SAFRA membership

i have been putting off renewing SAFRA membership because i don’t use at all. but lately as i gear up my swimming practice, i  now need access to 50m lap pool, a deep pool will be good for some confidence building. and happens i need a watch too! so i signup the 5 year membership @ $155 which gives a useful TIMEX ironman watch + 1 year free extension + 2x carl jr meal

so its actually 6 years @ $155 which translate to only about $2.15/month! so far i tried the pool at 3 location:-

1. Mount Faber
Nice green surrounding but are not enough lanes as there always seems to be some training going on, and closure of some lane. i like the rain showers but i seen quite a few clogged up drainage, hope that will be fixed that soon!

2. Jurong
50m lap pool about same size as mount faber, the rest are kiddy area. didn’t like to surround air too, probably because it’s near the industrial estates.

3 Yishun
the best for now! more lanes + lovely outdoor Jacuzzi! surrounding is nice too. only problem is that it’s too far from my home.

Toa Payoh undergoing reconstruction and will only be ready in 2012. Going to try the Tampines pool soon ……….

bangkok 2012

After confirming the flights, accomodation & plans, the bomb blast kickoff the following week. How sweet that was, bangkok! Ok perhaps couldn’t have put the blame on them, just my “good” luck! On a positive note, at least the situation wasn’t so chaotic.

So a short trip for some prayers @ erawan shrine, gun shooting session, massage & trying out the street food. Rest of free time will be relaxing or dozing off in some lazy coffee club. Oops sounds like i still can’t get away coffee for now? !

Pack list going be simple, all going into smallish day pack
Tee x1
Shorts x1
Disposable underwear  x3
Empty bottle x1 fill water at airport
Travel Adapter x1
Mobile + charger
Digicam + spare battery
Small umbrella
Some toilet paper (yes, it’s very important item!)
Book – Larsson’s the girl who kicked hornets’ nest
Lactoforte tablets in case ate something disagreeable….
Hmm….. missed anything?

jan12 habits review & feb12 habit

got a little time for a quick review on jan12 habits before bedtime

going coffee free for a month was easily accomplished. while i can’t say i’m completely caffeine free since i had used green tea at time to curb my urge, green tea is still no coffee. nuff said!
benefits when going coffee free was i sleep better and wake up fresher. i decided to try for few days going back to daily coffee in feb12, and all i can say my sleep suffered.

so my conclusion, going coffee free is certainly a right choice for me. so i’m absolutely going to kick it off once i finished off with those credits in my starbucks card

daily swim/run wasn’t that successful. besides distraction by lunar new year holidays, at time work & personal commitments got in the way too. so felt perhaps it wasn’t realistic for my lifestyle. i guess it good to have days when away from swim/run. anyway, it still did help to get me into mood of workout ~ better than nothing!

as long as i run/swim for at least 3days/week, that will suffice. ok going to leave that for now.

feb12 habit ~ i guess a bit late to start. besides busier schedules, i’m also planning for a short trip away from the hustle & bustle. i been thinking about going vegetarian for quite sometime, so was actually thinking of trying to cultivate that habit in mar12

till then …. zzzzzzzzzz