Oh, right.

Attended NTU's 25th Anniversary dinner yesterday. Other than being with the AUG gang, and seeing the always so welcoming Shifu, I felt detached most of the time. Largely due to the fact that there are simply so many juniors I, we, haven't before. But one thing for sure, the tenacious feeling for the sport I love so much was undeniable.

I need to radar for new dresses.

Happy aches.

'Call me crazy, but I love suffering the day after my workout'
From Fitness Inspirations page.

>300 repetitions of abdominal exercises and my abs ache now. I've focused on my arms and quadriceps too. I've had a protein loaded breakfast which includes fishball noodles soup, two egg whites and a packet of Vitasoy. I'll be hitting the gym again in the afternoon later, for health, for a beachbody, and a project ;)

Heat acclimatisation program will start the coming Monday. An air imagery course will start on the 25th March 2013. Activities are planned up.

Stella's dash.

It all started when Captain. G dropped by the TMS classroom to look for helpers to help him with the planning of the Singapore Armed Forces Sports Association (SAFSA) track and field event. My colleagues and I helped with the selection and communication with the runners. Then Captain. G told me that he needed players to help gain participation points for RSAF. Initially I hesitated because I was unsure of what are the standards like at the SAFSA level. But nonetheless, I promised him that I'll take part in the 100m Women's open. Only. Why? Because it's my pet event for my secondary school sports day and I'm more confident in my sprinting abilities) I was signed up for the 4x100m (women's and mixed), without my prior consent. But I agreed anyway.

I feel excitement when running.

Today, I reported at the stadium shortly after breakfast. I had macadamia nuts, a berroca drink and a milo drink. That's all about it. My quads still felt overstretched at that point of time. I was in heat 2, lane 3 for the women's open 100m race. I qualified with 14.51q. I peeped at my results. I was 0.01 seconds faster than the first runner up. I finished the finals with 14.37 seconds. A 0.03 seconds of winning margin. I ran as fast as I could. And after the race, I received heartfelt congratulations from the spectators and the participants.

4x100m women's was an interesting one. My hunch tell me that we'd get to top three. After deciding with my colleague, we concluded that my start up was fast, plus I need fresh legs for the final 100m, thus I volunteered to be the first runner. We were good. And totally out of my own expectations.

4x100 mixed. The team consist of three men and one woman. And the only woman is required to run the last 100m. The gun went off. I assessed the situation awhile. I waited for my third runner. And when our third runner was coming over at me with the baton, I grabbed it, turn and just told myself to run my might. We were initially on the second last/ last placing. There were already runners ahead of me. But I dashed through, overtook, and we made it to the second. It's an exhilarating feeling. I've fought my way through to gain points, to test my limits and get out unharmed (Oh my quads. Phew!).

I was presented the Women's Open best performance trophy. The prize presenter whom said to me 'who else can it be?'. I smiled and take it as a form of recognition. In my secondary school days, I always wanted to get the individual female trophy. I brushed through the award a few times, so close, yet I didn't get it. But today, it's all in all a pleasant surprise.

A review on the tripadvisor for Bintan Sayang.

Private. Kampong style vibe. Value for money.
 My partner and I were there on the 16/02/2012 to 17/02/2012 for a 2d1n weekend getaway.

We signed up for the couple package at 208SGD nett which is inclusive of land transfers, city tour (Uban) and an hour of massage each and food (lunch, dinner and breakfast). The return ferry trips were at 67SGD each.

I'd say that we were very surprised by the quality and quantity of the lunch and dinner (included) provided at the restarant. For lunch, we went with the default menu which is a 6 course meal with hot plate tofu, stir fried chicken, sambal kangkong, fried sotong, butter prawns and gonggong (a type of shellfish). For beverage, we went with the local coconut.

For dinner, we chose our own dishes. And we had a Teochew style steamed garoupa and hotplate beef. 

The seafood's fresh and good. And is easily one of the highlight of our stay.

The sea villa is the best accomodation they have. The room is spacious, warm and cozy. There are two rooms in each villa and they have a private balcony for each villa And since we have no neighbours, we had the whole balcony to ourselves.

We didn't went for the city tour and neither have we tried the massage (good according to the previous reviews). Private, kampong vibe, value for money, good seafood, efficient service. The whole place doesn't shout luxury, but it's comfortable enough. *Note that the restaurants and the reception do accept SGD. But note that if one chooses to embark on the city tour, the vendors from the small town accepts Rupiah.

We will recommend Bintan Sayang's Sea villa for a weekend getaway. 

The consensus of Tofu and me!

A quiet weekend.

Had Hotcakes with sausage MacBreakfast. Managed my finances today. Phew... Been a long while.

I had 6229 to myself till this coming Friday. Am kinda surprised dad left his precious car to me while he's on holiday with my mum and Issac. So I took it for a ride on the road today, with Keith Urban's music blaring out from the speakers.

Shopping spree today. Had quite a 'harvest'.

:)

Now.

Now.

I got posted to the TMS office this Monday. I am perfectly okay to be assigned some work. But the restriction of freedom to just within the area of the office is just, is just... painful for an active person.

This coming Monday, there's a high chance of me and my colleague to be posted back to the classroom. I had my fun in the office. Mostly through texting, reading and talking to my colleagues. It's enriching in a way. I like the idea of 'looking out for your mates'.

Yay!