A Sporting Carnival

I hate having to wake up early, especially on a Sunday. And this Sunday, well today actually, I had to wake at 6.30am and in turn wake up my younger boy. Today was his school sports day. I wonder whose smart idea it was to have the sports day fall on a Sunday. Don't they know I need my precious sleep ins on Sundays??!

Well, I couldn't have slept in even if I wanted to. My younger boy kept reminding me all day yesterday to make sure I wake him up today. And he would have caused world war 3 if I forgot! And so, I had to force myself up from my wonderful slumber and wake him up and then get us all ready to attend his sports day which was held at the nearby municipal stadium. Besides he was taking part in one of the events called Baling Angkasawan (Astronaut throw??) LOL

I was expecting another boring sports event, especially after the really lacklustre one that was organized by my elder boy's school last month. But I must say I came away pretty impressed with this one. They had performances, tents, a decent march past, releasing of balloons, in fact it practically had a carnival feel to it, with the kids running every which way. Now, that's what I would call a sports day :D It brought me back to the time of my sports day. I don't have a single complain about my son's sports day except for the really screechy speaker right behind me, annoying I tell you!

All the kids had a great time participating in their respective events. Even my boy had a blast although they missed out on a bronze medal by the skin of their teeth. My son was a little moody that he didn't win this time round. He has won a medal for his previous year's event but then there's always next year I told him. The event was actually still going on when we left as it was getting a wee bit too hot out there so we decided to head for lunch before heading home. I'm totally drained from just sitting there and roasting in the sun already but I couldn't resist a quick post before I take a much needed rest :)

Right now, I could do with a nice vacation in some nice cold European country, put up my feet and enjoy some of the wondrous attractions they have such as the beauty of the Seine river in Paris, the Louvre museum that first captivated me from the Da Vinci Code movie or maybe even hop on to Manchester and see if I could bump into Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford Stadium... LOL! But first of all, I'd probably need to find some decent and cheap Paris Hotels, London Hotels, Birmingham Hotels or even Manchester Hotels before I can even dream of going.
Wait a minute, getting up early must have fried my brain. I can't afford going to any of those places, at least not in this lifetime... well, except in my dreams or unless there's a generous and kind hearted sponsor out there ;P