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My Morning Run #3

2008-12-20T16:59:59Z

Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2008 All right, this is some piece of really outdated news, but two weeks ago, I survived 42K. Barely. My legs started to give after the 32K mark and it was an uphill battle thereafter. Ultimately, it took me 4h:51m:58s. Way off my target of 4h:40m. I guess once in a while we need a kind of reminder that we're not so tough after all. Well, I did say that anything sub-5 hours and I'd be happy. I was happy. Just less so. Will I do it again next year? Not sure. I wasn't too crazy about the queue for race packs -- standing in line for almost three hours was a bit much for me. It seems like we could've done with fewer runners, despite the proud proclamation from the organizer's chairman. The race-day logistics could've been better as well. Then there was what was effectively 4-month commitment of running 3-4 times a week. I don't know, it just seems to me like a whole lot of pain and time and sacrifice. Full marathon is no joke, that much I can tell you. Then again, if 42K were easy, my grandma would run every year.

Chromed

2008-09-03T02:46:53Z

So far, this site -- yes, this site -- looks all right. Page jumps a bit when I click on that video. No biggies. Loading speed is not bad. Of course, the true performance test would only come later, when I start feeding vampires and co. So far, I've had but good experiences with Google products. Well, Reader still doesn't allow me to rename my folder/tag/label -- would you guys please decide already what you want to call it -- but it's nothing major. As my colleagues are prone to say: it's no P1. So yeah, nothing but high hopes for this Chrome thing. I'll let the pros do the proper reviews.

1001

2008-08-13T17:13:17Z

Nah, not nine -- although it proves that of the 10 kinds of people, you belong to the binary-literate kind. In fact, it's 10 and 1. No, not two and one -- although it proves that you belong to the persistent binary-literate kind. It's ten and one. As in, the tenth anniversary of yours truly leaving uni and the first of sticking with the current company. That's right, August 14 is my double-anniversary.

Plurk You, Too

2008-07-29T15:29:36Z

I just plurked my last plurk. (And now, I'm gonna plurk to my plurky plurk while plurking with these plurks plurkily.) I just realized that I could never love it. I'm sorry, Jin, I tried. I really did. Hard. All right, maybe not that hard. Not sure where it failed me. Probably the karma thing? It did rub me the wrong way. Kinda like that MLM stuff, where you simply have to keep buying their products just to maintain a certain amount of commission. I would like to change my profile's background, please. (Oh, that would be 10 karma points, sir.)

Among Other Things

2008-07-23T16:19:43Z

You know what the problem with Facebook is? It allows you to have only one status at a time. So, here I am, turning to this old thing called blog. Huh? Blog? Do people still do that these days? Yup, you heard that right. Oh, speaking of Facebook, I just joined Plurk. Sounds like one of those durian types. Anyway. Now I find it too tempting not to set up a so-called social networking site of my own and start harvesting passwords.

All Right, All Right

2008-05-30T07:59:02Z

In response to Jeng May's question -- accusation? -- here's something to pad the stats until I overcome my "blogging is gay" syndrome. Actually, I'm not even sure syndrome is the word. Perhaps block would've been better. As in, "blogging is gay" block? Ask her.

After multiple failed attempts at shooting a proper video, my respect for those YouTubers goes tenfold. That above was more a product of "oh, what the heck, I'm not doing this anymore; let's just post that crap" than being satisfied with the result. Current music: none Current mood: happy

Talking in Your Sleep

2008-03-21T10:45:12Z

Another Good Friday. Another rainy affair. All is well in the world.

Play Ball Soon, Eduardo

2008-02-24T08:18:50Z

Warning: the following video is pretty graphic.

Here's wishing him the speediest recovery. On a somewhat related note, how 'bout this: don't let a patient know you're praying for him or her. Current music: none Current mood: not very good

Operation Clavinova

2008-02-16T12:34:26Z

OK, here's the situation: it's Saturday afternoon, you're all alone at home, done with laundry, and with nothing else to do. Quick, what do you do? Why, you take a piano apart, of course.

'Til Death Do Us Part

2008-02-11T16:56:31Z

I don't know about you, but I always love instant messaging. It allows you to express your feelings better -- as ridiculous as it sounds. You can type anything, even things you do not normally say to someone else's face for whatever reason. You can joke all you want to break the tension or simply to bring up the mood. Even when it does not work out, you still have your screen name and plenty of smileys to hide behind. And so I typed... Me (foxey lady): are you serious?

Gong Xi Fa Cai

2008-02-07T16:19:42Z

First off, happy New Year! May the Year of the Earth Rat bring you the usual yadda yadda. Well, good yadda yadda, of course. Speaking of the Year of the Earth Rat, I have by chance come across three different fortune predictions for this coming year. One of the common themes for those born Rabbits: romance is good this year. Damn, didn't see that coming, did you? This site, for example, says in particular about those born in 1975: "If you are single, you would have good romances. If you are married, be careful of extra-marital affairs. You may not favor partnership business. Do not lend or borrow money."

Ghost in the Machine

2008-02-05T03:33:22Z

It never ceases to amaze me how people still come to me for my take on relationship issues. I mean, dude, when it comes to relationships, I'm, like, probably the worst person to give you any advice! Let's see now. I have yet to maintain a successful relationship -- well, a romantic one, anyway. And not for lack of trying, either. I broke out of a marriage engagement. All right, we did, but still. I am 32 and spending my midnights feeding and attacking other people's vampires and zombies. And while my youngest brother had a pretty gal fly over just to watch The Police with him, I stayed at home -- feeding and attacking other people's vampires and zombies, what else.

Cowok SBK #3

2008-01-27T18:02:18Z

Kata orang, jika engkau sedang membicarakan seseorang dan tiba-tiba orang itu muncul di hadapanmu, panjang umurlah dia. Aku ingin tahu, apakah hal ini berlaku pula jika engkau sedang memikirkan seseorang dan tiba-tiba... "Gi!" Aku menoleh dan mendapati sahabatku Fulan berdiri di samping kursiku. Fulan dan seorang...

RIP, Pak Harto

2008-01-27T06:43:30Z

June 8, 21 - January 27, 08

Current music: none Current mood: mournful

Fake

2008-01-08T06:13:50Z

I did not like Wilson. Check that. I hated Wilson. Every morning when he arrived, he would say good morning to everyone around. Cheerfully, regardless of whether it was sunny or raining outside. Of course, only a handful would be around when he came in; he was always one of the first few. And the others would be in that early only because they had kids to send to school.