Big Noah turns ONE...

The baby boy of our friends Mel and Cuong, turned one year old this Sunday. Noah, also known as Buddha, brings already a considerable 12 kilogram on the scale... 

As a birthday present we gave him a Xylophone so that he can start driving his parents mad... 

He also got the outfit of the winning team for the Euro 2012 football championship which he was carrying with lots of pride... Way to go, Noah!!!

Blood, Sweat and Truffle Fries

Buzz buzz buzz... It was on a Sunday morning at 4:30am when my alarm clock went off! I must have been out of my mind when I signed up for Singapore's NTUC 10km Run. I dragged Bastian out of bed and off we went. It was still dark when we were at the taxi stand.

The Race's start finish line was directly located at the Marina Bay Waterfront. Together with 10,000 runners I was eagerly waiting for it to begin...

I sneaked all the way to the front to avoid the masses of people at the start. I am the one on the right side with the light blue hat ;-)

Finish... I made it and improved my time from last year: 1 hour 4 minutes and 18 seconds! Short wave to my fan (Bastian) and: 'no, right now no interviews please'!!!

Hm, are you sure...??? Shortly after the race, someone really came up to me and wanted to interview me for television? 'Oh, ok, sure, no problem'. 'Yes, it was a tough race... and I wanted to thank my trainer and my fans, and my family, of course.'

 Very proud I finally sat down with my finisher medal and drank lots of water...

As a treat Bastian arranged the rest of the day which started with a nice brunch at Robertson Walk at the Singapore River. It was a very relaxing atmosphere and the eggs were delicious.

 After brunch, Bastian surprised me with a foot massage that he booked nearby the restaurant. This was exactly what my legs needed. Perfect!

When we left the Foot Massage, I started to fell hungry again... I was craving for one thing that I haven't had for a very long time: Truffle Fries!!!