He received his track and field tank top the week before. It was only on Friday that we realised it was too small for him - the armholes were digging into his fleshy armpits and the belly was very visible... Luckily, his CCA teacher replied very quickly that he could change the top with any of his CCA teachers on Monday.
When we reached CCK Stadium, the previous 30m event for a younger age group was ongoing. Yang's event was next and he was in detail 6 of 19. Detail - I learnt a new term from Sito, meaning each group running together. Or something like that la...
Finally, we spotted him in the holding tent next to the track. We waved madly and finally he saw us!
He came in fifth in his detail at 6.05 sec, placing overall 100 out of 146.
He came in fifth in his detail at 6.05 sec, placing overall 100 out of 146.
We walked out to meet him as he came upstairs from the track. His friend also ran out to meet him. As we walked to the stands where his teacher and friends and bags were, we saw more of his team. It was so wonderful to see them being so positive and cheering one another on. Our son is comparatively quiet haha!
Papa and Mama supporting Yang!
Show his bib number
We were just hanging around at the stands while his friend helped him remove the bib on his back. Then I heard this boy ask the CCA teacher - also Yu's P1 Chinese teacher - for the time in Mandarin: 老师，现在什么时间？
Goodness, all these kids are the same! Yu kept using that similar line to ask for the time. Took me a while to correct it to “现在几点？”
Anyway, the teacher didn't hear him and he asked again in English. Gave up trying. Hahahhaa!
While waiting for the bus, Yang took out some Pokemon cards from his pocket. He said they were light enough to run with *.*
Yang was excited to be back at Bukit Panjang. When we asked him what he wanted to eat, he said he wanted to walk around first - "for the memories". So walk around, we did. We walked the entire Hillion Mall, happy to see old places and surprised to see new spots. I thought the offerings were better than before - Luckin and Mixue! And there's also Scarlett Supermarket across the road at Bukit Panjang Plaza (BPP) but we didn't have time to cross over.
Happy with noodles and XLB :)
Where they used to play
He didn't want to change out of his tank top as he dropped his yellow tee earlier. But it was cold so he sniffled quite a bit on Wednesday...
Packed three Sukiya beef bowls and said bye bye to Papa, who would have an adventure before meeting a friend in town - he ordered Macs for his dinner but at BPP instead of Hillion so he had to brave the rain to get to his food!
Yang's main event is shot put. The following Monday, 4 May, Sito brought Yang to CCK as the school didn't get a bus for the small number of participants that day.
They arrived at CCK just past 7.30 am and it was a rather long wait as Yang's group was the last of four to go to the pit. His best of three throws was 5.41m, coming in 45 out of 117 - above median, yeah!
Yang was to go back to school if the event ended before 11 am but it didn't so Sito brought him for lunch at Pizza Hut at the stadium and then home.
He wore his tee over the tank top before and after
On Wednesday, 6 May, Yang had his last event, standing long jump. Think it's something like standing broad jump? His best of three was 1.60m, which was more than his standing broad jump for NAPFA this year, placing him 134 of 178.
Sito went to fetch him and they roamed BPP, finally ending up at Kazan Ramen for a late lunch. Yang chose it. He had all the ramen, most of the vege and rice plus two hardboiled eggs! Sito had only a bit of vege and rice. Later, Yang of course could not finish his dinner at home, which became Sito's lunch the next day :p
Happy with his egg
They came home with a Swensen's ice cream cake - sticky chewy choc flavour - for dessert! It was our free cake after dining there n times. Swensen's really rewards loyalty very well. But unfortunately for us, Clementi no longer has one so we are visiting Swensen's less these days...
Yang was the reserve for the 5x80m relay on Thursday morning but this time, the school catered a bus. I just gave him a big breakfast. When he came home, he said he didn't go coz all the runners were present. But he also didn't wait for the teacher to dismiss him *.* He just left for assembly. Ah well...
At dinner last night, he said he was very nervous for the first event, nervous for the second and not at all for the third. And he got to meet new friends - we saw him talk to people around him while waiting. Yeah!
So happy for Yang that he had the opportunity to take part in NSG and, despite his initial misgivings, enjoyed the experience :)
PS: Link for results here.
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