The difference between a nut and coconut

Dear Runners,

The Nature Society is protesting that we are running through the wildlife reserve. (Please refer to ST forum today http://www.straitsti...ory_448530.html) As you know, Singapore is so small that the only trails belong either to the military or to the National Parks. If they stop us from running through Bukit Timah Reserve, the TNF100 may end up being 10 loops around MacRitchie!!!

An open letter to President of NS Society

yoz Mr. President,

Do you know the difference between a coconut and a nut?...

I am asking because it seems like you don't know what the fruits you were talking? NorthFace is not a mass event like SCSM where you had 50,000 runners roaming your beloved back garden, don't worry that will not happens until hell freeze over or Armageddon which ever comes first. The number of day visitors to BT Nature Reserve are far more then NF, so are they on your hit list too?

Dun be so selfish lah, the nature reserve are for all lovers of nature, if you keep petitioning and have powderful friends up there. Then BT will become a sacred garden for only members of your prestige society!! Better don't let you know that there is another bigger, lagi beautiful garden call MacRitche Park, if not, you petition again, we really must go ho-lan to run trails:))

For your info, we trail runners may like to torture our-self, but event like NF is only a once a year affair. ... OK lah, there is another super "siow" ultra at MR held every last Sunday of December. (MR runners, don't throw stones at me, we run, fly, float or sink together ^_^)

As much as you love the nature, most trail runners if not all also love and respect the nature, of course there will be some who litters along the path indiscriminately, but I think with more trails and education this can be minimized.

Like you say Singapore is small country, lets share whatever limited resources we had, you do your nature study, we run our trails. If one day we ever cross path, we wave and say hello and if you don't mind, you can hug my sweaty body. Peace no War (o_o)

C'est la vie

regards
yours humbly

botaksim

PS : We trial runners are not 神！
we are 神。经。病。
We enjoyed the pain and we respect the terrains