lalala... no exercise today! oh no..

Nothing much happened at work today.

DID NOT DO ANY SPORTS TODAY!!! OMG!

Feels so weird not exercising even for a day after whacking sports for 3 weeks. Hmmm ...but i realised i'm working out too much!! My thighs are homogeneous now~~Eeeeks! *ugly rene now*
My right knee hurts further. My arms and shoulders buffed up too! But i got tanner!! hehe ... i like.

Helped Wilfred out for this trial NYP biathalon after work. Was raining and he still made his students swim and run in the quite heavy rain. MONSTER TOH! lol...
Might take part in this biathalon with him aha... if im up to it. Constant training ba...jiayou!

Went to Suntec to collect my hp. Reached there at 830pm and the FREAKING NOKIA CARE CENTER WAS CLOSED AT 8PM!! DARN DARN DAMMIT! SIlly me nv check! Sianz..wasted my precious time. Anw, went a lil shopping and got myself a knee guard but AIMED so many other stuff that can just look and not buy? Irritating.......

alrights, cant wait for tml to dance again!! SWing!! Here i come....... haha

i can save hearts now..... lol

CPR and choking practical test today! flustered abit but assessor said i was good, not bad =)
But for the next section on "On-spot given situation" Mine was so damn tough la!

Case study :
"a student was hit by a reversing car in a car park, suffered a twisted ankle and a severe crushed left thigh, bleeding profusely. was unconscious. " I was the 1st aider and i took abt 20 mins la! Darn! However, i still did pretty ok and passed =)

awarded a First Aid Cert and yay! we graduated a 20 hour 1st aid course. Hahaha... i enjoyed the course and of cos its helpful! ^^

swam after course for abt 4 laps with 2 non-stop!!! So so so so so happy!! Finally! Ytd was my 1st achievement of swimming non-stop for one lap!! Really an achievement for me after so so many years haha. I'm that bad in running and swimming but I'll improve =) In fact, i am slowly improving. Hope this consistency and motivation stays =)

Tks to Wilfred who corrected my strokes abit and advised me on other ways i can swim to exert less stress on my knees and hips. But then it was damn "xiong" la! my thighs ached after that haha... weakling Rene. And i thought my thighs were strong. lucky my inner thighs are pretty ok. hehe...felt so so good after the swim though tired.

Did some work.. dozed off abit. Is it cos im back to work, stagnant activity again or cos im really tired after the swim? hehe.. i dunno ya cos i hit the tracks again after 6pm and ran my 2.4km with Uncle Guru and Jinlong. Was pretty good to jog with them 1st time, keeps my motivation gg on although my darn thighs were already aching from the swim! My thighs are gonna grow so so big! Eeks!

oh ya, another this is... i have been controlling my bad eating habits as mentioned earlier and i think i'm doing pretty fine. Reduced a lil on junk food and constant mouth-itching to eat and eat and eat. Slowly cutting down on my favourite CARBO too! =( Just a bit la...haha

Jaiyou Rene!!! Determination! Return to what u used to be and be even better! haha..

Back to office, that's what im doing now..... blogging...
Gonna be down to see DanzInc.'s Danceworks team!! So sorry that i can't be there to watch on Sunday for ya comp as promised cos it's our 1st Swing's lesson. Timing clashes so yeah... =( But i'll support morally and spiritually kie? Hugs to all!

All the best to Jess, Nick, Amin, Hui fang, Jingwei, Charla, Le Xiang and Ervinna!! Love u all!

HeartSavers and First Aid Training Programme

back from my run, cooling down in office now. hmm... did not run the tracks today cos there were too many ppl (erm of cos darn good runners) plus kayakers are having training. Don't wana go there and "xia suay" myself haha. Anyway, not really the case la. just like to jog alone kinda thing, the most 2 person. it's just me...lol. ran only 1 round the campus which is only abt 1.6km lor.. haha kinda lethargic after sitting for the entire day, doing nothing but listening to lectures. LECTURES? did i mention lectures? haha yeah ... will talk abt it soon. ^^ Anyway, still did my crunches. feels good ^^

took up a HeartSavers and First Aid Training Programme held in NYP itself for Staff. It's gonna be a 2.5 days course. Duration: 9am-6pm & 9am-1pm(Wed)

How interesting it was! but the most interesting part is the feeling of this course that consists of lectures, practicals and test. MAKES ME FEELS BACK TO A STUDENT'S LIFE ONCE AGAIN! Awww ..... totally miss that.

Scary part was.. we started off with a 20 min pre-test! haha no one knew anything and i could predict that i'd fail that paper! well, not surprising too cos i'm not supposed to know anything (theoretically) else I'd wouldn't be having my arse seated here to learn abt the course.. hahas.

we learnt the basic theories of all the types of first aids with of course diff lecturers/Dr./speakers to deliver the lectures. although it was all theory, but the lectures were not "dry" at all. maybe cos 1) we had 3 tea breaks prepared for us 2) the speakers were all interesting, informative and fun 3) able to deliver the lecture well. I wasn't tired or dozing off at any point of time for the ENTIRE day (which is a darn miracle cos DOZING OFF is what Rene is most famous for... hahas

7 lectures in total, back to back with only in between toilet breaks! Wow! i did not even experience a crash course like this when i was studying as a student. I really really wish to go back school again! Sigh...

anw, the human body is such a wonderful and amazing thing. what it can do and all... absolutely amazing! kinda interested in this area now..haha. So fickle-minded and wants to learn a bit of everything. Rene is TOO GREEDY! Well, greediness is part of human nature.

At least im greedy for a good cause
- To learn as much as possible.
- Never say die!
- Continuous learning till the day your last breath can take you.
- Age is not a judgement or limitation to learning and FINALLY................
Learning never ends!

alright peeps! gg home early and be a good girl for dinner. Mummy cooked chicken rice! ^^
anticipation for tml's practical!

nights all! bites ^^

IKEA shopping

Yays! Edel is back to work today. But as usual, she's sick again. Always happens when she's back from trips due to weather changes. It's the last day of CNY so we had an office feast again!! Special delivery by Joan and Mr Wee, we had GIM POH's catering food service to satisfy us ...hehe (Joan's mum family biz)

Prawn rolls, fried rice, curry, mixed vege, chicken, Yam paste, KFC and Yu sheng were our menu of the day! Totally filling lunch and very very nice food esp the curry!!! ^^

Left at 2pm (half day leave =p) and met Joyce at Queensway Ikea. It's been a long time since I've last been there. We had a fun time and bought some stuff too. I just love looking at furniture and decors =)

i finally got to try the Swedish meatballs for the 1st time!! Rather, its our 1st time ^^ So nice!! Yummyz...... oh, there was this toddler in the restaurant who cried so so loudly for at least a good whole half an hr! Strong lungs i must say..... till it got to a point that its sooooo loud and irritating that u just feel like giving one tight slap to stop it (gosh i love kids and this is bad to say, but its really that irritating) The mum was just sitting in front of her kid and trying hard to coax with a smile (obviously not knowing what to do) and her sickening husband was just sitting beside READING NEWSPAPERS and doing absolutely NOTHING~!~! IS he DEAF or something? Gawd! What is happening to parents nowadays??

The sickening thing today was I forgot to bring my Digi cam out!! Darn... actually it was left in my sis's bag from ytd's steamboat gathering in Szehui's house. (hmmm maybe i'll just post some pics of ytd's FUN steamboat ^^)

Feeling bloated after eating so much, decided i must must exercise later! Went back abt 6plus and off to my Aunt's place for dinner again!!! (ate only a few mouthful of rice) Played with my cute cute nephews! Omg! So so adorable ^^ Then i went for a short run by the canal, sit ups and stuff. Felt really good! *at least i don't feel so guilty now...lol*

Well, a day well spent today and gonna anticipate for Sat's arrival! Dance, swim and dance again! ^^

Work's gonna start getting busy busy too! Many event's and things happening this year! Planning planning! Studies, work, dance,future!! Go, go Rene!

*Ooohhh..... i also attended an interesting workshop on Wed called "Handwriting Analysis Workshop" at Civil Service College. Will try to blog abt it if i'm not too lazy =)*

Gonna get back into shape =)

What a super restless day i had today.
Totally can't keep myself awake. Eyes refuse to open and i kept dozing on and off in front of my comp. For 45 mins!!! Till i can't take it, stood up and chatted with Agnes, then only i felt abit better.

Normally i'll load myself with countless of junk food in order to perk up but this can't go on! Anw, it's unhealthy after all. Must control my bad eating habits and curb my diet! hehe..

then decided to go for a jog at the stadium during lunch. This is the best period to utilise campus facilities cos its exams period!! No ppl! I got the entire stadium to myself.

Feels great to jog when your only companion is the Sun, wind, trees , track, grass, birds and music. However, today i lacked a lil motivation. Jogged under the hot sun for only 5 rounds (can't even force myself to complete at least a 2.4km) Darn! Still did my sets of sit-ups and hit back to work after a nice cool shower!! Shiokness!

Ate a lil for lunch with Benji then met Zp to get the application form for BA (HONS) RETAIL MARKETING. Hmm... still deciding if i should pursue what i really like or this. I wana get myself back on books again!!

Graduation meeting with the big bosses of each School at 315pm. Wad a darn timing lor....the laziest and sleepiest timing of the day... *dreads dreads* Thank Goodness it ended within an hr, else my head would have hit the table.

Sleepy! Now im back in office blogging...lol. Needa keep myself awake and apparently i haven been updating. Sorry peeps, esp those frequent readers hehe (are u guys smiling to yourselves now? haha)



Am anticipating for my swim later after work and maybe dance too! hmm.. haha must get back into shape, train, tone and be fit!!!! Am gonna sign up for my 1st and ever Registered Run called "PASSION RUN 2008" =) Peeps!! Those interested pls go to http://singaporepassionrun.com/ and have a look =) Reg date closes end of March 08. Yeah, Zhiping has agreed to take the 10km route with me and we gonna train together. So cool right! Apparently ZP can run ok!! Don play play ar! lol.. haha a huge challenge for me lor cos i can't run for NUTS!! Dunno y am i doing this also... haha

Alrights... i'll surely be tired today.
Good, wld be able to slp soundly tonite... like a baby... ^^
I will try to update my blog and hopefully change my blog skin SOON!!! =)

Bye peeps!! ^^

Did i actually put on weight after CNY? I get comments everywhere that i became smaller size, thinner, this and that. But i also got some comments that i grew a lil meaty now. My face and arms. But i feel that my tummy is expanding too!! Omg! Worst of the worst area la! My clothes are also tighter, esp the shoulders area. Cos i became more built? Sigh...i totally don know man. I'll look like little man! Plus, I've been eating and intaking carbo like nobody's biz. My weight remains though...

But whatever it is, I'll just continue to exercise and stay fit and healthy. Must make full use of my lunch time. I must discipline myself to either, swim, jog or run during that hr! Of cos must control my "Carbo Monster" diet lor..

Its time to svc my hp. Happily left work at 6pm. Shared hor fun with my Canteen Mummy and met ZP at West Mall. The dumbiest thing that can happen is............. Y am i in West Mall M1 shop when i need to svc my hp that is under warranty???? I SHOULD GO TO A BLOODY NOKIA CARE CENTER LA ............ My gosh!

That was like the silliest thing that can happen and i din even realise until the lady at the Q-service counter told me "Oh Ms, this is a M1 shop for plans and hp purchasal, not service center". Surprisingly, all those who alrd knew my im gg to WestMall for servicing also din felt anything amiss. haha they are equally silly lor. YAY!! lol...it jus din occur to anyone la i guess. Darn! So so i gotta wait till this Fri then i can send for servicing again. Wasted precious time!

Disatisfied with my stupidity. Zp and i decided to binge on food. haha went to Pastamania and ordered a 7 inch pizza. Intially we wanted to order 10 inch, and lucky we didn't! haha... quantity was just right for us. It was our 1st time trying pizza at Pastamania! hehe nice nice...

Had a gal talk, laughed and joked and took pics! hehe was a fun dinner when we finally left at 9plus. Walked her back to her house nearby bus stop to wait for 187. OMg! We waited like 20 mins till the bus finally arrived! It's been quite some time since i last waited so long for a bus!

Oh well, enjoyable day today ^^

Hols over, work resumes..

Hmm ..... CNY 2008 has somehow ended for most of us i guess. It officially ends for me. No more visitings in relatives houses. Now would just depends on friend's houses to get more Ang baos!!! lol.. Stayed home till its time for SAMBA technique class again! Gonna get killed..haha

But hey at least can shed of some calories out of sinful snacks, soft drinks and BA KUA!!!

As usual, class as aching but shiok! SAMBA is just so coool... i hope to train my upper half to be less stiff, more flex and lower half to be faster and cleaner in my steps and of cos to have CONTROL of my whole entire body!! It's tough la but determination's there to assure me no matter how long it takes. =)

Went to Samuel house for his 19th bday party after tech class. It's only the few of us BE who attended. Benji, Tim, Peiru, Victoria,Terry and I. His house was big and nice but located in a darn "wu lu" area. Well, all private houses are like that lor. His mum is a paino teacher and his elder bro plays the piano well too! So envious! I've always wanted to learn to play the piano or at least keyboard. Sigh.... after the day at my cousin's place when he played his keyboard at my request and i sang. Pestered him to teach me a few chords and the urge to learn again flooded me. Ate our fill there and left shortly at 10 plus. Slacked at a nearby playground and HOME SWEET HOME!

Did some thinking lately and felt like I've wasted my life away. I have not lived to the fullest yet. Or rather not spending my time wisely and poor management. I ought to do something abt it and yes i will start from picking back what I've used to do before than slowly upgrade myself. So yeah! I'm back to reading books again! Tks to Joyce who borrowed me 3 romance novels. =) Now i'm kinda glued to it haha.

Read till 230pm and reluctantly forced myself to turn in. If it hadn't been work tml, I'd have read thru the night! lol...Well for the past 3 days of visiting, i'll just let the photos do most of the talking! (actually uploading of pics are also a chore! Oh well, rene is jus beiong plain lazy la..haha we'll see)

Ratty's New Year Eve:



1st day of CNY! :

2nd day of CNY:

Shopaholic??

Went to Joyce to get my pedicure done!! =) Woke up late so was a lil late for my 11am appointment... heex sorry Joyce!

Anyway, she even cooked Kimchi Maggie mee for me and served me Yakult drink... lol! Good service huh? Lol .... Hmm its actually my 2nd visit for basic grooming pedicure and I my feets felt re-born after that! I could feel the ground! (imagine how think my dead skin was?? Dancers have disgusting feets!! haha)

Gals! If u all are looking for cheap and good home nail service, make an appointment with my friend, Joyce! =)

JoyFuLL Home Nail Salon
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Full Basic Manicure - $15

Full Basic Pedicure - $20

Full Set Basic Mani & Pedi - $33

Scrub & Mask - $5

French Hand or Leg - $2

Nail Art - from $1

JoyFuLL Home Nail Salon is in the Bukit Batok neighbourhood @BLK 229! Call now to make an appointment @81028009 with Joyce!! (no surcharge)

Met Pris again for Part2 CNY shopping!! Managed to buy a pair of white heels from Suntec NODA!! Happies!~ So happened to pass by and decided to try my luck. Initially was kinda in despair cos got nth much in Suntec. Pris also got her white lace top from GIO. Cheap and nice! =)
haha as usual, we binged on junk food!! Fried and sweet stuff! haha... (reminds me of Cheesey Anna again... sigh think i sld really get a health check up soon)

In the end still went to Orchard to get my white pants! Yay! and im done with my entire CNY last min shopping. All thanks to P.bag for helping me spend sooooooo much! haha...kidding! I had loads of fun together! =)

Bought Subway back for dinner, for mummy and sis too! 1st time me trying Italian BMT. Din really enjoy it cos it was soooooo salty and there wasn't any Honey Mustard left when it was my turn to order! "Temporary Out Of Stock" sticker was pasted on the signboard. =( So i tried the Southwest sauce. Still prefer Honey Mustard =p

Managed to do some last last min clearing of my cabinet too. Flipping thru all the greeting cards, letters and wishes that was like since 1996 i kept till now!! Gosh! Can't believe i kept till now.. I smiled at all the silly things being written when we were kids. Those were the days =) Memories.... haha

Back to work tml... for half day! haha... slack slack mood. I will update my blog more often... hopefully as my sleeping spells are kinda wearing off....hehe

Alrights, all set for CNY! "Gong xi fa cai"!! =)