It's been a wk since I started work...the wkends seem to pass reallie fast..
My days hv been packed bt no actual work done yet...jus been reading online versions of newspapers frm all over e world.
A typical work day wud go like tis....wake up at 430am, eat brekkie...n if I can't make it for an evening run tt day n am at e same time feeling hardworking, I'll head out for a run at 5am..
Bath,change, make up n outta e door by 7, reach workplace by 810, dabao Dave's kopi frm e canteen n reach fezz by 830(which is actually 15 mins late oredi, haha..)
Yeah, this Dave's kopi deserves worthy mention...
Me n Pam lurve kopi xi so we tried ordering tt frm this tall, thin, cool looking old man sporting a white pony tail..
n he said he onli serves coffee, his own blend of coffee so eh, our request for kopi xi gt turned down....we were incredulous bt being caffeine junkies, we decided to jus try his own blend of kopi tt he was so proud of..
Well, it was GOOD n we became loyal fans of Dave's kopi...
though Jo told me tt the second floor coffee stall serves even better coffee n they do kopi xi too, hiakzz..
Yest, finally had some fun, had Jap food with Pam at Jurong Pt n then after work, met up with 2A'ers for a welcome sesh for Jimmy, JJ n Lian who gt back frm Seattle, Las Vegas n Germany respectively...
Ate at this French restaurant at Far East Square n e food was jus okie...i ate my usual tuna mayo sandwich (eh, weird choice at a French restaurant, i noe..)
Heard e dessert was reallie gd bt we decided to eat desserts at TCC where there were comfy beanbags..
Headed there, it was crowded, went to The Coffee Club n it's supposed to close at 11 pm too, barely 20 mins ltr..
In e end, we settled for The Fullerton Hotel, sat at e lounge area n all of us dug out goodies brought frm various parts of e world..
Earlier on, I brought Jeju cactus chocolates for them..
Lian brought gummies n chocos frm Germany..
Jimmy brought chocolates n Maple syrup cookies frm Canada..
N totally ignoring e posh ambience we were in, we started getting into our usual rowdy behaviour...
The menu came, drinks were ordered, various kinds of tea, JJ ordered gin, I ordered Lime margarita, Juan ordered latte...
It was reallie fun..esp since JJ's bf is finally back frm the States after a 4 yr studying stint in Michigan..
Wad was most interesting n inspiring to me was hearing all abt his first attempt at e famed Ironman tri in Seattle..
i swore all our jaws jus dropped when we heard e full extent of this tri..
3.8km swim in e sea (tt equates to 76 laps in e pool)
180 km bike ride
42 km marathon...
He managed to ged under his targeted timing of 13 hrs bt he was put on a 2 hr drip after tt due to severe dehydration..
JJ was saying tt she felt incredibly inspired whilst being part of e spectators cuz she saw visually impaired pple running, one armed participants swimming in e sea..
She's def nt e onli one who's inspired..
Though I dun think i'll ever ged a chance to participate in e Ironman, a full marathon is definitely on my list of to dos, esp a US marathon!
I've been dg okie with my runs this wk though i missed my regular Sat evening run today cuz I was so tired i took an ultra long noon nap n by e time i woke up, it was oredi 8pm n time for dinner...
n eh, whilst we were on our way to JP for lunch yest, we saw Gab n a male colleague out on e hot street running with looks of sheer determination on their faces...
That jus spurred me on..
So after i gt back frm lunch, I decided to draw up a schedule...
Monday: I'll hit e gym after work (but will most prob onli hv time to dg toning since e gym closes at 7)
Tuesday n Wed:I hv regular activities after work so will go for an early morn run on one of these days
Thursday: My fave evening run!
Friday: If I'm nt gg out, I'll either hit e gym after work or go for evening run
Sat n Sun: Evening runs
Haz, of cuz tt will be e ideal situation, so to seize up this one wk
Monday: 6km evening run
Tuesday: no run
Wed: short early morn run (distance unknown since i jus ran ard my hse estate)
Thurs: 8km evening run
Fri: Met up with frens so no run
Sat: tis one, no excuse, I flopped on my bed n woke up too late for my run so tml, I'm def gg for a run, hope I can hit 10km since hven't done 10km for some time n e New Balance Real Run is coming soon, i need to upp my speed!
I love it tt my office is filled with exercise junkies though we're all caffine junkies too n tt ain't too healthy, haha..
Idle talk is often peppered with hw gd it wud be if our Sports day were to be held once a fortnight instead of once a mth.
Hw running is bad for knees yet one geds addicted to it..
listening to manager tok abt her climbing up 40 flights of stairs for training n her suggesting tt perhaps we shud set up a running club
seeing Gab rush off for her lunchtime gym sesh n being incredibly amazed at hw she can squeeze in a 5km run, bath, change, apply her makeup n be back in e office within an hr...
Discussing with Vin over his IPPT n wad timing he's aiming for, exchanging pointers over e New Balance running shoes he jus purchased n me insisting tt Asics is better..
Bt anyway, last nite, we lounged ard at The Fullerton n onli left e place at 1 plus am..
I remembered tt e last time we were there, it was 4 yrs ago... right after A levels n in which we had sorta entered the working world too, onli it was on a temp basis then.
I was a PE teacher at my alma mater back then..
Back then, we had nt entered university, almost none of us were attached.....
we still goofed ard , contemplated playing cards at e Fullerton lounge, was awe struck by their restroom n dipped our fingers into e hot wax accumulated at e Xmas candle...
Errmm..nt tt we were particularly well-behaved yest nite, anyway, haha..some things nvr change..
N nw! Most of us hv stepped into e working world, been in a steady relationship for yrs, contemplating marriage n one oredi a married dame, haha..
We all have our own goals.
N I'm beginning to hv a more concrete idea of my own direction too
That's good, i guess..
Tis is becoming a pretty long post..
Bt updates frm yest.
Mo's safe in London whilst Serene has found a job there too n wun be returning to SGP quite so soon...
Today, Jimmy was badgering me to go for beach volley bt e other 2A'ers din seem too enthu abt it plus i had plans anyway bt yeah, i miss beach volleying at Sentosa, e sun, sea n sand's a rather welcoming change frm e cold, formal fezz..
Sigh..every wk, i tell myself i hv to conquer e crowd n head out to shop for my work clothes, bag, wallet n shoes..
bt every wk, e onli times i step outta hm is to go for grocery shopping or my evening run..
Sheesh...
n klutzy me jus scalded my fingers again, as usual, green tea was e culprit, some things reallie nvr change, haz..
I hv a feeling tt 10 yrs down e rd,when i'm in my 30s, i'll still be as clumsy as ever..
Hopefully, next wk will be decent as well to me n tt i'll be able to clock more mileage for my runs!
n of cuz i hope tt work has been gg well for all my other frens too..:)