sundown marathon 31 May 2008

My friends either did the 84km or 42 km. I wanted to spare myself from further agony during this stressful period. So I gave the challange a miss. Smart! I signed up for the 10.5km corporate relay with my colleagues instead.

Posing with the light sticks

Start of race at 8.30pm

After the run

Guess what we were doing.....

The results are out. My timing should be 01:00:36:53. It had to be either I was hallucinating or my timing was unintentionally swapped with my teammate (and hopefully he is not reading this. LOL)

I think I will try the 42km night run next year.

End of the Week

Yep. I actually did zero OT hours this week, just as I had originally planned. But, the irony is I guess I have to compensate all these hours in the weekend. And my source of motivation at work, if it still is, would be on leave for this whole week.

Anyway, last evening, all plans to work the extra hours was abandoned. I joined my ex-colleagues for a dinner get-together and drinking session at VivoCity. As usual, our conversation never failed to revolve around her, with ex-koala boss ever so agitated whenever we are on this subject. LOL.

This is the first Friday I joined them at MacR. Ok, for some reasons, we ran only 7km and we ran extremely slowly. And then, the usual dinner til over 11pm. I quite enjoy this routine, but how do I balance this interest with work I am still trying to figure out. And I am not as passionate in running compared to the rest, with my motivation generally only limited to 2 major factors. One of it is to slim down! This is the third week into my running schedule, and a friend actually told me yesterday, ' You-seem-to-put-on-a-little-weight'. OMG!!!

Distraction

I went for the 6pm MacR 10km run and then dinner. MX concluded that all my excessive complaints about work recently is simply because I am distracted. Sigh. It is not entirely untrue. Although, M who seems to be of a different breed of employee altogether, is still totally amazed how I can work till 11pm on weekdays.

Fine. Whatever it is, my conscience tells me the 530pm resolution will not get pass the 3rd day....

530 Resolution - Day 1

I did leave the office at 530pm sharp today. Not to be misunderstood that I am the irresponsible sort. I rather work very hard from 8.30am to 5.30pm and complete what is possible and spend the rest of the night doing non-work related stuff. It does not sound too idealistic, I hope....

I will leave on the dot again tomorrow. Looking forward to the run and, there is something I wish to find out.

Long Weekend

It was an extremely vexed Friday, the one which just passed. Minus the report I owed boss which I still cannot resolve at the end of the day despite trying my utmost best, everyone seemed to be chasing me for things. For a moment I thought I was a slave to these people! And then the grand finale of the day had to be when I was informed by her that my QS would be taken away from me to do her project. This would be the third person from my team since this year. Ok, I had made up my mind to leave the office on the dot starting from tomorrow since it seemed to be implied I am so super efficient! Yes I am complaining a lot, and indeed there is a brighter side of things, but I just don't feel like looking at that direction. So what.

Work aside, on Saturday morning, I left for my biking trip to Pengarang with four other friends. It was to be a leisure biking trip and we were looking forward to having a cheap and good seafood feast in the town.

Departed at Changi jetty at about 11am

Cycled for about 20km to the small town for lunch. It was a scorching afternoon.

Continued our way for about 10km more to the resort

The resort where we stayed. Checked out the beach, showered, chit chatted and we headed back to town for the seafood dinner. Dinner for 5.

The next day, we cycled back the same way, again under the scorching sun, and then back to Singapore by bumboat. A short and simple but enjoyable trip.

Monday, the Vesak Day public holiday - back to the office. Had agreed to meet boss with my other teammate at 9.30am for a discussion to resolve the same tabulation. Working from 9am to 9pm, I guessed we did what we meant to finally. The very fact that the boss is there to guide and assist to solve the problem makes me incline to disregard a large portion of the disgusted feeling. Sigh...but my resolution to leave on the dot from tomorrow onwards still stands.

Then after all the excitement at work, my 2 friends who offered their private investigation services sms-ed me consecutively which made me burst out in laughter and then felt a bit disturbed. I was surprised I was actually bothered - about the something which was conjured almost out of a joke. How unpredictable our emotions and mind.

Tired

...past 11pm and just after a gathering with 2 good friends. The last thing I want to do now is to go through all the files I had brought home and do up the tabulation for the meeting with boss tomorrow morning at 8.30am.

Much as I very very much would like to live up to the expectations of this greatly respected character always, I think I just need my sleep for now.

Work harder tomorrow then.

Wednesdays

I have decided! I shall run at MacR every Wednesday evenings. Not sure what my boss have got to say though....

Ok, of course this is nothing compared to that Mon- 10km run, Tue- swim, Wed- 13 km run, Fri- 17km run, Sun- 60km bike and 17km run regime. Gosh! But well, at least I start somewhere towards the few-wanna-achieve-targets.

And yes, I ran today! But the irony is, the 15km run must had gone to waste after the very sinful satay-BBQ fish-fried chicken-hor fun late night dinner :(

3 Horrid Things

Don't write like a doctor when you are not and expect your poor subordinates to read your illegible handwriting. They have better things to do! Oh yeah, the wonder you are the best person to do the hospital project.

Being very busy the whole day but nearly accomplishing nothing at the end of it is not very promising. Brain overutilised. Might as well give up and go home.

Finally, I got this monosyllabic reply from someone which makes me even more super irritated.

Worst Tuesday ever.....

The Distance So Far

I figured out I am going to be the dullest person on planet earth ever if I continue spending excessive hours working. Yes. I was working working and working while I was away from blogosphere. How boring!

22 April 2008. My rekindled interest to run and bike consistently throughout the week. Come to think of it I am quite proud of myself: total distance of 150km bike and 60km run in 3 weeks. Of course this is insignificant as compared to the others I know. Well, as for swimming, still no thanks at the moment.

And the saga continues....

The Box of Bird's Nest

Even when you think you are sure to be right because the whole office is doing it, the boss can prove that the particular office procedure is wrong.

Acks. I lost a bet with him again. This is the stake.....

And I-REFUSE-TO-BELIEVE-I-WOULD-NOT-WIN-THE-NEXT-BET-WHATEVER-IT-IS. Although theoretically, the boss is always right.