Skechers Friendship Walk 2018 is about celebrating Families and Friends 🙂
No need to run, it was a 5km easy walk.
But the weather had other plans. Persistent rain kept us indoor, I meant under the bridge.
We had fun participating in the carnival-like activities. Kids were challenging each other to complete the tasks first.
Family had Fun engaging each other.
Video: This is our walk through the drizzle 🙂
Skechers Mascots were spotted walking up and down.
The walk was delayed 45 minutes. It was still drizzling and overcast, but the worst is over. Families and friends were eager to pace the scenic riverfront view along Bayfront and Gardens by the Bay East.
Rain or sunshine, we are always game, just wear a cap or grab an umbrella 🙂
Spotted many smiley faces, and the smaller kids were happy to be exposed to the elements.
There are three obstacles along the 5km route to challenge the kids. I figured the obstacles are a bit too squeezy for adults :p
The obstacles near the end point were all muddy oops, but our kids just dashed through without hesitation (guess they missed their Spartan race)
The rain never really left us. Families soldier on together, good opportunity to let the kids know that the real world is never perfect.
Do not wait for opportunities to drop at your feet, go out there and chase your rainbows!
It is always easier to travel together when we have siblings and BFF along us (Well, most of the time :p )
Always look at the positive side of things and remember to have FUN!
As we walked towards the end point, the sun is setting over Marina Bay skyline. However the overcast sky denied us a spectacular Sunset.
Interesting “end point”, many folks took their time to pose.
Walkers end the evening with a movie treat 🙂
View of event venue from an elevated angle.
I brought the family up Benjamin Sheares Bridge for a night view, no sunset though.
And that ended our first Skechers Friendship Walk 2018 event 🙂
ps.. We were invited by Skechers Singapore for this walking event
This morning, #OCBCUncle was dancing and enjoying ourselves at OCBC Cycle 2018. This is the third time #DaddyMatters has joined OCBC Cycle.
**David’s Floss Dance video is up, link at end of page.**
OCBC Cycle 2018
Smiling faces even though we are tired after climbing Benjamin Sheares Bridge.
We got opportunity to take nice photos with chiobu 🙂
.. but cycling and brotherhood is always our top priority.
Winston and Randy woke up at 0300 to complete their 42km route! (0515 flagoff)
Gadget King David has many fancy camera tricks to capture our Fun haha.
20km route for Straits Time route, I will be sharing why we got a discount. Otherwise, I would like to congrats OCBC Cycle 2018 for a well organised event.
Those participating 23km Straits Times Ride were flag off at 0700.
Participants queuing up, with dawn breaking in the background. We noticed crowd is smaller this year, perhaps this is exams week.
.. and DaddyMatters are ready to rock and roll again. Happy for Boon Wee to join me again.
Sun rising behind us, we prefer the Sun over Rain any day 🙂
Under Sheares Bridge (ie F1 Track) towards Singapore Flyer.
OCBC Cycle 2018 is our third time cycling with OCBC. And many folks are still fascinated by cycling up close to Singapore’s landmarks.
MBS (parallel to Helix Bridge) is the first hill for cyclists.
Video : OCBC Cycle 2018 Fun Cycling (YouTube link)
Cycling through CBD on dedicated lanes, we felt like Kings of the road.
Down and up MCE tunnel. This slope is where some cyclists will have to dismount and walk up the short but steep incline.
Making up for good time, everyone is chirpy.
Did you noticed the tons of Orange Mobikes cycling around us. Some cyclists are using Mobikes for the Sportive Ride 42km route too!
Due to time restriction, cyclists who could not clear Sheares Avenue by 0815 would have to detour to a shorter route.
It means you will not roll down Sheares Bridge towards Fort Road direction (and Youturn up Benjamin Sheares Bridge again).
We thought we had cleared the cutoff timing as we crossed around 0800, but alas Sheares Avenue stretches up till half of Benjamin Sheares Bridge!
.. we had to detour down Ophir Road towards Suntec City direction.
Image credit Google Map
First photo point for us, Benjamin Sheares Bridge summit.
We did some selfie.
We did some dancing.
I did not sleep on ECP (read OCBC Cycle traditions)
But we still had fun, and our legs were spared extra agony “crawling” up Benjamin Sheares Bridge twice.
But we can be considered fortunate too. Boon Wee’s pedal broke down and we had to Flintstone 1km from end point.
Hard earned Finisher Medals 🙂
As usual, we end our Cycling Tour with pratas.
I would like to share two OCBC Cycle 2018 related news too.
[Sneak peak]
Some talented Daddys did Coincidance in 2017 (Daddy Matters clip link). Stay tune for 2018’s epic dance!
I can only hint now and share behind the scenes choreography.
Some of us can really dance. Most of us though… #ocbcuncle #ocbccycle #coincidance.Follow us at Daddy Matters!h/t David Sim of Life's Tiny Miracles for all your effort coming up with this.
We Dads are not dancers but we sure know how to have FUN!
3. Did you know about OCBC Cycle 2018’s “Project Training Wheels session“? OCBC Cycle team had to train some folks to cycle from scratch, and hopefully most of them will be able to do 23 km 🙂
This is meaningful as cycling is a life skill and no one should miss the freedom and fun which comes with cycling 🙂
The final Project Training Wheels session had our participants taking on new challenges: Riding uphill & downhill on hybrid bikes. What advice do you have for our participants taking part in the Straits Times ride? Tell us in the comments below and stand a chance to win one of 3 Timbuk2 Tandem Pannier Bags worth $209.T&Cs apply: https://bit.ly/2I8lp8h#PSA: Mobikes are available free to all OCBC Cycle participants for the ST and Sportive Ride. Alternative bike options like the ones featured in this video are available from our bike rental partners.
