Ran my first 7km run..

...for charity!

My organization held a charity run named the "UOB Heartbeat Run" today. UOB Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia flagged off at the same time this morning to show that our "Heartbeat" as one in saying Yes! to Child Protection.

Ever since I gave birth, stories of children being abused, used or cheated by adults made my heart go weaker. Don't get me wrong, before having a child, I feel the pain but ever since I have baby James, the pain is so much stronger.

These innocent little ones are meant to be leaders of the future. They are brought into this world as a gift from God, not for adults too exploit them for selfish and horrible reasons!

I pray for all of you that follow my blog to join us in protecting the children. You don't necessary have to contribute money to help them, play your part in any programme that is organized to help children.

If you wish to join UOB in protecting the children, you may contact me or any UOB staff to find out how you can contribute and join us in saying "YES! to Child Protection".

On a personal note...

I have to say that I'm not 100%  fit since I gave birth 4 months ago and only went back to exercising at the beginning of this month. I'm just glad that I finish the run and to my surprise I manage to finish the 7km in 50minutes. :)

 Yes, I still have the pregnancy weight. Am working hard to"melt" them. ;P

My teammates and I doing silly stuff just because we can. :D

I dedicate my first run to two people:

My late father, who has educated me about my rights when I was a child and protected me with all that he can.

Thanks daddy and have a great celebration on Tuesday with God! :)

...and to my mum for taking every extra mile to ensure that I enjoyed my childhood and received the best education because she did not have such a privilege.

Thanks mummy for everything! You are indeed a survivor!

I pledge that I will do my best in educating my child and future children about their rights as children and I pray you would do the same for your children because charity starts from your very own home! :)

Have you played your part?

Do you remember the last time you played your part for charity?

I was brought up to be charitable since young. My parents encouraged me.

I joined the Leo Club (yes yes, i was one of them.) in secondary school and AIESEC (yes yes, i was one of them too) in University. I have to say, joining these two societies opened up my eyes.

Even after I graduated from university, I still continue playing my part in helping the needy.We would usually donate money/anything in kind to charity homes. (My mum would always ask whether we have done any charity for the year.)

If you have not played your part for charity this year, here's one that you may be interested in.

Royal Selangor Jelly Good Time
In aid of Breast Cancer Awareness.

For more information, please click on the image.

I wish that I could join this event. However, I had to attend Antenatal classes every Saturday in October. Despite having a busy schedule, I would still love to play my part and it lead me to the idea of blogging about it.

What are you waiting for?!

Play your part for charity, you will find a new form of self satisfaction. :)