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Starting from scratch...

So, in about less than a week, I will be running MY LAST EVENT OF THE YEAR. Gah. Enough already. I have gone through 7 conferences in the past 6 months! I'm about to vomit at the word "conference".


I'm so looking forward to a time of eat alot, and exercise ALOT more after the last event. Am probably going to clear all my leaves and timeoffs and park myself at east coast park EVERYDAY to run.

I'm no longer as fit as I was last year really. My stamina for long distances is gone. I need to start from scratch to slowly build it up. Last week's 5 km run was not good. The lungs hurt and I had to stop and walk along the way. This week is better, 6km non-stop, but in shorter time too. Not good enough of cos since I have a half marathon to complete next week. But at least its an improvement!

Can't wait to begin a lifestyle of work-exercise balance! I really really need to lose weight already.

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Heaven in my mouth!



Earl Grey Choco cake from Flor Patisserie!

This stuff is awesome! Susan brought me to this cake shop that was near her workplace. It's at Duxton Hill, and it was opened by some Japanese chef by the name of Yamashita.

Decided to try the earl grey choco cake because I simply adore the smell of earl grey! Man, was it good! I was literally squealing in orgasmic delight at every mouth!

They had fresh bananas in the middle and the little choco bits together with the slightly crispy "crust" on the sides of the cake "oozed" out fumes of earl grey like tiny bits of mouth freshers when you bite into them!

So much earl grey heavenly goodness! I thought I saw rainbows and fireworks with each mouthful! :D

This doesn't come cheap tho ($6.50), but definitely worth every cent spent! Calories well spent as well!

Am already planning my next trip there!

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My very own events timetable! :)

28/05/11 - Sundown Marathon 42 km
3/07/11 - Great Eastern Women 10 km
28/08/11 - Adidas King of the Road 16.8 km
4/09/11 - Army Half Marathon 21 km
4/12/11 Standard Chartered Marathon 42 km


For once, my very OWN events timetable! :)

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Two forces in this world

I realised a little something, and this is just a random observation. To be honest, this isn't something that just suddenly hit me, actually, I've noticed it before, but just did not think much of it then.


So anyways.

I figured that there must be at least two main forces in this world. The good, and the bad in essence. Nothing surprising right? Actually, I'm just conveniently classifying it, I realised that for every negative energy/force/person there will be positive ones as well.

For the longest time, I realised that this always seems to happen, whenever I get to know a particular someone, or am drawn to a particular person who happens to be bubbly, lively and in general, very positive, I will someone get to know someone else who happens to be an exact opposite.

It is eerie but true! This does not only happens in my social circles, but also at my work place! Two bosses, one immensely positive, and another the exact opposite and in EXTREME degrees too!

I started looking around me and realised that the same "principle" exists elsewhere as well. In product development, in media, in EVERYTHING.

I give you an example. I LLLOOOVVVEEE my care bears. I used to think they were so gayish and so, let's just say, not realistic. But that's besides the point. I think most people know that care bears are about all the positive things in life.

Like, love, sunshine, cheer, good luck, etc, etc, etc. If you think back to the developing stage of the care bear characters, SOMEONE OUT THERE must have thought of all these when he/her created the care bear characters right?

And that somebody must to some extend, believe or at least HOPE for all those elements in life.

On the other hand, we have the more negative characters as well, they totally talk about death, about emo-ness or in general, just sick topics (I don't want to name any brands lest I get sued). But you get the drift!

Oh well. Just food for thought!

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Random

I am actually quite free as you can tell. So I thought I'll just post a quick update. This is a tad old news actually, cos it happened a while back, just that I was not in the frame of mind to share at that time with all the problems at work.


So yea, it's nothing surprising actually. I signed up for the sundown marathon in end May this year. It will be my 3rd marathon so far, and my 2nd one done during the night.

The previous 2 were not that great, with the focus really on just completing it, so I am hoping that this time, I will be able to finish with a better timing this time around.

That means I will have to really push myself to train HARDER. Anyways, since I will be getting the whole month of February off before I start the new job, I guess I'll really have all the time in the world to train. :)

Laters.

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Things are looking good!

So, I have already tendered my resignation and am currently serving my 3rd week of notice. Can I just say how awesome it feels to not give a $^&*^$*%!!! what stunts and bullshit that goes on?


I still have about 8 more work days to go and I can't wait! It's funny how after going through 3.5 long years of sheer misery, the last 8 days seem so ridiculously grueling.

Anyways.

I must say that since tendering, I did indeed feel alot more happier and am definitely more cheerful. There is a certain gladness in the heart that gives me that smile in your sleep kinda feeling.

Of course, its not that things at work have gotten any better, it still is crap (actually its much more crappier now) but I realized that I no longer take certain people and the things that certain people do that seriously anymore.

Honestly, I have myself to blame in part for my misery. Friends who know me know that I can be overly serious at times, and truth be told, I really took the things that certain people say/do VERY SERIOUSLY which was why I was so freaking miserable.

I must say that I don't regret my decision to leave at all. I really needed to break the cycle, and it was definitely one that was a downward spiral. Deciding to leave really opened my eyes to alot of detrimental habits, environment and situations that I was really too blind to see previously. So in a way I was glad that things turned out so bad as that literally forced me to make the decision to leave.

It was totally the situation of leaving is tough, but staying is way tougher.

I like the purge of negative energy and the feeling of hope that things are only going to get better! For the first time in a long long while, I actually felt that tomorrow will only get better and I'm EXCITED!

Also, I found a job while serving notice, and will be due to start work on 1st March after I sign the appointment letter tomorrow. So I am actually going to get the entire month of February off before starting work. Am so looking forward to a decent break with ECP outings with Susan!!

Oh, and did I forget to mention that I am going away for a trip to Hong Kong and Macau with the family in the 3rd week of February? EXCITEMENT!

Things are looking good finally!! I thank God for His grace to show me the detrimental ways I have been living in and setting me on the road to recovery. I feel blessed!

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Food for thought!

Saw a short statement in a friend's status update and thought it was kinda well-said!

"Whatever you give a woman, she will make it greater.

Give her sperm, she will give you a baby.
Give her a house, she will give you a home.
Give her groceries, she will give you a meal.
Give her a smile and she will give you her heart.

She multiplies and enlarges what she is given.
So if u give her crap, be ready to receive a ton of *&%$$#&"

Haha! Men, BEWARE!!

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Not so awesome weekend..

It's Monday again all too soon. Surprisingly, this Monday does not feel that bad maybe because this week's holy week. There will be services all week leading up to Good Friday of course. It kinda feels solemn for me. I only pray that work wouldn't get in the way of service schedules since I've got an upcoming event this Wednesday.


Sigh. The wound isn't healing well. The scab tore when I tried to bend the knee and walk normally, and pus started to leak out. The pus went from clear to yellowish to clear ORANGE. So yeah, its infected now.



Mom actually told me to wash it with dettol (which I did) and that DISSOLVED my scab, causing the underneath layer to bleed all over again as it hasn't healed properly. My boss actually told me this morning that I can't be limping like that at the event, I need to be sashay-ing in heels, welcoming guests. I know that too but I cant help it!

Sometimes I wish my boss would give me more constructive comments than that.

Anyways. I watched Nodame Cantabile movie last Friday and I adored it! Apart from the fact that the music had me in its grip, the plot was very believable it totally highlight the struggles that people who are and want to be in the classical music industry face. It was very funny too!

The movie was an adaptation of the Jap drama serial of the same name, which, was in turn, an adaptation of an anime and comic series as well.



I didn't catch the drama serial nor anime, so I can't really comment on the difference, but I like it so far, and yes, the movie had many climaxing points! I will definitely catch the second part to it later this year when its out.

Which kinda brings me to my next point, I was sort of introduced to this beautiful piece during the drama, its Bach's 1st piano concerto. Dang! It was so awesome and it totally blows my mind. I have been listening to it on replay all weekend!

Check it out!

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I hate Mondays...!!



Totally no mood to work. Need I even say more?

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Random

I haven't updated in years. Work's been busy of late and I've been working late for the whole of last and this week to the point that I'm totally disgusted. Got an event coming up next Tuesday and there seems to be ten thousand and one things that I have not done.

Madness.

Life is moving so fast that I can hardly keep up with it.

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