not bad!

Well done tricia! i deserve a small pat on my back as I managed to complete all the questions to the study guide for POF yesterday! yay! I’m making good progress. I’ll start on my assignment 1 later and I hope to finish it by mid of next week, in order to check my answers against those from my team mates.

I’ve managed to keep up with my lunch time exercise for the past 3 days as well. I haven’t missed one since I started last week, so that’s worth applauding for too! Keep it up tricia! because no matter how small an effort is an effort. No matter how small a step, is a step. All these little effort and steps accumulate and add up into something greater! Hence, keep persisting!

Running mileage isn’t impressive this week as fatigue took the better of me since Sunday; attributable to dayima. Hope to catch up abit on sat’s training.

Work has been at its usual flat-lined progress. As I am typing this entry, I am trying to close another of my accounts, which I aim to finish by this morning. this will give me ample time in the second half of the day to prepare for anna’s class and also start on my assignment.

Planning to do a morning run tomorrow morning as I’ll be having class till 10pm.. Saturday will be runfanatics training at ccab.. Sunday..if time permits, I’ll love to hop into gym for a good 2hours work out. =) training keeps me sane. It gives me time-out from the daily grail of work and studies. And most importantly, it helps me stay in shape to fit into my clothes. Haha. i’m not hopeful but if I can slim down a little before our actual wedding day, it’ll be such a bliss!

uncut diamonds

Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

little pebble

We were briefed on the economic crunch from ag today. It’s something we are all aware of. Cash flows. Collecting debts. Credit limit. All the measures to ensure good cash flows and minimize write down of debts. The whole economy is down and it affects everyone. Blessed are those who are still in school, as they needn’t come in face with the recession to most extent. Years like these can make or break companies, each step must be made with caution.

Ag reiterated exactly what I mentioned to michelle yesterday, “cash is King”. Haha. I have potential of a finance director! =P

I perused into how the economic crunch is impacting on us. Our exposure of risk in relation to investment is fairly minimal. Our investments are mainly on long term plans, which though may not yield us an attractive return, but risks are low. On the other side of the coin, indirect impact of inflation does hit us straight on. managing our finances to maximize what we are getting out of every dollar becomes something we must be wise on. main financial commitments are fundamental bills everyone incurs. On a whole, it eats into how much we can save..but we will still do fine as long we continue to work. I can sense a pressing need to find means to save more.. as yes, cash is indeed king. In times of uncertainty, the liquidity cash gives is the assurance that lets us sleep in peace at night.

When things hit the bottom of the well, it will bounce back. of course, the next question one would probably ask is, “when?” I shrug as I’m no economist nor financial analyst. From what I’m gathering off papers, most influential persons are saying in the next 1-2 years. we can take comfort that market moves in a cyclical fashion.. a dip will follow with a peak..it goes up and down, up and down..

I thought about how it’ll affect chances of employability if I am to go out there. companies will be conservative in hiring .. packages may not be as attractive as before.. companies will still be hiring, probably more to replacing people who have left.., more than opening new positions due to expansion. Despite all these, I guess if we are gems, companies will still be willing to take us in. hence my aim is to file out my jagged edges and polish myself to become a gem with worth.

Team mates have emailed out on date to meet for assignment. Woohoo. I got to get my butt moving. Need to plan out time and things to cover. I managed to read up 1 chapter of notes yesterday. need to read text. Work on questions. Digest the information. Need time!!

Econs is this week. gear yourself tricia!

I am working hard for a cause. i’m a little worthless pebble but I believe one day I will be a gem, as long as I keep refining and polishing myself! =)

drawing strength

i am hanging on with all the strength I have got till end of this month. ZX’s lessons end yesterday (hooray!!) ..next to count down is toward HS’ on 29/10 and Anna on 30/10. 8 more lessons for HS and 7 more for Anna. Hang on hang on!!

conversing with dearie yesterday made me realize how short this school term is. I commenced the term last week and it’ll end on 22/11/08. there’ll be classes this week, next week I’m free, followed with 2 more weeks of intensives. Following one week of break after the intensives, exams are next in line. though it’s a super pant up term, it also means I get a nice 6 weeks of break till 2009! Duality effect I guess.

I’ve began revising POF yesterday..and I got through 2 chapters of questions in my study guide. I aim to complete the next 2 chapters the next 1-2days. To got through the text book questions..and starting on my assignment 1 soon.

Econs module this weekend..it’ll be a hellish time because swee tin warned me of the short assignment 1 notice. Basically we’ll be given the assignment on Friday night and we have to present it on Sunday morning. I only got Saturday to work on it.. gee! Where is my sloman econs text?

I could sense dearie’s weariness from work, project and tuition yesterday night as we lied in bed. Underneath the blanket I reached out for his hand and held it tight. It was my way of telling him that I am with him and we will go through this together. This is how we draw strength from each other.

new tools

dearie bought me this new calculator on friday night as i required it for my POF class..this little gadget costs him $63!!?!? i can buy 3 scientific calculators with this amount. but it does make life alot easier.. this is one of the 2 calculators approved for cfa..will i take my cfa? i wonder..

this is the pricier version of the one i have..with 5 extra functions.. but costs $99 (gulps) i thought i didn't need the extra functions..until the prof talked about MIRR and i could not find the button on my calculator =( because it was one of 5 extra functions. but anyway..good thing we have EXCEL! everything else which i need is available on Excel! haha..in a way this translates to MIRR will not be tested in exam lor! yayyyyyy...

rest and hanging on

After some good weekends of rest, we were back into the bustling race. I had my first intensive of the term through Friday to Sunday..while dearie had his back to back tution sessions. We were totally exhausted by Sunday late noon..and popped into bed early.

It was great to be back in runfanatics training on sat. although I was slow to finish the 15km..but I was just glad to complete the distance. Looking forward to more runs..want to quickly get back to wed training too.

Facing some difficulties in getting my brain to start moving, despite having the cup of nslo. Caffeine doesn’t quite work its magic on me. =(

Today’s the last lesson for zx as she’ll be sitting for her N levels POA paper tomorrow. wishing her all the best =)

As zx’s lessons come to a close, anna will take over the Monday slot come 13 oct. I find anna an easier student to coach as she’s more open to concepts.

Principles of finance is quite an interesting module to do. intensive was like a pressure cooker though.. I am trying to figure out the calculations and get into the whole flow of things. I’m sitting with 3 other classmates; familiar faces from the last qm module. As we’ll be working in groups of 3, I’ll be forming a group with marilyn and roger (a new student). I’m totally at ease with working with marilyn as I find sparring thoughts with her helps me understand the concepts better. She guided me through qm last term too, which I am really grateful for =)

I may be dropping hs tuition next year as I find that it’s not maximizing my time best. I will be selective in only picking POA students as I find in doing so, I am maximizing returns! Hahaha (look I’m in the finance flow already!) all tuition lesson should end before November so I have 2 months to seek out new POA students for 2009. ideally I will want to take 2 POA students, 2 days a week.. and the rest of the days I want to study and train.

Tahan abit more! We’re hitting the finishing line for this year’s tuition soon. Hang on dearie! hang on tricia!

good wifey incentive

dearie gave me my first good wifey incentive yesterday! =D it pays to be a good wifey..yay! my first step to tai-tai-sm.

some from the photoshoot

our first stop was at the track. this is the place we often trained and running is our passion =)

candid shot!

we were suppose to be appreciating the nature..but we were tugging the little leaf as though we were hoping something would fall from above =P

oh..billy & tricia's signature shots! dearie looks like he has just fallen from the heaven! he's my angel that's for sure =)

good habits

tricia wants to give herself a pat on the back for the good habits. this is to remind myself to keep up with it.

1. brushing teeth after lunch during working weekday - i'm so proud i've been keeping up with this habit for the last 2 weeks. i find my gums gradually turning to coral pink, a good sign that it's recovering from gum problem.

2. light exercises after lunch - it began with stretching during lunch break, has evolved into doing light weights. today i formulated a 10-exercise set which i resolve to do at least 2 sets each noon in the office. i brought the 0.75kg free weights to work on monday and today marks the 3rd day of doing weights. the 10exercise set makes up of 8 arm/shoulder exercises+lunges+squats. i was feeling all warm and broke out a little perspiration after going through 3 sets of it today. knowing 0.75kg is not significantly heavy, i increased the normal 12-15reps to 20-25reps.. aim is to tone than to build.

3. packing lunch to work - we've made through 1 month of eating home cooked lunch. despite my rojak cooking, dearie still eats up every grain of rice everyday. fortunately he's not a picky eater like me. starving myself doesn't work, i realise..my weight doesn't go down by eating just cereal and bread. this wed i weighed myself, i am still 46kg but alot more satiated with wholesome meals these days.=) no crash-dieting for me as i know i'll end up binging more at the end of the day.

4. morning runs - not all runs came to realisation but i manage at least 1 morning run a week. not impressive but still worth commending.. ought to do more!

habits take time to form and get ingrained in us. tricia is driven! jia you!

speckies

there's a need to wear speckies for longer periods of time in a day soon..because i find my eyesight deteriorating fast. i find objects becoming blurry and focusing is much a challenge these days. the term is starting tonight. will need to visit the optometrist in the next few weeks to remedy this problem=(

hiao po speaketh!

Yay..it’s Friday! We leaped 1.5days and advanced to Friday pretty swiftly this week!

I’ll be having class tonight till 10pm.. Principle for Finance.. econs class will be held next week..I do hope the classes turn out ok.. must try not to tire myself too much tonight as I am really looking forward to the Macrit run. I missed out a whole lot of runfanatic training.. like last Sunday, we were totally exhausted on Sunday we skipped training again. I felt really bad and dearie reminded me it’s really a break of trust when I indicated I’ll be there but last minute backed out. this is bad! No more of this, tricia!

Ooh..i’m so in love with the kanebo lunasol series.. must get my hands on it..but first I must finish my l’oreal whitening range first. It’ll take at least 2months to finish them at least.. let’s take stock a little.. remaining skin care yet to be depleted:

1. Clarins toner (since april) – 40% left

2. L’oreal day moisturizer (since end jun) – seems like still quite a lot left

3. L’oreal day sunscreen (since end jun) – same thing..alot left also. Smells like cement. Haha =P

4. L’oreal Face protector (earlier than jun) – this one has spf50..will use this for training. Dad gave me a brand new bottle recently..that means I have 1.5bottles of this.

5. Kanebo clay whitening foam wash (since july) – I am perfectly satisfied with this. Will stick with this for a while.

I’m planning to purchase a set of lunasol at year end during Christmas sale..the festive sale should get me some good deals.. in addition, that’ll be my reward for working hard after receiving my year end bonus! hmm..that’s provided I pass my exams too!

I mustn’t buy it now as I’ll definitely abandon my present ones for lunasol if I own them. Hence I will use up what I have diligently first.. that means I must start applying sunscreen on dearie..for his good! hahaha..

Tricia the hiao-po speaketh!

mirror me

Problem about mid week holiday is it leaves me lethargic the next working day. I came back to office struggling to ignite my engine.

Dearie and I made 4 pairs of earrings ourselves! On Tuesday noon, mummy and I went to the handicraft shop near her shop and I bought the materials required. Upon reaching home the same evening, I began working on them. dearie saw me clumsily fumbling with the pliers, he came over and offered his help. He’s really good with the pliers and cutter.. as he worked steadily through the beads, hooks and rings. I was the design engineer while dearie was the technician! He stringed most if not all the earrings together and the satisfaction from the amateurish attempt was beyond words. =)

Tricia is fast becoming a hiao-po. First I wanted to make my own earrings..then I wanted to make myself pretty. After using the kanebo lunasol samples..i want to upgrade from l’oreal to that.. a part of me still feels it’s unnecessary and a waste of effort..but much of me yearns to bring out the better side of me..after how jesslin literally transformed me, to the point I could not believe what I saw in the mirror.

It made me realize I can be pretty too. It just takes some effort. =)

Dearie has the making of a make up artiste, we were discussing the other day. He’s really good with colours..and make up is all about blending colours! Painting faces!

Not sure if it’s a good thing or not..but because my office is tucked in the far corner of Singapore, and by nature of work, I needn’t meet external vendors nor customers, I’ve become very chin-chai with my dressing to work. I recalled using make up on the first few days of work, only to eventually revert back to the sloppish me for a brief while. Then I picked myself up to look more corporate.. and sometimes a little boring. The daily routine is to get into office. Sit at my workstation. Face the monitor. Leave work at 5pm. That’s about all it ever gets.

Tahan a while more.. the next place I go, will hold more than this. =)

toothy tricia

Ahh yes.. my teeth and gum condition are improving.. I see my gums less red and sore..i haven’t tried biting into ice cream (usually my teeth hurts).. but I feel it getting stronger! Persist tricia..dental health is important.. just like complexion! Imagine I have nice skin but when I smile, I’m tooth-less.. oh my!!

captured moments

Photoshoot’s done! I found it fun and I’m thankful for everyone there on that day who made it such a blast.

-dearie: you look great.. suave and good looking as ever..muaks! thank you for allowing me have the photoshoot..

- mummy & daddy: thank you both for being there..for the lovely flowers..and my dad as back up photographer..delivering the shots to us on the same day! =)

- weeling: thank you for coming and making so much time to help out at the photoshoot.. hee.. it’s so cute seeing you walk here and there with a flash in your hand..and standing behind the umbrella..=)

- jesslin: thank you for making me look so beautiful.. =) you are indeed my first choice mua.

- siew weng: thank you for accommodating to our silly requests..and going the way out to make this photoshoot possible.

We had some shots from dad which we really liked and we’ll post it on shortly. It was pretty funny when we did the signature jumps.. it was just so us.. dearie looked like he had fallen from the sky.. he’s the angel who fell right into my clutches..muhahaha! and he has such nice natural brown hair..how come mine is so black!?

Tomorrow our company is on half day.. that means I’ll get to leave work at 12noon.. meet mum and go shop for earrings stuff and in town..weee!! Wednesday is hari raya holiday, dearie and I are going to macrit to run. I’m making plans of doing a long run..maybe run to aircon road..back perhaps..if possible..plus a bit more. Hope we can clock 20km.. I’ll bring my foot pod probably to measure the distance. Will cook dumpling dinner on wed as I’ve got wanton skin left from yesterday’s dumpling dinner. this time I’ll remember to incorporate spring onion inside the dumplings upon dearie’s request. =)

I am finding so much fulfillment and joy. I found delight in simply looking at dearie dine into the dumplings and enjoying it. looking at my dad’s excitement with the photos and getting them all developed on the same day made me feel special. Spending time discussing with mum which crystal looks well with what earring was just fun! I don’t have to go far to find happiness because it is just beside me all the time. I just have to take the effort to be close to it and I will find bliss.

Having things fall into place gives such sense of satisfaction. Photoshoot went pretty well with all the planning made. Next is the actual day which I will need a lot of help from my parents in law and christin. I’ve made plan to meet up with her for discussion on Wednesday and we will peruse into the details of things. much of the load has been lessened by my parents in law. Mum has helped us source for most of the things we need for the day..and she is a lady with wide contacts! Even the auntie at the shop which sold us the red wedding essentials said my mum managed to rent the houses at a better price than she did! =)

School is starting this Friday..and I’m looking forward to it.. timing is perfect because I’ll finish exams for this term 1 week before my actual day. Tuition will begin to ease starting October.

Oh yes, after how pretty jesslin made me look on Saturday, I find that I ought to start dolling myself a little more these days. First and foremost I must ensure my complexion stays in good form..that will mean I must eat more fruits.. with that checked, next step is having suitable skin care products. I’ve been using the kanebo whitening cleanser and I simply love it. mummy passed me some sample for its toner and moisturizer.. will try it soon. Thirdly, it’s the cosmetic I want to use. Simple lipstick is essential..and I really love the gold coloured lip stick and pink+gold shimmer gloss jesslin used on my lips. Instead of the usual sausage effect I get from my own futile attempts, the gold made my lips look subdued and it controlled it from grabbing too much attention from the rest of my face. I’ll work on it. minimal make up should make me too wayang..but pleasing and sweet to the eye (I hope!).

shooting crew

It’s going to so hilarious on Saturday. We've got quite a crew here as my parents insist on accompanying us for the photoshoot. Dad is worried that siew weng might not do a good job ( I trust him 110%!) and mum is curious what a photoshoot is like..she only had studio shots during her time.. and dad says she wants to take some photos herself too. =D ok..basically my dad says they want to be the calefare for the day..hahaha.. I didn’t have the heart to shut them out of the shoot..even if I did, I believe they would pretend to be in the area and “bump” into us..hahaha =D

They have prepared all the accessories I need for the photoshoot and actual day.. I’ll be picking them up tonight. We have quite a constraint on transportation as we only have 1 car.. dearie will have to do 2 trips to ferry all of us out of lower pierce..sorry about the trouble dearie =(

The locations we have picked are pretty wulu..but perfectly us.. the running track..and trail (lower pierce not really trail but out of macrit, if we run further down we actually reach lower pierce..we’ve ran there a few times. nice nice. Air con road!).. these are places we enjoy running at.. =)

I’m not really for the conventional places for taking photos..i like something “us” .. I am not that bothered if it’s weird..but it’s just US! I got to know my dearie at a duathlon.. sports and training are integral to us..

Oh yes! This Sunday we are finally back into runfanatics action!! Yippee! 15km run at ecp. though I’ll be like at the back of the pack..coz I haven’t ran more than 8km for almost a month..but I just want to train with the gang! =D

the princess speaketh

I took a small step forward yesterday. the episode with the make up artist allowed me a chance to learn from the mistakes I made.

- never jump into conclusion

- sms and prose are not all the time the best form of communication

- clarify and check

- don’t create a fuss until I have clarified and understand the situation

- family and friends are precious

I’m looking forward to the photo shoot on Saturday because I believe we have the Dream Team! =) seems like dearie isn’t really keen for photo taking.. and I do agree it can get stressful because we worry we may not in our best form for the day..and having it captured means we’ll be reminded of it constantly! Nonetheless I feel it’ll be memorable to capture this point in our lives.. for we only live through this once..and having someone to capture it down for remembrance will be a way to retain the least of the days. For the first time in my life I’m getting to be donned in pretty gowns..dress up like a princess..it’s just every girl’s dream!

I was diagnosed with stage 2 gum problem o_O and I’ve been diligently brushing my teeth after lunch..and also using toothpaste recommended by the dentist. In addition, I’m also gargling with Listerine every morning and flossing at night..despite all that, my gums are still blood red (not coral pink)..and still hurting. =( tricia’s worst nightmare: having my teeth all fall off and becoming bo ge (teeth-less!!) got to be more patient…hope to yield results soon..

I’ve brought some art paper to work and I would be commencing to make thank you cardes in the next 1-2days. These cards are for my friends who will be helping us out for the wedding and photoshoot. I want to handmake the cards and pen words to thank them personally. will look around for small tokens too.. truly want to appreciate them and not take them for granted. =) for our parents.. hopefully we get to go Tokyo for honeymoon next year..and I promise I’ll get them all gifts! =)

christine ohuruogu

i was reading business times and i so love this quote made by Christine Ohuruogu, the 400m gold medallist at the recent Beijing Olympics.

“I might not get the best start or be the fastest but if you want to beat me you have to fight me. I will fight to the line and I do not give up.”

runs in the morning

Being able to execute my morning running plans always leave me feeling accomplished, like today.

I found discipline from the air..hahaha..yesterday I stood in the bakery contemplating if I should buy a whole 4 buns of ham/cheese bread or should I just buy 1. as much as I would like to get all 4; economies of scale of buying 4 is more cost-saving.. I visualized myself gobbling all 4 and feeling guilty about it, I stopped short. Finally, I bought just 1 bun for $1 and quickly walked off, in case I succumbed to my weakness for bread.

That’s my first little victory.. over my gluttony self.

Dearie picked me up after tuition and we headed down to mummy’s place to pick up mooncake she had helped me purchase for my mummy-in-law. It’s one BIG box of temptation..gulps..resist! resist!

After we got home, dearie accompanied me for a 8.5km run.. I could sense he was very tired yet he still went with me. thank you dearie. upon getting home, he got onto doing his project. By the time he stopped for the night, it was already 1am o_O

Having turn in earlier.. I managed to get myself out for a 5km run at 5.11am.. it felt awesome! I ought to do it a lot more often.. =) and the next one on the schedule is tomorrow morning. i really want to run more..so I can enjoy good food without guilt. that was my second victory.

Tonight after tuition I’ll finish up all the housework..prepare dinner and hopefully still have time to go for a short 5km run before dearie comes back. =) I’m feeling my tummy flatter already…must keep the momentum going as the photoshoot is next Saturday..i must look at my best.. and pretty =D

and yes..i do need to hit more mileage for scsm.. i'm falling a little short of mileage these days.. back to runfanatics training and mr training soon.. =)

"making" more time

I pondered how I can “make” more time. yes, literally “make” more time.

Having completed my first term in school, i took stock of how I have managed my time and if I’ve been effective. Moving forward, “making” more time is what I’ll strive to do.

How to make more time?

- prioritizing

- cutting down on unproductive activities

- resting and waking up early

Some things I feel I haven’t done well in the last term.

1. I left revision of qm till pretty last minute. Although I did read up the text consistently, I found that I didn’t understand well what I was reading until I worked through the questions. By the time I did work through the questions, I was 3 weeks away from exam. That wasn’t too good a strategy. For the new term, I must ensure that I am working through the questions regularly so that I can clear any doubts early and not leave it till last minute.

2. making notes. I need to make notes as I read, it’s very useful in open book exams.

3. tuition assignments. I was too fast to decide to take up the p4 assignment and now I cannot just dump it off. I should have been more focused on tutoring poa. I was anxious to take up a 2^nd assignment after zx and I didn’t consider how it would affect my own activities. Good thing zx will be taking her n levels soon and that means tuition will halt after which.. so that frees up one day in the week. Anna will have her o levels at end of oct..so after that, another free day too. I wonder if hs’ dad would want to drop my tuition classes. After all, it seems like hs is still not picking up on her Chinese and English. =( on the positive note, if he calls for a stop on tuition, I can reshuffle my tuition come next year. Will be wiser in planning for tuition next year, meantime, I’ll just hold on to the 3 students I have now. hope they can do well..and that’ll be a great track record for my tuition career. =)

Moving forward, in relation to tuition, I am planning to just tutor 2 days in a week. I will only take poa assignments as poa is my pet subject after all. If hs and zx stay on with me, I will just keep to just them. At least I still can attend runfanatics wed training =)

fridays when I’m not in class, it’ll be used for gym sessions! =) Sundays with no class will be dedicated to biking or mr running. Saturdays will be for runfanatics training..argh..i miss training with the group so much!!

other than these activities with priority standing, the rest of the days, I still want to tutor to earn extra income. Dearie’s working very hard and I am going to travel alongside with him.

something I’ve been hoping to execute but I lack the determination and discipline to do so – running in the morning. it’s something challenging for me. and it’s not just about waking up early, sleeping early is also required. Not sure how I can work about this..=(

oh yes, I forgot to comment about my exams.. accounting was pretty alright. I could do the paper..and I hope I can get more than a credit for it. qm was tough..but do-able. After redoing my assignment 2 yesterday, I discovered I have done the same regression question in the exam wrongly. =X but i think I should be able to pass.. I hope to get a credit for it..hope!..i can only hope! (grading: high distinction, distinction, credit, pass, conceded pass, fail..in that order)

hard to lose..weight

I’ve completed all my assignments for the term. Yay! Now it’s down to the compilation of qm assignment and send out before next Monday..and we’re done! I can go for my holiday with this load off my back.

The fc hounded me this morning for her credit limit stuff which I am still not absolutely sure what she wants.. but at least I’ve completed her budget templates and jun conso.. now she wants july and aug before end of the month.. good thing I’ve got more things to do..but I need to fully grasp what she wants first..

There’ll be quite a few holidays coming up..firstly hari raya, followed by deepavali. Not sure if dearie and I can take a break as it’s very close to o levels and we have to be around to coach our students.

My eyesight is deteriorating at a dismaying speed. Objects look more fuzzy these days and I’ve been rubbing my eyes more than I should. I do need to get new lenses done.. because it’s disturbing me.=(

Photoshoot is a stone away and I haven’t lost a single kg. I should be..i ought to..but I am not doing so. I stepped on the scale and tipped at 46.3kg. have been hoping to lose abit more but glutton as I am..i am finding it hard to lose the weight. Ought to be training more after exams but tuition is still an excuse I dish out sometimes. Tonight I’ll run after tuition. And now that I have completed my assignment, I can sleep early and wake up early to run in the morning and then come back to cook packed lunch.

i think I’ll look less ba-zhangish if I can shed another 2-3kgs. Ahhhh..i just want to look good in the photos.. why is it so difficult? =( really want to get back to runfanatics training soon… or just go for long mr runs.. will have to work it into my schedule =)