Monday, October 30, 2006 @ 6:53 PM
(continue..)
the run started at 7.30am, now you know why it was ridiculous to reach there so early in the morning. i might not be the first who finish the race, but i'm confident to say i am the first to reach esplanade..haha, no prize for that.
caught a few familiar faces..the usual Singapore marathon runner, Vivian Tang Yoke Pin and the Australia runner, Suzanne E. Walsham..saw the two at the MILK run previously. Do not ever under estimate the latter, though she has aged but she runs FAST and her timing can easily beat any guys out there! i also found out Vivian Tang is actually above 35 years old!
gosh...but she looks so young, i thought she is in her mid-twenties. No wonder Ercan mention that for female marathon runners, their peak level is during their thirdies.
at the start of the race, i tried not to repeat the same mistake as the MILK run..do not ever try to chase those in front..
PACE YOURSELF! i personally prefer the route this time compared to the army half marathon.
During the race, there's this caucasian who elbowed me while trying to overtake.
c'mon..if she wants so overtake, there's so much space for her to do so..dun have to elbow me rite? be more considerate ppl!! worse still, she did it twice.. -.-"
managed to finish the run at 52mins..
ranking: 96 out of 1845..
the winner is Suzanne E. Walsham and Vivian finished third.
haiz...kinda disappointed..compared to my 63th ranking for ahm, i think i suck at this run..i should i push myself harder to train!! but where's my motivation...??
argh.
I made my way to get some banana after the run and heard someone calling out my name. I turned and saw a macho guy carrying a plate of apples walking towards me. wow~ its Thu Aung..haha.. kinda funny to see him serving apples at the event..but its gd money though..$80 bucks for 4 hrs..totally cool.
i grabbed a banana but threw it away after a few bites. Not an ideal food for me coz its hard to swallow after the run..how i wish they serve watermelon instead.
i quickly changed and freshened myself up before meeting Calvin for breakfast, we went to the TCC at Millenia Walk. My first time in TCC..god, i'm REALLI lacking behind time. The place was empty. there's even a point of time where we were the only customers there. Just the way i like it coz i hate crowds..
i ordered the Azuki Coffee Cooler and its sOoo good!!! love any thing that goes with red bean. Unfortunately i didn't like my pancake with orange sauce but Calvin thinks it quite nice
..=S
Home was my next destination after the breakfast and some window shopping at Suntec..
Quite a nice Sunday..tried 4 new things today: Xing Wang, Women10k, TCC and Imperial Treasure Cantonese Crusine at night..now i cant wait for my next run in Dec!!..
uh-oh..42k >.<
@ 3:49 PM
I 'longbang' dad's car to esplanade at around 2am in the morning. Kinda ridiculous to reach there at this time but didn't want to take a bus down and midnight charges for cab is crazy.
Due to the road block, dad dropped me off at Padang instead and i made my way there. I must say its quite freaky to walk alone at night, there were groups of teenagers ( i suppose) hanging out together drinking beer. Kinda scare they might come forward and hack me to death if they were drunk.
I managed to find a perfect spot to get some rest but was approached by the policeman and was told to shift to a brighter place instead coz its kinda chaotic outside (?). Er..i duno if that makes sense but its nice of them to care about my safety..so i moved to a new place and ending up observing the passerby (and feeding mosquitoes)...
saw this group of young ah-bengs who talked so loudly with their english-cum-chinese-cum hokkien and did childish acts like racing to the staircase and kicking cans, followed by 3 ah-lians strolling behind. i guess those youngsters should be at home, i wonder if their parents have been doing their job...
I was kinda hungry later and decided to head down to 7-eleven for some coffee..but guess what? i found Xing Wang Hong Kong Cafe and its opened for 24hrs!! whee~!!
Nv try any Hong Kong Cafe yet..i guess i'm lacking behind time..
I had their famous drink 'ying yong', basically its tea+coffee..a nice combination and i realli like the taste of it. Its my first time trying 'ying yong' so i couldn't make a comparision. I guess most probably i will get addicted to this drink.
the interior was quite nice, however the food choices doesn't appeal to me.
after my 'ying yong'..i went back to Padang and getting myself ready for the ruN~!
*to be continued...
Saturday, October 28, 2006 @ 3:38 PM
It took me quite some time to decide whether to post this but i guess there's no wrong to express my views in my own blog rite? hmm, here goes..
Looking back for the past few months i've been missing-in-action, not turning up for gatherings and simply lead a loner life everyday..after school its always heading home.
and soon i realised i'm drifting away from my friends..
i cant blame anyone if i'm not invited to places anymore..i understand that its tiring to ask a person out and got turn down the offer many times.
Recalling some gatherings with my friends, i remembered i tried very hard to relate to their conversations. In the end...i just cant do it..simply because i have no idea what they are talking about..so i dumped myself at a corner and remain silent..even though i have problems to share, i choose to keep my mouth shut..i know that after i voice it out, the problem will exist..so i might as well dun spoil anyone's good mood at the moment.
soon, i started to turn down such gatherings.. clubbing wasn't something i like. Everyone seems so fake at nightclubs..i admit i wasn't even myself when i am in the dancefloor. i hate myself when i club, i knew its not me..i knew this is not the kind of life i want..
i want FRIENDS..real friends..not just tom, dick or harry who only ask you out to party and have fun..thus, i decided to stop going such places. Counting back, its been nearly 8 months so far..the last time i went was March.
Seeing some close friends being addicted to clubbing simply hurts, some changes in their characters..well, there's nothing i can say..no one likes to listen to remarks rite? ppl often like to hear compliments only.
still, I yearn for a simple coffee gathering with my friends..how nice if i can turn back time to return back to where everything started....
Thursday, October 26, 2006 @ 9:29 PM
This Sunday i will head down to Esplanade for the Great Eastern Women 10k run, a good practice before the marathon indeed.
Speaking of the marathon, its a month's time away. I got a feeling that i won't be able to complete the race. 42km isn't easy at all..i took 2 years to consider taking part. In fact, i was hesitating to sign up this year but after some encouragement from my friends..i decide to give it a try. i just want to finish the race so badly but this 'little devil' in me always stop me from pushing myself further during training..gosh..shall train 'beaten-up angel' to be stronger and kill that idiot..
alright, enough talk abt this boring marathon thingy.
Yesterday had our group's fyp interview. Thankfully ah bang managed to 'counterback' all the questions asked by the lecturers. phew~~ hopefully all our efforts will not go to waste, wonder when the results will be out. how nice would it be to wear formal and present our projects during Spinnovex..but..
i duno...hai..shall not have high hopes it..coz everytime i'm confident about something, the outcome will be what i din expected it to be.
gtg now...tml will be another boring day...=<
Wednesday, October 25, 2006 @ 9:56 PM
Finally finished this j-drama '1 Litre of Tears', i think i cried 10 litres of tears instead. Thankfully no one came into the room and see me sobbing while i watched..I must say this show is really inspiring, it made me realise how fortunate i am to be able to do the most simplest tasks like walk, write or even talk.
Tuesday, October 24, 2006 @ 3:25 PM
Came to know about this J-Drama thru BrownBreadGirl's blog. Here's a brief description which i extract from the internet..
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This dorama is about a girl who was diagnosed with a disease called
Spinocerebellar Degeneration when she was 15 years old, and was able to continue her life until her death at the age of 25 years old.
The plot is based on the true story of a Japanese girl named Kito Aya, who had the same disease. She kept writing in her diary to remember her experiences until she could no longer hold a pen.
Aya simply wished to live until the end of her life, and the purpose of writing in the diary was to remind herself to not give up. She shed tears many times, at the same time encompassed by the rich love and support from her family, friends, and boyfriend.
Her diary “1 Litre of Tears” was published after her death, because of its inspiring and courageous message of, “Just being alive is such a lovely and wonderful thing.” So far, over 18,000,000 copies of her diary have been sold.
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the drama can be found @ youtube! its only 11 episodes in total and curently i'm watching the 4th..its an extremely touching serial and i tried to hold back my tears everytime while watching..in fact during the 3rd episode, i was already sobbing in front of the com..
so far one of the best jap drama...i won't be surprise if i cried a litre of tears thru-out the rest of the show..hmm..okie, abit exaggerating..anyway, the female lead is soOooo
kawaii~!! guys, watch it for the sake of this cute actress k... =D
Sunday, October 22, 2006 @ 6:34 PM
it says, "My 21st Birthday Party."
Finally a grown-up man, the 1st child in the family to turn 21st..
His gf, Nicole and his sister, which is me of coz..decided to come up with something special for him..it will be highly confidential and so secretive that he will be surprised to see this unexpected party of his..
the planning and preparations were tough work..i have to head down to the supermarkets 4 times just to get the stuff for the party ( thanks eugenia for the help during 1 of the trips). Mum prepared cooked food and Dad has to get the supplies of raw food for the bbq and order some catering.
Nicole booked the yacht and ordered the cake.
Everyone was busy busy BUSY!
Dad and Captain Crooknow the day finally arrived..
i came home in the morning and saw kor at home..he seems kinda disappointed at first when no one was free on his 21st birthday (except his gf)..so he ended up playing pinball and chatting online for almost half of the day..
and he's even more 'sian' when i wished him 'Happy Deepavali' instead of 'Happy Birthday' while handling him his present..haha
aniway
i was the first to arrive at punggol marina with some of the bbq stuff..followed by Nicole, Marainda and my parents..
we expected kor to reach ard 5+ to meet his gf..
but...
i guess he doesn't want to head down to punggol by the long trip of NEL and took a cab down instead...
the star is here!!ard 4+pm: kor reached early before his friends!! arghh..! oh well..forget it..he knew d family was there anyway..coz he saw my dad's car at the carpark..+ some friends of his leak out a few hints here n there..so he kinda knew we are up to something..
not really wat we expected but still, others ran quite smoothly..
5+pm: all his friends arrived..sec sch, jc, army khakis..and the party went on..
everyone seems to be enjoying themselves..i hope they really did coz we put in lots of effort for this party..!
thankfully i wasn't bored at all as i duno anyone there in the first place..but chatted with some of kor's friends eventually and found out they are a bunch of fun-loving ppl, esp Marainda..at first i thought i will have difficulties bonding with her, boy..i was wrong..she is v.nice indeed! She helped me so much with the preparations...*touched!*
eating, drinking and having fun! *heineken, HAO YOU MAN TIAN XIA!*i'm 100% sure kor is not disappointed for his birthday and may this be one of his unforgettable moments ever..
love-birdsi guess some things cant be changed..Nicole has done so much for bro and as long as kor is happy, nothing really matters..
*happy family*May we be like this forever, all smiles and happiness, tts all...
you're not cutting a log, dude. 
*chocolate therapy*Lastly, i wanna thank EVERYONE for attending the party! though its not my own party but i put in quite a lot of effort k..! hopefully my 21st birthday can be this memoriable but seriously i doubt so..gonna catch some sleep..this time is really 'gd nite'.. =>
@ 2:35 PM
Just got back home from Kor's 21st birthday party not long ago...
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i'm soOoo tired right now..shall blog everything in details when i wake up later..
so..
gd nite everyone.
Sunday, October 15, 2006 @ 9:48 AM
no one is at home now...i'm all alone for the whole day and its boredom is killing me slowly.
Dad just went out, while Mum went for the Malaysia Tour this morning..and kor is now at Tioman for scuba diving..
looks like i have the most boring life among all..more like a dog at home guarding the house..
i so lazy till i didn't head down to the clinic to get the stuff i left there yesterday.. =x
sharks. shall do it tml if they're opened..
Anyway, watched 3 discs of Princess Hours today..love the character Yool especially..the prince who secretly love Chae-kyeong and always being there by her side even though she is already his cousin's wife..
awww..i guess they probably won't end up together...coz Yool isn't the main lead actor afterall..
12 more discs to go..slowly enjoying every part of the show..
heard there's PH2..with a new cast.
i'm sure gonna miss my Yool.. =(
Saturday, October 14, 2006 @ 12:02 AM
It's almost a month since i blogged, browsing back to the entries for the previous month and realised there are only 2. Looks like i almost end up neglecting this blog.
Just borrowed this korean drama from my friend...its so DARN GOOD! haha...its now showing on Channel U, 7pm every weekdays. =)The 3rd week of my last semester in poly is coming to an end, but i'm proud to announce that i have not skip any lessons so far even though i dread going to sch on the last 3 days of each week as lessons starts at 8am. If lessons end early, that's not the end of the day..coz there's always FYP to work on...however, i'm quite pleased that its still much better than the recent "holiday", there will be some days off for me to train and rest.
However, i am not treating my body well recently. Only manage to sleep 4 to 5hrs everyday, having meals are irregular hours and binge-eating at night. Looks like my night eating syndrome is not going to end so soon but at least i'm slowly recovering from it..usually i will binge till 12mn but these days i'm ending it at 10pm..
doesn't taste as good as the real thingIts really hard to control cravings at night, once u've fallen into this "Binge-Eating" trap, its hard to get back to your normal eating habits.
people always say," there's nothing to worry because you exercise alot." but if i dun exercise, i would be joining the americans by now.
Well, enough of the B.E. talk..shall continue some other day and blog abt something else now.
back to the sch days again..
Even though these days are tiring, i'm glad that i'm slowly "recovering"..meeting up friends everyday in school really brightens me up..no more isolating myself at home (except on weekends). I even manage to hang out with some friends after school..dun laugh pls..in fact i think its an achievement for me..
during one of those unforgettable outings...imagine a person locking herself up for weeks or months, and finally agree to go out to have some fun..thats definitely not easy..
Anyway, went to Holland V to see Dr G.Lee this afternoon for extraction. God, the extraction is so darn painful. Doing extraction for the face is to remove the clogs underneath the skin. If these clogs were not removed, it will led to serious facial problems...
Basically everyone will have these clogs, but many just doesn't care coz they are hard to spot..its not obvious like pimple or ance..
Mum is starting to complain about the fees. This is the third clinic i am visiting..(the previous 2 are at boon kheng and toa payoh) and the fees per visit cost up to nearly $200 each time.. i estimated there are around 7 visits in total..haiz, no wonder she is complaining..
Still, i have to go for more extractions and continue with my medications in the future...
argh!! my face is still hurting, hopefully Dr Lee will go easy on my face the next time.
