invisible tumbles

#21(5) reading: chasing cézanne

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 02:36:18 +0800

Peter Mayle is famous for his autobiographical A Year in Provence. I haven’t read it, nor did I see the film, but I’ve always been aware of him. Mr Mayle was a sort of expert on Provence, and…

95 years and counting

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:58:31 +0800

95 years and counting:

It’s Car’s grandmother’s 95th birthday party today. And what a party for an amazing lady! There were many family and friends, and I’m no longer surprised that I know quite a few and get greeted as a…

reality junkie

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:58:31 +0800

reality junkie:

I had to get home by 7pm today to catch the return of TAR. It was a 2 hour premiere!! Although at first when the contestants were running out I was like why are there so many YDCs?? [not a…

i hate the new flickr logo

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:47:34 +0800

i hate the new flickr logo:

Yes, I’m well aware that yahoo bought flickr ages ago. But why is there a need to force the yahoo branding onto the flickr logo? I hate, hate, hate it. I don’t hate yahoo, I just think that…

nike human race 10k

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:46:04 +0800

nike human race 10k:

Talking about running, I registered for the nike 10k human race:

the Human Race 2009 is a virtual event - no need to get to a venue - you can run your 10K any where, any time on race day

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did you miss me

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:20:48 +0800

did you miss me:

youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppiF7FYQi_s

This song rotated to the top of my running playlist and it’s such a great song to start a run. I mean, I adore…

#59(7) mushroom risotto

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:47:38 +0800

#59(7) mushroom risotto:

I’ve always thought risotto is difficult to make, at least perfect. I knew I’d have to try to make it one day, and with the mushrooms I bought at the farmer’s market early this week,…

the familiar ikea shopping experience

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:38:46 +0800

the familiar ikea shopping experience:

I’m very comforted to find that the Ikea shopping experience is similar anywhere in the world. The difference is mainly to do with size of the store, which affects the inventory available….

oyster festival

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:38:46 +0800

oyster festival:

My second Landshark event today was the oyster festival at Roscoe Village. According to the original blurb in Time Out it’s supposed to be a Guinness and oyster event; but somehow…

beachathlon

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:09:21 +0800

beachathlon:

It was a perfect day for running along the lake. There were around 500 people at the beachathlon. The run was 4 miles plus 5 obstacles — pretty simple ones like people kicking giant…

squat rack

Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:13:14 +0800

squat rack:

I moved up 10 pounds for the s1-7 nrolw workouts, I’m at 60 for squats now. I know I can do more, possibly up to 1 rep body weight. The problem is, I can’t get the barbell up to the starting…

next two races

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:42:09 +0800

next two races:

I picked up the gear for the next 2 races — the beachathlon this saturday and the AIDS run walk in October.

As soon as I saw the beachathlon event, I signed up. It seems so much fun:

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farmer's market spoils

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:32:52 +0800

farmer's market spoils:

I went crazy at the farmer’s markets this week. Yesterday I went to the one downtown and bought 8 bags of dried cherries, cranberries and blueberries — enough for the winter. Today I went…

TDP challenge September -- update

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:08:10 +0800

TDP challenge September -- update:

Mid-month update.

exercise

run a full 10k // not yet, may be this weekend
nrolw complete stage 1 // at s1-6b, 7 to go
deadlift half my body weight // next weight increase at s1-7a
full pushup…

they don't like Audi here

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:37:36 +0800

they don't like Audi here:

youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcJWFvKQdM8

As a new owner of a sports car, I can safely say that yes, I look at other sports cars. And covet the models I didn’t…

#25(2) 101 6-word novels [21-40]

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:20:47 +0800

#25(2) 101 6-word novels [21-40]:

It took me a while to write the next 20 6-word novels, but here they are. A varied bunch, I think. My favourites: #21 for its cheekiness and #33 cos I have a specific idea for that storyline.

sugar resistance

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 14:51:26 +0800

sugar resistance:

So I’ve been sitting here for an hour contemplating. Nothing deep, just trying to decide between Mrs Fields chocolate chip cookie and ice cream. Hobson’s choice. The easy answer is: have both,…

moments

Sun, 13 Sep 2009 08:39:49 +0800

moments:

Around the office today were copies of a memory book produced in honour of the 69 staff who were lost. That was a significant % of total US staff at that time, when they were based at 92/F on Tower…

a little bit of a miss

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:36:27 +0800

a little bit of a miss:

5.01km 33.17min 6.37min/km.

You just know. Within the first paragraph/verse/bite, it’s already enough to tell if the book/song/meal is going to be good or bad.

Today was one of those days. I took…

food tolerance scale

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:18:39 +0800

food tolerance scale:

Spotted via accidental hedonist, a chart that rates our food threshold. The idea is that people generally have limits to what they are willing to eat. The higher the tolerance for…