Genting Trip

Juz returned from my Genting trip once again. Went there with Chee Seng, Elaine and Sin Li. The whole trip was quite ok except for the fact that the agency had allocated a 2 by 1 by 1 seating arrangement. It spoiled most of our moods and caused me to think that I will not want to go and travel with 5 Stars Tour Agency anymore. Who would want to sit alone instead of talking to their friends along the way. rite?
Basically, I had visited most of the places in Genting and there's simply not much excitement anymore. The weather is also not as cool as we expected. The expenses are not really that cheap after all. Anyway, it was a good runaway from my usual routine.
Somehow or rather, life is getting more and more interesting nowadays. Juz heard from GQ that Shar had accepted HH's proposal. Hmm...it seemed that many people are getting on to another stage of their lives while I'm still wandering aimlessly in the streets. The singles in our group are getting lesser and lesser and guess it's a good time to replenish the supply.
Anyway, the next 3 weeks will be more free for me since Sz is gone to Japan for the time being. Let's make use of this period to see who can I meet for coffee then....

Team Building 2007

Yesterday was the team building day for my company. Our team - LWG organised a 1 day trip to malaysia so that our people can have some fun and "throw" away the daily routine of work, The main purpose is to bring down some barriers that had been built up all this while with or without us knowing it. Better communication is required and all of us need a new level of understanding towars one another especially within different departments.
The morning was quite a rush with me running about to ensure that all the personnels had arrived and getting some stuffs done along the way. Made me realized that many things may seem very simple such as organzing some events yet the amount of hard work and effort put in can be numerous. So better stop complaining when I'm juz a normal participant next time round. Haha!! Can't slack even though I would want to.....
Went to Pontian, Kukup and Tanjong Pier during the 1 day trip and had many fun during the bonding activities. The pinball game was quite exciting and challenging with people shooting one another, Now some parts of my body are aching from the area I was shooted. Also, it was a good experience to see some of the people letting go of their usual self and enjoying themselves thoroughly. I believe some ice had been broken along the way. However, I don't really think things will change when we're back in the office.
Ultimately, the world is still quite selfish and the pressure of work will always strain the relationship slowly but gradually. Right now, I can only look forward to my Genting trip tomorrow to have some fresh air to relax myself. I will to be more refreshed when I'm back next week.

Happy Birthday Suzie!!

Happy Birthday Suzie!! Yesterday was the birthday of Suzie who had joined my ROC clan recently. Catched a movie with her in the afternoon before having some drinks at Coffee Club in Redenevous Hotel. Had to let CS wait alone at Raffles as I can't bear to sacrifice my "romantic" time.
Met up with rest of the group at Lao Pa Sat for dinner which includes CS, Elaine, Web, Eg & GQ. Dinner was good as usual and drinks was once again back in TCC. I had since accumulated 3 members cards for the last 2 mths. Haiz....what to do?
As usual, GQ would pose some question which requires us to use our brains once in a while to prevent our minds from rusting. Typical school teacher pattern....haha!! Topic of last night was what is our wish for next year? Hmm.....what do I want for 2008?
A girlfriend which many had answered on my behalf? Will that make my life more complete? Or will it end up in more mess than now? Anyway, I shall just continue to wait and see what will happen nxt time then....haha!!

Miracles Does Exist

Finally, it's all over!! Hurray, the end of ICT for now. Went back to camp early in the morning hoping that I will be able to clear my IPPT. Had a short chat with Suzie the night before to get some encouragement hoping that the power of the skirt might be able to help me through this test. Since Year 2002, it's been my practice to call a gal before my IPPT to get more motivation and energise myself. Haha!! Till now, it had not yet fail me before.
Going into the camp this morning with a heavy heart as my body had not yet fully recovered from the recent exercise yet. Total of 5 stations to clear in order to get a pass. Started with the shuttle run station and get a timing of 10.6 sec. Not really a excellent results but still managed to get through with a breeze. Second station was the chin-up where I barely managed to get it done. By now, more than half the section had already fell out as they do not wish to waste their time anymore. 3rd station was standing board jump where I passed it as well. Now I had accumulate 8 points at this point of time and I thought I need just 12 points to secure a pass with incentives. However, checking with the tester and realized that I need a total of 15 points in order to get any incentives. No choice except to hope that I will manage to get 7 points for the remaining 2 stations.
Proceeded to the sit-up station where our sections are left with only 4 people. Not sure if it was due to stress or miracle, I managed to do 38 sit-ups and even had 3-4 seconds left where I decided to rest as I thought 38 would secure me a 5 points already. Why would I bother to do anything more except the minimal requirement? Never did I expect to find out that I need 39 sit-ups to secure 5 point? Oh My God!! How did I allow this type of situation to happen to me? Just 1 more and also due to the facts that I can do it in the first place. Serves me right for always doing the minimal requirement lah.
What is so important about that 1 point? It simply mean that as I had only 12 points hence I would need to get 3 points for my 2.4km run. If I had do 1 more sit-up, I would only require to get 2 points for the run. The timing is 12 min 40 sec compared to 12 mins right now. Bcoz of 1 sit-up, I would be required to run faster by 40 secs in order to secure my incentive. What a joke it would be if I couldn't run below 12 mins and it would be so so terrible!!
Anyway, no choice except to hope for the best already. This is the first time I'm running the new track in my camp and not really familiar with the route. Continue with the run and by the time I arrived at the 400m check point, I felt as if my legs are giving ways already. Forced myself to run on as I know inside my heart that once I started to walk, I would definitely fail to get any incentive. When I reached the 1.2 km check point, I almost want to give up already. However, I recalled that I'm meeting Suzie and her friend tonight. So how can I bring myself to say that I fail the IPPT despite her encouragement? No way man!!
Brace up all remaining breath that still remain and with the help of God, I finally managed to complete the run with a result of 11 min 38 sec. Pretty impressive for myself as it's a new record for the last 4 years since I left camp. Glad that I managed to pass despite my body condition. More importantly, I can go and tell people that IPPT is a easy task after all. Haha!! Once again, the Power of the Skirt does help after all.

Will I Make It?

Tomorrow mark the last day of my ICT. Basically, all that needs to be done had been completed except for the IPPT that I'm going back camp to take tmr. Due to the digging of trent on tuesday, my whole body is still aching all over. My arms, stomach and whole body are still feeling the effects due to the lack of exercise.
Seriously, I don't think I will be able to clear the IPPT under this type of situation. However, not wishing to give up all hopes, I decide to hope for a miracle that my body will recover in time. (Wishful thinking...haha!!)
Regardless of the results, I should still look forward to my fri nite outing. Finally, the veil will be revealed. Let hope for the best, but prepare for the worst then.