#3 DaYz To xMaZ!

The week has barely started and I have already started to tire. However, I just have to agree that I have no complaints whatsoever. I have always been complaining to people that the holz have been rather dull and I wish I were back in school. Actually, there were more reasons, the main one being the lack of funds. But now, the fun is starting to kick in.... with just 2 weeks to go. So I am just going to go out there and enjoy the hols while it lasts..

Monday started off with me doing a 5km run. Its been awhile since i did a morning jog on a monday. After the jog, i kinda understood the meaning of Monday blues! After struggling through it in the heat of the nearing noon, I trudged back home to wash up. At around 1230pm, I left home to meet up puvan and udaya at Little India. It was the day of canvassing. Frankly, I hated doing canvassing. The idea of begging people for money irks me... Totally cramps my style. But it was for the TEAM, not for myself, so I came down to do the job... Had lunch at Blue Diamond Restaurant to eat some beriyani. Spent about $7.50 on my meal but it was well worth it...as I was helping the rest finish up their food as well! Hahahaha! Started canvassing around 2pm plus and we managed to rake up about $310, bringing our total canvassing amount to a cool $1000 plus... It was tiring but worth it. Ended at around 5pm and had dinner at Sakura @ FarEast! It was SIM ICS BASH @ Club V2 that night and I had actually wanted to skip it and just head home for the night. But I got dragged into it anyway cuz the ladies had no male company.... Not that I could seriously provide any muscle, I was more likely to get beaten up instead. I tagged along nonetheless and had a drink. Chatted with the gals (there were six of them, all from ICS) for awhile till Senthil K came in. Met Hair and Harish as well. I took a stroll down to the nearest 7-11 with SK to grab some beer. We had a chat over our beer and made it back by 11pm. I split the joint immediately with viknesh and kavitha and we walked down to Dhoby Gaut MRT from Lucky Plaza. I immediately hit the sack the moment I reached home (and after having a shower of course)

Tuesday started off with quite abit of housework. Had a phonecall from Sherm and for a moment I could not recognise his voice. The brother was truly sick. But he sounded better as the conversation wore on. Must have been all the laughter we had throughout the conversation I suppose. We talked about the latest happenings in our lives and updated each other on the happenings of our respective affliations as well and the coming Xmas eve. Nobody was coming down to his place so I asked him to might as well join me for soccer on friday. We could always do something after soccer with ling and whoever else is free during the evening. So yeah, that is still pending and of course whether he can recover by then. *Fingers crossed*

Went to the mall to get my bro some chicken rice before leaving at around 3pm for tuesday soccer. It was back at NUS again for soccer with the gang and it was fun as usual. Had dinner with them as well at El Alameen and I had $3 worth of Mutton Murtabak and a couple of glasses of tea. It was filling indeed after the day's exertions. Had a major talk-cock session with the guys as well and laughed till my abs hurt. LOL! Took the bus back home with Harpreet and Udaya.

I guess I will spend the next 2 days home. Frankly I cannot afford to stay out often. The coffers will dry up sooner than expected. Friday, I will be going down to the DBS audi again, but this time it will be with the dance groups for them to take a look the the stage and settings. We (ICS committee) will also probly take the opportunity to tie down our roles and dress code on the day as well. Then from there, me and udaya will make our way down to NUS for Friday soccer. After which, I hope shermann has something planned. But if its gonna be just me Sherm and Ling, then I better excuse myself and find something else to do and just stay out of the way! Maybe join Harpreet and gang for whatever Xmas Eve Special they have planned out! Don't wanna be no hindrance! HAHAHAHA!

Well, just see how things go...

Jingles and Bells!

Song of De-Day: Soul by Matchbox Twenty

Its been a week far different from the rest of them since ORD. I actually spent the whole week jogging, swimming and even a gym session on friday. As I write this, my shoulders are aching and my legs are feeling kinda sore. But its all good i guess, took a break from it all during the weekend just resting my tired legs and stuffing myself with food.

Basically the coming week is Xmas week... This friday being the eve of Xmas. Its a time of celebration and just being merry and all. However Christmas time also marks the end of the year for me. Its as much a time for reflection as it is a time for celebration. This time, its more of reflection and not much of celebration really...

Started off monday with a jog. Spent tuesday playing soccer with the gang. Had dinner with Saravanan, Senthil, Harish and Udaya at Clementi KFC. Started wednesday off by wishing Sara happy bday... went for a swim with david at serangoon swimming pool. Met up with shivani on thursday. Was supposed to go canvassing with the rest of the ICS crew but none of them were free and did not turn up. So shivani and myself had lunch at sakura, went to buy a couple of vcds, came back to tekka and bought some stuff and had tea. I split at around 4.30pm and came back home. I quickly changed into my gear and went for a 12km jog.

Friday, i met up with johnny for a jog at serangoon stadium, then went to the gym with him and the a11 fellas. Had lunch at J8 and then went to toa payoh mrt to meet my crew. Went to mediacorp to root for TEAM NUS. Hahahaha! Our dance grp made it to the finals but our drama grp din altho i felt they did well! The weekend was basically spent at home doing nothing. Had a major fight with mum over the fact that i am spending too much time outside. So i just stayed home to make her happy! No use fighting.... Too tired!

No word from Sherm. Hope he is alright! Last i heard, he was down with sickness. Hope you are doing fine champ! Get well soon if u have not already!

Ok... its off to bed for an early night!

P.S. Glory Glory Man United for the 5-2 drubbing of Palace! =)

Back to Basics...

Song of De-Day: Lose yourself by Eminem

Well, the week of hibernation and recuperation is over. Its been a week of rain, rain and more rain. Totally conducive for sleeping in....nite and day. Actually it was not totally a week of hibernation. I did squeeze in a couple of jogs and a swim session in and even had time to fall sick and recover frm it as well but the week's over and the new week has begun.

Day started slow like any other. Roamed around my place pointlessly today. Skipped the ics gathering at sid's place today to save a few bucks. Not to mention, I had to run a couple of errands for mum. It was another rainy day, almost ruined the evening jog i planned out. At around 1715hrs, i set off for my jog. Decided to jog down to Ang Mo Kio MRT and back. Took around a little less than 40 minutes for each leg. Came back to the fitness corner which was a block away from my place to do some pullups and crunches. My whole body buzzed with an ache that strangely felt good!

After a nice shower and a light dinner of home cooked mee goreng, i went online awhile to drum up some support for the upcoming Nus Ics dance competition on Jan 7th. Asked around for peeps interested in coming for the event. Will probably get replies by the end of this week. Hope i can sell my quota of 20tix but more importantly, sell it to people who will actually turn up. I dun want to just sell em to people who just wanna buy cuz they are my pals but not at all interested in coming.... Defeats the purpose if one cares to think about it... Was also thinking of asking weixuan. Shez definitely a non indian gal who wld luv to come for indian events... Gotta sms her first thing tomorrow morning....

Speaking of the dance comp, I hope the gig really works out. I have seen the dbs auditorium, and the stage is rather small. Other than that, the whole event feels good. I really pray that it works out brilliantly.... I managed to hire Chewie to be the event photographer. He came down to scope the place out and talked to puvan about the details and stuff. Puvan and me discussed of throwing in 100bux instead of the $50 we agreed earlier for his services rendered. Gotta bring it up with the rest of the committee....

Also managed to hire dear wuss as one of the judges, although my greatest fear would be something cropping up in his programme that might force him to reconsider judging the event... Well i will just have to pray hard....

Met Jonathan online just now and we decided to go for a jog tomorrow. We decided to meet up at hougang stadium at 9am... I actually wanted to do a 5km alone tomorrow but since he is coming, i might as well make it a long one... and then go for a dip in the pool.... then again, i will have to reconsider....there is the high octane soccer session with the MAKKALZ at NUS later at 4pm to take into consideration as well. Gotta save up strength for that as well...Not to mention, my bro Sherm's gig at funan.... I really felt bad not being able to attend his gig at the Paragon last friday due to circumstances I do not wish to talk about. I really want to make it up tomorrow at funan.... Although he has the same gig at funan on wednesday, I have got canvassing to do in tekka again... ARGH! i totally hate begging for money but i cannot back out on the gals... so i will just tag along and let the ladies do the talking.... I just hope the day starts off well....

12 more days to my birthday and i am already dreading it... I am sure it will be a miserable occasion. With the current situation in my family at the moment, I really hope time fast forwards to New Years Eve... And the new school sem starts soon. To make matters worse, the exam results will come out on 24/12, just a couple of days before my bday and a day b4 xmas... Talk about a depressing turn of events.... Once again, thoughts of taking a pilgrimmage to the himalayas with a saffron robe on and a bald head dwell on my mind. But I don't even have the money to fork out a flight ticket to tibet.... And here we thought being a monk required no material possessions save for an alms bowl!

Lastly, I am glad i am back into the business of running again. It really feels good to be out there pounding on the streets. I just hope i can maintain it! After the marathon, its back to the basics again. Back to the short 5kms and the not so short 10kms... base building again...followed shortly by hill trainings and intervals.... Therez the 400bux IPPT money to fight for once the window opens... Hahahaha!

Anyway, just a few shoutouts....

To Jonathan: Could not have done the marathon w/o u bro! I hope you recover soon and we will get back into action as soon as possible. I am sure the feeling is mutual when i say that after conquering the marathon, any distance aint that great after all.... So yeah, hope we can find the time to train up and participate for every nation wide run there is to the calendar! Strength and Honour!

To Vineeta: Can't we go to the beach? I know the weather is a bitch but bowling is gonna blow a hole in my pocket! Hahahaha! Anyway dear, I juz wanna say you are doing a fantastic job looking after us ingrates in ICS and hope you find that beefed up prince charming of yours soon!

To Sherm: Hey bro, sorry for not turning up on fri! My bad ai! Anywayz, looka after urself and keep playing hard playa! Hahahaha! I have got to see you dance bro! "Heard its the bomb!" *chris tucker accent in Rush Hour 2* And all the best in ur romance! Keep at it Tiger! Oh yea... one more thing... Don't watch Blade without me... LOL!

To Shivani: My dearest Laddu, please don't get me anything for my bday... I will just feel bad cuz i din get u any for urs... Sometimes I wish i was some rich kid so i can splurge on my friends.... but i cannot even splurge on myself... Last time I got something for myself was when I bought a pair of street soccer shoes after starving a month for it! So yah... hope you recovered from the illness you were suffering from last saturday. I am glad things between you and lav are working out... Not to mention your sis! Hahahaha! Stay Cool Laddu!

Chewie: Thanks bro for helping me out for the event! I owe you one... I hope i can secure a good deal for you and perhaps hire you for the rest of our events! Thanks a million! The Force be with ya!

Wuss: Hey bro, thanks for agreeing to judge for just a token of appreciation! My deepest apologies for not being able to secure you a better deal but I totally appreciate what you are doing for me! Thanks a million dawg!

Rest of the ICS crew: Hope the dance comp turns out well and we all have fun doing it! For those of u taking part in that mediacorp competition on friday (puvan and tahira), all da best guys! Do NUS ICS proud!

Ok fellas, guess i will just sneak a nap before the united game @ 0355hrs... Till tmr then!

D-Day : Marathon...

Note this day down.... Its the first time in my life that I have completed the full marathon...

I guess the injuries kept mounting after the marathon. Sprained left foot. Abrasions around the groin area. Stiff back. Slightly swollen fingers. Cramped thighs and sore calves. But i guess it was all worth it. I finished it. That is what matters.... No pain, No gain!

Now its time for some recuperation to be done this week. Hopefully, i can be back on my feet in a couple of days time.