My friend is running the marathon today
It's a wet and dreary day. Cold (8 C), with a light rain that has been coming down since last night. The skies are overcast and there are black clouds and the occasional gusty wind. Perfect day for a lie in on a Sunday morning. But my friend,
chihinglim is braving it and running in a marathon in the outer banks of South Carolina as I type this in the comfort of my bed. I am just hoping that she will be alright as I can imagine how brave she is not only running the marathon but also braving the natural elements that are not in favor of such a strenuous feat of human endeavour. My heart goes out to her and I hope that she'll be alright.
A note about our jet lag. I am now able to sleep at night and wake up in the morning with multiple awakenings throughout the night. The afternoons are very hard on me as I am very sleepy. Karu on the other hand is yo-yo-ing with his sleep schedules. He vomited last night at 2am and was not able to go back to sleep after a bath (he went to bed at 8.30pm). He still has a mild temperature while I have a sorethorat.
Yesterday afternoon, Karu and I had a really nice time. We dropped hubs off at his English class and I was just driving around looking for this store that sells knicks knacks ganered from all round the world. I couldn't find it and then I passed by a fountain by a building (Erwin Square) and Karu got all excited about it. So I found a parking spot nearby and we went to enjoy the beauty of the fountain. Not long after, we saw dogs running around in the huge field next to it. So we walked across the field to hang out with the dogs and watch some college undergrads playing frisbee with their car stereo blasting out loud. It was a lovely day, sunny day, extremely warm for this time of the year. I think the high went up to about 25C and I was out in a T shirt and skirt. Karu chased the dogs around and they in turn chased him and jumped on him, scaring him till he cried. But he was still curious enough to play around with the dogs after that. I struck up conversations with the dog owners and many were really interesting people. I think this would be a good spot to hang out in the evenings on warm sunny days so that Karu can see the dogs and run around in the field.