First Race

Birthday present - Clark Kent-like glasses? :)

First run of the year, double the distance of the last one which I did 15 years ago when I was in Form 2.

Kind of looking forward to tomorrow's run. Flag off is at 0700, but participants are encouraged to arrive at 0530. Prize giving ceremony scheduled at 0845 and the cut off time is 1000. Technically if I do 6 km/h, I should be able to get it done in just under 1 hour 45 minutes. Aspiring target is under 1 hour 30 minutes.

 

Didn't actually realize Universiti Malaya was so big - the race will take place within the university's grounds - 2 laps, 10.2 km.

This corner lot terrace had 9 air cons!

Lavenia - James' daughter

Attended a naming ceremony for a colleague's daughter earlier, As we were having our meal at the table, an elderly couple came and sat beside me, and we started talking. We talked about kids (yes... odd indeed considering I don't have any), and how they took a bold decision to send their daughter to art school in the UK, even when everyone said it was a crazy thing to do. Today she's a very successful graphic designer who's currently pursuing her MBA in Arts. Point of reflection.

4 Days Left

Visitors have left, a lot of follow-up work to be done, but overall feeling content. Now, looking forward to Sunday. Decided to just go and run as it, and see what happens :)

(continued)
Everything that was once imperfect
And everything that was once perfect
Had to be rearranged and put together again
Like a jigsaw puzzle just out of the box
(to be continued....)

Presenting heck I don't know what!

A Wedding and A New Link

The last few days have been rather hectic, preparing to welcome visitors to town. A week till my first race. Fitness level = 0% ready. My goal is to complete it within 1.5 hours.

 

Attended a team member's wedding earlier. First time entering a mosque to witness a Muslim wedding. Feeling happy for her that she's found her other half. Went shopping for new clothes after. Bought my first 2 pairs of cufflinks, and shirts that go with them.

(continued)
That marked a beginning of a new chapter
What was once grey became colorful
What was lost now found its way again
Love was in the air...
(to be continued....)

 

My first 2 pair of cufflinks. Geez, I never knew that these small pair of accessories would cost that much

Hanna & Iain

Hanna & Iain

Hanna & Iain

 

The Joy of Giving

 

Here's the season to be jolly...Fra la la la la, la la la...wait... 12 days of Christmas is over. Aww... but the sleigh bells are still ringing and the spirit's still rockin'. Supposed to get a remote control car and a watch as gifts for an orphanage home that we're visiting this weekend. May the Santa spirit live on for these children :)

(continued)
We shared laughter, we shared joy
We shared gloominess, we shared fights
And then came cupid on a fine day
Who shot an arrow right at me
(to be continued....)

January 4, 2014

Spent 45 minutes at RPM class today, and sweated like hell. Lunch with friends, came home and pretty much knocked off the whole afternoon before meeting Nick for dinner. Pretty productive day :)

永邦 - 你是我最深爱的女人

爱上了一个人　能够为她牺牲　就算付出了生命

我甘心为了你　两个人在一起　分享爱的命运
永远都不会忘记　我们生活点滴　你是我最深爱的女人
你有最美丽的嘴唇　你拥有最动人的眼神
你带给我幸福和快乐　我是你最深爱的男人
我的爱绝对是永恆　做什么都值得　爱上了一个人

Slowly Starting

I 'think' I am slowly getting into the groove of disciplining myself to work out. Consistently working out for 3 days with a conscience over what I eat. Tomorrow, back to back RPM classes from 10:00 AM onwards. Let's see if I survive that.

(continued)
Harmony began to make its way
Into a relationship which was once
Filled with a lot of hatred and tension
And soon, we became friends
(to be continued....)

Too much reflection off the mirror but do you see the YikeBike?

*Yawn*

Overslept. Woke up at 5:30 AM. Had to bring Cael out as he gave the 'doggie look'. As if he was saying, "I knew it you'd oversleep..."

 

Day at work was pretty good, considering the amount of emails that I had to clear :) Feeling motivated, I decided to start training from today onwards - 100 push ups and 100 squats a day (not in 1 set of course ;p); 10KM jog x 2 days a week (somehow this is a huge challenge considering I almost puked at the park after just 2... LOL). Abs and shoulder hurt.

 

Tomorrow 4:00 AM walk with Cael, as usual...

 

 

 

An easy cheesecake recipe

My dinner - Banana + vanilla yoghurt + honey + milk

 

Jan 1, 2014

First day of the year. My alarm rang as usual at 4:00 AM. I shut it off and decided to sleep in. Cael was sleeping with his legs facing the ceiling. Woke up at 10:00 AM, and got prepared to go to the gym - yes, I am determined to shed off some.. No... a hell lot of pounds! I can't remember the last time I pushed myself so hard until my abdomen all the way to the chest hurts.

 

Went to KLCC after gym, and bought some equipment for training at home.

 

 

Went out with Jason earlier in the evening to go try My Burger Lab. He highly recommended it, and true enough Jason being a food enthusiast does live up to his reputation - the burger was darn good! 3 of us ordered 4 burgers, and I ate equivalent to 2 burgers. Sinful I know, but hey, I needed the protein after such a work out ;)

 

 

On the way back to my place, we decided to use the GPS since we weren't sure which road to take. We ended up in somewhat an adventure as the GPS brought us through housing areas and alleys instead of the highway.

 

Feeling happy:)

Cael in deep thoughts~

(continued)
As time continued on with its routine
What was once hatred started to fade away
I learned to respect the difference we had
And things started to get better
(to be continued....)