Monthly Archives: October 2009

A letdown

Yup, that’s me. A disappointment. If I didn’t screw up, the team of Lai Chee and I would’ve been a good bet for a prize at the North Face 100 this morning. But I messed up big time, DNF-ing about halfway through the 50km trail race.
I just felt weak all over. My heartrate wouldn’t go [...]

Old phonies

I’ve been researching on what phone to get next, you know, because with my current phone touching the screen doesn’t illicit any response. Reading web pages on my N82 is making me blind and watching YouTube videos on it makes me squint. Seeing people swipe their iPhones makes me jealous.
Funny thing is that all that researching made me [...]

Do we need more breaks?

I’m doing some research at the moment and would appreciate it if you could help me out here.
You can drop me a mail at jeanette@jeanettewang.com if you don’t feel comfortable leaving your name, age and occupation for all to see!
Here are my questions:
1. According to my research, Singapore, with 11 public holidays, is below the [...]

Friday in a flash

Has it been a week?
Chip Bee intervals beckoned again this morning, and it seemed like yesterday that I did my last workout there. Today’s set was completed better than last week’s, because I managed to run faster on less rest. Five times the hilly Chip Bee route, starting every five minutes (that equates to about [...]

Jaws

The thing about having too many choices is you get a headache trying to pick one you like, especially when every choice is pretty attractive in its own right.
I spent my lunch hour at Oakley yesterday. As Russ tried on options for prescription sunglasses, I deliberated over what colour Jawbones to get.
The white/purple combination was [...]