Of course we will return every 2 weeks or so. Visiting Nisa's family is an important thing for our family, as will the frequent times we will now see my folks (and for our respective parents to see Jamie). Kiara and Lake Gardens will nonetheless not count as my home running ground anymore. I realised this as I went on my Lake Gardens/Tugu Negara run yesterday. Nothing heroic and no PBs were set - just a good strong run that from a technical standpoint, showed that I was fitter then previously. It did not take any effort to remember every step of the route, the bends on the road and the buildings all around me because they stay as clear in my mind as MacRitchie has all these years.
I did the same at the Kiara hills route this morning. It was tough because Kiara punishes if you have not done hill workouts lately. But the route was as vivid as the first time I ran there. Lake Gardens and Kiara are now being subconsciously filed away in my mind, just as MacRitchie was. This is how I say goodbye to a running route that has been close to me. This is the same as when we leave KL for Singapore to set up our home.
Singapore will not be easy, but it is my home and I love it. I hope my family will love it as much as I. For one, the reality of finding food will be stark. We had the Ikea meatballs for dinner last night and Nisa remarked we will never get this in Spore; and so we will have to buy the freeze dried version in KL and bring it with us to Singapore in the future. Simple solution but symtomatic of what we will have to face in Singapore.
Here's what we looked like after the Ikea meatballs - satisfied!
I told Jamie a minute ago we will only have the 3 of us in Singapore - lonely but nonetheless, a family together.
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