Subaru Challenge 2007

We were at the Subaru Challenge last Saturday to support our dearest Augustine. The weather was scorching hot on that day, but the mood was very lively and happy. As usual, Saturday afternoon in Orchard road, the crowd was horrendous streaming all over Ngee Ann City.

But we were there for a special reason…. to cheer and support our dearest nephew Augustine Tan !! For a moment, I thought it was crazy to stand in the hot baking sun with no food, no drinks for 6 hours!! But when I watched our dearest Augustine standing there with 39 other guys surrounding a car, I was emotional. I was thrilled, I was excited. I cried. I could barely contain my emotion that I was jumping with full of excitement. Perhaps he is such a special person – special in that sense that he has the grit, endurance and determination to win the car for his beloved Daddy. And two days before the contest, his Daddy was down with high fever and flu. Can you imagine Augustine’s anxiety? He is typically not someone who expresses his feeling but deep down he very much wants to win the car for his Daddy. He was disturbed but he forged ahead. I am impressed with his cool charisma despite all the mixed feelings going through his mind. Congratulations Augustine for clocking almost 25 hours !! Considering you slept barely two hours… the night before the Subaru contest… you made it !! GREAT JOB !! You have done well !!! I am impressed as he stepped out to challenge himself (mind you, he is still a teen), and that first step and determination ….made him a true champion !!!

It is a very tough game. The nasty weather made the game even harder. One day it was freaking hot, and another it was heavy thunderstorm. Global climate change?? The female contestants must be freezing cold standing in the rain for more than 3 hours. They were completely drenched as no poncho was provided. Quite frankly I salute all the contestants still in the running… without sleep for three days and three nights. I would die of exhaustion even for one hour !! For those still hang in there, I wish you folks good luck. My gut feeling …. more female contestants were outlasted the male contestants as I witnessed the way they “chiong” their ways, the moment the bell rang for their 5-minute break. There were super fast - toilet-eat-drink within 5 minutes. I am impressed with their stamina and energy. I was amazed by all their endurance to hold their bladders for six long hours. Wonder any urologists on-site? They won’t encouraged such self-control that affect the urinary tract and bladder.. It is 6.00 am. In the next few hours a new champ will be born. Would he or she break the record set by Alex Koh in 2006 ? He stood there for a grueling 73 hours 56 minutes.. Let’s wait and see. Strange, I can’t seem to find any motivation to blog these days. But with Augustine’s Subaru Challenge I am excited to write an entry. Thanks, our dear sunshine, you set me into action. This is my 1^st blog for November. Claps ! Claps! Claps!