In e wee hrs of e morn..
Jus back frm an early morn jog, bathed n sitting n front of e telly nw, Jamie Oliver jus ended, nw watching CNA...miss e old morn duo of Suzanne Jung n Timothy Goh...rem hw i used to sit down to my daily morn dose of CNA, coffee n tuna sandwich when i was staying on campus tt time. Anyway, i gt up at 350 am to watch telly n after my show ended at 415 am, i decided to head out for a morn jog. I may be a morn person but i'm def nt e morn jogger, my prime time for squeezing in a run falls during n the twilight zone n e no of times tt i've gone for a morn jog can be counted on jus a single hand alone. I've heard all abt e benefits of jogging in e morn n hw it refreshes n recharges one n of cuz there's e veri low possibility of anything cropping up n the early hrs of e morn tt thus prevents procrastination n cancellation of e run. Add to e fact tt i hv a pair of crazy twin cousins who wake up every morn to head out for a full 2hr jog n tt shud be enuff to persuade me to switch to morn runs? Nah..i dunno why, i jus can't...
So guess i surprised even myself..cuz everytime i promise myself i'll get up nice n early for a gd, refreshing jog, e choice btw e alluring option of my comfortable bed n tt of e dark, uninviting premises outside is jus too easy a decision for me to make n which of cuz always fals in favour of e former. Today, i tried a different strategy, exploiting my weakness for a lazy slumber...i told myself tt i'll find it much easier to ged to sleep after i ged back frm a run n it was tt tot which gt me out of bed, into my runnng shoes n out e door.
Been such a long time since i ventured outdoors at such an early hr...i am extremeyl grateful for e absence of 8 am lectures tis sem...the morn air felt cool, fresh n crisp. As i jogged along e dark, deserted rds...realised tt at tis hr of e day, when e hustle n bustle of daily activities had nt started n most pple were still hving their cosy slumber, one tends to notice things tt they might hv missed had it been any other civilized hr. There were few signs of human activities but e stirring signs of it caught my attention. The bent old woman picking up stacks of cardboard near r MRT station, tt lone old man walking briskly along e jogging track n tt solitary sch boy trudging along with an oversized bag on his young shoulders. Perhaps, cuz there's nt much other activities gg on, tt's why e few signs of human activities aroused my attention more..
As i was joggin along e canal, saw e walking old man wave hi to e jogging old man..i guess, tis exercise regime shud be part of their daily routine. N as i was running back, witnessed another middle aged guy shouting out morn greetings to a fellow jogger ard his same age n i like it. Cud feel tis sense of camarderie btw these fellow joggers who most prob see each other everyday. Reminded me of tt time when i was joggin ard my neighbourhood n on each n every round, i wud see tis other male jogger n as i was at my 6th round, he had oredi stopped running n was dg stretching exercises. As i ran past him, he smiled n clapped his hands, applauding me n i smiled n waved back. It felt gd to feel appreciated n recognized, i suppose, esp by someone of e same community. the jogging circle, i mean... Eh, perhaps onli kindred spirits of e running community wud understand, others may think them crazed to desert their comfy loft for a hot, sweaty run at such an ungodly hr of e morn. I'm nt tt crazed though, haz...e next time i set off on e morn jog may be mths away. I figure i still need my sleep.
It's 7 am n the sky is lightening....dawn has arrived in a more noticeable manner now...i feel much more awake than ever...shucks...lesson ltr at 2 pm. Ltrz..
So guess i surprised even myself..cuz everytime i promise myself i'll get up nice n early for a gd, refreshing jog, e choice btw e alluring option of my comfortable bed n tt of e dark, uninviting premises outside is jus too easy a decision for me to make n which of cuz always fals in favour of e former. Today, i tried a different strategy, exploiting my weakness for a lazy slumber...i told myself tt i'll find it much easier to ged to sleep after i ged back frm a run n it was tt tot which gt me out of bed, into my runnng shoes n out e door.
Been such a long time since i ventured outdoors at such an early hr...i am extremeyl grateful for e absence of 8 am lectures tis sem...the morn air felt cool, fresh n crisp. As i jogged along e dark, deserted rds...realised tt at tis hr of e day, when e hustle n bustle of daily activities had nt started n most pple were still hving their cosy slumber, one tends to notice things tt they might hv missed had it been any other civilized hr. There were few signs of human activities but e stirring signs of it caught my attention. The bent old woman picking up stacks of cardboard near r MRT station, tt lone old man walking briskly along e jogging track n tt solitary sch boy trudging along with an oversized bag on his young shoulders. Perhaps, cuz there's nt much other activities gg on, tt's why e few signs of human activities aroused my attention more..
As i was joggin along e canal, saw e walking old man wave hi to e jogging old man..i guess, tis exercise regime shud be part of their daily routine. N as i was running back, witnessed another middle aged guy shouting out morn greetings to a fellow jogger ard his same age n i like it. Cud feel tis sense of camarderie btw these fellow joggers who most prob see each other everyday. Reminded me of tt time when i was joggin ard my neighbourhood n on each n every round, i wud see tis other male jogger n as i was at my 6th round, he had oredi stopped running n was dg stretching exercises. As i ran past him, he smiled n clapped his hands, applauding me n i smiled n waved back. It felt gd to feel appreciated n recognized, i suppose, esp by someone of e same community. the jogging circle, i mean... Eh, perhaps onli kindred spirits of e running community wud understand, others may think them crazed to desert their comfy loft for a hot, sweaty run at such an ungodly hr of e morn. I'm nt tt crazed though, haz...e next time i set off on e morn jog may be mths away. I figure i still need my sleep.
It's 7 am n the sky is lightening....dawn has arrived in a more noticeable manner now...i feel much more awake than ever...shucks...lesson ltr at 2 pm. Ltrz..
posted by Witchy at 6:30 AM
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