Just went to Fraser's Hill over X'mas wkend. The trip was really fun - maybe thanx to our cheerfulness. almost everyone we encountered were nice and friendly... maybe bcoz we were. and i think that was the best part - better than the muddy treks and cool air, or the endless bus rides. after 7 -8hrs on 5 buses, i'll nv think i spend too much time on a bus again.
but the trip's real "value" became evident to me only as i spent more time on the hills... i was visiting the same places i had been 15 yrs ago - when i was young, memories were fuzzy, and when my parents were young too. they also were there with my brother, before i came along, 28 yrs ago.
as i walked the same roads i had walked before, and the same roads my parents did as a young married couple, i realised that once passed, things will nv be the same again. 15 yrs had flown by so fast, and I would nv again be that young spoilt brat who didn't like our run down bungalow and wanted to ride horses round and round the paddock every day. and i don't know if my parents still have that energy to explore down every road in Fraser's Hill like they did 28 yrs ago.
We will nv be that young family again, that I know. But there are still more things to look forward to - hopefully, new additions to the family. new milestones, new excitements. and always that same affection for one another.
Time has flown by, and time will still fly by. I will bring us to Fraser's Hill again, if not next yr then the following. If anything, just for old times' sake.
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Travel stories at http://rockies-roamings.blogspot.com
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Sunday, December 17, 2006
Nothing Interesting In Particular
How to write abt anything when you dunno wat's going on?
so busy? y does it always happen? but then again sometimes it turns around when i least expect it.
but then again it may not.
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department x'mas party was an anticlimax. among the 30-40% who didn't win any prizes, food wasn't fantastic. just that the entertainment was quite good. once the last prize was given out, the place emptied rather quickly. all that were left was the commercial side girls dancing to "tetno" music.
got pushed onto the dance floor by one of the managers, and in response to the prospect of gyrating to lousy music was a singular thot - these are the people i work with!! and slowly inched my way back into the shadows. time to head home.
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the wkend passed too quickly. supposed to go kayaking but didn't - so wasted the saturday away. the gift exchange wasn't so exciting as previous years. maybe coz i had less stake in it - being just a participant. anyway we seemed to have parted faster than we met up.
today did errands, and whiled the day away. not too exciting either, hence the mood of this post. fallen asleep already? i'm going to. *yawn
at least it sets the exciting stage for next wkend. a destination but no direct way to go there. an amazing race style adventure, trekking and photo-taking (if my camera chooses to work), then amazing race again. shd be fun.
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that's it. my life now is mostly work. i still wake up early even though its a wkend, and i get headaches if i sleep too much. and... wtf, this post is sssssoooo boring i can't bring myself to continue anymore.
so busy? y does it always happen? but then again sometimes it turns around when i least expect it.
but then again it may not.
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department x'mas party was an anticlimax. among the 30-40% who didn't win any prizes, food wasn't fantastic. just that the entertainment was quite good. once the last prize was given out, the place emptied rather quickly. all that were left was the commercial side girls dancing to "tetno" music.
got pushed onto the dance floor by one of the managers, and in response to the prospect of gyrating to lousy music was a singular thot - these are the people i work with!! and slowly inched my way back into the shadows. time to head home.
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the wkend passed too quickly. supposed to go kayaking but didn't - so wasted the saturday away. the gift exchange wasn't so exciting as previous years. maybe coz i had less stake in it - being just a participant. anyway we seemed to have parted faster than we met up.
today did errands, and whiled the day away. not too exciting either, hence the mood of this post. fallen asleep already? i'm going to. *yawn
at least it sets the exciting stage for next wkend. a destination but no direct way to go there. an amazing race style adventure, trekking and photo-taking (if my camera chooses to work), then amazing race again. shd be fun.
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that's it. my life now is mostly work. i still wake up early even though its a wkend, and i get headaches if i sleep too much. and... wtf, this post is sssssoooo boring i can't bring myself to continue anymore.
Saturday, December 09, 2006
Marathon-Photos.com
courtesy of Marathon-Photos.com.
This, is a photo of me after I had Ultimate Delight for breakfast at Cafe Cartel,
caught by a cameraman on the opposite side.
Just kidding. 2nd photo was stanchart 2005. If you notice, I wore the same shorts and same shoes for both runs. Which goes to show one thing:
Wear White: Lean & Mean
Wear Purple: Fat & Gay
plus, wearing white makes you look tanned. Lesson of the day - Wear White!
Lesson for Advanced Students: remember to suck in when you know there's cameras!
Sunday, December 03, 2006
Another Year, Another Medal
I might make this running thing a habit.
6hrs after i first started running, my clothes are still wet. amazing!
oh wait... yah i was caught in the rain on the way back. got a headache after the run... dunno its due to the grotesque tasting berroca or the over exertion. paiseh ally, can't watch the show. and i dunno wat damage my legs went thru... guess i'll know when i go to work tml limping... then my colleagues will ask wat happened to me, and i can show off that i went for stan chart.
hey it was only 10km... but at least i nv stopped. achieved a whimsical comment i made a yr ago (see Dec 05). but it was horrible. I'm starting to like running, but only after i'm done with it.
reached slightly late, wld hv been later if not for my lovely neighbour who drove me and her 2 girls for the fun run. (only the girls went for the fun run, i didn't. really.) started at the back of the pack, and at a fast pace. but when i thot i shd hv run 5km, i saw it was ony 3. dang. with no full bladder like last yr, i didn't hv much motivation to go fast after tt.
the middle is a blur. all i did was to think to myself "don't think, just go." then "OK go" then the treadmill song comes up. waved at cheering ppl to distract myself. spilled 1/2 the paper cup at every water point. choked on a sip of water. it was all guys this time, so nothing much to look at.
really slowed down in the CBD area. picked up a bit now and then, but it was only at the last part, near SCC & the concert hall where i tried to feebly sprint. and this time i kept my head up, in preparation for the army of photographers. last yr i concentrated on running and kept my head down, so all my photos on the website were of the top of my head. dang. just realised i shd hv sucked in my stomach too. (note to self for next yr)
yay. 1st time in my life i ever ran non stop of 10km. but taking the bus wld hv been easier though.
21km next yr? well... no promises. see wat happens until next july.
need to sleep. may update on previous weeks where i missed out - been too busy doing nothing. may not.
6hrs after i first started running, my clothes are still wet. amazing!
oh wait... yah i was caught in the rain on the way back. got a headache after the run... dunno its due to the grotesque tasting berroca or the over exertion. paiseh ally, can't watch the show. and i dunno wat damage my legs went thru... guess i'll know when i go to work tml limping... then my colleagues will ask wat happened to me, and i can show off that i went for stan chart.
hey it was only 10km... but at least i nv stopped. achieved a whimsical comment i made a yr ago (see Dec 05). but it was horrible. I'm starting to like running, but only after i'm done with it.
reached slightly late, wld hv been later if not for my lovely neighbour who drove me and her 2 girls for the fun run. (only the girls went for the fun run, i didn't. really.) started at the back of the pack, and at a fast pace. but when i thot i shd hv run 5km, i saw it was ony 3. dang. with no full bladder like last yr, i didn't hv much motivation to go fast after tt.
the middle is a blur. all i did was to think to myself "don't think, just go." then "OK go" then the treadmill song comes up. waved at cheering ppl to distract myself. spilled 1/2 the paper cup at every water point. choked on a sip of water. it was all guys this time, so nothing much to look at.
really slowed down in the CBD area. picked up a bit now and then, but it was only at the last part, near SCC & the concert hall where i tried to feebly sprint. and this time i kept my head up, in preparation for the army of photographers. last yr i concentrated on running and kept my head down, so all my photos on the website were of the top of my head. dang. just realised i shd hv sucked in my stomach too. (note to self for next yr)
yay. 1st time in my life i ever ran non stop of 10km. but taking the bus wld hv been easier though.
21km next yr? well... no promises. see wat happens until next july.
need to sleep. may update on previous weeks where i missed out - been too busy doing nothing. may not.
