gray skies
Posted on: June 4, 2009
It’s really hard to get out of bed in a gray sky morning. But gray skies whole day??? I have slept soundly for more than ten hours and I feel sluggish than ever. I dunno I always enjoy playing under the sun that waking up seeing another overcast just pretty much dampens my spirit. I have been planning a good run since the start of the week and I haven’t gotten any. Oh yes climate change. I guess, everybody now seems to get a good picture of how serious global warming is. Yes, this is just the start of it. Melting icebergs, weird weather changes, extreme temperature fluctuations, flooding (oh yeah since it’s been raining I’ve gladly taken on the role of a couch potato, basking in all of National Geographic and Discov Travel) hmm what else? power outages and for shallow people like me ruined schedules.
It’s really hard to get out of bed in a gray sky morning. But gray skies whole day??? I have slept soundly for more than ten hours and I feel sluggish than ever. I dunno I always enjoy playing under the sun that waking up seeing another overcast just pretty much dampens my spirit. I have been planning a good run since the start of the week and I haven’t gotten any. Oh yes climate change. I guess, everybody now seems to get a good picture of how serious global warming is. Yes, this is just the start of it. Melting icebergs, weird weather changes, extreme temperature fluctuations, flooding (oh yeah since it’s been raining I’ve gladly taken on the role of a couch potato, basking in all of National Geographic and Discov Travel) hmm what else? power outages and for shallow people like me ruined schedules.Perspective. Choose what you see.My parents never forgot to teach me good helpful stuff. But, if you can only see how bad it looks right now from where I’m writing this, (so bad that when we forgot to close the window, the figurines on the desk fell to the floor after the wind blew) maybe, we might start doing something MORE to help us achieve a sustainable environment. Time is running out but it’s never too late to join in.
As for my upcoming race, well it never hurts to take it slow and easy this sunday. After all, I’ll be there for fun.
(Lifted po again from my other blog)
March 22, 2009
As of this Friday, our first year of med school’s over. yay! oops until, ehem we’re done with the Red Cross training (Thank goodness tomorrow is the last day).After two weeks of “studying”, my body is badly beaten and I wasn’t feeling well over the past week especially yesterday (thank you joy,ralphy,paul,ria,edward,frances,mike, berry, alex, abi and rica de borja for making sure I was ok). So I had second, third and fourth thoughts about running today. Okay I thought hard about it. Because I’m not sure if I would make it alive at the finish line.But I don’t want to pass up my chance again since we missed this last year.I like running for Condura because its themes revolve around nature and wildlife particularly on the Tubbataha Reef. This year we ran for the whale sharks or butandings in local language. Anyways, so to make the long story short,(because I’m excited to tell you who I saw there) heehee.Here are the key points.
We did the race at the Fort.The route included Skyway. I almost felt powerless many times during the course .It was exhilirating to feel the sun burning and the wind gushing on your face at the same time. I panted like an old dog. Jou and I had to rush back to school to take the exam of the year. and…
* continued…(hay nako kasi nman nagauto post di pa ako tpos,, tsk!)
and ayun wala na, naiisip ko na yung ka-gwapuhang nakita ko.
sayang wala si Marc Nelson.Tatalsikan din ako ng pawis mo balang araw Marc nelson.itatak mo yan sa bato.
anyways, reults will be published in The Philippine Star sometime this week.
pic: c/o my ever supportive mum! hehehehe thank you mama!
to see more pics visit http://themeekrunner.wordpress.com/
See you all ladies this Sunday at Mall of Asia for Pinay In Action 2009!
Yin & Yang
Posted on: April 16, 2009
(Another post lifted from my other blog)
PSE BULL RUN 2009
- January 18
- Fort Bonifacio Global City Tagiug
- 6:00 am
- Category: 10 k
- race bib no: 1577
What better way to kick start my new year than a good run! After the Anatomy lab exam last friday,my headache went from bad to worse.Why? because I have to do a balancing act next week and the week after that. ICS, portfolio, physio case presentation, and ha! 5th long exams are still in line.So a quick 10 k refill today.(yes you’re back on my list.See you all at the Happy Run next week!)
So med friends, will we keep up?.We must and we should.hataw na naman
Papa Lord, tulungan mo po kaming mahilig magpahirap sa sarili.Amen.
First time mo?
Posted on: April 16, 2009
October 31, 2008
Shake Rattle and Run @ the Fort
MY FIRST 5K NIGHT RUN yay yay yay
It rained all morning and so I was ready to postpone my practice run till the next day.But then it stopped late afternoon.Whew! Thank You. So mum, bro and I hurriedly went to Global City and behold! andaming moomoo.haha! everyone was dressed up as somebody else, pero in rubber shoes pa din of course because we all still have to run under those costumes. Good thing there were those who, like us, don’t need costumes and make-up to look scary.haha peace!
Registered at ROX. and we got the second, third and fourth to the last race numbers!! Actually they told us they had run out of numbers already coz they were waiting for those who pre-registered.But no, my bro and I just stayed there in line and got those numbers in the nick of time. Had we queued in a second later, we could have bacome bandit runners..whew again!
While waiting for the race to start. I was busy looking at everyone…
I remembered a gay dressed as Tinkerbell.Don’t get me wrong, I looove his costume! And then there was Cupid who wore real diapers complete with HUGE white wings and bow and arrows.Then there was the lady who looked like she just came out from the shower.She was dressed in robes and had a towel in her hair and carried a “tabo” too. Then there were those dressed as tribal people, as bride and bridesmaids, as a hula dancer, as Ninoy Aquino.There were superheroes, and sailor moon and people dressed as dead pretending to carry coffins drawn in big pieces of carton.
and then blast off!
Tinkerbell started running like mad and even wafted his wand at everyone along his way.haha.FUNNY.Cupid ran against the weight of his wings.The tribal man paced himself well and ran fast.Ok good choice mister.But I couldn’t imagine running in “bahag”. Soon the drizzle became more like rain.We were wet and I wished I was the shower lady so I can cover my head with something. haha But then again the weight might have tired me down.Oh even the capes of the superheroes were flying everywhere! So who does the loudest laugh?? ME!! It was a good decision to come there as myself. No added weight for me plus lots of entertainment!!
Nakakapagod din sya pero it helped a lot that I saw a lot of lights along the way. the Fort is stunning at night! Plus I kept on hearing something that my dad has said so I kept going..haha.
And Baldrunner was there too! but he didnt run.He was there just to support Team Baldrunner who bagged in first and third for female division. We just met him on the way to parking lot. Ok at may na-starstruck! 😉
Pero dahil first time ko, o cge na nga eto I did a lot of bloopers:
1. I wore dark clothes. (SOP:must be white or other striking colors to help the drivers see you)
2.I turned up my music’s volume, I didn’t hear the announcement that we just have to get three ties.I got four and started going for 6.25 km. Buti nalang my brother shouted at me as I was pulling away to run again and told me I was done.So I just walked towards the right chute for finishers and had my time recorded after a couple of minutes =( Sayang
Oh well, I wasnt there to win anyway. Just to improve my time.Thanks to my lil bro who paced me. So dad, If you’re reading this, mwuhahahaha!!! I’ll see you on the 23rd!
Getting My Life Back
Posted on: April 16, 2009
Oct 19, 2008
[ This entry is lifted from my other blog =) ]
Oh yes I’m back! (loud laugh). After being imprisoned deep in an underwater dungeon in the Marianas Trench, I AM FINALLY HERE! free for now..and so I went to heed the calls of powers from above haha and brushed rubber against the asphalt again. yes I did RUN.TODAY!! yay.
I remember one of my friends told me before that being in med school, robs you out of your life..Well now that I am in it, all I can say is..Hell yeah it does that and soo much more that once you become a med student, you become ONLY a med student (unless you are capable of memorizing by HEART all the terms and meanings in just hours). Moreover, you will be forced to shove all the other things to the side. Give up everything for the LOVE of medicine as they say.
Well I have two weeks to get my life back.And this is what I’m doing right now.running again among all the other things that I miss.
yay!! rarrrr.
ok put your weapons down. I’m not gonna bite.I’m happy just happy
Running In Lines 