Tan G.

more than a week has passed since my exam.
feeling great to know i have a month long break from studies.

last sunday, we went for the annual standard chartered marathon run.
still currently challenging 10k. no progression. ha!
didn't have much(any?) practice since the ge woman's run in july.
once again, reminded myself to run my own race at my own pace.

felt i did good.
with a lack of stamina, it was very tempting to just walk when i'm feeling tired.
decided to slow the running pace instead.
eventually reaching the finishing point at 1h 50m 27s.

actual run time from runpix was at 1h 22m 38s.
an improvement(LOL) of 2m 6s from the ge run in july! lol.
*prouds*

have a few friends who can't figure out why people pay good money to go torture themselves.
especially when it can be fatal.
they were probably referring to the 22 year old chap who died after completing the 21km run.

well, in my opinion...
if you are in pain or extreme discomfort, you should stop and get help.
if you feel torturing, you obviously lack practice.
if you feel challenging, you are experience the kick of the run (where i want to be)
if you feel it's easy, you should either up your running distance or increase speed of run.

it's so hard to describe the feeling...
during the run, i feel something between torturing and challenging...
days after the run, i feel like experiencing the feeling again.
whatever it is.
it beats studying. lol.

› Posted by Geraldine at 01:54 PM

this week is downright painful.
i have to get my edc assignment 2 decent for the first run by friday.
and modified edc assignment 1 wrapped up for the final run by saturday.
plus start working on my cs assignment 2 for the final marks by sunday.

on top of all these, i have lessons on friday, saturday and sunday...
okay, i am hyperventilating now...
i need to remain calm.

› Posted by Geraldine at 05:17 PM

i need a break.
i just want to stare at the sky and drool or something.
keep my brain blank.
retreat into a world where no assignment deadlines exists.

so i am having a break.
tomorrow to be exact.
batam, i shall go.
fun, i shall have.

with my bunch of work-tormented colleagues.
everyone should just have a break.
let's see how this short trip goes...

› Posted by Geraldine at 11:21 PM

am i really that busy???

yes, i actually am.

so exactly what am i busy with?

busy with work
busy with studies

actually those two are enough to kill me.
and whatever remaining time i have, i squeeze in a short trip.

just mainly studies.
especially this term.
taking two modules is torture.

but i need to persevere.
it will be more manageable next year.

from time to time, i dream about the things i will do once i graduate.
told myself to reward my hard-work with a playstation 3 (or 4?)
buy all the games i like and go full gear in pure playing pleasure...

then plan for longer trips to countries in europe...
and roll in their meadow fields or something.

and then i will realise i have to stop dreaming...
and head back to the painful painful reality.

but because of the pain, it made me feel really blessed.
i am very thankful for a number of things.
a bunch of friends at school who i can share the pain with.
a friend who nags motivates me to keep going on
a boss who understands my situation
a team of colleagues to swap and cover duties
a mother who loans me money for school fees without interests
and loads of friends who are patiently waiting for me to be free again for meet ups.

really, can't ask for more.
i am actually happy. tg.

› Posted by Geraldine at 02:07 PM

the recent hype over starcraft 2 reminded me much about my gaming past.
i wasn't much of a gamer though.
probably just being one of those girls who tries to join in the fun.

it all started with counterstrike...
i was introduced to the term "free frag".
well. by being one.

i was dissed mercilessly... until i fragged some of them.
which brings me to the next word i learnt... "tyco".
it was really fun.
my favourite weapon was the ak47.
the dictionary expanded to include stuff like... "bunny hop", "everglide" and "dua lim gong lai liao"

around the same time, "s.o.j" was often heard.
and it's actually worth money.
loved the concept of d2
tried playing it myself
but just couldn't get past blood raven
i was THAT lousy

then there was the mini LAN game, SOLDAT
didn't really play it, but it was so frequently mentioned that i just couldn't forget it.

finally warcraft 3 came.
my peers ditched cs and wc3 became the next IN thing to play
so it was wc3 all the way...

could still remember some friends of mine would create 3 wisp and send them floating all over the map

+ve
dread lord's sleep ability
priestess of the moon
work work
brilliance, trueshot auras
moonwells
starfall~
agility scrolls

then my peers got bored of the usual maps
and that's when the corridor maps came about
suddenly last hit was so important
which made agility scrolls so popular

then there were tower defense maps
made you realise that not only you've got to build fast, you got to upgrade fast and have a solid maze
that's until you've reached a level where all the aerial creatures just fly past your maze
:- S

and...

oh... my sc2 installation is done. ;- )

› Posted by Geraldine at 09:56 PM