Morning traditions

It's always been a tradition that we have our breakfast together on race day at MacDonald's. It's always the branch at Boat Quay for regatta and the one at Marina Square back when june races were at Marina Promanade. A) Coz they were near the race site B) Air-conditoning, what's not to love.

These days, even if there's no MacDonald's near the race site, there's always the delievery service. MacDonald's staff came in a cab when we ordered breakfasts from them this July, coz there was no MacDonald's near Bedok Reservoir. We were actually expecting to see a whole entourage of motorbikes come into the car-park. Smart of them to come in a cab, and oh delivered the 26 breakfasts on a trolley to our tent... damn spoilt or what?!

I've always been pretty confused with the whole MacDonald's tradition. Considering the fact that the pre-race food ban does not encourage fried food, it's pretty ironic that we smash the abstinence rule the morning of the race by chomping on deep-fried hash-browns. Which leaves that oily feeling in my throat... bleh. The solution... Eat in moderation they say. So since Mong-na, captains have been imposing the 2 people : 1 hashbrown rule.

Traditions will always be traditions. MacDonald's breakfasts will probably remain as race day must-haves. With the exception of that ever shrinking piece of hash-brown.