Monday, January 21, 2008
Leh Long Leh Long

State: jelly.

Last friday I did my first swim of the year and today I did my first run of the year - 5km. At first walkergal wanted to run at 1700. Then it started drizzling at 1630! *grit* I can't stand that kinda nuahness + moodiness + slackomania in me and I just got to SWEAT IT OUT!

So I got seriously mad with the sky for sweating when I'm supposed to be the one sweating! Hence, the very intelligent me just grabbed my water bottle and furiously downed a few gulps of water........ without knowing it, I finished 500ml!! sigh... Those who know me... will know that walkergal is a super sensitive runner... stomach cannot drink anything for about 1 hour before running.

Hence. I had really no choice. But to run at 1800. So I did! *smiles* I was glad to see 2 more guys running in the same route as me at the beginning.. =) Running partners always motivates me! But sadly they are males you see. So you can guess.. eventually they were out of sight. =.= Oh well. Once again, it was me, myself, and walkergal running all alone. Sometimes.. I feel that my situations are like God training me to be a loner? Why is it this way ever since I got over my secondary school days? There ain't anymore exercising partners like in secondary. As I was running pass the construction site up at the slope... suddenly it seemed like the movie, The Bachelor except that it ain't brides but construction workers all running from all directions towards me!! =.= The I realised. At the entrance of the construction site, there was a yellow bus that all the workers boarded which I kinda predict that its like a shuttle bus that brings them out of n t u? Hur.. so much for my dramatic description.

As I continued running, my steps were barely like running. Entire body was totally tired out. oh YES. I sweated. The sky was really nice and cloudy.. no sun but after into 8 mins of running, beads of sweat already started rolling down my back. In the middle of the run, there was a period whereby there was really light spraying of water on me.. the wind blew and the trees went hushing and naturally the leaves just naughtily sprinkled whatever droplets of dew they had on ME.

Then the ever so familiar sensation came. Oh well. Walkergal had very nicely set her weekly exercising regime to be the following:

Monday - Run
Wednesday - Swim
Friday - Swim

But for contingencies timing for once a month, the exercising regime for that week will have to be as such:

Monday - Run
Wednesday - Run
Friday - Run

And guess what? Walkergal will be rolling out her contingency plan for this week. =.=

When I completed my run, I was practically seriously out of breath. You know, looking at all those cases of runners who just knocked out while running.. Seriously I hope that would never happen to me. But looking at the few cases.. no matter how fit the person is... things might just happen. As I was running just now, this thing came to my mind and I was practically telling God no. Please don't do this to me. I have yet finish taking care of people. I'm not prepared yet. But I know that if God really take me away in such a manner, I hope my absence will create a change of hearts. Thats all I wish for. The right attitude towards people and things, and people to be happy. But that will just only for a short while.. I realised. When a person passed away, the impact seemed to linger.. only for a while. And when's the next time for such effect to take place again? A year later. The death anniversary.

As people enter into our lives for a reason, do try to rationalise things out with the brain that God has given to you. When you start taking things for granted, it could be just the beginning of the consequences that would be coming in your way and this can include the sly ones entering your life and the good ones leaving you. God is forever gracious in His Will and He will never give you too much to bear. He knows your limits and abilities.

*****

I never know I would end up selling my books. Its part of me. But nonsenses aside, I do keep my books in real good condition. I take pride in looking after them and caring for them. Ensuring that in my worst moment of frustrations, they will still be shown 100% mercy. But then how many people can do that? Most of the time when they are frustrated, they affect largely those who loved and supported them. So what at the end of the frustration, they achieved what they strived for? Is there any pride in it? No. They are in for a big loss. And what they had achieved, can never be compared to what they are losing. Walkergal has been pretty mad lately. Just need to release this out to maintain her sanity.

This Professional Communication textbook was a book that everyone was conned into buying of it.. and we simply just used it for merely 2 times during tutorial in the whole semester!!

Its definitely a shameful fact that why does the lecturer has to do that just to earn money from a bunchful of poor students? I'm not exactly speaking for myself but to voice out for the majority of students who had earnestly trusted the lecturer from the beginning. Once again, this kind of an issue has no whatsoever beginning nor an end. Its just parts and parcels of life and I should just shut up and move on yeah. But sorry, this ain't what walkergal is made up of. In the first place, this is her shell wall. There ain't anything that can stop her. Seriously nothing.

Okay. Fine. So since nothing can be done, walkergal decided to sell this textbook away. Its in total good condition anyway. What a steal for the lucky person who end up buying it. I just posted an advertisement last night to sell it for $18 and I just got a reply.

But seriously I don't get it, here's what I put on my subject header:
HW310 Profressional Communication Textbook @ $18

My post:
Hi, I'm selling this HW310 Prof Comms Textbook by McGrawHill for $18. The original price was $22.90. It was bought last year 2007. Good condition. Just email me or call/sms me at 9******* if you are interested. All the best for your Professional Communication Module for this semester~!

The person who replied me, ask me to call her back and I did. Guess what she say?
Person: Okay, how much are you selling?
WG: (isn't it OBVIOUS from my post??!! Sigh.. I say again..) $18 and its really in good condition.
Person: Okay, I'll contact you again.

I just don't get it. Why is it that she can't make up her mind? or she didn't SEE clearly that she got to ask me about the price again? She thinks its a bidding game? I swear I'll sell it at $16 to the next person who wishes to buy genuinely. Its already a steal to get a brand new good book with $5 knocked off from the actual price tag.

Now if you ask me why I'm selling this book. Firstly, I'm not broke. Secondly, I don't need money desperately. My answer is pretty simple. I just hope that this book can truely benefit someone who really will need the book's advices to do resumes, presentations and communication stuff for their future career once those final year students graduate. And for someone who ain't wanna fork out a whopping $22.90 for such books, getting it at $18 having totally good condition is a total steal. And next important fact, is that it got my signature on it! Hahaha.. That made it a total steal to get it at $18 right? =P If I see that the person genuinely worth my time, I'll bundle in for the person my lecture notes and exam paper for references! Thats the distance I'm willing to go. But sadly, the new owner of my prof comm textbook seemed unknown.. for now.