Due to a last minute tuition cancellation, I found extra time on hand. Hence, decided to go for a night swim. Checked the opening hours online and found that the pool closes at 10pm. Was down 845pm, but realised the tickets vending machines are all offline. Checked with the staff only to realise the pool closes 930pm and that all swimmers must vacate the pool by 9pm. If this is the case, they should state in their website mah! Dampen my mood. But was motivated enough to head home, change into my running attire and ran 3 rounds at my canal.
Just yesterday was down California Fitness for the Body Combat class. It was a high intensity workout, sweating away while boxing/kicking to fast paced music. Certainly feels good to get my engine running again. Gonna keep it up.
Thursday, January 31
Sunday, January 27
Exam
A drum exam that is.
After some hesitation, I decided to sign up for the Yamaha exam scheduled on 10-13 Mar 2008. With an exam in sight, hopefully I will be more diligent in my practice sessions. Afterall, I will get a certificate upon passing the exam and in a way, the money spent on drum lessons will not be seen going down to waste.
For now, I shall practise hard.
After some hesitation, I decided to sign up for the Yamaha exam scheduled on 10-13 Mar 2008. With an exam in sight, hopefully I will be more diligent in my practice sessions. Afterall, I will get a certificate upon passing the exam and in a way, the money spent on drum lessons will not be seen going down to waste.
For now, I shall practise hard.
Thursday, January 24
Tennis
Last night, I had a tennis session with a few of my Uni friends at HJ's condo. It was a simple game with just the four of us. Simple it was, we had quite a bit of fun. After the tennis game, we went to the gym, which I must say is pretty cool. I would prob not have signed up for my gym membership if I have such an exclusive gym at my doorstep. After our workout, it was dinner at a nearby park restaurant. Dinner was great. There was no sense of rushing, just lazing around chit-chatting over a plate of fruits.
After a hectic day at work, this simple meet-up for a game of tennis and dinner nicely marked the end of the day.
After a hectic day at work, this simple meet-up for a game of tennis and dinner nicely marked the end of the day.
Friday, January 11
Guangzhou-Guilin Trip 2007
Last December, I was down China for a holiday with my family together with one of my aunt's family. Here're some photos captured during the trip that lasted from 22nd December to 29th December 2008.
Below are some miscellaneous photos taken throughout this trip. You guys probably know I vomitted and "lao" during this trip. I think it's mild food poisoning, but it jolly well could be the super oily food that somehow turned my stomach upside down.
Talking about food, here are some shots of the food we had. It looks decent? Good? Actually no. It may be delicacies to the locals or some others, but certainly not to my liking.
See the 4 instant noodles photo below? Tat was what I had with my sis and 2 other cousins back in hotel on the last night. Not too sure for them, but it was one of the more enjoyable meal I had for the 8 days trip.
Conclusion: Unless I know there will be jaw dropping sceneries that would make me stand in awe for a few seconds or something like that, I would like to give any China trip a miss in the near future.
2 families - 8 of us
The first highlight of our trip sightseeing was "yu shi lin" or directly translated as Jade forest which is a mountainous area consisting of "yu" which I believe is Jade. These are originally white jade which turned blackish due to the various growth on its surface. We did an one hour walk from the bottom, all the way to the peak.
An attraction of Jade forest is the "one-line sky" or "yi xian tian". Refer to the photos below and look for the circled portion in red. That is the "one-line sky" and was the peak of our hike.
An attraction of Jade forest is the "one-line sky" or "yi xian tian". Refer to the photos below and look for the circled portion in red. That is the "one-line sky" and was the peak of our hike.
Below are some miscellaneous photos taken throughout this trip. You guys probably know I vomitted and "lao" during this trip. I think it's mild food poisoning, but it jolly well could be the super oily food that somehow turned my stomach upside down.
Talking about food, here are some shots of the food we had. It looks decent? Good? Actually no. It may be delicacies to the locals or some others, but certainly not to my liking.
See the 4 instant noodles photo below? Tat was what I had with my sis and 2 other cousins back in hotel on the last night. Not too sure for them, but it was one of the more enjoyable meal I had for the 8 days trip.
Conclusion: Unless I know there will be jaw dropping sceneries that would make me stand in awe for a few seconds or something like that, I would like to give any China trip a miss in the near future.
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