Friday, June 26, 2009

stop & stare

i've got my heart set on anywhere but here.

Recently I have been thinking about how to handle this attraction but it is just not going anywhere. Lost touch, I may have seem. Or am I just being passive?
Maybe all I need is just a plan.

Steady hands take the wheel, in all conditions things can't help but turn out well.
The mind is already devising a plan, and patience is a virtue; let's just wait for that pounce.

It takes two to tango and to dance, two becomes one. So go on take my hand, take a breath.
Pull me close, take one step and keep your eyes locked to mine.
Open your heart and let the music be our guide.
I'll take the lead and every turn will be safe with me; I'll be there to catch you through it all.

So much talk and yet only actions proves everything. When it came to this stage, something pulls my focus out & I stood down. Funny how the heart is set on any other stuffs.
But now that I have got a plan, let's dance!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Move it, move it!

Right, finally doing something after slacking so long!

Ever since that fateful weekend, I have been passing each day waking up late, getting online, watching the television and just lazing around in the house!
It feels pretty good though.

For the past 2 years, I was always busy-busy-busy during the summer break, planning for orientation, setting the goals and timeline for the workyear, and so much more! It is N-O-W, now, that I can sit back, kick my legs up and relax. The feeling of having nothing filled in your schedule is just totally S-H-I-O-K, SHIOK! The words "I don't mind, I'm free everyday!" have been coming out from me. Alright, don't envy me. Hahaha!

But again, it is not that enjoyable too. Putting on weight and feeling fat doesn't helps. I need to move it!

It's been 2 days into the week now and I'm glad that I played some tennis and had a swim! At least the engine's starting to roar. Runs and workouts are coming up, so let's work things out.
It feels really good though it wasn't work which will bring me income, when I have been doing my part contributing to the recovery of the economy. As some of us might have preferred.
But well, health is wealth! OVERWHELMING SATISFACTION.

The tennis session and the swim I had, they left me exhausted. My stamina dropped alot; I need to build up my fitness again.
It's time... it's time to move it move it!!!

I like to move it move it...
I like to... MOVE IT MOVE IT!

Sunday, June 7, 2009

la semaine dernière

I gave up on something big...

It was an event that I ambitiously signed up for; without batting a single eyelid, I clicked "Confirm" and it was point of no return.
Planned the training schedule amidst examinations, and everything sailing smooth. But Murphy's Law just had to occur; a bad footing during a soccer match and it yelled "HALT!" on my training regime. Shit happens.
Then exams came in and wham-pow-kaboom!
D-Day is here.

Some of you might say "You can still opt not to go for it", "Steady lah, not ready still go", etc.
I guess those are people who do not know me, yet.
Maybe it is foolish but I'm just being myself, or maybe it was instilled in me during my NS training.
Nevertheless, I live by the quote "you'll never know, until you've tried it".

Same time last week, I gave up on something big...

Leaving the Pit Stop, I felt all good to go.
"That's it Ben, you're halfway there. Go for it!"
, the mind spoke to the body.
"Let's go, let's go!", yelled the body.

1km, 2km, 3km, almost 4km and there it was; I can just feel it starting to resist the expansion. Damn it, why so soon! Achilles had been dormant and now it is awake.
Pushing the limits, endurance is what I need.
Every step I take, every lift of the heel, Achilles sent a stronger resistance. Unwilling to accept defeat, staggering down the never-ending string of lights to a pace slower than a stroll in the park, I hit the 10.1km mark. Achilles is threatening to put future events away, my heart is raging to finish it.
I had a decision to make; to stop or to risk participation in future events.

That's it. It was not easy.
It was by choice; nobody to blame.
I was not prepared enough. YMCA, as what people said.
Comforting words I got.
Thank you to all.

I will be stronger next year this time.

And I said to someone, your presence is all I need. Truly.
Merci beaucoup.