The 2009 London Marathon

Long time since the last blog update. Just too many photos from the US trip that i don't know where to start with, so i'll just skip it for a bit....come to think of it, i haven't done a proper Paris trip entry too......hrmm......should i do Paris first or US first??? So much decisions to make....arrgghhh!!

Anyways, i was sick for the last couple of days, and these couple of day were when events were happening in London. There was Singapore day at Hampton Court Palace yesterday, we were halfway there, when i felt unwell in the tube and had to turn back home. And when we got home, M&M called and said that they were giving away free food.....free asian/singaporean food!! AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!! Of all times to get sick!!

So today, was the London marathon, and since i already missed out on the 1st event, i'd better not lose the chance to experience the famous London marathon....like in Run Fat Boy Run!!! I'm a sucker for movies!!!

Yeah, so we made it to town and goodness, you can't beleive the amount of people present there!!

part of the funky spectators

another nice spring day in London, i'm not going to miss it by being sick and at home!!

the london eye, best view i suppose

the runners

so many supporters coming out to support the runners, even those they don't know

i didn't know you can cross the path of a marathon

a young kid patiently awaiting his dad to pass by

tarzan & jane

see the determination in his eyes, there's London Pride (ale) at the finish line!!

baywatch babe....guy actually!!

guinness will rehydrate your thirst....

the cheerleaders!!!

borat....lucky he wore his shorts...

pretty boys

more pretty boys....this time in pink tutus

camel toe

here comes the man we were there to support

a hug to get him going a couple more miles

a thumbs up

and off goes M.Ing

stormtropper from behind to whoop all those who are thinking of giving up so close to the finish line

sunburnt M.Ing

it's the real thing, not a chocolate piece

celebration dinner

Marathon finisher

ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch ouch

Another London experience. I wonder if you can get people dressing up like this for the KL marathon. I'm sure the cops will pull aside some of them for not wearing enough clothes....hahhah

Yeah, so will blog more soon-ish, Paris or US??? Paris like old news already, i suppose US also a bit old news-ish also....maybe by the time i finish posting up US i'd already be back in KL??

end May, end Sept or end Feb '10......only time will tell...

Red Nose Day

It was the end of the Red Nose Day campaign here in London. Red Nose Day is a like a fund raising thingo for children in Africa or something like that.

Anyways, they lighted up the London Eye in Red in conjunction with the Red Nose Day. So it was pretty cool to see the London Eye in red instead of it's usual O2 blue.

Dunno whether the Big Ben is lighted up in green in conjunction with St Patrick's Day??

Up next, a break from Paris post. St Patrick's Day in Trafalgar Square....the way St Patrick's Day should be celebrated!!!

The Eye...

The London Eye.....Fantastic Four saved the wheel of the eye from falling into the Thames....that's what makes this Eye more special than the Eye of Malaysia and the Singapore Flyer....although the Singapore Flyer has been more dramatic with people using ropes to get off the capsules....

It's really huge when you see it in person, but i think that the Singapore Flyer takes the award for being the largest in the whole world



Check out the anchor cables that are there to make sure the London Eye doesn't fall over!!

More pictures to come....