staying alive

It’s been mystifying at work – ct has been really distracted, her instructions had been incomplete and her focus often divided. Hear say that she’s been having thyroid problems; today she’ll be going for tests. Probably that’s why her attention is divided. Most people stopped wondering if she’ll be leaving and decided to let time tell. How long a time? we can only wait.

I’m quite on track with training these days. I set for myself relatively easy targets to fulfill and last week, I managed to meet all my targets, with some exceeding my target. It’s really heartening to know and a great boost to my morale. It shows I can do it with determination. =)

Having increase some mileage for this week, I hope to do the same – meet the targets again.

My trainers are being put to good use for the past weeks. Fully utilizing it. I’ve been putting rerun of devil beside me while I spin.. the series won’t last me very long though. Have to find more Taiwan/Korea soppy shows to keep my attention on during spins. Just like I’m stingy with books I buy, I’ve never purchased any drama series on dvd/vcd before. A series alone costs at least $30 and the stingy part of me would not bear to part with $30 for a stack of discs. Sometimes my friends would be kind enough to lend theirs to me and I get to watch the show for free! =D

It’s a leap year, 2008. that simply means we’ve got to work an extra day this year! Feb 29. they ought to declare leap day of the leap year a HOLIDAY!!

Hearing the race report on tokyo marathon from Isabel really made me yearn to be there myself to experience the awesome atmosphere. I got really envious of how she could get a free ticket with her miles points and travel to Tokyo for a week. I’m really conscious about my savings these days; I want to have enough for the Melbourne trip as well as enough to do some studies come end of the year. I’ve only got a bowl of rice with 3 mouths to feed – my own, my trip and my studies. Sometimes the amount once spread out gets a little thin..so I barely get by.

Reading the inflation rate for 2007 of 6.6% made me shudder in fear of what next Singapore will become.

Rising prices are inevitable as Singapore sees major events coming to town in the next 2 years – youth Olympic.. F1.. integrated resort (yes, the casino).. with the market opening and more tourists coming..land becoming scarce..more competition.. more demand.. supply remaining constant.. prices will definitely go UP, UP and away!

With the tide becoming higher and currents moving faster, we have to get stronger so we can stay with the pack. It’s easy to get washed off with the under currents..if we don’t put in enough effort we might end up just staying in the same spot. The only way is to train ourselves mentally to be able to face up with the oncoming and press on.

Don’t say it’s not of your nature to be competitive. In this society, one cannot survive if he/she doesn’t stay competitive. Sometimes it’s this competition that keeps us on the edge and alive.