superboy and i..
-changed 4 tires (2 on tania, 2 on xiaojie)
-changed 1 tube (scarlet)
-changed 2 bar tapes (tania, aerial)
-changed 1 stem (aerial)
-biked from jurong to ghc and couldn't get the stem. drove from cck to sch and finally getting the stem at c2c. round island chase for a stem. gosh.
went to dr david to get my wrist treated. sigh. it's still hurting abit now. he said it's a nerve injury. i hate injuries.
gee. i just realised i got to work at rl tmr. better sleep. nites.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
Monday, January 08, 2007
never leave home without sunblock
saturday was one hell of a day at desaru. we've planned to do a long bike + some run at desaru..but the 100km bike to n fro pulai and the jetty was suffice to almost kill us.
sequence of events
- nice weather to start bike..wooww..so shiok
- wa lao..head wind.. headwind!
- sun getting hotter..baked us alive. and best thing, we forgot our sunblock. =S
- more headwind. non stop all the way to jetty for 40km there.
- u turn back after hitting jetty...cold drink! cold drink!
- stopped for a bottle of OLD 100plus with NO gas when it's suppose to have. consumed some chocs we brought..and headed on.
- WHAM! tricia collides into billy's bike when he e-braked behind a car which was reversing out. driver failed to see us coming, hence didn't stop. billy stopped on time but tricia crashed right in coz she didn't see the halt coming.
- tricia broke the fall with left hand and was in pain.
- the nice driver got conned off by the malay doctor. (well at least she was nice enough to wait for us while i saw the doc and later paid for the medical bill. some nasty drivers could simply have shrugged off responsibility and zoomed right off)
- rm50 for 2 mins of the doc touching my left hand and bandage without even first cleaning my hand a little. imagine the hand wrapped up with all the dirt and grime. eew. some doctor.
- gotten a pain killer and an anti-swell med, which apparently didn't quite help. it was still in much pain. anarex would have worked much better. pffft.
- driver offered to drive us back but we told her it was alright. i asked her not to worry..cos she really is a nice lady to begin with. it wasn't entirely her fault..coz we came from the right side pretty quickly and there was a van parked on her right side. if i was the driver, i could have missed spotting the cyclist on time too.
- nice rengit town was full of nice people. a middle aged malay uncle rushed to my rescue the moment i fell. he was the first person to tend to me. he helped straighten my wrist immediately upon knowing i have landed on my hand. it hurt like mad..but it really helped.
- nice chinese lady dressed in red tshirt helped me up and pushed my bike to the side. she kept popping over to check if i was alright. she even told us there is a chinese doc who may be able to help check my injury to see if there was a fracture.
- malay uncle helped me straighten my elbow upon seeing my hand begin to swell. pain again..but after the blood began to move, it felt better.
- we went over to the chinese doc after seeing the malay doc who is obviously out to con people only. bleah.
- chinese doc is really good. once again pull and yanked my hand to straight it properly and applied medicated paste..after which he bandaged it nicely for me. MUCH NICER than what the malay doc did. at least he cleaned my hand first.
- chinese doc didn't charge a single cent. he was doing it out of charity and operated under the buddhist society. we are grateful..though we should have given some donation, but i was penniless. didn't bring any money out. i've got to remind myself if i do pass by again, i must stop to drop donation in. i'm not a believer of karma but truly am grateful to the doc's help. =)
- struggled onto bike and in less than 1km of cycling out...rooooooooooooom...RAIN. what?!?!
- we biked into a rundown bike servicing hut for shelter. saw this uncle dismantling an old bike and salvaging the useable parts. smart!
- rained heavily. but it stopped quickly. we headed out and cycled on.
- headwind..AGAIN. WHAT?!!?!?!?!!?!? go also headwind, come back also headwind..wa lao!
- looked up. oh..guess what we see? RAIN CLOUDS. best. i mumbled to billy..rain coming liao.
- and the next moment..RAIN ..again. -sobs-
- we u turned back to the hut which was not far away. once we got into the hut, the rain diminished and stopped. sigh. ok..God play games with us.
- we cycled out. 200m out..RAIN!
- crap crap crap! u turn again back to hut..and this time the rain went on and on and on and on..
- every stop is painful for tricia coz pulling the front brake made her hand hurt alot, already when placing the hand on the handlebar with a little pressure was painful.
- rain finally cleared and we went on.
- lots of hills with ALOT of headwind.
- the last 20km seemed never ending
- finally got back to pulai.. RAIN once again
- we dismantled and threw the bikes into the car, in the rain.
- showered at pulai's toilet, using the fantastic spray that's commonly used to wash backsides. ho ho ho.
- we decided to treat ourselves good and went to segamat.
- we saw a FULL SIZE RAINBOW! now that was a good thing for us!
- it poured and rained cats and dogs along the 4hrs+ ride there.
- nice nice nice dinner at good world restaurant. fish was soooooooo yummy..and yam pot was great too!
- had fabulous wanton mee for bfast the next morning. wow..the gravy is heavenly. the chilli made it even BETTER! yum yumyum
- washed 2 cars in the noon. ang ku kuey regained its showroom shine again!
- nice simple lunch with FISH again. i simply love fish! =P billy's mum treated us to all the meals..thank u so much auntie!
- headed back to sg on sunday 4pm. reached sg at around 8pm.
haha.monday noon now and i'm not at work. coz i'm on mc.
silly tricia went to take ibuoprofen on top of the 2 med given and she woke up with a gastric. bloated. burping. wrist still swelling. eczema not looking at its best.
saw dr kee and she wrote a referral for me to get an xray done on my write and schphiod. she's suspecting a fracture coz there is bruising and swelling. i'm reluctant coz knowing it won't help much. at most i'll get calcium pills.
got home and i went into the net to read up on the wrist injury. in the case of a fracture, there is a possibility of the bones not healing properly, resulting in a condition called non union. it also said that sometimes X-rays taken immediately after the injury may not show a fracture.. so waiting 10days might help as the fracture would surface. i'm choosing to wait a while and see how it goes.
meantime i'll continue to apply my zam buk religiously and keep the wrist in the bandage. dr kee suggested that i go get a wrist guard, which i would do so this evening.
end of weekend episode... i brought some things back..
- i haven't got much chance to visit doctors in malaysia, but to me, that visit to the clinic at rengit with that malay doctor, wasn't too pleasant. he's definitely NOT professional. i have never been prescriped painkillers without gastric medicine. even today dr kee gave me a mild pain killer, it came with gastric med. she even reminded me that painkillers can cause gastric.
- there are always nice people around. at rengit town, i found some. i'm thankful because whenever i've gone into accidents, there are always people out there who are so ready to help.
- accident was bad. first time falling on tania. well. left hand hurts but at least it wasn't my RIGHT hand. i can still write properly. phew!
- i can eat alot of junk food. we were just junk-ing away during the car ride. =P jia lart. how to not grow fat?
- only billy can tahan weird tricia. =P he has been really tolerant and understanding when i got real frustrated with the pain. if it's tricia vs weird tricia, tricia would have walked away. haha.
- headwind to and fro plus sultry sun was bad. but i'll do it again, anyday.
- never leave home without your sunblock.
sequence of events
- nice weather to start bike..wooww..so shiok
- wa lao..head wind.. headwind!
- sun getting hotter..baked us alive. and best thing, we forgot our sunblock. =S
- more headwind. non stop all the way to jetty for 40km there.
- u turn back after hitting jetty...cold drink! cold drink!
- stopped for a bottle of OLD 100plus with NO gas when it's suppose to have. consumed some chocs we brought..and headed on.
- WHAM! tricia collides into billy's bike when he e-braked behind a car which was reversing out. driver failed to see us coming, hence didn't stop. billy stopped on time but tricia crashed right in coz she didn't see the halt coming.
- tricia broke the fall with left hand and was in pain.
- the nice driver got conned off by the malay doctor. (well at least she was nice enough to wait for us while i saw the doc and later paid for the medical bill. some nasty drivers could simply have shrugged off responsibility and zoomed right off)
- rm50 for 2 mins of the doc touching my left hand and bandage without even first cleaning my hand a little. imagine the hand wrapped up with all the dirt and grime. eew. some doctor.
- gotten a pain killer and an anti-swell med, which apparently didn't quite help. it was still in much pain. anarex would have worked much better. pffft.
- driver offered to drive us back but we told her it was alright. i asked her not to worry..cos she really is a nice lady to begin with. it wasn't entirely her fault..coz we came from the right side pretty quickly and there was a van parked on her right side. if i was the driver, i could have missed spotting the cyclist on time too.
- nice rengit town was full of nice people. a middle aged malay uncle rushed to my rescue the moment i fell. he was the first person to tend to me. he helped straighten my wrist immediately upon knowing i have landed on my hand. it hurt like mad..but it really helped.
- nice chinese lady dressed in red tshirt helped me up and pushed my bike to the side. she kept popping over to check if i was alright. she even told us there is a chinese doc who may be able to help check my injury to see if there was a fracture.
- malay uncle helped me straighten my elbow upon seeing my hand begin to swell. pain again..but after the blood began to move, it felt better.
- we went over to the chinese doc after seeing the malay doc who is obviously out to con people only. bleah.
- chinese doc is really good. once again pull and yanked my hand to straight it properly and applied medicated paste..after which he bandaged it nicely for me. MUCH NICER than what the malay doc did. at least he cleaned my hand first.
- chinese doc didn't charge a single cent. he was doing it out of charity and operated under the buddhist society. we are grateful..though we should have given some donation, but i was penniless. didn't bring any money out. i've got to remind myself if i do pass by again, i must stop to drop donation in. i'm not a believer of karma but truly am grateful to the doc's help. =)
- struggled onto bike and in less than 1km of cycling out...rooooooooooooom...RAIN. what?!?!
- we biked into a rundown bike servicing hut for shelter. saw this uncle dismantling an old bike and salvaging the useable parts. smart!
- rained heavily. but it stopped quickly. we headed out and cycled on.
- headwind..AGAIN. WHAT?!!?!?!?!!?!? go also headwind, come back also headwind..wa lao!
- looked up. oh..guess what we see? RAIN CLOUDS. best. i mumbled to billy..rain coming liao.
- and the next moment..RAIN ..again. -sobs-
- we u turned back to the hut which was not far away. once we got into the hut, the rain diminished and stopped. sigh. ok..God play games with us.
- we cycled out. 200m out..RAIN!
- crap crap crap! u turn again back to hut..and this time the rain went on and on and on and on..
- every stop is painful for tricia coz pulling the front brake made her hand hurt alot, already when placing the hand on the handlebar with a little pressure was painful.
- rain finally cleared and we went on.
- lots of hills with ALOT of headwind.
- the last 20km seemed never ending
- finally got back to pulai.. RAIN once again
- we dismantled and threw the bikes into the car, in the rain.
- showered at pulai's toilet, using the fantastic spray that's commonly used to wash backsides. ho ho ho.
- we decided to treat ourselves good and went to segamat.
- we saw a FULL SIZE RAINBOW! now that was a good thing for us!
- it poured and rained cats and dogs along the 4hrs+ ride there.
- nice nice nice dinner at good world restaurant. fish was soooooooo yummy..and yam pot was great too!
- had fabulous wanton mee for bfast the next morning. wow..the gravy is heavenly. the chilli made it even BETTER! yum yumyum
- washed 2 cars in the noon. ang ku kuey regained its showroom shine again!
- nice simple lunch with FISH again. i simply love fish! =P billy's mum treated us to all the meals..thank u so much auntie!
- headed back to sg on sunday 4pm. reached sg at around 8pm.
haha.monday noon now and i'm not at work. coz i'm on mc.
silly tricia went to take ibuoprofen on top of the 2 med given and she woke up with a gastric. bloated. burping. wrist still swelling. eczema not looking at its best.
saw dr kee and she wrote a referral for me to get an xray done on my write and schphiod. she's suspecting a fracture coz there is bruising and swelling. i'm reluctant coz knowing it won't help much. at most i'll get calcium pills.
got home and i went into the net to read up on the wrist injury. in the case of a fracture, there is a possibility of the bones not healing properly, resulting in a condition called non union. it also said that sometimes X-rays taken immediately after the injury may not show a fracture.. so waiting 10days might help as the fracture would surface. i'm choosing to wait a while and see how it goes.
meantime i'll continue to apply my zam buk religiously and keep the wrist in the bandage. dr kee suggested that i go get a wrist guard, which i would do so this evening.
end of weekend episode... i brought some things back..
- i haven't got much chance to visit doctors in malaysia, but to me, that visit to the clinic at rengit with that malay doctor, wasn't too pleasant. he's definitely NOT professional. i have never been prescriped painkillers without gastric medicine. even today dr kee gave me a mild pain killer, it came with gastric med. she even reminded me that painkillers can cause gastric.
- there are always nice people around. at rengit town, i found some. i'm thankful because whenever i've gone into accidents, there are always people out there who are so ready to help.
- accident was bad. first time falling on tania. well. left hand hurts but at least it wasn't my RIGHT hand. i can still write properly. phew!
- i can eat alot of junk food. we were just junk-ing away during the car ride. =P jia lart. how to not grow fat?
- only billy can tahan weird tricia. =P he has been really tolerant and understanding when i got real frustrated with the pain. if it's tricia vs weird tricia, tricia would have walked away. haha.
- headwind to and fro plus sultry sun was bad. but i'll do it again, anyday.
- never leave home without your sunblock.
Friday, January 05, 2007
jan updates
i passed the 4.02 bike module..thankful for a lenient instructor - mr soo. else he could have easily failed my s course which took me several attempts to get it under 10s.
new helmets! yay..bbdc has new helmets and there are 2 S size helmets available. =)
hmm..for a change.. want to put up my training progress here to keep myself motivated to complete whatever i need to do.
goal for this week 01/01 - 07/01
swim: 5.5km
bike: 350km
run: 40km
dryland: 2
so far up till 05/01
swim: 7.2km
bike: 104km (+180km = 294km)
run: 10km
dryland: 1
if weather permits..it'll be 120km ride tonight.
still torn between going or not going desaru. i'm staring at my calendar blankly not knowing when to do what. honestly, if i can choose not to work at rl..i'll rather not. but i guess for the extra money..i'll have to do it anyway.
plan plan plan..got to put things in place..
new helmets! yay..bbdc has new helmets and there are 2 S size helmets available. =)
hmm..for a change.. want to put up my training progress here to keep myself motivated to complete whatever i need to do.
goal for this week 01/01 - 07/01
swim: 5.5km
bike: 350km
run: 40km
dryland: 2
so far up till 05/01
swim: 7.2km
bike: 104km (+180km = 294km)
run: 10km
dryland: 1
if weather permits..it'll be 120km ride tonight.
still torn between going or not going desaru. i'm staring at my calendar blankly not knowing when to do what. honestly, if i can choose not to work at rl..i'll rather not. but i guess for the extra money..i'll have to do it anyway.
plan plan plan..got to put things in place..
Monday, January 01, 2007
goodbye 2006. hello 2007.
i'm a little late to post a last post before 2007 arrived. anyway, now that it's already here..maybe it'll be just in time to be the 1st post for the new year.
2006 closed with much simplicity and ease.. despite much unwelcomed stuff at work..
i start 2007 with apprehension though.
we drove past the new place i shall next call 2nd home. big..it sure looks big from all angles..what beholds within it is still a blank to be filled.
resolutions..i was told i ought to make some..but keeping them will always be harder than making them. i'll mentally note some of them though.
i reflected on the lessons i've learnt..the things i've won..some things i've lost.. things that bring smiles on my face..and others that made me cry. some things i've realised i must hold closer to my heart, while some others i have to let go. 2006 moulded me in many ways more than one. and for all of that, i thank God.
2006 closed with much simplicity and ease.. despite much unwelcomed stuff at work..
i start 2007 with apprehension though.
we drove past the new place i shall next call 2nd home. big..it sure looks big from all angles..what beholds within it is still a blank to be filled.
resolutions..i was told i ought to make some..but keeping them will always be harder than making them. i'll mentally note some of them though.
i reflected on the lessons i've learnt..the things i've won..some things i've lost.. things that bring smiles on my face..and others that made me cry. some things i've realised i must hold closer to my heart, while some others i have to let go. 2006 moulded me in many ways more than one. and for all of that, i thank God.
Thursday, December 21, 2006
rain rain rain stop rain
rain rain rain. hiatus. rain.
there was a short break from the continuous downfall yesterday. having the sun out again was awesome. thank God i was on leave and i could embrace every moment of the sunny day.
i did my 2.02 bike module and PASSED! (2nd attempt though =P) it was a lovely day to start a pretty day.
cycled back home first and lazed around.
biked to rjc to get the letter signed. i felt a bit of struggle within me..but i told myself i will start small and give myself a chance to experience a new environment..new challenges..and give myself a few months before i review if this is what i want to be doing. a part of me questioned if i should step back into the accounting sector for that will definitely get me remmunerated well..but of course it'll entail more unwelcomed stress and other what-nots.
from bishan i went down bt merah to get the swimming aids..an accidental discovery of the much talked about stretch cordz.
from bt merah i went down to mum's shop at south bridge road. moments after getting there, the sky began to drizzle.
met up with super boy to wander around a few shopping malls..intended to meet dw but i "lost" him. oh well.. let's hope he reappears soon. =)
went back to mum's shop at almost 10pm to have dinner..and ended up leaving around 1035pm or so after washing one round of the mountain of dishes. biz was good that night thanks to victor's bday celebration in the shop.
to wrap the night..i had to cycle from south bridge road home. i'm not going to take the bt merah-farrer-bt timah route next time. it's freaking LONG and hilly. should have just opted to go orchard-bt timah. =(
the hiatus from rain was short but welcomed. as i peer out of the window right now and look at the rain that i reckon won't be stopping so soon, i'm thankful i made full use of yesterday. next thought: shit. i'm going to drive and bike in RAIN tomorrow..oh man! stinky and damp helmet..here i come.= S
the rain has been disrupting most of the training planned. i might just have to end up on the trainer one of these days. sigh..and what's next? treadmill?!?
should i bring my shoes along? would i get to run intervals tonight? i wonder..i wonder..
ang ku kwey is CONFIRMED coming...woooweeee...i can't wait to start its engine and drive it.. erm..haven't gotten my license but i think driving around the surrounding blocks at cck shouldn't cause that much a traffic hazard right? =P (by the way i'm learning parallel parking on friday!)
cny's coming soon...sometimes i dread cny..i hate visitation..i'm sick of relatives telling me i've put on weight and i'm getting chubby.. it's such a sore spot to me. i hope i can restrain myself and enforce more discipline to stay in shape so i won't run into a whole lot of such unnecessary comments from them again. anyway i'm not going visitation with my bro n parents. i'll probably opt to stay with my aunt in m'sia and spend the cny with my relatives in jb instead.
cny coming also means im is coming. uh-ohh..
i finish work at nl on the 19th.. could tricia go for a short getaway again? can't seem to find courses to take up that'll fall within that window.. backpack to m'sia again? it's fun in many ways..the only boring part is getting around alone. heh..let's hope something would come along. =)
time to go to work now. (not exactly what i'm looking for but life leaves us with little choice sometimes..haha)
there was a short break from the continuous downfall yesterday. having the sun out again was awesome. thank God i was on leave and i could embrace every moment of the sunny day.
i did my 2.02 bike module and PASSED! (2nd attempt though =P) it was a lovely day to start a pretty day.
cycled back home first and lazed around.
biked to rjc to get the letter signed. i felt a bit of struggle within me..but i told myself i will start small and give myself a chance to experience a new environment..new challenges..and give myself a few months before i review if this is what i want to be doing. a part of me questioned if i should step back into the accounting sector for that will definitely get me remmunerated well..but of course it'll entail more unwelcomed stress and other what-nots.
from bishan i went down bt merah to get the swimming aids..an accidental discovery of the much talked about stretch cordz.
from bt merah i went down to mum's shop at south bridge road. moments after getting there, the sky began to drizzle.
met up with super boy to wander around a few shopping malls..intended to meet dw but i "lost" him. oh well.. let's hope he reappears soon. =)
went back to mum's shop at almost 10pm to have dinner..and ended up leaving around 1035pm or so after washing one round of the mountain of dishes. biz was good that night thanks to victor's bday celebration in the shop.
to wrap the night..i had to cycle from south bridge road home. i'm not going to take the bt merah-farrer-bt timah route next time. it's freaking LONG and hilly. should have just opted to go orchard-bt timah. =(
the hiatus from rain was short but welcomed. as i peer out of the window right now and look at the rain that i reckon won't be stopping so soon, i'm thankful i made full use of yesterday. next thought: shit. i'm going to drive and bike in RAIN tomorrow..oh man! stinky and damp helmet..here i come.= S
the rain has been disrupting most of the training planned. i might just have to end up on the trainer one of these days. sigh..and what's next? treadmill?!?
should i bring my shoes along? would i get to run intervals tonight? i wonder..i wonder..
ang ku kwey is CONFIRMED coming...woooweeee...i can't wait to start its engine and drive it.. erm..haven't gotten my license but i think driving around the surrounding blocks at cck shouldn't cause that much a traffic hazard right? =P (by the way i'm learning parallel parking on friday!)
cny's coming soon...sometimes i dread cny..i hate visitation..i'm sick of relatives telling me i've put on weight and i'm getting chubby.. it's such a sore spot to me. i hope i can restrain myself and enforce more discipline to stay in shape so i won't run into a whole lot of such unnecessary comments from them again. anyway i'm not going visitation with my bro n parents. i'll probably opt to stay with my aunt in m'sia and spend the cny with my relatives in jb instead.
cny coming also means im is coming. uh-ohh..
i finish work at nl on the 19th.. could tricia go for a short getaway again? can't seem to find courses to take up that'll fall within that window.. backpack to m'sia again? it's fun in many ways..the only boring part is getting around alone. heh..let's hope something would come along. =)
time to go to work now. (not exactly what i'm looking for but life leaves us with little choice sometimes..haha)
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
just do it tricia
have intended to sleep early tonight but it's coming to 10pm and i'm still online. chatted with grace for a while..now it seems like a floodgate of thoughts is released..
maybe i'm being a difficult friend..but i think i no longer feel chum that close to me these days. he used to be a phone call away, a sms away..a msn chat window away..nowadays? i'm not too sure. perhaps it's me. maybe he's in the blind spot which i am unable to locate on my mirrors.
maybe he's right. i might just find more empathy from super boy and other friends. from my perspective, he's saying he's washing his hands off me. =( that's sad. but it's ok. i know friends do move on. thanks for being a friend to me for the past year. appreciate it much.
you'll still be the first to help me move a mtb from sg to senai airport on public transport..and then kept me company at senai airport on hard plastic chairs till i was ready to board the flight at 7am. and then u helped me move the bike from senai back to sg when i returned..again on public transport.
sorry i haven't done much for u in return.
-disjunction-
i vowed on saturday night that i will never ask my bro & sis in law for another favour. he has also drew lines clear too. sad, how family now becomes strangers i'm not even sure i can say i've knew them for 2.5 decades.
mum will always be the only one kin i've truly got. the only one kin i will treasure and love.
-disjunct 2-
ang ku kuey will be here soon!! this is sooooo exciting.. finally super boy and i will no longer have to be at the mercy of other's "comfort level" nor "see my schedule"...we'll have more liberty to move around as we please.. =)
-disjunct 3-
i'm 5kgs away from ideal. the rift is getting larger and larger. i need some discipline!!!!!
maybe you're right. i'm distracted. i lack that kind of focus and drive i used to have.
stop thinking. stop planning. just do it. do it. do it do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
maybe i'm being a difficult friend..but i think i no longer feel chum that close to me these days. he used to be a phone call away, a sms away..a msn chat window away..nowadays? i'm not too sure. perhaps it's me. maybe he's in the blind spot which i am unable to locate on my mirrors.
maybe he's right. i might just find more empathy from super boy and other friends. from my perspective, he's saying he's washing his hands off me. =( that's sad. but it's ok. i know friends do move on. thanks for being a friend to me for the past year. appreciate it much.
you'll still be the first to help me move a mtb from sg to senai airport on public transport..and then kept me company at senai airport on hard plastic chairs till i was ready to board the flight at 7am. and then u helped me move the bike from senai back to sg when i returned..again on public transport.
sorry i haven't done much for u in return.
-disjunction-
i vowed on saturday night that i will never ask my bro & sis in law for another favour. he has also drew lines clear too. sad, how family now becomes strangers i'm not even sure i can say i've knew them for 2.5 decades.
mum will always be the only one kin i've truly got. the only one kin i will treasure and love.
-disjunct 2-
ang ku kuey will be here soon!! this is sooooo exciting.. finally super boy and i will no longer have to be at the mercy of other's "comfort level" nor "see my schedule"...we'll have more liberty to move around as we please.. =)
-disjunct 3-
i'm 5kgs away from ideal. the rift is getting larger and larger. i need some discipline!!!!!
maybe you're right. i'm distracted. i lack that kind of focus and drive i used to have.
stop thinking. stop planning. just do it. do it. do it do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Friday, December 08, 2006
kidz camp's over!
2 days of hectic kidz camp has finally ended. heaving a sigh of relief, i'm just mentally and physically tired. chris too, i reckon. nonetheless, the feedback from the children was really good..i'm just thankful they enjoyed themselves.. (despite the ostracizing of nick)
1 down. 1 more to go. kidz party on the 29th. let's just finish that and close the year well. i've also managed to clear the stuff i've wanted to..labelled all the boxes and arranged things in order. whoever is to take over, i hope it'll be maintained well.
spent the morning ranting to grace..she's so sweet to just listen to my whines..
training progress is still pathetic. i got to pick up soon, now that camp is officially over.
i've cleared most of my files from my workstation. moved all my funny and swim clips back..that's important. i've gathered most of the craft materials i'll like to use..i'll probably use the remaining weeks at nl to handmake some stuff..let's see what can i come out with.
i failed my bike module. idiot..the instructor talk talk talk so much we didn't even have time to practise..how to NOT fail??!?!? grrrrrrrrrrr....rr..r...
tmr's billy indoor tri..i'm confident he'll do well..=) he's superboy after all!! yay!
sunday's my race.. not hopeful to do well for it..just aim for completion i guess.. hope xiao niu isn't too competitive though...else..*gulps*
christmas' coming..i'm looking fwd to the holidays...won't it be nice if i can go for a short getaway somewhere?=)
1 down. 1 more to go. kidz party on the 29th. let's just finish that and close the year well. i've also managed to clear the stuff i've wanted to..labelled all the boxes and arranged things in order. whoever is to take over, i hope it'll be maintained well.
spent the morning ranting to grace..she's so sweet to just listen to my whines..
training progress is still pathetic. i got to pick up soon, now that camp is officially over.
i've cleared most of my files from my workstation. moved all my funny and swim clips back..that's important. i've gathered most of the craft materials i'll like to use..i'll probably use the remaining weeks at nl to handmake some stuff..let's see what can i come out with.
i failed my bike module. idiot..the instructor talk talk talk so much we didn't even have time to practise..how to NOT fail??!?!? grrrrrrrrrrr....rr..r...
tmr's billy indoor tri..i'm confident he'll do well..=) he's superboy after all!! yay!
sunday's my race.. not hopeful to do well for it..just aim for completion i guess.. hope xiao niu isn't too competitive though...else..*gulps*
christmas' coming..i'm looking fwd to the holidays...won't it be nice if i can go for a short getaway somewhere?=)
Monday, December 04, 2006
marathon's over. phew!!
really thankful for a few things..
-thank God the hamstring strain was kept at bay throughout the entire run.
-thankful for pre and post race massage by the top massuer- Billy .. in fact since the hamstring strain a week ago, i've been getting massages after every run..woohoo!!
-thank God for the nice cool weather
-thanks so much to all the wonderful Trifam Pacers..you guys rock!!
-thanks to adrian n his guys who brought to us the powergel..not exactly the yummiest food on earth but it's race-needy.
i did a 4:47 for this yr's 42km.
had initially wanted to give up the run..coz i didn't want to aggravate the hamstring strain that had bugged me for a week.. i gave up on friday's interval training 1/3 way through as it was pulling so badly.. on sunday morning, i was really reluctant to go as i didn't want to do a bad run. nevertheless, billy's enthusiasm rubbed onto me and though i was frowning (due to my growling tummy), i went. lost billy amongst the bag deposit crowd and i dragged my feet to the start point. the thought that went through my mind was that i was definitely going to stop once my hamstring pulled. probably won't get to finish the marathon..but nvm la..
i was all the way at the back ..so it took a while to stroll to the front.. half way through marina, spotted trifam 5:30 pacers and i thought...yea..y not? pace with 5:30..that's a decent timing and their pace is comfortable to follow..
after following them for 10+ km..at esplanade road i lost them at a drink station..so i pushed on alone.. not too long, i spotted two 5:00 pacers..and i asked them if they were still on time for 5:00 finish..one replied ..yea!..and i pushed forward.. found jeremy yanglyn who were the 5:00 way way way in front at ecp area..and i lost them after a water station too.. i told myself i want to try to locate the 4:30..can find, good. can't find also nevermind.
pace all the way to 35km was great.. i employed a new strategy to hydrate from the start..from 6km, i started sipping water at every station..if i took a cup of 100plus, i would skip one station. around 21km mark, powergel was made available. as i started to feel a little draggy, i began sipping my powergel..there were no water stations any where near ahead..hence i didn't gulp down the entire pack..slowly intaking the powergel over a few kms really helped..when i saw the 'drinks ahead' sign, i took in more and washed it down with water. at 30-33km, i took another power gel. (the 2nd one sucked. eeks.)
all's well till 35km..my pace dropped slightly and felt my legs go heavy.. the hardest bit was the last 3km..i was so near to stopping to walk..but seeing cheng really made me push on..i passed him and that kept me going. i wanted to win him badly..coz he's just too xiao zhang!!..hahaha..
pushed on..and i tried to kept pace with the few gals around me.
glad at 4:47 it ended..yipee!
hehe..to think since powerman, i totally never do any mileage. for 3 weeks, i was sick for almost 2 weeks. i strained my hamstring for 1 week. the longest run i did in those 3 weeks was 10km. before that the longest mileage i went up to was 20km. i haven't done any 30km runs at all. dratS!
i'll keep in mind to train properly next time..=) the bonus to the run yesterday was really the nice cool weather. it does make a huge difference. last year it was hot hot hot!
fuelling strategy is really important. guess experience has taught me to plan how i want to proper fuel my body for a race. in addition, brick training for powerman taught me to endure the soreness in my legs and just keep moving. my quads were so sore at the last 3 km..but i told myself this feels exactly how i felt after getting off my bike after a 5hrs bike ride and running..if i can tahan through those training..this one i can tahan too.
looking forward to more runs. 30km kl pace setter run next on the list.
marathons have a healing touch to them. they are really painful to go through..but they make us stronger. today i feel so refreshed and i'll be doing a recovery run tonight...even swim training would be fine for me too. =)
billy did a fantastic job. 3:47. exactly 1 hr ahead of me. =)
yea..but on the whole, i still prefer doing duathlons over marathons la..coz i like to bike and feel the wind..hahaha
another good news..i'm done with driving module 2. proceed to module 3!..bad news, module 3 is all done in the circuit. CRAP..today i did my few rounds in the circuit and it was PAINFULY SLOW. i was driving at less than 30kmh all the way..mostly at 20kmh. gee..i'm so going to miss my 70kmh rides outside. but at least i know i'm progressing fine.
tricia wants things to pick up steadily as it should. and i want it to be so. =)
really thankful for a few things..
-thank God the hamstring strain was kept at bay throughout the entire run.
-thankful for pre and post race massage by the top massuer- Billy .. in fact since the hamstring strain a week ago, i've been getting massages after every run..woohoo!!
-thank God for the nice cool weather
-thanks so much to all the wonderful Trifam Pacers..you guys rock!!
-thanks to adrian n his guys who brought to us the powergel..not exactly the yummiest food on earth but it's race-needy.
i did a 4:47 for this yr's 42km.
had initially wanted to give up the run..coz i didn't want to aggravate the hamstring strain that had bugged me for a week.. i gave up on friday's interval training 1/3 way through as it was pulling so badly.. on sunday morning, i was really reluctant to go as i didn't want to do a bad run. nevertheless, billy's enthusiasm rubbed onto me and though i was frowning (due to my growling tummy), i went. lost billy amongst the bag deposit crowd and i dragged my feet to the start point. the thought that went through my mind was that i was definitely going to stop once my hamstring pulled. probably won't get to finish the marathon..but nvm la..
i was all the way at the back ..so it took a while to stroll to the front.. half way through marina, spotted trifam 5:30 pacers and i thought...yea..y not? pace with 5:30..that's a decent timing and their pace is comfortable to follow..
after following them for 10+ km..at esplanade road i lost them at a drink station..so i pushed on alone.. not too long, i spotted two 5:00 pacers..and i asked them if they were still on time for 5:00 finish..one replied ..yea!..and i pushed forward.. found jeremy yanglyn who were the 5:00 way way way in front at ecp area..and i lost them after a water station too.. i told myself i want to try to locate the 4:30..can find, good. can't find also nevermind.
pace all the way to 35km was great.. i employed a new strategy to hydrate from the start..from 6km, i started sipping water at every station..if i took a cup of 100plus, i would skip one station. around 21km mark, powergel was made available. as i started to feel a little draggy, i began sipping my powergel..there were no water stations any where near ahead..hence i didn't gulp down the entire pack..slowly intaking the powergel over a few kms really helped..when i saw the 'drinks ahead' sign, i took in more and washed it down with water. at 30-33km, i took another power gel. (the 2nd one sucked. eeks.)
all's well till 35km..my pace dropped slightly and felt my legs go heavy.. the hardest bit was the last 3km..i was so near to stopping to walk..but seeing cheng really made me push on..i passed him and that kept me going. i wanted to win him badly..coz he's just too xiao zhang!!..hahaha..
pushed on..and i tried to kept pace with the few gals around me.
glad at 4:47 it ended..yipee!
hehe..to think since powerman, i totally never do any mileage. for 3 weeks, i was sick for almost 2 weeks. i strained my hamstring for 1 week. the longest run i did in those 3 weeks was 10km. before that the longest mileage i went up to was 20km. i haven't done any 30km runs at all. dratS!
i'll keep in mind to train properly next time..=) the bonus to the run yesterday was really the nice cool weather. it does make a huge difference. last year it was hot hot hot!
fuelling strategy is really important. guess experience has taught me to plan how i want to proper fuel my body for a race. in addition, brick training for powerman taught me to endure the soreness in my legs and just keep moving. my quads were so sore at the last 3 km..but i told myself this feels exactly how i felt after getting off my bike after a 5hrs bike ride and running..if i can tahan through those training..this one i can tahan too.
looking forward to more runs. 30km kl pace setter run next on the list.
marathons have a healing touch to them. they are really painful to go through..but they make us stronger. today i feel so refreshed and i'll be doing a recovery run tonight...even swim training would be fine for me too. =)
billy did a fantastic job. 3:47. exactly 1 hr ahead of me. =)
yea..but on the whole, i still prefer doing duathlons over marathons la..coz i like to bike and feel the wind..hahaha
another good news..i'm done with driving module 2. proceed to module 3!..bad news, module 3 is all done in the circuit. CRAP..today i did my few rounds in the circuit and it was PAINFULY SLOW. i was driving at less than 30kmh all the way..mostly at 20kmh. gee..i'm so going to miss my 70kmh rides outside. but at least i know i'm progressing fine.
tricia wants things to pick up steadily as it should. and i want it to be so. =)
Friday, December 01, 2006
$_$ money face
i was reading kpo forum and read this thread on food they disliked and reasons why.. hahaha..kpo me wants to do likewise on my bloggy too..
food tricia dislikes
-duck meat (i had bad indigestion from it once. the feeling sucks!)
-blood cubes (no no no..but hard to find it these days anyway..hahaa)
-mutton (stinks!)
-beef (i always have this thought that it doesn't digest well and when i think of a piece of steak i actually imagine white creepy maggots on it too..-faints)
-sotong (last time i like it but now gradually hating it..chews like a piece of eraser in my mouth..ahh..except those seasoned baby squids..the red red ones!)
-most seafood (except fish..i don't like shell fish..no to crabs, not a big fan of lobsters..no to oysters..no to clams..hum..=X)
food tricia likes
-strawberry yoghurt
-mushrooms (all kinds!!)
-tofu & soya (until i got gout)
-bread (wholemeal..yummy..tau sa..yummy..tricia is bread face)
-tau sa pia (salty ones pls!)
-mummy's chiffon pandan cake
-mummy's pineapple tarts
-mummy's achar
-mummy's grass jelly
-sashimi (raw fish! fish! fish!!!!!)
eh..let me put this list on pend first...want to close off this blog window so that i can do my research..
a thought sparked in my mind after reading kpo forum (yea..kpo forum again).. i might want to go into doing some biz online..been discussing with billy about doing our own biz for a long while..but we thought it'll be on our kiv shelf until we have capital to..but i'm witnessing an increase of pple doing online biz via their blogs..selling clothes, accessories..etc.. it might just work out..let me do some research..and i will be back...
$_$ <---- tricia's face now...giggles!..hahaha
food tricia dislikes
-duck meat (i had bad indigestion from it once. the feeling sucks!)
-blood cubes (no no no..but hard to find it these days anyway..hahaa)
-mutton (stinks!)
-beef (i always have this thought that it doesn't digest well and when i think of a piece of steak i actually imagine white creepy maggots on it too..-faints)
-sotong (last time i like it but now gradually hating it..chews like a piece of eraser in my mouth..ahh..except those seasoned baby squids..the red red ones!)
-most seafood (except fish..i don't like shell fish..no to crabs, not a big fan of lobsters..no to oysters..no to clams..hum..=X)
food tricia likes
-strawberry yoghurt
-mushrooms (all kinds!!)
-tofu & soya (until i got gout)
-bread (wholemeal..yummy..tau sa..yummy..tricia is bread face)
-tau sa pia (salty ones pls!)
-mummy's chiffon pandan cake
-mummy's pineapple tarts
-mummy's achar
-mummy's grass jelly
-sashimi (raw fish! fish! fish!!!!!)
eh..let me put this list on pend first...want to close off this blog window so that i can do my research..
a thought sparked in my mind after reading kpo forum (yea..kpo forum again).. i might want to go into doing some biz online..been discussing with billy about doing our own biz for a long while..but we thought it'll be on our kiv shelf until we have capital to..but i'm witnessing an increase of pple doing online biz via their blogs..selling clothes, accessories..etc.. it might just work out..let me do some research..and i will be back...
$_$ <---- tricia's face now...giggles!..hahaha
Thursday, November 30, 2006
TGIF
after reviewing my training programme, it left me in dismay. the fact that im langkawi is drawing so near further drew me into disheartenment.
i need to get my training going. i have to exercise discipline to carry myself through the next few months of training.
older folks would often rattle this off "you don't help yourself, no one can help you." that is so true for me now. =(
as i pondered on how better should i be doing things, iggy's words came to me. don't think so much, so go out and do it.
and so i slipped into my running shoes and went for a run outside. it's definitely better than shutting myself within 4 walls wondering what training should i do ..blah blah blah..
i sailed through my 1.03 bike module today..proceed to module 2! yay! 8 modules to get that license and i am heading at it till the end! =) in comparison of the 2 (driving vs biking)..driving is easier in the sense there's no need for balancing and not that exposed...but biking is more fun..i love the wind blowing in my face! yay..goin 40kmh within bbdc's circuit today was a not too bad an experience. i want to go on the main road soon! =D
as stress and unhappiness levels rockets up at work, i'm often found munching in office. =( gosh. fat. fat. fat.
i've got 2 kgs to lose.. or if i could, another 3-4kgs to cut off. oh..please..tricia..stop munching junk food!
it's finally Friday..let's see how things turn out tomorrow. i can't wait.
i need to get my training going. i have to exercise discipline to carry myself through the next few months of training.
older folks would often rattle this off "you don't help yourself, no one can help you." that is so true for me now. =(
as i pondered on how better should i be doing things, iggy's words came to me. don't think so much, so go out and do it.
and so i slipped into my running shoes and went for a run outside. it's definitely better than shutting myself within 4 walls wondering what training should i do ..blah blah blah..
i sailed through my 1.03 bike module today..proceed to module 2! yay! 8 modules to get that license and i am heading at it till the end! =) in comparison of the 2 (driving vs biking)..driving is easier in the sense there's no need for balancing and not that exposed...but biking is more fun..i love the wind blowing in my face! yay..goin 40kmh within bbdc's circuit today was a not too bad an experience. i want to go on the main road soon! =D
as stress and unhappiness levels rockets up at work, i'm often found munching in office. =( gosh. fat. fat. fat.
i've got 2 kgs to lose.. or if i could, another 3-4kgs to cut off. oh..please..tricia..stop munching junk food!
it's finally Friday..let's see how things turn out tomorrow. i can't wait.
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
brainwrecked
tricia is
-brain wrecked
-junk food filled
-fat
-restless
-an escapist.. heehehe
spent the morning reading many things up.
-treatment for eczema
-compiling swim training stuff
-badminton rules
-finding a swim coach
i'm brain wrecked! =S
won't be continuing with shifu next year as i find forking out close to $500 very heavy on my budget. however i would still like to find a group/class which i can join in order to leverage on the competition. however finding a class/coach is really nerve wrecking. doing a search on goggle is only giving me hits to the bigger schools which are expensive and some narcissistic swim coaches whose faces turn me utterly off.
bored. tonight got to OT till 8+. siannnnn ah!!! get over with it..and done with. friday is MY DAY! ho ho hooooo!!
-brain wrecked
-junk food filled
-fat
-restless
-an escapist.. heehehe
spent the morning reading many things up.
-treatment for eczema
-compiling swim training stuff
-badminton rules
-finding a swim coach
i'm brain wrecked! =S
won't be continuing with shifu next year as i find forking out close to $500 very heavy on my budget. however i would still like to find a group/class which i can join in order to leverage on the competition. however finding a class/coach is really nerve wrecking. doing a search on goggle is only giving me hits to the bigger schools which are expensive and some narcissistic swim coaches whose faces turn me utterly off.
bored. tonight got to OT till 8+. siannnnn ah!!! get over with it..and done with. friday is MY DAY! ho ho hooooo!!
Monday, November 27, 2006
life beckons, let's go into recluse
woke up with a sore throat and runny nose. took a day off. the whole camp botch up is leaving me really peeved. everything is about image..image..image.. well, easy for u guys to just question about why cancelling, why not running..and then do an abrupt decision that we'll run with no minimum.. easier said than done. well, if you want to truly lead, then why don't you guys spearhead it rather than kick us on the boot and make us do something we don't believe in.
i'm utterly disgusted and peeved.
this friday is break free day. like it or not, i'm only giving myself till friday. it's been drafted. and it'll be promptly printed and submitted. it's my turn to make my move after christin. i wish she could do it with me too..but i'm aware of her concerns and reservations. she's made the initial move to tell nel about her decision to move on and it hasn't done her good in any ways at all. i wonder what i'll do in her shoes.. instead of constantly having to entertain his insensitive questioning on the response from mcys, from a rash point of view, tender la! walk out of this mambo-jumbo for good. far too much bad energy..it's gnawing on us. but of course, every decision entails far more implications..so though i would really want to just tender if and get over with it, there are consequences i must be ready to face up towards. sigh. if only life is simpler right?
spent the morning clearing my room a little. wiped off dust from the fixtures..threw a number of things here and there. prior to this last week, i was also clearing my workstation. i'm gearing myself to move off..i don't want to move a box of personal items on the last day, hence the stance of packing them all into a bag and gradually bringing an item or two back.
marathon's this sunday. i'm totally not ready for it. i would choose to not do it..but since paid for, maybe i'll just suffer through the 6 hours. again not something called for. heh.
every part of me feel sore. maybe it stems from my mind. i'm just feeling totally sore with life.
i wish i had a car now. drive up somewhere. to the mountains. to the seaside. go into recluse. drive down a long winding, never ending high way. let's not care where it leads too. just move, ahead.
run. i need to go for a run to get an endorphine-shot.
when life beckons, we can't run away from it.
i'm utterly disgusted and peeved.
this friday is break free day. like it or not, i'm only giving myself till friday. it's been drafted. and it'll be promptly printed and submitted. it's my turn to make my move after christin. i wish she could do it with me too..but i'm aware of her concerns and reservations. she's made the initial move to tell nel about her decision to move on and it hasn't done her good in any ways at all. i wonder what i'll do in her shoes.. instead of constantly having to entertain his insensitive questioning on the response from mcys, from a rash point of view, tender la! walk out of this mambo-jumbo for good. far too much bad energy..it's gnawing on us. but of course, every decision entails far more implications..so though i would really want to just tender if and get over with it, there are consequences i must be ready to face up towards. sigh. if only life is simpler right?
spent the morning clearing my room a little. wiped off dust from the fixtures..threw a number of things here and there. prior to this last week, i was also clearing my workstation. i'm gearing myself to move off..i don't want to move a box of personal items on the last day, hence the stance of packing them all into a bag and gradually bringing an item or two back.
marathon's this sunday. i'm totally not ready for it. i would choose to not do it..but since paid for, maybe i'll just suffer through the 6 hours. again not something called for. heh.
every part of me feel sore. maybe it stems from my mind. i'm just feeling totally sore with life.
i wish i had a car now. drive up somewhere. to the mountains. to the seaside. go into recluse. drive down a long winding, never ending high way. let's not care where it leads too. just move, ahead.
run. i need to go for a run to get an endorphine-shot.
when life beckons, we can't run away from it.
Friday, November 24, 2006
picking up the pieces
christin received a few big "bombs" this morning..one of which also hit me straight on.
sigh. days here are getting tougher by the minute.
packed my table yesterday. threw a alot of stuff away..and brought some of the materials i wanted to keep, back home. i've still got a whole bag of things to bring home. will have to slowly move them a little at a time.
2.4km interval run yesterday proved to be quite a challenge for the slug who slacked through her weeks. nonetheless i'm glad i've made the first step to pick up momentum. billy had a hard time reaching his pb too.. fret not!..i'm sure we'll do better in the weeks to come. with more training, we'll be in shape!
sigh. days here are getting tougher by the minute.
packed my table yesterday. threw a alot of stuff away..and brought some of the materials i wanted to keep, back home. i've still got a whole bag of things to bring home. will have to slowly move them a little at a time.
2.4km interval run yesterday proved to be quite a challenge for the slug who slacked through her weeks. nonetheless i'm glad i've made the first step to pick up momentum. billy had a hard time reaching his pb too.. fret not!..i'm sure we'll do better in the weeks to come. with more training, we'll be in shape!
Thursday, November 23, 2006
t for tenacity
tricia has been such a slug for the past 2 weeks. bleah. how am i going to rev up my training. -bangs wall-
tricia is in search of vitamin T..t for tenacity.
yea..while some things are working out really well, some ain't.
i passed my 1.02 syllabus for biking yesterday. yay! riding a bike isn't that tough after all. =) i've booked my 1.03 on next thurs. really no choice because it's the ONLY day next week with the 8am slot so i've no choice to book it though i know we have meetings on thursday mornings. 1.03 will be done at the bigger circuit..woohoo!!
my zen was salvaged but at the expense of a total brainwash..it's been formatted..and *poof* goes all my 1700 mp3s. sigh! have to go thru a 'total recall' exercise soon.. can't imagine going through the manual tagging process..AWWW MAN!!
a good habit has been formed..we've kinda gotten used to eating yummy-licious cooked oats in the morning.. experts say habits take 1-2weeks to ingrain into us..i guess 1 more week of that and we'll be totally immersed into the way of having healthy fibrous oats for bfast every morning.
i've kinda kicked the habit of bread nibbling for lunch. now it's hamburger biscuits! hahaha..isn't any better isn't it? =X
time to exhaust those 2 boxes of quakers instant oats on my kitchen table. frankly the strawberry flavoured one sucks..but no choice la..shouldn't be wasting food..hence i'll be planning to consume it as lunch for the next 2 weeks to come. also a good move to save money and wean off my hamburger biscuits.
another driving lesson tomorrow then it'll be a break next week from driving. commencing a new routine of driving-once-a-week come november. i'm spreading my my lessons out as test date is on 8mar..so i need to space out wisely so i'm still in touch with the car by my test date. a concern is just that as i move off from new life, it'll become increasingly tougher to attend lessons in the morning.
i'm looking forward to change. change will be beneficial for me at this point in time. a new environment, a new set of challenges, new opportunities to learn from people who are good at what they do - that's probably what entices me.
rain. there has been alot of water falling from the sky these months. gee. my spirit has also been washed out by the rain as well.
tenacity..where art thou??
i better find it soon.
tricia is in search of vitamin T..t for tenacity.
yea..while some things are working out really well, some ain't.
i passed my 1.02 syllabus for biking yesterday. yay! riding a bike isn't that tough after all. =) i've booked my 1.03 on next thurs. really no choice because it's the ONLY day next week with the 8am slot so i've no choice to book it though i know we have meetings on thursday mornings. 1.03 will be done at the bigger circuit..woohoo!!
my zen was salvaged but at the expense of a total brainwash..it's been formatted..and *poof* goes all my 1700 mp3s. sigh! have to go thru a 'total recall' exercise soon.. can't imagine going through the manual tagging process..AWWW MAN!!
a good habit has been formed..we've kinda gotten used to eating yummy-licious cooked oats in the morning.. experts say habits take 1-2weeks to ingrain into us..i guess 1 more week of that and we'll be totally immersed into the way of having healthy fibrous oats for bfast every morning.
i've kinda kicked the habit of bread nibbling for lunch. now it's hamburger biscuits! hahaha..isn't any better isn't it? =X
time to exhaust those 2 boxes of quakers instant oats on my kitchen table. frankly the strawberry flavoured one sucks..but no choice la..shouldn't be wasting food..hence i'll be planning to consume it as lunch for the next 2 weeks to come. also a good move to save money and wean off my hamburger biscuits.
another driving lesson tomorrow then it'll be a break next week from driving. commencing a new routine of driving-once-a-week come november. i'm spreading my my lessons out as test date is on 8mar..so i need to space out wisely so i'm still in touch with the car by my test date. a concern is just that as i move off from new life, it'll become increasingly tougher to attend lessons in the morning.
i'm looking forward to change. change will be beneficial for me at this point in time. a new environment, a new set of challenges, new opportunities to learn from people who are good at what they do - that's probably what entices me.
rain. there has been alot of water falling from the sky these months. gee. my spirit has also been washed out by the rain as well.
tenacity..where art thou??
i better find it soon.
Monday, November 20, 2006
plans plans plans
driving is becoming a real joy these days. i learnt how to stop and move off on a slope. mr liew made it even better when he played all the super nice songs on his new sony ericsson hp to keep me entertained. singing along with all my hubby's (wong lee hom, obviously) songs..wooohooo!
the first day from the supposedly planned training, didn't quite fall into place as hoped for. billy's down with some symptoms of mononueclosis as well.. gee. that kind of fatigue which once consumed me, is now gnawing on him. =( i hope he gets well soon..rest is paramount!
i worked on a draft budget which will be put for a variance test in the month of december. i'll like to see how much real would differ from budgetted. that'll help the budget exercise for 2007 tremendously.
november is coming to an end soon. christin and i are really hoping to hear from the people we want to hear from. moving on. i hope the next job would free my finances more so i can drop the weekend job.
guess what my friends! i gotten the 2nd interview with RJC! it'll be tomorrow at 1pm. really praying i get this job!! Father Lord, please open this door! =)
the first day from the supposedly planned training, didn't quite fall into place as hoped for. billy's down with some symptoms of mononueclosis as well.. gee. that kind of fatigue which once consumed me, is now gnawing on him. =( i hope he gets well soon..rest is paramount!
i worked on a draft budget which will be put for a variance test in the month of december. i'll like to see how much real would differ from budgetted. that'll help the budget exercise for 2007 tremendously.
november is coming to an end soon. christin and i are really hoping to hear from the people we want to hear from. moving on. i hope the next job would free my finances more so i can drop the weekend job.
guess what my friends! i gotten the 2nd interview with RJC! it'll be tomorrow at 1pm. really praying i get this job!! Father Lord, please open this door! =)
Saturday, November 18, 2006
what a long saturday
been sick since the completion of powerman.
mononueclosis.
starting from scratch again is hard. my legs are heavy, my breathes are short. but i got to pick myself up again. because tricia is a fighter. and she doesn't give up without a fight.
today's the big move day. if only i needn't work, then at least i would be able to help out. we're living closer to each other now..so no excuses not to go training..coz to complete ironman victoriously is our dreams alike.
working till 6pm today. after which it's off to novena square to get my tunic dress. i fell in love with it when i saw it at the cck outlet..unfortunately they have ran out s size..but the nice sale lady located a new piece at novena..hope it'll be available when i get there later. tricia with a dress..haha..that's something new.
boring day at work..can't wait to the end of it..tomorrow it's back to work (AGAIN!)..
enough of rants..i'm out.
mononueclosis.
starting from scratch again is hard. my legs are heavy, my breathes are short. but i got to pick myself up again. because tricia is a fighter. and she doesn't give up without a fight.
today's the big move day. if only i needn't work, then at least i would be able to help out. we're living closer to each other now..so no excuses not to go training..coz to complete ironman victoriously is our dreams alike.
working till 6pm today. after which it's off to novena square to get my tunic dress. i fell in love with it when i saw it at the cck outlet..unfortunately they have ran out s size..but the nice sale lady located a new piece at novena..hope it'll be available when i get there later. tricia with a dress..haha..that's something new.
boring day at work..can't wait to the end of it..tomorrow it's back to work (AGAIN!)..
enough of rants..i'm out.
Monday, November 13, 2006
life's passage
i scrapped pass powerman..i felt like a slow coach during this race, for some reason or another. the brutal sun baked all the participants during the first run. come the bike leg, a downpour drenched everyone to the skin. crosswind made some wobble on their bikes, i was no exception. second run was comparatively more manageable.. alas, crossing the finish line was sweet, like always. =)
staying awake through a 7+7hour car ride was challenging. loads of junk food helped..but it definitely added to the fats encapsulating my body. -gulps-
marathon's up next and i'm feeling strangely inadequate. mileage is kinda messed up with the impromptu breaks.. i shan't bear too much hope i reckon..
interview on friday went pretty alright, apart from some nervous pangs that went off when i entered the room with 3 interviewers - 2 ladies and 1 guy. i can only hope for the best right now..i'm really keen to take up with job.. so let's hope God opens this distant door for me.
will be working at nl through the weekend. 7days in nl for this week. -whines- on the brighter side of things, at least i'll finish around 2pm on sunday..so that leaves the rest of the day to be utilised for a probable badminton game.
tomorrow is motorbike lesson 2. gulps. back to the freaking heavy bike!
for today.. i'm going straight home to rest. tomorrow, training resumes. big dream is still langkawi.. and that'll be my driving force for now!
staying awake through a 7+7hour car ride was challenging. loads of junk food helped..but it definitely added to the fats encapsulating my body. -gulps-
marathon's up next and i'm feeling strangely inadequate. mileage is kinda messed up with the impromptu breaks.. i shan't bear too much hope i reckon..
interview on friday went pretty alright, apart from some nervous pangs that went off when i entered the room with 3 interviewers - 2 ladies and 1 guy. i can only hope for the best right now..i'm really keen to take up with job.. so let's hope God opens this distant door for me.
will be working at nl through the weekend. 7days in nl for this week. -whines- on the brighter side of things, at least i'll finish around 2pm on sunday..so that leaves the rest of the day to be utilised for a probable badminton game.
tomorrow is motorbike lesson 2. gulps. back to the freaking heavy bike!
for today.. i'm going straight home to rest. tomorrow, training resumes. big dream is still langkawi.. and that'll be my driving force for now!
Thursday, November 09, 2006
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