I-V-P..!!!

Was really bz and lazy to update.. Been training for like 5-6days per wk.. kinda tired but was very happy abt it.. there is improvement man!! hahaa.. anyway IVP is on this Sat at Gombak stadium.. from 2pm to 7pm.. My event which is 3000m Steeplechase starts at 4pm.. really looking forward to it.. though i know there are some competitors who are stronger and faster than me, but during a race anything can happen.. i hope to get into top 5 out of 14 runners.. but ofcos i really hope i can get a medal.. though the chances are quite low.. but i believe miracle do happen.. wahahaa..!! As for my 5000m which is on the following sat.. haha.. most likely i gonna get lap by the top few runners.. 5000m is a very competitive event.. so i only aim to hit below 19min.. haha.. hopefully i'm not the last.. lolz!

Hmm.. took my IPPT few wks back.. wahaha.. finally i got GOLD..!! $400..!! SBJ 234cm and 2.4k.. 8m53secs.. though i think i can run faster than tt..

Anyway we finally had our "re-bonding" session for OG2 at joyce's house.. haha.. we had steamboat.. eat alot of balls.. fish,meat..etc.. hehe.. so happy to see them again.. cos our last outing was like last Dec.? lolz.. yeah yeah!! still waiting for the photos... hahaa... outing soon!!.. hopefully..

Hmm last Sat had our track outing.. ate steamboat again.. lolz.. had fun too.. in the end reached arn 330am.. yeah!! photos can be seen from facebook.. hehe...

Anyway today is my birthday.. I'm 23.. Happy birthday to myself.. yeah..!! Don't ask me how am i going to celebrate.. cos i dun celebrate my b'day.. the last cake i blew was way back in sec 3 or 4.. i can't rmb.. even my 21 i din celebrate.. lolz.. yeah.. no life i know.. but i just want to keep things simple.. =)

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Results Out ytd.. after 3mths of long break.. hmm.. It came out Okie.. just that i'm disappointed with Macro... the unit tt i put in the most effort... is the lowest score of all... don't know what went wrong... anyway.. it's over..

Din run for two days... feeling kinda moody.. quite a no. of people say i look very tired.. yes i'm tired.. really tired...

AHM... NIKE Human Race...

A great wk i had.. AHM.. i clocked my PB for 21k with a time of 1hr36m37s.. was very contented.. though i know i'm able to run abit faster.. cos i started at the back.. 8min plus after flag off then i managed to cross the starting point.. then have to zig zag my way thru the crowd.. it was until almost 10km mark that i manged to run at my own steady pace.. anyway a great run.. was very happy =)

Monday and Wed training was great.. but Friday was even better.. did 3 x 1.6km.. with 5 mins rest.. and for all 3 sets, i'm able to clock it below 6mins.. i din know i can.. this is where i realised i have improve quite a lot training under a coach.. i'm more motivated to go for training.. yeah!! =)

This noon just completed NiKe Human Race 10km run.. Guess what!! i clocked my PB again!!~ omg.. i was aiming to finish 10km under 43mins.. but i nv expect i could finished it with a time of 41m40s.. luckily i sneak my way to the front.. if not i doubt i will able to hit below 42min.. Overall the race was great.. saw quite a no. of my army mates.. and one of my friend came in 3rd for under 25 category.. wow.. $200 worth of Nike voucher... Alright.. looking forward to clocking more PBs.. hehee..

If Only..

Yes Think I'm improving... Ytd did 2 set of 2km with 4min break.. 1st set 7m26s while the 2nd set was 7m31s.. almost made it under the 7m30s target set by coach.. nvm.. as long as there is a little improvement in my timing, i'll be very contented.. yes!! hope to clock my 2.4km below 8m30s by end of August.. =)


Just did a 14km run.. i couldn't believe tt i could do it with a time of 1hr 2min 37secs.. and the good thing was tt i did not feel tired at all after the run... though i was breathing real hard.. but that was only for a while.. I'm very happy with it.. now i hope i can hit below 1hr35m for my AHM which is next Sunday.. =)


Below are some of the pics took during Poly 50.. =)

Why didn't i join track back in POLY.!!! WHY..!!~~

Poly 50

Participated in Poly 50 on Wed.. Not bad.. My Team came in 3rd in the Alumni Category.. Got a medal and a $10 B.I.R.D Voucher.. Din expect to came in top 3.. but glad tt we won something.. i fell while passing the lap card to Eric.. butt and knee felt a little pain.. haha... nvm.. really glad that guet ping ask me to join her team.. hmm.. get to know some friends also.. Hopefully we will join again next year..

On Monday did 2 set of 2km.. Coach wan me to maintain a 90secs/lap pace.. so i have to go below 7m30s for each set with 4mins rest.. 1st set i did 7m27s.. but the 2nd set 1 did 7m36s..
6secs beyond the targeted timing.. however i'm still contented with the timing.. based on some calculation, i think i'm able to hit a 8m50s for my 2.4km.. hmm.. will go for a time trial soon.. hopefully by end of Aug, i can do a sub 8m30s for 2.4km..

I love Running....

Osim results are out.. abt 3 mins slower than what i did 2 yrs ago.. all thanks to my swim.. but i'm contented with my bike timing considering the amount of time i spent on bike preparing for the race.. Run was ok.. but i think it could be better.. after all good race.. =)

Did Mizuno Wave Run this morning... a 10km run.. think i did arn 44min30s... i started from the back and have to zip zag my way thru the slower runners infront of me.. -.-.. but i think i can actually do something tt close to 43mins.. anyway.. it was a nice run.. =)

As usual.. nothing much to update.. work and training.. and i'm getting tired... but i love my training.. i have improve quite abit.. my curve is rather flat.. but slight improvement is better than nth.. =) hmm.. ping ask me to join Poly50 cos her team need runners... not bad.. get to know some new friends.. and we are all ex-sp students.. haha.. somehow i miss my poly life.. miss the food, the people.. the only regret tt i have is not being active during my poly life..!! argh! regret not joing any CCA....

One of my colleague keep saying tt i'm old liao.. and it's time to get a GF and settle down... i was like Zzzz... ok 23 only mah.. am i old? i dunno.. maybe it's time to think abt this issue.. haha.. i still rmb those stupid chain e-mails which i received in the past... those emails say something like if u dun forward the mail to how many blah blah blah people, then u will have rotten luck in ur love life for that blah blah blah number of years... hmm.. like kinda true... i always ignored those e-mails.. and i'm wondering if this is the reason why that girl tt i fond of is not interested in me... hmm.. ok lame.. !! haha...

rain rain go away......

Tmr will be going down to ECP to take part in Osim Triathlon.. Din really train for this event.. but i still hope i can do a sub 3.. been working on speed run.. longest distance tt i ran since Passion Run was only 8km.. Swam twice only.. and went for my 1st cycling one wk ago since last Sept Aviva 70.3... Not sure how am i gonna survive the swim and bike leg.. most pro it will be a long swim and toruring cycling.. running shouldn't be a problem i guess.. but after swimming 1.5km and cycling 40km, running a 10km after that is gonna be a real challenge.. but nvm.. take it as a leisure activity...

Finally the route for Aviva 70.3 HIM has confirmed.. the bike route looks gd.. really feel like trying it again... 90km of cycling on ECP and AYE.. it gonna be real fast.. speedy ride.. but.. registration fee is 370SGD.. also.. i dun have the time to train on bike and swimming.. how how how..!!~~!~ sigh..

Swim, Bike, Run

Monday --- 5 x 400m interval (67, 75, 78, 81, 76)
Tuesday --- Restday
Wednesday --- 2 x 3.2km (13m 45s & 13m 14s)
Thursday --- 5 x 800m interval (2.55, 2.56, 2.58, 2.58, 3.00)
Friday --- 4 x 800m & 400m --- Farklet (2.55, 2.56, 250, 2.44)
Saturday --- 30Laps Swim (leisure swim no time taken)
Sunday --- 50km++ Cycling (leisure cycle, last min prep for next Sunday OSIM Tri)

Phew..! What a Week i had.. tired but still... i love it.. =)

Coach Robin said somthing today.. i know he didn't mean to demoralise me... he was just stating the fact and i knew it too... with my current form, i'm just simply too slow to compete with the rest... i know that i haven't reach my peak yet... and seriously.. 3mths is just too short... i'm not feeling very positive at this moment.. no matter what, i'll still give my best effort and see what i can do within the next few mths.. i really need more time to train and rest.. and i'm thinking of not taking part in 70.3 HIM... all i need is to do lots of speed work and not just endurance training which i need if i'm taking part in 70.3... SigH!~~ ARgH!!!

Who is David Cook..?

This week has been very busy.. i need more time for sleeping... wake up at 730am every wkday and work till 6pm.. sometimes have to stay behind to do some stuff.. 1,3,5 have to rush down to SP for track training.. it was tiring.. track training has been switched to 3times per wk as IVP is somewhere in OCT.. finally we got a coach.. he's nice and i enjoyed training under him.. On Wed i did a 2.4km trial run.. timing was 9.18.. was abit disappointed cos i really feel that i can clock a sub 9 with my current form.. maybe i wasn't doing much interval due to exam and was training for Sundown.. but nvm.. coach just wanna use that timing as a guage and draw out a tranining plan accordingly.. on Friday.. did a 15 x 400m interval... it's the very 1st time i'm doing 15x.. surprisingly i managed to complete it with an avg timing of arn 90secs.. it was kinda slow and hope to see improvement at end of July.. i'm thinking of what events to join.. will definitely join the 5km.. but not too sure if i should go for steeplechase or 10km.. based on last yr result, steeplechase seem to has a higher chance of getting a medal.. while 10km i have to hit below 37min in order to have any hope.. hmMmMm...

After Friday training, rushed down to jackson place for Mj session.. i couldn't believe that i was so lucky.. i kept "zi-mo-ing".. i got a 5 tai "zi-mo" and quite a number of 3-4 tai wins.. haha... in the end i won $48... Swee ar!! the 1st time i won so much.. moreover we only played 2 rounds nia and only 2/4... so i actually "hu-ed" 65% of all the games.. wahaha... Rightfully i could have won more.. but.. because of some..... haiz nvm la.. after all i don't really like to win my friends $$... just wanna enjoy the game.. at the same time not losing too much $$ also.. haha... Lai Lai Lai.. i think June is a lucky mth for me.. jio me for Mj..

Anyway.. Croatia Out, Holland OUt..!! there goes my 'dream' final... i wasn't expecting Portugal to win.. so glad tt germans are thru to the semi.. but Turkey is currently the luckiest team in the history of Euros.. i guess so.. they were super 'heng' during the last 3 matches... watched holland match last night.. i know the Russian is not an easy team to beat.. however i still expect the Dutch to go thru.. but that wasn't the case.. It was just another disappointing story.. could see that the Dutch defenders were tired and couldn't match the pace of the Russian strikers.. and then let in 2 soft goals.. felt like 'crying' haha.. no la.. just wanna act passionate.. lol.. anyway.. now i gonna place all my bet on Italy.. hope they can win.. and pls kick spain out.. cos my sis support spain.. haha...

Recently on radio i heard a guy sang - Mariah Carey 'Always be my baby'... then i finally found out tt that guy was actually David Cook from American Idol 7.. i don't watch these idol show thingy so i din know who is DC until now.. didn't expect a guy could sing such a song.. it's a totally different kind of 'feel'... Wow..!~ Nice voice..

Sundown 84km Ultra-Marathon

Call me crazy, 'siao', stupid, running freak.. whatever!~ anyway i did it.. i'm an offical ultra-marathon finisher for the very 1st night run in Singapore.. 84km.. i've done it.. i'm one of the 300 runners who completed it.. seriously.. i feel very proud of myself.. this is not 'hao lian' or what.. but it is a kind of self satisfaction, achievement which nothing could ever describe.. you can only feel it, once u have done it.. it's the toughest race of all.. i lost 4kg over a night.. i spent 12hr 44mins running/walking/struggling/limping... almost gave up.. almost cried while struggling with the pain in my knee.. but somehow i managed to cross the finishing line..

Before-Race
Met up with Wei lun and Zhen wei at Pasir ris Mrt control.. we took bus 89 to Changi.. along the way we were talking about what were our stragery for the run.. cos somehow 3 of us fear that we might not complete it.. when were reached Changi beach, the whole place was super crowded as the ultra and team run started at the same time.. so we actually felt very 'great' as we were the handful of people out of thousands of runners doing the ultra.. the atmosphere was so special.. we deposit out bag, special need bag, took the light stick and put it around our wrist.. it was so cool..!!! =) did some stretching and walked towards the start line..

During-Race

Once we crossed the starting line, 3 of us were running side by side.. maintaining at a very slow pace 8km/hr.. lots of team runners were running ahead of us... we were actually quite discipline not to go too fast.. as there was still a long way to go.. after abt 5km, wei lun fell behind.. so zhen wei and i maintain our pace and finally the ultra runners were left on thier own as the team runners 'u-turn' back.... coastal road is damn boring.. but luckily the volunteers were their to break the silent.. yeah!! after abt 10km.. we reached ECP.. there was where we have to keep within our pace cos when u ran passed people esp the girls, u tend to go a little faster.. haha.. alright even though we were maintaining at a steady pace, somehow we were able to overtake some of the runners.. after u-turn, saw Kk and weilun.. gave them a thumbs up and waved at each other.. after about 2 hrs++ we left ECP.. after crossing the 1st overhead bridge, there was a lady giving out free red bull.. hmm.. so zhen wei and i shared the can.. we ran passed kembagan mrt, bedok town park.. then we reached an overhead bridge where we have to climb up.. yes steps all the way.. saw a disabled participant who i think was paralysed from waist down used his own effort to make his way up the steps.. he didn't ask for help.. that gave me some motivation.. after that we reached Bedok Res.. i started to fall back as i felt that my legs was gonna go cramp.. so zhen wei went ahead of me.. we were abt 200m apart.. i tried to follow his pace and eventually lost sight of him when i reached tampines park connector.. so i contiuned my run.. and look at my watch.. almost 4hr and left with 8km which was well within my target of 11hrs.. after running non-stop for 4hrs and once i reached the 35km mark, i stopped.. and started to switch to 'walk-run' strategy... finally i reached Changi and i jog my way through the finishing point.. but wait!! that was only the 1st half.. i still need to go for another 42km.. haha.. the feeling of completing the 1st round was great.. i ran passed this small bridge.. once i crossed over this bridge, the people were clapping and cheering for me.. the whole atmosphere was fantastic.. 1st time i'm felt this way.. all the attention was on me as there wasn't any runners infront nor behind of me..time check!~ 4hr54mins..

:: One of the 'Up-Sloping' OverHead-Bridge ::

:: This water cooler saved me ::

Made my way to the pit stop.. took my sport beans and chew it along the way.. wanted to jog again.. but couldn't so i walked for the next 1km+ until i get out of changi beach.. then the hell began.. the coastal route.. it was boring.. but the volunteer never failed thr runners.. they were as enthu as ever.. i would try my very best to smile at them for their effort to make them felt that they were important for the runners.. after abt 2km+ of walking, finally i'm back to 'walk-run'.. run abt 600m and walk abt 200m and eventually i made my way to ECP.. once i reached ecp, my whole legs felt weak.. and my knee started to feel alittle pain.. so i rest at one of the bench and do some stretching.. at this point, some of the runners over took me.. they were strong.. after that i walked most of the way and did some self-reflection..haha.. until i reached the cable ski lagoon.. where i turned on my hp-mp3.. ahaha.. and the momentum was back.. i kept running for most of the distance until i reached the u-turn point.. after which i walked again.. total exhausted.. hungry and sleepy.. at Ecp Macdonald, it was tempting to get a double cheese.. but i didn't.. anyway there was this emcee who was cheering for all the ultra runner.. there was a point where i walked until he said "Sundown ultra marathoner.. after tonight u will become an Ultraman.." i felt motivated and somehow i managed to run again.. and then he was saying something like "yeah man.. there's way to go.. all the way.." haha then i realised tt ultraman was actually refering to me.. i was so ps.. so in order to maintain a 'zai' image.. haha i ran until i almost left ECP.. then for the rest of the route, it was purely walk and a little of run.. my mind was tired.. drained.. when i reach bedok town park, the sky started to drizzle a little.. thunder could be heard and lightning was within sight.. i was so afraid that they might stopped us.. at that moment the video clip of Avivao 70.3 suddenly appeared in my mind.. the clip mentioned this.. "The rain can't stopped me.. the only thing that can stopped me is... ME".... so i actually ran hard and took little walk break.. until i reached bedok res.. at this time the sun was up.. khai yau who ran the 42km called me and asked where am i.. i told him i still have abt 12km to go and told him to go home 1st as i was struggling with my knee.. while talking on the phone i noticed that i actually had missed one of the turning point cos the marshall who was supposed to guide us was seeking for shelter and that guy infront of me also missed the turning point, and i literally followed him blindly haha.. i was like wtf.. lolz.. nvm.. took a toliet break.. and walked the rest like almost 10km.. Zhen wei and Xin Zhong called me asking me where am i.. i told them "Jia Lat man.. knee pain.. a long way to go.." haha... the last 8km was a total struggled... it was that moment where i really felt like giving up and the word 'suffering' appearred..i couldn't even jog for more than 10m.. felt like crying.. "ArghZzz" Mental Torture.!! i left with no choice but to walk and took serveral breaks at the bustop.. it was kinda embrassing when u walked passed people and volunteers(though some of them were sleeping).. i couldn't afford to risk my knee.. so i chose to walk.. when i reached Changi, Kk ran passed me.. he still looked fresh.. while i was like a zombie.. saw the finishing line, so i jogged again.. i looked arn, most of the people had left.. and finally i crossed the finishing line.. i've done it..!!

After-Race
Felt so relieved after crossing the finshing line.. though not much people were there cheering for me(abit disappointed).. but the feeling of making it through still felt good.. took my finisher medal and tee.. sat on a chair for a while.. before i limped my way home.. ok i took bus.. i din walked home haha...


hmm.. i would definitely rate this as the toughest race so far.. the route was tough with lots of up slopes.. The whole experience was excellent.. the volunteers were the best i ever came across.. they made my run easier.. there were alot of eye candy too.. hehe.. yeah.. but they look young.. so haha.. ok.. now lots of my friends called me 'siao' after knowing tt i completed 84km.. hahaa.. would i do this again? yes definitely.. maybe not 84km.. at this moment once is enough.. haha.. but not too sure by the time when the registration starts.. hahaa.. if the date for next year sundown it not close to the exam.. perphape i can consider doing 84km again.. as for now.. shall focus on shorter distance.. preparing for IVP.. =)

:: Finisher Tee-Medal-Towel and Event Singlet ::

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Watched Singapore Vs Uzbekistan at National Studium on Monday with kelvin.. Singapore kena trashed.. we were outplayed by the opponents.. however, we could see lots of improvement on the team.. but sad thing is we had quite a numbe of "foreign talents" in the team.. about half of the team were not "true" Singapoean.. it's a sad thing to see this.. i don't think it's gd for our local players who are currently trying very hard to shine.. sigh..

:: Where were the Die-Hard Fans?? ::

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Had two mahjong sessions this week.. 1 lost 1 win... was very lucky on the 2nd session.. haha.. even can "zhi mo" 5 tais.. got a couple of 3 tais win too... I'm hook on Mj again.. HELP!!!.. hmMmm...

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Had track training on tues and thurs.. was kinda surprised tt my legs feel alright during the training.. though i felt tired easily.. but i guess i haven fully recovered from Sundown.. hmm.. thurs did hill intervals.. feel a slight pain in my lower right shin.. and when i woke u the next day it's felt bad bad bad.. haha.. guess i overtrained? not sure just needa some rest... =) Went to Sentosa on sat with some of the trackmates.. it was pouring.. but we still enjoyed ourselves under the rain.. haha.. after tt went to Scott's place to play Mj(2nd mj session mentioned above).. after tt reached home arn 3am.. was kinda tired but i still got a run at 630am at ECP.. in the end i went for the run without any sleep.. anyway.. was very slow in this 15km run.. my shin still hurts.. in the end completed the run in 1hr40mins.. which was kinda slow consider the fact tt i'm able to complete 21km within the same timing.. so.. glad tt i finished the race... haha.. din really wanna miss any run that i've signed up.. so =)

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Found a Temp Job at ESPN Star Sports.. It's a really cool place.. pay not bad also.. conisder tt i'm only a temp staff.. quite a number of Temp staff over there who are around my age.. Enjoy working there.. Heard that it is a place where temp staff will kena 'axed' easily.. Hope i'm not the next.. hahaa...

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Went for Poly garthering on sat.. We went to Fish N Co.. only 9 of us turned up.. can conisder not a bad turn out already.. surprised to see hui shan , jolene and rudy.. cos they hardly come for any garthering.. hmm.. after that went to PS Mac'cafe and chit chat.. wanted to go TCC.. but it was full.. almost missed my last train from town to Pasir Ris.. the last train to City Hall had left Dhoby... so i walked very fast.. fast.. really fast.. to catch the last train from City hall.. Phew!!~ luckily i managed to take the last train...

Tonight Is the Night..!! After weeks of LSD.. Finally.. 31May 2008..!! 1st Night Marathon in Singapore... Let me show u my 'weapons'... wahaha...

Adidas singlet for the 1st round.. if the weather is too 'cooling', will switch to Asics Tee for the 2nd loop.. Also SAF-PTI running short..

Toes Sock to prevent blister in between toes.. looks weird in this pic.. but nvm.. =)

My Favourite Ascis shoes.. Will use the Top for the whole race.. But will bring the 'retired' shoes along if there is a need to change it for 2nd round.. running in wet shoes can be very.. sucks.. haha..

Sport Beans and Some power gels given by organiser.. They will give u energy when u needed them the most...

Not forgetting my Race bid..!! 0052!! must strike!! Race Belt.. My watch to keep track of timing.. Will Bring a $2 note with me so tt i could go ECP MAcdonald and get a Double Cheese Burger.. wahaha!! In Case i feel hungry.. =) Most important All the Road Marshall and Volunteers.. Make sure u guys dun fall alseep tonight.. hehee... 2 More Hours.. and Now i'm ready for my biggest race this year... Yes..! Hope everything will be smooth tonight.. =) Even how bad the weather is going to be.. Nothing is gonna stop me from completing.. erm.. except thunder and lightning.. =P

How Far Is 84KM..???

:: The route tt i've to overcome twice ::

1) 84km = 2 x Full Marathon(42km)
2) 84km = 4 x Half Marathon(21km)
3) 84km = 84000m
4) 84km = Approx. 168000 Steps (2 steps per 1m)
5) 84km = Twice the length of PIE
6) 84km = Twice the distance from Pasir Ris MRT to Jurong MRT
7) 84km = 1/4 of the Distance form Singapore to KL
8) 84km = 1hr for a Car tt travels @ 84km/hr
9) 84km = 210 rounds around a standard 400m Track
10) 84km = Approx. 15hr non-stop walking


Looking at the distance above is indeed terrifying.. I've nv thought that i'm ready to do a double marathon in a single day until now.. 2 More days.. everything seem so real at this moment.. it's getting closer and closer and closer...... 310 runners for the 1st night ultra race in Singapore.. If i'm able to complete it, guess i'll be part of this history.. hopefully.. i can make it.. yes i can.. believing in myself is the 1st step towards every successful race.. i dun dream of making big money.. money can't buy what i want.. they can only satisfy my needs but not wants!!.. i only dream of BIG races or rather events cos i dun race with others.... the only person that i compete with... is me... myself...!~

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Ended my exam ytd.. it was sucks.. as expected.. the Qs were not straight forward.. Can pass but can't score.. but i dun care.. it's over.. must enjoy my well deserved break with more and more 'tri-ing' activities... Hmm.. I Wanna Swim, I Wanna Bike, I Wanna Run, I Wanna Eat Buffet and Sleep, I Wanna ICE-Skate, I Wanna Mj.. Come come win my $$.. i'm a noob..!! And yes Watch Euro 08..!! Shall earn my holiday allowance by visiting Sgpool.. wahaha...!~ Jk..!~ hmm gonna to trim my messy bushes tmr.. it's getting irritating.. how i wish my hair will nv grow... =)

6 days to becoming an Ultra 'Man'...

Collected my Sundown Race Pack at Millenia Walk on Fri evening... The event singlet looks cool but is a little small.. not quite the same sizing compared to the usual Adidas singlet.. hmm.. but it's ok.. Exactly 6days from now at this time 10pm++, i guess i would be somewhere along ECP... I can't wait any longer.. I've been imagine and visualising myself running along the route and crossing the finishing line.. I guess it will be a wonderful experience.. 6 more days b4 i'm officially become an 'Ultra' Man..!! Hopefully.. haha... Can't really focus on anything else other than the race itself.. 84km Ultra Marathon.. here i come!!! i'm gonna beat the distance..! and Yes.. I WILL..!!!

:: 0052 ::

:: $1 dollar Energy Sport Beans for my ultra ::

:: The Tight Fitting Singlet ::

:: One of the Overhead Bridge Along PCN ::

Hmm.. I think i've a problem pronouncing 蛋 and 饭. When i bought chicken rice ytd, i ask for 加饭 but the aunty ask me is 加蛋 or 加饭.. Argh!! haha.. this was not the first time.. think i encounter it arn 5 times le.. While queueing up, i even reminded myself to make sure that i pronoun it properly.. i remembered i pronoun it correctly but the aunty.. hmm.. guess it her problem.. not mine.. hehe.. 蛋 and 饭 sound so different.. but still.. HmMmm..

Anyway ytd went for Ping's 21 bday celebration.. the foods were nice.. met up with some of the track mates after not seeing them for like almost 1 mth due to exam.. was told by Marco tt there will be a road race between the four uni... really looking forward to it.. will train hard for it after Sundown.. though i know it will be an uphill task to overcome the other 3 uni.. but i really hope i can earn something for the sch.. and i must agree that i need miracle to do that.. sigH..!~ but wait.. with hardwork i believe miracle do happen.. =)

Exam has been gd so far.. All papers were manageable even though they don't seem like the usual types of Qs that they had set in the past.. Some of friends were complaining abt the calculation Qs for CF.. and it turned out to be unpredictable type of Qs.. which require us to think abit b4 we actually pen down our ans.. Luckily i have focus more on the theory type of Qs because i realised the calculation Qs has been getting tougher and indirect.. Phew.!!~ Anyway CF = Corporate Finance.. but one of my friend says that CF = Confirm Fail.. wahah.. it's funny to me.. in a way.. lolz!! PBF was alright.. had expected the unexpected.. and it was so unexpected that the chapters tt i really focus on didn't come out.. and i was just relying on my memory to crap my way through the paper.. and i think i crap kinda well.. haha.. only the grades will tell.. pray hard..!~~ 1 more paper on wed.. =)

Watched the fund raising show put up for the Sichuan earthquake disaster. I must say that Singaporean have been very generous in various ways.. Total donation exceeded $6million.. But the sad thing was.. We as donors who made donations still need to be charged $0.214 as admin charges + GST for every donation call tt we made.. This is crap.. when we are charged, there will be someone who is going to pocket it.. and i assumed that the tele company is the one who earn it.. this don't make any sense to me.. they earn profit every year.. and how would these small charges affect them.. i would rather donate the $0.214 to Sichuan rather than letting them to profit it.. disappointed..!~ Even Singpost waive the postage fee for cheque donations.. SiGH!

Three Doors Down - Be Like That

Random Run...

These few days have been watching local news and Ch50.. it's been a week since the deadly quake had struck Sichuan and the hope of finding miracle survivors is fading as the time passes by.. Dead toll have reached beyond 34 000 and the officials are expecting it to surge pass 50 000.. more than 4 millions of people are either left homeless or injured.. These may be just a figure to some of you... but to most of us.. these figures were made up of different individuals and each of them came from different families with their dreams and high hopes shattered within 3 mins.. i think President Hu and Premier Wen are currently doing a fantastic job in handling the disaster.. if you have been watching news, you would have realised that they have been visiting different sites and use very powerful and touching words to motive the solders and console the victims... i think the Chinese will definitely feel proud to have such strong leaders.. there were several scenes i watched on the news which were very touching..

1st - there was this man who was trapped under a concrete wall for 3days 3 nights.. after he was found by the rescue teams, he told the reporter that no matter what he would not give up and continue to fight on to live.. he doesn't wan to let anyone down by giving up.. but after tt, it was reported that this guy died on his way to the hospital..

2nd - There was a boy whose both of his lower arms were amputated by the doctors.. his friend was crying when she told the reporter that this boy pleaded the doctor not to remove his hand as he still wants to go to sch and use his hands for writing.. he even begs the doctor to save at least one of his hand for him.. words can't describe how i feel at the time when i watched that girl saying such thing.. you have to watch it to feel it.. Haiz...

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Did my LSd on Sunday.. Last min decided to run from my house to Ecp and i did.. ahaha.. left my house at 8pm.. Ran to Bedok Res and followed the PCN.. was lost in the middle of Bedok Res Road.. guess i've missed the sign board.. haha.. after running without actually knowing where am i for abt ten mins, i was back on the PCN.. haha.. seriously i really think that i've a very gd sense of direction or navigating skill.. =X ok.. while i was lost in Bedok Res Road, i ran pass this KFC and saw policemen cordon off the area.. it seem s like a crime scene as there were this little numbers cards place on the ground.. and as usual Singaporean flocked arn and kpoing what was happening.. ahah.. ok.. back to my running.. hmm.. Ran pass Kembangan station and head all the way to ECP.. saw lots of nice big big Terraces and bungalows.. Wow..!! i'm not feeling envious or jealous but i was just thinking that they must be very rich to stay in such houses.. anyway HDB also not that bad.. haha..ok after that i ran to Fort Road.. and it took me almost 2 hrs.. i was super late.. and i was quite hungry and thirsty too.. so i took the same route back to Kembangan and took a short break at 7-11.. hmm... after that took a shorter route back to Bedok Res.. and guess wat? haha i saw my bus coming and i ran to the bus stop and took the bus.. haha... it's was arn 11.30pm and my mum called.. so i guess the fastest way is to board the bus.. Total time taken 3hr 15mins hmm.. approx 28km.. =)

Not a way to start......

A Bad paper.. had my 1st paper today.. before the paper i was telling my friends tt i was feeling very nervous.. i don't know y.. the last time i had this kind of feeling was way back when i took my O lvl.. i just have this kind of bad feeling today mins before the exam.. and it felt suckS..

1st hr was ok.. everything went smoothly even though i couldn't balance my b/s i straight away jumped to next Q.. after which i felt a little "urgent".. was looking arn.. and the toilets at either end were too far.. could not afford to waste any time.. moreover i was stuck right in the middle.. either way would be equally far.. after another 30mins, i felt that my bladder is going to burst.. yes!! the cold environment squeezed my bladder so badly tt i couldn't even concentrate.. after which everything was screwed up.. and it proved to be disastrous.!! misread the Qs, spending too much time on 5marks Qs(which i must admit that they were tough)... and everything went awfully wrong.. i skipped a 20marks Qs cos i was thinking too much..mind wasn't cleared.. and yes.. my small "water bag" definitely affected my decision!! now i think back abt the Q.. it wasn't difficult at all.. just that they phrase it differently as compared to past yr exam.. Argh!! cos i'm not sure wat the Qs was asking.. so i decided to do the 5marks Qs instead.. and those Qs seem to worth more than 5marks.. in the end.. i lost 25marks.. all thanks to inefficient of time management, wrong strategy + decision and ofcos my super duper weak "container"... ARGH!!!!!!!!! Overall it's a tricky but passable paper i guess and i hope.. but for those who r totally new to this subject would probably be praying tt they won't fail.. i must admit.. it wasn't an easy paper... =(

Despite keep telling my friends not to leave any Qs empty, i myself left out 25marks blank..!! However, i'm still quite confident tt i'm able to pass this paper.. but who would only aim for a pass? At this level, it's all abt getting gd grades.. although i dun aim for super high scores (cos i only set out realistic target).. but i still hope to attain an acceptable grade.. a pass is definitely below my expectation.. Now i'm still blaming myself for not going to the toilet during today exam!!! waha.. sounds lame.. ok should be regret instead of blaming.. hahaha.. anyway if only the exam was held in sch, i believed i would have completed this paper.. alright no point dwelling... shall look forward to the next paper.. will shift my run to sunday.. cos tmr i'm not in the mood for running.. i'm in the mood for revision!! yes..!! time to wake up... no room for mistakes and regret.. i would rather spend 24hrs on revison and failed in an exam than failing it without putting in any effort..

After today experience, i have learned 2 MAJOR lessons..
No 1. NV Hold ur bladder during a paper.. it will affect u greatly!! (tested and proven by me)
No 2. DO Not drink any water 3hrs b4 ur paper..

Hmm.. went airport and had my dinner.. after that walked arn T3 trying to find where is Popeyes.. but couldn't find it.. hmm.. this is strange.. is T3 really tt big? erm.. yes it's really big!! or maybe Popeyes is too small.. wahaha..

金莎 - 不可思议

No title...

Last Wk was cyclone.. and now a 7.8 Earthquake has struck Sichuan... It's was so powerful that tremors can be felt all the way in Taipei... and part of US has just tore by tornadoes.. Why are all these happening.. sigh.. If only I'm Captain PLanet(my fav hero).. i really wish tt i could do something..

Last Sat morning woke up at 7am and met ZhenWei at ECP for our LSD.. Weilun afraid tt it might rain so he didn't join us.. anyway it was only a slight drizzling.. and that made our run so enjoyable.. Met him at ECP Mac.. we ran from one end of ECP to the other.. guess we covered abt 21km in almost 2hrs.. Our pace was much faster than what we intend to do during sundown.. haiz.. anyway.. think i will be heading down to ECP again on this and following sat.. somehow i fell in love with tt place.. guess i'm really for sundown.. i really hope so... today i just did a 22km++ run.. from Pasir Ris to Bedok Res and back.. in the middle, Khai Yau and i took a short break for Bubble Tea.. wahaha.. for the past 8days.. i have clocked almost if not slightly more than 84km... i couldn't believe it also.. this was the highest mileage i've hit within 1wk+.. wahaha.. imagine i gonna cover tt dist within 14hrs.. Hmm...

Anyway.. I can't wait for exam to end.. Com'on!!! Show me the Paper and i'll do it straight away.. Fast fast come.. Fast fast GO!!..really tired from all the revision.. everyday repeating the same stuff... and dunno y there are always one or two things that will never get into my brain... Argh!!! Finally this fri.. 1st paper.. argh!! how i wish it is tmr.... Though i know i'll not get very high marks.. and also i dun really feel any pressure to attain really high scores.. so ya.. think i'm quite relax at the moment.. perhaps running do help.. =)

LAst Friday.. Received my 1st ICT Date..i was shocked..!! 17days for my 1st ICT... it will be from 13Nov to 29Nov.. guess i'm have no choice but to skip classes during that period... wanted to defer.. but afraid tt they may schedule it on another date which clashes with prelim or exam.. haiz.. now i'm still considering if i should apply for deferment.. the worst part is that i only have a friend in my NS unit.. the rest were posted to different unit.. wth..!

Oh ya.. kena Mob Manning at End of june.. Sibei sianz.. Argh!! For the Country!! Where's my field Pack!! SBO?? BootS!! Quick.. 7mins!! Fall in NOW!!! Let's Go for WAR!!! Chiong AR!!! lay Bridges.. Clear Minefield.. constructing Obstacles.. Ops order.. XX Steps Battle Procedure!! But seriously i miss those training.. sometimes..not ALWays!! =)

As the cold wind blows

In the early Morning March...

With my field pack on my Back..

With an aching in my Heart..

And my body full of Sweat..

I've a long long way from home..

And i miss my love ones so..

In the early Morning March..

As the Cold Wind blows (x4)..

I miss you so..

I know I know..

You have to go..

So hurry Back home..

I miss you so...........

周杰伦 - 髮如雪 [Live] 2007 world tour

A NEW PB..!!

Hmm.. quite happy today as i did a PB for 10km.. 43min55secs.. hmm.. i ran 5 times arn a loop of 2km near my area.. glad tt all the training in the past seem to be quite effective.. and based on google earth, the loop is slightly longer than 2km.. wahaha... ok.. ran 3 times this wk.. Monday did a slow LSD 21km from Pasir Ris to Bedok Res and back.. in between took a 20mins break and had a cup of bubble tea with khai yau.. ahha.. on Wed did a 10km wearing trainer.. time was slightly below 46mins..
hmm.. gonna meet up with Wei Lun and Zhen Wei on this Sat morning and do our LSD at ECP.. whaha.. exam is just arn the corner.. but i still keep running.. haha.. anyway i feel tt running helps me sleep better and able to concentrate better on my revision the following day... wahaha.. can't wait to break my PB again after exam..!!! More and more and more interval training... =)

Hmm.. today i waited 25mins for my Bus no.15 from Tampines.. TMD... in a space of 20mins, there were 7 buses (no.27)... can't believe it.. is like on avg every 3mins there is bus of the same number arriving at the bustop... if i knew i need to wait for so long, i would rather walk home from Tampines.. which is like arn 25-30mins... can save on bus fare also.. Argh!!!!


溫嵐 - 北斗星 (詞：方文山/溫嵐 曲：周杰倫)

我只在乎你..

Have signed up for OSim OD.. $90 gone.. can't wait to start my swimming and cycling regime.. it's been a long time since i actually ride my bike... it's collecting dust now.. hmm... just found out that Aviva 70.3 ending point won't be at city area.. was kinda disappointed.. guess it was all because of F1.. Sucks MAN!! what so great abt F1..!! so according to the website, only the bike route will takes us to city area.. whereas the swim and run routes will be at ECP.. i must admit tt ECP is a nice place to run.. but... haiz.. i dunno.. last year finishing point was indeed very gd.. at the floating platform with spectacular view with lots of cheering arn the esplanade.. hope to have those kind of atmosphere in ECP which i believe it will.. cos it's a Sunday.. u don't expect ECP to be a dead park on Sunday.. haha.. so i guess.. it's still not that bad after all even though i would definitely preferred last yr route.. shall wait for more updates b4 i sign up... $370... Wow.. time to save!!...

Today is 8th May.. for those who know who was 鄧麗君 should be familiar with the date.. her voice was one of the best tt i ever heard from a female singer.. used to sleep in my ah ma room when i was in pri sch.. and she would played her radio.. somehow i got to know who is 鄧麗君.. yes.. 13 years has passed... she has the look and telent but.. she's gone.. anyway her songs still can be heard on the radio..

鄧麗君~~我只在乎你


鄧麗君~~何日君再來

East Coast PArk..!!

Didn't know that Night Running in ECP can be so amazing.. Guess it will soon be one of my ideal places to do LSD.. Ran with Wei Lun on Labour Day.. the park was kinda crowded.. but we still enjoyed the run.. Did 90mins of running.. but somehow.. i dun feel tired at all.. just thirsty.. i guess it's the environment tt kept me going.. the cooling sea breeze.. the stars.. those ships floating on the sea.. and u get to see different types of runners.. old, young, short, fat.. blah blah blah.... The feeling was so much different between running in ECP and Pasir Ris Park.. Running Pasir Ris Park will makes me feel tired easily esp wkdays.. haha.. while running, a runner just pop out of no where and said tt he wanted to follow our pace.. hmm.. a nice guy and we chatted along the way..

Guess i'll be going there with Wei lun on Sunday again... training for Sundown.. double Mara is no joke... and i beginning to panic.. haha.. anyway i believe i can do it.. no point signing up a race which i have no confident in.. it's not a matter tt i have to complete just bcos the entry fee is $100.. it's all about PASSION.. for something tt i LOVE.. even if the fee is higher, i'll still participate... time to take my endurance level to a step higher.. i can't wait for 31 May.. been counting down since 100days.. and now it only 28 more days.. i can't imagine how would i feel when i cross the finishing line.. it's a different race as compare to those tt i joined previously.. Only 300 Runners will be doing the ultra distance.. Pray hard.. i dun get injure during this Month..

周杰伦 - 你听得到

Din Know tt he has a MTV for this Song.. Hmm.. one of my fav.. infact almost all his songs r my fav.. wahaha...