The walk in April fell on April Fool’s Day. True to the serious nature of the Society’ members there were no pranks played when people gathered for the walk at the MacRitchie reservoir. I would have loved some fun though. After a few stretches and prayers we started the walk in the bright morning sunlight. While that made it good for taking some landscape pictures, the walkers would have preferred some cloud cover.
Along the way, I saw the active sportsmen and fitness freaks in the reservoir going about their daily or weekly routine. The Kayakers were paddling up and down the reservoir. There were diehard joggers pounding down the paths and boardwalks. The most inspirational sight for me was an old man, maybe in his late seventies, clad only in his shorts and sports shoes jogging down the path. His naked torso was glistening with sweat in the morning sunshine. That was a picture perfect moment. I grabbed my camera and captured it for posterity.
We all continued beyond greens on to the boardwalk which meandered around the forest and at the edge of the reservoir. It was a nice feeling to be right next to nature, with the land on one side and water on the other. More runners jogged past us on the narrow boardwalk. Soon we reached the edge of the reservoir, at the golf course, and turned back. I was reminded of the Society’s Big Walk, which used to take place some years back. Personally I would like to see the Big Walk take place this year or perhaps next year. The route we have covered in the past has always been an exciting one, going through the MacRitchie reservoir, walking through the rifle range road, and finally climbing the summit of Bukit Timah hill in a matter of hours.
I walked back briskly with Krishnamurthy Uncle and joined the rest of the group. We traveled back with Rao uncle and reached Jayanthy Aunty and Rama Uncle’s house. After the prayers, meditation and announcements a sumptuous lunch awaited us. We enjoyed the delicious lunch and took leave. On the way back I reflected on the long month ahead with its school routine and felt recharged by the walk and prayers.
-Pranav
Along the way, I saw the active sportsmen and fitness freaks in the reservoir going about their daily or weekly routine. The Kayakers were paddling up and down the reservoir. There were diehard joggers pounding down the paths and boardwalks. The most inspirational sight for me was an old man, maybe in his late seventies, clad only in his shorts and sports shoes jogging down the path. His naked torso was glistening with sweat in the morning sunshine. That was a picture perfect moment. I grabbed my camera and captured it for posterity.
We all continued beyond greens on to the boardwalk which meandered around the forest and at the edge of the reservoir. It was a nice feeling to be right next to nature, with the land on one side and water on the other. More runners jogged past us on the narrow boardwalk. Soon we reached the edge of the reservoir, at the golf course, and turned back. I was reminded of the Society’s Big Walk, which used to take place some years back. Personally I would like to see the Big Walk take place this year or perhaps next year. The route we have covered in the past has always been an exciting one, going through the MacRitchie reservoir, walking through the rifle range road, and finally climbing the summit of Bukit Timah hill in a matter of hours.
I walked back briskly with Krishnamurthy Uncle and joined the rest of the group. We traveled back with Rao uncle and reached Jayanthy Aunty and Rama Uncle’s house. After the prayers, meditation and announcements a sumptuous lunch awaited us. We enjoyed the delicious lunch and took leave. On the way back I reflected on the long month ahead with its school routine and felt recharged by the walk and prayers.
-Pranav
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