hey, tiptoe that feet

nothing better to do tonite so i went for a jog instead. keep fit ah! haha.. actually, sounds quite pathetic having to go for a lonely run on a friday nite. but who cares.
and...
i set a new record for myself! heh! never thought i'll be able to do that ever since i graduated from school. in fact, i dun really recall i was ever good with jogging until tonite.

i perservered and jogged

20 minutes! without stopping for a break.

wow.

hey.

it's a new record on my report card. and humans are survivers!

usually if i have to jog, i have to slow down to a walk after 10. but tonite, i doubled that to a 20 before i took a break.
sometimes it's quite boring to jog alone. i still prefer having companies... makes it less dull coz at least u can talk cock when the path gets too monotonous. then risk suffering internal injuries when u're out of breath but still laughing hard.
u realised i used the word "if i have to" coz actually, i dun really fancy jogging.. but keep fit mah, stay healthy and slim! so, run lor.

i was running along the big canel just behind my house. kallang river lah. quite a long stretch wor... and normally, i cant go beyond a semi-circle around the river, but tonite, i was super energetic. i ran one full circle before i took a break.
yup, constant and steady my pace... one, two, one, two... one full circle was 20mins. u can roughly make an estimation how big or small the river is lah.

the sky was dark.. pity there's no moon tonite. but the street lamps were lit and they casted soft shadows from the trees and benches. it's beautiful, and calming.. slows down the strenuous pace of the restless world.

but still, it's always dull to jog alone lah. got kinda bored halfway.

decided to channel my focus on other things besides just listening to my breath. suddenly, i saw round creatures lurking around. i mean they had been around all the time while i was jogging, but it just didnt get registered on my mind that... there are so many of them!??!

the cats.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5..... 25, 26, 27... wow.... never realised there are so many of them sneaking around my neighbourhood... at first i didnt realised, until silhouettes of their figures start appearing out of nowhere, everywhere. at some far end of the corners, i thought they were rocks. or bags of rubbish. but then i realised they are cats coz they started to move, though some only turn their heads.

still counting.... my main focus of attention now.

...............

emmm..... i thought the numbers came to an end coz i didnt see anymore after the 27th. i was keeping to half walks and runs this time... already at my 2nd round around the river.

28! finally, but only after 10mins later.

then they start appearing again... one by one, coming out of hiding...
so many of them... some lying down, some asleep, others half asleep, then there are those who are half daze, eating, strolling around, hiding..but their tails gave them away when they were behind the walls, some under cars, many casted their curious but mysterious look on u whenever u passed by them, then one or two also jogged alongside with u! 29, 30, 31, 32.... i almost missed one! this black cat, almost had me fooled camouflaged in the dark... 43, 44... they are quite adorable. so cushiony. always look as though they are tiptoeing on their feet (or paw if u want to call it), even when they jog.

by now, i was getting really tired... check my watch. wah, i've been jogging for 40mins!
time to go home. 44 -- should be the last one i managed to see along the way.

walking back slowly now... 45! haha... last one, really. anyone who's afraid of cats, u better think twice before treading close to my house next time. hahha..

guess it's still quite fun to jog by yourself sometimes.