sickie whinies..

Realise sthg..
Can't help thinking of work nw when i'm a sickie..
well, it's def nt tt I'm a workaholic, def nt.
It's jus tt knowing tt my inbox wud be crammed full of emails, with urgent stuff to be settled, bosses on ur asses...it jus hinders one's recovery, i think.
Tis wkend is burnt for me, sigh..Koreans comin.
I seriously dunno wad to say to them, at least with e Japs, i jus rave on non-stop abt Jap food n tt topic can usually sustain both sides for a few hrs.
Bt i hate Korean food..so tok abt wad? Korean drama ah? Bleah!

Mumbai blasts...someone will be pwetty busy...watching e grisly sights on telly nw, it's jus sad...
i wish i can be like Tanya Chua n go off on a yoga retreat...bleah, i've onli been to 1 yoga lesson so far bt went for bodybalance tt day, we had a cover instructor, a 30 sthg woman called Pfeiffer who has a reallie beautiful body, supple, toned n veri proportiontae. Bt e most charmin thing abt her has to be her voice...it has an ethereal quality to it, veri soothing..n it was made more unforgettable by e fact tt the first song of e class was my fave song ever, George Michael's Jesus to a Child...If i were a guy, i wud def fall for her...hehz..

Jus sneezed 5 times in a row...blimey...
Gt news tt my Ipod Nano is on its way back frm Perth to Mummy!!
Wootsie!! i hope Nano can provide enuff Mojo for me to stir myself out of bed for early morn runs...
Mizuno 10k's next Sun...jus see wad Nano can do for my timing...fingers crossed..

thoughts...

I can't believe it....I'm a sickie again..
I think I fall sick every mth tis yr alone...
e newest case...throat inflammation, cough, fever n flu...wad a bummer..
Jus woke up frm a long, deep nap after taking my med, bt still feelin reallie under e weather..

Mebbi i tired myself out physically last wk..
Went for combat n pump on Sat morn followed by a 20k training run at East Coast with training bud. It was tough, esp since e late noon sun was hot bt fun n satisfyin n there were so many cute kiddos there! Rewarded ourselves by wolfing it up at Fish & Co ltr...Bt it was tough n made me wonder whether I reallie cud finish e marathon in a decent time. I need my MOJO!

My inspirations...

Kristin Armstrong

The former wife of Lance Armstrong, she had to overcome e trauma of gg through a painful divorce n raising her 3 kids all by herself. She turned to runnin a marathon n finished it in sub-4, qualifiying for Boston Marathon, the gold std of all marathons..
Reallie admire her bt sub 4 hr is still too distant a goal for me, i think..

Excerpt from her article on Runners World...."The Next Big Step"

It was more than a novice athletic achievement, it was a journey of friendship, the healing power of sport, and the confidence of achieving a goal I once considered reserved for those with more talent and resolve. It was a reminder that with good company and hard work, regular people can do something special. And it was special. In my past life I gave everything I had to make a dream possible for someone else. On this day I gave everything I had to make a dream possible for myself.

It's an odd thing, when your body says no and your mind and your spirit say yes. It's frightening and empowering and clarifying and beautiful all at once. It was the past year of my life, shortened into a span of 26.2 arduous miles. It was the culmination of experiences, the knowledge that my body can be pushed past its breaking point, just like my heart. In both instances, when you come to the end of yourself, God's grace is all that sustains. And it is enough.

Training Buddy!

Trainin bud took part in e Osim tri n resumed training almost immediately..
He's so disciplined abt his training tt he always makes me feel like a couch potato bt he has been e one who keeps me gg on thr'out. n I jus found out tt he was e top academic student in Hwachong in yr 2, gosh...i nvr knew he was tt brainy! So he has been trying to lure me over into the tri-camp bt so far, I think I'm onli gg to take a shot at a duathlon.... It'll be next Feb.We shall see hw things go...=)

Italy won!

Woots!
Gt up at 3 am to catch e match n was undecided which team to decide..
bt after deliberating for a while, felt i like Italian language more than German n more cuz i prefer Puma to Adidas, haha...so was rootin for Italy..
n kept noddin off to slp with no goals being scored..
was still quite sian tt may need to head towards yet another penalty shoot out in which Germany is almost sure to win...
n in e last 2 mins b4 a penalty shoot out, Italy scored 2 goals in quick succession!
Yaaay!
Bt e poor Germans n mourning..another 4 yrs...sigh...n nt on their home ground animore.. Oh well..

Mizuno run n Army Half Marathon!

Me n trainin bud r signing up for e Mizuno run on 23 July n Army Half Marathon on 27 Aug..
Army Half Marathon has a bit of a new route, we'll run thr Chinatown n Orchard Rd too..
Yippee!!
My legs r itching esp after wad he told me abt his triathon last Sun..
He gt an S size of the tri tee so tt he cud gave it to me n ZM gave me his Sydney mrathon finisher tee b4 he left.
Bleah!
I wan my own Standchart finisher tee by e end of tis yr!

Brazil's down...

okie, i dun watch soccer...
Bt i've always caught e finals of e World Cup n i nve had a doubt tt my fave team, Brazil wud make it in the finals n it's nw out without even entering e semi-finals!!
Phooey....Juan wud be devastated, haha...cuz she bet on Brazil winnin e World Cup...

Jus bought Nokie 6131...a cool clam fone!
bt silly me inserted e memory card e wrong way n had to go to Nokia care centre, sheepishly tellin e service staff abt it, though i conveniently added tt e singtel guy inserted it for me rather than admit i did it myself.
nt so paiseh then..
DRagged trainin bud along n we had dinner at one of my fave Jap restaurants there, Sun w Moon.
Had cold tempura soba n salmon sashimi whilst he had unagi don.
Yumyum! i love cold soba on a hot summer day...washed down with oomaclicious macha ice!
He was hving pre-race jitters yest since e tri's today.
In e end, i din collect my Milk Run race package n hence wun be gg for the Milk Run today cuz din much feel like missin Sun gym for a 8.4km run.
We're gonna sign up for Army Half Marathon! It's tis August...can't wait to run a 21 k again, though e course's harder than Standchart, quite a bit of slopes to handle..

N i blew 300 plus on shoppin tt day...shud i jus say tt Zara sale is plain crazy....
i lasted a mere 20 mins n left without buying a single item..
Popped over to e relatively quiet Mango opposite. It was pure sanctuary...all e clothes were stacked neatly whilst in Zara, i had to gingerly navigate my way around to avoid steppin on e clothes strewn on e floor...
n ha, i spotted e bfs/husbands all standing on one side, lookin rather helpless n pathetic.
I nvr much like Mango, though...onli bought a simple, black off shoulder top.
Much of e damage was incurred at Topshop n Mphosis..n yeap, i bought my gold heels!

I suddenly miss ktv singing...
Been a long time since I last went for it.
Miss the singing of SS...mebbi cuz i jus heard a song tt reminded me of him.
He n Jimmy will be back frm Shanghai soon....=)