How completely pointless!
What are they for?
Make your legs look longer underwater?
Hmm...

***

And then we see things like that online..

This is a study conducted by a German site.

see more here PUNDO3000
(alternative site)

And ths is why we never trust the packaging!

Woe is the world of consumerism!
Dumb are the people that are falling for it.

The story goes...
I went to school for evening class today.
During break, i pop by the study room to say Hi to friends there

Conversation of the Day:

I walked into the room

F: Hey what you doing online?

Me: Huh?? I'm not online. I'm here.

F: Huh?? but i'm talking to you now!

Me: Err... ya cause i'm here talking to you??

F: No... I mean i'm talking to you online!

Me: Can't be... What's the nick and picture?

F: Princess... or something like that. No picture.

Me: Not me la... My MSN is my name and picture lor. Plus i don't even have you on my list.

F: Huh? Then who is this person i've been talking to?? I thought it was you all a long lor.

Me: Hahahahaha!! How long have you been talking to her (i assumed)

F: Few months liao... I really thought it was you! Still ask if you (that person) if going for class not!

Me: Haha!! And that person actually entertain you all the while ar?

F: Ya!

All in the room burst out laughing

***

Seriously serious!
That is probably the most classic example of mistake identity!
He honestly believe that he was talking to me...
I don't know why he never clarify but ya...
Win liao lor!
Now we all can't stop laughing

I saw this on msn.com some time back.
When i looked at the list of countries involved i didn't see Singapore.
At that point i thought it'll be a cool idea if we could also be a part of it.
But my email was in vain as they needed organisation support
(and i was basically too lazy to do anything)
So i just took a mental note of the date and time, and closed the window.

Then today i stumbled upon this;

Singapore was gonna be apart of EARTH HOUR!!




even facebook is getting in on the action

Here's an idea of what's it about:

At 8pm on the 29 March, 2008,
Millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane, Tel Aviv and Manila will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.

On 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney businesses turned off their lights for one hour – Earth Hour. This massive collective effort reduced Sydney’s energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour, which is the equivalent effect of taking 48,000 cars off the road for one hour.

With Sydney icons like the Harbour Bridge and Opera House turning their lights off, and unique events such as weddings by candlelight, the world took notice. Inspired by the collective effort of millions of Sydneysiders, many major global cities are joining Earth Hour in 2008, turning a symbolic event into a global movement.

***

So be involved in Earth Hour and turn off their lights for
one hour
at 8pm,
March 29, 2008.

It's like how we have one body to take care of.
We only have one Earth to depend on!
So I'm gonna do my part and get involved.
How about you?

this's the one that you were talking abt the last time we went shopping right?
I think this is pretty pretty!
If have in sg i really don't mind getting...
I like the pink one (haha...)
This looks more comfy then the "alice"

***

This week i'll be busy busy with school
But i'll definitely make time to exercise!
(i'm still on for morning/afternoon/evening swims/runs)
After this week of nonsense eating... I seriously need it!

Nothing is for real anymore...
(Everything bluff ppl one...)
Even what i thought was, isn't!
Disappointed?
Hell'ya!!
But i guess somethings just gotta be a certain way.
"I need a drink!"
(But surely you need one more then i do...)

***

My dad is just letting go this week!
After last night,
We had this for dinner!

My dad is really throwing his diet outta the window this week!!

I couldn't eat, so this is all i had...


So much nonsense (but yummy) food this week!!
*wrong week to be "sin-ful"*

Okie...
This week i eat!
Next week i detox!!!
(I really need to get it outta my system...)

Finally next week is coming....
all the emotions mixed up about it.
But it's coming!!
(don't ask me why)

***

I finish Markov today!
Really proud of myself...
At least i got one productive thing damn today.
I'm so planning to cancel all my classes tomorrow and just spent some time with the family

Tomorrow's Easter!
Bunnies and Chocolate eggs...
Maybe even church!
Happy Happy~~

i like... so cute la....

but every time i see something i like online...
i think of bkk...
then it's such major turn off...
wanna buy also feel so "not shiok" about it....
*sigh*
but this piece so cute right...

***

Just came back from a heavy dinner!
(so guilty la!!)
Wanted to take pictures, but had overseas friends around so not very nice to wipe out my cammie.
We had Jumbo!!!
It was yummy!!
It seems that every time i over eat when i'm with good company....
(don't know whether it's a good or bad thing. Hmmm....)
But now i'm just stuffed!!!

***

Today is the birthday celebration of "that person"
Because of Kat i decided to go down meet them a while to "get her present"
But of cause i was so not in the mood to be creative or decide on anything...
So after a while, i found some excuse to "escape"
Now i'm suppose to be out somewhere drinking with them,
But yes... I'm here writing instead!
Hahahaha....
Anyway all the fun ppl are not there already, so no point for me to go down.

***

Today is Good Friday.
Woke up "early" to have breakfast with the family.
Haven't done this in the longest time!

Then we went to look-see a vcd/dvd fair.
It was going at 90% discount lor!
Couldn't find the dvds i wanted so i didn't get anything.
Mum (who wasn't so interested in going in the first place) had the biggest reward!
Sher bought a total of 5 different sets of Korean dramas!!!
Yup!!
So for the next (min) 4 months my mum will prob be too busy to even talk to any of us.
We'll be lucky if we even get dinner on time (if any at all!!)
hahaha....
(no la... my mum's not THAT addict)
But it was all fruitful buys

***

This post is so random...

I need to go stone a bit then sleep....
Teaching and studying tmr...
(sounds like some contradiction...)
Ta

What do you read??
Hmmm...

Sin-fully yummy-lious!!!
I can smell it now! and i wanna taste it again!! (ahh....)
Piggie!!

***

Today was the start of revision classes.
Trying to get back to the whole "go to school" mode again.

My first overseas lecturer!
P. Frantz

Couldn't help but sneak a pic!
Just have to show his super cool tablet la!
Can write and can colour some more!!
All while being projected onto the screen for the class to see.
Looks damn fun la!
But he so has to do something abt that handwriting...
I'm nearly blind-ed after today's class....
There's still round 2 tmr.
"Blind is me!"

And he's super "cool" la...
Wear his pants damn low...
My friends sitting right in front say they could see his yellow underwear band peeping out la!
And he was wearing this purple shirt today!
And that hair!! Check out the hair!!
Haha....

Yes... I need to get some serious mugging done.
Ta

After all that swimming,
you would think that the last thing i wanna do is see more chlorine water right!
Well i can only wish for such a luxury...
Teaching today was such a chore!!
Even worse then usual....
I aches and pains were just a torture!
It's not even the normal aches and pains...
Everything is just cramping up!
And moving alone is a huge achievement
Even the parents could tell that something was different about me.
Maybe i'm not as strong as i think i am...
Hmm... Old already la!

Some how my body and mind is not co-ordinating...

Ok! This week is down to some serious studying!
Seriously serious!
Mugging mugger...

** this is a super picture heavy post **

NTU HANDS Sundown Swim-a-ton 2008
It was such an awesome experience!
Truly nothing like what I've ever down before!

It was raining the whole week
I was so scare that the event will be canceled
Prayed hard the whole week
Then just like a miracle
Woke Friday morning all excited and ready for the long day/night ahead
and the sun was shinning bright! (yay!)
Packed my bag and i was ready to go
Met Daph and we made our way down to NTU
We were the first (from WS to arrive)
which is defiantly a first!
Hanged around a bit and wait for the rest
Wanted to do the mass swim too...
But end up procrastinating and before we knew it...
It was too late to swim....

Anyway, most of the team did the mass swim. Didn't really have much of a choice since it was suppose to be like training...
But of cause they couldn't let go of a chance to phot-whore a bit



















Ariel had to do her 30 laps too! (Yes... you didn't read wrong)
The lifeguard on duty was so worried and keep and extra eye on her
But no worries. We all knew she could do it



















Aragorn was just busy posing for my camera!
That boy KNOW how to pose lor!!
I bet he had loads of practise with Em's cam



















***

After the mass swim, it was on to the highlight of the event!
The Sundown Swim-a-ton!!
It is to be an overnight swim from 10pm - 7am!!
(Yup! a whole 9hours of continuous swim!)

Everyone got all hyped up and ready to swim!
This was WS attendance for the night! Aunties.. Uncle and ALL!!














We were all out to show our support!!

Before the start I couldn't let go of the opportunity to cam-whore a bit!



















Then finally the teams gather and got ready for the starting signal!












The count down timer flashed 9 hours and we're off!!

"Team Bao" (my wonderful team - long story about the name)





















We had a plan and we stuck to it
Swam our race and did our best.
And Daph and I have been planning this for so long!
(quite obviously we wanted to win)
But it was harder then we thought
(not like just writing it out on a piece of paper)
We had to re-strategies and change our plans a few times along the way.

As we pulled later into the night,
each minute was stretching way too long....
One min felt like 10!!

It's probably about 2-4am at this point

























Everyone was defiantly tired and cold...
Some were bored (our supports)
And there were the few that was always hungry!
All ways and means to try to stay awake and keep the hype up
The muscles were starting to protest.

And it's times like these where we so evidently see the power of a mother's love















At this point it took all the mental strength and will power to pull through!
My team was still trying to stick to our plan...
We had to focus our energy
and keep our spirits up!
My phase for the night:
"I can!! I can!! I can!!!"
"I'm strong!! I'm strong!! I'm strong!!"
"Oh Lord please give me the strength to swim this lap!!"
















And i think it some how did help!
It's like psycho-ing your brain to do what your body is telling you you can't

Ignoring the pain and the strain...
It was merely mind over matter
Pushing yourselves to your limit and then pushing some more!!

By this time, it was just high high high all the way!
The body was running on adrenalin
Sleep was the last thing on my mind....
And i was cheering for everyone to swim and carry on moving!
I think i was the only super crazy high one that was cheering...

Now it's close to 6am
And we are at our final stretch!!
The muscles are numb
The brain is just focus on one aim
The lack of sleep is starting to set in...
But we are still pushing on strong!!
We started to count down... watching the clock very closely
Monitoring our number of laps

To bring everyone spirit up, i whipped out my camera again
























And we starting taking some pictures!!
I think it really perked everyone a bit

Everyone was just swimming their best for the last hour!
And it was amazing how we could push ourselves like this!
I don't think any of us ever thought that we could do something like this.

Oh...
There was something that happened towards the end
At one point (to be precise 22mins before the whole thing ended)
While everyone was giving their last bust!
I hear PC suddenly say that he wants to give up!
22 more mins only!!! And you wanna give up!!!
If it was the first 22mins, i have nothing to say!
But you've swam for 8+ hours already!!!
I honesty can't blame. It was only him and Daniel left holding up the fort.
I have no idea where to rest went.
Of cause i give them a piece of my mind! (aka screamed at them!)
Told them that even if they stroked the next 22 mins... They jolly well finish what they started!
Leonard was just sitting there, and i told him to get his butt down and help his team out. But he just complained that he was tired....
Hello as a swimmer, come down stroke a bit will kill you ar??
You tired then the rest leh?
I know i was hush and all....
But I couldn't really focus at that time... And i just said what came to mind
But I'm really glad that PC and Daniel didn't give up in the end.
Haven't had the chance to tell them
But I'm really proud of you guys!

We watch as the sky brighten


























With every breath we took, we saw the sun creeping up
The count down started!
And it was the last few minutes...

























Last few seconds....
5....
4....
3....


























2....
1!!!
The count down clock showed 0.00.00
YAY!!! We finish!!
We completed 9 full hours of swim!!
The relieve, the joy that washed over us is beyond words!!
It was truly an awesome fulfilling experience!!

Our number of laps (not finalised, not the total yet)















And so proud of it!
We followed through with our plan and we manage to hit our target.
It was the effort of everyone
and I must applaud my team
It is the most motivating and persevering team I've ever had the fortune to be a part off.


















Li Wei, Shaun, Jeremy, Daphne!
Thank-you so much for sharing this experience with me!
(We must go out celebrate this wonderful achievement ya!)

The event wrapped up.





















After a whole night of bustle and noise, the pool suddenly looks so unusually clam
We collected our prizes.
Had breakfast (not what we planned to have but we're too tired to bother... Food is food!)
Then headed home...
(thanks for the lift out, i can't imagine if i need to walk out!)

















Headed home for a rest well deserved...


:: Special Notes to... ::

:: Li Wei ::


















Thank you so much for pushing yourself so hard for our sake! Catching up and widening the gap. Swimming more so we can rest a bit more.
Truly impress and Very proud of your effort!


:: Shaun ::


















I know it was all very last min. Thanks for doing this for us.
And it was really a joy to be able to swim with you.

:: Jeremy ::
"good gracious i don't have an individual pic of Jeremy!"
But still....
Despite being sick, you made it anyway!
Really admire your commitment to your word!
Thank you so much for helping us make this all possible!

:: B2 ::





















My biggest THANKS to you!!
For pushing me to train....Pushing me to swim!! And helping me realise that there so much more i can do!
You know when those magazines say to surround yourself with positive people that can help improve your quality of life and health.
I'm sure that you're my positive person!!
Thanks

:: Dawn ::



















For coming down after work (even when you didn't have to)
Staying up with us!
Vigilantly taking our timings for EVERY single lap!!
And keeping an eye out for us!
Your presence was such a great motivation and so so important (at least to me)
Thanks so very much for the endless support!

:: Leonard ::

















Ever so happy, with the hugest grin!
Thanks for all your help! Seeing to all our little requests and doing everything you can to help us.
Making sure that i was ok, helping me with the hot water and... taking pictures with me!

:: Everyone else ::
Those who completed this event deserve a good pat on the back, 2 thumbs up and resounding round of applause!
For your effort....
Your perseverance....
and for the children!

Also who can forget the organisers for doing such a great job and taking care of all the details. And the helpers who had to stay up with usSo lookin all night!

This is will surely go down as one of my most memorable event.
I'm still really shacked out.
Hardly caught any shut eye...
And now the pain is slowly setting in....
I'll update more more if i remember anything else....
Right now,
I'm just feeling really contented, relieve and very happy!!
So looking forward to next year already!

There's sun!!
The sun is actually finally up and shinning!
The sky is pretty and blue...
And the sun is shinning!!
This is great!
With the overnight swim and all happening
Just great timing!
Now i'm really excited!

Leaving soon...
Gotta get some energy food first
Be back with pictures...
Yay!

Zager and Evans In The Year 2525 Lyrics

Listen to the lyrics carefully
They didn't know that all these things will happened
But we see some of it coming true now already!
Can you imagine if all they predicted in their song were to come to pass...
Scary!

Today is another gloomy rainy day!
Woke up to the rain...
Went out in the rain...
Came back in the rain...
And now,
Typing in the rain!

How to go for training like this?
How to swim on fri if this continues?
I wouldn't dare to even touch the water if this continues...
And it's not helping that we have one down already...

I'm quite sure the rain is teasing me...
One min it's the heaviest
then it goes away
And just as you think it's clearing up
It falls again!
It worse then an indecisive person la...
Or it's just some sick trick it's playing!

So many ppl is falling sick...
It just has to be the weather.
So cold
then so humid
then so cold again!

Pls keep warm and dry
Pls drink loads of water
Pls keep outta the rain
Pls take care of yourself

I like the rain...
With a warm hot cup of tea and snuggling up with you
and my TV
But it can be really depressing... when you're all alone

Just funny la...

The sun was up this morning...
Gotta all hyped up to teach and probably do a few laps with the kids....
Then...
Half way through the lesson, we felt baby drops.
Shrugged it off, and we continued.
But it was relentless...
It got heavier and heavier!
Just as we got into the groove of things
We had to abandon lesson...


The rain got heavier and heavier...
Now it's been hours and it's still pouring!!
The madness crazy weather!

It's suppose to be getting hot now
(especially after CNY)
But it seems to be getting worse!!
I really hope it'll clear, at least for this Friday.

A very mundane post of the first entry....
It's like when you have nothing to say and you ask.
"Hey what do you think of the weather?"

Testing testing....