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Hello World! At this point, I am actually marking scripts at home, something which I hardly can keep awake to do. Strangely but truly. Including this week, I have been spending my afternoons in school. First was the International Frienship Day Inter-Class Sports Competition, then Speech Day rehearsals, Sports Day trials and next week will be the NAPFA testing. Not one afternoon is un-burnt! I am spent. YET I managed to squeeze out time and whatever ounce of energy in me to go for the Bintan Triathlon Training Camp last Sat. It was a simulation of the race day and I had to go through the entire sequence of events i.e. 1.5km swim, 40km bike and 10km run. I heard it was going to be a challenging course and it cannot be any more true! The huge choppy waves made the swim frustrating and I wished I could execute a Moses move to part the sea. Then came the bike ride that took me through hilly undulating courses and I was so thankful for all the RPM and Polar sessions at Pure, which really strengthened my leg muscles. Finally, the 10km run. There were slopes as well but by then my legs were already accustomed to uphill courses. I got lost during the bike course as I was the last to exit the waters (I was with a bunch of experienced angmohs..that's y!) and so I didn't actually complete 40km but who cares! Looking back, it was a good training and I was so inspired to get myself a new bicycle as a way of motivating myself to keep going at such races. I can't wait to get it and take it for a ride. Ooooohhhh lalala..... Some find shopping therapeutic but I find my solace in endurance races. Very few can understand why I would choose to subject myself to such painful experiences but the satisfaction that follows after a race is long-lasting and I never regretted signing up for any of my races. Even forking out a few 1000s for a new bike just to be able to be in races, I would say it is totally VALUE FOR MONEY! Stay tune for pics of my new baby when it eventually comes! Yoo hoooo

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