My SMRT Run 2010 - 29 Oct

Oh Yess. the run is over and it had my body aching for a week !
And the results? the overall champion goes... to RED Team ! (music) We are the champion ~
Before the run we were only confident of getting the team honors for Ladies Open and Ladies Veteran Category.

The timing guideline that Stephen gave me was 30-35min for average runner. below 25min is good. And how do I fare individually on the actual day? Much faster than I expected !

I was in the 7th position in Ladies Open Category but it's the timing that got me real excited ! the timing was... 28 min 20 sec !

WohOOoo.... this was a whole 7 min faster than my normal training!
and the 4th position's timing was just 20 sec earlier than me !

Take a look @ my 2 medal: individual and Ladies Open Team. Im not the only one who was thrilled. The boys were too. YuXiang: MaMA, thank YOu (for the medal).


Many pics taken by our Pro photographers in SMRT.

Overall event ...



Prize Presentation...


and then a few pics of ourselves having a FUN Time @ the Run.

Candy helping me with the number tag (it's electronic, so high tech)

Babies Party

HURRAY!!! Our dear baby XinCi turns 1 year old.
Celebrations @ Oh Farm and ... let's look at some of the some highlights...

D Bday Cake - Pink one. From Prima Deli. Yummy yummy.


I like this photo. So Vintage looking. Mummy HuiMin with her kireii daughters...


And then we have a few more photos which stands out...




and a candid one...


Bday wishes for XinCi:
Healthy Healthy, pretty pretty, happy happy !

SPecially thanks to HuiTing, JingHui & JunWen for providing the photos in facebook.

My working Wear

To my dear sons,

This is how your mommy dress to work.
I have to admit that this is already the improvised dressing after some trials.
At this point of point, your mommy decided that she does not wish to look like an Auntie, but a pretty young moomy *smiles*

My 1st attempt @ 5km

Last learnted that SMRT Run would be 5km instead of 3.2km last Fri.

I have never taken part any run longer than 3.2km, so this will be my 1st.
After resting for 3 days or rather struggle with myself internally whether to go on for the run, I finally set out to try my 1st 5km run last night.

And here's the summary of the workout:
Workout: Regular Run
Date: 11-Oct-2010
Distance: 4.96 km
Duration: 37:57

To view 'iMapMyRun: 11-Oct-2010 10:10 PM', follow the link below:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/view_workout?w=753128680622732685

The timing guideline I was given by Stephen Neo was 30-35min for an average runner.
And so, i thought I have done well for my 1st attempt. Surprisingly it doesnt seem that long (distance), just my own pace and continous running. Not even panting @ the end of the run.

So, I would be aiming for 35min next time.

I have been jogging for almost 2 weeks by now.
And during this period, I experimented with different type of running attire and introduced music into my running.

When I showed Alice & Candy the photos, they couldn't stop laughing at my before attire. Well... I just thought it would be funny to see the BEFORE & AFTER effect. hee hee.

Does attire have effect on personal performance?
The asnwer is ... YES.

Kids are worth it!

Came across this book recommendation in a magazine or papers mths ago. I noted down the book title and author's name under "My Books-to-Read List".

And here I am now...finally gotten my hands on it.
Im just 9 pages into the book but Im already liking it.
The content suits my style, and idea towards pple relationship mgmt.

WHAT IS MY PARENTING PHILOSOPHY?
POint 2 from the book content: I will not treat a child in a way I myself would not want to be treated.

(further extraction from the book) Read this...
If wouldn't want to be slapped across the face, why would I slap my son? If I wouldn't want to be screamed at when I made a mistake, why would I scream at my daughter when she dropped the cake I had decoated for my mother-in-law? If I wouldn't want my gardening skills to be compared with my neighbor's, why would I compare my son's math performance wih his older sisters'?

己所不欲，勿施于人。 己所不欲，勿施于人...己所不欲，勿施于人...
I just hope even when I'm tied and worn out, I can reject the tendency to parent the way we were parented. I like this idea and I'm going to TRY IT!

New running goal

I chanced upon Stephen Neo last Thu. He's the current sports conveyor in SMRT and he shared with me there would be an inter competition for various sports coming up.

Our company's Sports Meet or Mini Olympics i would call.
It has been ages since I did a proper exercise. But part of me still wants to try.
Maybe it's because I missed the days when I'm actively doing sports.
Maybe I wanted to test if Im still capable of doing this kind of stuff...

I want to try again. But I have no confidence.
So I tested Zhiyi's reaction. To my surprise, he's very encouraging and even helped me download an application - iMapMyRun from my iphone.

Running and volleyball are probably the sports Im most familiar with.
and since there's wont be vball, so Im going to try my hand at running.

Cross Country is the word for it.
Venue is at MacRitchie and date is on 29 Oct 10.
It's a Friday afternoon and I still have exactly one month to train.

1st comparable workout details:
Workout: Run
Date: 03-Oct-2010
Distance: 3.20 km
Duration: 27:35

To view 'iMapMyRun: 03-Oct-2010 9:39 PM', follow the link below:
http://www.mapmyrun.com/view_workout?w=971128611319072556

Very xiong,but this actually get me motivated to start exercising again.
And my goal? 3.2km in 20 min.
加油，陈瑾瑜！

有礼,无礼

cute monkeys from last Fri Mypaper.
非礼勿看，非礼勿听，非礼勿讲。。。if everyone knows and internalize this.
Believe world peace is easily achievable liao.

And why is this so hard? A senior once shared with me there are 2 difficult things on earth. One is to take other people's $ and put into our own pocket. The other is to put your own thoughts into another person's brain!
That's it ! Educating is never easy becoz it requires changes of a person.

Speak abt educating...It's the same for educating our younger ones. I finally settled for this sentence on educating my boys. One of the core values.
"有礼走偏天下，无礼寸步难行。" if one does not have the basic courtesy, politeness, one wont never be near success. So, Im not the law maker of the hse, I wont say stuffs like "u dont listen to me = u are disobedient."
for definition of obedient = I dont know.
For definition on 礼, well there are plenty of books left by sages.
礼运大同篇is one. 论语is another.

It's hmmm... challenging but Im going to try my shot at it !