earlier post...

Excerpts when I was in Zurich,

Half an hour's time to zurich dinner time....as the sun is abt to set,it is time for mi to use my underutilised smartphone to write something 4 my blog...

Chinese new year is abt to end. However,it marks the start of my next project-project marathon round2(mi really asking 4 it cos it was really painful and torturing 4 my first marathon last dec)

I thought l had trained quite well previously,but reality sunk when my knee started to hurt @ the 28km mark..

Lesson learnt
1 l am clocking insufficient milege
2 l am running too fast for the first half by my own standard
3 lf l think l tried my best,but this is not my best!

just ran in Singapore

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aliying

Happy Chinese New Year to all!

spring cleaning...

Finally started a bit of spring cleaning at my very own home@segar

A lot of things for mi to gun down
kitchen - clean up the cabinet
storeroom - It needs a total revamp to be more space efficient and be able to locate my things
computer - back up back up back up!
work related stuff - documentise it, if need not, throw it!

:)
aliying

listening....

Yesterday...

It was nice to meet up with Jeff, Uncle Chua, Shan and Jas. Some of us are away..I just came back from Denmark and Uncle Chua just came back from Consumer Electronic Show(ie the biggest ever computer show in the whole world..remember HD DVD vs Blu ray) held in Las Vegas..

It was even nicer for the fact that I can be around during a weekend. To most of the people, 5 days of hardworking weekdays come 2 days of enjoying weekend. Not so for mi in the Heavy Transport Operator service industry. I value my weekends alot, alot and alot.

Lots of catching up...which strongly deviate from the initial plan to play mahjong. I am still learning how to listen, though the habit of interrupting a person's speech is reducing on my part...

Listening pointers...recalls a motivational book that i read recently

1. Undivided attention to the speaker
2. People r not interested in mi-they r only interested in themselves
3. Open arms & wrist - welcome!
4. Listen then speak!!

:)

aliying

sleep

Had not slept for the last 24hrs alreadi...
I need to sleep.....
Zzzzzz

:)
aliying

Istanbul revisited...

the year of 2007 had passed and we welcomed the year of 2008. Writing had not been productive till now, but I will try..always

sick on the first day of the new year with a high fever. Not really the best thing to start with..

Here are some photos to share in transit from 2007 to 2008














Hands of protection















Hot Turkish tea on a cruise













Blue mosque evening lights, Istanbul





















Dear Kitty kitty, come to daddy...



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aliying

Better get this out in advance

Was out shopping again, but all well spent for a good cause

Christmas is coming, and you can feel the festive season is indeed coming - weather turning a bit cooler, people shopping for gifts...

As for mi, I also got myself a small silver christmas tree to start with...

Merry Christmas in advance, everyone!

:)

aliying

Mr taxi

looks like Mr Taxi is going to raise price alreadi....

And it looks like I am going to set aside more expenditure for taxi fare to and fro airport soon...

:)
aliying

Project sentosa getaway completed!

Here are some photos of the quarterly getaway with Min's family














Who's that girl?
















"Save the cheerleader, save the world"














Just plain having fun















Handsome boy!




All in all, a very well spent trip at Rasa Sentosa. Not the furthest away from Singapore, but good enough to let your shoulders loosen up a bit, let your mind wonder for a while and set new dreams....

:)
aliying
P.S : Not forgetting the half a dozen of "Heinkein kopitiam beer" and Fong Seng nasi lemak chicken wings by the side of the beach with Min, Ah-Frey, Uncle Chua and Shan

marathon

I finally finished my first marathon!!

:)
aliying
now resting

Class outing@St James Power Station

The time had finally come....revisit St James Power Station, with an impossible objective - get the 3litre Henessy out of my way....It was Thomas's bachelor nite cum class outing and we gathered at 8pm at St james power station....Yes, the rest of the people are usually late, so only Elsen and myself are standing there from 8-845pm, waiting for them to come. I knew that they will be late, that is why I put the time@8pm, so that they can reach from 9-1030pm onwards....

Got it b4 9pm and most of the tables are filled up at Dragonfly...I grabbed a manager and asked:

Aliying :"Eer, if I order a 3 litre hennessy now, are you able to get mi a table?"

Surprisedly, he blinked blinked, thinking:"hey, you do not look like a guy who can drink a lot...you sure or not"

Aliying said :"affirm, I need that to run a bachelor nite..lol"

The 3litre hennessy had arrived!


















Dada! our drink for the nite




















The bachelor(Thomas, second from left)is finally here....act b4 he comes, we are already helping ourselves to the drinks



















Keeping it as a souvenior, bottled up with our blessings..Congrats to you, Thomas!!!

Aliying with his newly found asset

Although William Scorpion wasn't there(which gave mi a very good reason I will be back to Dragonfly), it was still a very good nite of good music, good drink and good catching up, chatting away. At the end, all of us finished up the whole bottle....alcohol really kicked into us much later and the rest of the details after that, you do not want to know...hahahahah(from mysterious red bucket to self make your way back home to stop the taxi halfway and etc)...hahhaahah!

What a nite! All in the name of good fun and laughter...

Happy guys with a lady watchin over us....

Price of 3 litre Hennessy : $680

Price of Happiness: Priceless

:)

Aliying

P.S All of the above are responsible adults without a single one driving..All are good men who took taxi after drinking....Drink responsibly, when you drink, do not drive...

sleep vs run

shall I sleep tomo or shall I run tomo?

:)
aliying

run run run!

had not been blogging, more of running to prepare for my marathon...

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aliying

Cape Town...the living paradise on earth

I must say that I am very impressed with Cape Town...not a place for retire cos I still prefer Singapore with my loved ones and friends. Cape Town came across to mi as a place that is hardly imaginable....is there really such a place on earth? Can I stay on the Table mountains(1086m) if global warming continues and melt down the ice caps?

I am still tryin to get used to my Canon EOS400D. And most of the better taken pic are snapped at the Table Mountains.

Let my pic do the talking for mi.

Cape Town, I will be back....Table mountain, Robben Island, vineyards, V and A waterfront, 2 ocean aquarium, sun flea market, signal hill, cape of good hope...















Is that a Boeing 777 approaching the cape town airport?














The chosen one















Dusk














Gathering inspiration from Mother Nature












Eer....you are looking at?













Who the *&^&%^& is that crawling out?













Cape point, the most south western tip of South Africa














Where is Mr Whale coming to the town of Springbok?













Good view from the top of the Table Mountains













Frodo Baggins in the making?



:)
Aliying
back in SIN

Rome

There are alot of things to offer in Rome,other than pizza and spagatti, I must say.















Taking a short break














1st and 3rd generation
















blue blue sky
















drinks, anyone?














Bravo!















Er..who is this roman chap?















Yeah! Chill out!

:)
aliying

Why do I run?

there is alot of reasons why i run

1. lose wt
2. keep fit
3. eat power gel for the first time
4. run with a reason
5. sweat it out
6. feeling stronger
7. sucker for pain and agony
8. refer to reason #4

:)
aliying

There is a sense of happiness within mi + Project "finish my first marathon"

Actually , I had been feeling very tired recently..However, i am very happy recently as i felt useful to be of help to "others"...It is all so worth it...

No doubt i was absolutely stoned when i woke up(you can check with Alimin and Ah Frey how extremely difficult it is to wake mi up...I can really sleep at times), but my (tangible) daily dosage of straits time and kopi satu susu sekit kept mi going...my (intangible) goal is to work hard for what I was given to me.. I am so happy abt it...


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Project "finish my first marathon"

Yes, I had signed up for the standard chartered marathon this year...This is an unfinished project that had spanned more than 3 years alreadi..Yes, i know that i am damn slow in achieving my target, but it is really due to unforeseen circumstances that i could not make it

2005 : working on that day
2006 : Total drunk and heavy hangover the night b4 due to my wedding
2007 : I took leave and afterwhich to attend my friend s' (April and Hanrong) wedding dinner

No more excuse,2007 will be the year that I will finish my first marathon. At the sametime, I know that i must listen to my body cues. Got to take care, still got many many years to come as the govt forecast that I have approx 50% chance that I will live beyond 85.

My formula for the marathon is simple
Oct : hit 15km/run
Nov : hit 20km/run
Dec : marathon!
routing : NUS roller coaster(for strengthening), east coast(for distance coverage) IPPT(for huffing and puffing),
May explore : bedok reservoir, pandan reservoir, gym (don't like to run on the trackmill, really saving it for rainy days)

gtg now...need to run the NUS roller coaster now..

:)
aliying

Quarterly getaway with Min

My girl, my girl....because you are ....my girl....da da da da.....

:)

aliying

Top to bottom

Photo 1 and 2: taken by EOS400D, 15-55mm. f1.8

Happ birthday, Ah Frey =)

Ah Frey or J turned 29 this year! Got to give it to the guy. From being my ultimate wedding co-ordinator, friend, trekker, drink kopitiam beer kaki, he had been a good found friend ever since the day i stepped into JJC in 1995. Many good years to run!

:)

aliying

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aliying

Is it time to drink in moderation and practicality again?

Was going through my photos when i stumbled upon this....
Enjoy!
:)
aliying