Art Gallery

 

Soft pastel painting  - Through my windscreen

Canson paper

 

Baby - bam bam

A4 art block

 

Lovers - A4 Artblock 

 

Additional drawings that I did this year  :)

Jumping Puddles

A few weeks  ago I went for a marathon organized by my company.

Well actually the level that I entered could hardly be called a marathon as it was such a short distance. A very pale comparison to the 10 km and above levels. (I just entered for the sake of entering and of course the donation.Plus I never experienced a marathon atmosphere before , I was curious how it was like) How cool was it to actually have numbers and an actual marathon T-shirt ! Even though I was just going for the fun run.

All the participants were to release at the same time.

We gathered at our company's driveway at 7am. (I had to wake up at 5.30am to get ready and I wasn't in the spirit of running that morning as two of my friends fell sick)

Pessimist as I was my inner voices were saying......"Oh your all alone," "You don't know anyone there"  "You're going to have a miserable time" I still drag myself to the car. Small drops of rain trickle down my windshield as I drove at the parking lot.

Great.....more bad luck.

We warmed up at the drive way and as we were doing our stretches, it started to rain.  We huddle at the driveway and waited for the announcement whether the run will be delayed or not. I was standing beside this lady who was  alone.

What the heck, I said to myself since the day couldn't get any worse might as well make friends. I introduced myself to the lady and we made small talk.

I asked whether I could join her and she said yes. Somehow my grumpy veil dropped, I had made a friend. The rain was pouring by this time and the organizers announced that they would still begin the run. All of us went into the rain. ALL of us were soaking wet even before we got out of the company compound.

As the rain hit me I didn't feel bad anymore, it was cold, chilly but as I got soaked , it also washed of my negativity. Here I was with a new friend running together in the rain , splashing in puddles , shoes heavy with water but I was grinning like a mad men.

It was early in the morning and  I had never felt exhilarated and energized before.

When was the last time that I actually, ACTUALLY played in the rain. Eons ago when I was in school! When was the last time that I truly felt happy in the rain. Definitely not when I was cursing stuck in a flooded jam!

While others were grumbling in the rain , I took that opportunity to jump in puddles with a goofy grin in my face, smiling and joking at the students passing water to us runners (hehe which was kinda silly cause I don't think anyone was thirsty). There was this family, mother, father and son smiling and giggling in the rain . I smiled at them and they smiled back having a little adventure of their own . We waved at each other.

I understand now why Gene Kelly felt  like singing and dancing in the rain (although difference circumstances :))

Acid rain pacid rain none of us fell sick , I'm grateful cause I didn't even catch a cold.
But as I was half walking, half running in the rain , I said a silent thank you up above cause at that moment even though I was wet to my bone and even though I had made  stupid decisions these past few days and even though I couldn't run from negative thoughts ......just at the moment as I was jumping, running through puddles I felt like a kid.

And felt really happy.....