yan's blog entry stirred alot of after thoughts. coincidentally, moments before i saw yan's entry, i was just ranting to billy about the work situation at rl.
i used to enjoy working rl lots..with sam, yanni, aaron, dino and eng huat.. but these days the whole environment has mutated into one that's no longer fun. for me, it is just a JOB now. to be just there at the designated time. clock in-clock out-clock in-clock out.
some days i can be totally unnerved ...on some days i have to keep learning to take it easy. smile with it..play along.. somewhat superficial..but at least time passes by more easily.
i'll be holding on to the job till i find the next destination to move on to.
my name is finally up on the participants 2007 list for langkawi im. wow. the same kind of -gulp- feeling as i saw my name on imca. a little lost for the moment. training. that whole big thought filled my tiny mind. what would it entail i wonder. do or don't. there's no try.
my mind seems to have gone into this hibernation mode of getting lost in translation. a tinge of uncertainty. a little fearful. some apprehension.
Thursday, September 28, 2006
tricia's back!!
back from sabah.. it was a wonderful trip despite not being able to reach the summit. jameson and jill made it..while billy and i turned back at 6.7km mark. we were 2 km short to reach the summit. though reluctant to turn back, but the acute mountain sickness set it pretty badly. i was really giddy and nausea overtook me. sigh. it was a real waste..but i concur with billy that there will always be another chance. jameson thought it was wise that i didn't continue with the ams as the condition nearer to the top got more demanding..i might not have been able to make it anyway.
nonetheless, i still feel a tinge of soreness..just because tricia is a fighter and i questioned myself if i have fought hard enough.
it rained 1/4 through the trek. the rain knocked us out. we were really ill prepared to handle a rain that hard and cold. trekking for hours in wet socks and clothes, my body temperature went down fast. billy offered me his windbreaker which really kept me warm till the rain water started seeping through it and trickled into my shirt. my hands were frozen cold and i was literally unable to move and feel with them.
it was only close to the top that we took out our warm clothings to wear.
every step was really pain, with the rain and coldness.
laban rata was like a haven in the middle of the storm.. with hot showers and heated (but not too hot initially) rooms.. it was really a god-sent. there, we rested for the night. the next morning we headed for the summit.. a dark and cold way up-up-up.
and since my journey ended early..so i took the extra hours to rest myself.
the rest became really useful as billy and i ran half the way down on the return route. going down hill took us only 2hrs 20mins. it's a record for us! we took the timpohon way down which was like an extended-air-conditioned version of bt timah. i'm glad we took mersilau up coz it was definitely much more scenic but 2hours longer a route to take. it took us almost 6hours to reach laban rata.
i'll be back. billy and i are going to conquer that mountain come next mar-apr. this time we'll do a 1 day up and back .. never mind bout the sunrise..i just want to reach the top and come down.
now i know what kind of training to put in and what to expect.
padas water rafting was a BLAST! the trip there was a killer but the entire 10km raft down was super thrilling..on top of that, our raft had the most fun.. we were just doing fun with body rafting..and all the paddles-up at the end of each rapid..wooohooooo!! ivy was the cutest! she was the VVIP seated in the middle..VVIPs job is to hold on to the paddlers and make sure they don't fall off and outwards from the chamber..she was shouting "FOR-WARD" and tugging jameson and NP-guy inwards with each call..haha..they were falling INWARDS more than falling OUTwards..hehaehaehe.. i had some candid moments with the falling backwards of the first rapid.. as i was VVIP of the front, the first rapid threw us back so badly i was thrown back onto ivy's lap! billy and np-guy-2 were being tossed all over as well.. i had a nice extended body rafting through 2 rapids! and the river guide was commenting i'm a strong swimmer! =D (that's totally untrue..i was just enjoying myself.. but am still flattered nonetheless!)
one of the river guide kept bullying me by pulling me into the river and pushing my head into the water.. ggrrrrr!!! i had my revenge...muhahaha.. i dunked his head into the river a couple of times too! i can't remember his name..but he made the rafting fun! thanks!
so much for my sabah report.. back to reality singapore now.
took the day off just to get some extra rest from the trip. feeling extremely lazy.. probably fall back into bed a moment later. watch my taiwan devil beside me serial..hmm..browse thru the motorcar guide book (i'm going to start my 1st vroom vroom lesson TOMORROW! woohoo!!) ..plan out my training for the rest of the week and the next..hmm..laze laze laze...
coming BIG events..
-nov: powerman
-dec: standchart
-feb07: langkawi im
-mar/apr: mt KK
eeks..why am i feeling so hungry ar?!?
nonetheless, i still feel a tinge of soreness..just because tricia is a fighter and i questioned myself if i have fought hard enough.
it rained 1/4 through the trek. the rain knocked us out. we were really ill prepared to handle a rain that hard and cold. trekking for hours in wet socks and clothes, my body temperature went down fast. billy offered me his windbreaker which really kept me warm till the rain water started seeping through it and trickled into my shirt. my hands were frozen cold and i was literally unable to move and feel with them.
it was only close to the top that we took out our warm clothings to wear.
every step was really pain, with the rain and coldness.
laban rata was like a haven in the middle of the storm.. with hot showers and heated (but not too hot initially) rooms.. it was really a god-sent. there, we rested for the night. the next morning we headed for the summit.. a dark and cold way up-up-up.
and since my journey ended early..so i took the extra hours to rest myself.
the rest became really useful as billy and i ran half the way down on the return route. going down hill took us only 2hrs 20mins. it's a record for us! we took the timpohon way down which was like an extended-air-conditioned version of bt timah. i'm glad we took mersilau up coz it was definitely much more scenic but 2hours longer a route to take. it took us almost 6hours to reach laban rata.
i'll be back. billy and i are going to conquer that mountain come next mar-apr. this time we'll do a 1 day up and back .. never mind bout the sunrise..i just want to reach the top and come down.
now i know what kind of training to put in and what to expect.
padas water rafting was a BLAST! the trip there was a killer but the entire 10km raft down was super thrilling..on top of that, our raft had the most fun.. we were just doing fun with body rafting..and all the paddles-up at the end of each rapid..wooohooooo!! ivy was the cutest! she was the VVIP seated in the middle..VVIPs job is to hold on to the paddlers and make sure they don't fall off and outwards from the chamber..she was shouting "FOR-WARD" and tugging jameson and NP-guy inwards with each call..haha..they were falling INWARDS more than falling OUTwards..hehaehaehe.. i had some candid moments with the falling backwards of the first rapid.. as i was VVIP of the front, the first rapid threw us back so badly i was thrown back onto ivy's lap! billy and np-guy-2 were being tossed all over as well.. i had a nice extended body rafting through 2 rapids! and the river guide was commenting i'm a strong swimmer! =D (that's totally untrue..i was just enjoying myself.. but am still flattered nonetheless!)
one of the river guide kept bullying me by pulling me into the river and pushing my head into the water.. ggrrrrr!!! i had my revenge...muhahaha.. i dunked his head into the river a couple of times too! i can't remember his name..but he made the rafting fun! thanks!
so much for my sabah report.. back to reality singapore now.
took the day off just to get some extra rest from the trip. feeling extremely lazy.. probably fall back into bed a moment later. watch my taiwan devil beside me serial..hmm..browse thru the motorcar guide book (i'm going to start my 1st vroom vroom lesson TOMORROW! woohoo!!) ..plan out my training for the rest of the week and the next..hmm..laze laze laze...
coming BIG events..
-nov: powerman
-dec: standchart
-feb07: langkawi im
-mar/apr: mt KK
eeks..why am i feeling so hungry ar?!?
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
6pm rules AGAIN!
6pm rule works!!
i had some problems getting myself to sleep initially..tossed around for a while as really wasn't used to sleeping on a close-to-empty stomach. had always thought tricia can never go to sleep on an empty stomach..but i kind of overturned that belief.
it can be quite a struggle, i must confess. looking at the nice plate of veg and whitemeal bread in the kitchen was agonising. but at least i got to drink my protein whey when i got home as my muscles were hurting big time and i spinned really fast to get home in 41mins from farrer park to cck. that was the reward for myself. new personal best. 8mins to get from farrer to spe..meaning from spe home took me 33mins. usually i would have taken 35mins.
the effect of 6pm rule: i woke up at 4am all ready to go bike..only to remember i'm not biking today. suppose to do 7km run and weights instead. hence after pinching some steamed cake, i went back to sleep till 6am.
6am: popped out of bed feeling fresh and went for my run. wow. i haven't been running on wkday mornings for a while now..it's actually quite tough to get my engine going.
managed to do 7km run and 3 sets of wts in the morning.. not bad!!
will stick to my 6pm rule for now... hopefully i'll wake up feeling fresh tomorrow too. =) brick training!
teng is getting serious with dieting too..now she's doing bfast n dinner yoghurt..lunch as per normal. wow. i better buck up too.
i'm now 1st swimmer in lane 1 for shifu's swim. though andy and i are pretty on par, i managed to keep the lead throughout. my arms were freaking sore after training yesterday. it was aching big time! i seriously lack power/strength for my swim. pulling deeper as iggy has instructed, makes it even tougher. i was observing vincent swim when i swam next to him during 50m sprint..as i was too tired to make my arms go faster, i just concentrated on pulling deeper and harder..and i could see him using more strokes than i did. we ended about the same time. =)
iggy taught me to work with the water than fight water. he taught me how to "catch" water with my feet. he taught me how to feel the water. thanks, grandmaster!!
tonight's lifesaving. got to go down abit earlier to observe the bm test going on.
ours up in november..i made a typo in my previous entry. bm test is tentatively scheduled early nov.
taking half day tomorrow to do some last minute shopping for kk trip.
putting the everyday routine aside..KK here i come!!!!!!
i had some problems getting myself to sleep initially..tossed around for a while as really wasn't used to sleeping on a close-to-empty stomach. had always thought tricia can never go to sleep on an empty stomach..but i kind of overturned that belief.
it can be quite a struggle, i must confess. looking at the nice plate of veg and whitemeal bread in the kitchen was agonising. but at least i got to drink my protein whey when i got home as my muscles were hurting big time and i spinned really fast to get home in 41mins from farrer park to cck. that was the reward for myself. new personal best. 8mins to get from farrer to spe..meaning from spe home took me 33mins. usually i would have taken 35mins.
the effect of 6pm rule: i woke up at 4am all ready to go bike..only to remember i'm not biking today. suppose to do 7km run and weights instead. hence after pinching some steamed cake, i went back to sleep till 6am.
6am: popped out of bed feeling fresh and went for my run. wow. i haven't been running on wkday mornings for a while now..it's actually quite tough to get my engine going.
managed to do 7km run and 3 sets of wts in the morning.. not bad!!
will stick to my 6pm rule for now... hopefully i'll wake up feeling fresh tomorrow too. =) brick training!
teng is getting serious with dieting too..now she's doing bfast n dinner yoghurt..lunch as per normal. wow. i better buck up too.
i'm now 1st swimmer in lane 1 for shifu's swim. though andy and i are pretty on par, i managed to keep the lead throughout. my arms were freaking sore after training yesterday. it was aching big time! i seriously lack power/strength for my swim. pulling deeper as iggy has instructed, makes it even tougher. i was observing vincent swim when i swam next to him during 50m sprint..as i was too tired to make my arms go faster, i just concentrated on pulling deeper and harder..and i could see him using more strokes than i did. we ended about the same time. =)
iggy taught me to work with the water than fight water. he taught me how to "catch" water with my feet. he taught me how to feel the water. thanks, grandmaster!!
tonight's lifesaving. got to go down abit earlier to observe the bm test going on.
ours up in november..i made a typo in my previous entry. bm test is tentatively scheduled early nov.
taking half day tomorrow to do some last minute shopping for kk trip.
putting the everyday routine aside..KK here i come!!!!!!
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
6pm rules!
i feel lousy today. can't explain the feeling..but it's a really intense extreme unhappiness within me which has just burst open like a pandora's box.
3.5mths more and i'm done. what's next? where to go next? i seriously do not know either.
i hate the things going around me which i am not in control of.
what can i control? someone tell me!
i wish i could go on the tour of hope. perhaps the person in need of hope is me. 1 month long of biking from singapore to thailand. sounds absolutely wonderful for me.
if i had the money/savings now, i would really love to take a break from work, fly off to US and join a training camp..go trekking.. backpacking..
however, back to reality.. dreams remain merely dreams..
maybe i should join the army bmt for 2 months. that might actually serve as a break for me..
my sanity is down the gutter now. feels like i've been caught in a downpour. that same down and out feeling.
there's swim training i cannot miss tonight. sigh. how?
finished reading synopses for the entire devil beside me series. i'm up to episode 5 now. can't wait to finish the entire show. it's simply sooooooo lovey dovey!!!
this coming sunday i'll be leaving for sabah along with ivy, billy, jameson and jill. can't wait to get out of the everyday work routine for some altitude training.
morning brick training is a struggle. by the time i get home from swim/ls training it's almost 10pm.. by the time i get to bed, almost midnight. how to wake up the next morning without feeling tired to do bricks? monday is a struggle. tues is worse..coz shifu's training is tough (like usual)
i'm back from my noon jog n stairs. usual 4km run..and 3 x 20 stairs..came back and joined ivy for another 3 x 12 stairs.
coming back from the workout, i felt much better. ready to take on swim later. iggy told me to remember to just reach DEEP into the water and pull. will do just that later. never mind if shifu is still going to say i'm slow.
i want to start enforcing my 6pm rule today. no more eating after 6pm. if i adhere to it, i'll reward myself with nice baked beans for bfast!!
here we go...6pm rulez!!!
3.5mths more and i'm done. what's next? where to go next? i seriously do not know either.
i hate the things going around me which i am not in control of.
what can i control? someone tell me!
i wish i could go on the tour of hope. perhaps the person in need of hope is me. 1 month long of biking from singapore to thailand. sounds absolutely wonderful for me.
if i had the money/savings now, i would really love to take a break from work, fly off to US and join a training camp..go trekking.. backpacking..
however, back to reality.. dreams remain merely dreams..
maybe i should join the army bmt for 2 months. that might actually serve as a break for me..
my sanity is down the gutter now. feels like i've been caught in a downpour. that same down and out feeling.
there's swim training i cannot miss tonight. sigh. how?
finished reading synopses for the entire devil beside me series. i'm up to episode 5 now. can't wait to finish the entire show. it's simply sooooooo lovey dovey!!!
this coming sunday i'll be leaving for sabah along with ivy, billy, jameson and jill. can't wait to get out of the everyday work routine for some altitude training.
morning brick training is a struggle. by the time i get home from swim/ls training it's almost 10pm.. by the time i get to bed, almost midnight. how to wake up the next morning without feeling tired to do bricks? monday is a struggle. tues is worse..coz shifu's training is tough (like usual)
i'm back from my noon jog n stairs. usual 4km run..and 3 x 20 stairs..came back and joined ivy for another 3 x 12 stairs.
coming back from the workout, i felt much better. ready to take on swim later. iggy told me to remember to just reach DEEP into the water and pull. will do just that later. never mind if shifu is still going to say i'm slow.
i want to start enforcing my 6pm rule today. no more eating after 6pm. if i adhere to it, i'll reward myself with nice baked beans for bfast!!
here we go...6pm rulez!!!
Saturday, September 16, 2006
friday's
lifesaving test is tentatively fixed on 1st wk of oct.
ronnie, our new instructor, has alot to comment. we've just got alot to work on.
new running shorts n singlet from chum. reward for HIM. singlet abit too big. shorts r really nice.
sleepy.
tmr run to bt timah. trek. work.
another long wkend ahead.
ahhh.
ronnie, our new instructor, has alot to comment. we've just got alot to work on.
new running shorts n singlet from chum. reward for HIM. singlet abit too big. shorts r really nice.
sleepy.
tmr run to bt timah. trek. work.
another long wkend ahead.
ahhh.
Thursday, September 14, 2006
life is about conquering mountains
tricia is endeavouring on a new project..to obtain her class 3 and class 2b license
crazy tricia decided to sign up for class 2b while waiting for her class 3 application to be processed. the consideration was because i thought it'll be wise to make use of my time left in new life to obtain both license. i might not have such flexibility once i start on a new job, moreover nl is so near to bbdc, i can just take a 20mins jog down.
tomorrow i'll be taking my 1st riding theory practise.
1st practical driving starts on the 29th after i get back from mt kk.
getting the class 3 is top priority. goal: to get license before 24 feb 2007
reason for getting a class 2b is because i would very much like to fetch my mum home from work. i'll most probably be unable to afford a car, so the bike is the next best alternative. with the bike, she won't have to travel home at 11pm and get home at 12mn.
i signed up for im langkawi. it's im for tricia, 1/2yr late. exactly 6mths late from im canada. finally tricia will be doing it!!!
time to source for a new pair of cycling shoes (road sidis are giving way soon. the buckle isn't working too well and the plastic is cracking), getting a new tri suit too! (can't ride fast also must LOOK fast)
aim for coming powerman in nov 11, to come in top 8.(8th only rm50..but better than nothing) i want the prize money!! bad news..powerman race will begin at 1pm. (read: hot hot hot.......) cut off is 5hrs at 6pm.
brick training starting tomorrow (was suppose to start today but i overslept *again*) got to start training in the freaking hot noon sun soon. that'll be beneficial for langkawi too.
life is all about conquering mountains..indeed..new mountains for tricia to scale. you'll do fine, gal. just keep going..and don't look back. =)
crazy tricia decided to sign up for class 2b while waiting for her class 3 application to be processed. the consideration was because i thought it'll be wise to make use of my time left in new life to obtain both license. i might not have such flexibility once i start on a new job, moreover nl is so near to bbdc, i can just take a 20mins jog down.
tomorrow i'll be taking my 1st riding theory practise.
1st practical driving starts on the 29th after i get back from mt kk.
getting the class 3 is top priority. goal: to get license before 24 feb 2007
reason for getting a class 2b is because i would very much like to fetch my mum home from work. i'll most probably be unable to afford a car, so the bike is the next best alternative. with the bike, she won't have to travel home at 11pm and get home at 12mn.
i signed up for im langkawi. it's im for tricia, 1/2yr late. exactly 6mths late from im canada. finally tricia will be doing it!!!
time to source for a new pair of cycling shoes (road sidis are giving way soon. the buckle isn't working too well and the plastic is cracking), getting a new tri suit too! (can't ride fast also must LOOK fast)
aim for coming powerman in nov 11, to come in top 8.(8th only rm50..but better than nothing) i want the prize money!! bad news..powerman race will begin at 1pm. (read: hot hot hot.......) cut off is 5hrs at 6pm.
brick training starting tomorrow (was suppose to start today but i overslept *again*) got to start training in the freaking hot noon sun soon. that'll be beneficial for langkawi too.
life is all about conquering mountains..indeed..new mountains for tricia to scale. you'll do fine, gal. just keep going..and don't look back. =)
Sunday, September 10, 2006
desaru him race report
desaru half ironman report
i took 7:28 to complete 2km swim, 90km bike, 21km run. s-l-o-w i know. but at least i completed it.
swim was bad. water was choppy and i was badly intimidated by it. breast stroked 98% of the time coz that was the only way i knew i could see where i was going and knowing where i was going kept me calm.
action: to try to arrange more open water swim. take part in more biathlons and aquathlons to expose myself to open water swim.
bike was BAD. putting bike aside to concentrate on my swimming for the past few months has taken it toil on this leg. i took almost 4hrs to complete the 90km. bad bad bad.
action: to do more long distance riding. schedule in more bike rides in the morning. to ride on neon more as i'll be using it for powerman.
run was the best out of the 3. i walked for the first 25min as my right knee really hurt when i attempted to run. the pounding made it quiver. after 25mins, i began to run-walk. when i pass the start line, the isotonic from kat/brenda somehow had some magical powers on my knee. upon gulping the 2 cups down, i started to run. and i just kept running and running all the way. i over took andy, lynten, grace, jerry...those who were ahead of me. it felt really gd. 2:22 for the run. i just kept telling myself, do a sub 3 run..do a sub 3 run.. and i just kept going and i told myself all the way to the end. and i did. pre race massage helped!! =D
desaru sprint report
grace and i teamed up, took a sprint slot and did a sprint distance on sunday morning. grace did the 500m swim in 17min..and i biked 18km+run 3km. we clocked a good 1:01 coming in 9th. not too bad.
bike was gd as billy paced me through the ride.. having elvia to chase after made it more interesting too.
run was slow at the start and i only managed to pick up a little more speed at the end. well..not too bad la..1st woman for the sprint came back in 54mins if i nv rem wrongly..so we're not THAT far off!
total calories burnt in 2 days come up to about 4000cal or so. i think i ate alot too! =P going back to proper diet tomorrow.
preparation for trek has to start soon.
preparation for powerman beginning soon too.
i'm aiming to come in top 10 for powerman. hopefully i can do it. wish me luck!
i took 7:28 to complete 2km swim, 90km bike, 21km run. s-l-o-w i know. but at least i completed it.
swim was bad. water was choppy and i was badly intimidated by it. breast stroked 98% of the time coz that was the only way i knew i could see where i was going and knowing where i was going kept me calm.
action: to try to arrange more open water swim. take part in more biathlons and aquathlons to expose myself to open water swim.
bike was BAD. putting bike aside to concentrate on my swimming for the past few months has taken it toil on this leg. i took almost 4hrs to complete the 90km. bad bad bad.
action: to do more long distance riding. schedule in more bike rides in the morning. to ride on neon more as i'll be using it for powerman.
run was the best out of the 3. i walked for the first 25min as my right knee really hurt when i attempted to run. the pounding made it quiver. after 25mins, i began to run-walk. when i pass the start line, the isotonic from kat/brenda somehow had some magical powers on my knee. upon gulping the 2 cups down, i started to run. and i just kept running and running all the way. i over took andy, lynten, grace, jerry...those who were ahead of me. it felt really gd. 2:22 for the run. i just kept telling myself, do a sub 3 run..do a sub 3 run.. and i just kept going and i told myself all the way to the end. and i did. pre race massage helped!! =D
desaru sprint report
grace and i teamed up, took a sprint slot and did a sprint distance on sunday morning. grace did the 500m swim in 17min..and i biked 18km+run 3km. we clocked a good 1:01 coming in 9th. not too bad.
bike was gd as billy paced me through the ride.. having elvia to chase after made it more interesting too.
run was slow at the start and i only managed to pick up a little more speed at the end. well..not too bad la..1st woman for the sprint came back in 54mins if i nv rem wrongly..so we're not THAT far off!
total calories burnt in 2 days come up to about 4000cal or so. i think i ate alot too! =P going back to proper diet tomorrow.
preparation for trek has to start soon.
preparation for powerman beginning soon too.
i'm aiming to come in top 10 for powerman. hopefully i can do it. wish me luck!
Thursday, September 07, 2006
fruitful day at training
i slept at 7pm last night. after a good 8 hrs sleep, i was out at 415am, biking with billy. we did the usual adam-thomson-mandai loop.. then i got home, dropped my bike and went for a run. had initially planned to do a 7km run and trust me, i was super tempted to cut it down to a 4km one instead. nevertheless, i managed to go into "autopilot" mode and just cruise through the 3km. amazingly i finished the 7km feeling quite alright.. headed for the fitness station hoping to do some pull ups. got to the fitness station and found the bars rather corroded and damp from dew. i grabbed on to it and attempted to "elevate" myself..haha..it was a silly effort.. i wasn't even able to lift 1 inch off the ground. =X
anyway, as i related it to iggy about it, i told him that all i want is to do ONE pull up. and his response was, "aim for it".
after hanging on the bar for a mere 5secs..and went to another corroded bar, which was meant for incline hangs.. gee..it was so wet it felt like slimy (think:ghostbusters) just went through them. i ended up not having done any pull ups/inclines and headed home.
went through a set of wts: squats, fwd rows, dead lift, flies, biceps/triceps, lunges, crunches. and then i just sat there for 10mins stoning away.
picked myself up, cooked my lunch to ta-pao to work. today i'll be having a bowl of cabbage+carrot..added the last tomato in too.
going for a noon jog n stairs later..
i wonder if i will survive the interval run tonight.. =
it's like last min effort before the sat slaughter! ahhhhhh....
i am a survivor..i am a fighter! =)
anyway, as i related it to iggy about it, i told him that all i want is to do ONE pull up. and his response was, "aim for it".
after hanging on the bar for a mere 5secs..and went to another corroded bar, which was meant for incline hangs.. gee..it was so wet it felt like slimy (think:ghostbusters) just went through them. i ended up not having done any pull ups/inclines and headed home.
went through a set of wts: squats, fwd rows, dead lift, flies, biceps/triceps, lunges, crunches. and then i just sat there for 10mins stoning away.
picked myself up, cooked my lunch to ta-pao to work. today i'll be having a bowl of cabbage+carrot..added the last tomato in too.
going for a noon jog n stairs later..
i wonder if i will survive the interval run tonight.. =
it's like last min effort before the sat slaughter! ahhhhhh....
i am a survivor..i am a fighter! =)
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
yipee..final theory passed!
advanced theory - PASSED
finally i am going to get to DRIVE! the pointers and way of visualisation billy explained to me, did make the studying process much easier. the combination of questions i had was quite an easy and manageable one. thank God for that. =) there were only 2 questions i weren't sure of, the rest i could confidently say i should have gotten most of them right.
kk climb is confirmed. woohoo! time to start conditioning at bt timah. mt kk! here i come!!!
desaru him this sat..i am going to go there and suffer through half the day man. =S enjoy the pain while it lasts!
finally i am going to get to DRIVE! the pointers and way of visualisation billy explained to me, did make the studying process much easier. the combination of questions i had was quite an easy and manageable one. thank God for that. =) there were only 2 questions i weren't sure of, the rest i could confidently say i should have gotten most of them right.
kk climb is confirmed. woohoo! time to start conditioning at bt timah. mt kk! here i come!!!
desaru him this sat..i am going to go there and suffer through half the day man. =S enjoy the pain while it lasts!
Monday, September 04, 2006
genting weekend
awana trailblazer was a blast! 14km in about 2:09. not too bad. the mud obstacle was really fun despite the mud. total body mud spa for us. the first jump into the muddy pool, i had wanted to climb the side(to avoid going into the pool) until the marshall shouted and pointed INTO the pool. then billy told me, "must go in la!" reluctantly i nodded and replied, "orh."
the water was FREAKING cold and was it was waist level deep. we had to go into a total of 3-4 pools of water and scale 4-5 slopes of different heights.
during the first half of the trail, there was sooo much mud..mud..mud.. felt more like a long arduous trek than a run in my view. my quads were really sore during the course as the uphill went up and up and the downhill went down and down. the mud looked soooo much like melted chocolate.. i told myself i am going to stay off chocolates for a while man.
next year we'll be back.. kind of miscalculated the distance for us.. if i knew the 2nd half was so short, i would have ran hard to the end.. i thought it was still a long way to go so i just walked uphill. but whatever..at least now i know what kind of preparation is required - probably walk up the long stairs at bt timah 10-20times as training per session..that'll probably simulate the going uphill of the race a little.
next year, we're going to train properly for it and bring a gloves. camelbak isn't a necessity to have though, in my view. on the whole, it was a great way to spend the weekend.
read the race report of action asia singapore. 107 teams. i thought there'll be more people..they were catering for 150 teams. the cost is the biggest turnoff for me.. and moreover, i don't have a team mate to race with. gee.
aac hk registration is open and i am still without a team mate. what to do? what to do?
it's going to be a long monday. got to study for advanced theory test tomorrow. went thru one of the q&a book twice during trip up to genting. got to go through the other 2 times today. one more time tonight and hopefully one more time tomorrow morning. let's see how it goes. wish me luck!
the water was FREAKING cold and was it was waist level deep. we had to go into a total of 3-4 pools of water and scale 4-5 slopes of different heights.
during the first half of the trail, there was sooo much mud..mud..mud.. felt more like a long arduous trek than a run in my view. my quads were really sore during the course as the uphill went up and up and the downhill went down and down. the mud looked soooo much like melted chocolate.. i told myself i am going to stay off chocolates for a while man.
next year we'll be back.. kind of miscalculated the distance for us.. if i knew the 2nd half was so short, i would have ran hard to the end.. i thought it was still a long way to go so i just walked uphill. but whatever..at least now i know what kind of preparation is required - probably walk up the long stairs at bt timah 10-20times as training per session..that'll probably simulate the going uphill of the race a little.
next year, we're going to train properly for it and bring a gloves. camelbak isn't a necessity to have though, in my view. on the whole, it was a great way to spend the weekend.
read the race report of action asia singapore. 107 teams. i thought there'll be more people..they were catering for 150 teams. the cost is the biggest turnoff for me.. and moreover, i don't have a team mate to race with. gee.
aac hk registration is open and i am still without a team mate. what to do? what to do?
it's going to be a long monday. got to study for advanced theory test tomorrow. went thru one of the q&a book twice during trip up to genting. got to go through the other 2 times today. one more time tonight and hopefully one more time tomorrow morning. let's see how it goes. wish me luck!
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