Dinner at Sushi Tei yesterday!

Mum and Dad

Spent the day studying at Guild House with Ban Ban today. This picture was originally quite ugly and blur... just spent the last 20 minutes trying to sharpen it! haha

Call Cheng Wei crazy, but I'm actually semi-enjoying the reading week/exam period. I spend my days sitting down in peace, reading, gymming, running, hanging out with friends, and lazing in bed. No hassles of classes, project meetings, or mad essays... it's me, my own time, my own pace. Well, I suppose that's because I don't seem to be giving a shit about the PS exam!

I've discovered that the Asia Pacific Business module is actually fairly interesting, after I've conveniently skipped lectures for an entire semester. I actually enjoy watching the webcast- the material is very current. Left with just that to focus on, I guess that's why I can say the week is going good. This is what life should be like- putting your brains to things you enjoy, and then some time for laughter, fun, and RUNNING.

I gave myself a break from running on Sunday (rather reluctantly). Yesterday, once I hit the gym... hohoho. I was so happy to be moving I almost didn't want to get back to the stillness of sitting down with my notes. Oh, my triceps have grown stronger- I discovered I can lift more weight now without that much difficulty. That was a really really really surprising, and pleasant discovery. =)

I was feeling competitive on the threadmill yesterday. So I started off at Speed 9, then 10 (the normal pace I settle for)... then seeing that the rather fit looking guy next tome was running at 10.5, I upped to 10.5, then 11. hahaha. This is so mean, but I was secretly smirking at the fact that he seemed to be panting so much. (opps, forgot to check if he was doing incline, perhaps!) Then to Freddie's (the very opiniated gym instructor) disgust, I zoomed out of the gym, ran up and down the Central library slope three times before running back. When I came back, he said to this guy whom he was doing personal training with, 'Have you heard of overtraining? This woman epitomizes it.'

I know, I know, I'm mad, and I've been nagged over and over again but I just cannot resist it sometimes. These days, running gives me such immense satisfaction, even when I'm half dying sometimes. The wonderful, sweet sensation of my aching legs, eventually sitting down, feeling absolutely self indulgent, as if I have earned that right to rest at the end of it. Some days, I go to the gym to do weights first, so that I am too tired to run too much. Today, I am not going to the gym, so that I can run long, long, loooonnnnngggggggg. Can't wait. It's actually a motivation to sit down and study all the way until it's time to torture my legs!



I just found the nicest, loveliest, sweetest rendition of Dvorak's Humouresque by Yoyoma. There's this moment at 1 min 55 seconds, so sweet it almost makes me cringe.