Michael Jackson 1958 - 2009

Goodbye King of Pop...
Too much have been said.
His pictures hogged every newspaper headlines,
His stories, his life has always been that way, isn't it?
No matter how much scandals or how many negatives about him,
The fact is, he will always be the best performer the world would ever see.
His personal life may be in a mess but who could blame him.
He shot to fame overnight and before he know it, the press was all over him.
Everywhere he goes, everything he does was under the eyes of everybody.
Some say he was killed by the media.
Well, i chose to remember him as the best performer on stage and one person
who changes the face of music.
I guess it has always been a long lonely road to super stardom...
There will never be another Michael Jackson..
Rest In Peace Mike.....

人生就像跑步,
開始跑得太快, 後面就後續無力.
開始跑得太慢, 後面就得追著時間跑.
唯有適當的步伐, 省力, 呼吸才能跑得遠.
看不到終點, 也就看不到未來.
沒了未來, 哪來的目標, 理想.
只要耐心的前進, 目的地就在不遠處.

Weekend getaway

It was a great weekend getaway from the troubled waters of Singapore.
Certainly an enjoyable trip with the closest people in your life besides your family.
Somehow or rather it did not exactly matched up to our anticipation with many of the facilities
were not available. Luckily, our stomach did not have to suffer after we were treated with
a spread of seafood feast on our last night.
The most important of all, the fun was great, the company was excellent. That's all you need.
Even without the games or how remote the resort was, nothing was in the way of boozing and
enjoying the trip.

Running

It's amazing how things change so quickly. 2 years ago, i was still dreading to run, forcing myself
for the sake of staying fit. But now, it has almost become an addict. An addict which i need to get my fix every week. Running is not such a chore now. I enjoy my runs now and can't wait to hit it to the roads. Never thought i would be training for marathons. Could still remember this time last year, i was still counting myself lucky when i do not have to do the AHM. This year, however, i have already registered for the 21km event. And come December, 42km awaits.
Running events excites me, not only because of the goodie bag of course, but also the joy of running on the roads of singapore. Well, this second half of year will be exciting, at least
something to look forward to amist the long runs.

16 Aug - Army Half Marathon / Singapore Bay Run (21km)
13 Sep - Mizuno Wave Run (10km)
18 Oct - New Balance Real Run (10km)
6 Dec - Standard Chartered (42km)

These are just some of the confirmed events. Others such as NUS run, Nike run dates have not
been fixed yet. It seems time for another dose of adrenaline....

What's life?

It has been a while. Many things happened but deem to be routine or insignificant. Life has been this way, isn't it? Do we really have a choice or that circumstances lead us through this path? Doing what you like to do makes you happy, keep you motivated. The building greeted me almost everyday with the sun rays reflecting from the same spot, siginifying a new day. Ironically, the new day resembles like yesterday, or the day before, or rather everyday. So, where is that 'new' day that suppose to beholds us? Suddenly. i felt victim to time. Consuming every step we take, every thought we think.
It seems i'm trying to stall time here. Waiting for the opportunity to struck. Everytime i look around my workplace,i know, for sure, this ain't gonna be my life. People here are just waiting for things to happen. Only when the knife is right at their throat before they can start working. There are no committment, no initiative, no self-motivation. Work for the sake of working, for the sake of showing people he can work but we all know the truth as much. Well, i figure it out there is nothing i could do to change anything. So why get so vexed up? Simply because i'm facing these people day in day out.
I told myself i am going to get out one day. This is not the place for me, definitely. Just need a couple of years when i have enough gold to venture. Meanwhile, there are much homework to be done. That will keep me going, period. Hopefully it lasts longer than i have to wait.

Dan Brown

Books made me sleepy, i admit. So, I seldom read. Given my lack of reading, i probably should not be the one recommending books. When i first stumbled across this author, i never gave a second look. After reading his first book, i must say, he is really good. I applaud his efforts in writing his books.
Juggling between ficton and non-fiction, his books are so intriguing that it simply can't stop you from reading. You will be sucked into his world of imagination. It was as if you are watching a movie out of a book. That was probably why his books were turned into movies one by one. From his Da Vinci Code to Angels and Demons, the scripts were written in such a pace that there was no time to stop and breathe. Imagine the researches he has to do in just writing a book and on top of that, challenging the theories behind those religions and beliefs. I do not know if he had something against Christianity, perhaps it's a religion with the most controversies and arguments? You sometimes wondered the contents of his books, which are the facts and which are not. Christians would have argued the contents but how much do you know about your religion? Are you just finding a god to believe in or that you hope to go to heaven after believing? It's not about finding the one with the best offers with the best prizes. I mean, seriously, what makes people believe in religions? How do you actually choose your religion? Popularity? Because your friends told you God is great?
Don't misunderstood me here. I'm not being prejudice to religions or dissuade people from believing in one. It was just a mind boggling thought i had recently. Religion has never been my life agenda. Though i was forced to attend many functions by my late mum. Perhaps i would never understand the reason for religion...

The food remain tasteless as i goggled up for the sake of filling my hunger. This morning was worse off. I almost suffocate with my own training. A remedial training for my IPPT failures turn out to be too much. Too much, even for myself, it seems. Should have listen to my body warning system. Clearly not 100%, i tried to push myself a bit more. A bit more nearly drive me into daze. Need to get back to shape..slowly. Wonder how long this would last..Hopefully it ends soon...

假期結束了..
又是回到現實的時刻.
好累, 真的好累.
再加上了病魔, 今天實在不好過.
或許在這個時候,
才會覺得有個人在旁會有多好.
話說回來,
有沒有好像也沒差.
有得必有失吧.
可能一個人真的比較好吧.

Made it

Finally made it.
Foot across the line and the time stops.
A sudden gush of air into my lungs as i try to recover from my panting.
It never seemed easy for me but the satisfaction beats it all.
I had tried my best and i got the results i need.
This could easily be my best run for the entire year.
More significantly, it came at the right time.

First goal achieved..
now next....

不甘心

不甘心, 好不甘心.
就差7秒..
長的讓人受不了的7秒.
今年一定要做到!
7天..7秒...
我行的!!!