i was out with yenling for bike ride again this morning! at 5am, there were quite a number of taxis roaming the streets. taxi drivers aren't the friendliest people on the road. anyway..i thought my legs are gradually getting accustomed to the pedaling. the 4km run after the bike ride definitely feels faster, especially with the uncle who tried to overtake me from the start. it gave me a reason to pick up a little faster. ok, even i am egoistic!
the sky looks overcast now; rain seems to be coming soon.
got to help mummy finish the jun accounts. i will be popping by her home to pick up my early birthday cake. can't wait to eat the pandan cake she bakes, totally delectable. i remember last year when i got it, dearie and i wolfed down half of it in one go. hahaha. it is THAT good! it beats begawan solo hands down lor!
saw a guy running with the vibram five fingers. from what i gathered, that thing costs $178. wow. i do not refute the benefits barefoot running yields, but to spend $178 for those 2 pieces of things? erm. why don't you just remove your shoes and run barefoot? i have read off runners world of a world class runner who simply takes off his shoes and run barefoot a couple times per week to train. there is a lady from safra jurong who also runs barefoot occasionally for training. she's a speedy gonzales who can easily beat a huge majority of guys in our club.
an ex-coach used to get us remove our shoes and socks and just run barefoot on the grass field. i think that's a sound way of barefoot running less the hard pounding on tarmac.
dearie mentioned about sports gear being pricey, which i totally concur. but we definitely can learn to make wise choices in the gear we buy. i am just a leisure runner, after a couple of years of running, i realise the most expensive shoes aren't always the best. the lightest shoes do not make me any faster either. only proper training and rest will help me get faster, the shoes are secondary. =)
oh yes, it's national day today. singapore is good place. the only thing i am ashamed is the disgusting rubbish strewed all over the surroundings of my block. it is revolting to see all the rubbish, not just tissue paper i mind you. sometimes you can see food packets and other perishables thrown all over the place. despite having made complaints, it is still dirty. sometimes i wonder if the litter bugs are singaporeans. if yes, shame on you. i am ashamed to have such inconsiderate and unhygienic counterparts. talk about corrective work order, those are the people who ought to be put on it now. you can air all the ads but these people will keep throwing. in a developed society, these acts really dent the beautiful city the rest are trying to create. sigh.
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