#4)
Final shot before we begin~

Past through the starting point and we were on our way to complete the 6km run! Couldn't really run in such wet weather. Opted to jogging and brisk walking instead. Whenever I began to pick up my speed, the wind would either blow my poncho hood off (defenses from rain, down) or press the sides of the hood against my face (in turn suffocating me). So yea, this proves my point that running in poncho... sucks! :X However, Audrey, Puikwan and I ran up and down every single slopes we encountered xD! And waited for the rest to catch up to us :P

The 6km route would take us past several historical and prison sites in the Changi area. The sites are the Selarang Park Community Supervision Centre (SPCSC), Johore Battery, Lloyd Leas Work Release Camp (LLC), Changi Chapel/Museum, Changi Women's Prison (CWP), Tanah Merah Prison (TMP), Changi Prison Wall and lastly, the Changi Prison Complex (CPC).

As for the route: SAF Field ► Loyang Avenue ► Abingdon Road ► Cosford Road ► Upper Changi Road North ► Changi Prison Complex.
Pictures, pictures!

Heh, first kilometre~

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Reached 2km! :D

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Waiting for each other!
We planned to complete this run together :)

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Floating hoods :X

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Yellow ribbons were tied to the trees to mark the route!

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And oh! It's 3km already!~

Finally, we reached the Johore Battery - one of the famous main historical landmarks in Changi. It comprises a labyrinth of underground tunnels, used to store ammunition for three 5-inch Monster guns , which the British has constructed for the integrated coastal defence of Singapore in 1939.

And I supposed that is one of the Monster guns xD

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Yay! Red button for pressing~ xD

Enough of leisure time! Need to press on to complete the run :D

Cool Zone.
(not sure what it's for...)

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Four! Kilometre!

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Ah~ We have encountered a fork in the road! A split road for the 10km and 6km runners.
Turn left for 10km and straight ahead for 6km.

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& of course, we are of "6KM Runner" :P

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Another historical site - the Changi Prison Wall!
Built in 1936, Changi Prison was the last prison built by the British.
A stretch of 180 metres, the Changi Prison Wall and its two corner turrets were preserved to honour the memory of our World War II veterans.

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Woohoo!~ Finishing point in sight! :D

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Hurray! :D

Teehee. With that, we have completed our first 6km run :D We managed to survive through the wet and cold during the run. It was real fun finishing this run together. As a result from this run, we were drenched from the rain! Even our shoes and socks were really wet D: Believe me, the feeling of wetness was gross and squishy (._.)

Yayness! :D

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Reward: WET SHOES AND SOCKS!

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Posing happily at the finishing point for the 10km run :P

Okay okay, so we made our way back to the Baggage Area to retrieve our bags. Due to the rain, the grass field has evolved to a muddy field with puddles of water everywhere! The worst thing was... out of all the colour coded baggage point, we just had to deposit our bags at the green point; which most people have also deposited their bags there (@.@) In the end, we too had to queue with all those people as well... D:

SEE!! :(

After the long wait, we managed to finally get back our beloved bags. We hurried over to collect our goodie bags and then proceeded to the carnival area of the event! :D

Enjoying the carnival vibes~

Also, there were some people walking around with locks around their neck. They were "ex-offenders" looking for people to unlock them; giving them a second chance to start afresh. And we (Puikwan and I) were asked to do the honour of unlocking their second "prison" with a really huge key!

In turn, we received two complimentary tickets to the Science Centre each! :D

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Yay! :D

Looks studio-ish~♥

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What are you looking at??!?!

@11am, we left the carnival area and walked back out to look for the shuttle bus, which would bring us back to Expo. On the way there, Puikwan and Daphne were looking through the goodie bag for their fruits (@.@) Lol.

Banana and apple!

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Look at all the shuttle buses!

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Lyo and Merly :)

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Played with my origami samurai hat on the bus :P

Reached Expo @11.30am. Time to look for lunch! :D Well, that's after we have changed out of our wet clothes :P Lucky for us, we did bring along some extra clothes. And we decided to have our lunch at Texas Chicken after seeing a banner of it. Never eaten there before! :D

Looks promising...

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Shared a family feast with Audrey, Puikwan and XueNi!
8pc chicken, 2 large sides & 4 biscuits = $25.90

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Well, meh... still prefers Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen!!!

With that, we took the train over to Suntec Convention Hall for Comex 2010!! IT Fair here we come! Met up with Joshua over there as well :P He's gonna help me pick a camera~ So yea, we kinda split up to look for the IT stuffs we wanted - XueNi, Joshua and I for cameras / Audrey, Daphne and Puikwan for mp3 player (Puikwan's).

And I managed to choose one out of all those Canon cameras!!! (Yep, I'm dropping Sony and picking Canon this time round) Wanted to get one of those more manual type of digital camera. So I have chosen Canon Powershot SX210 IS (comes in black, gold and purple - I picked gold though) :D!! It costed me $599 + $70 for extension of warranty.

My Mr. Golden :)
Looks like Ms. Pink have to retire~ (O.Q)

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Comes with all these free gifts!!
(like the two 8gb SD memory cards, Adidas wash bag, compact optical mouse...)

XueNi, Joshua and I popped over to Funan IT mall to look for Joshua's camera; because he couldn't find what he have in mind at Comex. Oh well~ Anyway, he managed to get his at the mall. Not a wasted trip! And also, I bought a third party spare battery for Mr. Golden. Extra life force (^o^)b

Anyway, few weeks later, I received my certificate of participation through mail! :D

Teehee, I have yet to show you what's in the goodie bag as well!

Nothing much though...

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but I really like this special one of a kind “Key” memento,
which symbolize the key to unlocking the second prison for ex-offender in the community.

And so,
It was a very fruitful day for me :) My very first 6km run. My new camera.

We too, found out that 6km running distance was quite endurable. So we decided to up the challenge and take on 10km next time round. So next up, NIKE CITY 10K - SG vs. KL!!!
Get your running shoes on... it's time to get down and run!!!!

(｡･ω･｡)ﾉ~☆'･:*;'･:*'･:*'･:*;'･:*'ﾊﾞｲﾊﾞｲ☆

Credits to Audrey for the pictures that were used.

[=END=]

♪ Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree
It's been three long year
Do you still want me?♫

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--xoxo,
Akira Star

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::Yellow Ribbon Prison Run'10:: Monday, September 06, 2010 @ 1:55 AM [62888] ::5th September 2010:: Ahem Here's presenting my very first run; the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run'10 - Beyond the Run. With the help of the Subordinate Courts Sport Committee, we (Puikwan, XueNi and I) were able to register for the run at a price of only $5! The remaining registration fee of $20 will be absorbed by the Subordinate Courts welfare fund. As for Audrey and Daphne who were interested as well, they registered under Individual Registration and had to pay for the full amount too. Corporate Registration FTW :P By the way, all of us agreed on going for the 6km Fun Run; instead of the 10km Competitive Run. The reason being... this is our very first run! Weren't very sure if we could handle 10km of hardcore endurance test. Anyway, Here's some background information on the Yellow Ribbon Project:- Started in 2004, the Yellow Ribbon Project is a community initiative in Singapore that aims to create awareness of the need to give second chances to ex-offenders, generate acceptance of ex-offenders and their families in the community, and inspire community action to support the rehabilitation and reintegration of ex-offenders into society. Featuring a unique run route, the signature event of the Yellow Ribbon Project, the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run 2010 sets a pace unlike any other run in Singapore. It takes runners past several historical sites in the Changi area; including Johore Battery, Changi Chapel Museum and Old Changi Prison Wall. As runners approached the finish line, they entered the conserved old Changi Prison Gatehouse that leads to the new Changi Prison Complex. Themed “Beyond The Run”, the Yellow Ribbon Prison Run is all about giving ex-offenders a second chance to start afresh. By our participation, we are lending your voice collectively to a message of hope for all ex-offenders “to pick themselves up and to get back on track”. =quoted from CARE Network= Okay, okay. Featuring the goodie bag :P Very yellow~ And so, I had to wake up really early as I will be meeting my friends at Tiong Bahru MRT station @6.30am! And guess what? It was raining!!! :\ Pretty unlucky, eh? (O.Q) Met up with XueNi and Daphne first at Tiong Bahru, boarded the train with Puikwan boarding the train at Outram station and Audrey, later at Paya Lebar station. Rode it all the way to Expo station. WE! (#1) Well... since I didn't have time to change my shoelace to the "Yellow Ribbon" one, I did it on the train instead :P Donated $2 to obtain this shoelace! All donations will go to the Yellow Ribbon Fund. And all of us got them! xD Another reason was to help set a new record for the "Most Numbers of Runners Wearing Yellow Shoelaces" in the Singapore Book of Record. We reached Expo @7.15am, and by the looks of it... there were lots of people wearing the Yellow Ribbon race shirts or carrying the Yellow Ribbon goodie bag! Went into the Expo building to relieve selves; and also to attach the D-tag to our shoelaces and to pin the number bib on our shirts. Stuffs to do before the race! :D WE! (#2) without number bibs! :P Woohoo~ WE!! (#3) Number bibs up! :D With that, it's time to head off to the starting point of the run!! Shuttle bus services were provided to ferry the runners from the Expo MRT station to the start point @SAF field; Farnborough Road (Changi Village). YOG (Youth Olympic Games) buses were used as the shuttle buses :P Well, it was still drizzling when we have reached the destination. Volunteers/helpers of the event were distributing ponchos to the runners. Looks like they were well-prepared for such unfortunate weather that might occur... like now (O.Q) At least, the run would not be cancelled. Ponchos equipped on! (+10 to water resistance) Once this action (of equipping the ponchos) was completed by all five of us, we queued up to deposit our bags. Volunteers/helpers gave out big plastic bags to each of us; so that we could put our bags in and then secure the plastic bags. As a result, our bags won't get wet/dirty when we deposited them into the Baggage Area. Lots of yellow-shirted poncho people queuing at the Baggage Area And now, we shall proceed to the starting point; with ponchos and all :) Pictures, pictures! Making our way over to the starting point :P Yay! Starting point is in our sight :D WE! (#4) Final shot before we begin~ Past through the starting point and we were on our way to complete the 6km run! Couldn't really run in such wet weather. Opted to jogging and brisk walking instead. Whenever I began to pick up my speed, the wind would either blow my poncho hood off (defenses from rain, down) or press the sides of the hood against my face (in turn suffocating me). So yea, this proves my point that running in poncho... sucks! :X However, Audrey, Puikwan and I ran up and down every single slopes we encountered xD! And waited for the rest to catch up to us :P The 6km route would take us past several historical and prison sites in the Changi area. The sites are the Selarang Park Community Supervision Centre (SPCSC), Johore Battery, Lloyd Leas Work Release Camp (LLC), Changi Chapel/Museum, Changi Women's Prison (CWP), Tanah Merah Prison (TMP), Changi Prison Wall and lastly, the Changi Prison Complex (CPC). As for the route: SAF Field ► Loyang Avenue ► Abingdon Road ► Cosford Road ► Upper Changi Road North ► Changi Prison Complex. Pictures, pictures! Heh, first kilometre~ Reached 2km! :D Waiting for each other! We planned to complete this run together :) Floating hoods :X Yellow ribbons were tied to the trees to mark the route! And oh! It's 3km already!~ Finally, we reached the Johore Battery - one of the famous main historical landmarks in Changi. It comprises a labyrinth of underground tunnels, used to store ammunition for three 5-inch Monster guns , which the British has constructed for the integrated coastal defence of Singapore in 1939. And I supposed that is one of the Monster guns xD Yay! Red button for pressing~ xD Enough of leisure time! Need to press on to complete the run :D Cool Zone. (not sure what it's for...) Four! Kilometre! Ah~ We have encountered a fork in the road! A split road for the 10km and 6km runners. Turn left for 10km and straight ahead for 6km. & of course, we are of "6KM Runner" :P Another historical site - the Changi Prison Wall! Built in 1936, Changi Prison was the last prison built by the British. A stretch of 180 metres, the Changi Prison Wall and its two corner turrets were preserved to honour the memory of our World War II veterans. Woohoo!~ Finishing point in sight! :D Hurray! :D Teehee. With that, we have completed our first 6km run :D We managed to survive through the wet and cold during the run. It was real fun finishing this run together. As a result from this run, we were drenched from the rain! Even our shoes and socks were really wet D: Believe me, the feeling of wetness was gross and squishy (._.) Yayness! :D Reward: WET SHOES AND SOCKS! Posing happily at the finishing point for the 10km run :P Okay okay, so we made our way back to the Baggage Area to retrieve our bags. Due to the rain, the grass field has evolved to a muddy field with puddles of water everywhere! The worst thing was... out of all the colour coded baggage point, we just had to deposit our bags at the green point; which most people have also deposited their bags there (@.@) In the end, we too had to queue with all those people as well... D: SEE!! :( After the long wait, we managed to finally get back our beloved bags. We hurried over to collect our goodie bags and then proceeded to the carnival area of the event! :D Enjoying the carnival vibes~ Also, there were some people walking around with locks around their neck. They were "ex-offenders" looking for people to unlock them; giving them a second chance to start afresh. And we (Puikwan and I) were asked to do the honour of unlocking their second "prison" with a really huge key! In turn, we received two complimentary tickets to the Science Centre each! :D Yay! :D Looks studio-ish~♥ What are you looking at??!?! @11am, we left the carnival area and walked back out to look for the shuttle bus, which would bring us back to Expo. On the way there, Puikwan and Daphne were looking through the goodie bag for their fruits (@.@) Lol. Banana and apple! Look at all the shuttle buses! Lyo and Merly :) Played with my origami samurai hat on the bus :P Reached Expo @11.30am. Time to look for lunch! :D Well, that's after we have changed out of our wet clothes :P Lucky for us, we did bring along some extra clothes. And we decided to have our lunch at Texas Chicken after seeing a banner of it. Never eaten there before! :D Looks promising... Shared a family feast with Audrey, Puikwan and XueNi! 8pc chicken, 2 large sides & 4 biscuits = $25.90 Well, meh... still prefers Popeyes® Louisiana Kitchen!!! With that, we took the train over to Suntec Convention Hall for Comex 2010!! IT Fair here we come! Met up with Joshua over there as well :P He's gonna help me pick a camera~ So yea, we kinda split up to look for the IT stuffs we wanted - XueNi, Joshua and I for cameras / Audrey, Daphne and Puikwan for mp3 player (Puikwan's). And I managed to choose one out of all those Canon cameras!!! (Yep, I'm dropping Sony and picking Canon this time round) Wanted to get one of those more manual type of digital camera. So I have chosen Canon Powershot SX210 IS (comes in black, gold and purple - I picked gold though) :D!! It costed me $599 + $70 for extension of warranty. My Mr. Golden :) Looks like Ms. Pink have to retire~ (O.Q) \ Comes with all these free gifts!! (like the two 8gb SD memory cards, Adidas wash bag, compact optical mouse...) XueNi, Joshua and I popped over to Funan IT mall to look for Joshua's camera; because he couldn't find what he have in mind at Comex. Oh well~ Anyway, he managed to get his at the mall. Not a wasted trip! And also, I bought a third party spare battery for Mr. Golden. Extra life force (^o^)b Anyway, few weeks later, I received my certificate of participation through mail! :D Teehee, I have yet to show you what's in the goodie bag as well! Nothing much though... but I really like this special one of a kind “Key” memento, which symbolize the key to unlocking the second prison for ex-offender in the community. And so, It was a very fruitful day for me :) My very first 6km run. My new camera. We too, found out that 6km running distance was quite endurable. So we decided to up the challenge and take on 10km next time round. So next up, NIKE CITY 10K - SG vs. KL!!! Get your running shoes on... it's time to get down and run!!!! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ~☆'･:;'･:'･:'･:;'･:'ﾊﾞｲﾊﾞｲ☆ Credits to Audrey for the pictures that were used. [=END=] ♪ Tie a yellow ribbon 'round the old oak tree It's been three long year Do you still want me?♫ Labels: convention, endurance test, event, new --xoxo, Akira Star* Top of page Previous - Homepage - Forward	Yours Truly nette also known as Chibi/Akira Star 6th October ♥Feriae♥ Goodbye Koko... 16th August 2011 Yipyip Ocean Goodbye Sky... 15th July 2010 Speak Exits 16 Degree^C ahsie. Aim. Akira. Arif. Audrey. Clarissa. Daphne. Eclair. EnPing. Eriol. Eugena. Fazillah. Fiona. Jackie. Jess. JiaQing. Joshua. June. Karen. Leon. LengShan. Lina. Lirin. Lisa. Michelle. Miki. Mizuki. Moo. 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