started the day at 6am, met nic, norms, jason and JY for our morning ride. the plan was 3 loops nonstop coastal. it was a nice comfortable maintable pace. i had to stop a for a short while at the start of the second loop to pee, so i got dropped and tried to catch up for the rest of the loop. after the second loop met up with JJ and lemin (ass recovered enough to ride sia) and we did another half loop cause we were a bit tired, though we did push hard for it. i dropped to a bigger gear and tried to maintain my cadence throughout. so today i totaled 90km, which i was very pleased with =D
went to church for easter service, and managed to catch some of the baptisms! yay, always happy to see people join in KPC's membership. brings back fond memories of my own baptism.
i cooked soba today before heading off to church, and had it during lunch with chicken breast meat at fei fei. shiokness. finished it off with a teh 'o' kosong =D
YA today was good. the teh kept me awake to take it what pastor josh taught from the westminster confession of faith. called for alot of deep thinking and trying to grasp our minds around the concept. God works in mysterious ways.
ok, now to finish off my sc2101 term paper!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
the rest of Good Friday
i had 4 hours to mug today. i lo-bo'ed for 2 and a half, and used the other 1 and a half to finish off my lit essay due on monday. not very efficient, but i got work done. =)
went out at 6 to meet someone from togoparts for a second hand ultgra rear d. the condition was so-so, some scratches here and there, but i was too lazy to bargain on it, so i got it for $80. sigh, im not a very good shopper.
met up with the rest after that at cine for movie. Kin, Ka Kin, Si. In proper english it's The Fast and Furious 4. but cause we had time to kill before that, we went to cam whore (what else?) at the neoprint machine. hahahaha damn funny. we neo-whored till we were late for the show and got in just in time.
the show was pretty good, though people who didnt watch the first show would be a bit lost cause of the links and inside jokes, but i enjoyed it nonetheless, cept for the morons who were sitting on my right. smelly, noisy, and distracting. how i wish i could have ran them into the ground.
went to selegi tao huey for supper. shioknessssss. it was a good way to end the night.
PS: i left out some details cause it's bloody 2am. as most would know, it's way past my bedtime!
went out at 6 to meet someone from togoparts for a second hand ultgra rear d. the condition was so-so, some scratches here and there, but i was too lazy to bargain on it, so i got it for $80. sigh, im not a very good shopper.
met up with the rest after that at cine for movie. Kin, Ka Kin, Si. In proper english it's The Fast and Furious 4. but cause we had time to kill before that, we went to cam whore (what else?) at the neoprint machine. hahahaha damn funny. we neo-whored till we were late for the show and got in just in time.
the show was pretty good, though people who didnt watch the first show would be a bit lost cause of the links and inside jokes, but i enjoyed it nonetheless, cept for the morons who were sitting on my right. smelly, noisy, and distracting. how i wish i could have ran them into the ground.
went to selegi tao huey for supper. shioknessssss. it was a good way to end the night.
PS: i left out some details cause it's bloody 2am. as most would know, it's way past my bedtime!
Friday, April 10, 2009
my good friday so far, as of 1400hrs
i wanted to wake at 6 this morning so i could be out of the house by 630 for my long bricking today. snoozed till 650, so i rushed a bit and got out of the house by 7 =D
my intial intention was to do 2 loops coastal followed by 2 loops of run round simei, which works out to be about 80km bike and 7 plus km run, before going off to expo for Good Friday service. but halfway throught the first loop i was mentally defeated, so i told myself i will just do one and a half as a compensation.
was quite pleased as my bike had really leveled up since aviva, i found myself maintaining a comfortable 34-35km/h throughout. on the return stretch along the airport, i was doing a comfortable 38km/h with a bit of tailwind. this dude was drafting me so i tried to drop him by pedaling harder, but he held on. so with a few km left to go, i went up a higher gear and kept up my cadence. result was that i rocketed off at 45km/h and left the dude waaaaay behind. felt really good with the acceleration.
went for the half loop and alternated drafting with a road cyclist, doing a comfortable 33-34km/h. left him when he continued on the loop and i u-turned for my last stretch, did a nice 38km/h the whole stretch, overtaking an Orbea Ora in the process (potential future bike)
went home and realised i didnt have as much time as i like so i did a quick T2 and went for one round around simei, which works out to be about 3.5km plus. once i got my rythmn going i didnt feel like stopping though, hahaha...
washed up and changed and went for Good Friday service, which i managed to go through without sleeping. the speaker was Dr. Albert Ting from a Baptist church, and he delivered a pretty entertaining (though i got a tad irritated with his singing at one point) and meaningful sermon. Love is not love until one sacrifices something. Love is painful, it's not easy, but IT IS WORTH IT. Jesus is worth my love and sacrifices because HE IS WORTH IT. He as God, creator of heaven, earth, and everything there is, humbled Himself to come to earth to suffer just to save unworthy, sinful people like you and me. the very least i can do is to Love Him back.
now i'm at home eating the leftovers from amanda's birthday last night. i dun usually eat leftovers, but this is an exception cause it is so damn good. the caterers, Fostre, are pretty good.
ok, time to do my term paper(s), before going out to get a second hand ultegra rear d and watch movie with the team later!
my intial intention was to do 2 loops coastal followed by 2 loops of run round simei, which works out to be about 80km bike and 7 plus km run, before going off to expo for Good Friday service. but halfway throught the first loop i was mentally defeated, so i told myself i will just do one and a half as a compensation.
was quite pleased as my bike had really leveled up since aviva, i found myself maintaining a comfortable 34-35km/h throughout. on the return stretch along the airport, i was doing a comfortable 38km/h with a bit of tailwind. this dude was drafting me so i tried to drop him by pedaling harder, but he held on. so with a few km left to go, i went up a higher gear and kept up my cadence. result was that i rocketed off at 45km/h and left the dude waaaaay behind. felt really good with the acceleration.
went for the half loop and alternated drafting with a road cyclist, doing a comfortable 33-34km/h. left him when he continued on the loop and i u-turned for my last stretch, did a nice 38km/h the whole stretch, overtaking an Orbea Ora in the process (potential future bike)
went home and realised i didnt have as much time as i like so i did a quick T2 and went for one round around simei, which works out to be about 3.5km plus. once i got my rythmn going i didnt feel like stopping though, hahaha...
washed up and changed and went for Good Friday service, which i managed to go through without sleeping. the speaker was Dr. Albert Ting from a Baptist church, and he delivered a pretty entertaining (though i got a tad irritated with his singing at one point) and meaningful sermon. Love is not love until one sacrifices something. Love is painful, it's not easy, but IT IS WORTH IT. Jesus is worth my love and sacrifices because HE IS WORTH IT. He as God, creator of heaven, earth, and everything there is, humbled Himself to come to earth to suffer just to save unworthy, sinful people like you and me. the very least i can do is to Love Him back.
now i'm at home eating the leftovers from amanda's birthday last night. i dun usually eat leftovers, but this is an exception cause it is so damn good. the caterers, Fostre, are pretty good.
ok, time to do my term paper(s), before going out to get a second hand ultegra rear d and watch movie with the team later!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
"to get out of hell, run out of it"
josh's comment reminded me of what i really wanted to blog about (my day) rather than the prev emo post...
woke up at 6 this morning to bike with JJ and nic. we went to mt faber, reverse vigilante, and nus. at mt faber, i just told myself that since i had conquered lake kenyir, i could do any slope in Singapore. reverse vigilante was nice, and at the super steep down slope leading to south buona vista rd, i was gripping the brakes so tight that i was going at a record 8km/h downhill! nus was fun, doing 2 modified loops.
of course, i suffered for all these during lecture, barely staying awake.
at 6 was track training. somehow even after the warm up i didnt feel right. there was a pervailing lethargy that permeated the whole place. i tried my best to ignore it and just do the intervals. 12 x 400m. i managed to average at 1'19" for the 12 sets, making sure i was running my own pace and not giving in to temptation (and potential death) to chase josh, as he was about 2s faster than me. then came the 6 x 200m, which i decided to just stride, cause i could feel the lactate building up in my legs. after 3 sets i stopped, as i could feel the cramps coming in. i decided to just rest.
the calves were being worked by the newtons and my change in running form, from heel striking to mid/fore foot striking. i would admit that i was over-reaching my breaking in of the new shoe and running style, but thats just how i tend to do my trainings. hahahaha.... but overall it felt good, and i was pleased with how i held up the 400m's in my new running form and increased speed. once i get fully accustomed to the changes i will be a just a little closer to the sick monster level. WAHAHAHAHA!
did a bit of light core, then followed by a bit of emo-ing with lala at the track. probably explains why i wrote the prev post. hm....
woke up at 6 this morning to bike with JJ and nic. we went to mt faber, reverse vigilante, and nus. at mt faber, i just told myself that since i had conquered lake kenyir, i could do any slope in Singapore. reverse vigilante was nice, and at the super steep down slope leading to south buona vista rd, i was gripping the brakes so tight that i was going at a record 8km/h downhill! nus was fun, doing 2 modified loops.
of course, i suffered for all these during lecture, barely staying awake.
at 6 was track training. somehow even after the warm up i didnt feel right. there was a pervailing lethargy that permeated the whole place. i tried my best to ignore it and just do the intervals. 12 x 400m. i managed to average at 1'19" for the 12 sets, making sure i was running my own pace and not giving in to temptation (and potential death) to chase josh, as he was about 2s faster than me. then came the 6 x 200m, which i decided to just stride, cause i could feel the lactate building up in my legs. after 3 sets i stopped, as i could feel the cramps coming in. i decided to just rest.
the calves were being worked by the newtons and my change in running form, from heel striking to mid/fore foot striking. i would admit that i was over-reaching my breaking in of the new shoe and running style, but thats just how i tend to do my trainings. hahahaha.... but overall it felt good, and i was pleased with how i held up the 400m's in my new running form and increased speed. once i get fully accustomed to the changes i will be a just a little closer to the sick monster level. WAHAHAHAHA!
did a bit of light core, then followed by a bit of emo-ing with lala at the track. probably explains why i wrote the prev post. hm....
eeemooo - a sneak peek into my private life
i've never had a really proper official relationship in my life. not that i have been a flirt or anything. it's just that somehow i end up in relationships that are more complicated than they should be. i always did things one at a time. i am not as "pro" as to juggle multiple relationships at one go.
the first time, i was a rebound for someone.
second time she and i both expressed interest, but we didnt make it official because she didnt want to. it then ended cause she didnt want to commit. i respect that and it ended.
third was someone that led me on and then pulled the carpet out from beneath me by getting together with someone else. maybe i misunderstood the signals, cant really blame her.
fourth was a long affair. we both expressed interest again but she wasnt ready, so i waited. this became a two year long wait until i finally was convinced that it was better we became friends. i matured alot because of this.
fifth was like a match. burned out fast. i made a mistake on this one, by not listening to God's voice. a relief i didnt take it any further than i should not have.
sixth (and the latest) was bit confusing on my side. i committed so much into it, half knowing that it was a lost cause, a one sided thing. still i gave what i could, till when the realization struck me in the face in the end, i ran away, as far and as fast as i could.
curious thing is that i always make it a point to be back friends with all of them. to me, these ladies were all too good a friend for me to lose totally. i dun like to burn my bridges.
and now, it's been some time since i have felt for someone the way i do now, but i shall not rush it. as reinaldo colucci puts it (why am i quoting a pro triathlete on this), i shall "wait wait wait".
anything i will commit into now is for the long term.
the first time, i was a rebound for someone.
second time she and i both expressed interest, but we didnt make it official because she didnt want to. it then ended cause she didnt want to commit. i respect that and it ended.
third was someone that led me on and then pulled the carpet out from beneath me by getting together with someone else. maybe i misunderstood the signals, cant really blame her.
fourth was a long affair. we both expressed interest again but she wasnt ready, so i waited. this became a two year long wait until i finally was convinced that it was better we became friends. i matured alot because of this.
fifth was like a match. burned out fast. i made a mistake on this one, by not listening to God's voice. a relief i didnt take it any further than i should not have.
sixth (and the latest) was bit confusing on my side. i committed so much into it, half knowing that it was a lost cause, a one sided thing. still i gave what i could, till when the realization struck me in the face in the end, i ran away, as far and as fast as i could.
curious thing is that i always make it a point to be back friends with all of them. to me, these ladies were all too good a friend for me to lose totally. i dun like to burn my bridges.
and now, it's been some time since i have felt for someone the way i do now, but i shall not rush it. as reinaldo colucci puts it (why am i quoting a pro triathlete on this), i shall "wait wait wait".
anything i will commit into now is for the long term.
Monday, April 6, 2009
mirama jap buffet
i do not want to see any more of these for the next month.
my stomach is currently lined with wasabi, sashimi, hand rolls, and ice cream.
i think im gonna be sick.
but hanging out with the rest of tri 21 tonight was very fun. lots of jacking, joking and laughs.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
what a week
monday: bi swim training
tuesday: bi track training
wednesday: bi swim training
thursday: 20 min recovery run
friday: 37km bike, 8km run, 38km bike (can't feel my legs after that)
saturday: 500m recovery swim
sunday: total mileage 70km. consisting of riding to carpark E2, one loop fast coastal, and then to church and back home.
today's AGM in church was quite dramatic. some things were necessary, some things not. we'll have to see how God pans out the next few months
tuesday: bi track training
wednesday: bi swim training
thursday: 20 min recovery run
friday: 37km bike, 8km run, 38km bike (can't feel my legs after that)
saturday: 500m recovery swim
sunday: total mileage 70km. consisting of riding to carpark E2, one loop fast coastal, and then to church and back home.
today's AGM in church was quite dramatic. some things were necessary, some things not. we'll have to see how God pans out the next few months
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