Friday, August 29, 2008
So to summarise my runs for this week:
Mon: Mandatory rest after AHM.
Tues: Did a slow 5km recovery run after AHM. Just to keep my muscles going. Rather, it was to test my new shoes.
Wed: Did intervals with my running gang. Unfortunately passion wasn't in gd form so she had to rest halfway. Yamsong, dkw & RP were in gd form. They were chionging all the way. Dkw had to leave halfway too. Think a meeting suddenly cropped up. La senza was slacking. Kelvin was a very consistent runner. Me was in between. When I wanna chiong then chiong. Haha... but last 1.9km took me slightly more than 7 min. Excellent form. Managed to cover about 13km.
Thur: Did fartlek training. Started with a 10 min warm up, slow jog. Followed by 3 X intervals of shiok shiok training. 15 min each which comprises of 8 min jog, 5 min sprinting & 2 min recovery walk. Managed to cover about 12km.
Fri: Rest.
Sat: Did a very slow 10km as tapering before Nike Run. My legs would cramp if I missed a run for 2 days. It was good, a smell flower pace. Nicely to offset the hard training this week.
Sun: Nike Run. Will update more of this tomorrow.
Mileage for the week: 50km
9:47 PM
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Actually wanted to go for a drink at 10 plus yesterday but somehow chit chatting with yaxin overshot the time. Lol... so just give it up. Haha.... been feeling quite vexed over a lot of matters lately. It ranges from personal problems to problems with sch work and lastly my running form. After much thinking, I decided to pull myself together.
By the way, I am promised personalised ringtones so much sure you work on it alright. Wee... doesn't sounds bad at all. In fact, I think I am gonna love it. I know you read my blog so thanks to you in advance. =)
Shall chunk my personal problems aside as it can never be really sloved. I decided life's just like that. Though you yourself might be willing to change and endure nonsense, unfortunately not everyone sees it this way. They just burden you up with more problems.
Frank, the below is for you too. Hope you get to read it. =)
Nx is sch work. Been having problems with tutorials. I can simply do half of the qn only. Kinda sad... but so what, just have to be thick skinned & ask the solutions to the other half. Lol... So just have to read thru the notes more & make sure I understand the content as much as possible. Frank, I believe there are 2 routes we can choose. Everyone faces the same problem. I can't emphasise enough the importance of perserverance. Though holding on might not neccessary ensure success but giving up definitely means failure. You got so far so don't give up. Let's both work towards our goal!
Lastly, running form has been poor this couple of weeks. Though I promised myself to do more conditioning, my legs can barely took 5km yesterday when I decided to do a 15km. But nonetheless, I having a group run today with passionrunner, la senza, yamsong, gilbert(maybe) & a few others. Can't remember them. Hopefully will be able to cover some distance. =)
9:31 AM
Monday, August 25, 2008
5:13 PM
Well just to start off, haven't been exactly in the mood for anything. Somehow, I just feel lethargic doing anything. Just that kind of time where you don't wanna do anything. The failure at AHM yesterday made it even worse. Just really felt it was stupid la. Just 1 min. Zzz...
Troubled down by a lot of things recently. I wondering if it was me giving myself unnecessary pressure or just that the problem existed long ago. I actually find it hard to be myself these couple of weeks.
It's just a moment of time where you have a dull feeling inside your heart & you question yourself that what have you been doing. Sian... don't wanna write anymore le.
11:29 AM
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Today's AHM was a disaster. I finished in 2 hr 1 min, way off my targeted 1 hr 55 min. But I figured out a few reasons why is this so. Firstly, I have a slight fever and flu yesterday. Secondly, I had only 4 hours of sleep while I should have at least 7. Plus I didn't hydrate myself properly the previous night. Knowing all this but yet failing to do so made me suffered in the race. And the last reason was that my shoes wasn't suitable for me. It was too small but after much consideration, I decided to get my mizuno wave precision 8 again. It's a very comfortable shoes for me.
Some thoughts on the race. Generally, I felt that the distance markers weren't very gd. They seem forever. Lol.. Another thing is that water points also very far apart. It doesn't feel like each is 2km away. The water points seem to be "cut".
And to make things worse, ppl are always blcoking the way. I felt that in a race, it is basic courtesy to walk on e left if u ned walking breaks. Not anywhere else. The last thing you wanna see is a bunch of idiots walking in a horizontal row. And when you say excuse me, they give you the stupid face.
Anyway decided that I am gonna need more conditioning if I still desire my 4hr 15min in standard chartered. So it's time not to be complacent anymore and start my engine again!
12:40 PM
Friday, August 22, 2008
Bought a new powerful desktop yesterday due to frequent crashes to my previous computer. So I had not much choice but to buy a new one straight away. Haha... it's really very fast & it's quite shiok though I am not into the technology involved.
Recently, I have been having a string of dreams. In my dreams, life was beautiful & perfect. But it is both funny & weird to dream of the person. Lol... but I have come to a conclusion to all this. I assume that this is the kind of life I desire most. Haha....
But it's really nice to dream of it once in a while.
7:45 AM
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Well life has been pretty much the same routine these few days. It's nice that I am beginning to adapt & leave behind everything tt's in the force. But seriously, there's still ppl calling me up to ask me escort & receive items. =.='' My goodness, I already finished my NS. Most of them were like "wah, so fast?". I was telling them I waited 2 long yrs for this to come.
Anyway, the appeal hasn't gone thru yet. I think I won't take it as I feel it's pretty late to catch up. This would be considered my loss this sem. I just make it up during special term. This leaves me with a pretty gd timetable this sem which I am rather satisfied. Workload wise is still okay, not too bad for a start.
Collected my AHM race pack on sunday. My hands were itchy so I got a timex watch as well. It was 20% off so I got it for $85. Not too bad. It will be put into gd use. Collected my new sandals as well. My friend ordered for me online. Thx. I decided to change my sandals because I almost slipped off the stairs.
Gearing up for AHM & tapering down for it. Hopefully my form is still there though I haven't been training really hard for it. I will be pretty glad to achieve under 2 hrs.
11:42 AM
Sunday, August 17, 2008
After spending e last few days trying to understand every bit of my notes, I decided to spend my sat n sun out. Just to take a breather. Quite happy with this week. At least I finished up my computing assignment. It's really great as the lecturer says if u finish before the lab session, just show face take attendance & can go home. But I really think computing can't be taught, a lot have to experiment yourself. Since I dropped my SS module, I decided to appeal for another phy module to take during this sem. Hopefully I am successful cause I don't wanna lag behind. Nvm bout that. Get back to the fun part.
So went to glen's house with yaxin n mar. To watch shows & basically have a crapping session. Well, watch a french romance show. Wasn't too bad except that I couldn't make out the story. Plus, we watched a horror show as well. It freaked me out. Anyway, that's because I am easily frightened by these sort of things. I spent the whole time covering my eyes. Lol...
Plus, there's this exciting game of squashing each other. Lol.... Not forgetting a few "obscene" pics mar took. Well, shall keep it to myself... Lol... Had dinner at vivocity & ice cream @ ben & jerry's. Some carbo loading before Run NUS tmr.
Have to collect my AHM race pack after my race tmr. Hmm... another busy day tmr.
Anyway just feel kind of down. I seem to be the "live" target at home. I seriously wonder what I have done wrong. I did my best to contribute my part as the family, to the extent of sacrificing running to cook dinner. They just can't seem to understand. Everything's my fault. What has she done? Simply nothing & she's being prioritized over me. Honestly, I have every intention to move out& live a life of my own. Just sian...
12:39 AM
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Well uni life isn't that bad as I thought. At least the timetable went easy on me. Lab session is nt every week, just have to fufil 6 hrs throughout the whole sem. I suppose that's pretty cool. But I kind of screwed up during bidding of modules. Bidded for a SS module nation building in s'pore which I thought it's about the history of s'pore. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out to be this way.
So I am dropping this module to concentrate on the rest. I just have to make up the module I dropped during special term. I really hoped I can do well for the rest of the modules in this way. One thing I find tough about uni is that you actually have to read up a lot by yourself. And the idiotic thing is that you have to read before going to lectures or likelihood you can't catch anything the lecturer is trying to tell you.
Though it isn't easy, I still prefer uni to NS. At least more freedom. But I am so used in Navy of taking instructions everyday that I almost lost the ability to decide for myself. That's something new I need to learn.
10:02 PM
Monday, August 11, 2008
Went to mar house for mahjong. Before that, I met with a spooky incident in the bus. Lol... shall not comment. I hope it's hallucination or just my wild imagination.
Mahjong has always been gd at mar house. My luck at her house is very up. Lol.... Won bout $10, from 8 rounds. Hee...
Anyway supposed to go for my LSD today's evening. In the end, I did spring cleaning for the whole afternoon. I just can't stand my things messy & my room very untidy. So together with my sister, we cleaned the freaking room together which left us practically whine the whole day.
By the way, the last was during CNY okay. Haha.... so since I am free & sch starts tmr... might as well have a gd start altogether. I started printing my lecture notes furiously to prepare for tmr. I really hated that. I still missed the good old days in JC where the treasurer can just collect from the auntie. Lol....
Well... it's just another step to independence. No worries... army has taught me a lot of that. But soon, I am gonna miss my slacking days where I can have my life easy. There are so many things to do... need to step up my training as all the races are near. And I have to manage time to do housework n dinner at home. There's just too many things to be done...
7:49 PM
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Went out with yaxin, glen & mar yest. Went to kobayashi for lunch. The food was okay only. My portion was a bit too salty. Everyone really took the effort to dress up. I dunno if it's for me. But if it is, many thanks. For a moment, mar looked attractive. Haha....
So we went for a shopping trip before catching a movie. Before that, mar & yaxin disappeared with the intention of shopping. And I smelt something fishy. Lol... So we went to catch the show Journey to the Centre of the Earth. It's a childhood novel which I really like. It's really cool. It differs a lot from the original story but the show's great as well. But I still preferred the one in the book. It's much more exciting.
Mar & yaxin did something very nice for me. Haha... they bought a cake and let me blew the candle in a cinema. Lol... It's a one & only lifetime thing. Haha.... I swear the people behind were looking. Lol... The cake also super nice though I can't see anything in the dark. Haha... Thanks a millions! I am really touched.
So we went to hunt for my bag but the design I wanted was out of stock. I can't believe anything can be out of stock. If it's so popular, then must import more of it. And it is ridiculous to say you won't know when the stocks will arrive & how long it takes etc. So I got one which is totally brown. I am so into brown colour nowadays. I find it very nice & universal like brown colour. Thanks for getting me the bag all. Really appreciate it. I really wanted a smaller bag so I can carry when I go out. This is the perfect size.
So we went to have dinner at Clarke Quay. I didn't got the address/no of the restaurant. Lol... But instinct got me there. YEAH! I give them all a birthday trip at Peony Jade Restaurant. The place is just like stepping into a wedding ceremony. Lol...
Some good points is that their service was very good. Plates were always changed quickly. The food was good value for money. Considering what we paying for is very little for the food. Some of the nicer ones are steamed cod fish with chilli chips, deep fried pork ribs, crispy soft shell crabs, sliced sea clams. The others are average only...
Anyway, just hope that all enjoyed the food. Haha... there's still glen's turn left. Lol... still far far away.... Still have a few things I wanna get. I wanna get one running tights cause my current one is worn out. Lol... & a watch to pace myself better during running. Very important esp during my tempo runs. Wanna get a couple of clothes & bermudas for school as well. So many things but so limited cash... Zzz...
9:59 AM
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Met up with lina for mac breakfast at marina square. Had hotcakes together. Lol... So coincidental. Haha... But for mac, I only eat hotcakes & it has been so for quite some time. I just had e big breakfast cause the egg like not cooked. Lol... So we waited a while before going for shopping because majority of the shops were closed. Haha...
After lina left, yaxin happened to saw me in the arcade. So coincidental. So we went zara & she saw a really nice jacket for me. So I K.I.V it first & met glen up. Had lunch with him & we went shopping. The fred perry jacket I wanted apparently was out of size & way above my budget. So forget it.
Glen got a long sleeved shirt & jeans. I think his taste differs slightly from mine. Whatever I saw looks good on him he thinks it's average. Lol... I got myself a white V-neck top & the jacket yaxin recommended which I think looks pretty good on me. Haha....
Sad to say, there's such little variety of clothes for guys that I find shopping boring. Plus, the variety is pretty standard as well. Not the kind you would wear the sch but those you wear to work. And those which are suitable are so ex. Lol....
Nonetheless, I still had a great day. Haha... at least I had someone to pour my sorrows to. Thx for listening glen. Haha... Still considering to buy a normal digital watch or a HRM polar watch. The price diff is like $200. But I really desire the polar watch cause it's built for running. But the price holds me back. Zzz...
9:01 AM
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Went to remove my stitches at NDC yest morning. It was a good one, with no infections or nothing. The wound is healing so fast that 2 of the stitches dropped off by itself. I assumed I swallowed it. Lol... Quite disgusting when you think of it.
When the doctor used a syringe on me, I thought I am gonna get an injection & he still asked me to hold a mirror & look. Well, he's only trying to tell me where to aim. Gosh man, I'm so relieved. Anyway the doctor gave me a syringe to take home. Don't worry, it's not for injecting myself. Rather, I am supposed to aim water at the wounds to remove any food stuck after meals. To prevent infection that is.
Then I met xilei up in the afternoon for seoul garden. Finally, a big feast after staying in hunger for so long. Lol... But the food was okay only la. Haha...
We went for shopping but orchard didn't offer what we wanted. And you knew what happened, we started walking! Walk to city hall! From orchard you know. It was like "we are reaching in 5 min" but that 5 min never seem to come. Lol... Anyway, this inspired me of a new strategy in marathons. Haha... I would just spilt the route into 4 segments of 10.5km & thru it, I can finish each segment more comfortably thus relieving my mental stress.
I was a bit tired when I reach city hall. Just a bit okay. Haha... But hor, nothing much to see also. So basically, I spent most of my time walking. Lol..
10:57 AM
Monday, August 4, 2008
Yest I went out with shi xuan. Wanted to do a little bit of catching up before I really get on with my studies. She's so hard to say goodbye to, esp knowing her for quite some time. Anyway, just a bit on her. I met her from trainee sch & she's always very pissed with me cause I always call her "JC kia". Haha... So, we went thru logistics cse in the later part & got posted to the same camp. That's when we really became close friends.
So we met up at orchard & she's late. Girls are always girls. Haha... she got a shirt from Mango before we went to have dinner at fei cui at 5 pm. Lol... I feel so hungry for food after 1 week. Haha... We shared 锅贴, fried rice & 酸辣面. Really very nice! Haven't ate that for so long.
So we went ard searching for the mini skirt that she wanted. But orchard doesn't seem to have a lot of that. I wondered if our shopping skills were bad or that the shops really lousy. Lol... we went suntec then but dropped for a smoothie drink. it was strawberry + kiwi + banana + yogurt. Didn't turn out too bad as I thought it would be.
After hunting & hunting, she finally decided on a black pants for herself. So I got it as her bday present instead. Haha... Happy early birthday shi xuan! Had to bluff my way thru to get her to sit down at TCC so I could get her a small slice of cake & sang her a birthday song.
She's a gd friend whom I could really share all my problems with her. Most of the time, we would have lunch together. But "天下无不散之宴席". Eventually, I still have to ORD & go. Anyway, was really glad that this day had made you happy. Happy birthday to you again! So all the best to you & me.
7:58 PM
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Went for morning runs with my kahki. Went from clementi rd to NUS n did the hill runs together with them. Was quite a xiong run, considering the fact I was on & off for the past 2 weeks. Still I am determined to clock at least 50km this week. Fortunately I made it & I am gg pick up the pace to my usual 60km starting nx week. It's high time to pick up the pace in preparation for SCSM if I still wan my sub 4 hr timing.
Anyway, it was a gd run altogether. The company was gd & all of them are really friendly. And I am still the youngest among them. Sigh... Did a nice 20km yesterday but used way too much time. That's one downside of training in grps cause u have to wait for one another. Anyway nx week probably I will suggest speed work. To achieve sub 2 hr in AHM, speed work is definitely necessary.
So I rested at home for a bit before meeting glen up at clementi. This bugger was late for 30min. nvm since he was held up at exam. Went orchard to have a small bite first cause I was really hungry. Then we went shopping for the jacket he desires. He got a brown jacket from AX. Was really nice & it's the kind I really like. But I am not suitable to wear it. Surprisingly, glen looks seriously cool in it. I was jealous for a second, just a second okay. Lol... The price was gd, half price at $300+. I am still searching for mine to use during sch or probably I'll skip it. My skin is too thick. Don't need. Lol...
Then met lina up at PS. Was very funny lo. We couldn't get where we meet. The mrt station itself has many exits so I guess we just didn't go thru e same exit. It was one big round of searching where are you. Lol... went to the food court to have dinner. I ate fish soup but I was full pretty quickly. Maybe the dieting during the past week helped me. I am beginning to eat less & less. Not much appetite anyway.
Then we went to have coffee at TCC. She had rose juliet & I had the usual, choc mint latte. I hate trying new flavors & rather play safe. The last time I tried new flavors, I almost puked. Lol.... we had cakes as well. But the cakes wasn't really very nice actually. Haha.... but I really liked the dark chocolate.
Anyway, I had a very good day with her today though I wish I could really strike up topics. Trust me, I really like to. Sometimes, I feel kind of down when communicating with ppl. I really wished I had that so many things to say. Though I knew this kind of problem existed, I never really knew how to face it nor change it. Just don't want to think much about it, I just take it step by step...
8:28 AM
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Had a guys outing yesterday with my batch boys, frank, vignesh, zhaoyang & kiatghee. Met at about 6 pm. Dinner was at pizza hut. Had garlic bread & calamari rings as appetisers, hawaiian & the new product (I forgot the name) & shrooms pizza for our dear vegetarian friend Vignesh. Lots of catching up we did. I really missed the good old trainee days. Unfortunately, I miss my pink IC more.
Catch The Mummy thx to zhaoyang who got the tickets for us. Was a rather gd show I must say. The show's for you if you like action & fighting scene esp you are obsessed with the graphics with all the kungfu flying here & there. Haha... But the ending was a bit abrupt. I felt that the story could be pushed a little longer for a little bit more excitement.
Faiming joined us after the movie. For his sake, we went TCC to have coffee. Haha... This will perhaps be the last time I am gonna see my doctor friend Vignesh before he leaves for U.S. So here's an early goodbye & all the best. It would probably be hard to meet up once sch starts n schedule is tight but hopefully we can squeeze out time altogether. =)
P.S The most pleasant thing I heard yesterday was that they told me I slimmed down a lot! Haha... actually a lot of people told me the same thing. I feel so glad & happy that I saw results thru running!
11:20 AM
