My final walkathon. It didn't hit me until the end when I realize that this is my final walkathon! I'm a senior and this is the end.
Gah... Such a change.
Okay... so let's begin with the story.
On Friday, prior to the Walkathon, I was surprised by Nick with the invite to come to school at 6am to help set up.
Why can't I say no? Well, it's because I'm a chicken. Cluck. Cluck. :)
I already planned to go to the Walkathon with my long-time best friend, Kimmy (sorry for the crap nickname).
So, my aunt dropped me off at Kimmy's house at 5:30 am or something like that. All of us were groggy. Thank god that the traffic was not heavy.
I need to thank Kim's mom as well for being such a cheery morning person. I don't think I can do that, but I guess it's because of the bond that they have.
---Background on Kim---
I met Kim when I first went to SKDT, my public elementary school. I guess I became her friend because she reminded me of my kindergarten. You see, my kindergarten was majority Chinese and when I moved to my new neighborhood, BTS, it was fully Malay. I felt a bit awkward because it was not the same. So I guess Kim was a reassurance, in a way. Besides that, she was always there when I needed her, either to pull out a loose tooth or to seek comfort whenever I felt isolated from the rest. I love you Kimmy.
Okay, so Kim was raised by her mother and, to a degree, her grandmother. I'm sort of like family to Kim since we are both so similar that we are sisters. So, her mother and her have a very open relationship since they are always there for each other. I guess you can equate them to Gilmore Girls' mother-daughter relationship.
---End of Kim story----
So, we arrived at 6 or 7, I'm not sure. Either way, I know that the Sun still hasn't shone. So I was there in pitch dark and I was helping people with carrying boxes through the very muddy field. Eugh.
Well, I didn't do much. Kimmy helped most of the time.
I saw Prawn there as well. Brighten up my morning :) So awesome pawsome!
So, the Walkathon started. I was suppose to help with sign up but I wasn't really. :P Again, I apologize to Kim because I think I tricked her into coming so that she could replace me. :) Mwahahaha.
During the walk, I was very happy to have her as well. I was about to give up and had no motivation to walk because I've become a lethargic person. So, Kim cheered me on and I did for her as well. In the end, we crossed the finish line holding hands because she pulled me through to finish. :)
It was fun during the walk because we talked about random stuff about politics, about music, and about just any random sort of thing. Marshy wasn't there as she had her own friend to entertain and (I'm sorry, Marshmallow) Kimmy would say, "We must walk faster so we don't see (Marshy and friend)." So I guess Marshy, you're our motivation to not stop. Yay! :P
After the walkathon, I hung around at the MYClub booth. It was fun. Well, prolly because Prawn was there, but still, FUN.
Look at her, so pro... Me, not so much.
So... I stayed on longer because Prawn was gonna be playing!
He's so friggin omg.
I look at this picture for inspiration. I actually printed this picture out and brought it with me to Singapore for the Forensics tournament in order for me to feel his support. I also had his jacket the entire time. I now own his jacket. :)
I was cheering him on. Eva was on my side to cheer on her bf. :)
Sadly, Ben's singing wasn't great at all. I would say meh.
After that, Kim's mother offered to send Harzan home. Seriously, it's half-way across the city and I am so grateful to her.
We had lunch, him, Kim, her mom, and I (rhymes in a way). :)
It was nice because I got to spend more time with him and Kim got to know him more. WIN!
After that, it was an amazing end to the day.
BAD NEWS OF THAT DAY:
I woke up at 3 am in the morning with a terrible sore throat. I didn't want to go to the Walkathon at all because I didn't want to lose my voice before IASAS Impromptu. But I had a duty.
It didn't get any better throughout the day but I remained strong :)
It got better during Singapore, but I did all my rounds with a sore throat :)
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