Cross country (Warning : Bytes glutton)

A cross country event was held all over the Russia on the 21st of September at the 12pm.

In Nizhny Novgorod the cross country event was held in the Switzerland Park (Парк Швейцария) which was along the Gagarin Avenue. This park was no longer a stranger to us coz most NNSMA's students went there for jogging, at least for a couple times. I don't know why did they call it Switzerland park but I figured, probably, the park looked like Switzerland in the winter. (Just that it's suckier than Switzerland.)

The aim for organizing this huge event was for World Peace. Perhaps after running the world would be peaceful a little bit.

Anyway, it was 8 degrees Celcius cold in the morning and yet everyone was gathering in the park to :-

1) Get free T-shirts (which according to some people, it's comfortable to wear in bed).

2) Get to be famous on TV.

3) Hit on girls.

But, personally I think that it was good coz anyone who live here may participate in such a huge event. And what more, it's time to work the muscles and joints after all this while hybernating in the room.

So everyone gathered in front of the 5th hostel (when the time I came down) at 11am (I came down at 11.30am coz I overslept). Then we walked altogether to the park which is a few steps away from the our hostels. Once we reached there, there was already a lot people, wearing different colors of T-shirts with numbers on. My number was 686. Some of us were interviewed by correspondants from telecasts. And one channel's correspondant wanted us to yell "Будни отменяются!" in front of the cam. It means "Weekday cancellation!". Didn't know why actually we have to yell that phrase, maybe just wanted us to look stupid. But it was really fun where everyone, if looked stupid, did it together. After all, we're of one great team, ngahahahaha!

I could not help myself from commenting the way they printed the T-shirts on red fabrics while having red printed words. So the words were blended together with the T-shirts. Just compare the orange T-shirts with the red ones. I bet you could not spot the red writings.

Moving on.........

So, the international students (particularly, girls of our academy's foreign students and followed by guys) started the cross country event.

Some were really excited about the event as you can see from the pic below.

Some wanted their images to be captured in cameras.

Some were thinking about getting to the finish line.

Some just wanted to overtake the happy feet.

Some posed pretty while panting hard.

Some protected themselves from molesters.

Some couldn't get a hold of themselves.

So many interesting actions were observed and captured. Oh how I like to join in such an event!

We were supposed to run for a mere 4km, but it felt like just 2.5km of running. I think I could captured more interesting actions if the journey was really long. Therefore everyone managed to cross the finish line without serious injuries or hypoxia.


Our academy's students won the 1st place.


Shaheer was the winner for international male category.

Rahimah was the winner for international female category.
(which one way or another was just limited for our academy's students only)
* didn't take their pictures, though.



After crossing the finish line, everyone was panting hard and some beautiful russian chicks in yellow attire handed over energy drinks and towels for each one of us upon crossing the line and said "That's all, you may stop"

There, everyone with flaring nose, except for the Russian in front who came for shopping.

Then after running, personal photo sessions was going on to capture such an event where everyone would take part in (which is rare).

Me with Hansin, Wanying, Joe and Wei Shyuan.

Good morning, angels.

Good morning, charlieeeeeeeeeeee!~

Good morning, charlie!

Go to hell, devils!!!!

We're from group 531-A!!!

We didn't stay there for the prize giving session. So everyone went back to the hostels and continue the stereotypes lives.



How very fun to have participated in such event like this.


Below are short video clips of Shaheer, Rahimah and a loser who lost with pride.

Winner Rahimah.

Winner Shaheer.

Whiiner. (The name is kept secret)

Kochi~