Before the class starts

I'm sitting at the opposite side of OUB Plaza, enjoying my soft toast & milo breakfast...enjoying the sun. It's nice to watch the hustle & bustle on the other side. Makes me stop and think, appreciate the slower & calmer side of city life. Sometimes, we r too hung up with the mundanes of work & neglect to unwind, even in the midst of a workday.

I always believe a break from office is good. It relaxes me & allows me to take in new perspectives. This relaxed mind gradually makes me into a more open person cos you aren't just stuck in one dimension. As i write, a lady cycled past me. She's wearing a skirt. On the opposite end, 3 other ladies r starting their run. Coincidentally, all 3 are angmos. Asians should learn to lay back abit.
Kayz, time to go for my "sinful" class.

ps: There's this beer fest poster in front of me. Gonna take a pic. Did Benjamin Franklin really say that?

Frustrating, frustration, frustrated

The below is written at night, a sleepless night. Hence, the content will incline towards emotions.

Many have learnt about my participation in a major race. A few said they “peifu” my guts for signing up. Little do they know the fears I hold within myself…particularly the fear of not being able to complete the race. I thought these fears would go away as I get busy with my training, planning and the NATAS-SWET thingy. Darn it! My time management is too good, still got time to hu si luan xiang.

As I was packing my Stage 6 race food just now (and aw they weigh a ton!), a stupid thought just shot out, “U won’t get to eat it anyway.” I felt so lousy. Such “prognosticative” thoughts are like little devils dancing inside my head. It’s so true when they say the biggest enemy is always oneself.

I chided myself for being paranoid again & tried to deal with it logically, drilling down to the causes. Is it because of past experiences that led me thinking negatively? Or my undiagnosable health conditions that “surprise” me by rendering me breathless or surging my sugar level when no apparent incident could have possibly caused it??? Perhaps it’s just my own expectations afterall? Yet again what expectation is there? I only want to complete it safely...

Matthew 6:34 (New King James Version) Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

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Meijin got me this Miffy-lookalike pair of socks from Japan! Cool! I'm gonna bring it to the race!

Sunny Island. Sunny Me

Does this look like a beach resort in another country? Welcome to the sunny island of Singapore! There are beautiful things at home too :)

Had a fruitful time at ECP after sending off the Island Peak group in the morning. A kind June sent me (again) to my trg start point - NSRCC. This time round, i am doing the long walk by myself but unknown to me, i'm not alone later on! :)
A lot of cyclists & runners at the beach today. I reckon most r training for Sundown or some triathlon in late May. Yeh baby! The heat is on today! Very shiok for my training. Passed by some pretty sandcastles near Food Centre. Some good things are earned with time & hard work! About an hour and a half, I bumped into Esther (passionrunner). I was walking rather "stonely" when she called out to me. She then accompanied to Fort Road (after a short stop at Team Fatbird's trg end point@Big Splash). We had a great time chatting while walking...for 2 hours. Geez, I didn't even feel hungry til after we parted at Fort Road(3 hours+ into my walk). Ate my badly melted snickers bar. Verdict > can't bring such chocolate bars (altho some said it held well). As i was crossing the road to Tanjong Rhu area, a pedestrian curiously asked me if i was hiking. I told him i'm doing a long walk. He said, "Need to carry so many things?". I replied i am trg for an event. Haha...i must have appeared like a weirdo walking around Singapore with a backpack strapped with camera & a joey pouch of misc stuff. Even the foreign workers who were resting took a 2nd look at me as i approached the obscure Sheares Bridge entrance.

Saw the beautiful reflection of Kallang River. Ummm, the sun is reli shining today.
At Esplanade, i spotted Singapore's friendliest lion -新雅. He's our national mascot for the Courtesy Campaign. I later see his brothers along Orchard Road.

Cut from Robertson Quay to Pacific Plaza for my Fusion Dance class. Reached there 2.15pm...2 hours ahead of my class. Took my time to shower, makan & sleep. It's nice to have a club membership for free...at least for now :P Anyway, i had fun in class today. Quite a no. of 1st timers hence when Kumar played the other songs, they stopped dancing & stood at a corner. Altho i didn't know the steps of the other dance pieces, i continued. Hee...buey paisei but who cares? Dancing should be fun. Most impt thing is i enjoy it & it makes me happy! :)

The sky was getting dark when i reached home at 6plus. Saw this shiny cloud peeping through the others. It sort of reminded me of a quote my pri sch teacher wrote on my autograph book - Every cloud has a silver lining.

I'm at it again :(

Perhaps i should isolate myself? But i know it wouldn't work.

More friends (and acquaintances) know of my race in May. There is this assumption that i "imagined" - many are watching hence i can't fail. I kept thinking, "What if i fail?". There is even this premonition that popped out from nowhere that i'm not gonna complete it. This is not the 1st time such negativity crossed my mind and it won't be the last til i complete & cross the finish line.

To fight such thoughts, i try hard to think back what Joanne told me during one of our impromptu night runs at ECP - People would only wish us success. No one (in his/her right mind) would hope that we'll fail. Of cos, I perfectly recognise that "i can't fail cos pple are watching" expectation is one i imposed on myself. In the 1st place, i shouldn't even be concerned what others think. Afterall, they din pay for my race...hahahhah.

No one would set out to do smtg & plan to fail it. Tsk tsk tsk. I'm darn paranoid & i ought to focus on my preparation instead! Worrying won't get me anywhere.

The Best Has Yet to Come

My 1st attempt walking home from office. Quite a zombifying 3 hours. Don't really drink much water at nite but my body still burns. I ate 1 packet of Oreo & an Uncle Toby. Geez, the bar shrunk since i last ate it in 2002.



This video is a sneak preview as to what I'll be gg thru next mth (of cos MDS is more atas). Masochistically, I am VERY MUCH looking forward to this event which some describes as desolate & humbling.

Til date, I have spent SGD7000+...which is the equivalent of 5D4N stay at Banyan Tree Maldives. My comparison is such a huge contrast rite? :P If you were to do a street poll on the choice of a holiday activity, I reckon 99% would choose the latter. I may when I'm in the midst of the race. But that will be too late liao. Hehehe.

I just did some calculations on the estimated weight I'll be carrying during the race - should be around 8-9kg. Suddenly became doubtful if I have brought enough food. TCM & Clarence's packs were 11-12kg. Can't rem HH & Joyce's though. In any case, I went thru' my packing list like a 1000 times. I hope I am fine :P

Imperfections are what actually make someone perfect

I was channel-surfing when this ad caught my attention. I found it abit intriguing since the ad begun with a setting of a funeral procession.

The lady started saying she's not gonna sing praises of her late hubby...not even gonna said how good he was. She then proceeded to mimick her hubby's snores & how he wld fart, then woke her up, asking her who did tat & later blamed the dog for the act. The friends & relatives were amused.

Next came the emotional part.

She expressed that towards the end of his life, those sounds indicated to her that he's still alive. Now that he's gone, she would give anything to hear those sounds again before she sleeps. In the end, it's these small things one'll remember - the little imperfections that make them perfect for one. She ended by wishing her kids that they too will find someone as beautifully imperfect, like their father.

One helluva good ad!

http://www.thinkfamily.sg/web/general/homepage.asp

My Parcel Arrived!

I was so happy to see my REI parcel arrived when i reached home just now! See my PINK injinji socks? Even the words on that tag are pink! I couldn't find it in Singapore and HK no longer sells it.
Now that my food is almost settled, i've gotten one load off my mind.
Couldn't make it for bodycombat class just now so might as well go buy my camera pouch at Queensway. Got one that fitted my Canon Powershot nicely - it has even got a raincoat :)

Gonna get my flu jab & malaria pills tmr. With that, i'm done with my health issues. Then, i'm getting the gaiters from Nicholas (finally settled at SGD50) at Suntec.

Slowly ticking off my to-do list. What a feeling! :)