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Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Monday, June 26, 2006
swim swam swum
ke wei made us do pyramid training.
1 lap in 1 min
2 laps in 2mins 3osec
3 laps in 4mins
4 laps in 5mins+ can't rem how many secs
5 laps in ( i can't rem how long)
4 laps in 5mins + can't rem how many secs
3 laps in 4mins
2 laps in 2 mins 30sec
1 lap in 1 min
thank goodness xiu li and i made in back on time to clear it and didn't have to repeat any sets.
alot of swimming this week. my brain will be soon chlorinated.
mon: swim training with ke wei
tue: shifu swim training at spe
wed: life saving
thurs: shifu swim training at spe
fri: life saving
hoping i can squeeze into shifu's swim class in july..
oh ya..i was comparing my last 500m timing with that when i first started with shifu..i improved by a whole 40sec! thank you shifu!!!
1 lap in 1 min
2 laps in 2mins 3osec
3 laps in 4mins
4 laps in 5mins+ can't rem how many secs
5 laps in ( i can't rem how long)
4 laps in 5mins + can't rem how many secs
3 laps in 4mins
2 laps in 2 mins 30sec
1 lap in 1 min
thank goodness xiu li and i made in back on time to clear it and didn't have to repeat any sets.
alot of swimming this week. my brain will be soon chlorinated.
mon: swim training with ke wei
tue: shifu swim training at spe
wed: life saving
thurs: shifu swim training at spe
fri: life saving
hoping i can squeeze into shifu's swim class in july..
oh ya..i was comparing my last 500m timing with that when i first started with shifu..i improved by a whole 40sec! thank you shifu!!!
Races!
Update of race calendar for July
Jul 16 : NUS Race Adventura (with Neo and Chew)
Jul 23 : Mizuno Wave Run
Jul 30 : MMDS II Putrajaya
still apprehensive about the AHM and Real Run in Aug..if there'll be complimentary passes, i'm in. hehe.
the lineup for the rest of the year.
Sep 3: AAC Singapore
Nov 11: Powerman / Eco X-treme
Dec 3: Standard Chartered Marathon
Dec 10: AAC HK
and after AAC HK, my next training goal would be towards IM Busselton! (Dec 2007)
Jul 16 : NUS Race Adventura (with Neo and Chew)
Jul 23 : Mizuno Wave Run
Jul 30 : MMDS II Putrajaya
still apprehensive about the AHM and Real Run in Aug..if there'll be complimentary passes, i'm in. hehe.
the lineup for the rest of the year.
Sep 3: AAC Singapore
Nov 11: Powerman / Eco X-treme
Dec 3: Standard Chartered Marathon
Dec 10: AAC HK
and after AAC HK, my next training goal would be towards IM Busselton! (Dec 2007)
Sunday, June 25, 2006
neon's coming
after all the deliberation on what next bike to get.. ti? carbon? alu/carbon?
the verdict has been made.
lynten set it up on a trainer and as i got on it, i could immediately drop my arms onto the aerobars and it felt woooooooooonderful!! i didn't even have to stretch forward, i needn't sit forward to get onto the nose of the saddle coz i can't reach the aerobars if i don't..
the colour is great..black..black...black..
and it's name? Neon.
all i need now is a new helmet to match.
a giro helmet would be absolutely perfect. atmos, better still.
the verdict has been made.
lynten set it up on a trainer and as i got on it, i could immediately drop my arms onto the aerobars and it felt woooooooooonderful!! i didn't even have to stretch forward, i needn't sit forward to get onto the nose of the saddle coz i can't reach the aerobars if i don't..
the colour is great..black..black...black..
and it's name? Neon.
all i need now is a new helmet to match.
a giro helmet would be absolutely perfect. atmos, better still.
Monday, June 19, 2006
捧腹大笑
christin had 1 WHOLE pineapple for lunch a moment ago and nick(nelson's son) seeing that, started to tell her about the 小孩不笨2 movie. inside the movie, a primary school boy thought he fathered a kid with his classmate.
as the conversation went on.. nick (whose chinese is really..erm..not that good) continued,
nick: i see the subtitles in the show. the teacher explaining it to the boy said, " the worm meets the egg." worm..虫子 and 蛋。
josh: it's called 金虫子 in chinese la.
tricia：o_O no la! it's 精子。
nick: ohhh..why is sperm called 镜子？（yes, he said it as jing4 zi3)
christin： laughs.. hahaha..the sperm sees the mirror and becomes a baby!!
tricia: huh!?!?!!?! 镜子????!!!!!!!??!
as the conversation went on.. nick (whose chinese is really..erm..not that good) continued,
nick: i see the subtitles in the show. the teacher explaining it to the boy said, " the worm meets the egg." worm..虫子 and 蛋。
josh: it's called 金虫子 in chinese la.
tricia：o_O no la! it's 精子。
nick: ohhh..why is sperm called 镜子？（yes, he said it as jing4 zi3)
christin： laughs.. hahaha..the sperm sees the mirror and becomes a baby!!
tricia: huh!?!?!!?! 镜子????!!!!!!!??!
my bf and my friends
my 8 best friends
1. pool buoy
2. swimming towel
3. swimming cap
4. goggles
5. running shoes
6. fbt shorts
7. running singlet
8. portable radio
talk about social circle? this is it.
tricia the fighter says: i'm getting a new bf soon..
tricia the fighter says: soon..i hope..heaheahehea
efrem! says: oh, you just decided?
tricia the fighter says: but i just can't decide if i shd get him in carbon or alu
efrem! says: haha....
efrem! says: had me there..
tricia the fighter says: or maybe a mixture of carbon n alu
efrem! says: what's wrong with your current ones?
tricia the fighter says: they dumped me
efrem! says: literally?
efrem! says: haha...
efrem! says: i find it strange to have a relationship with a bike...maybe that's why i don't give them names/ call them my wife.. haha..
tricia the fighter says: coz u have someone special in ur life. i don't...so i fill that space with my bikes
wow...tricia the fighter..u do sound kind of pathetic!
1. pool buoy
2. swimming towel
3. swimming cap
4. goggles
5. running shoes
6. fbt shorts
7. running singlet
8. portable radio
talk about social circle? this is it.
tricia the fighter says: i'm getting a new bf soon..
tricia the fighter says: soon..i hope..heaheahehea
efrem! says: oh, you just decided?
tricia the fighter says: but i just can't decide if i shd get him in carbon or alu
efrem! says: haha....
efrem! says: had me there..
tricia the fighter says: or maybe a mixture of carbon n alu
efrem! says: what's wrong with your current ones?
tricia the fighter says: they dumped me
efrem! says: literally?
efrem! says: haha...
efrem! says: i find it strange to have a relationship with a bike...maybe that's why i don't give them names/ call them my wife.. haha..
tricia the fighter says: coz u have someone special in ur life. i don't...so i fill that space with my bikes
wow...tricia the fighter..u do sound kind of pathetic!
Monday, June 12, 2006
lousy tau sa pia spoils my day
next race up the pipeline would be nus race adventura. gotten xiao niu as team mate..and we are still short of 1. he'll be asking around for another one. tony and richard would be away for their ranger course starting 1st week of july to mid september.
penang marathon clashes head on with mmds II putrajaya..and i've decided to take up the latter.
ke wei cancelled swim training for tonight, hence i shall take the time to run down to bbdc and register for my basic theory. and if i'm feeling good enough, probably run back home as well. however, the trade off for running home would mean i won't be able to spin. so.. so... hmm.. let's see how it goes.
i am reluctant to part with $18.90 for the ahm and another $25 for real run. the entry fees to local races are scaling upwards every year. remember those days when i started to do ahm, it was only $5 for non competitive runners. as the hype caught on, it just went up..up...and away!
trying out this brand new marathon training programme to build myself up towards standchart in dec.. i particularly liked the way they build the mileage base for the 1st 3 mths before going onto speed work from week 13 onwards. BUT..BUT.. as i was trying to fit the programme into my timetable.. simultaneously i was converting the programme from miles to kms..and.. i found it almost impossible to fit in so much mileage.. to my horror! when i summed up the mileage for WEEK 1, it was an appalling 92.8km! holy moly!
henceforth, tricia came up with a bright idea of taking all the MILES as KMs. so instead of 58 MILES (which is equivalent to 92.8KM), i'll be starting my week 1 with 58KM. well, i call that adapting to our own needs. -sniggles-
time to start biking again. i haven't rode on my road bike since the accident. gee. time to hop back on.
bought myself some tau sa pia from swee heng this morning..and oh man..it sucks! the skin is so freaking thick.. and the tau sa filling is tasteless. bleah. someone get me good tau sa pia!!!! lousy tau sa pia spoils my day..hahaha
penang marathon clashes head on with mmds II putrajaya..and i've decided to take up the latter.
ke wei cancelled swim training for tonight, hence i shall take the time to run down to bbdc and register for my basic theory. and if i'm feeling good enough, probably run back home as well. however, the trade off for running home would mean i won't be able to spin. so.. so... hmm.. let's see how it goes.
i am reluctant to part with $18.90 for the ahm and another $25 for real run. the entry fees to local races are scaling upwards every year. remember those days when i started to do ahm, it was only $5 for non competitive runners. as the hype caught on, it just went up..up...and away!
trying out this brand new marathon training programme to build myself up towards standchart in dec.. i particularly liked the way they build the mileage base for the 1st 3 mths before going onto speed work from week 13 onwards. BUT..BUT.. as i was trying to fit the programme into my timetable.. simultaneously i was converting the programme from miles to kms..and.. i found it almost impossible to fit in so much mileage.. to my horror! when i summed up the mileage for WEEK 1, it was an appalling 92.8km! holy moly!
henceforth, tricia came up with a bright idea of taking all the MILES as KMs. so instead of 58 MILES (which is equivalent to 92.8KM), i'll be starting my week 1 with 58KM. well, i call that adapting to our own needs. -sniggles-
time to start biking again. i haven't rode on my road bike since the accident. gee. time to hop back on.
bought myself some tau sa pia from swee heng this morning..and oh man..it sucks! the skin is so freaking thick.. and the tau sa filling is tasteless. bleah. someone get me good tau sa pia!!!! lousy tau sa pia spoils my day..hahaha
Monday, June 05, 2006
thru crap, True North
ntu atc completed! true north was a blast! race was hideous. bad organisation, poor safety precaution and almost zero first aid support. race was totally crappy. in comparison to last year's atc, this year's atc is pathetic. nonetheless, xiao niu, richard and tony were totally great team mates. team O13..true north!
after the 4 blur musketeers missed their wave and had to do a mad 10mins chase, xiao niu and tricia capsized near the shoreline the moment xiao niu hopped into the kayak. we were struggling to get it going the way we want it to.. along the way we were just.."eh? eh? why we keep going to the left?" (though we were peddling harder on the left) i shall just leave out all the lousy planning of the race..but we had plenty of fun together as a team..with the grumbling of the cramp by richard.. tony laundering his shirt and shoes at the sea side while waiting for the launch off. tony kept saying he smelled like shit after the mud crossing..even gatorade smelled like shit. hahaha..i thought probably the mud went into his nose or something =P we were waiting at the bball court for richard and xiao niu.. when other teams came in looking clean, he was just lamenting.."wa lao! how come they so clean..surely never cross mud." richard and xiao niu came back looking pretty clean and tony was just wide-eyed about it. xiao niu explained they sat in the river scrubbing their shirts during the river crossing..and that was something tony and i didn't do..no wonder we looked like 2 pigs just done with their mud bath. bleah.
hopefully i can get at least tony or richard as permanent team mates.. xiao niu has alot of potential and i do know chew is going to rope him into aac soon.
we took 6:30+..i think it was almost 6:40..but that includes the whole lot of time wasted on waiting for launch off of the kayaks. so they better do accurate adjustments to the timing..
had to rush down to work after the race (without showering)..and then settled for putting my head under the tap to wash my hair and legs up onto the pantry sink just to wash them. i look really uncouthed. but who cares..i was stinking dirty.
in retrospect, i can't agree more that suitable team mates are crucial. like the race was sorely crappy, but because i had a great team, i enjoyed my 7hrs with them thoroughly. we pulled through the crap together! way to go, True North!
after the 4 blur musketeers missed their wave and had to do a mad 10mins chase, xiao niu and tricia capsized near the shoreline the moment xiao niu hopped into the kayak. we were struggling to get it going the way we want it to.. along the way we were just.."eh? eh? why we keep going to the left?" (though we were peddling harder on the left) i shall just leave out all the lousy planning of the race..but we had plenty of fun together as a team..with the grumbling of the cramp by richard.. tony laundering his shirt and shoes at the sea side while waiting for the launch off. tony kept saying he smelled like shit after the mud crossing..even gatorade smelled like shit. hahaha..i thought probably the mud went into his nose or something =P we were waiting at the bball court for richard and xiao niu.. when other teams came in looking clean, he was just lamenting.."wa lao! how come they so clean..surely never cross mud." richard and xiao niu came back looking pretty clean and tony was just wide-eyed about it. xiao niu explained they sat in the river scrubbing their shirts during the river crossing..and that was something tony and i didn't do..no wonder we looked like 2 pigs just done with their mud bath. bleah.
hopefully i can get at least tony or richard as permanent team mates.. xiao niu has alot of potential and i do know chew is going to rope him into aac soon.
we took 6:30+..i think it was almost 6:40..but that includes the whole lot of time wasted on waiting for launch off of the kayaks. so they better do accurate adjustments to the timing..
had to rush down to work after the race (without showering)..and then settled for putting my head under the tap to wash my hair and legs up onto the pantry sink just to wash them. i look really uncouthed. but who cares..i was stinking dirty.
in retrospect, i can't agree more that suitable team mates are crucial. like the race was sorely crappy, but because i had a great team, i enjoyed my 7hrs with them thoroughly. we pulled through the crap together! way to go, True North!
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