Emoing

I dun noe. i am feeling very lost now.... i mux be emoing now..@ this juncture, life tells me that i am sucks. Running is a good way for me to run away and let go.

Sunday, 29 June 2008

The weekend was a sad one.
As per my calender, today is the closing performance of my musical. June 27-29, the Musical Performance @ RP Thearette .... now vanished into thin air

Sad as I was but reality had to be faced. I know to many a year ago, I told them, it can be done and it will happen with the support of the team. but then, there were too many events that happen and in the midst of it, I lost 2 friends - the new and the old.

Noe that a friend is a better than a foe but i juz couldn't hold on anymore to the friendship. This project made a drastic change in my life. I lost concentration @ werkz and lost my friendship.
a broken friendship led to a chain of broken ones.

was @ Esplanade last night and when I saw the crowd leaving the theater, i was like overwhelmed by sadness. These pp should be leaving RP for my production.

Sigh..... i am very upset with myself as i had to leave the production in March due to changes in life commitments especially with regards to my work. The pressure of the project becomes unbearable when it hit me hard that i lost an old friend. thru resolutions, we tried to meet up and resolve things but it juz never work out.

i have never failed before and this failure has hit me super hard

Tuesday 24 June 2008

My day....
Woke up...Shower.... Werkz..... lunch.... werkz... and head straight to the gym.
Tat is my routine today....
Not bad, today, i burnt like 800 calories at the gym... Keep this up and who noes, I will reach my target earlier....
I always feel better after exercising even though, I have tutorial to do later.... I got a presentation due tomorrow and i think i be burning the midnight oil doing the presentation.

But for now, I will blog first... LOLX
I will chiung all the way once the clock strikes midnight..

Today, I email HR and my official last day at werkz is on AUG 21 2008.

I have yet to look for a new job.. I am not sure whether i wanna look for a perm job now or who knows a contract job till end of the year after which i go find new job since i am finishing my studies by end of this year. Or my application for internal transfer is successful. then I will still be at CS.

I do hope the internal trf application is successful and i will try a new area in banking ie cash mgt.

by next year, who knows i will be doing Credit Risk Mgt.

Hope everything will goes well for me.

For now, I will say bye and surf first to slack till the clock strikes midnight after which i got to chiung.

Nice day to you.

Sunday, June 22 2008

Woke up at 7am today and i was freezing. It was raining cats and dogs. I was hoping that the rain would stop by 8am. But i was wrong, the rain went on till 11am..

My plan to go FF @ AMK or ORQ was dashed.... This weekend, i was really bumping around at home. Skipped class as i was unwell and slept throughout the whole day.

Today, i was either online or hitting the books... Gosh, what a boring weekend man.
Muz make an effort to run tomorrow or else I will lose my motivation...

Tuesday, i muz make good and go FF on Tues - do gym workout and do body pump.

Saturday June 21 2008

Running is simply bliss, euphoria, victory, and genuine happiness rolled into one. When I run, the world is literally at my feet and all for the taking. I have complete power not just over the course I'm going to take but over everything else in my life. The stresses of the day just melt away. I feel fitter, healthier and stronger. I pay more attention to the little things--like the wind blowing on my face, the sound of my shoe hitting the pavement, the sun rising--so it allows me to see more beauty in life too.

How can one hour of running in a day make such a significant difference in one's life? I don't really know. It just does.

Thursday, 19 JUne 2008

I just registered for the Nike+ Human Race 10km. The event details are as followed:

The Nike+ Human Race 10K
Event Dates : 31st Aug 2008
Time of Event : Est. start time: 1630pm Est. end time: 2130pm
Where: Start Point - Esplanade Bridge
End Point - Padang

One million runners, 24 cities, 10K. Join The Nike+ Human Race, the world’s biggest one day running event.
On 31 August 2008, you can run at the actual event or virtually on Nike+ anywhere in the world.

The Nike+ Human Race 10K Singapore will be held in the city centre, with mini concerts along the race route and a music festival at the end of the race that will be staged by local and international artists and bands to help inspire
you to log 10Ks you’ll never forget. Some of the bands playing includes - The Great Spy Experiment, Plain Sunset, Wicked Aura Batucada and DJ Ko Flow just to name a few.
Categories
• School Team Challenge Cat. A (Secondary + Junior Colleges)
• School Team Challenge Cat. B (ITE + Polytechnic + Universities)
• Men’s & Women’s Under 24
• Men’s & Women’s Open category

Entry Fee
• S$25 (under 24 as of 1st September 2008), S$45 (open category) *7% GST applies.
• Runners will receive a Nike Race tee with pre-printed number bib + other goodies
• Virtual runners have the option to buy a Nike Race tee with pre-printed number bib as well at S$35 * 7% GST applies

You saved your spot. Register now within 48hours to keep a hold of it. Run in your preferred city or run anywhere with Nike+.
http://nikeplus.nike.com/nikeplus/humanrace/index.jsp

Tuesday, Jun 17 2008

Here i am at home on a Tuesday morning..... it is now 10.50am SG time. Though, having throat irritation, flu and fever, i yet to see the doc. Think popping paracetamol should do the trick.

Being at home on a weekday morning made me feel weird. Thus i decided to blog. Woke up at 5 am, being my normal routine, went to freshen up. Feeling damn horrible, popped some paracetamol and went back to slumberland... by 8.30 i am wake.... i am an early bird.... NO matter how tired i am, i will always be awake in the morning....

I have read the papers, checked my email and made my own breakfast.

What are my plans for the rest of the day?

Do my tutorial for ITFM.
Read up on GBE
Attempt the a/c tutorials

Go FF later on. Planned to do body pump and body jam last night. since the fever was damm high, i went home to sleep.... so later will head for FF ard 6 plus. Do a gym workout and go for body pump @ 8.40pm class....

Thats my plan for the day and I shall do it man...

Till then, arios.

Monday, June 16 2008

My performance @ Sundown Marathon 2008

Rank	Bib No.	Name	End Timing	20KM	30KM	Remark
2655	3730	Sulaiman Mohammad Abdul Raman	08:45:07.11	03:30:17	05:43:20

The rank of the trios among the 6000 odd runners:

Rank	Bib No.	Name	End Timing	20KM	30KM	Remark
613	3723	CHUA WEE REN BILLY	05:16:27.67	02:03:35	03:28:55
1618	3728	SOH HONG PING	06:17:28.64	02:13:03	04:06:22
2655	3730	Sulaiman Mohammad Abdul Raman	08:45:07.11	03:30:17	05:43:20

Sunday, 15 June 2008

"Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall
you become. Your vision is the promise of what
you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy
of what you shall at last unveil."

Thursday 12 June 08

In less than 24 hours time, i be meeting a new friend of mine. Have been communicating via emails and sms and this is the first time tat i be mtg this friend of mine.

I dun noe what will be the outcome of tml meeting. We are both very anxious and worried about it.
Should i go ahead with the meet up?

It be a pity if the mt uo tml is a screw up cause we really hit it off quite well. To some of u guys iut there, this kinda of mt up is normal but to me, this is something new for me...

I am anxious man....

Wat should i do?

Mizuno Wave Run 2008

There we have it, the return of the Mizuno Wave Run 2008. The first few races from 2004-2005 were great, but last year’s one was really terrible. Looks like it’s deja-vu again this year as the 2008 run will take place exactly at the same venue and route. Here are some off-hand details of the Mizuno Wave Run 2008

Race Date: Sunday 27nd July 2008
Venue (Start/End Point): Temasek Poly (TP) Sports Stadium
Distance: 10km
Reporting Time: 0630hrs
Race Start Time: 0730 hrs

Categories and Pricing
(Prices are up from $20 last year)
Mens open
Womens open
Mens veteran
Womens veteran
(All Categories rates $30 before 6 June 2008, $35 thereafter)
There will be no on-Competitive Fun run this year
Part of proceeds will be donated to selected charities

Runner Entitlements
(For all categories)

• Runners Bib
• iTags for Electronic Timing (we have timings this year!)
• Mizuno Shoe Bag (Worth $35.90)
• Mizuno Event Running Jerey (Sizes S to XL, worth $32.90)
• Lucky draw coupon
• 30% discount on all regular Mizuno items (from the listed stores above) from point of registration

Race Route
Similar to last year’s race, distance about 10km, mostly flat terrain, trail and road. But expect very muddy routes on the Trail loop if it rained beforehand, so prepared to get dirty and wear shoes and running attire you don’t mind getting muddy in.

Route Explanation: TP Stadium - Out TP East Road Gate (To main road) - Bedok Reservoir Loop - North along TP Main Road - TP Stadium (Yellow Line)

Registration Details
Registration closing date: Sunday 6th july 2008
Register personally at the following Mizuno & World of Sports outlets (VGO Corp):

• Mizuno Paragon
• Mizuno Marina Square
• Mizuno AMK Hub
• Mizuno Vivocity
• WOS Plaza Singapura
• WOS Jurong Point
• WOS Toa Payoh
• WOS Heartland Mall
• WOS Takashimaya
• WOS Velocity @ Novena Square
• WOS Parkway Parade
• Feder Sports
• N-zone @ Queensway Shopping Center
• Running Lab at Funan IT Mall
• Running Lab at Velocity

Race day conduct
Reporting time: 0630
(Recommended time for ample warm up time, there is no need for pre-race registrations)
Race start: 0730
There is baggage deposit at the stadium itself, be sure to come really as the stadium will be very packed and will be hard to find your way around.

Getting there

If you are driving, TP carparks uses ERP charging system, there is no word whether parking fees are waived for the event day.

By Public transport:
Alight @ Tampines MRT Station, and transfer to Bus 8, 23, or 69 at the Tampines Bus Interchange.
Alight @ Bedok MRT Station, and transfer to Bus 69 at the Bedok Bus Interchange.

Direct Buses serving TP (five services):

• Service 8 from Tampines Interchange / Toa Payoh Interchange
• Service 15 from Eunos Interchange / Pasir Ris Interchange
• Service 23 from Tampines Interchange, looping from Rochor Canal Road
• Service 69 from Tampines Interchange / Bedok Interchange
• Service 518 from Pasir Ris Interchange, looping from Orchard Road

Other nice to know stuff
Guest of honour (flag off): George Yeo, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Official drink: H-Two-O
Official timer: Sunnto

Run at your own risk and be prepared for the finishing line appearing how of nowhere! LOL! See you at the Race!

Tuesday, 10 June 2008

it was a long day for me 2dae.
The day started with my team mate smsing me informing me tat he be on MC 2dae. The best part is that he is on Sydney shift. When he sms me then, it is like 30 mins more to the start of Sydney mkt opening. Thank god i was already up and dressed up by then. My plan of having a slow breakfast then was dashed.

At werkz, i found out that my other team mate had a big fight with her boyfriend. Apparently, the boyfriend had cheated on her for almost 2 years. He was already involved in a relationship when he met her. To me apparently, i told her to leave the guy as the guy is not true to her. Furthermore since the guy said that to give him till end of the year to break up with the other girl. I popped her a question even if the guy break uo with the other grl, wat is the possibilty tat the same thing will not happen itself again. Told her to think about it.

My plan to go gym and do body pump today was gone. By the time i am done with my werkz, it is already 8 plus pm.. Sigh...

Have not been FFing man...
Sianxxx..

btw, i have signed up for the NIKE charity run liao. it is in Aug.. other than the Mizuno charity run in july, nike run is my next event... my last event for the year should be Stand Chart Marathon. Think, i be doing 42km..

haha...

time for me to update my resume...

Good nitez.

Saturday 7 Jun 2008

Been a week since Sundown 2008, though I have recovered... Hav yet to hit the gym nor running... Tired and due to bz wif werkz...

My bib after the Sundown




In a few hours time, I be at East Coast Park for Passion Run. Be taking this run leisurely...


Muz start hitting the gym liao and werk out liao..

b4 i grow fat again..

Saturday

Waking up to a gloomy morning. The skies are dark and it is raining... What a chilling day it will be man?

Tomorrow is the Passion Run and I can't wait for it man and the best part I am amazed by the quick recovery that I had.By Wednesday morning, my legs are no longer aching and in pain.. Wow, that was a quick recovery man. I do not know what leads to the quick recovery.

Perhaps due to the nike tights that i wore underneath my shorts during the run and the skins tights that i wore for the past 2 days after the run for a quick recovery.

Planned to go gym on Thursday and Friday but the plan failed. Maybe its due to the fact that i was bogged down with werkz and i knock off quite late theses 2 days. Thus by the time, i reached the gym, it be nine plus and i dun see any motivation to rush a werkout.

Nevermind, tommorrow will be my workout...

And i be looking forward to Monday. I target to leave office by 6.10pm. AIm to go body pump class at ORQ FF at 7.40pm and Body Jan Class at 8.40pm.

Muz werkzout and lose weight... And 2 start training up for Standchart Marathon. Guess, there is a high possibility that I might do a full marathon with Stand Chart i/o of doing half marathon...

Up till today, I am still amazed with myself that i have completed the 42 km run. Pimch myself...
Oouch.. tats hurts.... Nah it aint a dream... its a reality tat i did it. next target is to improve my timing

Inaungrel Event of SUndown Marathon 2008

It was 2030 hrs. There I was waiting for my friends at OCBC NP to run our first maiden marathon. Nothing beats that than running at night. Imagine while 90% of the Singaporeans are neatly and confortably tuck in bed and having sweet dreams, there were abt 6000 odd Runners at Changi Village preparing to run a marathon. To me, this aint the first event that I am participating as I took part in Standard Chartered Marathon 2007 doing 10 km...

Hence no jitters for me till the clock strike 1155pm. 4 more mins to 1159pm and the race will start. I panicked and i have butterflies in the stomach. My mind was in a whirlwind.. Am i really going thru this? Will I be able to complete the run? There was no other options for me as the whole pack began to move forward and then there goes the horn.

The race has started....

Mind you, I am not totally physically prep for this event. I am like a fish out of the water trying to finish the event.

Frankly speaking, completing the first 21km of the run was a breeze. I was shocked myself that i find it a breeze. Think i was pacing myself greatly. Pacing was very important for me. But horror strike me at the 22km mark. It was the beginning of the crossing of overhead bridges and up slopes and down slopes.

Struggling in the next 10 km reaching the 30 km mark was a small challenge as i psyche myself that this is the beginning of my last year in uni and things are gonna be looking tough... So endure and preserve. During this part, it rain. Trying not to lose time, i went against the organizer advice to remain in shelter and continue my run. I was glad that fellow runners who are in this themselves are encouraging other fellow runners to jia you oso and dun give up. What touches me most was a pretty girl from behind gave me a pat from the back and encouraging me. that was a morale booster for me. Too bad, i did not hav the chance to ask for her number. Sigh

Mental endurance came in for me after the 36 km mark. The last 6 km was a mental torture... my leg began to ache badly.... Cause i was gung ho, never at any point of time during the run, i stopped for a break, I kept moving non stop and I did not even apply muscle rub to ease the pain... Think i was too focus that i ignore pain in my legs.... What a sicko I was!

The last 6 km mark came. I felt my legs were like about to detach themselves. the officials were telling us 6 km more to go.... U did a great job.


I preserve.... cleared 2 km and 4 km more.... i really felt like giving up at this juncture.... But i told myself fuck it..... 4 km more.... pain is temporary...... Just complete the run okie

I was glad at my last 2 km.. My friend came looking for me...Though limping and tired frm his run, he decided to walk the last 2km with me. I was happy that I had support physically in the last 2km.... Cause though it is ending, the mental barrier and my endurance level began to fell drastically.

You dun noe happy elated I was when i found out that i am 400 metres away from the finishing line. 100 metres away from the finishing line, all was too tired to sprint thus majority walk. Then came along a girl encouraging me to dash for it as I am ending it man. I ran my last boost overtaking all in front of me and one by one decides to sprint for it. The sprint was worth it man.

Cause I completed the run. Victory is mine
























After effects of Sundown,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-hCuYjvw2I

Sunday, June 1 2008

"Keep away from people who try to belittle your
ambitions. Small people always do that, but the
really great make you feel that you,
too, can become great." --Mark Twain