The morning on
Sunday 7th June dawned as a lovely, cool, cloudy day most
appropriate for an outdoor walk. The past fortnight had sizzled Singapore with
high heat and humidity. Therefore, all the SAS members who assembled in the
light drizzle were quite happy to be armed with umbrellas for this planned
activity.
The assembly
point had to be changed at the last minute due to the SEA Games Triathlon
events being held at the East Coast Park that morning. However, Mr Ramanathan’s
timely communication about this to all the expected participants was helpful.
By 8.30 am about twenty of us were ready for the pre-walk warm-up exercises. We
followed the exercise routine led young Rishabh quite confidently.
Cool breeze
flowed gently by the seaside as we began our walk in the beautiful ECP. Who
could fail to appreciate and enjoy the scenic cloudscape, the lap-lap of the
incessantly rolling ocean waves, the chirruping birds, the gracefully swaying
trees, fragrant flowers and the soft chit-chat of the walkers and passers-by? All too soon, it was time to end the walk and
start for the host’s venue. As we
boarded the vehicles, it started to rain heavily. What a gentle reminder of
dear Mother’s bountiful blessings upon us – we could complete our walk without
any disruptions!
Mr. Anand and
Mrs Vrunda Patel and family warmly welcomed the large turn-out of members and
guests for the meditation and brunch at their residence. With eyes shut and
minds focussed, everyone enjoyed the meditation sessions to the accompaniment
of melodious mantra chanting. The SAS family members joyfully joined the
birthday celebration of dear Shiv who cut a cake very enthusiastically. This
was followed by a scrumptious brunch at the Clubhouse. We are grateful to the
hosts for organizing and making such excellent arrangements for the June walk.
We returned with
memories of a Sunday morning spent in the company of affectionate friends and
beautiful environment.
-
Anju
Aditya
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