All the world is waiting for the sun

While we're on the subject of rain, these lyrics came across my ipod today when I was running. Breaking Benjamin puts it much better than me:

"Rain, rain, go away,
Come again another day.
All the world is waiting for the sun.
All the world is waiting for the sun.
All the world is waiting for the sun."

I ran for 90 minutes today. Broke the 10km mark :) Not sure how far it was, but it wasn't over 12km. Since it was at Macritchie though, there were LOTS of uphills! I may get muscular legs at the end of this.

Its Raining Outside

Rain, rain, go away

Come again another day

You're ruining my plans

To go for evening runs

Rain, rain, go away

Come again another day

I need to train and I haven't done so

Because you've come everyday!

Proud of myself!

I'm so proud of myself this week! :) I'm not usually this boastful, but my running training this week was awesome, by my standards, because I actually ran four days in a row (and I don't run, nor do I like to)! Most of the credit goes to ANGIE who started me going. I'm feeling *a little* more confident of the half-marathon coming up in THREE WEEKS! I still haven't run more than 10km in one go though...and the 10km runs I've done were for races / events. But let me tell you what I've done:
-Monday 48 minutes / 6.5km on the treadmill (but I did have to walk for a couple of minutes in between)
-Tuesday 60 mins / 8.5km at East Cost Park with Angie (again, a couple of short walks in between)
-Wednesday 32 mins at Botanic Gardens with Angie (too many slopes! very tiring)
-Thursday 60 mins / 8.5km from my condo (at Yio Chu Kang) to Sommerville Road, Bradell...Jay was at his sister's place for dinner, so I ran there from home, knowing I'd have a free ride back :) Was aided by my trusty blackberry for GPS directions, as it was only my second time going to Celine's place, and that time it was by car.

Tonight we are having SUPERHEROES BOWLING for our lifegroup! I'm going as Catwoman, meowww. Pics to follow.

PS. I won't be looking quite this sexy, don't worry!

S$23 Mac & Cheese Brunch

Enjoyed my $23 (before 17% gst and service charge!) macaroni and cheese brunch at PS Cafe on Sunday. At that price, at least it looks good. Haha. Liming had a Caesar salad...can't fathom that! ;)
The sticky date pudding (which i always always have at PS Cafe) was so delish! Didn't have time to get a picture of it before we dug in.

UPDATE: Here's the signature sticky date pudding which I never miss! Absolutely yummylicious and sinful!

Sheraton Laguna, Phuket

Happy Birthday T!

Thank you for being a PRECIOUS part of my life.

Update: I'd written "previous" instead of "precious" by accident...smart Tiff managed to work it out that she's not a previous part of my life! HAHA.

Sunday

67 minutes of pain, struggle, stitches, thirst, tiredness and perseverance over 10 km of long hard road, with a sprained toe. Isn't it (breathing, stamina, etc.) supposed to get easier????? How come it's getting more difficult!?! :(

PS. The winner was about twice as fast as me! Leah Malot from Kenya, with 00:33:54!!

PPS. Luckily, I got lovely dates with my girlfriends (first at Graze, then at Verve). While waiting for T at Ikea, I fell asleep on the couch in one of the showrooms. Then I went to meet Jay at the airport at 10pm to welcome him home. He's been in Sydney since Wednesday.

Follow up: Sat&Brenda's wedding

A guy walks into a bar...
"OW."

What did the fish say when he swam into a wall?
"DAM."

Holidays Recap?

Someone asked me how many holidays I've been on this year. Hmmm....excluding trips to KL to visit my family, I covered in 2009:
1) Mt. Kinabalu, Malaysia, in April
2) Banaue, Philippines, in June
3) Penang, Malaysia, in July
4) Lombok, Indonesia, in August
5) Hong Kong in October
6) Phuket, Thailand, in October

And I will be in Phuket again in December for two weeks to train for muaythai. Many short regional trips this year. Next year's the international long-haul flights! :) CAN'T WAIT!