#82: I've a life =D

Training: Easy Run
Total Time: 1 hour 03 minutes
Total Distance: +-10K
Time Begin: 5:30am
Time End: 6:55am

After another week of total rest due to Plantar Fasciitis, I decided to do a test run since there wasn't much pain anymore on my foot. Was very excited with having to run again after going through recovery period of 2 months for H Pylori, then another 1 week for P. Fasciities, and another week for it because it hadn't heal.

Today's run was good overall. I felt great. My leg had a little burning sensation during the 1st half of the run though not knowing why, didn't care about it since it went off during the 2nd half of the run. Maybe it's due to my cycling trip yesterday, with lactic acid built-up. P. Fasciities pain shot back after the run. I know I'm deep shit if I don't stop running for a month for a real this time. Either I take it seriously on self-care, or I risk not being able to achieve my dreams forever. A decision that wasn't hard to make, yet I needed strong courage to come to such decision.

It was a hard month for me, juggling between training, work, and studies. Am still tweaking my training plan to fit my schedule, and my injury, yet not to drop fitness before I get back to race; Work was hard this few weeks with task piling up due to non-cooperation of some person involved in my organisation, plus it seems like things are not going so smoothly for me in terms of luck with softwares and hardwares, what a bummer to get stuff delayed. Am glad that exams are over that I could rest after a stressful day at work. I'm still adapting to this new schedule. As much as it's a little stressful and challenging, it's exciting too getting back to college, to take another step towards my dream. Especially when finishing an exam is really an achievement at this point of time, let alone scoring it (if I really do =p). I could really feel the burden of exam being off me once the clock strikes 12! It meant a freedom of 12 more hours per week for training and rest. For reflections and hobbies.

Some people ask whether I've a life. 

Hey, this is my life and I'm fully enjoying such satisfying and fulfilling life!

Are you jealous?! XD

#81: Sharing the Joy of a Newborn Baby!

It seems like a trend or a culture in my office, to be pregnant. Well, my office consist of 4 males, and around 15  young and attractive females. Most of them are married, with a family of their own, or attached. And since the past 6 months, the elder ones are getting pregnant ONE by ONE!

For those who studied Biology, remember the fact of possibility where if 2 females stay together at the same place, their period could be at the same time?! I guess this is a situation where that theory can be applied XD. Once I got to know a colleague of mine is pregnant for 6 months already, 3 months later I was sibeh surprised to hear that another close colleague of mine is 7 months pregnant =.=...funny part was, I thought they gain some weight, and a little tummy. LOL. They'll kill me if they see this! Another 2 months later, when the first colleague already delivered the baby, and another one going on maternity leave soon, I overheard a conversation where another colleague was asked whether she got a scan already or not and whether he/she is a boy or girl?! Seriously? seems fun to have baby huh LOL.

Of course, everything above was put in a funny way of describing the experience I went through, not meant to insult or make fun of my lovely colleagues. And I'm extremely glad that my colleague gave birth to a 3.0KG baby boy today at 1.18pm. What a JOY! Another innocent soul came to this world, with hope to find his purpose in life soon, and achieve his dream. All best wishes to him in his growth and development! And a speedy recovery for the ever-so-sacrificing mother!

All these just makes me wanna have my own baby a.s.a.p!

AWESOME!

#80: A Turning Point in Ed

Somehow I can't believe I'm going back to studying so soon. Not like I dislike studying, but I'm really excited and glad that things unfolded unexpectedly in favour of my plans.

It's only one month ago that I got to know from a friend of mine that my ex-college (which will be my former soon), had offered a new course - Masters of Applied Psychology in Coaching. It was wonderful! I've always wanted to be a life coach, a mental coach, a professional with the knowledge to aid other people to achieve their dreams, using all their available positive assets turning it into great motivations and guidance on that journey.

Though I'd also always wanted to go overseas to further my studies. But if I were to wait and wait till who knows when, God knows when only could I have enough $$$ to pursue that direction. Now with this great news and opportunity, it lessen the burden with the cost of education and living, a probable working relationship with my former mentor to gain those experiences while studying, and no need to be separated from my love ones. It wasn't a tough decision, and I'd all the support I need. One month later, I was enrolled, and my class begins next Tuesday night. Another step towards my dream had been taken...

I'm overly excited!

However, the news, the enrolment and commencement of the above-mentioned plan wouldn't be successful if I didn't had the help from the few awesome people in my life, who's been helping me all along. I'm glad I had you, you and you in my life always. I'm sincerely grateful for all those kindness, and unconditional helping hands!

AWESOME!!!

#79: I had an AWESOME Pre-Eulogy written!

OK, this sounds wrong because lots of people "pantang" with anything that's related to the after-world aka dead-people's world. But in this modern world, as mindsets could be switched from A to Z in an instant, nothing is anymore "pantang" when a self-written eulogy could be used in counselling or soul-searching sessions (and it's research valid!). It was what we in our counselling class during my university years was asked to do for our "Know Yourself" assignment, which I assumed the purpose of this section is to reflect on the deeds and bads we'd done so far in our life, and what we thought/feel thinking about it:

Below is your tombstone. 

Fill in what you believe would be written on it.

(DATES ARE NOT NEEDED)

It was interesting reading back on my assignment. I was amazed at my own use of language, grammar, writing style, and mindset at the point of writing.

(yeah, sometimes I didn't know what I wrote, I never check my work before handing it over)

But that time, I wasn't such an assertive boy. I'm more interested in what others had to say about me because I'm just so INSECURE with myself and my surroundings, yeah pity my old-self XD. So I went out of the topic and got my friend(s) to write me my eulogy, and my job was just to compile it. I got to finish my assignment, and at the meantime, satisfy my insecure-desperado-desire for people to acknowledge me. And thought why not share it out for a laugh, an experience, a knowledge (for those who do not know what an eulogy looks like), and to get to know a little about my old-self, and again, for myself to indulge in acknowledgement *ehem* relive my memories of "assignment days" =p

So here it goes...

#78: 那些年，我从不读完华文书籍的日子...

今天，我要宣布一件很历史性的一刻，虽然不至于破GUINNESS世界纪录，但算是一件非常值得骄傲，开心分享的事件！

姜被切成四片叫什么？

。。。姜-姜-姜-姜。。。

（拼音调为四，四，四，一）

开玩笑啦！别想揍我！

就是这本书!

我灿烂人生的二十四年里

读完的第一本华文小说！

让我从书头，阅到书尾

还嫌作者的青春事太短了

可是又

不错浪漫，不错疯癫，不错TMD

的一本爱情小说。

-那些年，我们一起追的女孩-

#77: Flashback - My High.Performance Room

Everybody wants a cozy room to go home to after one hard day of schooling, work, or anything else which tax their body of energy. A comfortable bed to sleep-in. A bright light at the right voltage and color for reading and writing purposes, those that keep you in the "mood". A nice cupboard for the clothes. A just-the-right-size study table. Photo frames for those memories. A place for the books. If can, even a fireplace and a sofa!

After 8 years of being in this bedroom of mine, with almost-the-same-furniture, and almost-non-existential space to walk due to the bedroom size (roughly 2.2mx2.2m), finally I've saved enough to re-furnish my room to make it more spacious, comfortable, and what I would like to call - High.Performance Room (because I tend to be very concentrated with what I am doing, and produce high quality work when I'm in an optimum environment and mood, and this room is being refurbished with that in mind)

Let's take a look at a few angle shots of my room!

#76: Flashback - My AWESOME-TASTIC B'day!

Firstly, to those that do not know yet, I was down with H.Pylori which severely inflamed my stomach linings, causing injury and pain when the unprotected area of my stomach wall come in contact with gastric juice. Which explained the absence of blog entries. I was totally in pain 4-5 times a day for 3 weeks. Been admitted to hospital for 3 days, all scans and test came out clear. So it's just a matter of time and medication for it to heal and for me to recover. Going into the 4th week, the pain is not so frequent anymore, and it's controllable (i.e. pain only came if I ate the wrong food, or got too hungry), and I managed my first run after 3 weeks absent from it. It totally felt great! Doing some light exercise slowly to gain back my fitness (and I lost 2KG over this period of time, which is not a good method to loose weight). As of this writing, I'm doing great, just some minor cramps at times, and as long as I keep my diet strict to bland and low acidic, low protein food, I will be good for Chinese New Year FEAST!

I missed running...lots...

So, 30th December 2011 was my 24th Birthday. Over my last 23 years, I don't really celebrate my birthday, especially not before 17 y/o (my childhood years doesn't count, when I'm owh-so-cute =p). After 17 y/o, it was some occasional cake and presents, which made me happier than ever since I'm not used to birthday celebrations, nor cakes, neither presents, hence no expectations prior...

#75: Another Beginning? XD

Seriously, I'm starting to sound or think like a female - what do you call "善变" in English? Quick-change-of-thoughts? You get the meaning. And just 4 post ago, I said it was the end for HMOTD. Another 4 post later, it's another new beginning for it...