A quick glance at my last entry and it is about my Tri early in the year.
In the blink of an eye, we are now heading into the end of June.
Till now, this year has been pretty eventful, or rather full of events for me.
SPORTS
Almost having a race every month, but ain't really performing as I'm not training properly.
Part lazy, part due to knee issues.
Perhaps I had been doing heel strikes unknowingly for a long time, and am now due to take up new running methods as recommended by Colin
TRAVEL
Did a trip to Beijing together with YQ, JS, HQ and HS.
Pretty fun and funny, but I ain't expecting to make any return trips to Beijing in the foreseeable future.
Scaled the Great Wall and visited the Forbidden Palace.
Tasted 2 different styles of Peking Duck and tried their Mala Hotpot.
Pretty much done a lot of stuff and ticked a few items off my bucket list.
Did a quick trip to BKK 2 weeks ago with Dear. Finally experienced the feel of being a tourist in BKK, but being too familiar still doesn't help... hahahaha
COMING UP
July: 3/4 marathon with SingTel Tri Factor series.
I'm srsly going to suck at this one. 3 more weeks to the race and I have only clocked like 10km at most.
Need to buck up!
August:
Very important Life changing moment !!! Welcoming of Ryan Wang!!!
Full D Tri with SingTel Tri Factor
September:
Contemplating when to join a Long D Tri with Roy at Desaru. This is going to kill if I'm going.
Super hot weather and hilly terrain will make this minimum 6 hour race unbearable..
December:
StanChart 42km again! This will be my 10th anniversary, and probably my last shot at 42k SCSM.
Side notes:
On my last trip to BKK, a Chinese physician mentioned that I have some liver problems, which is no good for people of my age. Think I better book a health screening fast...
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Sunday, February 05, 2012
My 2nd Sprint Tri
It was a last minute decision to join today's Sprint Tri by TriFam.
Only saw the article on Straits Times on Tuesday and immediately registered the next day, which was the closing.
It was a good warm up to start the Tri Season.
$30 for a no frills, simple and well organized race, was definitely worth it.
Did a lot faster relative to my 1st Sprint in Port Dickson.
I remember clocking about 1:44 then, but it was a totally different terrain and killer for the bike leg.
1:22 is a fairly good result, which surprised myself as well.
Take away for today's race:
1) Swim: Remember to wet the goggles before the swim. Fogged up halfway through and I couldn't make out where's the end point for the swim
2) Bike: more training to increase target speed to 32km/h for fast flat roads. Current 30km/h is not fast enough and I keep getting overtaken.
3) Running: Pretty decent performance towards the end to hit 5:10 min/km pace when I'm really flat, but still took a bit too long to adjust after T2. More brick training to required.
4) Failed to get the heart rate monitor to work in seawater. Double check if it is supposed to work in the sea.
5) Unable to check if GPS sensor was connected to the watch while riding which caused me to lose some data. Figure out if it is possible to safely bring the GPS from the swim.
Only saw the article on Straits Times on Tuesday and immediately registered the next day, which was the closing.
It was a good warm up to start the Tri Season.
$30 for a no frills, simple and well organized race, was definitely worth it.
Did a lot faster relative to my 1st Sprint in Port Dickson.
I remember clocking about 1:44 then, but it was a totally different terrain and killer for the bike leg.
1:22 is a fairly good result, which surprised myself as well.
Take away for today's race:
1) Swim: Remember to wet the goggles before the swim. Fogged up halfway through and I couldn't make out where's the end point for the swim
2) Bike: more training to increase target speed to 32km/h for fast flat roads. Current 30km/h is not fast enough and I keep getting overtaken.
3) Running: Pretty decent performance towards the end to hit 5:10 min/km pace when I'm really flat, but still took a bit too long to adjust after T2. More brick training to required.
4) Failed to get the heart rate monitor to work in seawater. Double check if it is supposed to work in the sea.
5) Unable to check if GPS sensor was connected to the watch while riding which caused me to lose some data. Figure out if it is possible to safely bring the GPS from the swim.
Saturday, December 31, 2011
2011 summary
It's the last day of 2011, and boy, it was really an eventful year.
Wedding in March
Moved into my own place
Honeymoon in Australia
Mancation in Cambodia
Did my first triathlon
Revisiting Taiwan
Spent good quality time with bro in US
Completed my 9th SC marathon
There are still some stuff that i wanted to do but procrastination took over the wheel.
2012 will be another year of big changes again.
30 years old. 而立之年
Can safely say that my career is quite smooth sailing now after much upheaval and pain in the past.
It's high time that I should seriously start planning and take action on starting my own biz.
Can't be working as an employee forever. It's just too risky to put all eggs in one basket, or rather get all income from one source only.
There were a few sound ideas worth exploring further.
The urge and desire to do something of my own is just getting stronger.
The familiar old feeling of jumping out of bed from sleep when I get a good idea is getting more frequent.
My singular goal for 2012:
Start my own biz
Just like 五月天 new song's title:
有些事现在不做以后一辈子都不会做
Will put in writing my side goals for 2012 over the next few days
Wedding in March
Moved into my own place
Honeymoon in Australia
Mancation in Cambodia
Did my first triathlon
Revisiting Taiwan
Spent good quality time with bro in US
Completed my 9th SC marathon
There are still some stuff that i wanted to do but procrastination took over the wheel.
2012 will be another year of big changes again.
30 years old. 而立之年
Can safely say that my career is quite smooth sailing now after much upheaval and pain in the past.
It's high time that I should seriously start planning and take action on starting my own biz.
Can't be working as an employee forever. It's just too risky to put all eggs in one basket, or rather get all income from one source only.
There were a few sound ideas worth exploring further.
The urge and desire to do something of my own is just getting stronger.
The familiar old feeling of jumping out of bed from sleep when I get a good idea is getting more frequent.
My singular goal for 2012:
Start my own biz
Just like 五月天 new song's title:
有些事现在不做以后一辈子都不会做
Will put in writing my side goals for 2012 over the next few days
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
200th post??
Just realised that this is the 200th post since I started this blog back in 2004, when the main gripe was on the Indian lab project mate from hell.
Time really flies.
It seems only like yesterday that I was still mugging at canteen B, and today I had just visited my new home for the first time.
Lots of work and stuff to be done.
Feng shui master went through the layout, and ID came in after that.
Lots of accommodations to be done on both Feng Shui and design, but ultimately everyone's objective is to have a better future.
Wedding preparations are also rumbling along too. Went to Malacca over the weekend, and bought everything that we need for the Guo Da Li and Actual Day rituals. Will be going for the photo shoot album selection this Sat.
Busy busy busy
Time really flies.
It seems only like yesterday that I was still mugging at canteen B, and today I had just visited my new home for the first time.
Lots of work and stuff to be done.
Feng shui master went through the layout, and ID came in after that.
Lots of accommodations to be done on both Feng Shui and design, but ultimately everyone's objective is to have a better future.
Wedding preparations are also rumbling along too. Went to Malacca over the weekend, and bought everything that we need for the Guo Da Li and Actual Day rituals. Will be going for the photo shoot album selection this Sat.
Busy busy busy
Monday, November 15, 2010
Grown up
Done 2x photoshoot, meet-the-parents session, met the IDs, visited our future apartment (area inspection w/o entry into the unit), discussion with close frens, budgeting and planning, within this 2 weeks.
It is really tiring and at many times, frustrating.
It is damned irritating to allow too many people having a say on my stuff.
This is starting to bite back and give me even bigger problems.
Doing my part as Filial piety duty is one thing, but allowing everything to degenerate into one big mess is not acceptable.
Will have to stamp my authority now and get everything done my way.
Too many Indian chieves will just get nothing done.
Guess I just gotta be good and seek stability first in my work in order to get the important stuff done first before trying to make any further changes.
It is really tiring and at many times, frustrating.
It is damned irritating to allow too many people having a say on my stuff.
This is starting to bite back and give me even bigger problems.
Doing my part as Filial piety duty is one thing, but allowing everything to degenerate into one big mess is not acceptable.
Will have to stamp my authority now and get everything done my way.
Too many Indian chieves will just get nothing done.
Guess I just gotta be good and seek stability first in my work in order to get the important stuff done first before trying to make any further changes.
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
This time of the year again
Just realised that the entries have been getting lesser n lesser each year.
Last year's entry can be still found on the same page without getting pushed into archive.
Turning 29 this year, and found many things changing in life at amazing speed, and I still have yet to come to terms with some of the stuff.
Got married legally, going to get my own place soon, going to have my wedding banquet soon, then honeymoon as well, been to bali for pre honeymoon, new baby in the family.
Seems like i have been plagued or bothered by work stuff a lot nowadays.
Perhaps I shouldn't take work so seriously, or rather, get worked up so much by work stuff.
Realization of the fact that time is no longer on my side, and I don't really have any more margin to drift along in life.
Am I going to get stuck in the rat race? Or will I be able to break out?
If so, how?
I know I have the capability to break out, and I have the means to do so too.
Sometimes, thinking too much and far is too scary which ends up in non action.
Simple escapism is still recurring everyday... some times I just don't want to face up to the issues that are staring at me right in the eye...
Haiz.... just so much rant which is nothing but hot air if there is no action.
What a 29....
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Still there?
It has been a while.
Lazy to update the blog, or rather, there are lots of other stuff that I should be spending time on.
More than 10 years ago, when I still had the habit of writing the diary in Chinese (which has more kick than writing in English).
10 years on, Life and work catches up, and suddenly there is no time to walk slowly and smell the roses, be philosophical about life, rationalize and dissect the small things that happen in life.
Things just whizz pass with light speed.
It has been close to 4 years since I graduated from Uni, though cramming for exams still feel like it just happened yesterday, and I still could remember the incredible turnover and super pass that I made in the last few rugby matches that I played 4 years ago.
So many things have happened.
Experience shapes a person.
Friends come and go, those who really stick and stay close are those who have went through similar life experiences, or similar outlook in life.
The rest just move on, or some, drift away slowly.
Inevitable, but this is reality.
The long Taiwan trip that I had last year was great.
Cleared up a lot of things in my head, and the fantastic memories really stick with me.
A year on, there are again, many things that I need to ponder over.
Definitely not as emo as I was at this point of time exactly 1 year ago.
Not that many questions and uncertainty as well.
Just need to slow down as take count of what I have now, and how I should plan my next 10 years.
Lazy to update the blog, or rather, there are lots of other stuff that I should be spending time on.
More than 10 years ago, when I still had the habit of writing the diary in Chinese (which has more kick than writing in English).
10 years on, Life and work catches up, and suddenly there is no time to walk slowly and smell the roses, be philosophical about life, rationalize and dissect the small things that happen in life.
Things just whizz pass with light speed.
It has been close to 4 years since I graduated from Uni, though cramming for exams still feel like it just happened yesterday, and I still could remember the incredible turnover and super pass that I made in the last few rugby matches that I played 4 years ago.
So many things have happened.
Experience shapes a person.
Friends come and go, those who really stick and stay close are those who have went through similar life experiences, or similar outlook in life.
The rest just move on, or some, drift away slowly.
Inevitable, but this is reality.
The long Taiwan trip that I had last year was great.
Cleared up a lot of things in my head, and the fantastic memories really stick with me.
A year on, there are again, many things that I need to ponder over.
Definitely not as emo as I was at this point of time exactly 1 year ago.
Not that many questions and uncertainty as well.
Just need to slow down as take count of what I have now, and how I should plan my next 10 years.
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