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Whoo.. Daryl is happy today.

I can’t believed that i managed to complete 21km in Bishan Park today. The timing was 2hrs 15mins. Fatigue starts to set in after the 17th KM, i felt like i was crawling my way through the last 4km.

It seems like all the sore, pain and fatigue disappear instantaneously when i reached the finishing point.

I managed to complete 6pull ups, even after the 21 km run. The feeling is just too great.

Some tips to consider to survive a long run (only if you consider 20km to be long enough for you)

• Eat at least 5hours before the run

This is for your body to fully absorb what you have eaten to give you the energy to last. Also, one won’t be able to run well on�a full and heavy stomache.

• Eat Light

This is just my personal opinion, because i cannot stand the strong�feeling of the food still lingering around my tastebuds. More�fruits and vegetables would be adviceable because they are easier to digest. Meat might give you the protein, but you would have to consumer them earlier to make sure it no longer stays in your body.

• Drink just enough water

Due to the fact that we perspire a lot and lose�water during the run. It is�inevitable that we replenish the water content in our body. But always make sure that we just take enough water to�replenish those that were loss.�Drinking too much will result in a heavy stomache and it might lead to stitch. Also, try to drink the water slowly instead of gulping it all down at once.

• Consistency

Try to run on a consistent pace, never try to beat time�as it will only result in more fatigue coming your way before reaching your destination. Just let your body be full control of the speed. When it’s tired,�it will slowly down automatically, when its feeling good,�the body�would push�you to pace up.

• Determination

This is the last and one of the most important factor. Set your target, and run towards your target. If something crops up in the middle of the run, don’t push yourself. It will only lead to more injury making you less abled to run the next time round. If its only tiredness,�then try to make yourself think, think of anything under the sun, then you probably forget about the�sore and tiredness.

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I’m double, triple checking my entry proof, confirming that there are no papers tomorrow. Yes, it reads Mathematics Paper 1 02/11/07, which is Friday. Great, i shall have one more day to sharpen my sword.

Till then,

mug hard.

Its really a different feeling altogether 2 years ago when i took O’Levels.

It too is a different feeling on the day i took my physics paper for midyears half a year ago.

Knowing that i am extremely weak in my sciences, (though i had no choice in this new JC Curriculum), i took up physics as a H1 subject with no other options left in me, when chemistry was totally out of the point.

For the past one year or so, i couldn’t be more than bothered about physics, its just a H1 subject that seems minor to me, or to my fellow classmates who took physics. Somehow as time draw nears towards A Levels, we realised that the H1 bears some kind of significance in the Entrance to University. I’m glad that there were enough time for all of us to catch up the 11 topics of physics in a mere 2-3 months.

Throughout this few months, i could proudly say that the subject i have worked really hard on was Physics. Yes, its just a H1 Paper, but one can never imagine how terrible my grades for physics were. The effort that has to be put into place to improve it had to be much much greater than the other subjects. It was almost like learning from scratch, because of the inattentiveness during lectures and the laziness during tutorials.

I guess its stress and tension that makes people work and want to work.

With physics paper tomorrow, the fear for it is finally subdued by the preparation and� hard work put into it. We have put in the effort, and we MUST do well. ( I hope Mr Sim is looking at this)

Right here, i want to thank my tuition teacher for putting in the effort to teach me, a know-it-none kid about physics. I know its hard, considering my exceptionally poor foundations for it, and that its less than 8 sessions of tuition. I’ve learnt much from you, not only physics but also other stuffs that we share. Thank You ( I know you are reading this =] )

�Some advices before the physics paper

• Remember your entry� proof (applies to all papers)
• Sleep early (even if its afternoon paper; applies to all papers)
• All other necessities that are required for the exams, pen, pencil calculator…(applies to all papers)
• DO ONLY 2 QNS FOR SECTION B (we have been practising the whole paper forgetting about the instructions that we only need to complete 2 out of 3)
• Look into the mirror and give yourself a thumbs up with your right hand (The Right Hand Grip Rule)
• Massage your thumb, index finger and middle finger on your left hand ( Fleming’s Left Hand rule)
• Use the Buddha Palm, only if you know (Mr Guang’s Rule)

Yes, we are on our way to defeat the paper and defeat ourselves.

For our parents, teachers, people around us and most importantly OURSELVES!

All the best to all..

Goodnight, and have a good rest.

darylim

Is Singapore way of efficiency getting into our way of life. I certainly think so.

Right now, I’m still feeling sore about the incident that happened this morning, where the issue of efficiency comes into the picture.

I was at the coffee shop savoring my bowl of fishball noodles, when nature called on me. Due to the fact that i was alone, i placed the chopsticks and spoon in a neat way on the bowl, indicating that i’m not done with it, as there’s still like 1/3 of it left in the bowl.

BUT.. When i came back, my bowl of noodles was gone.. Yes, GONE! I’m sure i took less than 2 minutes, its was definitely done in a jiffy. But its gone. At the very instant, i was feeling so @#$%^&*( about it. I had to spend another 80cents on a piece of pancake of fill my full.

Is it really that big a necessary to clear the plates and dishes the moment i leave my seat, or is it that there is also some kind of competitiveness in clearing plates in the coffee shop, where each one of them have a certain quota to meet at the end of the day, like 100 plates, in order to maintain their rice bowl.

There’s competition almost everywhere and at any instances on this small island call Singapore. Where here i am, competing with 10 over thousands of Junior College Students for the entrant to a University, probably the guy that’s beside me now is competing with another 62billion people out there for a job.

The way our society has brought us up to till today has made is such that competitiveness is inevitable and it has been integrated in our daily life. Just take the library for example. All libraries in Singapore opens at 10am. I decided to try my luck for a nice studying place there, and knowing the exam period, there’s bound to be a high influx of muggers making their way there right before the opening hour to secure a place there.

But, to my dismay there was a whole lot of people when i arrived there. Its really illustrates the rat race in the society really well. The moment the doors opened, it seemed like it was the treasure cave in the Ali BaBa story, everyone stormed in grabbing any (treasure), in this case, seats, that they are able to get hold of.

Any step slower than the rest and there goes your chance of studying in the library. Fortunately, i managed to get a seat, by being a typical Singaporean, dashing up the stairs when the door opened.

Thats the reason why I’m here at Starbucks coffee, my favorite hunt once again. I don’t even have to make my orders, the coffee maker just smiles at me and asked me if it was the usual, and headed on with the coffee in my tumbler.

Great ain’t it?

I WANT TO COMPLAIN!!!

Disclaimer: If you do not wish to hear my rants about the complains of the day. Please kindly press the cross located at the top right hand corner of your window.

I want to complain that the tv on tv-mobile is irritating. Especially when the reception is utterly bad.

I want to complain that the aircon in Starbucks is super cold.

I want to complain that the bus 166 always arrives so slowly.

I want to complain that she’s attatched.

I want to complain that there’s an grumpy old lady sitting beside me on the bus.

I want to complain that i can’t run more that 6km today.

I want to complain that i still can only do 4 pull ups.

I want to complain that alevels is draining my life and my energy away.

I want to complain that all these complains will not go away if i just continue complaining.

I want to complain that I’m tired, and thats the thing that i will do to stop complaining about it.

Sleep!

I happened to see this piece of news feed on my desktop. It was such a influential issue that the news made its way to the international dashboard of the BBC News.

Singapore’s parliament has voted against a proposal to decriminalise sex between men, despite receiving a petition signed by thousands of people.

The plan was part of a wider reform of sex laws, many dating from the British colonial era half a century ago.

The chamber passed a bill legalising oral and anal sex for the first time, but only between heterosexuals.

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the government did not consider gays to be a minority with minority rights.

In a rare speech to parliament, he said Singapore was a conservative society, and he wanted to keep it so.

Tuesday’s vote means Singapore’s anti-gay law 377A remains, although prosecutions are rare.

Under the legislation, a man caught committing an act of “gross indecency” with another man could be jailed for up to two years.

BBC, Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 23:45 GMT 00:45 UK

As commented that there has been petition signed by thousands of people to relax the gay laws that is enforced in Singapore, does it imply that there is a increasing increase in the number of gay communities we have in Singapore, or is it just that Singaporeans are getting more open with such relations that they do not mind having such people in our communities.

One of my teachers did mentioned before, if we take a look around the world, like for example places like Paris and Vienna, where the culture of Arts flourishes. In would be almost inevitable to find great musicians or artistes that are indeed homosexual. Many would arguably say that it is because of their homosexuality that leads them to producing such great pieces of work.

Such incidences can also be seen in the local communities, just that the magnitude is much lesser, that people who have higher order of creativity, or artistic sense tends to be more “exquisite” in the way they carry themselves.

Also, not forgetting our famous Singer Elton John and actor Leslie Cheung.

So, in Singapore’s attempt to promote and develop Singapore into a arts hub, would such a bill that’s passed hinder its process..

To a certain extent yes, but the fact still remains that the Asian Values that is running within the majority of us does not see homosexuality as an an act of decency. Moreover, the thousands that have signed the petition would probably be the minority that well could accept them.

Probably in another 10 or 20 years, where more Americanization sets place in our society, it will then be more appropriate as people becomes more liberal with homosexuality.

Just imagining yourself, a heterosexual, living in a society full of homosexual or even bisexual. How would you feel?

In my personal take, i think such acts are rather unpleasing. I was at Starbucks when i saw 2 ladies, one dressed like a butch, but still unable to conceal the fact that “he” is female, with another lady. They were smooching each other with high acts of intimacy. Certainly not something that’s well-liked by the public i guess. They could at least made it a closed-door affair or share their love for each other in private. Not somewhere where they will be seen and scrutinized by people.

God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve. So lets just stick with it and not mess up the wonderful love and relations a man and woman can achieve.

Cheers!

For heterosexuality

I’m currently at MacDonalds, tapping on their facilities to do some blogging. It’s rather cool that the whole Singapore is getting wired up, it makes things so convenient anywhere, everywhere.

Taking a break from the long haul of physics revision, allow me to once again bore you with my daily updates.

How interesting could a day begin and end during the exam period. Time spent could be nothing more than studying and more studying.

Starbucks@Novena proved to be quite a good place for mug hards, with the rather quiet atmosphere, and the aroma of the coffee, giving some perks to the monotonous studying.

They had decent tables and chairs, with power plug for my notebook. Couldn’t ask for anything more than that.

I was bored after awhile. Spot the difference

Yes, my drink from a piping hot one turned icy cold at the end. This shows that I’ve been sipping real slow, because that’s my passport for the day.

The coffee had managed to keep me awake, till now.

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On another note, i realised that these burn outs are making me unhealthy. My body symptoms shows it all. My sensitive scalp has started to peel once again, this only happens when i lead some irregular lifestyles. Like staying up late, and inconsistent food intake.

This studying period has decreased my workout time greatly. Its been a long time since i put on my running shoes. For that, it will take some time before i hit back my prime again after A’s.

After A’s, after A’s.. My mind’s all revolving around the events that’s going to happen after it. Though i know it’s not the best time to think about it now. Sometimes, its good to let the mind run wild before capturing it back to concentration, unless you want to see a psychotic Daryl being drowned in notes and more notes.

Studying can really make someone grow fat. Its just eating and sitting and eating and sitt… Those brain and arm movements aren’t going to burn that much of calories from your body. One way i’ve tried was to eat little but take small bites, SMALL bites in between break time. Eating too full will result one to become more lethargic, having no mood to continue studying and meet the zee monster. Coffee is too a good companion, especially if you are caffeine addictive.

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My dad’s like finally back from India once again. 3 months flown by just in a tick. Well, i can’t be sure if his presence will add to more pressure to me, having to do well for A’s, but one thing for sure would be that the house would be more lively with one more person. Got to treasure the time left with the family before entering NS, though i know it’s pathetically little. With me always out, my sister having her O Levels now and my brother and mum busy with their own stuffs, its quite difficult to get everyone together.

The atmosphere of a whole family gathering together is something that is not attainable with other group of people, no matter how close you are with them. That’s the power of kinship, the blood and bonds that run in us.

On a happier note, my dad brought back more merchandise from Adidas, Nike..

I guess that’s about all for today, back to more burnouts with the books and notes.

Till then,

all the best for the O’Level kids meanwhile, before it’s our turn to shine!

Some advertisements, as requested by Waisze, before i start on my post.

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Please leave comment if interested.

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My body’s biological clock is getting more and more dysfunctional, been studying late, burning the night away. That explains why i am here blogging at 3AM in the morning.

Its not that the morning is not a good time for studying, its just that the temptations and the distraction level is just too great. Take for example today, nope, yesterday morning.

I was doing my maths, then i noticed that the decibels under my block slowly increasing.. For those who saw my MSN Personal Message, that was what i meant by the negative externality under my block.

There were grass cutters cutting grass. Its not just one of them, there were at least 2 or more of them. Its not that they are doing harm to the society, in fact they are beautifying our neighborhoods, but i can’t just ignore the fact that its really noisy and irritating, especially when one is concentrating, doing maths.

Being so disturbed by them, i just went to my window right beside me and look down at them. I couldn’t resist it but took a few shots of them. Somehow they look like they are surveilling the neighborhood, with that thing on their hands as ammunition. On a different view/angle, somehow they resemble terrorists as well.

Pardon the pixelated pictures, i took them with my N73 zoomed all the way from the 6th storey I’m living in.

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Alright, i shan’t be so bad to ill speak them in such a way. In anyway, we should be grateful that they are doing something to contribute to the community, for the good of the people.

Alright, those interested in the DND tickets, leave a comment.

Till then,

Zee-ing

Introducing the tasty and healthy snack, mixed and bought by my mother.

The mixture includes..

• Melon Seeds
• Pumpkin Seeds
• Macadenia Nuts
• Raisins
• Cranberry
• Blueberry

Its not the typical snacks that people would drool about, the healthiness that is embed within the great taste itself is marvelous. All the above fruits and nuts are unprocessed, hence making the snack a pure natural one.

Simple as it seems, its certainly not a cheap snack.

Quoting from my mum.. 250grams of blueberry costs about 20bucks, adding on with Macadenia Nuts, which is something not cheap either. Cranberry and all the other stuffs. One bottle of such mixture could well add up to 30 dollars.

Well, if you can afford, looking something healthy to chew on while on the mugging sprint, do consider this.

The taste of sweetness and the crunch from the nuts and seeds would definitely spice you up. Also, not forgetting that these nuts and fruits have some medical value in them as well.

Whatever it is, good things come in moderation. Control as it is.

Happy Snacking Healthily =)