*love it.

*heard this on radio & text pumpkin .. 🙂

www.ultramarathonman.com/flash/

check him out.

kor been goin on and on abt this book –
‘mei, its really good. must read’

managed to do some reading and yeap, i love the book. one of those inspiring book.

few pointers:

– great family support. they are there for him.

from his dad – son, if you cant run, then walk and if you cant walk, then crawl. do what you have to do. just keep moving forward and never, ever give up.

he didnt give up. 100 mile.

– his sister. very sweet. she’s one of the reasons he completed marathon after marathon. she passed away at 18 years old..

– western states 100 miles.

brutal, nasty marathon.
he ran until his big toe dropped off.
he ran until you hope / want him to make it.
he ran to to find out how much human can achieve.

– rangers. group of pple who believe so strongly in each other, its either they complete or drop out together. goodness. bff?! *wink

– ran with his heart.

he might be a little arrogant but i like his persistence and i like him for running for others (charity)

quote:

‘pain has an odd way of suppressing hungry’
(girl ! yes, i dont eat when i’m upset. understand? hehee)

i love this:
‘it struck me in d space of a few steps that my past as i knew it had suddenly ceased to exist. nothing would ever be the same to me from this point on. i’d been profoundly transform by this journey..’

.. and ..

‘yes, its goin to hurt, but most things worthwhile in life usually come with a measure of pain’

.. and ..

“i run to help those who cant. i run because walking takes too long, and i’d like to get a few things done in this lifetime..  run because it always takes me where i want to go”

read it if you are free.

minying’s rule #3 – you only live once.
this damn rule was used against me again & again .. esp when i chicken out of smt ! hehee

but i still love it – you only live once.

hv fun, don’t say no to adventures! ____________________________________________________________________________________

extracted the following from my book: ultra marathon man

‘you only live once, but if you work it right, once is enough – joe louis’

goodness !

saw it this morning on d train and i love it.

– G

hello !

busy busy.
i need to ‘de-stress’ through writing.

this is suppose to be a ultra-long complains and whines entry abt pple i met in school. bored myself reading .. decided to cut the long story short:

long story short:
these 3 mths of school, i saw elfish, calculative, shitty, cut-throat, hard-working, nicey pple..

most impt, what kinda person i am:
– my reactions when i bump into UYB (use your brain) pple.
– avoid confrontation. (what’s d point?!)
– how i handle stress
– don’t be too nice !
– my own studying style
– how impt studies is..

note:
learning is not abt getting good grades.
yes, everyone want good grades but you don’t have to be cut-throat in getting your HD. whatever happen to friendship? to sharing? life is not abt finishing first..

havin say that.. i don’t need HD, i am contented to pass all modules, no repeats. (*whisper – repeats are exp ! keke)

i care abt few pple in class but the one person who i really really hope to make it through with me is anna.

last, thank you pple for listening to my whines..
.. and you hv 3 sem of listen-to-minying-whine ! hehe
*groan

up next – exam.

– G

*for pumpkin !

took an after-assignments-before-exam ‘sinful’ break to bintan.
didnt look forward to the trip… so tired.

oh.. nose bleed on d morning of departure.
what to do? except to let it bleed and continue with my shower..

super rush. both of us were late.
4 mins, ran into the departure.

*simple breakfast on the ferry.
$2.70 cup noodles.
*gasp !

*the sign say it all ! Welcome !

why the trip? too good to be  miss.
super cheap deal..
nirwana resort hotel. SGD$88 per pax, 25 free arrows, unlimited kayaking, ferry included, buffet lunch 1 for 1

to massage.
for jen only.
not for me. time of the mth.. *shy

*our little ‘hut’

*this is my bed. jen’s bed beside mine.

*shower area

*nice hor

*yeap. my exam notes..

*i love resort..

*ginger – lemon – minty = refreshing.

*our room

*face the pond

*postcards

adventures:
– tried the archery.
first arrow = missed.
second arrow = hit it !
cool. dumb luck?

tried again and my results 40/60?
wow, im quite good with this shooting thing. 🙂

– horse – riding *always-wanted !
guy ! my dear bff said no when i suggested to him for our bdae celebration. he’s not that keen.

anyway, saw d horse-riding tinky at the resort.
i was wonderin shld -i-shld-i-not?
saw the WHITE horse and i’m sold ! its only SGD6 for a 5mins ride.

climb on the white horse. awesome !
walk down and up slopes.

couldnt stop smiling.. 🙂

*good night zzzz..
*my messy bed

sat at the beach at night.
strong waves. i was scared..
stars-filled night.

*the beach

*the pool*the sand

*chit-chat place

*zoo???

animal.

*peacock taking a ‘swim’

*spot it?

*side view

*yes. it is a mini zoo!

adventure
– sneak back to our room
check out at 1pm. roam ard the resort.
walked ard and realised our room wasnt locked.
room service not there yet.
jen suggested, let go back in for a rest.
and we did. haha !

*home sweet home.

-G

row row, row your boat.

off to bintan with my bff – jen !

be back tml ! 🙂

updates:
we didnt kayak. too strong waves..
day2 – we both gotten lazy.
opps.. !

woke up this mornin, tryin to drag myself outta bed.

“what this?’

warm.

look at my hands and its blood. blood were drippin from my nose. cup my hands desperately tryin to catch the blood (for what?!) and let out a long low groan. too much blood, i dunno what to do??!

*scared.

jie came back from the toilet, took one look at me. hold my hand and lead me outta d room. dad swing into action. immediately. i was seated, head tilt back. dad took wet towels wipe away the blood on my face and hands. mum woke up. jie sit with me until the blood subside..

so, yeap. that’s how i woke up this morning.
not pretty nor fun.

hmpf, not the first, wont be the last.

– G

“The Box”

“Pack and Go”

“warmth”

kumar –
he’s in my list of always-wanted, always wanted to catch him ‘live’

happy to realised he’s performing! asked guy & he agreed !

open that up and you got this: my god ! couldnt they give out mineral water or smt?

i had fun & lotsa laughs.
most impt, happy to fulfilled a always-wanted.

ask me, will i catch it again?
no. i wont.
guy wont either.
he’s a funnyman but just.. not again.

😀

nitey nite. super tired.

– G

sun block. haha !

– G