For me, running is really quite enjoyable and all I need is to start in order to get the momentum going and I did it on 19th Jan. I have since ran 7 times and I am slowly building up my mileage like any proper training schedule.

I absolutely love to measure and record various numbers I can get out of everything and running is no exception. It serves as a great way to check my progress, adjust my schedule accordingly and of course to stroke the ego of mine whenever I see myself improving.

As you can see, comparing the 1st, 4th and the 7th run which I just completed hours ago, I have not only increased the distance I ran, I also ran faster and still managed to reduce the effort that my heart had to make for each run.

I do know that because I just started, it’s easy to have vast improvements but it’s still pretty interesting to have all the data recorded like that and compare it down the road.

Can’t wait to hit 10km and beyond in 3 weeks or so.

Boy am I such a running geek.

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“Excuse me.” She pointed at a $5 note on the floor. “Did you drop that on the floor?”

I was fumbling around with the pockets on my bag at that time and I thought I might have dropped the note and said my thanks; picked the note up and stuffed it in my bag.

As I continued fumbling for loose change like any Singaporean looking to pay someone in denominations of 5 cents, I noticed a young woman doing the same fumbling with her bag right in front of me. Unlike me, who was looking for something that I may not have, she seemed to be looking for something that she had just a few moments ago.

The moment I saw her scanning the floor, I knew that $5 tucked in the warm pocket of my bag wasn’t mine.

I truthfully contemplated for a few seconds to keep the $5 so that I don’t look silly to the lady behind who saw me confidently pick up the money and claimed it as my own. But waves of guilt and chokeful of images of the young woman with no money but the $5 filled my head up.

“Hi…” I directed my voice at her. “Is this five dollars yours?”

She smiled and took the money and said, “Thanks!”

I quickly paid for my milk tea in the exact price and left quickly, blushing to what the lady and the young woman might have thought of me.

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And I’ve been a bad, bad blogger. So bad that you ought to have me on your lap so that you can give me some good spanking. But we both know that you don’t want that to happen so let’s just pass.

Work and life has been keeping me really busy and I really find it hard to update this space of mine. I won’t say ’sorry’ because I don’t owe you guys any updates and I won’t promise anything because I probably won’t fulfil any as well.

Some PR agencies have probably given up on me as well because I’ve been attending events and have not been sharing my experiences even though I enjoyed most of it. So much for being in the social media scene and not practising what I preach. Even KuKuNehNeh nags at me about those posts.

My health has been really bad for the last 2-3 months and it pretty much killed the biggest event that I was looking forward to for the year. I had to give the Standard Chartered marathon a miss as my fitness level was not up to mark with all the flu and cough that plagued me like no tomorrow. I have however not given up at running my first marathon and I have signed up for next year’s Adidas Sundown marathon for the 21km event to prepare me for the Standard Chartered marathon at the end of 2010.

I am in the midst of stabilizing the priorities in life and deciding on the next big thing. There is something quite unsettling about turning 28 this Christmas and wondering why I haven’t been able to say, “This is what I want to do for the next 30 years.” My laid back personality is probably the cause of this uncertainty and I’d like to think that it’s high time I find what I want to do for the next chapter in my life before I can confidently ask someone to spend the rest of her life with me.

“Good things come to those who wait…”

So… happy waiting for my next blog post!

Meanwhile, catch me on Twitter and Plurk where I update much more frequently!

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1. Watch paint dry.
2. Twiddle your thumbs.
3. Count the number of seconds in 130 mins. All 7800 seconds.
4. Masturbate till you get sores.
5. Stand outside any ticketing counter and watch trailers.
6. Hunt for vampires.
7. Attempt to lick your elbows.
8. Attempt to bite your own neck.
9. Get a crowd to watch you try to bite your own neck.
10. Anything else other than watching Twilight: New Moon.

The only time I ever detested a movie at the cinema this much was when I fell asleep watching Nim’s Island. And frankly, I will actually rate Twilight much lower than Nim’s Island.

Bad acting. Horrible plot. The director might as well have just asked the good looking cast to stand around half naked for 130 minutes and do nothing but stare at the cameras. It would still have been a great movie for those who liked it.

Please save your money and don’t pay to watch Twilight: New Moon please. Don’t even waste time watching it even if it is free.

You have been warned.

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As the end of the year approach, I’ll tend to see friends and family disappear for days and weeks on end. Not hibernating in a monsoon drain in Singapore with instant noodles of course, but actually flying off to various destinations in hope of a good holiday to reward themselves for a year of hard work.

The economy has just begun to pick up and it’s no surprise that the choice destinations for Singaporeans are the South-East Asian countries like Thailand and Indonesia. For those who have money to burn and a great imagination can even head down to Sentosa and forget that it’s actually an island just 20 mins away from the city centre by car.

For the rest of us who are bored with visiting Thailand for the XXXth time and have dwindling bank accounts to be considering Sentosa for a getaway, why not consider the Philippines as your next holiday destination?

Philippines, being an archipelago, has thousands of virgin and enclosed beaches just waiting to be explored.

Not to mention the lakes, waterfalls and nature trails for the slightly more adventurous.

I personally know a few Pinoys and boy are they friendly, humorous and passionate people. No worries about any language barrier if you are there as Philippines is the 3rd largest English speaking country in the world.

Seeing that the monsoon season has just passed in the Philippines, the time between now till the first half of next year is the best time to visit the country and you can expect cool weather while enjoying a tan at the beach or exploring the islands. Check out popular destinations like Busuanga the Paradise Island and Puerto Princesa the City in a Forest for inspiration!

Cebu Pacific Air, being Philippines leading domestic carrier, provides cheap flights to the country with all year-round low fares that is affordable to everyone. I have been informed that they are going to have an all destinations big sale soon and if you intend to travel to Philippines with them, you can even consider using Philippines as a hub to travel to other countries with their cheap flights!

There are two ways to monitor the great deals that Cebu Pacific Air gives and they are the official website and their Twitter account.

Don’t miss out on good travel deals!

Find out more about Philippines at their Department of Tourism’s portal.

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Singtel is giving you more time to purchase the INQ Mini 3G with the E-Voucher!

The validity of the E-Voucher is now extended till 30th of Nov 2009 and you may redeem it at all Singtel Hello Stores across the island!

Print sized JPEG of the voucher here.

So go get your INQ Mobile 3G!

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Help us vote for our entry and you may get a chance to bring someone down to the Dove sponsored private island getaway with us if we win!

Voting closes at the end of tomorrow (Friday) and so I need everyone to head down to the facebook page here and click on ‘Like’ to vote for us! VOTE VOTE VOTE! Thanks!

I know I am supposed to cough up a video for this challenge but at the very end of my work for it, my data for the flash file got corrupted. Any more unlucky and I’ll have 10,000 doves fly past and drown me in their poo.

Anyway, do support me and vote Vote VOTE!!!

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Why those names?

Noa, the youngest lovebird, is the 4th child of Bluey and Greenbean and so she is ‘No.4′. And since ‘4′ often represents the letter ‘a’ in L33t sp34k (Elite speak) in the geek world, ‘No.4′ = Noa!

Puffy is named because she audibly huffs and puffs whenever I pick her up. I was intending to name her HuffPuff but KuKuNehNeh decided against it.

Tweeter is named as such because….. well…. She tweets.

Here are some pictures of them!

Tweeter!

Noa!

From L to R: Tweeter, Puffy & Noa

From L to R: Puffy, Noa & Tweeter

They are absolutely adorable at this age (Tweeter & Puffy @ 4 weeks+, Noa @ 3 weeks+) and all they want is the baby handfeeding formula and to cuddle up to my warm palms. I know I am spoiling all the mood of this cute post by saying, all birds love a good stroke.

Yep… It’s true, the 3 birds love it when you stroke their cheeks and heads.

They are also very active! Check out the video below.

And to help you guys understand the complex structure of our lovebird family. Here is a family tree!

Awesome Family Tree isn't it?

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I’ll be revealing the winner of the Singtel INQ Mobile Contest at the end of this post but first of all, I’ve got some news for you guys who are interested in checking out the INQ Mini 3G or have been waiting for Singtel to wave more carrots for you to get the phone (which is already free if you sign up for a certain plan by the way).

Singtel will be holding an INQ Mini 3G roadshow at Plaza Singapura tomorrow and on Sunday!

Details:

Venue: Plaza Singapura Level 1

Dates: 31st Oct (Sat) & 1st Nov (Sun)

Time: 11am – 10pm daily

Mediacorp artists Dai Yang Tian & Elvin Ng, will be appearing at 8pm on Sat and Sun respectively. These two are arguably the most good looking of the younger, up and coming stars of local TV and I hope they should be able to convince you to at least check them out while buying the INQ Mini 3G.

Now! About the carrots that Singtel is offering to you guys who are interested to buy the INQ Mini 3G but have yet to do so.

Print the following e-voucher and present it at the INQ Mini 3G roadshow this weekend when you buy the phone to enjoy…

1. Free pack of 3 INQ Mini 3G battery covers (worth $34.95)
2. Waiver of registration fee and SIM card charge (worth $42.80)

Print sized JPEG of the voucher here.

What’s a roadshow without a lucky draw? All purchases of the INQ Mini 3G made during the roadshow may win you a 12-month Singtel mobile subscription! One winner will be picked for each day of the roadshow.

So print the e-voucher, get down to Plaza Singapura this weekend, check out the INQ Mini 3G, buy the phone for ZERO dollars, ogle and take pictures with the celebrities with your new phone.

There, I made weekend plans for you already. :p

Check out my review of the phone here if you are still undecided.

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And as promised, the winner who will walk away with $100 cash and a $100 shopping voucher from my blog is….

*drumroll…………………………….*

MUSXZART!!!!

Congrats dude! You will be hearing about your win soon through email.

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