to be grace kelly

Personal Lab

2012-02-04T18:50:00.000-08:00

I grew up in a family where children were simply prohibited in the kitchen. The only job that kids had were to study hard, do the occasional cleaning chore, and make sure that good grades appeared on report cards. This resulted in a rather startled and bemused reaction on my behalf when I moved out of the dorms into an apartment of my own during my college days. Cook? What do you mean cook?

Sunday

2012-01-29T23:32:00.000-08:00

My sanctuary. I definitely need to do this more often.

Officially Half Crazy

2012-01-23T20:37:00.000-08:00

My first half marathon was everything I thought it to be and so much more. Due to not being able to run for the past 2 weeks thanks to travelling and jetlag, I decided to run with my sister and finish our first half together. I could go into so much more detail, but I wouldn’t want to bore you with how hungry I was at mile 6 and on and discovering that the promised Gu by the organization by

Drive By

2012-01-15T06:23:00.000-08:00

<3!!! Of course this is totally giving me the opposite effect since I should really be asleep (damn you jet lag), but listening to this just makes me want to get up and dance. Oye. So conflicted!

Family Outing

2012-01-06T05:20:00.000-08:00

I haven't been running for the past week due to family duties and the weather. I kinda of miss it and am slightly worried about my half coming up in 16 days. However, I'm also determine that I enjoy these days off and spend some time with family. Dilemma eh? But after going through the series of pictures I took today during a family outing, somehow it isn't that much of a dilemma anymore.

Jet Lagged

2011-12-31T01:20:00.001-08:00

So I’m currently in Taiwan, jet lagged and debating if I should venture out into the rain to purchase breakfast. Coming back to the family home has become more and more of a culture shock as time goes by. I use to think that I’m a good traveller. You know, one who makes the best of everything, and language barriers are alright as long as you use English and make your attempt in gesturing.

Negative split

2011-12-22T18:23:00.000-08:00

This was too cool to not show. My first true negative split!!!!!!! Hopefully this is the first of many to come. To Amanda, Thanks for your thoughts and prayers! I appreciate it. :)

2011-12-19T15:14:00.000-08:00

Rest in peace Grandpa. I will be home to send you off soon. I will try not to cry and make sure everyone is alright, especially grandma. I miss you already and I hope you are in a better place now. Till we meet again. xo.

Midnight Musings

2011-12-11T00:28:00.000-08:00

It is half an hour past midnight and despite the fact I'm dead tired from work today, all I want to do is to keep myself up and hope that perhaps, I'll have an epiphany and the thoughts that have been swimming around in my head will disappear, if not lighten its' parasitic invasion on my soul.Dramatic? Perhaps. I blame my zodiac sign. Anyways, carrying on.A recent (quite big and probably not

Radio Silence

2011-12-07T17:33:00.000-08:00

It has been a while since I last posted. Suffice to say, I've missed writing and running. To me, these two activities always go hand in hand. If I've been running, more likely than not, I will be writing posts and documenting my thoughts. People have said that running is meditative, and to me, I have come to realize it rings true--it is a time where I have to myself and able to tune out

SF Ending

2011-11-12T10:10:00.000-08:00

After a rainy day in Napa yesterday, it was was all sunny rays and smiles this morning in the city. After waking up from delightful slumber, I decide to once again try to run at the Golden Gate park. What I thought was going to be an okay run through the park turned out to be the most awesome possum run ever! I don't know what it was, be it the sun, the wind, the sheer joy of being

A date with oneself

2011-11-10T00:38:00.000-08:00

After quite the anticipation, I'm currently on my vacation, visiting a childhood friend in SF. Since friend K. had to work an evening shift today, I was free to roam around Golden Gate park and the streets surrounding it.Cruising around the streets of SF with K. earlier in the morningI first attempted a light jog through the park but was quickly stunned by the simple beauty of the park and then

Since I last posted

2011-11-01T21:11:00.000-07:00

Work still is and I think will be crappy for the soon and foreseeable future. I think it is time to rethink my priorities and options that are out there.Though today was a sucky day with a weather that is quite suitable for moping. I'm gonna give a quick update of the cool stuff that has happened since I last posted. I ran 5.2 Miles on a long run with a friend!!!! O to the M to the G!!!

What doesn't kill you

2011-10-26T08:36:00.000-07:00

No more apologies, no more meekness, no more anger. Workload has been crappy as of late, and I've haven't been holding my own ground when boss woman keeps adding to my work load without thinking what she had previously given me before. Consequently results in my lack of sleep, no running, and a very stressed out me.But today with 7.5 hours of sleep under my belt and a shit load of work ahead of

One of Those Days

2011-10-24T23:02:00.000-07:00

Today was one of those days where I wish I was here instead of trapped in a building staining cells and wishing my work load would lessen. And no..that person isn't me in the picture. It is funny how when I'm tired and exhausted that the first couple thoughts that pop into my mind are as follows: when can I go running? will I ever meet a person that likes me and I like them? Will I ever be

Possibility of first of many firsts

2011-10-15T22:20:00.000-07:00

Due to my strained calf/muscle/tendon what have you, I thought maybe the shoes that I currently am running in might be the reason that exacerbates the tightness that is reserved especially for my lower left leg.So, I decided to bite the metaphorical bullet and walk into my local running gear store and ask them to fit me for a pair of running shoes. However, after a quick assessment, and (

Learning

2011-10-13T16:01:00.000-07:00

A couple things have been happening during the past couple of days. Somethings aren't mature enough to share, but the situation is looking pretty interesting.In the midst of all these things happening around me, I remembered a poem that was in a book that a previous friend have gifted me with. I'd like to think, that since then, 3 and half years ago, I've learned and will continue to

Dumb dumb-ness

2011-10-10T19:47:00.001-07:00

So, I pulled/strained a muscle on my lower calf (or ankle) after my long run yesterday. Not before, not during, but AFTER. *TEARS* I'm only on week 2 training for my half and this genius thing happens when I was stretching after my run. I guess the upside of the coin is that most likely it is a muscle (not ligament) since I can still move my foot in all sorts of directions and there is no

The Amazing-ness of Ben Folds

2011-10-02T06:13:00.000-07:00

Just discovered Ben Folds.AMAZING!That is all for now. :) oh yea...and training officially starts today. Go! go! go!

Home after Travel

2011-10-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

After spending 9 days travelling abroad, it is definitely nice to be back home and in familiar surroundings. Though I have to say, being back in the grind at work definitely was not fun. Got back at 8PM Thursday evening, and went to work 9AM the next day, and immediately discovered that there are experiments that need to be tend to and worked on. In short I didn't get to leave work until 6:

Things to be Thankful For

2011-09-13T23:03:00.001-07:00

Being over worked while being pressured by a workaholic boss is no easy feat. And the funny thing is it is really easy to let myself be caught up in the craziness and beat up myself over e-mails that are delayed, projects that are put on hold, and presentations that are well past their due date.So tonight I am going to try something different and think about the things that make me happy and

And it begins...

2011-09-05T19:51:00.000-07:00

I realized in the past two weeks that whenever I stop posting, it also seems like I stop running as well. Then like a positive feed back loop, the vicious cycle will continue until I decided that it is enough sluggishness for me and do something about it.Labor day weekend activities that brought me out of my "funk" so to speak were the following: (not so) hot yoga, paddle boarding, hanging out

Quick updates

2011-08-28T17:01:00.000-07:00

Is it wrong that I thought Taylor Lautner is really good looking and that I would date some one like him? And no, I have not read nor wish to want to read or watch Twilight anytime in the near future. I have got to stop reading random entertainment news. Not boding well for the soul. Oh and I found out yesterday that the talk I'll be giving in Portugal will be to an audience of merely 300-

Call me crazy

2011-08-22T23:29:00.001-07:00

After a day of mulling over the idea, I went ahead and did this: Please call me crazy for signing up for a half that is 152 days away. Then I saw this: I will totally be okay right? Right??? *silence*... Training begins tomorrow........*tears*

AFC 5k

2011-08-21T12:57:00.000-07:00

I almost didn't make it to this 5k today. This past week has been an flurry of work activities, going back to home town for jury duty, awesome evening run with high school friend and then on Thursday night, I fell prey to a stomach flu bug. Friday and Saturday was spent void of any normal activity and stranded amongst the couch, bed or by the porcelain god. Not fun to say the least. Lucky for

A break from the frenzy

2011-08-17T13:09:00.000-07:00