A Feast For Crows

On to book 4 of the Song of Ice and Fire series, A Feast For Crows.

All the copies are on loan, so it took a little longer than usual to get my copy reserved. And it looks this will take me a few weeks longer to complete now that I'm also in the midst of gaming addiction :P I hate when that happens - nothing else gets done! But killing demons is so fun!!! :P

BTW, what's in that sundae glass you ask? Milo Dinosaur :)

Polar - Replacing Batteries

My Polar heart rate transmitter died on me. I felt so lost without it, not knowing how many calories I burned...

Unlike the old transmitter, the battery is replaceable. But, I almost ruined it.

After 2 days, so many tools, reading suggestions on the Polar forum, and almost losing a finger trying to pry the door open with a $1 coin, I finally got it opened! God is great! And so is a flat-head screwdriver.

http://forum.polar.fi/showthread.php?t=22174&highlight=coin

EDM's New Pouch Packaging

Been a while since I ordered anything from EDM. When I saw their 25% off offer for 3 Big Items, I gave in and got myself an everyday bronzer, it base and a kabuki brush. Along with that order, I received some samples. They used to put the samples in little pots with sifters, but I suppose putting scant amounts of mineral powder in little pouches is more "green". I think some of the pouches didn't have more than half a teaspoonful worth of powder. So little, after one use and it's gone. But I think the two eye makeup colours will last a bit longer - I am not so crazy about their eye colours. Too many red tones and the colours don't seem to pop.

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Safari Zoo Run 2012 Race Pack

First race pack for 2012 collected.

In the green orang-utan recyclable bag:

Cute green number bib
Orange 2XU running top
Energizer fan with 2 AA size batteries
Race booklet

Can't wait to fun run and receive the orang-utan stuffed toy + medal at the finish line.

Sundown 2012 in the City

Sundown 2012 will happen in the city on a Saturday nite!

Oh noes. Not the muddy Padang again! And the 45 degree steep Benjamin Shears bridge. And dedicated single-lane traffic human slaughter jam. And Sat nite road traffic carbon monoxide to inhale :( :( And if the route takes us to Marina Barrage... got PAP [pontianak atas pokok] there pulak. Yikes!!

Oh well. I guess all that is better than being stuck in a bus-from-hell at Changi for 2 hours. Hahaa! Epic!

Burger

I am not a BK fan but couldn't pass up on Groupon's BK $2.95 deal last week, so I just bought one coupon.

I don't expect much from specials, and I never expect much from BK's burgers either, but for once, BK did a decent job with this burger. Doesn't look appetising in the pic, but upon opening the top bun, I found a generous scatter of pale lettuce. Yay @ quantity, not quality! And considering this was under $3, I was surprised at how big this burger was. My lunch time mandarin orange was placed next to it for size reference :P

The Nacho burger wasn't crispy as advertised, but it was tasty, filled me up to the brim, made me feel almost sick afterwards and regret I didn't buy another coupon. Hehee.

Eggs Ben

More like eggs ben-yek. :P

I made hollandaise sauce from scratch the other day [will try not to remind myself that it's raw eggs and butter] and that'd be perfect on poached eggs.

So this was last nite's dinner, which, did not last me long. Two hours later, I was starving! Thank God for frozen chapati and frozen leftovers from Eid :P

Lifesavers For A Runner - Part 1

While struggling 36km-week runs some winks ago, I came up with a slogan for my chafing problem:

Desitin : The Sting or The Stink.

Yes, this little lifesaver makes me smell like a fish monger in an instant, but works so great for runners like me who otherwise yelp in showers.

A definite "must-bring" in my marathon backpack next week.

PS: Survived my longest mileage week ever - 43km last week. Phew!! So glad that's over.

I Am... SuperHuman?

So I really shouldn't argue with a sophisticated app and GPS system, right.

Either my memory is failing or something supernatural happened this morning, coz I thought I went out for an easy 10km run this morning, but RunKeeper says I ran a whopping 691 KILOMETRES in 1hr 27mins... !!!!

The map even shows I swam in the Straits of Malacca! I ran and I swam... Take that, AquaMan! :P

So... am I superhuman or what?! :P Maybe I should consider a career switch. Move over Kara, here comes ThundaThighs Gal :P

Some Call It Snot

All these work deadlines are just making me stressed that, for relief, I had to shift my thoughts, go a little overboard and...

...buy a box of energy gels. That is 24 packets of goo!

:P

But I need them! I swear, I need them!! At the rate this training is going, I'm going to need at least a dozen. Do the math: GNC sells the GUs for $3.90 each x 12 = a whopping and wallet-burning almost $50!! So I found a local "lobang" on FB, got bored yesterday, emailed them enquiries, and then bang, a box of Clif Shots in my hands by the afternoon.

I also got three tubes of Clif Shot Bloks and a tube of nuun's Lemon Tea flavour - the thought of drinking cold iced tea while running on a hot day is mmmMMMmmmmMMM - both were also at a really good deal.

Not sure how much I saved - around $30+ - but now I have a good supply of energy gels for the tough long runs to last me a year, if I'm lucky :)

Hope the new formula Clif Shots taste good. I know, they say never try anything new especially when buying in bulk, but I got all the mocha, chocolate and chocolate-cherry flavours, so I don't think they can go wrong with that. And they are organic! And certified kosher! So why not :)

Here's the link to my new "lobang" energygeladdict.com . Just helping to spread the word around :) as I usually do when I find a gem along the way. Buy a box, split with friends, try new products [may help motivate you to go for a long run :P ] and stay healthy!