MSR. Done.

Well...the MSR is done :) Great job done by my team. But....too much emphasis on our team ba...Man, imagine putting all the best in the Best team aptly named Team 1 o.O"

I suck as a runner....realise that I aint that a great runner in the first place...so why put me in that team...? XD

6 DSMB Team 1: (Front Row) Darren Lee, Me, Fan Long, Louis Poh; (Back Row) Lawrence, Sergeant Lee, 'Golden Monkey' Koh, Tze Xiong.

The REALLY good runners must be Lawrence and Fan Long. As though running without lungs. Well, still could talk with them throughout the run, so guess we weren't pushing it...were we? We went for the route which reminded us of MacRitchie terrain, and seemed like almost EVERY team took that route. Pretty surprised that we managed to reach the 70pts checkpoint as one of the first few teams, thus earning the 'bonus' points.

Alas, I slipped on some loose gravel and a gush of blood and shot of pain was felt in my right foot. Yea. Thought I twisted, then realised...not really. Pain? I thought that it is possible to shake it off. Seemed okay, and I was at the same time pestering the station IC to hurry up while he seemed to take eternity to do the CP marking on the scorecard, whilst the medic nearby rushed to me and asked whether I wanted to fall out. I gritted, and carried on. Initially, it felt painful, but managed to run it off upon hitting Kranji Camp. I thought I managed to run it off. So I still checked how the foot was. It was great to have my shoe properly tied before the entire run, so I guess that helped.

Managed to finish with a good timing of 52 mins (or lesser??) for a total of 10km. It was only after the run, and inspecting my foot, that I realised it is worse than I thought...and the pain acted in after I started to get rid of the shoe. Darned. Walked pretty much like I required crutches.

Overall, our unit came in Third! Which was good! This time round, the emphasis was on team work, and I guess we did that well! Some units had a couple of good runners, but to have a team of 8 who could keep up with their pace throughout for an hour certainly was a challenge. For us, we managed to run as a team, end as a team :)

And it hurts....now... :(

Current Mood: Happy

Current Music: Tamaki Nami - Reason

Just Wondering...

Do those who are in top management positions ever think what is it like to go on leave or off during the most critical times when the company or their men needs them? Like going on a supposed 'well-deserved' break on a weekday 'cos 'they worked during the weekends? Man....decisions have to be made everyday...and heck...If you are in such important stuff, prioritise man.

And this is after some thought from smth I did long ago...haha.

I realised I did not update this place for a long long period of time. Sheesh. Been busy with a couple of projects on hand now, and ORD is just beckoning. o.0' Oh geez. But I guese I dun mind....it's good, and I earn the pay so I need to do it, I guess, to be deserving of the rank and pay...

But just get the niggling feeling that EVERYBODY thinks I'm involved in everything...Why? -.-'

Current Mood: Sleepy

Current Music: zZzzZz.

Man Utd vs Liverpool

Stupid Brown, just had to get himself sent off....so late :p

Should have been earlier. Better still. Man Utd so lucky to get away with a win :p

Anyway, left just before the half-time for Chelsea vs Tottenham...1-0 to Chelsea with a penalty (again) -__-""

Sleepy game....heh. But quite a no. of games with 1st half goals....at least that's good :D

Current Mood: Sleepy

Current Music: zZzZz...

Tiger Cup

Never had I seen 90,000 people crowding a stadium to the brim, and cheering on their respective sides...On another note, it might just be them cheering for the home crowd.

But nonetheless, it's a passion unseen before, and in a week's time, hopefully, Singapore would get the same Kallang Roar back again.

Played with passion and fire, but with some defensive lapses, Singapore no doubt showed that they are capable to doing something great should they set their mind and hearts to it.

Was watching with my guys for the match last night, and all 9 of us placed bets on Indonesia winning. But when Singapore took an unexpected 2nd minute lead, we were still saying that Indonesia gave chance. (Hint: Banda Aceh).

Still, a great game nonetheless.

.Wondering.

Another 12 hrs or so before the roads start to get busy, with parents bringing their kids to their first day of school for the new year. For many, it would represent a new beginning in what they learn, for some, it may come as another day of hope.

It's a wonder, that after years of strife in Aceh province, that peace has been bilaterally agreed upon. Never in such dire circumstances had a truce been announced, as both parties decided to work hand in hand, for once, on searching for the dead, tending to the wounded, and helping those who managed to cling on barely another new lease of life.

The same goes for Sri Lanka, an island ravaged by years of war. It's people are suffering, but the war goes on. In my opinion, it's a pointless war, one which saps the govt budget and prevents investors from investing in the island. And with the disaster, the govt is literally holding up its hands in saying that they do not have the resources to deal with such a disaster.

A war provoked by a differing in ideologies certainly loses out to that of natural disaster. Mother Earth, at its disastrous best, had managed to create peace, even if it's for the time being. To me, this is a signal that Mother Nature still has a rein over our mortal foolishness in finding wars, in killing people, over some ideologies.

It definitely seems pitiful, yet reassuring that a disaster of such scale could quell months of fighting. Powerful, isnt it?

150,000 people. Where would their souls rest?

Like End of Days had said aptly, when there is no more room in Hell, the dead will walk on Earth.

Current Mood: In Thought

Current Music: Guy Sebastian - Angels Brought Me Here

-mourning-

A min of silence for those lives who were lost in the natural disaster, to the victims' families and to the many others whose lives were one way or another affected by this sudden act of God.

Till now, 150,000 people spread across 2 continents and many islands around the Indian Ocean are dead, with many more feared missing.

And what a way to celebrate the end of a dark 2004 and welcome 2005.

Current Mood: Sad

Current Music: -Silence-