eventful weekend which i think i did mediocre for the 2 races which took place.
singapore bi: i think according to the clock i did a 1:51 thereabouts. i thought i did the 10km at a miserably slow speed.. but i kept telling myself i don't want to cheong and leave myself all depleted, jeopardizing the longer run next day. so i just kept to my small little strides at a slow pace. even bernard who was there supporting, asked," why so slow?"
kl marathon: our hotel was situated in the heart of chinatown. got my hands on a few nice bags and card holder. i was trying my best to do a sub-5 but the terrain was comparatively tougher than scsm. kl's route is full of hills..and the last 10km brought us through a long uphill which was part of the 30km pacesetters route. the only thing i could tell myself to do is to keep running and NOT STOP. came in at the time of 5:01 which is 14mins slower than scsm. felt the fatigue kick in much much earlier around the 8km mark, compared to the 15km mark for scsm. water was plentiful with 100plus and water stations.. starting early at 430am was a bonus as well. route was well thought out..at least we didn't have to run to and fro the same place..it was around the outskirts of kl city and then into the heart of the city..back around then back in.. my 1st time doing this route..and next year when i'm back, i promise to be more prepared for it. and of course, doing the bi the day before and then a marathon was a bad idea..haha..no more of that next year! =P
and yes.. MOS SAVED THE DAY!! without MOS, i couldn't have kept running. after 20km mark, it was MOS music that kept my legs going. i just let the pounding of the music fill me entirely..and i told myself i just want to keep moving my legs to the music. i promise this time i'll get myself MOS CDs..to think the 1st ones i ripped were from aaron.. MOS is TRICIA's SOLUTION To MARATHON AGONY!
work is now of fuzzy grey and it's doesn't seem to be making much sense to me. there are things i know i must do and those are in clear light..however, those which are expected of me..and those others perceive of me, that's in the fuzz.
like christin said," if i gives me so much inner conflict, then seriously consider about it." yes, it is causing much inner conflict. and yes, i am seriously considering how helpful it is to me.
meanwhile, in all haziness of things, my consolation is knowing God, superboy and christin will always be by me. mummy is there too! silver lining around every dark cloud i guess. so, tricia, smile. =)
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Friday, March 16, 2007
fat blasting and onto hanoi!
a little whimsical episode in my work today..blog it before it gets laughed away into the wind.
teacher j: hey..my class camp how liao? my 5star room ready?
colleagues cm: ya..6 star.
cm: and can see alot of stars at nite too.
teacher j: o_O
teacher j: actually i just need aircon la
me: yea..alot of natural aircon..that u can't turn off.
teacher j: can't turn off? o_O
the day started on a high note in the treble as i "attempted" for the first time to pack lunch for super boy. menu for the day: brown race (pre-fried with shallots and garlic), sardines and boiled broccoli. hope it's edible-licious for superboy's tummy.
after the hustle and bustle, we went for an ez 4km run. enjoyed it as we just chit chatted along..4km went by in a blink of an eye.
reading. just feeding my mind with alot of reading these days. daily Straits Times, Today.. and books.
the excitement for Hanoi trip is slowly raving up. got to settle accommodation soon..and also come up with a probable itinerary for the trip.
plan plan plan..i think that's one thing i caught on from superboy. =)
going to take the bi easy coz i'm simply not prepared for it. worse case just get fished out! =P and marathon for me is a fat burning session..so i'm also going to take it easy.
alrites..back to my papers..sourcing for good places to visit, eat and shop!!
teacher j: hey..my class camp how liao? my 5star room ready?
colleagues cm: ya..6 star.
cm: and can see alot of stars at nite too.
teacher j: o_O
teacher j: actually i just need aircon la
me: yea..alot of natural aircon..that u can't turn off.
teacher j: can't turn off? o_O
the day started on a high note in the treble as i "attempted" for the first time to pack lunch for super boy. menu for the day: brown race (pre-fried with shallots and garlic), sardines and boiled broccoli. hope it's edible-licious for superboy's tummy.
after the hustle and bustle, we went for an ez 4km run. enjoyed it as we just chit chatted along..4km went by in a blink of an eye.
reading. just feeding my mind with alot of reading these days. daily Straits Times, Today.. and books.
the excitement for Hanoi trip is slowly raving up. got to settle accommodation soon..and also come up with a probable itinerary for the trip.
plan plan plan..i think that's one thing i caught on from superboy. =)
going to take the bi easy coz i'm simply not prepared for it. worse case just get fished out! =P and marathon for me is a fat burning session..so i'm also going to take it easy.
alrites..back to my papers..sourcing for good places to visit, eat and shop!!
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
dreams in the building
1st day of mc
outrage of eczema-mama..from the normal joint and neck..now it went up to my right eye. itchy. dry. tearing.
doc at my family clinic was a gem to have, despite the hefty medical bill that came along with all that tenderness. hehe. slept. i slept so much i lost count how many hours i was in slumber.
2nd and final day of mc
fruitful. did quite a bit of the things i've been wanting to do for a long while but never got around doing them
1. write to joyce
2. do laundry
3. iron clothes
4. mop the floor
5. wash the toilets
6. plan the itinerary for hanoi
7. wrap christin's present
8. do my can handicraft
9. read read read
10. do some circuit training
11. cycle
12. plan training a little
13. update this blog (which i am doing right this moment)
bec course is next up. then to the ft course. i am hopeful! things will fall through.
marathon is this weekend. i am in deep shit!
bi? i'm not even 10% ready for it..laughs. cham ah..maybe just be pom pom gal for superboy..or like he said..we'll just go for the sake of doing some open water swim.. hopefully i don't get fished out for non-completion of the swim. ho ho ho..highly likely leh.
i've come to a point of realisation i shouldn't be asking nor expecting too much from my rjc job. just take it as it comes. let my courses be the main focus coz that'll be what might help me int he future. i don't dream big for this position in rj. just my sentiments at this point of time.
okies. mean time..other dreams are still in the building..and worth my time and effort! =) that's gd to know!
Thursday, March 08, 2007
life is what we make out of it
it's been a while.. been submerging myself in work and reflecting upon bits and portions of my life.
having this insatiable appetite for learning..reading..enriching myself. have been reading quite abit on s.e.a..history..culture.. right now i'm exploring possible courses i could do. anything from web designing, wilderness first aid..sports training..flower arrangement even.. if those are things worth doing, i will want to learn. of course, often at times like these, main deciding factors would have to be MONEY (first and foremost) then the TIME. if those are non-issues, then rest of it would fall safely in place.
have to compile a list of likely places and courses i can do..weigh them out..sort them in priorities and start to slowly embark on them.
there were bouts of trying moments at work, the struggle was often from within. so glad superboy and christin are always there to hold me through and their affirmation means so much to me. =)
been flipping the classifieds every day. i'm keen to get another part time job. most hopefully a clinic assistant job to fill my nights and earn more for saving.
been really interested in skin care since the workshop in school the other day. burnt a hole in my pocket just to get some of the skin care products i never quite bothered to buy nor apply. things like sunscreen, moisturizer, eye cream.. those are things i scrimp on..often just using whatever my mum has and most often, i just simply skip it altogether. the only things i consistently would do were just wash my face with a cheap facial wash and apply on toner from the same series. over the workshop, i gain some insights into skin care..of which the most impactful statement that still rings in my mind right now "women start to age at the age of 25" o_O uh-ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh!! i'm a gal often out in the sun...and i never gave too much thoughts about the uv rays that is silently killing my skin. no more of that now..i got to undertake some self-care!! hopefully whatever spent on the products would be worthwhile.
so much for skin care.. i'm also curious to do some make-up too! so much for the tom-boyish tricia..i'm pretty excited to land my hands on a good eye lash curlers and mascara. i wonder if it'll help brighten up my whole look? hmm!! maybe i'll get them when i get my pay.. still very "giam" when i have to spend on make-up..=P or maybe if superboy is reading this..maybe he can consider a sponsorship? (sniggles)
singapore bi..i'm still torn if i should go for it or not.. the organisers made things kinda difficult for us for a moment..with the certs etc.. haven't swam for almost a month i think..i'm really hesitant and fretful about going for an open water swim. will probably do some crawling in the pool later this evening and see how things would work out from there.
marathon's coming..panic! panic! panic!!!!
so much things to do..so much to look forward to..there's is no moment to waste at all! =) in short, life is just what we want to make out of it. yea?
having this insatiable appetite for learning..reading..enriching myself. have been reading quite abit on s.e.a..history..culture.. right now i'm exploring possible courses i could do. anything from web designing, wilderness first aid..sports training..flower arrangement even.. if those are things worth doing, i will want to learn. of course, often at times like these, main deciding factors would have to be MONEY (first and foremost) then the TIME. if those are non-issues, then rest of it would fall safely in place.
have to compile a list of likely places and courses i can do..weigh them out..sort them in priorities and start to slowly embark on them.
there were bouts of trying moments at work, the struggle was often from within. so glad superboy and christin are always there to hold me through and their affirmation means so much to me. =)
been flipping the classifieds every day. i'm keen to get another part time job. most hopefully a clinic assistant job to fill my nights and earn more for saving.
been really interested in skin care since the workshop in school the other day. burnt a hole in my pocket just to get some of the skin care products i never quite bothered to buy nor apply. things like sunscreen, moisturizer, eye cream.. those are things i scrimp on..often just using whatever my mum has and most often, i just simply skip it altogether. the only things i consistently would do were just wash my face with a cheap facial wash and apply on toner from the same series. over the workshop, i gain some insights into skin care..of which the most impactful statement that still rings in my mind right now "women start to age at the age of 25" o_O uh-ooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh!! i'm a gal often out in the sun...and i never gave too much thoughts about the uv rays that is silently killing my skin. no more of that now..i got to undertake some self-care!! hopefully whatever spent on the products would be worthwhile.
so much for skin care.. i'm also curious to do some make-up too! so much for the tom-boyish tricia..i'm pretty excited to land my hands on a good eye lash curlers and mascara. i wonder if it'll help brighten up my whole look? hmm!! maybe i'll get them when i get my pay.. still very "giam" when i have to spend on make-up..=P or maybe if superboy is reading this..maybe he can consider a sponsorship? (sniggles)
singapore bi..i'm still torn if i should go for it or not.. the organisers made things kinda difficult for us for a moment..with the certs etc.. haven't swam for almost a month i think..i'm really hesitant and fretful about going for an open water swim. will probably do some crawling in the pool later this evening and see how things would work out from there.
marathon's coming..panic! panic! panic!!!!
so much things to do..so much to look forward to..there's is no moment to waste at all! =) in short, life is just what we want to make out of it. yea?
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
so small to an olympian
tues and i'm still in the sleepy mode. the aftermath since camp lingers on.
tonight i resolve to sleep at 830pm latest!! must get suffice sleep. till 6am tomorrow that'll give me 9.5hrs of sleep. i do need that. hate waking up feel lathargic and wanting to go back to sleep.
dinner would be an easy to go bread i reckon..so that i can get to bed on the dot.
tomorrow, i WILL wake up feeling FRESH!
can't wait for interview on thursday. it'll be the determinant of how i'll plan for my driving lessons. exams are 3months+ away, i do have to pick up my driving lessons soon.
completed all the tasks i set out to do at work today. final task for the day will be the meeting with the rest on the isle programme.
training has been really sluggish this week. haven't done anything as a matter of fact, as i've been feeling worn and tired. got to finish the night with my usual prune juice and multi vits.
hopefully i'll be well enough to do my macrit rounds 'morrow.
got to pick up mileage again..after the ex-olympician customer from germany who came into rl..his pb for 42km is 2:11.. o_O monthly mileage=approx 1000km.weekly mileage=250km!! faints. i'm so so so so so so far from that.
but it's ok..i'll start with whatever i have. hopefully it grows on me. =P
tonight i resolve to sleep at 830pm latest!! must get suffice sleep. till 6am tomorrow that'll give me 9.5hrs of sleep. i do need that. hate waking up feel lathargic and wanting to go back to sleep.
dinner would be an easy to go bread i reckon..so that i can get to bed on the dot.
tomorrow, i WILL wake up feeling FRESH!
can't wait for interview on thursday. it'll be the determinant of how i'll plan for my driving lessons. exams are 3months+ away, i do have to pick up my driving lessons soon.
completed all the tasks i set out to do at work today. final task for the day will be the meeting with the rest on the isle programme.
training has been really sluggish this week. haven't done anything as a matter of fact, as i've been feeling worn and tired. got to finish the night with my usual prune juice and multi vits.
hopefully i'll be well enough to do my macrit rounds 'morrow.
got to pick up mileage again..after the ex-olympician customer from germany who came into rl..his pb for 42km is 2:11.. o_O monthly mileage=approx 1000km.weekly mileage=250km!! faints. i'm so so so so so so far from that.
but it's ok..i'll start with whatever i have. hopefully it grows on me. =P
Monday, February 26, 2007
go go monday blues
i'm an OFFICIAL AUNTIE liao!! ho ho ho..my nephew is suppose to call me GU GU..sounds..erm..OLD. bleah.. baby kenneth jr looks super uber CUTE with his RED ROSY cheeks..makes me want to muak muak muak him.. cradled the little babeeee in my arms and i felt this upsurge of joy that came into me.. such a sweet little life.. melted me thoroughly..
as i turned n told super boy, "so cute hor.."..grin grin.. =D
i, tricia lim, resolve to work hard hard for the future..
hence..i am going for another interview this thursday at a clinic located at cck st 51 (yew tee). this is a clinic assistant position.. working hours are totally ideal to me. 7-9pm. i finish off at school at6pm and head straight towards the clinic to work. only problem is for the class camps, i might have to just take excuse and leave the camp for 2hrs to work. the best thing is at least i can get superboy to give me lift back to camp if i need to rush back.
many many camps ahead for the next few months. inhales deeply. somehow all the camps are killing alot of other arrangements for other stuff.
went recce at bahtera campsite with cm and sl.. the sheer amount of sops for the usage of a simple campsite is overwhelming. a simple night trek also requires risk mgmt report?? safety vehicles? faints. loads of rigidity too..
tonite's dinner...i'm going to attempt to cook pasta for superboy and i..inspired by pastamania dinner last nite! yummy yummy...
hope a good pasta dinner will chase our monday blues away =)
as i turned n told super boy, "so cute hor.."..grin grin.. =D
i, tricia lim, resolve to work hard hard for the future..
hence..i am going for another interview this thursday at a clinic located at cck st 51 (yew tee). this is a clinic assistant position.. working hours are totally ideal to me. 7-9pm. i finish off at school at6pm and head straight towards the clinic to work. only problem is for the class camps, i might have to just take excuse and leave the camp for 2hrs to work. the best thing is at least i can get superboy to give me lift back to camp if i need to rush back.
many many camps ahead for the next few months. inhales deeply. somehow all the camps are killing alot of other arrangements for other stuff.
went recce at bahtera campsite with cm and sl.. the sheer amount of sops for the usage of a simple campsite is overwhelming. a simple night trek also requires risk mgmt report?? safety vehicles? faints. loads of rigidity too..
tonite's dinner...i'm going to attempt to cook pasta for superboy and i..inspired by pastamania dinner last nite! yummy yummy...
hope a good pasta dinner will chase our monday blues away =)
Saturday, February 24, 2007
i was hearing it wrong
it's 630am in the morning..have been turning and tossing in bed.. i heard some rumbles and mistook them as knocks on the main door..ran out to the door only to be filled with another bout of disappointment to find no one there at all. despairingly, i dragged myself back to bed only to find myself drift in and out of sleep. most of the time conscious..awaiting for something good to happen and light up my moment. yet as i sit here..waiting for the sun to rise..somehow that will be what fills the room with light in time to come.
i hate my hair..what a mushroom head i am! time for a change..mean time i just got to patiently await for my tresses to grow longer.. waiting can be such a painful process sometimes.
time to catch an hr of sleep before i have to head out to rl.
i hate my hair..what a mushroom head i am! time for a change..mean time i just got to patiently await for my tresses to grow longer.. waiting can be such a painful process sometimes.
time to catch an hr of sleep before i have to head out to rl.
Friday, February 16, 2007
beans, check!
a last entry before i head off to malaysia to spend my chinese new year.
work has been gradually streaming in..and there'll be alot of things to be done after the long weekend. bz..but bz is always better than idling. i'm just thankful for good superiors and fun colleagues.. =)
some disagreement with mum and i'm just hoping she'll soon understand my stand on things. as i thought thru her words, there is much truth in it but i guess i'm still going to insist on my decisions and plans for now. if i do grow to regret it, it is my decision after all. consequence is mine to bear. wa.sounds so serious..actually it's just a small issue.
it's that time of the month again. hate it coz it coincides with my nice long holi..and i got to be stuck with thick slices of blood sucking pads on me. drats.
i have appetite for nothing but chocolates. feeling fat. fat butt. can feel water retention. i can't wait for our short runs over the weekend. bringing our free along so we can test running with them..let's see how FREE we can get ya..hopefully not SORE.
stretch cordz, check. badminton racquets, check. books, check. beans, check. all things in for our nice holiday away from the usual.
superboy's coming soon..got to go lug my bags and head off now..
alrites..happy chinese new year to all..gong xi fa cai! =) hope u'll enjoy ur long wkend too!!
work has been gradually streaming in..and there'll be alot of things to be done after the long weekend. bz..but bz is always better than idling. i'm just thankful for good superiors and fun colleagues.. =)
some disagreement with mum and i'm just hoping she'll soon understand my stand on things. as i thought thru her words, there is much truth in it but i guess i'm still going to insist on my decisions and plans for now. if i do grow to regret it, it is my decision after all. consequence is mine to bear. wa.sounds so serious..actually it's just a small issue.
it's that time of the month again. hate it coz it coincides with my nice long holi..and i got to be stuck with thick slices of blood sucking pads on me. drats.
i have appetite for nothing but chocolates. feeling fat. fat butt. can feel water retention. i can't wait for our short runs over the weekend. bringing our free along so we can test running with them..let's see how FREE we can get ya..hopefully not SORE.
stretch cordz, check. badminton racquets, check. books, check. beans, check. all things in for our nice holiday away from the usual.
superboy's coming soon..got to go lug my bags and head off now..
alrites..happy chinese new year to all..gong xi fa cai! =) hope u'll enjoy ur long wkend too!!
Friday, February 09, 2007
lost in the woods
this week's training log
mon: rest..body ached badly after stretch cordz
tue: 7km run with superboy
wed: 5km noon interval run at sch track
thur: macrit round+getting lost then running from museum to another. night stretch cordz
fri: macrit round (no getting lost this time) + round island with westrider?(tbc)
sat: tbu
sun: tbu
superboy asked me to borrow some books back during cny holiday so i can read them at home. it's a good idea..and i have just in mind the kinds of books i want to feed myself on. books on cross cultural issues in Asean, that'll be beneficial for our isle programme.
stretch cordz yesterday was challenging but i think as our bodies adapts themselves to such training, they are growing stronger every time we do the workout. after stretch cordz, we had a game of hop scotch, which was readily on the ground of the playground where we did our workout.
work's gradually streaming in.. things are boiling up and i can feel the heat of excitement in rcel. woohooo!
for my role, no matter how small it may seem, i will want to do it to the best of my abilities..
no more skiving for now..back to work!! toodaloo!
mon: rest..body ached badly after stretch cordz
tue: 7km run with superboy
wed: 5km noon interval run at sch track
thur: macrit round+getting lost then running from museum to another. night stretch cordz
fri: macrit round (no getting lost this time) + round island with westrider?(tbc)
sat: tbu
sun: tbu
superboy asked me to borrow some books back during cny holiday so i can read them at home. it's a good idea..and i have just in mind the kinds of books i want to feed myself on. books on cross cultural issues in Asean, that'll be beneficial for our isle programme.
stretch cordz yesterday was challenging but i think as our bodies adapts themselves to such training, they are growing stronger every time we do the workout. after stretch cordz, we had a game of hop scotch, which was readily on the ground of the playground where we did our workout.
work's gradually streaming in.. things are boiling up and i can feel the heat of excitement in rcel. woohooo!
for my role, no matter how small it may seem, i will want to do it to the best of my abilities..
no more skiving for now..back to work!! toodaloo!
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
from the inside out
superboy and i were just angst-ing over my ex-team mate's recent collision with the malaysian law. like superboy puts it, "they are just creating a mountain out of a molehill.. ..aren't they just accentuating the scandalous loopholes in their system, which are better left unturned." my respond to it all? bleah. sent off an sms to tony and encouraged him to persist in appealing for his stand. it wasn't wholly his fault, in my view.
i succumbed to the gastric woes and finally went to consult dr kee for medication. no histac this time, but rather 4 kinds of medicine which included a suspension which tastes a lot better than mylanta. hope this gastric goes off soon..
anytime for macrit run during lunch today?? if not i'll just go round the stadium.
rl's going to change its staff purchase policy?! oh gee..c'mon la..stop making it so difficult for the part timers. perhaps i better start looking out for alternatives..in case things get a little too unbearable at least i'll have something else on my plate.
oh yes..talk about alternatives..we're tossing with the possible idea of "stowing away" at mum's shop during weekends. we've just got to try things out i guess.. maybe it'll turn out to be something good. =) meantime..we're still deciding on a name that'll be appropriate.. weekend indulge? happy food? indulge?
i succumbed to the gastric woes and finally went to consult dr kee for medication. no histac this time, but rather 4 kinds of medicine which included a suspension which tastes a lot better than mylanta. hope this gastric goes off soon..
anytime for macrit run during lunch today?? if not i'll just go round the stadium.
rl's going to change its staff purchase policy?! oh gee..c'mon la..stop making it so difficult for the part timers. perhaps i better start looking out for alternatives..in case things get a little too unbearable at least i'll have something else on my plate.
oh yes..talk about alternatives..we're tossing with the possible idea of "stowing away" at mum's shop during weekends. we've just got to try things out i guess.. maybe it'll turn out to be something good. =) meantime..we're still deciding on a name that'll be appropriate.. weekend indulge? happy food? indulge?
Tuesday, February 06, 2007
the good and the evil
THE GOOD AND THE EVIL
mummy's new oven! pineapple tarts turned out really good when we tried in it yesterday. =)
the devilish tormentor - stretch cordz =(
mummy's new oven! pineapple tarts turned out really good when we tried in it yesterday. =)
the devilish tormentor - stretch cordz =(
Monday, February 05, 2007
tomorrow never comes
gosh. tricia's half awake today. monday morning blues.
first i was aching so badly from stretch cordz training yesterday i decided to hop on a train than bike. what a lazy bum =S
took a train and dropped off at the wrong station. i kept thinking i'll be alighting at tpy..so i ended up at braddell. but thank God i made it to work right on the dot.
i left my pencilcase and file at running lab (AGAIN!) knocks her head. awww man! my note books..training stuff..stationery.. thankfully superboy will be helping me drive mummy's new oven down to shop..so i'll probably pop by to pick it up later in the evening.
oh yes...bought mummy a new oven so that she can bake in the shop and not have to rush for mad in the morning to get baking done and also make it to the shop on time to start business. i ended up buying something almost twice my initial budget but i felt it was one of the better ovens worth the cost.
i need a new noisy alarm clock so that it jolts me up from sleep in the morning..my cheapo $4.90 brinjal clock croaks like a toad now. noisy! then again, frankly, alarm clocks don't really work for me..the best method to wake me up - superboy's black face. no matter how tired i am, i would still crawl out of bed. =P
okies..today is rest day so i can recover from the aches n pain. proper training starts tomorrow.
tomorrowwwwwwwwww..never COMES! hhaheheaae..=)
first i was aching so badly from stretch cordz training yesterday i decided to hop on a train than bike. what a lazy bum =S
took a train and dropped off at the wrong station. i kept thinking i'll be alighting at tpy..so i ended up at braddell. but thank God i made it to work right on the dot.
i left my pencilcase and file at running lab (AGAIN!) knocks her head. awww man! my note books..training stuff..stationery.. thankfully superboy will be helping me drive mummy's new oven down to shop..so i'll probably pop by to pick it up later in the evening.
oh yes...bought mummy a new oven so that she can bake in the shop and not have to rush for mad in the morning to get baking done and also make it to the shop on time to start business. i ended up buying something almost twice my initial budget but i felt it was one of the better ovens worth the cost.
i need a new noisy alarm clock so that it jolts me up from sleep in the morning..my cheapo $4.90 brinjal clock croaks like a toad now. noisy! then again, frankly, alarm clocks don't really work for me..the best method to wake me up - superboy's black face. no matter how tired i am, i would still crawl out of bed. =P
okies..today is rest day so i can recover from the aches n pain. proper training starts tomorrow.
tomorrowwwwwwwwww..never COMES! hhaheheaae..=)
Friday, February 02, 2007
new processes
driving test has been rescheduled to 5 jun 07. morning 1st slot. $20 only..to think i paid $150 for the school test slot. crap!
new resolutions..
1. to bike to work daily.
that'll require me to wake up early every morning especially if i want to save some time and take the bt timah route. if i'll be taking the mandai route, it's definitely more hills to overcome. that in turn means i got to have the discipline to wake up early! oh man!
2. to run regularly at macrit & do my track intervals
now that macrit and the track are a stone away, i ought to take full advantage of it and clock suffice mileage to sail though my upcoming marathons
3. swim
got to find more time to swim and also do stretch cordz
4. earn more money
i wish i knew how..mean time just got to keep up with my part time job. bo bian. new job doesn't pay me any better than before. =(
things on my kiv list
1. sports massage course
2. sports first aid and sports trainer course
3. badminton lessons
new resolutions..
1. to bike to work daily.
that'll require me to wake up early every morning especially if i want to save some time and take the bt timah route. if i'll be taking the mandai route, it's definitely more hills to overcome. that in turn means i got to have the discipline to wake up early! oh man!
2. to run regularly at macrit & do my track intervals
now that macrit and the track are a stone away, i ought to take full advantage of it and clock suffice mileage to sail though my upcoming marathons
3. swim
got to find more time to swim and also do stretch cordz
4. earn more money
i wish i knew how..mean time just got to keep up with my part time job. bo bian. new job doesn't pay me any better than before. =(
things on my kiv list
1. sports massage course
2. sports first aid and sports trainer course
3. badminton lessons
Thursday, February 01, 2007
new beginnings
today's first day at work.
i simply love the place. track, swimming pool, indoor sports hall(floorball!! wow..i haven't played that since jc times), huge and i mean HUGE staff room (they have a staff strength of 220..or was it 250)..lovely colleagues: hwee san, cheng chye, siew ling, cheen ming, "kurt leong" (now i don't remember his name o_O) .. i hope my stay here would be a fruitful one..
like most big organisations..the induction was a rather dry one to begin with..lots of sops to adhere with.. but well, that's the least of it.
most of us are seated within the staff room itself..but we'll be looking fwd to move down to the 1st floor in a month or 2. wow..the new place's nice..too bad we can't make an attic out of the space "above".. imagine a nice spiral staircase that leads up to the attic..with a nice library corner and big cushions where students can just sit around and chill. dream on. hahhaehe..
gotten a nice fujitsu lifebook s series. first time using a fujitsu..hehe..=)
work is from 9am-6pm daily. to be fair, we are 2 hours short of the 42hrs work week. hehehaeh..sniggles.. no one's complaining so we'll hush hush about it la.
a nice work station, with aircon surrounding my head. brrrr..
i'll be in my running shoes starting tomorrow(if only i got my nike free!!). cheen ming, who was a pe teacher previously, wore ds trainers and shorts..siew ling's in her mizuno precision too. great..wearing proper leather shoes feel weird.. i miss my chaco sandals!! imagine christin and i appearing in "massage" slippers most of the time at nl. =P
it took me 1.5hrs to get from home to work..i was late despite leaving home at 710am! the traffic at bt timah was really a nightmarish. hence..my new approach would be to bike to school..but as the traffic becomes heavy after 630am..therefore i'll be cultivating a new "habit" to get to work early. that'll be good in terms of..
- i save money on bus transport..got to change 2 buses.
- i save time travelling on the bus. 1.5hrs on bus vs 1hr on bike
- i can use the mornings to train. either run down to macrit which is 1km away..or just make use of the track to do some intervals. that'll help revive my interval training that got cut away due to other training.
- starting the mornings with run..how much better can it get? that'll be good as i'll be doing the kl marathon in 6 weeks time.
having decided not to do im was like a anvil lifted off my chest. the load hit on so hard that it made me feel jittery every single day. fear and more fear. uncertainty that grips me tight around my neck. gosh. now that we've let it go.. things seems back to normal again.
some may say i'm an escapist when the going gets tough..some may say i just simply lack that "something"..but who cares.. my life is not so much of what others may say of it. it is what I choose to define of it. i want to spend it doing things that'll make me happy, not add stress... i already have suffice stress to deal with at work and other areas of life. why make it more difficult?
we'll be focusing more on short term goals towards races that are within our means. that'll make up of mostly marathons, ods, bis, adventure races.. at least i won't have to pound myself if i don't clock enough mileage to enable me to complete those races.
we're giving padang besar run a miss..coz we thought that the $600 can be better spent else where.. i thought if we were to fly all the way there, i'll rather we have more time to shop and relax, apart from the 26km run itself.
i cancelled my driving test on the 8march..will be registering for the next one as a private candidate this evening. bbdc really drove me nuts..prices are atrocious..out to suck you dry. my piece of advice and what i took home from this episode: it's better a choice to learn driving from a private instructor than with the school. you'll save alot alot more and have much much much more flexibility in time.
back to basics for my swim..iggy made me do alot of kick, kick, kicking. this sunday we'll get to learn to use the stretch cordz from him. woowee!
new aim for work at rl..i hope i'll be able to sell enough mbt shoes to get sponsored a pair. kelvin, yati and cheng are sponsored a pair each. i heard the tnr volunteers got them too..yati found it hard to understand why would mbt want to sponsor the volunteers when they aren't even the people selling it. i've sold 2 in january. more to come i hope.
many new starts, new goals.. embarking on them..want to keep on them..
i simply love the place. track, swimming pool, indoor sports hall(floorball!! wow..i haven't played that since jc times), huge and i mean HUGE staff room (they have a staff strength of 220..or was it 250)..lovely colleagues: hwee san, cheng chye, siew ling, cheen ming, "kurt leong" (now i don't remember his name o_O) .. i hope my stay here would be a fruitful one..
like most big organisations..the induction was a rather dry one to begin with..lots of sops to adhere with.. but well, that's the least of it.
most of us are seated within the staff room itself..but we'll be looking fwd to move down to the 1st floor in a month or 2. wow..the new place's nice..too bad we can't make an attic out of the space "above".. imagine a nice spiral staircase that leads up to the attic..with a nice library corner and big cushions where students can just sit around and chill. dream on. hahhaehe..
gotten a nice fujitsu lifebook s series. first time using a fujitsu..hehe..=)
work is from 9am-6pm daily. to be fair, we are 2 hours short of the 42hrs work week. hehehaeh..sniggles.. no one's complaining so we'll hush hush about it la.
a nice work station, with aircon surrounding my head. brrrr..
i'll be in my running shoes starting tomorrow(if only i got my nike free!!). cheen ming, who was a pe teacher previously, wore ds trainers and shorts..siew ling's in her mizuno precision too. great..wearing proper leather shoes feel weird.. i miss my chaco sandals!! imagine christin and i appearing in "massage" slippers most of the time at nl. =P
it took me 1.5hrs to get from home to work..i was late despite leaving home at 710am! the traffic at bt timah was really a nightmarish. hence..my new approach would be to bike to school..but as the traffic becomes heavy after 630am..therefore i'll be cultivating a new "habit" to get to work early. that'll be good in terms of..
- i save money on bus transport..got to change 2 buses.
- i save time travelling on the bus. 1.5hrs on bus vs 1hr on bike
- i can use the mornings to train. either run down to macrit which is 1km away..or just make use of the track to do some intervals. that'll help revive my interval training that got cut away due to other training.
- starting the mornings with run..how much better can it get? that'll be good as i'll be doing the kl marathon in 6 weeks time.
having decided not to do im was like a anvil lifted off my chest. the load hit on so hard that it made me feel jittery every single day. fear and more fear. uncertainty that grips me tight around my neck. gosh. now that we've let it go.. things seems back to normal again.
some may say i'm an escapist when the going gets tough..some may say i just simply lack that "something"..but who cares.. my life is not so much of what others may say of it. it is what I choose to define of it. i want to spend it doing things that'll make me happy, not add stress... i already have suffice stress to deal with at work and other areas of life. why make it more difficult?
we'll be focusing more on short term goals towards races that are within our means. that'll make up of mostly marathons, ods, bis, adventure races.. at least i won't have to pound myself if i don't clock enough mileage to enable me to complete those races.
we're giving padang besar run a miss..coz we thought that the $600 can be better spent else where.. i thought if we were to fly all the way there, i'll rather we have more time to shop and relax, apart from the 26km run itself.
i cancelled my driving test on the 8march..will be registering for the next one as a private candidate this evening. bbdc really drove me nuts..prices are atrocious..out to suck you dry. my piece of advice and what i took home from this episode: it's better a choice to learn driving from a private instructor than with the school. you'll save alot alot more and have much much much more flexibility in time.
back to basics for my swim..iggy made me do alot of kick, kick, kicking. this sunday we'll get to learn to use the stretch cordz from him. woowee!
new aim for work at rl..i hope i'll be able to sell enough mbt shoes to get sponsored a pair. kelvin, yati and cheng are sponsored a pair each. i heard the tnr volunteers got them too..yati found it hard to understand why would mbt want to sponsor the volunteers when they aren't even the people selling it. i've sold 2 in january. more to come i hope.
many new starts, new goals.. embarking on them..want to keep on them..
Thursday, January 25, 2007
we are bike mechanics
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.
-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.
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)
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