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October 25 Everybody is talking about 90/10VicVic sent me a writeup on 90/10 Principle by Stephen Covey last week.
In short, it says that 10% of your life is made up of what happens to you.
90% of your life is decided by how you react to this 10%.
Simple yet Profound.
Something for your mind to munch! October 24 UNDO Button"Darling can you make me an Undo Button to undo all things I do not want to happen to my life?"
I texted him before I slept one night.
He spent the whole night thinking.
The whole next morning in Sim Lim getting the material.
And the button nice and cute enough.
Viola! Everytime I want something undone,
I have this device to go for.
This is what I call,
Sweetness of the Other Kind.
 Love FoodI was at work.
"Come over for dinner tonight", he texted me in the afternoon.
I never knew simple fare like fried eggs, straw-mushrooms with broccoli and tofu could be so appetizing.
October 04 Vic Vic UnveiledIt's kind of too late.
More than a month since Vic Vic was here for the handover.
Too tied up to plan any programme for her visit.
Only managed a sisterly dinner over steamboat.
Potion for the SoulIt could be work or it could be my poor organizational or people handling skills, I have been pretty stressed up for the past few months.
Jogging used to be my best antidote for stress. No matter how difficult a day was, all would vanish after a good run. Like I always say, the Bedok Reservoir has always been the refuge for my Soul since my TJC days.
Till a month ago or so, ... when I hurt my right knee-cap. Probably due to overstrain in my attempt to train for the Standard Chartered Quarter Marathon. I was managing about 8km in less than an hour. When my right knee cap and left ankle and lower back started to ache. A visit to my usualy Chinese physician confirmed that I have strained my legs too much. Told to stop running. Sob Sob!
Running has always been part of my life. To stop running is simply too much for me to accept.
But then, this was really a classic case of The Mind was Willing but the Flesh was Weak. I went against doctor's advice and tried running two weeks ago. The pain was like hell when I just finished about 1.6km. That night I sat at the Bedok Stadium for half an hour in pure sadness.
I started to contemplate why all forces were preventing me to run just when I needed to run most.
I have always had this habit of running away from problems. Between Fight or Flight, it has always been Flight for me. I decided there and then that it could probably be a sign to remind me to stop running away from problems. Face your Fears and they would vanish away!
After two weeks of diligently abstinence from jogging, I hit the tracks once again yesterday evening. It was a purposeful slow jog. Like Aung always insists, I do not jog, I run like I was running for my life. Ha!
5km in 45min was my speed
It was a good start
I might still make it for the marathon
Or I might not
But my daily mantra now from the spiritual lesson learnt was
Never Run when Problem Comes
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