BELIEVE

committed?

2010-08-06T22:40:00.000+08:00

no.not enough
action speaks louder than words
try dinah. try harder
work hard to be derserving of all the support you've got

it starts now
no more excuses

I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength.

54 days to World Champs
98 days to Asian Games

protected?

2010-06-14T21:22:00.002+08:00

Yes! I am indeed very protected!

God has indeed been holding my handlebar with me! (:

many near misses: rear skidding, taking the corner too fast that I almost went up the curb, leaning on the guy next to me cos he attempted to come into my line. crashing during the race and landing on my BUTT without any injuries except 1/2 the size of a 1cent coin abrasions on the butt .... and many more!

so done and dusted with 3 races last week:

1. Houpline (Saturday) - 90km (18 x 5km): Weather was AWESOME. 30 deg, hot hot hot! Got dropped by the pelaton due to BAD positioning. It was just like a thomson ride with many turns, pretty managable, BUT once you are behind, your head would be on your handlebar, biting it. That's what happened to me, TWICE, all because I wanted to stay safe and take the corners slowly. Races here are nice because they don't ask you to get off the circuit even when you are lapped. Finished the 1st out of 3 women (the other 2 were recreational cyclists) and got 10euros from this race! Twas a good interval/waking up of legs session, although I only completed 80km (got lapped twice).

2. Belgium (Sunday) - 102km (14 x 7km): It was chilly and I was so afraid at the start. Then it got a lil warmer... The ladies were very friendly! Have never raced with so many lean and mean looking females before! Some of them spoke with me at the start line. Course was a rolling one and very bumpy (the usual with the roads here) and I was soooo afraid of crashing! There was this downhill which was full of holes and bumps, your bike sounds like its going to break apart when you go down! I was holding the shifters and "BAM!" my handlebar shifted cos if was SO BUMPY! thank God it was not much, so I just held my drops most of the way in the race and it was comfortable. Corners were taken really slowly and carefully and obstacles were pointed out, just like in a group ride! very friendly peloton. Accelerations were also not very fast! Thanks to the warm up the day before with the Cat 3 guys, the females' accelerations are just ---------- like that, no major wham-bam-help-i-cannot-catch-the-guy-in-front kinda accelerations. All was going nice and dandy..............then, it POURED. BIG HUGE DROPS FROM THE SKY. My body FROZE. Literally. My leg muslces, fingers, chest, EVERYTHING! Couldn't move, couldn't breathe. The peloton got broken up into 3 parts and I got dropped from the main peloton just because I couldn't breathe even when pedalling at a mere 150W!!!! Then as quickly as the strom came, it went away! Praise God! and despite having x10000 million billion thoughts of giving up, I was still pedalling, and somehow, the peloton became 1 and I got back in. The breakaway went at about halfway through the race and we never got them back. Bonked at the last 500m due to not enough gels, no electrolyte in the bottle, and stupidly not taking the bottle of coke that Luke ran to get for me when I requested for gels at the last round. Good race though, at least I know I am there! (: Lesson of the day: Gels, electrolyte + carbo in bottle are VERY important.

3. Chocques (pronounced shioks) - 102km (13 x 8km): wet and rainy day, were were all so unwilling to ride to due the fear of the cold + bike handling in the rain. POURED a 15mins before the start and we just sat in the car and whined. hahaha. Then the rain stopped 5mins before the start and we rollled around a bit before heading to the start line. I had another strong looking female at the start line with me and we were allowed to go first. Right, left, right left, left, left, turns. Thank God the peloton took the turns pretty slowlly (compared to the houpline race) and if you position yourself high up in the peloton, it's a breeze. Unfortunately, I did not, and I almost got dropped at the 4th or 5th round. Thank God for the strength and that the peloton slowed down, so I managed to hang on. The female was really good at positioning herself in the peloton, alwasy moving herself up when there was a chance, so I started sucking her wheel and just following when ever she moved. Really learnt a lot from her that day. The break went about halfway through the race and so the speed of the peloton was very easy after they left. Positioning is SO very important, it really saves so much energy! and so we ended up with a sprint finish. Marcus and Luke were not in the breakaway and so they were 'protecting' me towards the finish. Feels nice to have teammates around 'protecting' you. Although they didn't really help me with the sprint finish, just by having them around me must have given the other female some pressure...the last few meters to the finish was very messy and I sat behind her wheel all the way till the last 200m and then saw a gap, squeezed through and won w/o much effort. Praise be to God! We won 5euros each, plus a medal for me. Good day at the office.

The boys are out racing now, but I am sick so rest day it is! We have been sick since about a week ago....due to some virus flying around in our house from a frog.. must have passed it to us :( Marcus got it, then me, then Luke. Marcus has more or less recovered, but me and Luke are still suffering. Coughing like crazy and finding hard to breathe and my Heartrate is a whopping 15beats higher than usual. As a result, I DNF-ed a race yesterday after a crash (the crash where I landed on my butt), wheel change, and wheezing through a few rounds. Should have rested and not even started cos yesterday's exertion made it worse. This morning's ride was ok, but the HR was sky high.... So I'm on the bed slacking away! (:

Hi Daniao! I updated! :p

pix are kinda slow to be uploaded, dunno why, so I will do it another day, perhaps on my livejournal! (:

au voir!

Bonjour!

2010-05-28T23:05:00.001+08:00

Greetings from Dunkerque France!
No internet in our apartment, we have to come to Cedric's house to use it
He's JFT's friend who helped us organise this trip
So its Very COLD HERE.
we cycled to Belgium today!
ok not much time to type so i will give pictures

tired?

2010-05-16T16:11:00.000+08:00

of what, i don't know
haven't done any riding for 2 solid days
why you ask?
i really don't know
just can't put my finger to it

i miss my baby
and its only been less than 2 days
i don't know how am I going to survive 6 weeks!!!! :(

but at the same time, i wanna get out of Singapore.
badly

ok i shall go for a jog soon
thanks Ms Lee Jer Ling (:

inspire yourself

2010-05-07T09:07:00.013+08:00

world champs?

2010-05-05T19:13:00.001+08:00

Hello there folks! i'm finally updating again, but all because..........

I'VE GOT TO BLOG ABOUT THIS CRAZY OLD MAN!

well, it all started out nice and dandy with me happily** going out for a ride after not riding since Sunday's morning ride (due to a left quad strain, but that's another story)
cycle cycle cycle...red traffic light.....brake....stop
I was just 400m into my ride and stopped at a traffic light
so the other light turned red, meaning my light was going to turn green already
as usual, i pushed off just before it turned green (like maybe 2 seconds???) so that i could clip in my shoes and pedal off before the cars behind get impatient and honk at me
BUT, to my annnoyance (is there such a word), the car behind honked at me like 4 honks or so!
BOY I WAS PISSED. (refer back to ** above, i wasnt VERY HAPPY at the start of the ride cos i was hot and sleepy)
I turned around to look at him to see what his problem was and i saw him wagging his finger and then he honked some more!!!!
I seriously had NO IDEA why he was doing that or why he honked at all!
so i gave him the 'what is ur problem hand sign' and shook my head in disbelief thinking to myself 'this guy is seriously NUTS', wanting to get on with my ride
so he sped up, cut infront of me, braked, making me brake and swerve out to my right to overtake him and got out of his car to say "YOU BEAT THE RED LIGHT!!!!"
.................................................... (-_-'")
by this time, i was convinced that he was mad (oh he had a teenage daughter in his car. pity the kid, having such a crazy pop)
for the next 20 mins of my ride, i was in disbelief and couldnt believe that crazy old man was actually so worked up because i rolled off 2 seconds (or maybe even less) before the light turned green all because i didnt want him to get caught up behind me........................................
i serioulsy do not understand these drivers.........honk when we go off early and honk when we don't.
breathe in.............breathe out............... relax dinahsaur.............................

on a side note, World Champs anyone? (:

i've so got to lose that flab.its very annoying and uncomfortable

Randomness

2010-04-15T22:59:00.001+08:00

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

jetlag

2010-04-15T09:13:00.000+08:00

my body was left behind in UAE
i feel so .......slee...........eeee........peeee............
need to stay aaaaa..wwww.....a........k....e............zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

disturbed

2010-04-09T21:16:00.002+08:00

hi all! some updates!
First and foremost
Praise the Lord for all He has done!
i got 6th for Asian Cycling Championships ITT, just what I had aimed for so that I can qualify for Asian Games at the end of the year!
and I did! with His help!
but with a twist......
well, my Wilier Crono was UCI legal for the Pro tour when the Lampre Team used it
BUT, the UCI for this race disallowed it!!! 10minutes before my race start!!!!
Thank God for His perfect plans, we brought along Malvin's bike with us early in the morning when his race was after mine and thank God that he was about my size
soooo with Alex Da Niao and FT (frankie tan)'s frantic but quick and efficient hands, i got my bike ready with my own seat, wheels, pedals and it was off to the ramp immediately
THANK GOD that i also did quite a hard warm up before that even though i wanted to do some 30secs AFTER the bike check and Thank God that Dan brought my bike to the check as one of the first, giving us time to change everything
Everything in His timing and plan! (:

having a good time here with the rest of the gang, Serene Lee Jer Ling , Ho Jun Rong and Malvin Lai.
can't wait for the rest to come tomorrow!!!!! (:

on a side note
i don't like politics :(:(
kinda disappointed :(:(
i think i trust people too much and think that they are all as open and transparent as me :(:(

Testing testing 1, 2, 3

2010-04-03T17:04:00.001+08:00

Good evening everyone!
I love and hate the weekends

On the mrt train now back to my 2nd home.I have 3.

I Thank God that I am alive today
I pray that He will help me to be nicer to my mommy :(

The End.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

IT'S........................ THURSDAY!

2010-04-01T07:52:00.001+08:00

and tomorrow is.................. FRIDAY!!!! YAY!
and there is no school tomorrow
and I am very happy because next week I only have school on Monday
and I am even happier because I'm gonna be taking an aeroplane on Tuesday
and I will be reaching Sharjah, UAE (United Arab Emirates for those of you who don't know) on Wednesday
and I will be in a nice hotel on Thursday
and I will race and get top 6 on Friday (yes, BELIEVE in Him)
and I will relax on Saturday
and have fun racing with Serene Lee Jer Ling on Sunday

and and and and I am sooooo happy today that I blogged this post in a few minutes!
have a Sec 3 class in a few minutes and I am so happy that I won't scold them today
HAHA!

Good day everyone!

oh, i would also like to that my wonderful sponsors for all that they have given to me:
Daniel Loy the lao ban of Passione Bicycles who has a new blog and who is gonna have a new location for his shop down at the foot of our dear Mount Faber - for always supporting me, believeing in me, being proud of me, driving me around in his lil blue van, lending me his lil blue van, and most importantly for giving me free bike stuff like my THREE Wilier bikes!! haha!

Jackie from Actionbods for giving me new helmets and shoes that fit perfectly, by the names Limar and Gaerne respectively. I love my new shoes

Andrew from Nike for all the Nike goodies which I am so sad I hardly get to use those nice comfy shoes for running because I'm not allowed to run anymore, but still can run very fast but no worries the other small monster by the name of Jocelyn Chan can take my place soon

Patrick and Janet from Science in Sport (SiS) for giving me many yummy Regos and gels and bars and tim sum and many other things! haha! they are such nice people although I am such a bad girl for not helping them publize SiS. EVERYBODY SIS PRODUCTS ROCKS MY SOCKS (ok taste buds and body)! GO GET THEM! REALLY!

and of cos like to thank Coach Plews who is leaving for the NZ
and the boyfriend
and the lil monster sister
and of cos my Lord God Almighty

AND I AM DONE WITH LESSONS FOR THE WEEK!!!!!! WOOOHOOOO!

The Days

2010-03-15T15:12:00.000+08:00

6 more days of school holiday
26 days to ACC
7 weeks of practicum left

been really busy trying to juggle trainings as well as lesson plans

i feel so unprepared for ACC :(

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength!

Cheers to the lil sis for getting 2nd for Singapore Biathlon!
She is officially joined the ranks of a monster!

what should she be called? any suggestions?

p.s. Jiyin I am updating the blog for you (:

what a wonderful world

2010-01-16T16:33:00.004+08:00

the video as promised, brother-in-law :p
for everyone else too! (:

trust

2010-01-13T20:12:00.001+08:00

And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus.

Philippians 4:19

blessed christmas!

2009-12-24T11:29:00.004+08:00

Do you marathon?

2009-12-07T21:39:00.004+08:00

and so Mok has completed and won his very first marathon! yay!

picture courtesy of uncle tho, ripped off FB so resolution not that good

so back tracking to the long overdue pictures of my field trip to sungei buloh nature reserve... a few just to show the highlights of the day.....

family of otters sleeping!

the mudskipper!

and the monitor lizard....

crabs fighting

HUGE grasshopper

Squirrel!

there were more but i think i will stop here. haha

next up, pictures of Loop de Mandai with Jambion Low Suthep and currently 21-years-1-day-old sister!

all loaded for the ride!

decided to be vain and wear ankle socks

cloudy sky........

picking up my first companion Jambion Low Suthep with a newspaper tucked in his pocket, his cheater Easton wheels, and his custom made jambion helmet that says "LOW JI WEN", "2009 Singapore National Champion"

here comes the sister!

Jambion drafting!!!!

and finally, the not so happy ending - a rear flat on the cheater Easton wheels, making them not so cheater anymore...a nail pierced through it along Kranji reservoir and poor about-to-bonk-Jambion had to ride on it for half an hour before we could swap with my sis's wheel at NTU

no more pictures cos i spend most of the time worrying if the Jambion was fine and if the pace was alright for the sis, etc. i shall bring the camera along next time!

TWO days to Laos

FIVE days to my event

iamfeelingtired

God's Blessings (:

2009-12-02T19:58:00.011+08:00

hi friends, prepare yourself for pictures, pictures and more pictures!
First up,

Pretty pretty Starbucks Coffee mug! very pretty and christmassey! the penguin is so cute! and it matches my bedsheets!Given by MOK, for christmas! :)
Next, JohnChin gave me this custom made Nike Shirt! Long story as to why he got it for me...haha!

Bought a new handphone! Samsung Omnia Pro 7330. the old one was really cranky so i traded it in

Now, time for BIKE STUFF! In preparation for the SEA Games, Uncle Robert Choy lent me CARBON CRANKS, DISC POWERTAP as well as ZIPP 404. VIOLENT! After the bike was built up and I was supposed to train with it, I didnt DARE to touch it! but of course in the end I did la and it was AWESOME! Super light! Check it out! Looks soooo fierce

Gaerne also sponsored my NEW WHITE SHOES! Thanks to Jackie from Actionbods for brining it in for me! She got them to specially DHL it to Singapore so that I could get used to it asap for the Games!

I also got a free pair of OAKLEY RADAR, red and white, just like my bike/helmet/shoes/everything else. Thanks to Joey from Oakley Singapore! I see the world much clearer now. hahaha!

Not forgetting a new nutrition sponsor! Science in Sport (SiS) has joined my long list of sponsors in supporting me! :) Thanks to Patrick for taking me in! Here are the products that i've tried so far:

Rego Strawberry – Recovery Drink. It's Delicious! I love this product the best! It tastes exactly like a strawberry milkshake, not like any other protein shake that I’ve taken before (they all have this weird protein taste). It helps me recover from a hard training session and it is definitely something I look forward to at the end of training!

Go Lemon Lime – Electolyte Drink. Very refreshing taste! Gives me a boost of energy whenever I take a sip of it during my long rides in the sun.

PSP22 Orange – A carbohydrate drink. Keeps me going during my long rides and prevents me from bonking. I don’t feel as tired as the times when I just drink plain water during my rides.

Go Gel – As the name says, its a gel. It was my first time ever eating a gel and the experience was WONDERFUL. I was climbing a mountain during my training camp in Chiang Mai and I my legs were feeling extremely tired. After eating a gel – it was so delicious and tasty I finished it up in a few seconds – I immediately felt better and had more energy to push my heart rate up. The gel tasted like jelly and it wasn’t too sweet or too sticky. I love it.

GO Bar – They use real fruit juices to make the snack bar! I like the apple blackcurrant flavour. It’s a good bar if I am hungry on a ride and need a solid snack. It's huge too...it took me 3 days to finish 1 bar. haha!

Nocte – A night drink that helps with recovery, for consecutive tranining days. Chocolate rocks, just like having a night cuppa milk before going to bed.

and finally, thanks to NIKE for supporting me! check out the number of bags i had to carry back from the lil visit to the office...........looks like i just got back from a warehouse sale or something. Thanks Andrew! And all the best for your IRONMAN! (i dun think he even reads my blog. hahaha) the stuff inside will be left for another day...........

I THANK GOD FOR ALL HIS BLESSINGS, ALL THESE STUFF THAT HE'S GIVEN TO ME IS OVERWHELMING!

okay this post took me extremely long. that's why i don't like to blog....but since i have all the time in the world now, that's why i blogged. hahaha! alrighty enough nonsense. i'll leave it to another post to show you guys the pictures from Monday's lil field trip to Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

one last thing: TAPERING ROCKS MY SOCKS!

TWO WEEKS

2009-11-29T14:06:00.004+08:00

today marks the end of the hard training period for the SEA Games
tomorrow we start tapering! YESSSSSS!!!!
14 days to my event
11 days before we leave
EXCITING!

i think this picture is very nice
it was taken at the flag presentation for the SEA Games a few weeks ago
the whole road cycling team was there! nice!
check out the lil boys swimming in their huge Tshirts which were size S. and mine was too small for me. hahaha

so, i went to sitex yesterday with the bf with the aim of getting the Panasonic Camera as well as scout for a new handphone cos my old one has been really really disobedient
it was such a disappointment! there wasn't even a SingTel booth! only M1 and Starhub
couldn't believe it man! and there wasn't a Panasonic booth either!!!!!!
the Samsung booth didn't have many handphones too, or maybe we (I) was so disappointed that there wasn't a SingTel booth that i didnt even bother to search much for the samsung phones -_-

well at least the visit to the Library before that was successful
reading Positively False now, the Floyd Landis book
very inspiring! these professional riders are so driven and ride insane number of miles
i guess that's what makes them champions
their brains are wired differently

so today's TT training was TIRING

good thing i met Lan Niao along the way to LCK and followed his L2 pace so that i got a good warm up before the hard intervals....if not i think i'll be slacking away.haha!
then saw the Thomson ride as they passed by with chichi jiwen adi and a few others in a breakaway! so exciting to see a ride from the outside...the pelaton was rather big today

ok sorry for it being abrupt, but suddenly i am feeling VERY TIRED
bye!

yet another beautiful sunset

2009-11-27T20:30:00.006+08:00

TA DA!

again, i wish i those buildings didn't block my view -_-

i wanna get a Panasonic Camera!!

for the sun lovers

2009-11-26T21:51:00.003+08:00

this was yesterdays nice-but-not-as-nice-as-tuesday's sunset! but my handphone camera doesn't do justice to what it actually was..........

AND................... DRUMROLL..........................

this is today's! taken with a better camera.......IT WAS AWESOMEEE!BUT it was from Mok's room which was blocked by KR...my old room in KR would have given me a MUCH MUCH better view

but STILL, i thank God for this life (really) and the beautiful sunsets that He makes everyday although we hardly get to see them here in Singapore (:

so, i had a good day today:

1. rode and almost bonked

2. gymed

3. got my superb massage

4. came back and slacked around

ahhh, the life of a professional cyclist. i could get used to this.........

so it's off to bed for me. exciting stuff tomorrow since it's a public holiday - motor pacing!!

good night toodles!

love

2009-11-25T14:37:00.000+08:00

"Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful."

God please help me love all around me, especially my family. Amen. :)

of the tired

2009-11-25T14:29:00.001+08:00

sorry my dear blog readers (i think the numbers can be counted with one hand)
i am of the tired
never plan to attempt to ride another 2hrs after doing/having the following:
1. an average lab session, plew's standard - a bad one by dinahsaur's standard
2. contrast bath
3. freezing in ssc for 2hrs with wet clothes
4. yummilicious lunch treat from dan loy
5. a full bladder

with that, I shall TRY to take an afternoon nap
haven't been sleeping well these few days although i am SO TIRED
wish i can be like this

it's contagious

2009-11-24T21:50:00.002+08:00

it's Christmas time!

decided to change my blog skin to something blue! this is totally influenced by Low Suthep

this is a good start. i will continue tomorrow (if i have the strength after lab training) and add more links etc.

please stay tuned!

meanwhile, have a good night everyone!

Nike+ Human Race Rock Concert!

2009-10-21T20:33:00.000+08:00

3,000 members of the public get the chance to attend concert by top local and regional acts at Nike+ Human Race

Rock acts such as Estranged and Agrikulture will join local bands The Fire Fight and Composition B on stage for a musical treat at the world’s largest running event!

The public is welcome to join in the unique heart-pumping concert flag-off at 7am along the start lines of the F1 Pit Straight. The first 3,000 members of the public will be given access to the concert this Saturday on a first-come, first-served basis.

A highly energetic concert is expected to round up celebrations of the world’s largest running event, held on the same day in more than 30 cities worldwide, with powerhouses Thaitanium (Thailand), Agrikulture (Indonesia), Estranged (Malaysia) Chicosci and Taken By Cars (Philippines) as well as local talents Composition B and The Fire Fight taking to the stage

Nike+ Human Race Route

2009-10-09T14:54:00.000+08:00

Hey everyone! more about the Nike+ Human Race! this year's route is quite different from last year's..
Pretty exciting...check it out!

click on it to enlarge

The race starts start off at the F1 Pit Building, moving along Republic Avenue onto the Nicoll Highway, passing the Kampong Glam mosque in the background and towards the iconic National Stadium before making a loop at the newly renovated Kallang Leisure Park.

The return route will see participants of this annual race going around the famous Singapore Indoor Stadium before heading to the Police Coast Guard and passing the Kallang Water Sports Centre. The home stretch will be along Kallang Road towards Crawford Street and back into the F1 Pit Building.

The event will see runners celebrating the end of their race with a highly energetic music concert featuring top regional bands such as Thaitanium (Thailand), Agrikulture (Indonesia), Chicosci and Taken By Cars (Philippines), Estranged (Malaysia) as well as local talents Composition B and Fire Fight.

The Nike+ Human Race 10K will flag off on 24 Oct 2009 at 7am. Race entry pack collection will be held from 16 – 18 October, from 10am – 7pm at the Singapore Flyer.

For more information on the Nike+ Human Race 10K, please log on to www.nikeplus.com.sg .

jaded

2009-10-08T20:02:00.001+08:00

Things to do:

IS individual portfolio
Gymnastics Assignment
Badminton E-learning assignment
Biology Concept Map
Biology Multiple Intelligences Presentation
Biology Mircoteaching practice preparation
many more

Friday

lab training, weights training, cold bath, massage, team dinner@HV

Saturday

180km ride, SEA games cycling team meeting @ Tampines, do work, church

Sunday

TT training, watch IVP, do work

HELP.

i.am.so.tired.

just needed to rant.

i like this

October SHAPE magazine

2009-10-06T11:05:00.000+08:00

click on it to enlarge

i think i look weird =|

Nike+ Human Race 24.10.2009

2009-10-06T11:00:00.005+08:00

hello everyone! sorry for MIA-ing for sooo long after Asian Cycling Championships!
been reallllly busy catching up with all the classes i missed during ACC and then it just keeps getting busier and busier!
thankfully Mike postponed the assignment deadline to Monday....whewwwww

anyways, it's 17 days 21 hours 27 mins 30 seconds to the Nike+ Human Race as I type
the response this year was superb man! every slot was grabbed up in record time!
so Nike opened an additional 500 slots for runners.. In addition, the first 1,000 customers who purchase the latest edition of the Nike+ Sportband will be given a FREE entry into the race!!

i think as of today there are still some slots left for the race, so HURRY GO GRAB YOUR NIKE+Sportsband asap! i've got the pink one! :)

Here's what happened on the day the extra 500 slots were opened - response was overwhelming!

Nike released 500 registration entries for the Nike+ Human Race 10K to the public exclusively at the Nike flagship store at Wisma Atria at 11am on Wednesday.

A queue of more than 500 people formed by 11am, with the first person queuing as early as 1130pm the night before.

22-year-old students from NTU, Joan Hsu and Cai Lixian, were within the first 70 lucky registrants.

They started queuing at 9am to register for the race.

Joan said, "This is our first time joining the Nike Human Race and we wanted to be part of the race as we've heard many good things about it from our friends who took part last year. We're really looking forward to it this year and I think it's cool that we get to run with people all around the world on the same day during the race!"

Singapore is once again the only Southeast Asian city selected to host the event, amongst 30 major cities worldwide.

For more information on the Nike+ Human Race 10K, please log on to http://www.nikeplus.com.sg/

check out the long queue man!

Joan Hsu and Cai Lixian started queueing at 9am and got their slots!

I'm so sad :( my leg is still injured so i don't think i'll be able to run the race and defend my title
sobs...i really had a great time last year, seeing the whole sea of runners clad in red shirts, running for a good cause....
soooo, people, pls register for the race and run on my behalf! :)

ok that was a long post... will post up my SHAPE article soon! i'm in this month's addition of the magazine!

back to Instructional Strategies meeting..presentation's on Thursday -.-

ACC ITT

2009-08-17T21:23:00.002+08:00

hello everyone! long tiring day finally over
it was HOT HOT HOT
Lem did pretty well for his ITT, but his junior field was really strong
As for me, being my first ever ITT, it was an experience! and i think i could get used to it, kinda enjoyed it a lil, although it was one of the most painful ride in my life ever
came in 9th in a field of 21 females, 4th in South East Asia
thank God for the performance!
Jun Rong did well too! the steady motorbike...
we stayed on to watch vino and the rest of the 'monsters'
no surprise, vino won the ITT

it's back to Singapore tomorrow!
what an exciting, enjoyable, wonderful experience this has been
teammates, team manager, assistant team manager/mechanic/photographer were awesome
it's definitely the best trip i've ever had! thanks Dan, Jeff and Deanna!
thanks to sponsors Wilier, PassioneBicycles, First Endurance and Limar, not forgetting Nike for supporting me in cycling
and to teammates Chichi, Lemuel, Junrong, Jiwen and Junaidi, hope to have more trips together in the future!

ACC Part II

2009-08-17T09:45:00.001+08:00

Day 4 – Men’s Elite Road Race
The day started nice and cool with the grounds still wet from the night rain
I woke up at 545am to spin for a short while on the trainer before having breakfast and following the boys to the race site
Anddddd…Vinokurov was really there! The Kazakh team had powerful riders like Fofonov Dmitriy (ex Crédit Agricole rider) and Astana riders Iglinskiy Maxim and one more other guy I forgot who
Basically they are power la
Me and Lem got dropped off on top of a climb so that we can do a standing feed for the boys
It was nice and cool for the first 2+hrs, and then it started to get rather sunny and hot
The race was exciting man! The stronger riders literally zooooomed past us on the climbs and made it look so easy! The Kazakhs relaxed for the first 3 rounds then made their move and they took the field from then on
1, 2, 3, finish for them (Fofonov, Vino, Iglinskiy) and a Hong Kong Rider (Wong Kum Poh) was 4th
The hk rider was powerful! He managed to follow fofonov and vino until he got attack badly by them
Our guys did pretty well! Jiwen 19th, Jud 23rd, JunRong 30+ and Calvin 40+
Calvin and JunRong worked really hard in the chase and attacked many many, really brave
Sat the broom wagon back to the finish line after that
My face was totally burnt man
Took pictures with the 3 race winners!!

Day 5 – My Road Race

It was nice and sunny when I woke up, had breakfast and got the new team attire!
It’s much thinner and more ventilation compared to the old one
Sat the bus to the start line with Dan
It was soooo hot man, so I stayed in the shelter until about 830am, then headed out for a short 20mins warm up with the boys who were having a short spin before packing their bikes and leaving for Singapore
The race started at 9am and off we went
A total of 39 female starters, riders from China, Japan, Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Syria, Kazakhstan, Chinese Taipei, Vietnam
The peloton started really slowly so I had time to warm up and relax… then we hit the climb.
First climb was rather painful cos my legs were not used to the pain yet….then down we went and PFSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT when my rear tire, just 20 minutes into the race
In my head, I thought that all was over as Jeff was changing my rear wheel, and even more so when I started to ride with my heavy Aksium training wheels
But with encouragement from Daniel over the radio, a lil drafting from the team car (which got us fined by UCI.lol) and God’s help, I managed to catch up with the peloton!
From then on, I just tried to stay alert and sane. The peloton was really slow cos there was a breakaway and most of the teams were represented there, so their teammates held the rest of us back. But on the climbs, I felt really good and was always ahead of the peloton 
Thank God for his protection, it’s totally amazing. The 2 chinese Taipei girls came from my sides and just squeezed me, so I touched the left, then the right rear wheel and spun out of control to the right towards the road divider. Just when I thought I was going to crash, SOMEONE held my handlebars steady and I didn’t crash! THE hand of God (: lovely
I gave it my all at the end, but due to me not eating (cos I’m not used to eating during the race, but I really have to start learning how to cos I almost bonked!) I lost out at the sprint..my legs were starting to cramp!
So I was probably 15th or 17th but could have been top 10…but overall I guess it was a good race!
My back was sooooo achey after the race that I couldn’t even remove my clothes! Good thing it got better after that, and at night, the world’s-best-team-manager Daniel Loy gave me a ONE hour back massage.
Feel like a Queen here sia.hahaha

Day 6 – ITT

Couldn’t really sleep last night only slept 6hrs, and when the sun came up (at 6am), I couldn’t sleep anymore
Had breakfast in the lounge as usual and its Indonesia’s National Day! They had some mini flag raising ceremony downstairs
Then went down to check the bikes to make sure everything is in order and sent Lem off for his ITT
Slacking around now, will take a nap later before my race
1pm race! Hot hot! But….i see some rain clouds coming! Hope it doesn’t rain but just stay cloudy..
Okay more updates later! Pictures will be up soon when I get them cos they’re in the big camera and we don’t have the cable…

Asian Cycling Chapionships

2009-08-14T20:03:00.002+08:00

Day 1 – Travelling to Balikpapan, Indonesia

The day started early at 5am as the flight was at 0755hr, so we had to be at the airport at 6am
Check in took more than an hour due to the number of oversized baggage we had
A total of 13 big boxes; 10 bikes, tools and wheels
The check in lady was really calm, cool and patient with us! I was so surprised at her superb service!
So we took pictures and all and Dr Low said byebye to us
Daniel Loy, Jeff Adam, Deanna, Jiwen, Junaidi, JunRong, Calvin, Lemuel and me
Twas’ a small aircraft and so when we hit the turbulence, it felt like we were taking a roller coaster ride!! I was enjoying it (ok la, freaked out just a lil) but junrong next to me looked like he was going to cry! Hahahaha!
Thank God we arrived safely in Balikpapan airport, Indonesia, where it was raining
We loaded our boxes onto an open air truck and good thing the rain had stopped, if not the cardboard boxes would have been soaked
The Korean team and one Hong Kong rider were on the same flight as us so we had to wait for VERY LONG (I think it was like close to 1hr) for another truck to come cos the Korean team REFUSED to load their cardboard boxes onto the open air truck
And so 23 people squeezed into a small bus and the up and down, left and right, bump bump 2.5 hrs ride started to our hotel
The rollings were NEVER ENDING man! And we all went ‘uh oh’ cos we knew our course would be like that too
We finally reached the Swiss-Belhotel Borneo after passing by a river..pretty nice. This town is rich cos of its timber and mining
The hotel is like WOW. We got the executive floor, which gives us access to the executive lounge that has food almost every moment of the day and computers with internet, although we have free wifi in our rooms (highly unstable)
After unpacking our bikes, we headed to a small mall nearby for a very late lunch at 4+pm and shopped around in the supermarket
Dinner, team meeting, then it was bedtime

Day 2 – Riding the route

I had a great sleep and woke up really early
We had breakfast at 8am and then it was out to ride the course at 9am
Weaving in and out of traffic before we finally hit the actual course
UPPPPPPPPP, DOWNNNNNNNNNNN times many many
So tired after the 2+ hrs ride
There was an upslope (not part of the race course but it was on the way back to the hotel) so steep that I thought I was going to roll backwards!
The course was rather intimidating to me with the many climbs, but the more I rode, the easier it seemed
we all had race radios too, first time for me having one. Very cool man
jeff our assistant team manager together with Deanna were in the team car, feeding us nice cold water and coke, and after riding, he cleaned and fixed our bikes
Not used to having someone clean and fix my bike. Thanks Jeff!
Then it was lunch and mall, transformers in lem and dan’s room, dinner, team meeting, sleep
Pretty boring day

Day 3 – TT bike

Rode the course and climbed 2 rounds on the road bike
Me and Lem switched to the TT bikes to try out the course and dan accompanied us while the rest went back to the hotel cos their race is tomorrow
Not bad, but really tiring man…then it started to rain on our way back! All our WHITE bibs and jerseys got dirty and the stain can’t come out!!! :(
I’ve been eating so much! Pineapples and watermelons especially
Just had dinner and I’m so full!!! Think I’ll put on some more weight again man! Bad bad….
But the climbs are so tiring that I’m so hungry and tired after the ride. Plus the hot sun! The sun rises really early here, like 545am, so by the time we head out to ride at 9-11+ it’s scorching
oh oh, Alexander Vinokourov is racing!!!! and a few other astana riders, all racing for Kazakhstan team! hope to get his autograph and see him!!
watching teevee now, the woman in the show so EVIL!!!! urgh.okay back to my show.hahaha...

Pictures plus more updates will be up soon!

roller

2009-06-25T16:27:00.001+08:00

had fun on the roller last Wednesday, taking pictures and videos cos it was the first ‘ride’ after my ‘surgery’ on Monday and I was very happy :)

enjoying the ride

2009-06-24T11:18:00.002+08:00

hello everyone!
the Wilier has been treating me very well these days!
very nice to ride, very stiff (Lemuel Shifu teach one), very fast!
back to proper training again after Doc Cormac gave the all clear on Monday
although a lil bit of fluid came back..but shd be okay! but if it hurts more and more with training then i have to go back to check again.praying hard that it doesn't come back!

went for swim training on Monday
thank YOU zhiyun for the yummy bakes! miss your bakings
and weewee's too!!! and lala bakes really well too
now that leaves only me who doesn't bake.hmmm

Mok is back from Jakarta! did a superb timing of 33.17
Ying Rong did a 40.38! that's insane for a 16 (almost) year old! crazily fast!

alrighty, gotta go off for lunch now and then lab training at ssc
followed by transformers later in the evening! yay!

new bike

2009-06-19T18:21:00.003+08:00

just changed my frame a few hours ago, from 8am-12pm
presenting to you… WILIER IZOARD

i feel that it’s a lil too red though. wanted white handlebar tapes, but the last one was sold (cos the frame came in late……………. :( )

picture story of the building up process

can’t wait to ride it later! when the roads dry up

thanks to Lem and Tim for tips on how to strip and assemble my own bike, Alex for cable-ing it up, and of course Daniel Loy of Passi:one: Bicycles and Wilier for sponsoring the bike!

You can't please everyone

2009-06-17T21:55:00.001+08:00

Sometimes when you love someone so much, you'd wanna do everything to make them feel happy, make them comfortable, don't wanna inconvenience them etc etc.

But as much as you like, sometimes u can't please all of them at the same time and u feel terrible at the end of the day

Sorry sis, hope it wasn't such bad day :(

Tour of Friendship

2009-06-17T09:43:00.002+08:00

the report that was not to be!

i sat in front of my computer, recollecting my thoughts and the race happenings for close to 4 hours!
then, with an accidental click of the power switch whilst the computer had yet to enter into hibernation mode, all the hard work was GONE (because i didn’t have my batt in the laptop)
sometimes i just HATE technology.sigh

so i don’t think i’m going to do it all over again………
but just wanna take this opportunity to thank:

-Daniel Loy and Jean-Francois Torrelle for putting the Passi:one:-JFT cycling team together
-Cass, my team mate and roomie for the great (although painful) times that we had training and having fun (with the ‘prostitute’)
-my sponsors – Nike for the apparel, First Endurance for the EFS, multi vits and optygen, Limar for my wonderfully light and cooling helmet, and finally, Smith Optics for my sunglasses which protected my eyes from the super hot sun in thailand

-mok and my sister who were my greatest fans
-everyone else who gave me well wishes and prayed for me!

Thank you everyone!

most importantly, I give all praise to God
thank Him for giving me the strength to finish the 4 stages
for giving me the wisdom to know what to do during the race
for keeping me safe and crash free
and for helping me to win (:

and with that, I look forward to the next race
ASIAN CYCLING CHAMPIONSHIPS!
it’ll be held in East Kalimantan from the 13-19th August 2009
leaving for Indonesian on the 12th of August
16th will be the Road Race and 17th the ITT
so exciting!!

but for now, i have to recover from a stupid injury sustained from the NIE outdoor camp
sigh….it has been a month already
had a Baker’s cyst, so Dr Cormac stuck a needle in and took the fluid out.was quite cool.haha
it may come back and if i does, we’ll have to inject steroids to help reduce the inflammation
it seems to be hurting quite a bit again! oh no!

will update as my Wilier (its still not in yet!!!!!!!!!) comes in
and about trainings as my injury goes away!
I CAN’T WAIT TO CYCLE WITHOUT PAIN!!!!

11 days of holiday left :(

waiting

2009-06-08T15:34:00.001+08:00

My bike is being detained at the customs! :(

darren says:
ya
such a big box
yet is so light.
no wonder kana detained...suspicious goods...

please clear the customs soon!!!! i can’t wait!

procrastinator

2009-06-07T20:52:00.000+08:00

it’s been a MONTH since Tour of Friendship and i have YET to write/post a race report

terrible me

my new Wilier Izoard frame is gonna arrive at Passi:one: tomorrow! I can’t wait!

I WILL post pictures and the building up of my bike as it happens over next few days

as well as the long overdue race report and the past month’s rather ‘happening’ happenings SOON *crosses fingers*

merry week everybody

God bless (:

Happy Birthday to ME!

2009-05-24T18:13:00.002+08:00

TNP 24th May 2009

camp

2009-05-10T17:40:00.001+08:00

i'm off to camp for 6 days
11th-17th May

gonna miss my bike!

will update about ToF when I get back! :)

back in singapore

2009-05-08T10:44:00.003+08:00

hi everyone!
thanks for the prayers and well wishes!
I'm safely back in Singapore
finished the Tour of Friendship in Thailand
All Glory be to God! :)

a post with pictures will be coming up soon

but for now i need to head to the loo again
diarrhoea for the last 4 days!

camp next monday to sunday.tired man!

extraordinary people

2009-04-24T09:14:00.005+08:00

musical savants
they are autistic but have this amazing ability with music
Rex Lewis Clark is a blind boy whom doctors say he would not be able to walk, talk or read.
there are many more savants like him, with severe disabilities but at the same time, other special abilities
check it out
a lil long, but hope you'll watch it all!

*p.s. ppl with exams, watch it when u're taking a break from mugging. haha

its really amazing the amount of faith she had in God
for Rex to do what the doctors said was impossible (:

dudes, move on man

2009-04-21T08:37:00.005+08:00

they just can't get enough of this man
Mok's too popular that they just wanna keep reporting about this
very interesting meh? *rolls eyes*
it's already been half a year since the incident, super stale news
(and they are still reporting the same WRONG news “....refused to return to her own room” Wow, I'm that dumb huh?)
hope that this will be the end of it
move on man, move on, like we have already done so

well we have definitely learn a WHOLE lot from this
on how to handle the media, how not to trust ANYONE
and that we as small lil athletes get bullied and can never win against those up there
if you do right, you’re wrong
do wrong, of course wrong la

their yes means no and no means yes and sometimes yes means yes and no means no (confusing right. exactly how we feel. haha)
and if you trouble the big shots
they can just say a few words and *pfffttt...* you disappear
many other things that I can’t say here

ask me privately if you wanna know (:

what to do
this is Singapore what
suck thumb and be good citizens
yay

on a side note, Red shirts and Yellow shirts!

Please make peace... pleaseeeeeeeeeee

i wanna go to Egat!!!!!

30 hours to my first paper!
Better get back to the books! (err, sheets of paper actually)
Study hard everyone!

next few weeks

2009-04-20T14:48:00.003+08:00

hello there everyone (especially jon ma)
I have updated. AND my blog is pink! hahaha
this calls for a celebration. lol

so, my first paper is on Wednesday
last paper next Monday
then it's shifting outta hall on Thurs
and flying off to Egat on Friday!!!!!
extremely excited for the Tour of Friendship 2009

To all friends: All the best for the examinations!
Go for a swim/bike/run when you're feeling bored or tired...

and i shall post a video on my blog!
God is Great and Nothing is Impossible with Him (:

2009-04-14T07:54:00.000+08:00

hello everyone!
updates will be coming right up!
stay tuned....

wow

2009-03-14T11:06:00.002+08:00

utter disgust and disappointment
some people NO INTEGRITY

shall look on the bright side
this is all part of growing up
at least this is preparing me for what's out there

The difference

2009-03-02T19:31:00.000+08:00

I am on the bus
directly behind me are a few PRCs shouting into my ears
they're actually just having a conversation and it's the norm for them to 'shout' at high volumes
help me
ahhhh,peace.I changed to another seat
sorry for that angsty paragraph
differences in culture
reminds me of the 3 months in th US
I really enjoyed their culture,of politeness and courtesy
(of cos there're the negatives,but the positives really made an impact on me)
there's no loud talking and no using of mobile phones on the bus
at the supermarket, walking past someone browsing through a shelf is rude & people will apologise and walk behind you
it's awesome and I loved it

anyways, I haven't blogged for the longest time (as usual).Haha
been busy with school and all.It's already the 9th week!!!! so fast!!!! 3 more weeks and I'm done with my 1st year at NIE.gulp,really fast
gonna have micro teaching @ Jurongville Sec this wednesday
feeling apprehensive about this, since im the only one in my class (I'm the baby of the class) who hasn't done contract teaching
:)
SING BI IN 5 DAYS TIME
I'M SO SCREWED COS I HAVEN'T BEEN SWIMMING!
it'll be God's miracle if I even get top 3
hellllppppppp

blogged with my samsung i780

Breaking News

2009-02-01T14:42:00.001+08:00

Hi all!

I'm finally updating!

What an exciting day it has been!

For those of you who saw the papers today, I'm on the front page!

AND it's my FACEBOOK profile picture!!! HAHAHA

So anyways, really thankful for all the support everyone's been giving both of us

THANK YOU!

Mok and I are gooood J

For more info on this, check out mok's blog

http://triathlonmok.blogspot.com/

Things I am thankful for

2009-01-03T09:48:00.001+08:00

Happy 2009!

I should start blogging about things that zy always reflects about which I think is really good

I am reallly thankful (to God):

1. That I have a fully abled body to walk, swim, cycle, run and do whatever that I like
2. For the nice roads in Singapore so that I can ride home safely w/o getting a puncture
3. for my family: mom,dad,bro n sis (although I seldom show it and I should do so)
4. for reaching home to a chatty sister who loves to tell me so many things about her week and who asks me for advice, although sometimes i'm a bad sister
5. that I can enjoy my red bean bao and the nice cool weather and breeze as I walk from my house to the bus stop
6. For giving me a job while many others out there are jobless
7. For all my extremely wonderful friends whom I cherish and love dearly
8. For everyday of my life (which I should start enjoying and treasuring every moment of it)

I hope this year will be a great year for everyone! (:

blogged with my Samsung i780

back in Singapore!

2008-12-23T14:17:00.005+08:00

back from 10 days in KL
was fun!
PBs for both my 800 and 1500
but would have been better with a shiney medal and a possessed doll
missed the medal by a bit
but nvm, had fun :)

2 days to Christmas
9 days to a new year
13 days to the start of school

so fasttttttt!!! nooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!

I wish...

2008-11-29T19:02:00.000+08:00

I wish I was still a kid

Cycling Trip!

2008-11-25T10:08:00.003+08:00

we went up to M'sia to cycle on Sunday
From Sungai Rengit towards Desaru and then onwards towards Sedili and back
Dr Baoying, Devathas, the Moks and me
Had a great training session with these powerful riders
160km in 5hours 15mins with 2 drink and snack stops at Petronas
Will definitely wanna do this again, but not anytime soon cos the boat ride was so expensive!!!!
$23 for the trip there and back

some pictures!

never ending road. wind was very strong...check out the pro drafters.hahaha

me, small mok, devathas, big mok and dr baoying

witnessed a water sprout too! never heard/saw one in my life prior to this.really cool (:

pictures of the warts (eww)

2008-11-25T09:52:00.002+08:00

WARNING: disgusting pictures. view at own risk

very very swollen, 2 days after liquid nitrogen

not only on the lil toe, big toe and ball of feet also

thank God its much much better today! just leaking some pus from the holes :)

hope the warts are DEAD DEAD DEAD!!!!

Hooray

2008-11-22T11:27:00.000+08:00

and the first semester of my life in NIE is over!
it was quite an enjoyable semester
my classmates and course mates are fantastic and I looked forward to going for classes

feeling pretty free now, nothing to do
wish I could train train train
but I just went to the doc to get rid of the warts which have been residing in my foot for the longest time ever
so it's pretty bad, whole toe swelled like a lil sausage and it was !!!!!!!!!! painful
had to hobble around on my left (injured ankle) leg cos the ball of my foot n big toe had warts too, but they're not as bad as the major one on my lil toe
I hope the virus DIE DIE DIES!!!!
that left me unable to train cos it was so painful even when I was sitting around doing nothing
not supposed to get it wet either
so im so sad....But I hope this solves this problem once and for all!!!

will post pictures of the (very) disgusting toe when I get back to my laptop which is in hall

but as of today,it's very much better, although I still have to bear with the pain for the first 100 steps I take, or about the first 10minutes of cycling before the pain subsides
way better than the past few days
hope it gets better tmr! heading to desaru for a long long long ride (:

blogged with my Samsung i780

pet peeve

2008-11-13T21:57:00.003+08:00

i get sooooo irritated when this happens
you are walking on the pavement
there are 2 people walking towards you, side by side
if i were them, i'll walk behind my friend so that the other person can walk through without walking out of the pavement or worse still, crashing into the bushes
but NO, they continued walking side by side and forced me to walk into the bushes!
thanks
how rude
urgh!!

anyway, this happened during class today and I was pretty upset
during ed psych class (with other non-PE people), we were on the topic of the problems we may face with class management and we were supposed to present the rules that we would enforce to specific subject lessons
so one of the PE groups said that students were supposed to change into their PE attire even if they were sick
i guess they didn't specifically state that this refered to the students who did not have an MC and were feeling unwell on that day
but even so, the class (non-PE people) had a HUGE reaction to that rule
I tell you, I can't get the sound out of my head
even after re-explaining to them, the look on their faces were terrible
they made it seem as though it was a torture to go for PE classes, especially the female teachers
It really upset me that the other teachers treated PE this way
it shows how much they think PE is so NOT important and that if the students don't want to do it, they will agree with them
Thank God our tutor (who is a very good tutor) really said what was on our minds at that time
she said (not word for word, but something like that) "i think this is the problem that many PE teachers face: other teachers think that PE is not important and release the students late, thinking that it's only a few minutes off the PE lesson and it doesn't matter. But out of the whole week of academic stuff, there is only so little time for PE, for them to get out and exercise, and it is very important.."
yay for Mrs Chee.haha

i guess the Singapore society is still unable to accept sports as an important part of our lives
check out this article - Singaporean's Belief in Sports still lacking
Sports in Singapore will never go far like that
with parents, teachers, the majority of the population not believing
Change is really hard and it'll take lotsa radical peole and hard work
it'll take a pretty long time

I love Singapore a lot
but I wish some things would change

was talking to ron this morning over video msn chat and he was telling me how the sports in loughborough uni was way up there and it's really motivating to see every one training just as hard, or even harder than you. the facilities there are superb and there are like 13 coaches who are all very qualified. really happy for him that he's training so hard and getting into really good shape :)

picture of the indoor track with the outdoor one just next to it. super nice!

virtual world

2008-11-05T15:51:00.002+08:00

i just realised yesterday that the internet is so much of our daily lives now
realised that in the pantry yesterday when I saw that even prima flour has a website and tips on baking!
amazing
what a change from just less than a century ago

so I'm pretty free these days cos we're done with all our PE modules
left with a 4 hour week now
been trying to study for the 2 papers coming up in exactly 2 weeks time

but for now, I'm trying to organise all my emails
in my head, i think of emails like mails floating around out there
gotta delete them or download them to my com
and i created so many email addresses that I suddenly got quite fed-up with them and felt that a more professional one would be nice and only ONE account
so i'm gonna be using chanskdinah@singnet.com.sg from now on!
haha

sis's bday is in a month's time!
it keeps raining (make that STORMING) every afternoon and then the sun shines so brightly again after that

how random

2008-11-02T20:29:00.001+08:00

Love is patient
Love is kind
It does not envy
it does not boast
it is not proud
it is not rude
it is not self-seeking
it is not easily angered
it keeps no record of wrongs
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth
It always protects
always trusts
always hopes
always perseveres

Love never fails.

1 Corinthians 13:4

Ups and Downs

2008-10-21T12:58:00.000+08:00

hello
it's been a roller coaster the past few weeks
up and down
around and around

blogged with my Samsung i780

Blogging with Microsoft Word

2008-10-18T07:11:00.001+08:00

Test test

This is just t test post

Using Microsoft word to blog! Wow how interesting (:

time flies

2008-10-17T11:24:00.006+08:00

some happy things

done with many assignments
last week of school for most modules
got a new laptop!
did a PB for 800m during training (track)
got my sportswoman of the year award with many nice pictures
got 2nd for IVP swimming 800m
going to Bali next week!!
weelee is back!
going to get a haircut soon!
IVP track tmr!

some not so happy things

still have ed psych assignment, ICT presentation
ankle's still painful
i don't think i can run 10km anymore
how to do a triathlon race!!?!?
i still can't breathe
my arms are still so weak
my skin is terrible
my ITB is very tight
my 800m IVP swimming timing sucks
i cannot run 800m for track next week
my warts are terrible

hahaha.just felt like writing this list to rant
for fun.i'm actually quite fine.haha

I blogged again

2008-10-05T20:03:00.000+08:00

somehow when you feel that something terrible is gonna happen and you ignore that gut feeling
that terrible thing really happens
it's happened to me a few times already
and this morning was a great scare
the podcast recording for the project we were working on last night until 1.30am wasn't saved
AND
my com restarted by itself when I went to the bathroom for some important business
wow.I had a great shock
Stared at the screen for a few minutes
thank God the recording was saved in the temp files folder
but it was chopped up into many 30secs recordings
so I had to cut and paste them together
didn't go for this morning's trg too cos I was so tired and couldn't wake up
hate it when I miss trainings
100km ride wasted :(

went for PA trg for the past 2 days
shag man
Think I swam more than the past week in these 2 days
but it's gd.I think more of these sessions will make me improve

blogged with my Samsung i780

priorities

2008-10-04T19:29:00.003+08:00

dinah does not know how to prioritise

it makes me depressed

the waterworks has started again

what happened to I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength?

I don't know.

Tough week

2008-10-03T10:51:00.000+08:00

tough few weeks
past week was busy
this week was insane
and the next 2 weeks equally terrible
assignments, written tests, practical tests
training, races
can't wait for it all to be over
then I can train and race in peace

kinda looking forward to racing in bali and hk disneyland

blogged with my Samsung i780

2008-09-27T16:59:00.003+08:00

it's been more than a week since my last blog post, but it seems like it was only a few days ago
the week just flew by ):
time is passing too quickly!
argh!
many assignments and stuff due next week
soon, the semester will be over
it's already week 10 of school
it's crazy! too fast!
argharghargh! *panic*

happy for zy for the past few feel good races she's had
happy for sis that she's improving in her swim and run
feel for some ppl who are gg through a rough time now
really miss KR and NUS

life goes on

2008-09-19T21:36:00.000+08:00

sitting at the coffee shop, waiting for my dinner
I see the cai fan stall preparing to call it a day
and they are dumping loads of unsold food into the bin
like seriously A LOT of food
sigh what a waste of food....
I'm thinking of all the hungry ppl in the world out there.......

blogged with my Samsung i780

2008-09-17T18:21:00.001+08:00

i hate it when i don't know what to do
HATE IT
HATE IT
HATE IT
HATE IT
HATE IT
HATE IT
HATE IT
HATE IT
HATE IT
HATE IT!!!!!!!!!

i think i'm losing myself

2008-09-17T10:22:00.000+08:00

hello! i'm blogging via email...Just testing this out...

Cheers,
Dinah Chan
91777136
fishsprint@gmail.com
fishsprint@hotmail.com

sent with my Samsung i780

2008-09-15T12:09:00.000+08:00

it's the time of the month when i hate being a girl

in addition to that
the warts on my right foot are not being very kind to me
so i'm hobbling ard on my left
and the left knee was hurting already

in other words, if you still don't understand
i am in a great pain :(

2008-09-14T19:28:00.000+08:00

I feel I've changed a lot
I'm no longer the cheery energetic girl I used to be
Training zaps all my energy
It's bad. It isn't supposed too be like that
Mom says my brother says "whatever for?so stressful."
Maybe it is
But at the end of the day
It's pretty satisfying when you win :)

Is it worth it?

Maye not

I know I'm doing wrong, maybe that's why.........

was talking to lala aka baba aka alibaba last night and I asked her if she ever saw me cry
she said no
I think very few people have seen me cry before cos I'm too proud to cry infront of others
but yes, I am human, and of late, it has been coming to me quite often
I'm not as strong as I used to be anymore
both physically & mentally

oh well, snap out of this self wallowing/ pitying mood dinah
sorry for the sad post

2008-09-12T12:04:00.001+08:00

And Dinah finally updates her stagnant blog after almost one and a half months
God has been super good to me
His blessings are really overpouring
A summary of what has been happening the past month:

21km of running
Did my first longer than 10km running race - Singapore Bay Run aka Army Half Marathon aka Sheares Bridge Run - whatever you wanna call it. Won the women's closed category with a timing of 1hr 30mins 16secs. It's really amazing, cos I hardly ran at all! My weekly mileage was less than 20km??!?! And my hip had been bothering me for almost a month. I was so worried that I won't even finish the race!! So that just proves that God IS real and He ran with me and gave me that victory. :):)

NIKE+ Human Race
Again, He ran with me and gave me a superb PB of 39.55mins for my 10km. The first time going under 40mins!! Really thank God for the gift!! That timing was a lil more than half a min behind singapore's fastest marathoner, Vivian Tang. Followed her pace for the first 5km,but when she realised I was behind her,she sped up and I couldn't keep up any longer. Was a really tough race, first time starting fast at the beginning and pushing all the way til the end. That timing made me the champion for the U25 and 2nd for the open category, which gave me many many good prizes. Catch the human race telecast on channel 5 on the 19th of September (if im not wrong)

teamNUS Sportswoman of the year award
Yup, thanks to the bi team's nomination, (thks nic josh and alvin!) me and mok got the sportswoman n man award together. Pics of us gonna be up on e lampposts soon! Plus merit award for cross country! And honorary awards too :)

Sponsors

First Endurance finally gave me my supplments of multi vitamins, optygen and EFS drink, and I really think they work! My aerobic endurace is way high now,but gotta work on my muscular structure now to keep up with my improvement in the cardio side. Thanks James and Barry from 3-nergy!

NIKE gave me a 2year contract, more than what I can ask for. I'm very happy to be part of the NIKE family and I know I'm well taken care of. Thanks Andrew!

Gonna get my new Ridley Democales frame later from Passi:one bicycles. Second hand frame,but still very new, and definitely much lighter than my triton s frame. thanks dan for the frame!

School

School has been great! God placed me in a wonderful class with superb classmates, really look forward to going for class these days. Fun, energetic, caring and responsible. My PGDE 3A class rocks!! Love all of them. The tests and assignments are not so nice though..what nonsense philosophy and all.bleah...

Really miss nus life though. Weelee, lala, zy, brenda, sharon, zhijian, melfy, stephee, weihurrr etc etc. Been going back for swim trainings though, so I still get to see people around.

Celestine, laureen, jasmine and troy - haven't seen u guys in agesssss!! All so busy. Hope we can find a time to catch up on each other.

Oh yeah, had an opportunity to do a couple of tests too. The lactate and VO2 MAX test at SSC as well as a body scan for Growth & Development test in school. Quite pleased that my body fat is 14percent! Preetty low, but the average for female triathletes is 10-15pct, so I can still cut down!!! :p

Very happy for zy for a particular reason :) pls take care of yourself babe!! Hope u feel less flu-y soon!

To weewee n lala, enjoy ur holidays soon!! So excited for u all.haha..I wanna eat all of ur bakingssssssss!!!!

Ok that was a pretty long post.took me the whole bus ride from nus to ssc and half of the ride back.now u understand why I don't like to blog?cos it takes up too much time.haha

Off to get my new bike now!!! But it's raininggggg ):

blogged with my samsung i780

2008-07-27T16:54:00.007+08:00

good day at the office today (as mok would say it)
got 2nd at the Mizuno Wave run
Praise God! :)
lost to some kenyan lady but won the other one
I'd say it wasn't an easy run, was fighting out for 2nd with the other kenyan lady for almost 2km
Thank God for the strength and I dropped her with about 3km left

As usual, marshals play a very important role
due to the horrible marshals, who were talking when mok and another malaysian ran past a major turn, both of them DNF and did an extra round around bedok reservoir!!!!
so sucky la

anyways, here are some pictures of me in action for the past 3 weeks

2008-07-26T20:35:00.002+08:00

went for the PESS camp yesterday
I'd say PE teachers are really a different bunch
it was much more lively and fun than the Team Bonding Session we had a few days ago
the people were much open and had more energy (duh, we're PE teachers)
Proud to be in PESS (Physical Education & Sports Science)
camp was really fun
played many different games: floorball, touch rug, netball, volleyball and there's this new game called tchouck ball, a lil like handball without the contact
realised my life in KR was really enriching, cos i learnt practically every sport that we'll be covering in PESS during IBGs
not everyone knew all the games and i felt good that i knew how to play :)

school starts on monday!

i miss many ppl
zhiyun, weewee, lala, sharon, stephee, brendaaaa, pangster, wei hurr, melfy, happy and many many other hall ppl...
i miss KR
i miss E block

New Beginnings

2008-07-24T10:28:00.002+08:00

hello everyone
new blog for a new season of my life
(zhiyun, sounds like you.haha)

I am now a graduate with a Bachelor of Science
how does it feel? it doesn't feel real
I am now bonded to MOE for the next 5 years
again, it doesn't feel real
I feel like I'm just floating around
This new season of my life calls for a deep reflection on what I've been doing for the past 3 years

I'm still trying to adapt to this new life
Of long 2.5 hour races
Of trying to juggle 3 sports
Of trainings that take away all my energy
Of going into NIE and making new friends all over again
Of spending less time with the one I love

God has been with me all this time
He has blessed me so much
I can't thank Him enough
His grace and mercy really overflows

pretty random, but that's it for now

Race updates:

VGO Mount Faber Run 2008 - 1st
OSIM International Triathlon - 1st U23 Elite
Port Dickson International Triathlon - 2nd Elite Open

2008-05-16T09:54:00.003+08:00

crashed again

pretty bad this time

hurts badly man

but thank God it's getting better

I can do ALL things through Christ who give me strength

not by my own strength but His

thanks to all who showed concern

especially to you

thanks for EVERYTHING

love you (:

2008-04-18T18:29:00.002+08:00

wow, it hurts.

like really badly

usually it'll go away after sleeping

but this time

it continued even after that

it's 1835

5hrs 24 mins more to 2359

when my eco assignment it due

and i'm not even done with materials and methods

i do not have the mood at all to type a single word

wish i could just go to sleep

2008-03-28T15:03:00.002+08:00

keeping up the good work of blogging every other day

weeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhh
my new phone has ANOTHER beeeeeeeeg scratch on the front
as well as a biiiiiiiiig scratch that took the paint off
sobs
really heart broken
so frustrating
why can't i look after my things properly?!!?!?!?!
ARGH
bah

the weather is really fickle, it's ridiculous
global warming is really making the climate every where go bonkes

help help help help
i hate the weekends ):

2008-03-26T14:18:00.001+08:00

I really DISLIKE being a female
okay, maybe except for when I'm racing as a female that i do appreciate that I am one
but other than that
it suckssssss

guys, be VERY thankful that you are not a female

bah

2008-03-24T19:03:00.002+08:00

Joke of the Day

dinah was day dreaming in the shower
and smeared hair conditioner all over her body

hahahahahahaha
hope that put a smile on some of your faces
what a joke

2008-03-22T21:42:00.002+08:00

sometimes i really wish that......................................

is it me?

):

2008-03-21T21:41:00.001+08:00

BOO HOO HOO ): ): ):

2008-03-16T19:40:00.005+08:00

my all time favourite black nike shoe bag has finally passed away

it served me a good 8 years

it was so big & i could stuff so many things in

it was perfect

RIP shoebag.you've served me well

and presenting..................

The BIGGEST BRUISE EVER

my muscles were so knotted up that Aunty Rosa spent a good 30minutes ++ on this part of the leg

sooooooooo painful i tell you

couldn't walk after that

Ewww, looks disgusting

well just wanted to make my blog a lil more exciting with some pictures.heh

2008-03-04T18:39:00.001+08:00

Set the World on fire - Britt Nicole

I wanna set the world on fire
Until it’s burning bright for You
It’s everything that I desire
Can I be the one You use?

I, I am small but
You, You are big enough
I, I am weak but
You, You are strong enough to
Take my dreams
Come and give them wings
Lord with You
There’s nothing I can not do
Nothing I cannot do

I wanna feed the hungry children
And reach across the farthest land
And tell the broken there is healing
And mercy in the Father’s hands
My hands my feet
My everything
My life, my love
Lord, use me

I wanna set the world on fire
I wanna set the world on fire, yeah
I’m gonna set the world on fire
Set the world on fire

2008-03-01T19:49:00.004+08:00

it is MARCH!!!!!!!
ARGGGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!!
exams are in 2 months
i'm graduating soon
gulp

wanna thank God for helping me with all the races so far
NUS Bi, IHG races, Punggol Crit, Singapore Bi
it's been a great year of racing so far
enjoying myself and the experiences are wonderful
You are faithful, Your joy is my strength (:

Dear God, please help me to move on with life and to accept the changes i have to go through......

2008-02-01T14:25:00.001+08:00

it's FEBRUARY

we'll always be there for you babe
you can do it
be strong

life is so short and unpredictable

wake up call for all believers out there, me included
WAKE UP!
where's the sense of urgency?

2008-01-17T11:20:00.000+08:00

been killing my legs these days
went for a short ride by myself on sat evening and clever-ly put lotsa lactic in it from starting with the south buona vista route
filled it up with even more of the acidic stuff on sunday with 200m sprints to prepare for IHG, in the blazing morning sun
by this time, my legs were already rather sore and kinda numb that the warm up run on the treadmill in the gym on monday was superbly fast cos i couldn't feel my legs
knotted it up even more with weights
haven't done so much leg work in the gym for quite sometime
that really killed my legs man
then the ultimate was the ride with rodalink on tuesday
i was already not walking properly, especially down the stairs cos of all the lactic acid in my legs
but somebody insisted that i went for the ride (hahahaha :p)
the group that day was soooooo fast
faster than usual man
i was kinda being dropped already around the first long stretch
could only see the faint blinking of the rear bike lights far ahead in the distance
they started so so fast and i'm the kind who needa warm up my legs before chiong-ing
was about to give up already and turn back to hall cos my legs were really dying and sceaming out in pain
i think if they could talk, they'll be cursing me for being so crazy
but anyway i prayed realllllly hard
and God is great maaaaaaaaaaan.miracle
a long stop at the traffic light gave me a second chance
couldn't belive my eyes when i saw the big bunch of blinking lights in front of me
from then on, He helped me to keep up with them and even be the front few at times
that was a miracle man, considering the condition of my legs

so i went for a massage yesterday
and it was the most terrible massage ever
painful to the maximum
my muscles were already painful to the TOUCH
so what more a massage
aunty rosa found soooooo many knots and they were sooooooooo painful i tell u
gave me so many bruises after that but it did my muscles good

okay wanted to elaborate more but pauline koh pei wen is here now
gonna go run in the 12pm sun (that's crazy man) cos she woke up LATE cos she's a PIG
hahahhahhaahahhaha

2008-01-14T19:24:00.000+08:00

sometimes i really HATE the fickle weather
so nice n sunny in the morning and afternoon
then it starts to POUR during the late afternoon
it would've been nice if it just rained and then cleared
but NO
drizzle stop drizzle stop
it looked good enough to swim, sky wasn't dark
so i headed to the pool
usually it would've been okay to swim already
but due to this new (super laggy) safety system that let's you know if it's cat 1 or whatever, the pool was still closed
waited for ~20mins and it started to get cloudy again
the lifeguard (think he saw that i was so so so sad that we can't swim) decided to let us go in to swim
i was sooooo happy and quickly jumped into the water
but after 3 laps.THREE miserable 50meters
i had to get up
sighhhhhhhh
im sorry for complaining here, but i was so so so so so pissed
didnt help that i was so sleeeeeepy
sorry angela for scaring you.hahaha
sleepy dinah is an angry dinah
well at least i got to do gym

on a happier note
it's so nice to return to your room with the doors of your neighbours all open
and everyone just sitting around, chatting
so happy that stepheee's back and staying diagonally opposite
makes the whole wing more lively
and my neighbours are so happening la
playing mahjong, not with money but with push ups
hahaha...and they HAD to start this when school is just starting
purrrfect timing man
happy that there's dinner in hall again
don't hafta wreck my brains thinking of what to eat
don't hafta spend money too

okay i shall go bathe and then support tennis
hope KR retains the championship!

2008-01-12T15:36:00.000+08:00

and the noob has done it again!
broke the glass jug again this morning before leaving for the final day of ivp swimming
thank God that this time i didnt get any majorly huge cuts like the last time
just very very very small ones
but they were quite deep and didnt stop bleeding for more than 20 minutes
i have learnt my lesson
1) place the jug against the wall OR
2) get a plastic jug, which i don't really want to cos i have some things against plastic containers

we lost the overall IVP swimming championship while retaining the girls' overall champ
all by a mere THREE points.sighhhhhhhhh
well we tried our best....
especially isabelle and jac!!
they swam so so so many events!!!

okay kinda tired now
will blog again soon
school's starting in 2 days!

2008-01-11T11:29:00.000+08:00

i'm such a superb rider man
toppled even before the ride started
so paiseh i tell you
that got me huge bruises on my butt and a graze on the knee
never mind, continued riding
had a great ride yesterday
could feel that i had improved alot from the previous rides
but NOT improving on the falling down
all it takes is a millisecond, or a blink of the eye
and i headed to the drain & *crash*
felt my bike hit the curb, back hitting the grass, followed by my head whacking it
the ride was actually over already and we were reaching fong seng
it was at the exact same junction where my contacts flew out abt a month ago
i couldn't believe it man
NOOB
well that crash gave my bike a few big scratches
thank God no major ones
my helmet a short line down the styrofoam
a slight strain in my neck
and many scratches on my back (scratched through the cycling jersey man.dunno how did it happen)
i'm actually still in disbelief that it happened
just thank God that it's nothing very serious
now i think that buying my brother's insurance is actually good for me
hahahahahahaha

was thinking of the module issue on the bus to the pool just now
i will take this positively
hafta take an extra module, but that only means that i'm gonna be learning something new!
really treasure my life in NUS, so this will just be another platform for me to learn new stuff :)
just hope that it'll not affect my core modules

thanks zhiyun, angela and weelee for your concerns and for trying to make me feel less upset :)
love you guys
here's to a great semester, spending more time with each other before 3 of us graduate!
cheers!

Not my will but Yours be done
Lord help me to put You first in all I do

2008-01-10T16:59:00.001+08:00

I AM THE BIGGEST NOOOOOOB ON THE FACE OF THIS PLANET
i can't believe how careless i am
so upsetting

God please help me through this semester.the final one.i wanna make it good.
I can do ALL things through Christ who gives me strength!

on a happier note, angela moved some of her stuff in today!
weelee's gonna come in tmr
helped angela clean her room by using my all time favourite powerful sucker of a vacuum cleaner!
hahaha.sucked all the dirt up then we cleaned it with rags
then went to ikea with zhiyun and angela for a delicious lunch of swedish meatballs, cream of mushroom soup, kids spaghetti (for me) and salmon for the other two
followed by a cab ride to queensway cos it was pouring.(can you believe it.cab to the building opposite) and the uncle happily dropped us far away from the entrance so we still got drenched in the end.wow
zhiyun finally got her shoes & angela tried hers out
happy for both of them!
curly fries to end the outing

i hope the roads dry up quickly so that the ride won't be so dirty later

2008-01-09T17:55:00.000+08:00

and now the weather is so nice and the roads are dry
lovely for a ride
but it's time for swim training
-_-"

2008-01-09T15:56:00.000+08:00

i am gonna start my complaining now
sometimes i really really dislike the rain
to the maximum spider
wanted to go for a long ride this morning, but due to the heavy rain the night before
the roads were so wet, so no ride
woke up to nice weather
but decided to wait till later in the day to run & cycle so that i wouldn't have to bathe cos swim training is at 6.30pm
so i took another nap
and when i woke up, it was all dark
didn't look like the rain was heavy so out came the bike
and a few minutes later, a few hundred meters away from hall
it seemed like there was a line drawn across the road
one side saying "rain", the other "no rain"
it just poured
and the bike got wet (which i totally HATE) and duh i got wet too
dangerous to cycle in that weather, so a total of 6mins 30secs and 2.7km was all i got
spent the next 20mins or so cleaning up the dirty bike
aaaarggggggghhhhhhh
totally hate it when i wanna run or cycle and it rains JUST when i want to go
doesn't help that the gym key is missing, so can't run on the treadmill
i know, i thank God for the rain
but sometimes it reallllllllyyyyyy pisssssssssesssssss me offfffffff!!!!!!!
okay, it maybe my fault for not gg to ride yesterday
or for not gg earlier today
so now i'm sitting here, wet, complaining
i don't care, i'm gonna go run in the rain.bye

2008-01-06T12:14:00.000+08:00

woooohooooooo!! new blog skin! like how cool man.
found this superb skin...decided to go tri-crazy.haha

shall be a blogger now for these few days before school starts in a week
and just when i wanted to blog, i gotta go for lunch
alright, will be back later with more updates

2008-01-04T10:57:00.001+08:00

HULLLLOOOO everyone!
my very first post of the not-so-new-anymore year 2008!
it's already the 4th day
oh my............
so so so so soooooo fast
i hardly blog man
i think cos of the plain fact that
I AM LAZY
nothing much to blog about also
the usual
eat, sleep, train
very soon it'll be: study, eat, sleep, train

well i guess i should say some stuff abt 2007
it was a year that flew by
so many things happened (as usual.you'll have to say that every year)
but it was especially exciting with the trip to the US!
really thank God for everything He has done
for protecting me
giving me my family
my friends
and for giving me the gifts that i have

Here's to a new start! 2008!
my last semester in NUS
i think it'll be quite an exciting one
angela and weelee's gonna come stay in KR!!!! in E BLK!!
although zhiyun couldn't come in
she's just a hill away!!! hoho!!
we shall have great times together!
and ppl are back from exchange!
laureeeeeeen, stepheeeee...yays!
i don't wanna leave NUS..KR.........
wanna cry already man
boohoo
alright, enough of nonsense

Happy (not so New anymore) Year folks!

2007-12-12T00:01:00.000+08:00

HAPPY 21st BIRTHDAY ZHIYUN!
we had a nice lil celebration at essential brews
Hope you had a great time babe
although the surprise wasn't a success :(
hahaha
love ya :)

p.s. weelee your cheesecake was niceeeeee
I AM SOOOOOOO FULLLLL NOW
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT

2007-12-09T13:20:00.000+08:00

MOK YING REN: SEA GAMES TRIATHLON GOLD

i am so so so so so so so so so proud of him!!!!!

what an inspiration man

CONGRATS DUDE! YOU ROCK!!!!!

come back safely :)

2007-12-08T09:00:00.001+08:00

i need to stop procrastinating!!!!!!

2007-11-25T20:01:00.000+08:00

it's gonna be 2008.
time flies
things change

17hrs to my paper
4 days to the end of exams
1 semester to graduation (hopefully)

it's already the end of november
so so fast
it's scary

change is good
but dinah wishes that she doesn't have to graduate
to leave NUS
KR
my friends
this slack life.hahaha

2007-11-20T23:42:00.000+08:00

oh my poor brain is so saturated!

i think i'm getting used to the pain

2007-11-15T14:11:00.000+08:00

hullohullo!
dinah shall smile and try to be happy!
cos when i'm high & happy, the ppl ard me will be happy too!
realised that when i'm down, alot of other ppl will feel sad too
wahahaha
:):):):):):)
and yay! zy's got a new bike and it's PINK!
hahahahahahahaha
stressed until i'm turning mad

The joy of the Lord is my strength!

last test for this week! 4 tests!!!

WELCOME HOME SHANNY! yay!!!!

2007-11-07T16:15:00.000+08:00

heart aches
disappointed
it's suffocating
to the point of tears
and yet i can't do anythg abt it
or rather, don't dare to
pray

a new chapter of my life
exciting
but yet apprehensive
so afraid of failure

Lord please help me
to put You first in everything i do