Tick-tock, tick-tock...

Looking back for the almost-one month since I last posted,
I thought to myself, "Wow, time really flies!"
Lately I have been saying that and I wonder why.

Am I running short of time,
am I maximising the time I have,
or do I just have too much to do?
It just seems that time is ticking faster & faster!

Each day just passes me like that and,
so many things happening in a day,
till such that everything just feels like yesterday!
And yet I feel that I have not done much to deserve the night's rest!

A part of me still lingers on, wanting the day to be longer.
Is this part of growing up, realising the importance of time?
Or is it just myself feeling this way?

There are still so many things that I want to do,
but how much can one juggle & handle?

I cannot juggle too many too long, I know.
But each day, I will give my best;
doing better than yesterday...
That is all that matters...

And it is definitely not me...
As this is known as growing up...
I hope I'm right!!!

So let us all make the best out of the time we have!
Cheers!

Another stone in life

Quadthlon. 500m coastal swim, 12km skate, 20km cycling & 6km run.
With my buddy, Banshiro or rather how I address him, Ah Long.
2 hours 33 minutes & 2 hours 37 minutes.
Was a good timing as I was looking to complete in the 2 hours 30 minutes mark.

Swim 500m was easy & water was calm. Nothing as what I thought it would be. Perhaps everybody was looking out for one another. But we lost each other during the swim.

Next up was the skating 12km. Nothing much to highlight except for a tightness in the right tibialis anterior muscle. It was quite distracting but I pressed on.
Nothing too difficult for me, given a mentality prep yesterday.

Then it was the cycle 20km leg. Took quite a bit of time on this discipline due to equipment failure. But slow & steady we completed it.

Final leg, 6km run. Now this is the torturing part.
Stitches, tight muscles on the lower leg, and starting off was quite a puffer.
Managed to control it with the mind over body method; telling myself that I must not stop and I'm gonna achieve this.
And I was very surprised that I was so close to the timing I had in mind!

Though along the way, I had a few frustrations but I just let it go. Also partly due to the fact that when you're sweating it out, you just feel lighter!
Nevertheless, it was a good experience and I enjoyed it!
Like I said, in the previous post. The feeling of it just makes me high.
What kind of feeling, ask me personally!

Now having completed the Quadthlon, I feel that I can go even further...
To place another stone in life...
A milestone...

What about you...?

Tomorrow...

It's 11.18pm now, approximately H-Hour +6 to the Quadthlon.

I cannot believe that I have to sleep so early on a Saturday night! Though for the past 2 years, I did so for a Saturday in December. Heh!

As the event draws nearer, my heart pounds faster.
I must admit that I wasn't very enthusiastic in signing up when my bud initiated it. Yet I signed up as I felt that this is something different and this would be a kick-start to what I will want to achieve next year!
Though it's still early to next year, but I roughly have a list to achieve already! :D

Why does my heart pound faster; nervous or excited?
Perhaps a lil of both.
It's mind over body.

The mind is powerful and so are our bodies.
We should constantly push ourselves to the edge, testing out the limits.
For at least, we'd know ourselves better.
I have a belief in this.

Constantly reminding & telling myself the objective tomorrow, isolating myself from the happenings outside.
Focusing on tomorrow; how will it be, what will it be like, how to transit and how to overcome it.

Preparations for tomorrow...
Training wasn't adequate and not anywhere near to the 38.5km tomorrow.
Thus if I suffer tomorrow, only myself to blame.
And I paid $80 bucks for it!
I was asked why would anybody do such a thing.
And I told this person that I just like the feeling where I'm in no man's land. If that person still remember.

I set today to be a REST day and indeed, I rested.
Ate alot too.
I feel so fat now. Yucks.

Time is up now.
I will and definitely hit another milestone in my life,
Tomorrow.

Missed a step!

Missed a step recently?

Perhaps you did, without realising it.
Or you didn't because you were threading so carefully each step.

If you ever do miss a step,
how would it actually make you feel and what would you do?

Will your answer change,
should it be that you have already set a standard/guideline/resolution?

Recently, "it depends" have become one of the answers to questions and,
I must say that's the answer to the questions above.
But we must never let that become our favourite quote.
For such could actually shape a person.

Think about it.
I missed a lecture today. Shucks.

alrighty, I'm back...

alrighty, I'm back...

after so long, with so much procastination for blogging, together with the so many nights falling asleep on my bed & waking up to the screen of what I was doing the night before on my notebook!
it just makes me feel so weak & lousy. heh!

anyway, my project went bust. kinda sad to announce this though.
BUT then again, that doesn't means that I have stopped!

let me share with you my bkk trip!!! ;)






The oh-so-tasty food of bkk ... ... ...
just sets me hungry by looking at this! urghs!








What I bought ... ... ...






it rained on the day that we departed...
guess bkk didn't want us to leave too!!!

it was so much fun mann...




Nevertheless, though shopping in bkk is cheap, it still ripped a big hole in my pocket... ...
and only to come back home to burst a bigger hole with the below... ...

that was crazy but it was worth it!!!!
NO regrets!

I'm living a life which I am happy being myself, not constrained by any issues ...
And it shall stay this way!!!
YEAH!!!

:: Project Expand :: Day One

090908 Day One:

• 6 hours of rest
  
• Subject appears to be firmed up
• Torso shaping up
• Strength, below average
• Agility, slight improvement
• Behaviour, focused
  
• 1st food intake:
  Egg Prata
  Plain Prata
  Iced Milo
• 1st test @ 1030hrs: 20 laps in 24mins 17secs
  Observation: Good timing but started slow, limps appears to be tired
• 2nd food intake:
  Fish slices
  Rice
  Egg
• 3rd food intake:
  Fishball noodles
  

End of Day One

• Observations:
  
  • Subject energy level, low
  • Higher metabolism rate
  • Fatigue level, medium-high
    
  • Behaviour, normal
• Recommended actions:
  
  • Conditioning programme
  • Cardio programme
  • Increase fluid intake
  • Longer rest hours

Subject to be further observed ... ... ...

:: Project Expand :: Day Zero

Start of a new week as I embark on this project.
080908 Day Zero:

• Subject is observed to have shrunk in size, compared to 1 year ago
• Strength, below average
• Agility, slowish
• Reaction, normal
• Behaviour, normal with a slight distraction
• Weight, acceptable
• 1st test @ 1530hrs: 20 laps in 26 minutes
  Observations: Average, can be faster
• 1st food intake:
  OJ
  2 meat buns
  
• 1st programme @ 1845hrs
  
  1. 6km run
  2. 3 sets Static
     Set 1: 20 x shoulder width push-up, 20 x sit-up
     Set 2: 20 x wide arm push-up, 20 x 4-count flutter-kick
     Set 3: 20 x diamond push-up, 20 x sit-up
     
• 2nd food intake:
  1 serving of noodles
  1 filet-o-fish meal
  1 choc milkshake

End of Day Zero

• Observations
  
  • Fatigue level normal
  • Right arm feeling a slight twitch on rotation
  • Behaviour, normal with minimal distraction

Project to be continued ... ... ...

Stability, Security, Comfort & Feelings

Stability :

1. the quality, state or degree of being stable as:

• the property of a body that causes it when disturbed from a condition of equilibrium or steady motion to develop forces or moments that restore the originial condition

Security :

1. the quality, state or degree of being secure as:

• freedom from fear or anxiety

Comfort :

1. strengthening aid; consolation in time of trouble or worry
   
2. a feeling of relief or encouragement
3. contented well-being
   
4. a satisfying or enjoyable experience
5. one that brings or gives comfort

Feelings :

1. an emotional state or reaction
2. capacity to respond emotionally especially with the higher emotions
   

Just few things that everybody are on a constant lookout for...
But which comes first, or are they all of the same level?

Here I am...

Yes... resurfacing on the surface again...
It's has been a uber long time since I blogged...
I got myself somewhere new and gone are the archives...

So here I am... experiencing a crash
& seeking refuge in the comfort of my bed...
lying here letting all feelings, thoughts & memories engulf me
helping me get up on my feet with a clearer mind...
it's just a matter of time...
or is it different this time round?

nevertheless, I am contented to be
in the haven of my bed...