Silly Tots...

Have you ever had some silly tots which logically and rationally you know it is silly to execute or even if u execute the results may not be satisfactory, but u just have this nagging thought and you just need to try it ?

Well, somehow I did.

Silly Tot 1
Last Sunday, I needed a swim since I haven’t really swam for 1 week for you-know-why. Since mom was at sis place, I wanted to spend time at home rather than go to the gym for my swim and practically spend a few hours travelling to and fro the gym. So decided to check out the public pool near my place at 8am (according to the website it opens at 8am) to beat the crowd. The last time I visited the pool was I think 2 years ago on a Sat. The place was soooo packed with people that my friend and I ended up yakking instead of swimming. So this time I told myself to be prepared for a similar experience, and even if it turned out to be indeed packed, I wouldn’t gripe that I have wasted my time because I would have experienced for myself and I wouldn’t even consider swimming at the public pool on the weekends in future.

True enough, when I got there, the pool was already super crowded!! -_-“ (Apparently the competitive pool opens at 6:30am on Mon, Wed, Fri & Sun) I decided to just try my luck and started swimming. They have split the pool into 3, with the middle lane dedicated for “continuous lap swimming”. Of course, I stuck to the left-most lane and did my breast-stroke. Don’t even dare attempt freestyle since I’m unfamiliar with the pool and I might just bum`p into on-coming “traffic”. Shortly after, this hunk of an instructor came with 2 kids and the kids started swimming. One of them was practicing her backstroke so I had to try my best to get out of her way. At one point I had to duck under the water with another man while the 2 kids swam towards us oblivious to their surrounding. Close shave! I tot ok, this is way too challenging for me … I might just drown! :P

Was already losing the determination to continue when I saw this pack of kids (mainly boys) jumping in to start their class -_-“ Haiz. … really don’t wish to vie with all these people for the use of the pool, its just so not worth the effort and since I’m a weak swimmer, I better get out of harm’s way.

So, in all, I managed a pathetic 20 mins and left. But ok lah, I reminded myself not to get frustrated coz I was prepared for the outcome and also at least now I KNOW I shouldn’t even bother hitting the public pool on a weekend :P

Silly Tot 2
Somehow recently, I’ve been entertaining this crazy idea to go for a lunchtime jog. I have absolutely NO idea why but the tot just kept popping into my head. So I planned for it and on Tues lunch time, I decided to just heck and hit the road though inside me I was really apprehensive (“so hot!!! Am I nuts?!?!?!”, "how to run?!?!", "will I faint?!").

The sun was out and I was like thinking people must be thinking I’m CRAZY!

I just ran the usual CBD route that I was familiar with. The route I used to run on Tues nite last year before I got injured. Wah, the place is now so messy, so many construction going on, I wonder how the sgrunners run that route every tues night! So dark! So dangerous lor !!!

10 mins into the run I was so regretting the run. I was tired, I was breathless. Some guy nodded & waved at me politely as he overtook me and trotted along effortlessly. I was trying to keep pace with him until he turned to take a different route while I carried on straight towards the pier. It took me so darn long to get to the marina pier where I took some water from the tap, rested a while before continuing the journey back, wondering how on earth I’m gonna return to my office in one piece.

I contemplated taking the short route back to CBD (i.e. going straight instead of turning right to the Superbowl Golf & Country Club at the first junction out of marina pier) but decided not to short-change myself. As I passed the country club, noticed this little banner outside that said “City Prawning & Fishing 24 hours”. Didn’t know they have that in marina, so next time if nothing better to do in the middle of the night can consider going there ? haha .. super bo liao

I was so tired from the heat (that could be just an excuse ?) or my inability to run that I ended up walking many times, at some parts I ran for 1+ mins only to be forced to walk as my legs were just so heavy and I was so breathless. Feeling defeated, I struggled the rest of my way back running and walking.

Along the way I met many other crazy people like me ... in fact ...
3 CRAZY ang mos ...
2 CRAZY Chinese ...
and 1 CRAZY Indian

all starting their run. And judging from the way they were running, seems like they do that quite often ??

When I reached my office tower, I was just sooo relieved that my ordeal was over. I didn’t even manage an hour run, it was a run walk of 50mins. But enough is enough … I think I have had the experience of being crazy. Will I do that again ? Ehm, let’s see when I start to go crazy again :P