Standard Charter Run 2008

2 years ago, i vowed that one day i wanted to join this biggest event. Last year, I still did not pick up the courage and given myself the excuse to join the big day this year instead.

This year, 2008 had arrived and i finally had the guts to register for this run and very much looking foward for it. Telling myself that i will start practising from Sep 2008 onwards, assuming that it will be just nice to welcome the big run. However, months passed by and i did not get started at all until 3 weeks ago.

Running on a sunday near my house was something i had never done before especially along the newly-opened expressway linked to CCK. I ran to and fro and I did not regret register myself for the big run. Running is just so fun.

2 days later, luck wasn't on me. I sprained my ankle while walking on a flat road with a flat shoe. Well, this is not the 1st time so i did not pay much attention to it. Days passed by and the pain increased. Only then i realised i really injured my ankle this time. Went to see Dr Yee and thought i will be cured in awhile which it always did. But no, the pain did not go away.

On the 2nd weekend, DD bring me to see sinseh who had cured his thumb weeks ago. But luck wasn't on me again. The shop was closed. So i try another sinseh. My ankle was banaged and of cos in great pain after heartless rubbing by that sinseh.

3rd weeks arrived and it was the big run. I knew the answer. For the past weeks, i did not attend my favourite class because i can't. So how can i possible to run? Again, I went to that sinseh whom his shop is closed that day and again my ankle was bandage. But this time the condition was even worst. Not only i don't feel any better, it caused super itchness on my skin.

Today is sunday. Everyone is running away but me. I have to rest at home with a pain ankle and with itchy rashness on my skin...Maybe i should go for an x-ray to check what is exactly wrong with my ankle. As for now, i wonder how am i going to sleep with such a frasturing itchy feeling.

My heart is aching...till today

On 24 nov 2008, I recieved a missed call from my favourite cousin who is also my personal insurance agent. I thought she is calling me to meet up for our long lost time dinner gathering so i told myself that i will return call when i am free to call. Who knows shortly after, sms came in.

Thinking it could be DD, i decided to take a quick look. But it wasn't a quick look. I took about 30sec, scanning through the words i recieved, couldn't believe what i am reading and trying very hard to absorb the sentence jie sent me.

Its read "My father-in-law pass away today will be at "address" for 5 days"..I drop everything onto my table and fall back to seat. I tried to call jie but her line is engaged. I called my mum but my dad pick up the phone. I broke the news to him but he sounds very calm and said come back then talk. I was shocked that my parent is so calm & steady.

Then jie returned my call but i don't know where to start. When i know what to ask, jie says she had to go as lots of thing need to settle. I told her i will see her the next day.

Back home, everyone was alseep. I wonder did they make any planning to go to the funeral. Finally, mum called at noontime & ask if i wanted to go. Of course i wanted, that is needless to ask, i snorted back my mum.

Meeting mum & pa, we went into the void deck together & we burned joss stick & say prayer to Yi Zhang. The moment i called out, my tear rolls and it starts to roll now. I like this Yi Zhang very much. Because whenever we visited him especially during our young times, he is always so happy and bubbly. I alwae like to go to his home that why i am kind of close to my this cousine (jie).

Tonight, Mum & Pa ask me to take a rest and they will go down themselves. They will take me agin tml night and will stay till late as that will be the last night and i will never see him again. In fact, even now I can only see his photo because the coffin had already nailed. Yi Zhang did not make-up so he is not suitable for viewing.

Yi Zhang, I just want to tell you that i want you to drink my marrige tea. I want to get bless from you but i know I will not have this chance anymore because you are gone. I am going to miss you in my heart, Yi Zhang.

So cranky that I wonder why

Its already been 2 weeks. My mood is still so unstable. I am just so unhappy about something but i do not know what is it? All i know is i just keeping throwing my temper around esp to DD.

Nothing suit my ear. I can't say i am not being loved. I can't say no one care about me. Maybe the care and love is sonething not i really wants. Please don't ask me what is then i wanted because i do not know the answer too.

Sometime i just feel so pathetic. Why do i have to beg for something while other don't have to. Oftenly, i need to blow up in order to get what i want or the attention i need. But when i gets it, i find that i do not want it anymore. Is this because i get it through hardship or because there isn't love in it anymore as i need to ask for it instead of being surprised by it.

I always reminded myself to be happy go lucky. But will this character bring to a wrong impression of me that i am always alright with anything and everything. I can be a cheerful person but this doesn't mean i can always compromised with anything. I used to be very good at bottled up feeling but now i could not remeber how to.I show all out in my face. Wonder what had got into me. Is this the real me or i just trying to be somebody and who will it be?

I am still cranky and i am still wonder why......

Surprise with Ben & Jerry

DD must be regretting telling me he is eating my favourite ben & jerry ice-cream when i called him that day. I left me with no mercy even though he mentioned that he nearly do not have the chance to eat ben & jerry. But thanks to his luck and his goody colleagues, he still get to eat and the best is when i called him for something which i cannot remember what is it for now...hahaha

I cannot imagine that i am actually blowing up my temper because he is having that Ben & Jerry and i am not..haha..I even go to the extend to say no wonder many times i "begging" for high-graded ice-cream, i always being rejected. Now i start to understand why because he oftens get the chance to have it therefore he will not understanding my feeling of longing for it for ages..

With such situation, I decided to "teach" him a lesson. I give him 25cts face to show i am very upset and i give him cold shoulder just because he ate that Ben & Jerry! You must be thinking i am very unreasonable right and start to feel sorry for my DD right?..

Hahaha...Please don't fall into his trap. Many times when i reacted this way, it doesn't move him at all. I will not get what i want. So i was thinking since all this while nothing happen, he will not soothe or calm me down, why should i give in and pretend i will be fine after awhile..

But this time i am wrong, double triple wrong. As usual, we had our weekday dinner. Though i still bother over the ben & jerry but i still want to meet him cos i want to continue throwing temper at him over the Ben & Jerry..haha..As i will be abit late and he is bring along the vacuum mug for my office use which i had requested from him, so he travel from his office to my office.

Upon seeing him, i give him 25cts face immediately. But very soon, My expression turns to surprise & happiness. BECAUSE in that mug, he pulled out my favourite BEN & JERRY. Me happy like crazy. And while walking to our dinning place, i eating away the ice-cream like a small kids, enjoying away and of course i did share with my SWEET DD too la..

Sometime, it really make me think and wonder when he adores me and when he feel that my request is far too much for him to adores me .Though there are times when i will never gets what i want but somehow he will use another method to show it.

After all, no one is prefect and i think i should glad enough that he is still by my side to tolerate my sudden nonsense and my unreasonable crankiness.

Take a walk. A long walk

Last sunday, our usual gym club was doing the "change of management" reno. And so, our usual class was shift to Vivo and start 1/2 an hours earlier.

As both of us have been thinking of experience the southern ridges which we had heard from the media, therefore we decided to take this opportunity to give a try. Unlike from the past, we always will find time to do some research on the places we planning to invade, this time we did nothing so we played by heart.

After lunch, we start to looking for the starting point. After quite awhile we found it and realised that quite a number of people are also like us.

This is only part 1 . We ended our walk at Hort Park and took a bus back to the club and took another shower then heading home, snoozing away.

Below are some of the fotos we took along the way.

Map of the southern ridges

The star of the attraction - we wanting to experience the thrill

This view was taken from Faber walk - Jewel Box

We took about 30 mins to reach the next point - Henderson Waves

Can you see the waves? This wave bridge will light up daily, 7pm - 2am

Forest walk. Took about 30mins to reach. See how small i am and with my head uplift. this will tell you where is the camera man and fyi, the standard camera has already zoomed in.

Still the Forest Walk. I wonder how are all these being built up..

another 30mins walk, we reached the Alexandra Arch.

5mins later, the shortest time of all to reach the next and the last point for the day-The HortPark.

We decided to end our journey here as the sun is getting ultimate hot and we are damn smelly.

The rest of the southern ridges will be continued when "toto" strike!....hahaha

Rest & Relax @ Batam

wow! wow! wow! did anyone miss me? its has been 5 months ago since my last blog.Not sure is it i lost interest in this kind of stuff or i just being lazy or i am super busy with other stuff?..haha..i guess you will say this is just an excuse of mine la..

Ok la i shall try my best to be updated abit. last blog i write about a theatre play at national library. Recently i decided to take a short break and went to a nearby island call BATAM. Ha! till this age of mine, this is the 1st time i been to this place...i must say if you are the shopping type of person, you won't enjoy this holiday unless you travel out of the resort and went into their city area.

But luckily, i am the super nuan gal and love nature scenery so i have no regret of spending full 3 days in this resort only. If you are someone like me, i am sure you will enjoy and envy the follow photos..

Isn't the houses behind me so beautiful? they are villas by the seaside.

I always like to take this kind of scenery bcos this is always the most beautiful moment.look at the way my hair blow and you know how strong the wind is.

I risk my life just to be near to the sunset and capture this amazing shot

This our dinner for the 1st night in batam.does it make you drooling already?



















A sumptous breakie to start my day of activities.



My 1st canoeing in a faraway island...so nervous!


Yummy pizza still making me drooling till now..


Enjoy unforgetable massage in the resort with great discount


Dinner was delicious & spicy until i go gong gong


Last shot before we leave for the ferry terminal



Last meal in the resort cafe before the coach pick us up


Why the coach isn't here yet? abit buay siong and DD is on his way to oinkie..

Ah Beng In Action..Damn BENG!!

On a eve of labour's Day evening, we were schedule to watch BoardWay Beng 3 at national library.These pair of tickets was bought long time ago.I remember DD was telling me that actually he wanted to give me a surprise when the date near.However,one day when we are collecting tickets for "The forbidden Chestnut",the ticket counter had also gave us the BWB 3 ticket too whicn therefore give away the surprise..hahaha...but i am already so touched cos DD knows i like to watch BWB

As usual,we planned to meet at bugis BK and we had our dinner at Bugis Hawker Center.As usual we order nasi lemak and fried Bee Hoon,then we slow walk to national library.As we entered the building,we saw lots of people,the main lobby of the drama centre was so crowded.This shows that Ah beng is so famous...

Shows started and again there is no interval..phew! i had visited the loo before that.As usual,the show was filled with laughter.He speak 90% of hokkien and 10% of singlish.Well,this is what his shows about.

Very fast,10pm strike and show ended.As usual,we stay awhile to take picture with actor as they normally will appear at main lobby for autograph session.This time we asked him to sign on the tickets as we saw others do so...something new but anyway we do keep tickets for memorial.

But on other hand,i wasn't quite sure if i am stil keen to watch the next broadway beng maybe 4 or final as the ticket prices soared like sparrow...everything and anything just went up with no mercy...life is no longer a bed of roses...