ILLUMI RUN 2K15

Thats right, i am gonna talk about illumi run today. If you do not know what is illumi run, its basically a kind of night party run which you will get splashed with neon glow water. You run along a given route and get sprayed all over.

I went to illumi run together with the taugeys (except chee yin). She couldn't come with us due to some reasons. Its the first time any of the taugeys went for such an event, which is why we gave it a shot. The event was held on the 28 November. I was already extremely excited like 2 days before the event. Cause i never thought that i would go for such a thing, i am sure you are also shocked. Even now, i still can't believe i went to illumi run.

So... in the afternoon of 28 november, everyone went to Dion's house to keep our bags there as we planned to stay over at her house after the run. If i remember correctly, around 3pm+, we left Dion's house and headed to NEX for a super late lunch. That was when i got to know a new friend. Her name is Cherylene, a classmate of Vivian. She joined us for lunch and eventually we ran together too. She is kinda friendly and she can really socialise well. The taugeys, except Viv, barely knew her. But we got along very quickly, we started talking quite a lot.

After lunch, we headed to the venue which illumi run was held. We were kinda early, so we just sat down at one area and started talking. We had lots of laugh, we somehow can just keep talking and involving Cherylene though its the first time we got to know her. Also, we took some pre-illumi photos. We took a lot but i will just post a few.

Its just funny that Dion's hand is blocking Viv's face

(Me, Vivian, Dion, Hong shen, Cherylene)

Can't believe we did the "statue of liberty" pose

My hair looks the best here so yea...

When the time for the run got closer, we went to store our bags at the baggage area. Afterwards, we were pretty lost, we have no idea where is the starting line, so we just wander around. We found ourselves at the area where you get light sticks. However, you can't just get the light stick as you wish. There is a stage and at the bottom of the stage is a big crowd, so you gotta squeeze through to the front and hope the "illumi run helper", who are on top of the stage, will throw the light stick at you. You can imagine everyone screaming "THROW HERE!!". At that point of time, music were already blasting and glow water have started to be splashed all over. 

Finally after awhile, everyone of us got a light stick. Though we got the light stick, we were covered with glow water all over our face. We laughed at how horrible our faces look, i think hong shen was the worst because he was wearing his spectacles and his whole lens is covered with glow water that he could barely see anything. We then continued on our adventure to find the starting line. Eventually we did landed on the starting line, the run started and ironically, we WALK during illumi RUN. Many people aren't running too. My friends and I just walk casually, enjoying the scenery and the music. Along the route, there are tunnels with ultra-violet lights that makes the neon glow water illuminates in the dark. Which equivalent to our body glowing in the dark, its damn cool. 

We took quite a number of photos along the route to the finish line. This is probably one of the few times i was acting all crazy. Theres a few times i kept jumping/dancing to the music and kept singing when i knew the lyrics of the song being played. Not sure if my friends thinks i am crazy, haha. One of the things i couldn't forgot about the run is the refreshment area. There is this refreshment area along the route. Cups containing plain water or 100plus is placed on top of long stretches of tables. So, you can take as many cups as you want. But the best part is, after finishing your drink, you can just throw the cup on the floor. Thus, as i walk pass the long stretch of tables, i drank one cup, threw it with swag, and just take another one. Total i drank about 6+ cups of drinks.

Theres a party at the end of the finish line. But after my friends and I reached the finish line, we sat down in a circle at an empty space and rest for awhile. If i am not wrong, the route is 5km. These means we have walked a distance of 5km. We are quite shocked our legs wasn't hurting that much cause usually during PE, we ran 2.4km until want collapse already. After resting for awhile, we got up and join the party. Obviously, theres a huge crowd around the stage where the DJs were. We tried squeezing in and slowly, we went deeper into the crowd. Music were blasting, everyone raising their arms and sometimes singing along to those popular songs being played. 

The craziest part is when EDM songs/music were being played. Once the bass drop, everyone jump like crazy. Of course, i jump along. Really enjoyed the party, the feeling is indescribable, all i can say is AWESOME!! However, after awhile, we sweat like mad as it was very hot. Thus, we squeeze out of the crowd. Its definitely a night to remember. Once again, theres a lot of photos but i shall just post a few...

 Two random strangers joined us, dafug?? HAHAHA

We are the Avatar (The blue colour avatar. Not the one

with fire, water, earth & air bender)

I like this picture a lot. Singapore flyer so beautiful.

Taugey Yong and Me

Look at our guns!! (Taugey Lim and Me)

My new found friend Cherylene, and Me

Taugey Bay and Me

Illumi Run was a great experience, no regrets going. It wouldn't be fun without my friends. So right here, i wanna say to the 3 taugeys and Cherylene, THANKS FOR THE AWESOME NIGHT!! Love you all.

After illumi run, we took the train back to Dion's house and said farewell to Cherylene. You could have guessed it, everyone in the train was staring at us. When we reached Dion's house, its already super late. All of us quickly have a refreshing shower before we headed to macdonald for our 1am+ dinner. Our plan after dinner was to stay up and chat until morning. But the two girls were so tired that at around 4am, their ears blocked off what hong shen and i was saying. In the end, we went to sleep. Poor hong shen and I have no bed nor mattress to sleep on, so we suffered quite a little. Hong shen suffered more for sure cause he was on the cold hard floor. 

Its my first time staying over at my friend's house. Just for your information, i did not feel homesick. It is a little weird at first but i like the feeling of not having to worry what time it is. Usually, i will keep checking the time so that i will know when i need to start heading home. I feel carefree that night. Its also pretty fun staying over at a friend's house, some unglam or gay thing is bound to happen. One of the best night in my life for sure. -End of Blog-