{"id":604,"date":"2020-01-25T23:56:45","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T16:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leminhha.vn\/?p=604"},"modified":"2020-07-16T15:40:22","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T08:40:22","slug":"2020-fireworks-selfie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leminhha.vn\/?p=604","title":{"rendered":"2020 Fireworks Selfie"},"content":{"rendered":"

Happy Lunar New Year! So per tradition, I ran to Ho\u00e0n Ki\u1ebfm lake and took a selfie against the fireworks (again). This is the 8th time in a row I’ve done this. Original post<\/a> explaining this tradition.<\/p>\n

This is the selfie for 2020, year of the mouse:<\/p>\n

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This year, somehow it started pouring in the late afternoon. This (rain on New Year’s Eve) has never happened before as far as I can remember. I was so worried that they’d cancel the fireworks. Luckily the rain stopped a bit past 11pm, and so it was greenlight for me to commence the run!<\/p>\n

Normally I’d leave the house at 11pm to get to the lake by 11.15 to secure a good viewing spot in the crowd. This year, I got to the lake at 11.50pm and it was almost empty!<\/p>\n

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The streets were flooded!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The run was pretty okay. I’ve gained some mass in preparation for the upcoming arm wrestling tournament so my running is definitely affected a bit. Still, I managed a 5:00\/km pace for the entire run and was still breathing fine. My left knee hurt a bit from that intense trail run in H\u00e0m L\u1ee3n last month. Hopefully the injury will go away soon.<\/p>\n

This year I decided to run barefoot again. This turns out to be a pretty… bad decision as my feet quickly got cold from the wet ground.<\/p>\n

The Fireworks<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Spectacular! I was worried the rain and clouds would obscure the view, but after all we still got a clear view of the fireworks. They managed to put on a much, much more impressive pyrotechnics show this year. The sound of the explosions reverberating off the surrounding buildings was unreal —\u00a0 you really have to be there to appreciate it.<\/p>\n

The only complaint I have is, again, the whole fake money burning thing. This year it was especially bad — I had to hold my nose multiple times as I ran past all these massive bucket fires in front of people’s houses. Guess I’ll just have to live with this…<\/p>\n

Well, so that’s it! Another year, another fireworks selfie. I’m so glad I’m still healthy, still capable of running a decent pace, and can still be at home to make it to see the fireworks. Here’s to the 9th picture next year!<\/p>\n

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