10 KM Singapore Marathon 2009 Run

10 KM Singapore Marathon 2009 Run

I think it gets easier to run a 10 km race on one's second attempt. This was my conclusion after completing my 10-kilometre run at the Singapore Marathon 2009 on 6 December 2009.

Perhaps it has to do the with the extra training and runs since the first effort at the SAFRA Singapore Bay Run 2009. Perhaps it had to do with experience of knowing how to pace oneself better at such a run. Perhaps it was due to the kind weather - cool and cloudy without rain or strong sunshine.

Or perhaps there were fewer distractions or things to see at my maiden run in the Singapore Marathon 10-km run to slow me down. Compared to the SAFRA Singapore Bay Run, I noticed less entertainment available along the 10-km Singapore Marathon running route, and thus less photo-taking opportunities.

There were several people including cheerleaders spread out along the route to raise morale of runners. But no bands or performance groups to spice things up as I raced from start to finish with the occasional stops to rehydrate at the various water points.

Whatever the reasons to account for my perception, my Singapore Marathon 10-km run was an enjoyable effort with a unique atmosphere.

10 KM Singapore Marathon 2009 Run Photograph 1: The finishing line is always something great to look forward to, regardless of running 10 km, 21 km half marathon or the full marathon.

10 KM Singapore Marathon 2009 Run Photograph 2: The medal that 10-km runners get to collect upon completion of the 10-km Singapore Marathon 2009 run.

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Body Worlds Cycle of Life exhibition Singapore

Body Worlds Cycle of Life exhibition Singapore

My spouse and I were rather apprehensive when we first considered bringing our three young kids to the Body Worlds and the Cycle of Life exhibition. Taboo topics like death, and views of human anatomy that would normally be hidden from public view risked being brought up and discussed.

In the end, we believed the educational merits outweighed other sensitive issues. We showed them pictures from the advertisements, sought and obtained consent from our children before paying a visit to the Body Worlds and the Cycle of Life exhibition in Singapore recently.

If you have not heard about this Body Worlds and the Cycle of Life exhibition at the Singapore Science Centre, visit the Body Worlds Singapore website for news on the bits and pieces of the real human anatomies on display.

Visitors without a medical background will not be lost in the labyrinth of tissue specimens and glass-boxed exhibits. If you take the time to watch and listen to video displays and to read the printed materials on the exhibits, the materials that are presented in a logical sequence from conception to retirement can be educational and enlightening.

Beside human bodies, there were also several breathtaking displays of animals like giraffe and horse.

Not everything displayed was focused on bodies at the Body Worlds Cycle of Life exhibition Singapore. There were panels highlighting the healthy lifestyles of centenarians and how one can keep physically and mentally protected by adopting positive dietary and lifestyle choices.

My children did not experience any nausea or vertigo before, during or after the show. Plastination, the process that transformed the real bodies into museum-quality exhibits, took away the oozy bits of blood. The good thing too was the lack of smell from the specimens.

What's left on the tables and inside glass enclosed spaces were specimens that looked like ... what's the word to describe ... models? sculptures? ... man-made objects of real (wo)men?

I must add that looking at these immortalized beings that were once confined to mortuaries and medical school dissection halls can potentially be an event of great horror, fear, irritation or other emotional feelings. 

I would classify this exhibition as an offbeat activity for the purpose of writing for Seen This Scene That. Even though it is educational in nature, only you can decide for yourself if you want to see it.

Photography and videography are not allowed at Body Worlds Cycle of Life exhibition in Singapore. 
 
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Map of MacRitchie Tree Top Walk

Map of MacRitchie Tree Top Walk

Some readers of Seen This Scene That asked about a map of MacRitchie Tree Top Walk. You can find one on the NParks site.

There are also many maps of MacRitchie Tree Top Walk posted along the route to the Tree Top Walk. I have posted one such map of MacRitchie Tree Top Walk here.

Above: Map of MacRitchie Tree Top Walk.

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