Monday, September 17, 2007

Back Home

I'm back in Singapore!!! And I forgot to bring back my S'pore hp SIM card! But thanks Bae for lending me hers!


It's been fabulous back home. I got to see Jie at last!!! After more than a year!!! Wheeee!! YES and we are going to HK this weekend..for my OSIM HK Triathlon race and to shop and eat. haha. Check out Jie's blog for a photo of us taken on her new camera.


I bought a new pair of runners. Adidas Chiba Pro racing flats. It's mighty cool. haha.


Clem and I watched Anger Management on DVD and Ratotoullie at the cinema, love that show it's so cute and funny. haha. So far, I've eaten ban mian from J8, far east chicken rice, zhi char, chilli crab and lobster salad at No Signboard Seafood, Jap food and some sick ppl food.


I fell sick on Sunday!!! Terrible, not sure if it was mild food poisoning or stomach flu. I was out for 2 days, Sun and Mon. Diarrhea on both days and I vomitted on Sunday night. Horrific, my room still kinda smells like...macaroni soup gone sour...


haha but I am feeling great today (Tuesday)! Just did a brick session. Cycled with LH5am group followed by a 20min run. It felt good but I was feeling very hungry! Barely ate the past 2 days. I'm now saving my stomach for turtle soup and yam rice for lunch!!! Sluuurrp..YUMMY!

Clem and I. Altho I've been ill, I've been happy too. Coz Clem took care of me, and he's been very sweet n nice =)
=)

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Homebound!

A hectic and tiring 6 weeks have just flown by. I've finally completed my assignments and will be home in 49 hours!!! WOOHOOOOOO. It feels so weird. Up until 1 hr ago, it wasn't confirmed I was coming home. And less than a week ago, I didn't think I was coming home. And being so busy and tired, I have not actually thought abt it until now. haha. However, there are still many things to do in the next 49 hrs.

1) Go for swim squad at 630am tmr.
2) Request an academic reference from my Cognitive Psychology tutor tmr.
3) Finish writing my exchange essay, hopefully by tonight.
4) Submit my exchange application, hopefully by tmr.
5) Submit my melbuni ATB form tmr.
6) Collect my melbuni cycling jersey, hopefully by tmr.
7) Attend a 2 hr lab class n a 2hr lect tmr.
8) Go for running training at 6pm tmr.
9) Buy Krispy Kremes from Melb Central to bring home (yes Clem, I sweared not to ever carry those large bulky boxes of donuts home, but I know you want to eat them)
10) Eat my fill of Thresherman's muffins, salad and Chai latte.
11) Cycle hills on thurs morn, if i can wake up early enough.
12) Pack my bike and bag
13) Call and book a cab to get to the airport.

And there's always the "to-do list" in S'pore. Actually, it's more like "to-eat list" haha.

1) I have to see my family and JIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Haven't seen jie in more than a year. Since I left for Melb the first time. only short of Val who won't be back then.
2) I have to see and hug and kiss my darling Clem.
3) Race the Hong Kong International Triathlon on 23 Sept.
4) I have to eat hotplate dinner at home. and zhi char.
5) I have to eat turtle soup with yam rice, din tai fung, tau sar piah, crystal jade, ban mian, drink teh bing. (The list shall stop here lest anyone think i'm a greedy pig)
6) book my driving theory test.
7) Train hard.

there actually won't be time to do much. I'll only be back for 2 weeks, of which at least half a week will be in HK.

Saturday, September 08, 2007

Burnley Half Marathon 2007

I was really looking forward to this 21km race since it was the first race I ran last year, 2 months after I got to Melbourne. I ran a 1.43.45 last year and I was really happy about it. Last year it was 12-15deg drizzling and freezing, tho the weather warmed up during the race.

This year, it was bright, sunny and warm (18-22deg). And i ran a 1.37.15!!!!!!!! 6 and a half minutes faster than last year! That's incredible I must say. I was feeling good at the start, running the first 12km with Hollie then I caught up with Alison and ran with her for a few k's. I kept a consistent pace, between 4.30-4.40/km. First 10km was 45.50 and last 10km 46.50.

The last 4km was tough, and I had a big painful blister on the underside of my right foot. The course was undulating, with 2 hills per loop (3.5 loops). It was an Athletics Victoria Winter Series race and many of Aust's big names were there. Lee Troop (yes, that's his name), former Olympic Marathon runner (who consistently wins every race from 10-42km) was there and he lapped me after just 2 loops...haha these guys are amazing, think the top few guys ran 65 or 66min!!!

Anyway, it was a great run. And we had potluck brunch at Alison's place after the race, which is always nice. Some of them brought their partners/family along so it's great fun. Tony's son, Simon is so funny and cute. haha.

I'm feeling very happy now. I just printed out all my 4 assignments due tmr. Yippee! no more looking thru them. enough. Now the only missing piece is my airticket home on the 14th!! argh, i'm on the waiting list to fly back to Singapore 14-29 Sept, coz I will be racing the Hong Kong International ITU Triathlon at Plover Cove, HK on 23 Sept. I'm really looking forward to it! Yippee, a half marathon PB + finished assignments+ hols soon...mmmmm =)

Friday, September 07, 2007

Thanks darling =)

Today, Saturday, is my sleep-in rest day! My first complete rest day in 5 weeks!! that's coz im running the Burnley Half Marathon race tmr morn. Anyway, I was shocked outta bed at 7.30am coz my doorbell was ringing. OOH I've got a parcel. Groggily, I dashed downstairs to pick up a big box. There!


A parcel from Clement =)
I opened it and....hmm...treasure hunt. those white foam things remind me of what we put under our christmas tree every year as fake snow. and which i kiapped between my toes at night to straighten them out (coz my big toe bends inwards).
Heh, a cute bear, a small naked (talk about decency...) version of the "I love you" bear I bought for Clem some time ago (His was wearing a red tee...). Apparently, he says in his letter that my bear has to be smaller than his coz i'm smaller sized than him. hehe.

OOOH a tea mug for me to drink my hot tea/brain juice (aka diet fruitade)/Sustagen. I love the picture there, it looks really sweet. 2 tattered teddies having tea, nice and cosy.
There! My bear sitting on foam pieces in the mug. Comfy eh? haha.

Yes dear, I was struggling to open the box which the mug was in. And I saw some signs of struggle on the box flap and thought to myself "i'm not the only one who can't open this box" haha.

Yup, there was a very sweet letter as well.

I read the letter about 4 times over, put the bear on my bed and went back to sleep...until noon time =P

Thursday, September 06, 2007

Happy Birthday to me.

I have been so busy lately I haven't actually thought about today. Well, so it turned out quite a terrible day UNTIL...i read Ern's blog and received a monstrous bouquet of flowers!

First, Clem didn't know it was my birthday. I waited till 2plus am last night hoping he'd msg me, but no. Not till the arvo when I msged him tt it was my bday. Well, it's ok, it's your hp's fault. That's why I remember your bday in my head not my hp. (also, what's the big fuss about special dates eh?)

you did get me a present but I just haven't received it, so what am I complaining about eh?

And thank you for the cute bday song.

Second, I can't get a flight back. But now I feel less incentive to come back since you don't seem too excited or anything. Oh wells, Jie's back anyway and I haven't seen her in ages!!!

I read Ern's blog and it was SOOO SWEET! Thanks guys! I miss having bdays at home. Dinners, cake, bday song and presents =)

Oh n I received a huge bouquet of flowers from home. My first bouquet of flowers in my entire life. I did receive some flowers here n there over the years, and one from Hakeem at prom 2 years ago.







What a surprise, when I thought I was gonna be pathetic and not get any presents today =)


Oh and Val, happy birthday!!! I wanted to get you a cake sent to your place. BUT I spent 3hrs translating English to French and French to English on Dictionary.com! And i had to check a map to find out where Cergy Pontoise Cedex is. But it failed, there seemed to be no such delivery service. Unless the french translation was wrong or sth. Well, I will get u a present and send over soon =)

Anyways, I had a bday cake!! Jeremy called me to go over to his place coz he bought me a slice of strawberry cheesecake =)