1. Today is yet another blazingly hot day, so hot that i couldn't bring myself to do anything except lie in bed and let the fan blow warm air into me. But the plus side to a very hot day is that sometimes i get to admire a pretty sunset when dusk comes. Looking out of the window i see a glowing sunset; the entire neighbourhood is lushly basking under the evening sun; and the sky is illuminated by a crimson red that enhances the simple joy of looking at the disparate cloud patterns. Very soon i've forgotten about the scorching suffering i've endured the whole day as the cooler night creeps in.
2. Chee Cheong Fun and Ice Kachang: such simple but deliciously tasteful hawker fare. The chee chong fun store at the hawker centre in my neighbourhood has been running for many years, and i am only too glad that its owners have not decided to wind up their business yet. Fortunately, their business is so good that there are always customers buying from them. For the ice kachang, i just decided to eat it to quench my thirst. Although there isn't much variety in the ingredients, even the plainest ice kachang would always taste delightful, i realised.
3. Can one be guilty and contented both at the same time? When i saw in the ST last Friday a 30% discount coupon on one book item at Borders, i knew instinctively i had to make a purchase. Almost every bookstore in town offers some sort of discount during the school vacation period and one should never buy a book without making use of the discount coupons, which usually are only 20% in value. The 30% that Borders offered is simply too good to give it a miss. In the end, i made use of 2 coupons to buy two books at Borders, and another 20% ST coupon to buy a book at Kino. Three new books - on top of the books that i bought recently and have not read - and $60 poorer, i feel guilty at the splurge. Yet the books i bought are not impulse purchases - i had wanted them for a long time, and the 30% coupons offered me the perfect excuse.
4. Yesterday, i finally made my first trip up Mount Faber on my bicycle. Training was not tough because the route was familiar and all right enough, mainly because i was the sweeper and stayed at the rear throughout. Mount Faber was not on the original planned route but some guys decided a more hilly terrain is better than the boring, endless Tuas road. I am glad i didn't have to get off my bike and push it up to the peak. The steepness was quite bearable, though the fact that i went slow at the start might have made me think that way. Now i am looking forward to another trip up Mount Faber, both for the training value as well as to take in the scenic view at the top.
5. I hate to see others jogging or running because they remind me of how hopelessly lazy i am. Running is just one of the sports that i think you basically have to painfully push yourself to finish the exercise. I am not blessed with some runners' legs and i really don't savour the prospect of running alone. It's just so not an appealing sport. Running with friends would at least make the experience much better and I would also be more motivated to run. Anyway, for a Singaporean guy like me, i have not much of a choice but to make a conscious effort to jog and run - at least frequently enough so that i will survive the annual dreadful IPPT, which i should be taking very soon. Sigh.
6. Dinner beckons. Eat. Eat. Eat. Eat. Eat. Heavenly pleasure.
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