Wednesday, October 06, 2010
~ 12:45 AM ~
The last few days had been crazy.. Tired Tired Super Duper Tired sums up my mental and physical state since Sunday.. project sleep project eat project project project.. lol.
After coming back from tri, no time to rest.. :( finish my part and meet up with the rest.. and... it lasted into the morning.. only reach home at about 5am. was totally brain dead then. my body and brain lasted for 24hrs with 'use' and not nua-ing haha. and before i know.. we're meeting again. zzz. but well.. Finally ITS OVER! :)
haha though i've nearly knock my head against the wall trying to bring my point across which sometimes i just gave up, its interesting to see the couple argue to bring their point across.. haha. normally i just sit there and see the tempers flare.. lol. he just want it his way.. think only we 2 can tahan haha. no wonder the 2 guys never ever been in the same group.. i think they might start fighting haha.
sunday.. tri.. a happening tri.. lol.
can't load the result yet though some pple can see le..
but i'm either to get a long long bike lap timing or a DNQ time..
but overall its a race that felt quite good throughout..
good swim though i'm still very slow.. =/ but didn't felt the usual 'I'm dying!'
even after coming out of the water still can jog abit haha.
didn't need to rest much as well.. get on the shirt and ready to go..
though the mud created some problem pushing the bike out.. lol
the bike lap was the happening part! lol.
it started off good.. though had a little leg cramp halfway.. was feeling quite alright.. keeping my pace with a group of road bikes in sight..
but then.. i stupidly didn't turn right when i'm suppose to though i'm keeping for a lookout for it -_-
off i go all the way till the end which make 6.6km instead of the 5km.. lol.
ok lar its only 1.6k more.. lucky its on bike so ok haha.
though halfway i did realise that i'm on the wrong route.. there's no way i can turn back haha.
things don't just stop there.. lots of accidents on the way..
saw 4 of them in total, 2 of them i'm the 'onlooker', 1 of them i'm the 'main cast', and then the '配角' for the last one haha.
yes.. had my first fall in a race.. =/
well i'll say 3 parties.. myself, the other guy and the volunteer.. are all slightly in the wrong.. i'm the main 'culprit' ba.. my own fault =/
was u-turning on my second lap, oncoming were coming fast.. when there's a gap, the volunteer signaled me out and i thought i will be able to cut in in time, but then the other guy came down fast fast and hit my back wheel.. fortunately he didn't fell.. afterall its my fault.
and luckily not a very serious fall on my part.. just cuts on the usual knees, elbows and hands.. just can't grip the handlebar tightly only haha. not long after my fall.. near the ending point saw this guy being hit and fell..
everyone speed by him and asked 'are you ok?' and though he answered 'NO!' no one stopped.
ok lar actually another guy stopped the same time as me.. then he rush off to get the medic..
lol since my timing is already screwed up with the extra distance.. the flying off bike incident.. decided to stop since he really looked quite bad.. helped him to bring his bike to the side and helped him up..
lucky no broken bones.. when he said he can't move his hand when i remove his bike, i'm like thinking 'Fracture? will his arm remain on the floor when he move like the case tt sw always say? nothing to immobilise him leh' lol.
but think he's quite serious.. his tights were ripped off.. if didn't remember wrongly its a 2XU and i'm thinking.. 'tt's at least about $70 gone (if he got it during a sales)' =X
Stayed with him till the FA guy came over.. throughout he's cursing and swearing at the 'irresponsible cyclist who just cut in from the right.. How could he!!' he was totally pissed lol.
end of the 'happening' stuff.. went back to transition and almost everyone was gone.. guess there might be some who already ended ba.. hang my bike and slowly get out to run..
felt that its not too bad for a tri..
though was still breathless but was not having difficulty breathing like usual too.. i guess cos i've 'rested' when i stopped to help tt guy..
but still having the prob that legs can't move properly after the bike leg.. lol.
all in all was not too bad though i'll hope to go faster during the run..
during the run lap i'm totally focus to make sure i didn't miss the turning point for my dist. cos most of them are actually running for sprint then.. was asking the volunteers at several junctions.. and at the junctions i'm suppose to turn, the volunteer uncle there was on the phone and i didn't asked him.. luckily he managed to spot me last min and signaled me to turn. haha if not ar.. lol. running is not like cycling.. every meters make a big different! lol.
when running out there's a group of angmo mothers at the first water point.. guess they're looking out for their kids.. and i heard one said something like 'bleeding','scar' and then cheered '1027! press on!!' and when i was finishing the run, heading towards the finishing line, she cheered '1027! Good Run!' lol. simple encouragement like this is motivating.. :)
oops.. today is indeed a nua-ing day.. i've been on off typing this for the whole day.. just checked the results and its finally out! and there's no DNQ for the bike lap! haha.
hmm.. i think i know why.. lucky the 5k mat that will clock the timing is after the turning point and not before the turning point.. so even though i went the longer way.. i'll still clock my timing on my way back.. :) lol. but well its a long long time =/ the extra 1.6k, the fall + after the fall, helping the guy.. can help to shave off about 10mins? lol.
well doesn't matter la haha. Its not the end results that matter.. its the journey.. :)
not a bad journey for this race.. haha.
for the rest of the things.. well.. i didn't expect anything..
i'm contented.. its good enough.. 知足常乐ya haha.
but it'll never be without a tinge of 感叹 lol i can't think of a eng word to describe it.. a mixture of sadness, disappointment and some unknown feeling wheneve i think of how things eventually turns out..
previously was thinking should i just cycle home.. but after the race with my painful palm and its getting late.. need to rush back to do project.. took a cab back..
cycled down to the mac taxi stand.. and i realised.. its the first time i'm cycling alone with giant..
first time big giant and small giant are separated.. and won't know if they'll meet again..
cycling alone on ECP.. ecp gave me lots of memories in 2009.. flashbacks and flashbacks..
overwhelming but have learnt how to deal with them.. :)
when almost reaching home.. the radio started playing 'Right here waiting' lol. tt's also the song being played as we walk out of paya lebar air base after runway cycling.. haha. yes. i remember such little details and try to get meaning out of them. =/ lol. daddy saw my bike and i think he thought things were alright le cos he said 'wa 脚车xt帮你载回来了wor, 很久没有看到她了ar..' haha.
There's no rewind button, we won't be able to teleport back to the past, things will never be the same.
just hoping that perhaps one day we'll be friends again.. maybe not the best or even close.. but just the usual friends like all the rest.. for now i think tt will be good enough.. :)
but but but.. despite a good race.. something very bad happen out of Sunday..
and i only realised on Monday..
i've lost my necklace.. i really can't understand when where how.. :(
took it off when i'm packing my stuff in transition area before the race start..
placed it nicely in the nike pouch.. and when i took out the pouch to put my phone when cycling to the taxi stand.. is no longer there..though i didn't realise it then.. but the fact that i can put my phone in means it not there already ya..
and the amazing thing is that i've always thought that i'm wearing the necklace .. i thought i put it on after bathing.. coz i saw sw put hers on.. and was thinking i've already wore mine..
but come think of it.. i never took out the pouch nor took anything out of it..
seems that it just disappeared.. was wondering did i put it into the wrong bag as well.. =/ but quite impossible cos i remember my pouch!.. haiz.. only other time i can think of is that it drop out when i took out the pouch bah.. but quite impossible too cos the $2 note inside the pouch was still there..
haiz. it really just disappear lor! haha.
sad sad.. and its an ex ex necklace + pendent + frame.. haiz.
when i told daddy tt i lost it.. he just said '不见了就不不见了， 算了'
well.. jade pendent is meant to protect and bless.. lost and broken normally are being seen to be helping you to avert somethings..
well.. superstitious ya.. but i can only think of it this way ba..
but without it now 也好不习惯 haiz.. :(
well finally finish this long entry after more than 12hrs lol..
