New B'day post on http://mynameiseelyn.wordpress.com/

So I've been toying with the idea of getting a new camera. I worked my 6yo canon ixus till it KOed. And then I received a free Casio Exilim thanks to my mum's Christmas shopping points at Tangs. That camera was kinda sucky because it took ages before each picture got taken.

I pondered over getting a Canon S-90, just because it's a semi-pro and very portable, but then at $700 it was hard to part with my $. Besides, I have a Canon DSLR. And then I saw an entry from Ickeoriental about her Ixus 100 IS and my problem is now solved. (Semi)New camera at an affordable price! Yay! Btw, I'm quite proud of myself and my attempts at saving money by a) thinking twice before purchasing stuff b) selling pre-loved stuff to help support my shopping urges.

Anyhow, here are some non-photoshopped pics I took today when Janice came down to pass me the cam. We had a quick gossip session before she left. Nothing malicious, just about someone slightly malicious. Haha.

In efforts to clear my wardrobe to make space for new ones, I've decided to place my pre-loved (and some brand new) items for sale here on LJ. Interested parties please leave a comment here. Friends, please help me spread to other friends who may be interested! I'm a size S/UK8/ (32 - 26.5 - 36).

More stuff to clear!

Conversation about the complexity of the creation of humans

Dad: Yeah, I think one way or another, all of us are defective, it's just a matter of extent.

Me: What you talking about...I'M Perfect

Dad: Well...you have a mole. (walks off)

Me: o_0

I completed my first biathlon yesterday! No official time yet, but I think I did it in about 1hr38min, which I'm really happy with, considering I did a 38min swim trial in the pool (37min+ on the actual day) and Ben expected me to run an hour or longer since my 10km PB is a pathetic 55.29min. So 57min after the swim was...well, not too shabby (for me).

The women started off in the first wave together with the veteran (guys & girls). What was annoying was the fact that there were a lot of breaststrokers and each wave had a few hundred people, so the first half was spent dodging kicks, swimming over people, ploughing through them, being pulled and hit by others...very annoying. It was only the 2nd half that I managed to swim properly for most part. Still, someone did elbow me and I now have 2 tiny bruises on my jaw.

I have to say though, very surprisingly, I thought I'd be scared and panicky, but once I was in (the sea), I actually kinda enjoyed the 'fight'. I guess I'm not the only windmill/scrappy one in the group (you girls know who you are).

Out of the water and onto the run course, I saw Ben who told me that Deborah (Neil's gf and 1st time participant in any race) was just ahead of me. Which was great because it gave me a goal. So I trotted along, looking out for her and anyone else I know, saw her at the U-turn point, she was about 50m ahead of me, but it was only on the last lap that I managed to overtake her. By then I was going hard and was tempted to slow down, but I saw her trying to overtake me which made me go "yikes! run run!", ran as hard as I could the last 200m or so and reached the finish line just a few seconds before she did. Ben's parents who saw me said I looked like I was in a trance *read: hurt box."

Ben thinks it's hilarious that I'm so competitive. He goes, "oh, my little racer girl". Lol. And speaking of him, I'm so happy for him because he came in 3rd! He has won this race before (and at a ridiculous time of 51min), but that was when he was at his fittest. This time he thought he'd get a hiding because he's not train for the last 3 mths due to work commitments and stress. Still, he did a good race and finished it in 1hr 02min. Mok won it with 55min.

So we're both happy with our efforts and results. And it was fun meeting up with others like Jeanette Wang (came in 7th), Foo Jia, Gerald Koh and Neil who took part too. I think I'm done with most races for this year, but my goal would be to brush up on my swim some more and try out once again next year.

Anyone else wants to join too?

I'm all set and have started on my new facial regime. YAY!

A sobering video for those of us in our brand new clothes and shoes, collecting red packets and eating scrumptious meals this Lunar New Year.





Have you helped Haiti yet?

You can do it here http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake/

My favorite video of the moment. Can't get enough of this little boy

I've started a new blog! http://mynameiseelyn.tumblr.com/. I'll still be here on LJ though cuz I can lock entries up. Tumblr just looks....pretty.