The Attack of Watermelons!

Juicy Tale At about 3 km or so (just a guestimate), there was a minor mishap. A crate of watermelon fell out of the back of a lorry about 200 meters from Dr. Tan. Some splattered on the road like a busted brain. Some rolled downhill toward Dr. Tan like bowling balls. It was so unreal like a comic book. But where is the superhero with red underwear to save the day? Left to our own devices, we dashed out in time to grab the rolling watermelons and throw them into the drain by the road. Yeah! We saved the day and Dr. Tan can savely continue his journey up Genting. The toughest part was at the steep slope near the Chin Swee Caves Temple. Dr. Tan persisted. We encouraged him. Many cars honked to give moral support to him. We also played some inspirational songs from small boom box that we carried along – The Eyes of the Tiger (from Rocky OST), Reach (Gloria Estefan 1988 Olympic Anthem), I Believe I Can Fly (from Space Jam OST), Power of the Dream (Celine Dion) etc. Dr. Tan believes that winning medals, trophies or prize money should not be an end to itself. It should be a means to further goodness and to help people. Wah..very inspirational! Medal chasers out there should take note. I should now on support all charity runs!! Will start with Hong Leong Charity Run this April! The road up Genting was scenic. Misty. Genting Hotel was seen perched on top of the peak at the distance. The long winding road was nice to the eyes but it became an obstacle for someone on a wheelchair like Dr. Tan. He lamented that he did not get the chance to enjoy the view and said with mock regret that he should have taken the cable car up! I guess humour would make everything seemed well. Dr. Tan spirit maintained very high all the way.