My New Hot Pink Asics!

I've got a pair of pink running shoes!!!!!! See!

Nope, i din choose the color. I merely ordered a pair of GT2130 thru Clarence. Only saw the color when Joyce passed them to me. As my current Asics is wearing out, I bought this pair & intended it for use at TNF & HKTW. Now, i tink tis girly color shld hit the road. Shall switch my blue Saucony for trail instead.

Brought my new shoes for her virgin run just now. Felt good! Plus the good breezy weather, i had a great run! Not that i am superstitious but i tink it's important to feel good in ur first run with a new pair of shoes.

Take my current purple Asics. The buying process caused a lot of undue emotional stress. Then my first run with it wasn't a pleasant experience...was recovering from my injury but doing a long overnite run in prep for JPTW...not to mention on the very same day, i got a scolding from someone & bumped into pple whom i rather not see in tat unglamly dishevelled state. I wanted to retire the shoes asap. After 7 mths, the shelf life is finally coming to an end. Mixed feelings about discarding it tho. Yes, i develop "feelings" for non-living things like shoes, shirts, even a spoon! Haha, i kept my 1st pri-sch camping fork+spoon for about 15yrs b4 putting them for communal use at home. I am a nostalgic being ;)

Since i'm on it. Let's take stock of my pre-owned shoes :)

My first pair of Asics running shoes, technically speaking. An ex-bf got this for me so i have no idea what model it was. I din like the color tho cos it was so "guyish".

Before this, i was running in an undersized Nike shoe. I had bought it for some Big Walk thingy (and subsequently Ophir!) hence it disintegrated soon after i really STARTED running.

My first trekking boots. Very trusty Merrell. What can i say? It has seen me through my many 1st mountains. I love this brand ever since but couldn't find a second pair of the same model in Singapore :(

Got this pair of Salomon at a good discounted rate. Used it for adventure races tho they didn't really fitted well. At least they looked nice! :P When it could no longer be used for races, i wore them for backpacking trips cos of the convenient quick-lacing system (and chio color..hee)
Forgot to take a pic b4 i threw away this pair of Salomon Techamphibian. I think it was a free gift too? Used it very much for walking cos there's nothing much i can do with it. Not enough cushioning for runs & water can seep in easily (it's not called amphibian for nothing). Oh ya, despite its breathability, it gets really stinky after wearing it for half a day. Not just me, the other owners too...eg. Uncle Jack & Joanne. Hahahha.

I think this is my first pair of GT2110. Been happily stuck with this model since.

Another pair of Salomon that can't fit my feet. Most adventure racers swear by Salomon but i have an otherwise review. Perhaps i'm not cut out to be an adventure racer? Hehhe. Anw, i got this as my "payment" for helping out at an ACE race :) Used it mostly for off-road cycling. Tat explains the mud & dirt.

A free "gift" from Siti. Her nephew who was in NS then passed it to her who in turn, gave it to me cos it was too small for her. Used it for gymwork.

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Tat's all for the time being. Another 2 pairs on the way...a blue Asics 2120 (?) and my 2nd pair of blue Saucony Hurricane - the one that my running kakis gave to me on my bday last yr. I wore them for Tokyo Marathon & got a PB!

Never in the past would i thought i would have so many pairs of sport shoes...for different uses somemore. Always tot it's not feminine to wear such shoes. Well...a lifestyle change would affect one's buying pattern. Now i have equal no. of gerger shoes vs chor loh shoes *wink*

很想你

唱: 张智成

你 在哪里
这些年来如意不如意
还快乐 还单纯 还美丽
时光如何对你?

我 在这里
人海中一座岛屿
很平静 风平浪静
只除了深夜里 回忆会疯狂来袭

我很想你 你知道吗
如果可以 就让我再见你
美好微笑 清澈眼睛
好确定那场分离只毁了我一个而已

我很想你 听见了吗? woo~
这是唯一 我无解的困境
那些过去 不肯过去
不管我后来遇见多少人
只能叹息 都不是你

我 在哪里?
你会不会偶尔好奇
有没有 曾经怀疑
我说我会忘记 只是种好意

我很想你 你知道吗
如果可以 就让我再见你
美好微笑 清澈眼睛
好确定那场分离只毁了我一个而已

我很想你 听见了吗? woo~
这是唯一 我无解的困境
那些过去 不肯过去
不管我后来遇见多少人
只能叹息 都不是你

都不是你

我只想爱 你

September

September...an eventful month always (at least for me). Apart from November, i tink Sep's the other mth that has a song written about it.

I'm not a September person...as in i dun like this month. Perhaps, some unhappy things have taken place in the past during the length of those 30 days. Of cos, there are delightful events that are of good memory...eg. my Melbourne/Sydney trip in 2005.

Didn't noe so many of my friends are Sep babies. Chu leads the pack with his Teachers' Day birth. Next, we celebrated Hwee Hoon's...5 days earlier cos KL was gonna be away for 6 mths after tat. We had a cosy group of 10 but it was fun.

COLLEAGUE, if u r reading this. I must tell u "your face is very BIG ah!". While i skipped my track training this evening due to flu, i went down to Safra MF to pass HH your gift before their hill run. I'm so responsible rite?? :P

Yanting's bday is next...followed by my colleague...then Bryan's. All the perfectionist Virgoans whom imperfect me seem to click with (strangely).

Thankfully, i'm not taking part in any race this month but (a very big one) AAC5 is gonna take place on 20Sep! I can still recall the impact it had on me last year. Haiz...blame it on my weak body. I just hope i dun have to work with a particular person tis yr. U know..."lou hei" will also make a person fall sick easily.

Meanwhile, i shall wait patiently for Sep to be over...then, a month closer to my holiday. Yippee!