Maybe....
When I woke up this morning, I had this urge to write, to blog. I don’t really know why. Maybe its because I have been doing a lot of thinking lately and this provides me with a medium to pen those thoughts.
Maybe its because, a lot has happened in my life and I cant wait to share it with the whole world.
Maybe its because I am having my holidays and that means I have nothing really substantial to do and therefore I am bored out of my wits.
Maybe its because I realized that I still own a blog, so I might as well make full use of it, since I vowed to be a diligent blogger when I started out.
Whatever the reasons may be, it doesn’t really matter. What matters most is that I am back(hmmm…that sounds awfully familiar), and this time I am here to stay.
I will not even bother to explain my absence. It doesn’t take a genius to figure it out. If I really had to explain it, I would blame it on being occasionally busy but inherently lazy to blog.
Just to keep everyone updated. It’s the semester break and I am loving it. It cannot get any better than doing nothing while enjoying a 2 month holiday and getting paid for it. Not forgetting the bonus that we enjoy during this time of the year. I know it sounds horribly unfair and unjust, but I aint complaining.
Results came out yesterday and although I didn’t do as well as I thought I would, I am relatively relieved and contented. Moderations caused me to lose a couple of flat As, but at the same time, I was also relieved to have cleared a module I was in real danger of failing. So its all good.
I completed the Standard Chartered Marathon and I am proud of that. If you had been a diligent reader during those times when I updated, you would have realized that completing this marathon was at the top of my list of things to achieve in 2005. I must say it was a horrible run. I started it later than all the other marathoners because I wasn’t punctual. I arrived there at 545 but I had trouble finding a lot. I knew this was going to happen and I intended to arrive there much earlier but I came back late from going to ASDH birthday party so I woke up later than I should have. By the time I reached the start point, the half marathoners were already lined up to start their race. So I started with a fact paced run in order to catch up with the main pack and that wasn’t good at all as I would find out later in the run. What was worse, I had to go to the toilet to pass motion not once but twice during the run, thank god and the organizers for installing portable toilets at the water points. Then my hazeline started to fade away and abrasion at the thighs started to set in and soon enough I started running like a gorilla with legs spread out to avoid the inner thigh to inner thigh contact. At the 34th klik point, I was dying. It was a mental battle from then on all the way back. I was running so slowly and there were countless amount of times that I resorted to walk because I was too painful on my knees. 1 kilometer seemed like 500 miles. The weather was scorching hot. My thighs and my knees were killing me and I was really tired. A part of me wanted to just stop and wait for a safety vehicle to come and pick me up. But I knew there was no way I would have allowed that to happen. I had too much at stake like my pride and ego, and the humiliation and flak I would receive from friends if I didn’t complete it. And that kept me going all the way to the end. When I crossed the finish line, the frown that I had on my face for a whole 10 kilometres turned to become a smile, for now I can tell my grandchildren that I completed the full marathon before.
Maybe its because, a lot has happened in my life and I cant wait to share it with the whole world.
Maybe its because I am having my holidays and that means I have nothing really substantial to do and therefore I am bored out of my wits.
Maybe its because I realized that I still own a blog, so I might as well make full use of it, since I vowed to be a diligent blogger when I started out.
Whatever the reasons may be, it doesn’t really matter. What matters most is that I am back(hmmm…that sounds awfully familiar), and this time I am here to stay.
I will not even bother to explain my absence. It doesn’t take a genius to figure it out. If I really had to explain it, I would blame it on being occasionally busy but inherently lazy to blog.
Just to keep everyone updated. It’s the semester break and I am loving it. It cannot get any better than doing nothing while enjoying a 2 month holiday and getting paid for it. Not forgetting the bonus that we enjoy during this time of the year. I know it sounds horribly unfair and unjust, but I aint complaining.
Results came out yesterday and although I didn’t do as well as I thought I would, I am relatively relieved and contented. Moderations caused me to lose a couple of flat As, but at the same time, I was also relieved to have cleared a module I was in real danger of failing. So its all good.
I completed the Standard Chartered Marathon and I am proud of that. If you had been a diligent reader during those times when I updated, you would have realized that completing this marathon was at the top of my list of things to achieve in 2005. I must say it was a horrible run. I started it later than all the other marathoners because I wasn’t punctual. I arrived there at 545 but I had trouble finding a lot. I knew this was going to happen and I intended to arrive there much earlier but I came back late from going to ASDH birthday party so I woke up later than I should have. By the time I reached the start point, the half marathoners were already lined up to start their race. So I started with a fact paced run in order to catch up with the main pack and that wasn’t good at all as I would find out later in the run. What was worse, I had to go to the toilet to pass motion not once but twice during the run, thank god and the organizers for installing portable toilets at the water points. Then my hazeline started to fade away and abrasion at the thighs started to set in and soon enough I started running like a gorilla with legs spread out to avoid the inner thigh to inner thigh contact. At the 34th klik point, I was dying. It was a mental battle from then on all the way back. I was running so slowly and there were countless amount of times that I resorted to walk because I was too painful on my knees. 1 kilometer seemed like 500 miles. The weather was scorching hot. My thighs and my knees were killing me and I was really tired. A part of me wanted to just stop and wait for a safety vehicle to come and pick me up. But I knew there was no way I would have allowed that to happen. I had too much at stake like my pride and ego, and the humiliation and flak I would receive from friends if I didn’t complete it. And that kept me going all the way to the end. When I crossed the finish line, the frown that I had on my face for a whole 10 kilometres turned to become a smile, for now I can tell my grandchildren that I completed the full marathon before.
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