People go out at night to exercise in Singapore. The city comes alive in a different way. Lights are everywhere... lighting walkways and fitness areas, hanging from trees, and shining over bridges.
Every time we walk to the local Town Centre in the dark (it gets dark around 7 p.m.), we hear the pongs from the tennis courts (located on our condo facility) and splashes from swimmers in the pool, we see the fitness buffs workout in the air conditioned gym (also on our condo facility), and we admire the runners jogging along the streets and walkways and rivers... some finishing with a dip in the pool or a round in the outdoor bootcamp area (yes, on our condo facility). Perfect.
Of course, not unlike other parts of the world, people are watching TV in their living rooms. Being on the 13th floor, I can see into windows. Noooo.... I'm not a peeping Tina! But if you look out your window, you can see into others. Most have 1 or 2 people watching TV or eating dinner. There's a family of 6 or 7 piled onto a huge couch together. There's a couple eating dinner on the floor. And there's a guy standing in his window talking on the phone... eeek! I think he saw me!
I wonder will people watch us as we watch TV, eat our meals, or practice yoga? Yesterday, a whole bunch of furniture arrived, so it's possible now. And so far, we swim a few times a week, I've gone for a run in the dark, yet humid, evening (and went for a dip afterwards - awesome!), and I bought tennis rackets and a yoga mat.
Yep, we're settling in. And maybe I'll sign up for a 1/2 marathon afterall...
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