Welcome to my blog! My very first post... Hmmm I guess you must be thinking... starting a blog only at this age.. abit off isnt it? Well, I did created a few blogs previously.. with ahterry.blogspot.com as one of them.. but I'd deleted that blog.. due to some personal reasons.

Anyway! I'm back again to show you my superb blogging skills (like real!!). I'm creating this blog to blog about my work... my school work.. and most importantly my runs (cant believe it right? PES E cannot chiong sua but can run :P). I still remembered during the NYE 2007.. I'd told a friend (Gevelle) that my new year resolution is to lose weight. February came and I'm still eating.. and then Mar.. May.. June... and it was till like July when I saw the registration for SCSM 2007 (Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon)... that I started running.. and to make my friends and colleagues join the 10km run with me (although we'd never sign up till now.. long story though.. will talk about it another time)...

I started with a 2.4km run at the park.. lousy timing of 18mins.. and after running a few times.. i decided to run my normal road run... and it started with 3.2km in 22mins (was an achievement already cos last time i did the same route at 31mins) and then I tell myself to slowly advance abit more.. and bit by bit.. I'd completed 4km... and was almost dead by then.. then the next run was 4.5km.. and till I surpisingly completed my first 10km in 1hr 40mins... It was quite an achievement and that motivated me to run even more and then i clocked my 2nd 10km.. and 11km and then 15km... I then googled and stumbled upon a forum call sgrunners.com. Created a topic that I was a beginner and was seeking some professional training advice from them... and the people there were really friendly. They had encouraged me and gave the appropriate advise on the runs... and it became an inspirational thing as I read about their member's blogs and interviews on their running journey.. and that inspired me to do up a blog too... to blog about my life and my runs... and to eventually set a new year resolution for 2008.. and that is...

I'd actually just came back from a run.... I did a run of about 17km in 2hours and 16mins today... and I'm shock of the distance because I thought its my usual 5km run * 3 rounds.. but the actual measurement is about 17km... I started slow during my first round.. completed my first 5km in about 39mins when my usual timing for 5km runs is about 37mins.. but I completed my 10km run in about 1hr and 26mins which is an improvement from my last timing of 1hr and 40mins... but the last round was really a tiring one. My throat started getting dry.. and thirsty.. I'm not sweating and some posts on the forum mentioned that this is a sign of dehydration. I'd really wanted a drink... was tempted to stop at several 7-11s I'd passed by along the run but told myself to hang in there till I reach the 7-11 nearer to home... reached the 7-11 finally and was totally worn out. Luckily I'd some intuition today to bring along some money with me... and I'd used that money to get my sports drink... and then had a slow walk home... ahh and that felt good. =)

I'm off now to doing my tutorial. Am supposed to submit 2 tutorials for marking on Wednesday and I have yet to start on any.. so will work on it today and tomorrow. Tomorrow night I will be out at bugis to do some simple shopping.. ever since I'd started running.. I'd lost some weight.. even my friend Aiping who met me a few weeks back saw me today and commented that I'd slim down! and yeah I will continue to work hard and shed more weight! subways and runs! here i come! ciao!