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4 months…. that’s how long since I put on my running shoe to go for a run…. (beside the recent IPPT test)…. and man!!!!, It was damn shag but at the same time it was a great feeling!!!.

I met up with a friend of mine to go for a run tonight, as we had not been running, we set a short distance for ourselves, just to test out where had my standard of running had drop to.

We decided to run from Downtown East to a canal just after the Loyang Temple, the distance, 6km. Ha, and guess what, just above 1km plus, I already start to feel my leg getting stiffen up, and even before I cleared Pasir Ris Area, my singlet was already wet and i’m already panting…. In my mind I was like “Gesh, can’t believe it… am I getting old or what? I had yet to reach the turning point and I already going to shag out…. ha, you must be joking.”

Determined not to give up, I started to think about my purpose of running and my missed opportunities in the past two marathons. I reminded myself that my purpose of running was not only to keep fit but also to use it to remind myself that whenever I stopped running, my fitness will start to drop, and that’sserve as a reminder to my life too, whenever I stop working hard, things will start to deteriorate, at the same time running also remind me that, as long I continue to work hard, I can increase my distance and timing as time goes by and it’s the same when it come to our life. As long we continue to work hard and improve, our all aspect of life will improve as time goes by.

Next, is my goal to run my marathon, twice in the past two years, I had fallen ill at the last moment and thus failed to attend the annual running event. Is time to break the cruse, and for this year, I’m determined to start my training early and set my physical condition right so that I will not make it 3 times in a row that I will miss the marathon.

Amazingly from the few seconds of self-thoughts, I managed to gather my energy to finish the run and in the end, I was able to last the 6km run and not feeling tired at all. Yes, I was totally soaked with my perspiration but I feel great and refreshed!!!

It’s really great to be running again, now I just can’t wait for the next run and this time round I will go for a further distance and trust me, sure and slowly I will be running a longer and longer distance in no time and of cos, when MARATHON 2009 come, I will ensure that  I will be fully prepared!!

FIERCE!!!!!!! This month is the month that I used the most CASH since a long time, the last time I had such a big money output was in 2006 when I decided to pursue my degree at SIM. At that instance, I paid S$10K straight for my 1st year tuition fee. It was pure hard cold cash…. man.

For this month,it was pure hard cold cash again, however, it is slightly different as the money output were for varies purposes and reasons rather, and that includes, my holiday expenses for my FIRST-EVER trip to TAIWAN,  and before that, I had spent abit for my FIRST-EVER trip to HONGKONG & MACAU as well. Up next, I had also made a payment for my family FIRST-EVER FAMILY PROTRAIT, and I also started a monthly (S$2oo per month) investment account recently and of course the most important, today, I continue to repay my debt.

It was really amazing for me at least, that with a single source of limited income, I had managed to do so many things in this brand new year. To be honest, I’m really happy and surprised at how a simple income distribution formula and what commitment and discipline can to do me. Without the above mentioned, I really don’t think I will be able to have so many “FIRST” for me in this first quarter of the year.

Yes and of course, with all the cash output recently, my bank account is once again not in a healthy line but at the same time, it is at a ”OK” line that can allow me to survive, to pay my bills and of course to repay my debt, at least t can last till my next payday.  

Right now at this moment, despite the low numbers on my bank statement, I’m still a very happy man, and that’s because, by looking back for the past 3 months, I had created, gained and experience quite a lot of new things from the stuffs that I put money in. The value of what I had gained was definitely worth more than the cash I put in. Whats the point of keeping alot of money and not spending it? I will rather spend it and enjoy my life or even spend it to create special memories with the people I cared about.

However, before we can do that, we must also ensure that we must follow what almost all the financial advisor will always tell us to do, and that is to save a sum of money for the raining day, and to start saving money for future uses.

And of course, rest assured, I had did the above mentioned, and because of that, I’m able to enjoy my life, and started to be a happy man and it had also made me a man that’s is always looking forward to create more ”FIRST” with his future pure, hard, cold cash.

(Total Amount Left to Clear: S$5900)

Guess most had already known that the just ended I.T. Show at Suntec City had racked in S$58.5 million in revenue. Man, that’s hell lots of money in the current economy downturn…Aren’t we suppose to be more money savvy rather than spending too much???  It is the financial crisis now, isn’t it???? These people, don’t know what are they thinking.. ha!

Hahaha, guess what, I was also one of the “culprit” that had contributed to the record-breaking sales number. Although, I didn’t make any big purchase, I still spend a few hundred on the last day of the I.T. Show. I bought myself, a TARGUS, Laptop bag that costs me $113, and spend hundred dollars for my printer ink cartridges.

Oh yeah!!! 2 holidays in less than 2 months, I must be crazy!!! Hahaha, but man, I love every single moment of it man!! Hong Kong and Macau and then followed by Taiwan and both was my first time there, COol man!!

Although, now I’m back to reality, and pocket also with a big big hole….. but I loved it hahaha!

LIfe should be like that, work hard play hard!!!

NOw is time to work hard!!! Is been really busy since I’m back in Singapore. Can you imaging, it was only last week Thursday, 12th march that I touched down back here at 1am, at 8am, I was in office preparing for a meeting. and then on the 13th and 14th March I was doing training at a local Secondary School. Next, 15th was a Sunday, and I was back in office too, as I need to be attend a briefing for the 16th and 17th March program!!

Then next was 18th March, Wednesday where things got slower, and by 19th Thursdaywhich is today, I was down… withpiles… OUCH!!! (guessed is body too heaty and lack of rest, anyway…..)

It really have been a mad rush, but don’t know why, I just feeling excited. I think the main reason could be for the first quarter of 2009, I did really have a great time and hence despite the mad rush, I still feeling excited and I want to have more interesting events for the rest of the year!!!

So I hoped you have a great first quarter of  2009 too, yar!!

The weather for past few days were really crazy, it could be sunny and shiny for one second, and the next moment, is pouring like no body’s business. It was not just a normal rain but a thunderstorm for the past few days, the thunder and lightning was so furious to a point that it even struck on our Singapore icon, Merlion’s head. Poor Merlion, not only it lost some of its mane but its left ear as well.  

Man, for me, it’s really a love-hate relationship with the rain. I mean, I love it when it is a thunderstorm, especially I want to stay and rest at home, the cold yet comfortable and dark feeling provide the best enviornment for me to take a good nap. However, when it comes to having activities to do, I hate it when it rains, almost 100 percent of the time, you will be trapped indoor with nothing much for you to do.

I don’t know about you, but it happened to me alot time and most recently, I was trapped by the rain again. This time round just a few days back  I was trapped once again in the evening, luckily, I was trapped in office which is still not so bad, at least I can stay back and still do my work.

Frustrated at first, as it was already late in the evening and I’m trapped and doing some stuff that I didn’t want or didn’t plan to do. The mood I had at that moment was exactly like the weather, DARK, CLOUDY,RAINY and HEAVY. 

Guess without much choice, I found my energy back and focus on finishing  a clients’ video that I had started doing on that day itself, and soon without much of my realisation, an hour went by and the rain had stopped.

And surprisingly, I had just finished my video clip. Ha, decided that since I was “trapped” for more than a few hours(including office hours) becuase of the rain, I went out to take a breather… and below was what I saw….

And Yes…IT  was a “WOW” a rainbow…. it was the largest rainbow I ever saw in Singapore, and my mood just changed in a instant. Suddenly, my cold, cloudy and heavy feeling was replaced by the warm, shiny and beautiful rainbow and it made me felt so light, calm and peaceful. “Ah, that’s is so nice” I talked to myself as I looked up onto the rainbow, “Guess it’s not a bad day after all….” and soon, I packed my bag and was on my way home.

Come to think of it, it was such a interesting evening for me, at one point Iwas grumbling about being trapped and had to stay back in office and did some of my work and not long after, I was a happy man, with my my video clip done and enjoying the beauty of the rainbow. Such an irony.

Well, I guess that’s life isn’t it, at one moment, it can be dark and cloudy and at the other moment, it can be bright and shiny with a rainbow beautifying it.  

Just a note to end this post off, remember my friends, life is much like a rainbow, you need both the SUN and the RAIN to make the RAINBOW appears… so learn to learn both the “SUN” and the “RAIN” so that your RAINBOW can appear…