Partying Wk

Yes, a wk of revelry and wanton abandonment..haha, tt sounds serious..
Still reeling frm e throes of yet another bad hangover..

Went Ladies Nite with Wen on Wed, went to MOS for its retro nite n hmmm..the place was alwight, i guess...
music was jus okie, perhaps it was still a tad too early, the restrooms were pretty cool, though..
bt I found the 2nd floor themed rooms, open to onli 25 n above bt which me n Wen still managed to sneak in nevertheless, sorta like an emperor's harlem...
Ewww...it was sorta lighted up in a pink glow with white, cosy couches all ard n i dunno, i jus felt claustrophobic n felt like I was stuck in a love hotel...bleah..
Well, after tt, we hopped over to Double 0 for free flow of drinks...
so in all, in tt 1 nite, I think I had 1 jug of vodka lime, 1 vodka , 2 beers, 2 Tequilla, at least tt's all i can rem of..

Supposed to meet a pal for ktving n King Kong e next morn n bleah, i din hv e time to go hm for a change so had to meet him in my alcholol stained n smoke stenched attire...Blimey....
Did some last min shoppin too
Haul of Xmas pressies tis yr the biggest ever, since I had to play Santa Claus at office nw...
Gt e usual suspects of choc, cookies, candies, some accessories n one very HEAVY gift of ankle n wrist wts...ha! i was amused..
n won a bottle of champagne at e lucky draw too!

Hiakz, bt I had e absolute BEST Xmas celeb with e 2A'ers tis yr, it was simply AWESOME!
We had din at Holland V then adjourned to Eskibar for wad was quite literally a chill-out session...
It was freezing cold inside n we were all clad in jackets, njoying a sorta White Xmas...haha n there was a freezer within tt freezing bar itself, which was so so cold tt one cud hardly stay 10 mins in there n they had tables n seats made out of ice as well as a snowy white Xmas tree!
We ordered 1 bottle of tequilla, 1 bottle of vodka n abt 10 other jugs of mixers...n proceeded to play e stupidest games, forfeits were either crunching on ice cubes or downing shots...
The bar staff distributed party poopers n as the clock struck 12, all of us pulled the poopers , everyone in in e bar stood up, sang along with e Merry Xmas tunes, hugged each other n yelled "Merry Xmas!"
A most riotous n joyous sesh I had with my dearest frens, Merry Xmas to all!

A neighbour's sorrows...a fren's joy..

Someone left me a veri anal comment on my blog...ha, i was bemused..
Thx, Hanyong for coming to my defence..
Hiakz...anyway, i dunch much care abt senseless comments lidat anyway..

Anyway, the title of today's entry is sorta dedicated to my neighbour, an elderly uncle who watched me grow..
I was jus commenting to Mum e other day tt Uncle always seems to be in a rather sombre mood nowadays, whenever i greet him, he'll jus give me a little nod without his usual affable smile..
Then, tt day, Mum told me she had a little chat n Uncle told her tt his daughter-in-law was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer early Feb...She had been gaining rapid weight mysteriously and had been lacking in energy a lot n had thus gone to e doc...Uncle's son had spent an awful lot of money on e treatment but the doc had just told them tt there was simply no hope n nw, she's lying on e hospital bed, unable to recognize anyone and simply waiting for death to claim her.
I just felt so sad when i heard tt, they hv a lovely 3 yr old daughter...cute and bubbly...n yet she's gg to lose her mum at such a tender age...
It's heartaching nw, whenever I see Uncle standing there, gazing out at e evening sky, his heart heavy...his spirit broken..sighh..

Moving on to a happier note, went for e History Hons class Xmas gathering yesterday at Jen's hse...yeap, it was pretty fun, Jen played the warm n frenly host n it did feel gd to see all those history peeps again, though i was rather looking fwd to seeing Nat, Raa n Wens bt they din turn up, where were u guys??
Prof Keck was there too, with his veri lovely wife, Samantha...
On hindsight, we shud hv sung some Xmas carols ah..ha, instead of those horrible songs tt Andrew n Cher Kiat were belting out, haha..
Hehz, it was nice to sing along with Shizhi n Sarah, curl up on e sofa for a gabfest with Na, some laughs with e gers n HX and Sam (my current fave guy at e moment, haha!) n indulging in heartfelt confidences with Jen b4 e 2 of us, or rather me dozed off into dreamland..
So in all, it was great fun, guys!
Was e last one to wake up n by then, there wa sonli HX and Jen left, we went for Ya Kun brekkie at United Sq.
Had abt 3-4 hrs of sleep n was seriously feeling rather tired..bt e lure of bodycombat class with Calvin was too great to resist.
So once, i gt hm, i sped past a veri bewildered sista who had no idea where i came frm, rushed into my rm, changed into gym gear n rushed out again, managed to reach Fitness First Capital Tower just in time for my lesson at 11..
Today's workout was REALLY intensive, everyone was real knackered by e end of e workout sesh...
Gd thing i went today cuz for e next 2 Sundays, which will be Xmas n New Yr's day, e club will be undergg renovation n there wun be any classes, BOO!

This wk's exercise log


Tues : 5 km run
1 hr bodypump (Calvin)

Thurs: 7km run
1 hr bodypump (Calvin)

Sat: 1 hr bodypump (Julian)
1 hr bodycombat (Issey)

Sun: 1 hr bodycombat (Calvin)

Hmm...hven't run much this wk at all cuz had planned to run during lunchie bt Gabs was either busy, had official lunch or was on leave so in e end din run during lunch tis entire wk...bleah..

Tokking of xmas pressies, e real BIG headache, gotta buy for my colleagues n i hv absolutely no idea hw to find e cheap enuff yet presentable gift n e throngs of shoppers jus makes me wanna tear my hair out..
hehz, i hve't been veri successful in foraging for xmas gifts, mainly cuz I keep getting distracted by those pwetty, pwetty clothes n bags..haha..
Been spending more, perhaps cuz it's e festive season n cuz of e teeny weeny end yr bonus, bt mainly, i've been spending on myself! haha
I wanna get a new pair of Asics running shoes as well as a watch for myself, though...


N yeah, another 2a'er ROM yesterday, dear Shan is officially e wife of WH, hiakzz...why am i feeling stressed again??



Bt congrats, my dear ger, u're a married dame nw! n yeah, i'm still a lonely single..haha, whose blog entries r actually pathetic enuff to get myself pitied upon....sigh...life is simply unfair, hahaha!
I'm hving fun amusing myself..

And Ministry of Sound is finally open!! Woots!!
I'm on leave next Thurs n shud be gg clubbing on Wed nite, thinking of checking tt place out, it def looks real awesome, too bad e 2nd level is restricted to those aged 25 n above...
gg to catch Crazy Horse too...i thinkpwetty impressed with those reviews n the kinda Moulin Rouge glam tt adorns tt show, the Parisian revelry is jus too exciting to miss out on.
N oh yeah, heard tt those dancers hv real gd boobs, authentic too...
Hiakz, nt tt i'm exactly interested in tt, seeing hw naked gers walk ard the locker rooms of Fitness First all e time anyway..

My Exercise Log

hehz, jus realise it's been some time since I recorded down my exercise log...so here goes..

Exercise Log


Tues: 50 mins outdoor run with Gabs
half an hr badminton
1 hr Bodypump

Friday: 1 hr outdoor run with Gabs during lunchtime


Sun: 1 hr bodycombat
1 hr bodypump

Bleah, tis wk's workout is real pathetic...Boo!

Race pics!

Sadly, i cud find no pics of me in e Marathon Photos...
e onli pic i hv wud be this one taken with Wen...

But, pics of other running pals r as below, hope they wun mind me putting up e pics..
First n foremost, dearest Wen, of cuz!


Next up...
Half marthie pal n future training buddy...M!


n of cuz....the usual history running freaks...

I lurrve all of Ching Ling's pics, she looks so happy in all of them, haha!
Tt's e attitude, ger!


n of cuz Shizhi who looks real cool as he dashes towards e fin line..


n last bt nt least...Teck, e serious full marthie hardcore runner with a most impressive finishing time..



Tt's all, hope to see u guys next yr, for all e little n big running events!


Anyway,was supposed to meet Jau, Na n Soph tonite bt work cropped up at e last min n oh well...

The Standchart has turned my BIG toe a deep shade of magenta...none too pleased abt tt cuz it hurts like hell..
After giving my knackered legs a 1 day rest on Mon, I went running with Gabbie for Sports Day on Tues then played badminton n headed for gym after ttn unsurprisingly by e time i gt hm, i was half dead...
I think my legs r protesting cuz my entire left calf was numb all thr'out e run.
I jus miss e Standchart marathon lots, kept replaying e various stages of e run thr my head.

One particular leg of e run was quite memorable...i passed Marina, e kiteflying area, where me n Ric used to fly our kites high up in e sky, tokked abt our dreams n aspirations n chased after each other like we were 3 yr olds...we wrote our names on e kites, tied e strings tog n then released them tog...as a pledge to each other tt we'll be there for each other forever..As I ran past tt sprawling field, I cudn't help thinking where those kites had landed by nw...I still felt veri happy as I relieved those memories, though...Memories r wad u make of them, I suppose n I choose to let those memories of us bring a smile to my face whenever they surface..tt wud hv done justice to those happy times...

Felt tt i cud hv done better than my timing of 2hrs 12 mins since I had a rather conservative start.
Bt tt can be my goal for next yr's Army Half Marathon, I'm gg to aim for a sub 2 for 21km...it'll be harder cuz there'll be slopes to tackle.
N for Standchart 2006, I'll aim for a sub 5 for e full marathon.
Hope tt's doable..:-)

Went for e new releases of Bodypump n Bodycombat tis morn.
Bodycombat was fun whilst bodypump was just okie, I prefered the last release much more...
Been watching more movies of late, watched Harry Potter, Saw 2 and The Descent...nothing to wow, abt...though the plot of Saw 2 was at least decent..with quite a cool twist to it.

Hmmm...it's e yuletide season again...last yr was a horrid one for me....
The clouds of gloom onli dispersed on tt significant day of Dec 26th which oso happened to be the day e tsunamis struck, of cuz....
Tis will def be a much better Xmas...I'm confident of it...:-)

Race Analysis!

Standchart's real cool, they hv such a detailed race analysis!
Was bemused to learn tt i was ahead of 75% of e male entrants n haha, of cuz tickled as well...



LIAO WEI JIN

Event Half Marathon

Date Sunday Dec 4, 2005

Division / Race Number W_SIN / 12584

Chip Time / Gun Time 2h:12m:7s / 2h:14m:3s

• Restart
• Speed & Birds Eye
• Location on Course

Your Placing in the Entire Field

851st place with 3170 finishers behind. About 21% of finishers ahead.








Your Placing in Gender (Female)

137th place with 1027 finishers behind. About 12% of finishers ahead.







Your Placing in Division (Woman/Sin)

62nd place with 794 finishers behind. About 7% of finishers ahead.







The location of the figure on the line shows your position in the finish order of the race. The closer the figure is to the right, the closer you were to the winner.



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Division
Division is based on either age or nationality. Where nationality is used, national counts with less than 10 are grouped as 'OTHER'.

Who's who
Of the 4021 who finished, 29% were female and 71% were male.


Opposite Sex
For the record, you were ahead of about 75% of male entrants

Kinda true..

Snitched tis frm Yt's blog..quite true...

Your Ideal Relationship is Casual Dating

Maybe you're looking for love... But mostly you're looking for fun. You could get serious with the right person. For now, though, you're enjoying playing the field.

What's Your Ideal Relationship?

My race....

Yeap, the race tt i've been waiting for all yr is finally over!
Had to skip e banana ritual tis morn as Mum unwittingly ate e last banana, boo!
She insisted on slathering sunblock lotion all over my body cuz as usual, her biggest fear wud be tt of me morphing into some kinda sunroasted pig...


0415: Rise n shine! Yawnz....took my usual brekkie of wholemeal tuna sandwich n coffee

0600: Fastening my race chip to my Asics whilst M n I pinned our no tags to our jerseys.

0630: Gave him a thumpy handshake, wished him gd luck for e run n surrounded by throngs of runners, loud music n veri high spirits, e horn sounded n off we go!

1-10km: conservative start...was concentrating on jus maintaining my pace..met Ching Ling and Shizhi at e 8km mark

10-15km: Started to weave thr e runners, overtaking whenever I cud...

15-18km: Starting to tire... sun's getting real hot, thank gawd for Mum n her sunblock lotion!

18-19km: Nearly pulled my muscle

19-20km: There's still 1 km left?? e volunteers were handing out bananas n i stupidly took one, looking veri unglam as i ploughed on..

20-21km: It's gonna end! I can't believe it! All e way to the finish!

21km: Yipeee!!

In e end, this half marthie was easier than I had expected....I reached at 841 hrs so estimated time i took shud be 2 hrs 10 mins....
M took 1 hr 55 mins...whilst Mgr took 3 hrs 25 mins..
I've taken part in 3 runs this yr, with each consecutive run increasing in intensity..
The New Balance Real Run (10km)
Sheares Bridge mini marathon (12km)
Standchart Half marathon (21km)

n it's weird, though e mileage is increasing, i find e runs easier to manage n this shud be my most enjoyable run to date...
n hehz, it was weird, i realise whenever I line up to start a run, I always feel veri peaceful at heart n beautiful thoughts will always come to mind..
n almost always, I'll hv a vision of finding someone who shares e passion for running as well, settle down with him n for our honeymoon, we'll travel to the US and take part in a full marathon as a pledge to go the distance with each other forever...
Awwwww...hw sweet..hahaha..

It muz be those endorphins tt tis long run has unleashed in me, i'm feeling veri happy.
LMT did veri well for his full marathon too, glad for him....:-)
I kept tt promise I made 8 mths ago, to cheer for him at e finishing line when he completes e full marathon n I did.

I'll be taking part in e full marathon next yr,to fulfil my goal of completing a full marathon b4 e age of 25...
M n I were devising training strategies the other day, we hope to squeeze in a long run every Sat...
I guess I'll conc on recovery for 1 wk first embarking on e training prog...there's still one whole yr, anyway..


Till next yr then!

Killer Quote of e day: Lead me, follow me or get out of my way (Courtesy of Standchart Marathon)