Sunday, June 29, 2008
Yest was Xi Lei's 21st birthday. She held her party at woodgrove condo. Haha... So we all met up at woodlands mrt and go there together. We were late because some of the ppl didn't come on time. In the end, we reached the party v late.
Anyway they shared a Guess bag for Xi Lei while I bought her a dress e other time. The food was quite gd. Was so tempted at the chicken wings and cakes but I am having a bad sore throat. Couldn't drink as well as I had the MR run today.
Anyway there were a lot of lovely ladies to look at. Lol... but didn't get to know anyone new. I think I sort of attract attention. I was super noisy all the time. But I wasn't trying to attract attention okay. This is just me. Haha...
Xi Lei had 3 cakes! One bought and the others baked by her friend. So sweet of him. So we sang a birthday song for her. The cakes were good really. Went home soon after that cause today I need to wake up 5 a.m for the MR run.
Reached MR around 6:35 a.m when it's still v dark. But a lot of people r already there. So before we kick off the run, had a short briefing by Brokie which came in handy during the later parts.
The MR route is xiong, 15km feels like 20km. Disaster. But I am so glad I pulled it through. You can't really chiong through all the areas. Some parts you really have to walk. But it's such a fun run but I wasn't really sure about the directions so I have to keep waiting for the next guy behind to lead me.
Washed up after that and went to adam food centre to eat. Thanks to a ride from raven. Ate the prawn mee which I desire so much. Don't care the calories. Just eat! Hahaha... went to queensway shopping centre with the intention of buying my kayano 14. But there were no sizes left anymore. Seriously sad, I think it's time to hunt for a new shoe after all...
2:59 PM
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Well, this few weeks will be kind of busy, really busy. from this week onwards, gonna start a high mileage training to be better prepared for Standard Chartered marathon in dec and maybe MR25 ultramarathon. Shall see how it goes. So it's just good to be prepared.
My July and Aug weekends are all gone. Some events I am going to. =)
20 July- Shape Run road marshaller
27 July- Mizuno Wave Run
3rd Aug - Touch Run (whether it's still on still remains to be seen...)
9th Aug - A break for myself, probably wanna celebrate my bday early...
17th Aug - Run NUS 08
24th Aug - SAFRA Army Half marathon
31st Aug - Nike Run (thx to mar who helped me register)
Just gonna give my last burst of energy to join such events before sch really starts for me. Haha.... Pray hard I still have time to run after sch starts. Hopefully I can manage both well. =)
10:01 PM
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Started out my day with a run with yang. Met up at 6:30 a.m at ulu pandan canal. Ran through the canal, then ulu pandan road, then upper bukit timah road. Stopped by at adam road for a short drink before moving on. Then ran through adam road then lornie road and finally to macrichite reservoir. Was freaking tired when I reached. Haha... Took a short walk inside. I always hated the road. So rocky. It always hurts my legs when I run. Zzz...
After that, went to breakfast with her. Had fish porridge before going home. Then I went home and got changed before going out for SgRunners anniversary event. We initially walk around to find the area but soon realised that we lost our way. The worst thing is some drivers don't even know where is geylang serai cc. Finally, there was this nice driver who help out check out the street directory. Thanks a million.
Finally we reached the cc but we were already late. When we entered the room, Sotong said "let's welcome another 2 newcomers!" Lol.... was already paiseh about being late, then still say so loud. So the event started with the introduction of group runs. Then we started the first game and formed our "warflag".
Second game was the squeezing of lemon. Our group lost and had to drink up the lemon juice. Lol.... Third game was the peeling of apples to see who could get the longest skin. Haha... apple team won the apple peeling competition which is us! Last time was the drinking of fruit juice, eating of graps & rambutans. Terrible. In the end, we all help to eat. Lol...
Then it was dinner time. So it was practically chit chatting time. Chatted with a lot of ppl and saw many faces. It's was a very fun time to share experiences. Lol... Then there was this lucky draw quiz. Yang gt a $300-$400 customised adidas shoe! And she gt a cap earlier on for being the champs. I am so jealous! I wan the shoe voucher. As for myself, I got a $100 Zoot voucher which I can spend on running shorts. Wee... finally. With courtesy from SgRunners and RunningLab. =)
It was just a great day.
8:37 PM
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Went for a reece run with gregg today at the southern ridge. Started from telok blangah hills. We ran over this never ending forest walk where we ran over the linkway. It was fantastic scenery from that point and it was downhill all the way. Reached Hort Park. The whole stretch of floral walk was really cooling. I like it a lot but there are a lot of ups and downs. Finished at Kent Ridge Park and went a little furthur up canopy walks. Can't really explore anymore as time is limited.
So we turned back and have our water break at telok blangah hills before continuing on henderson waves. The view is just so breathtaking. Lasted only a short while before we reached faber walk which is a whole stretch of uphill and torturing. Then we reached Marang Trail with a lot of steps downwards. Just imagine us on the way back up later. Turned back when we saw Vivocity.
Definitely good for a weekend long run. Gonna try it again. Hopefully with kahkis. Anyone interested? =)
9:41 PM
Monday, June 16, 2008
Hey peeps, just wanna share something with all of you. I started this Jap drama called 1 Litre of Tears. It's highly recommended by my friends in camp. Have watched the first espisode so far. I encouraged all of you to watch it. =)
Here's the synosis copied from a website:
Based on a true story. This story is about a girl named Aya who suffered from an incurable disease, but lived life to the fullest until her death at 25.
The original story is based on the diary Aya kept writing until she could no longer hold a pen. The book that later followed entitled “One Liter of Tears" has sold over 1.1 million copies.
Aya's only wish was “to live." By carefully depicting Aya's earnest desire to live, and the love of her family, friends, and lover, the drama, “One Liter of Tears" wishes to deliver her simple but strong message: “Just being alive is such a lovely and wonderful thing."
8:14 PM
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Friday was always a good day. Cause it's a weekend. Met yaxin, mar & glen up at taka for an early celebration for yaxin. I reached early so I went shopping by myself first. A braun buffel cardholder caught my eye. Wondering if I should buy. The price seems okay, $53. There's black and brown colour available. Perhaps I get it at the end of nx month if I have excess budget left.
Anyway yaxin was deciding between a black agnes bag, a green or red kate spade bag. She chose the red kate spade bag which cost $420. Lol.... Super ex to me. Haha.... But I probably spend tt kind of money if I am working. We each chipped in a bit for a bag and she paid the rest. Went Coca for dinner. Not used to eating too much for dinner so had a bit of stomachache. Lol... Then we went to have a drink at the balcony.
Sat met xi lei up for shopping. Went to wisma to look for dresses. Seriously, I am wondering if some of e dresses are worth their price. I saw a shop which practically sells dresses which eaisly cost more than $500. I rather get branded accessories. There was a yellow dress she tried which was quite nice, along with a white dress with red polka dots. But she liked neither so we went far east plaza.
So she decided on this white dress with a accessory which gave a wow factor. So it's my bday present to her. Haha.... Then we had a light snack and we went cine. Saw this shop which sells metallic stuff and I looked for keyrings. Decided upon one and engraved my name on it. Looks really nice and costs $30 only. Haha... no budget to buy too expensive keyrings.
Then we went plaza singapura to walk around before going home after cakes at TCC.
Finished my mileage for this week this morning and later I am going for mahjong. =)
9:16 AM
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Though it's small, it's better than none. Haha...
I look damn tired because the finishing point is already in front. Haha...
11:10 AM
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Recently had so much updates cause many things are happening. Haha... As usual was busy at work for the whole day. I wonder why I am so busy out of a sudden. But it doesn't matter anyway. Just 52 days more... 52 days... just endure with it.
Went for a 5km run after work. Ran to jurong east popular and bought a CD, Back to the Old Skool. Haha... recently I am into retro hits. I am asking myself why I liked retro lately. Perhaps it's because I am so sick of pop and rap songs. time for something new. Anyway took train from there back home.
These couple of weeks I have been very eager bout swimming. I wanna learn how to swim properly instead of wasting strength. Cause at swimming pool, children also can win me. Makes me so stressed up. Lol... cause I swim like a tortise. Haha...
8:18 PM
Monday, June 9, 2008
Eventful day
Today's a nice day to start with. Went running with Mark in the morning. We did 2 rounds the track together then we start speed training. We chiong for 1 round rest for 2 min. Repeated for 4 times. Haha... should do this more often. This would really boost my stamina.
Lunch time I had a really long talk with shixuan. Somehow we started to discuss about how our life was. And of course comparison between us. Was kind of sad when I brought mine up and I could see she was totally shocked. I think she never expects I am leading this kind of life despite the smile everyday on my face. So smile girl, be optimistic in life like me. There's always something to look forward to.
Went for another short 7.5km run after work. Was a really slow run. Didn't wanna go too fast to avoid injuries. Since I haven't been running lately, I thought it's good to start slow.
8:33 PM
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Okay, so here goes, Madeline.
DOING THIS QUIZ FOR Meimei1) How long will you wait for someone you love?-1 yr at most?
2) What do you want to do now?-Finish another marathon
3) What is the last thing you will do/say if tmr is the last day of the world.-I wish there was a next day. =)
4) Do you hate your friends sometimes?-Nope. Hating ppl is a waste of my energy.
5) What will do if your friend is kidnapped?-I will call the police cause I am nt superman.
6) Do you believe in seeing a rainbow after the rain?-Yes cause I saw it umpteen times.
7) What do you wanna do now?-Repeat? Diao.
8) What's your desired age of marriage?-26
9) Are you happy with your life now?-Definitely
10) What if your crush asked you out?-I will give it a shot.
11) What will you do if your crush know that you got a crush on him/her?-Just chill cause it's bound to be obvious. Lol...
12) What feelings do you hate most?-Sadness.
13) What will you do if you fall in love with a girl?-What else then to go after her?
14) What are you looking forward to in the coming weeks?-My ORD
15) The most important thing in your life?-Family and friends obviously.
16) Who do you hope to always be there for you?-My family.
17) Do you find like meaningless?-I detest it cause we do everything for a reason.
18) Who do you love most?-Myself.
19) Do you believe that theres true love?-Keeping my fingers crossed to hope for one.
20) What's your greatest wish?-To have a successful career and a happy family.
21) What will you change if you can turn back time?-I would learn to be optimistic in life earlier.
10:19 PM
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Weekend!
Today's a Sat, great day to go out. Despite pay day is still 2 days away but who cares really. Enjoy while you can! Hee... but it's a bad day for a start. It was drizzling when I was changing. When I am ready, it started pouring heavily. Oh well had to grab an umbrella along.
So I reached cine slightly before 11 am and the others were late but mar was early, surprisingly. Haha... When glen n yaxin reached too, we went kbox. We went oldies and retro today. Lol... tried a few canto songs too. Hee... kbox is beginning to be like party world. It stops automatically, saving the staff e hassle to drive people out. And a more peaceful session for all of us.
Went to catch ironman later. Was a really nice show. Haha... I love the mechanics and graphics. Was really so cool that I could hardly breathe during some parts. Anyway, it's very action packed and it's been a long time since I enjoyed a movie.
Then we went to play pool. As usual, I sucked at it but to me having fun is what it matters. Winnning and losing doesn't matter cause it's always the latter. Haha... Was very hungry and suggested dinner.
We had our dinner at coffee club. 3 of us chose garlic prawn pasta only glen picked alfredo. Lol... The pasta was really good esp the prawns. Tasted very fresh and I am very satisfied with it. Had chocolate mint cake. Wasn't very pleased with it. You couldn't really taste the mint. A big disappointment really. But it's fine altogether. The service is good as well.
Went for a short shopping trip and went to see montblanc boutique. The money clip cost over 200. Argh... shall see how it goes la. Though a bit ex I still try to get it if I can. Have to reconsider. Lol....
10:36 PM
Friday, June 6, 2008
A fresh start
Okay, here it goes. Just a short update of what's happening lately. Have been recovering from all the pains I gotten from the sundown marathon. Really can't walk for the 1st few days. Perhaps not really used to it as it is my first marathon. Some thoughts I like to share. A lot of satisfaction gained from this marathon and I am definitely gonna try for more. For SCSM, hopefully I can hit under 4h 45min to improve my personal best. I know I am greedy okay. Haha...
Nx race is army half marathon which is on aug 24th. Planning for NUS run and Nike run which is tentative as I wanna work out my budget first. Hopefully Lion City marathon is on so I can finish another one marathon this year.
Started out my recovery run today. Went to swim 400m and ran 5 km for a start. Was a really nice try. But it's kinda irritating running with your pants wet. For your info, I didn't bring any towels or anything, just put on my pants to run after the swim. Haha... just wanna give it a try.
Anyway, tomorrow's a weekend and I can go out with yaxin, mar & glen again. Going for kbox in the morning, followed by movies, pool & dinner. All sats for this month are planned out already. Haha... Looking forward to end my last 7 weeks quickly. =)
7:40 PM
Sunday, June 1, 2008
My bib
My finisher medal...
& my finisher tee!
was the best!
Just like to share my first marathon experience yesterday. I was very nervous and excited but I still forced myself to sleep for the whole afternoon. Met up with shi xuan to have dinner together. Had stingray and tofu with prawn. Glad I didn't have stomachache in the later part. Then I sent her home before going for my marathon.
Took a lift from Gregg and we basically arrived early. I didn't know Gregg knew so many runners actually which took me by surprise. Anyway, just started to prepare myself mentally before it starts. At 12 sharp, the flag off commence and we were off.
Started slow as I didn't want to burn off all the energy in me. I reached my 10km slightly before the 1 hr mark. Was great pacing but I couldn't keep it up. The whole stretch till 22km is the whole of east coast. Plus the markers seem so far away and mentally shag me out. And I reached my 20km slightly after 2 hrs.
The path ahead was seriously stupid. There were overhead bridges and I didn't even have the energy to run over them anymore. At one point of time, I simply walked 10 min. I was just too tired. Another area which I got killed was the trail running part where it's all sand. My legs feel so sore even just to try running on them. So I walked the whole distance. Haha... And so I reached the 30km at 3h 30 min.
And the remaining part was mentally xiong. Cause there's practically nothing to see and you just have to carry on strong. So I just kept going on and on till I saw 400m and I really dash to the finishing line. Finishing felt so great! I did it at 4hr 57min. Wasn't really an impressive timing. But I am happy as I aimed for 5 hrs and below. Gonna just improve in the next marathon!
There's something magical about the marathon which spurs me on. That is how the onlookers cheer for you. It felt so encouraging at that point of time. I just want to experience the magic all over again.
2:09 PM
