Tiong Bahru challenge 2009

forgot to stop my watch at the end of the 30storey climb...but i did come back in 22.44 for the 5km run =)

standard chartered marathon 2009

initial plan was to maintain the 4.5hrs cus i kept thinking of my very memorable sundown 2009...4.5hrs with no major aches and pains...

but then i actually caught up with the 3hr45min pacer group and i thought...hmm...maybe i can actually do better this year...and i even fantasized about my sub4 dream timing...

well...the dream started fading when the distance between me and the pacers widened...and slowly the 4hr pacer group overtook...followed by the 4hr15min group...i was then resigned to my 4.5hr timing again...

as i got out of the dreaded ecp...the aches on my legs were getting unbearable...had to stop twice...once for each calve to stretch...my big toes were hurting (no idea why)...and the same thoughts which i get during every marathon started filling my head: why do i put myself thru this??? maybe i should hang up my marathon shoes??? maybe i should just take half marathon for sundown next year???-well the last thought only applies for this year

and for the very first time, i could not sprint at the last stretch along city hall leading up to the finishing line...my calves were threatening to cramp on me...and my right calve eventually did at the medal/finisher t collection point...i was like writhing in pain and almost wanted to just sit down and writhe all i could, but the ground was really muddy...so i writhed standing up...until the pain subsided...ha...

so...came back with 2 big toes with its nails all blue-ish....aching legs...and a timing of 4hr18min on my watch...have been bathing in deep heat ever since....ha

NB real run 2009 results

drop from 37th to 70th placing...ha

NB real run 2009

wanted to go under 45min but didnt...maintained at 46min...

salomon xtrail run 2009 race results

salomon xtrail run 2009

clocked 49.12 on my watch for this...2min slower than last year...but hey! i didnt do any running since last week and had flu this week...so...hehe...

highlight of the run---race officials telling runners to "please jump into the water!" at a turn where there was a small wooden bridge and a pool of muddy water beside it....

mizuno wave run 2009

quite a tough route with plenty of slopes...according to weiliang's garmin, it was very close to 17km...clocked 1hr22min for this...well pleased with timing =)

oasis 1993-2009

can someone un-disband oasis...

runnus '09

considering it was pieced together by students, you could say it wasn't the most professionally organized race...

but i heard it's an annual event...i'm wondering how the previous years fared...i'm pretty sure there'll be plenty of complaints for this year's...

i'm just glad i didnt get caught in the rain which started pouring after i came back...but then the rain stalled me at src for like 30min....afterwhich i had to wait 45min for the bus to arrive...which made me well-annoyed...

i understand it was raining...and maybe it was during off peak timing...but 45min?! wtf?!

ahm 2009

clocked 1hr45min for this on my watch...

encounters for the day...
the "training to be soldiers" song that was aired before flag off brought back memories...
an uncle and a young man who were running barefoot, overtook me...
2 groups of marshallers bothered to cheer "go guardsman go!"...

the art of getting rejected...

getting rejected by girls isnt something guys like to experience..i'm sure girls won't like it either if it happened to them also...

to date...my "kenna rejected" counter has gotten 8hits...out of which only 1 was as close as i ever got to a "relationship"...

and it's that 1 hit from which i learnt a painful lesson of what happens when you give up too early...looking back, i would say she was the only one out of the 8 who looked past the quiet adrian...the only one who didnt mind spending quiet moments together...

the rest of the 7hits couldnt look past the quiet and boring adrian...we can't blame them really...after all they were looking for chatty and interesting partners who could entertain them...to them adrian had none of the qualities they were looking for i guess...ha

most of these 7hits were actually hit and run cases...a few adopted the "straight-forward you're not my type" rejection approach...a few adopted the "it's not you it's me" rejection approach...a few adopted the "i'm not free...maybe another time" approach...1 adopted the "take the spare tire for a ride followed by a i don't think i'm suitable for you" approach...

some pple reading this entry might think sad ol' adrian is just complaining because he's clueless on how to get a partner...yes...i do have alot of crap to get off my chest...and to be honest...i'd really wish i wasn't such a loser when it comes to girls...

dun care le...wait for someone who can accept me for what i am...wait until cow come home, go out and come home again also liddat...it's time to change to suit the surroundings

sometimes when you least expect it...

http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/lovehappens/

Chuah Sai 2007-2009

during his more energetic days...

HELL YEAH!!!

as much as i dread the persistent "almost want to puke feeling" during the 2.4 sprint...it felt darn good when the pti handed me the printed result and said, "well done".

retro sunday...

Sheriff-When i'm with you...from 1983


Aerosmith-Dream on...from 1973...best aerosmith song imho...

mizuno mount faber run 2009

clocked 49.55 on my watch...
the slopes are still as torturous as ever...good thing is they took out 2 portions of the 2007 route and according to Weiliang's garmin, the 2009 route is just slightly above 10km...so...hmmm....

adidas sundown marathon 2009 race results

came in 160th place out of 3827 participants...

saucony passion run 2009 race results

came in 6th for the non-competitive category...would have only came in 92nd with that timing in the competitive category though

adidas sundown marathon 2009

clocked 4hr32min on my watch for this one...even though there was no improvement timing wise, it was my best marathon outing, pain-wise, since my first marathon back in scm 2006.

early on in the run i tried to maintain within 6min per km and hydrated myself whenever i could...i even power-gelled at 10+km...

as compared to previous marathons where i started hydrating only after 10km and power-gelled much much later...

result was there was no recurrence of those immense pain in the legs which had to force me to completely stop running! i've never ran non-stop for so long in a marathon! walking was kept at a minimal and i grabbed for deep heat only once!

considering i didnt clock any mileage prior to this marathon, i'd say i'm mightily pleased with the result...

saucony passion run 2009

clocked 50.10 on my watch...thought i did pretty ok taking into consideration the sweltering heat at ecp

relationship

came across this article written by some gal named Keidi on facebook on the topic of "relationship".

it talked about how ALL relationships have a cycle and how love is NOT a mystery and how we can ALL make it work by applying the right formula...

i quote: "Just as there are physical laws of the universe (such as gravity), there are also laws for relationships.
Just as the right diet and exercise program makes you physically stronger, certain habits in your relationship WILL make your marriage stronger.
It's a direct cause and effect. If you know and apply the laws, the results are predictable... you can 'make' love."

the article also had a (listen carefully to this) note so listen carefully "THE KEY TO SUCCEEDING IN MARRIAGE IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON; IT'S LEARNING TO LOVE THE PERSON YOU FOUND."

wow...such a revelation...it's all so CLEAR to me now...i can finally see THE light...and its hurting my eyes!!! wtf!!!

oh..and the article ended off by telling us to remember this always, so remember it well, "God determines who walks into your life.It is up to you to decide who you let to walk away,who you let to stay, and who you refuse to let go."

all within 5min!

hijacked off dc.com
http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/17886/How+to+wake+and+leave+in+5+mins.html

ToT

"you went from sitting on the sidelines to getting into the game...sometimes when you least expected you realized that someone loved you...that means someone can love you again..."

and guess where i got this from...the simpsons...

departures

nice...go catch it if u haven't!

newton active run 2009 race results

梁靜茹《情歌》

i'm so in love with this song...

时光是琥珀 泪一滴滴被反锁
情书再不朽 也磨成沙漏
青春的上游 白云飞走 藏够雨还有
闪过的念头 潺潺地流走

命运好幽默 让爱的人都沉默
一整个宇宙 换一颗红豆
回忆如困兽
寂寞太久 而渐渐温柔
放开了拳头 反而更自由

慢动作千卷胶卷重播默片
定格一瞬间
我们在告别的演唱会
说好不再见

你写给我 我的第一首歌
你和我十指紧扣
默协前奏
可是呢 然后呢
还好我有 我这一首情歌
轻轻地轻轻哼着 哭着笑着
我的 天长地久

命运好幽默 让爱的人都沉默
一整个宇宙 换一颗红豆
回忆如困兽
寂寞太久 而渐渐温柔
放开了拳头 反而更自由

长镜头 越来越远 越来越远
时隔好几年
我们在怀念的演唱会
礼貌地吻别

你写给我
我的第一首歌
你和我十指紧扣
默协前奏
可是呢 然后呢
还好我有 我这一首情歌
轻轻地轻轻哼着 哭着笑着
我的 天长地久

陪我唱歌 清唱你的情歌
舍不得短短副歌
心还热着 也该告一段落
还好我有 我下一首情歌
生命宛如轻轻的 像涌的河
永远 天长地久

newton active run 2009

first race for 2009...managed to clear in 45.49 on my watch...was 100m short of 10km according to yingbin's garmin...but i guess it was a pretty ok effort considering i've not been doing any long distance training at all...ha

things one can do with the nunchaku

hijacked off dannychoo.com...again...ha
impressive stuff...

oppai enlargement ringtone...

hijacked off dannychoo.com.....ha
http://www.dannychoo.com/detail/mac/eng/image/14873/Breast+Enlargement+Ringtone.html

cough cough hack hack...

nothing interesting to update apart from the fact that i'm having coughing fits every now and then (not that me coughing my lungs out is interesting...but you get my drift...) and its causing me to lose my precious sleep...

and what does adrian post when he has nothing to blog about...MTVs from youtube!!!...ha

so anyways...an aerosmith classic from 1987...angel

Ponyo on the cliff by the sea

caught this uber cute anime (from studio ghibli, directed by hayao miyazaki) some time back

managed to get my hands on the soundtrack...the title track never fails to bring a smile on my face=)...a super effective cheer-me-up song...ha