Wednesday, March 02, 2011
~ 2:04 AM ~
Finally settled everything on monday.. for now! a day to nua and laze around..
even so.. got the damn uneasy feeling.. cos this time round things are more serious and not sure if it will eventually affects the rest of the assessments..
just gotta pray hard i guess..
and so fast tml is wed and everything is going to start all over again with 3 more assignments to get over with.. hmm. jy ba.
sunday.. first aqualathon.
was a great and blessed race.. :)
well other than the big fat blister on my left feet -_-
the day started off bad.. all the aches.. stomachache, headache.. and even the ticketing machine to sentosa was down. lol. got the feeling that i should just turn back home.. haha. but well.. of course not.
reached there like finally and made my way blindly to the swim start area..
lol. blind literally without my specs and unlike the past, there's no one around to hold on to..
and off the horn sounded for the start..
swim as usual seems to never ending.. lol. though this time round the water was in fact quite calm.. but still.. haha. was one of the slowest when back at the transition area..
concrete flooring for transition was a good change from the muddy transition in ecp. lol. they should invest a proper transition area for ecp lol.
but as i tried to rush through the transition.. and with the concrete ground, can't be pouring water.. so just slip into the shoes with sandy feet..
and by the 1k mark i'm feeling the effect of the sand and my shoe torturing my feet.. after the u-turn point, can't take it and was trying to clean up abit so that the next 1.25k will be easier.. but the blister was too big by then and it doesn't help lol. started running again bearing the pain. telling myself that the faster i'm done the faster it'll end.. i can't be more wrong lol. somehow its even more painful after the race.. was limping for on sunday and monday, esp. when the blister's at the arch of the feet where the slippers strap just keep buaing it haha. its so bad that even when left alone, it hurts. i'm amazed that i can run with that but have prob walking with it. haha
well run quality wise.. it can be much better if i've been running.. lol. can feel the diff. but taking in the fact that i've only did one short jog in 2011, its not too bad lol. the start was breathless from the swim lap.. was pacing 2 girls and eventually able to feel the momentum, but eventually also slowed down as the pain in the feet increased.. amazingly during the race there's no other aches.. none. felt great.
reaching back the finish point, got a drink, stand around and went to the first aid post to get plasters.. and their plasters are of good quality haha should have kopped more.. unlike the lousy plaster i had at home. lol.
by the time i went back to the transition area, it was almost cleared.. good thing.
as i packed my stuff. panic sets in. phone's missing! and i'm quite sure i kept it in cos i'm afraid it might dropped out if i placed it in the side pockets. get the security phone and called my own phone.. and nope its not in my bag.. more panic.. then someone picked up my call! a guy found it and was trying to find the owner..
in short i got it back! :) thank god.
doesn't really matter how it got lost.. thankful that i got it back.
went through the race safe and sound..
phone lost and found..
what else can i asked for?
and so its a blessed race.. :)
i don't ask for things that i know won't happen anymore..
not expecting anything.. and when eventually don't get it.. things won't hurt.
well.. it does abit.. but not as much.
come think back.. the ls, the spoiled ticketing machine.. its just there so that i reach on time.. enough time to prepare but not too early.. less time for me to think..
and i'm quite blind at the starting point.. only realised when beside.. and the amazing thing is.. don't need to see can just feel it.. taking a peek is just to confirm it. lol.
during the run leg.. passing by each other.. the awkward moment... a smile will be good.. but both of us looked away.. looked ahead.
i stand around at the water point and first aid post, delaying to head back to transition.. i'm afraid of more awkward moments..
lol. yup the coward way.
that day i realised that 原来可以比陌生人还要陌生， at least to strangers you'll sometimes smile, sometimes said hello to.. but tt nv happen..
still remembered i once wondered if it should be 最陌生的朋友 or 最熟悉的陌生人.. and thought that both are the same.. that day i also realised that its not.. cos in 最陌生的朋友, you're still friends.. haha. nvm. i'm ranting le.. back to topic..
well anyway.. hang around awhile longer before heading to the showers.. realised tribob series lots of angmos.. and lots of them come in family.. lots of cute angmo boyboys around haha.
the race results was nothing much to brag about.. one of the last few in fact haha. but satisfied for the blessed race experience that nothing happened.
its a good thing that the race's in sentosa.. cos sentosa unlike ecp does not hold memories for us. it don't hurt as much..
went back to vivo and went to get some stuff.. and like sentosa.. i don't think we've been there together before.. instead vivo was memories with s45 :), with the retards too since i think tt's the last time i've been to vivo.. lol. it felt good for a change.
well and after that its back home for more boring work.. haha.
oh well good nite!
tml work starts all over again.. :(
