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יום שלישי, אוקטובר 30, 2007
I...can't..breathe...*elp*
As much as I appreciate the two days leave from work..
IT SUCKS TO BE SICK!
And even though I know my interferons are doing their job, it feels really horrid to be subjected to muscle soreness, cough, dry eyes, sore throat, and just the feeling of being wasted..
And when the fever returns, popping Panadol only makes me break out in sweat half an hour later - and that's a yucky thing. Bleh.
Oh well. Better to be sick now than in November. Heck, its Oct 31 and I have only 1 more month to my marathon!
Gasp. Hurry up, gal! You need to GET WELL FAST! ¶ 5:02 PM
IT SUCKS TO BE SICK!
And even though I know my interferons are doing their job, it feels really horrid to be subjected to muscle soreness, cough, dry eyes, sore throat, and just the feeling of being wasted..
And when the fever returns, popping Panadol only makes me break out in sweat half an hour later - and that's a yucky thing. Bleh.
Oh well. Better to be sick now than in November. Heck, its Oct 31 and I have only 1 more month to my marathon!
Gasp. Hurry up, gal! You need to GET WELL FAST! ¶ 5:02 PM
יום שבת, אוקטובר 27, 2007
It's all good
Yes, 'tis good to study in California..On top of the nice weather, nice people, nice places, you get Mr. Schwarzenegger's signature (or rather, autograph!) on your degree conferral.
Woohoo. Received this baby in the mail a couple of days back.
Yes, 'tis good to study in California..On top of the nice weather, nice people, nice places, you get Mr. Schwarzenegger's signature (or rather, autograph!) on your degree conferral.
Work has been nice the past week. Nice people, nice location, nice experiments, nice everything! I mean, like a 2k pay for living in Ipoh!? For an entry-level fresh grad with only a B.Sc in Bio and getting a first job that is 100% related to my degree? It's like, boy, this IS comfy. I even get to run as usual with my getting off on the dot at 5pm. And what better luck than to have work being only 2 minutes from Pologround?
BUT (ha, there is always a 'but') of course, there's always going to be something better, and lest I fall into the trap of getting "too comfortable", I'll be constantly reminding myself: You were made for more than just this.
Like saving up for a couple of years and moving overseas to work?
Like getting an M.B.A & opening a business on the side so I get to be my own boss while having a permanent job?
Like running at least one marathon in a different country every year?
Like helping the less fortunates of other SEA countries through charity runs and marathons?
Ha. Yes, I am capable and I can do it!
Because I am ME - the ultra runner. And everybody knows what runners are capable of!
¶ 2:42 AM
יום רביעי, אוקטובר 10, 2007
If you can't get it right..
..don't even bother.
The residents of Ipoh Gdn East would surely know what it is that I am refering to. Yes, the big promotional board for some new shops in Station 18. Basically, the fellas were trying to convey the information about the location of the shops, but in their attempts to explain "the shop lots facing Tesco", the blockheads seem to have it in their pants to smugly put "shops FRONTING Tesco" instead.
And yes, it IS a little annoying, each time I drive home from my evening runs. 'FRONTING' just stares right back at me, as if to mock me just so. If I were a vandal, I would have done something to correct the injustice from the moment I had laid my eyes on that sign. And no, I am not a self-righteous native English speaker who finds it her God-given duty to correct every single grammatical error that other people make. But isn't this too obvious not to notice?
Gah. Someone, hand me a can of spray paint! I can't take it anymore! ¶ 11:59 PM
The residents of Ipoh Gdn East would surely know what it is that I am refering to. Yes, the big promotional board for some new shops in Station 18. Basically, the fellas were trying to convey the information about the location of the shops, but in their attempts to explain "the shop lots facing Tesco", the blockheads seem to have it in their pants to smugly put "shops FRONTING Tesco" instead.
And yes, it IS a little annoying, each time I drive home from my evening runs. 'FRONTING' just stares right back at me, as if to mock me just so. If I were a vandal, I would have done something to correct the injustice from the moment I had laid my eyes on that sign. And no, I am not a self-righteous native English speaker who finds it her God-given duty to correct every single grammatical error that other people make. But isn't this too obvious not to notice?
Gah. Someone, hand me a can of spray paint! I can't take it anymore! ¶ 11:59 PM
outrunning the guys...
always feels great, when you're a girl.
*tee hee*
The feeling that someone's onto your heels. The constant crunching of gravel from behind. The wind that carries the sound of heavy breathing. And sure enough, from the corner of your eye, the guy appears. Smug as a bushy-tailed chipmunk thinking that he can outrun you. And of course, you keep your cool. You know you like to make it seem effortless. When you're actually gradually increasing your stride, just in case. And you were right. The guy just won't let it go. But you've already completed 4 rounds and this is the final round where you sprint. You duck and dodge and run around the ppl who are in your way, and he does the same. You make the run up the incline, causing the both of you to run side by side, keeping up with each other. But you keep going faster and faster - and he's slowing falling behind. Heck you don't even know the dude! Or rather, he doesn't even know you! What was he thinking? And you go all out to the end with sweet victory on your lips. Yes. Its good to outrun the boys. After all, you're only *a girl*.
*This is such an awesome video! Boys are such big bullies*
Run Talk
1. ASICS is the acronym for the Latin phrase: anima sano in corpore sano which means a 'sound mind in a sound body'.
2. Stamata Revithi was the first woman to run a marathon in the 1896 Olympic Games but her entry was considered unofficial. Kathrine Switzer was the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967. Women were not officially allowed to compete until 1972 in the Boston Marathon while it was only until 1984 that they were allowed into the Olympic Games Marathon. Wow, that's actually not too long ago from where we are now..
3. Top world runners train at high altitudes. Like in the western rim of Kenya's Rift Valley, La Paz in Bolivia, Wenzhuan in Tibet, and the Rockys in North America.
¶ 6:55 PM
יום שלישי, אוקטובר 02, 2007
mah temps
These babies sure are living up to their name - for the time being. That is, until my Gel-Fortitudes arrive - the specific model is yet to be released in Malaysia but has been in US stores since a couple of months back. The model which took me desperate measures to attain - by purchasing it from good ol' trusty Fleet Feet Davis over the phone, after which Whit helped pick up from the store, and Adilla helped bring back on her flight. Boy those new shoes have certainly covered more distance than I have...and without me too, darn it!
Neways, my Gel-Foundations have been good since I got them last week. No pain or tightness whatsoever that you get from breaking into your trainers. And I even took them out on my 18km run last week only after one measley trial run. Couldn't really judge from my 10km run yesterday since I was still loopy from antibiotics and an annoying butt-ache. Yeah, I still wonder why I'm getting kickass aches in the rump after my stomach flu episode? Did my stomach muscles heave up too much force that it traveled down to my rear? Gosh.
*Asics Gel-Foundation*
But yea, as much as they seem to work, I doubt they would provide me the same comfort and endurance as the Gel-Fortitudes would in the marathon.
Oh well. Till I meet up with Adilla. Till my new shoes make it to my feet. Till I regain 6 pounds! Till then, keep on running folks!
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