Wednesday, July 16, 2008 x 11:30 PM

Running & running

Signed up for the Army Half Marathon ( AHM ) on the 24th August as well as the nike+ human race run on the 31st August.

http://www.safra.sg/singapore_bay_run.aspx?pageid=1433

http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/index.jhtml?locale=en_sg

Recently got addicted to long distance running. Running is usually to keep in shape and prevent myself from getting fat. I eat alot and also can get fat easily. Since i do not wan to curb my appetite, i better do something to repair the damage after that.

Training is fixed on wednesday and sunday afternoon. From now till the race, i'll be taking afternoon off on wed. I can't go running after my work which normally ends at 6pm. By the time i reach home it's already 630pm. After the run will be around 9pm. I can't do this routine due to the following reasons: First of all, i'll die of hunger at around 730pm, secondly, i won't be able to slp due to the adreline rush after the run!!

I'll normally go around 330pm on Wed & Sun. Quite bad as i always end up testing myself using the hot sun. If you think you will get very sweaty from the run, think again. Before anything happens, the sweat dried up.

I hope nike or adidas can invent some shoes with good ventilation. My feet feels like it's on fire everytime halfway through the run. How hot is it? Basically i can get high after taking it off immediately after the run!!

Which part of running do you like best? The last portion is the part i like the most. I can only hear myself, ignoring anything beside me. Every step is in tune with my heart, every gasp of air i can feel it rushing down my lungs.

However there is a part which people encountered called "The Wall" It's a term which describe the mental state of the person struggling whether to continue or give up. It's some sort of a transition part of the run. Remember the nike slogan " just do it" which will be very helpful. DO NOT THINK & STOP!! Just keep moving and you will find back your pace.

Lastly i will need to get more plasters to prevent blisters on my feet from all the running. Always used minimum 3 on my feet to prevent blisters from forming.

Hopefully it will not rain on my training days!!

Sunday, July 6, 2008 x 11:52 PM

No more messy lan cable!

Remember one of my previous blogs which had this picture shown below? The lan cable extend from my computer to the phone line there, bo bian lor. Quite dangerous as my grandma might trip over it while walking & during that time my pregnant sister-in-law was still staying with us, quite dangerous for her as well.



But last saturday my dad's friend came over to help us extend the wires around the house! A phone line was extend to the corner la, so now my com can just directly link to the phone line via lan cable. No more messy lan cable on the floor!

Also less kao bae from my mum while she is sweeping & mopping the floor, heng ah.

Another TV wire was extended to my grandma's room so she her shows will be clearer. She was using an antenna before this & it really can't make it. The picture looks like those displayed from a pirated DVD , damn jia lat.

However this is not all of it. He's coming back coming saturday to extend more wires to my new room. This means i can shift my computer into the room after that, yuppee! Finally no more people peeking at what i was doing on my com while walking to the kitchen. Kinda like my privacy alot.

Today was a rainy day & luckily the rain stopped around 3pm plus. Hence i'm able to train for the Army Half Marathon. http://www.safra.sg/singapore_bay_run.aspx?pageid=1433

1) Ran to Toa Payoh Stadium ( i stay in potong pasir )

2) Firstly did a 2.4km to check my timing ( need to take IPPT this wed )

3) 20 rounds at the stadium

4) Finally slow jog back home

Legs feel kinda weird everytime after my training, not tired but kinda like it's not there anymore. Hhaha....i also don't know how to describe it.

Hopefully i can finish the 21km within 2 hrs, that's the target i'm hopping to achieve, jia you!

Saturday, July 5, 2008 x 7:09 PM

My Own Room

No more slping in the living room as well as moonlighting the security guard at home! Reason is they had moved out!! Finally my bro & wife moved out to their new nest located at Yio Chu Kang.

This means that i'll be going to a quiet home without having to listen to all their whinings & loud voices. I like the quiet environment i have now of being alone when i reached home daily.

For those who happened to have a room to yourself all this while will never be able to understand my feeling. Going home after work to your own room is a fantastic feeling!! It's like having a world of my own.

I've shifted most of my stuff inside the room, which half of the cupboard belongs to my 2nd bro. He rented a room outside & will not be moving back to stay, hence he'll just leave the stuff here till the day he moves back. I don't quite forsee that suitation hitting me quite soon, maybe for another 2-3 yrs later.

The cupboard still look damn empty lor, i realised i do not have alot of stuff of my own. Some computer stuff, books, that's all, nothing else. I'm a person will very low physical assets, hahahahha!!




The left belongs to my bro while the right belongs to me. Really very empty, need to stock up on my stuff liao.

There are 2 beds in the room. I've told my mum i wanted to throw away one of them & her reaction definitely told me it's a big fat "NO". I guess that's reserve for my bro when he comes back.

So not much space left in the room, nothing much to get from Ikea even though i would like to fully re-design the room. But it's more than enough for me. For it's something i've waited, something i've desired for many many years... and i'm glad it finally came to me.