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Whee... I've done more in a week than I'd done in the past 6 mths! =3
Mon: Skipped some rope
Tue: Cooked some spaghetti
Wed: Practiced some swings using the bokken
Thu: Sprinted down the length of the the mini-corridor that leads to my room
Fri: Swam a few laps
Edited on 28 Mar 2011
Sat: Movie'd with HJ
Sun: Last min meet up with Irene Belle before she left on a jet plane (:S Sorry girl! Didn't get to see you earlier and when we met, I was engrossed with 4gu's Galaxy Tab instead... /feels bad D:). Cycled to the end of East Coast Park.
Now I've officially done more than I had in the past week than I had done in the last 6 months! :D
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Also, I'd been trying to make myself wake up earlier this week so I could go swim but the magnetic pull of the pillow is too strong! Even when I'm conscious at 9am, it didn't take much for me to drift off again.
But today, while watching Monday's episode of TDS and TCR in the evening (we intended to watch all 4 days' worth of them at one go XD), I noticed the weather was nice and sunny in a good way and I kept saying I should go out. Was ready to go fly kite at the roof of the multistorey carpark near my house but bro noted that there isn't really much wind to fly it. So I changed plans. Showered, packed my swimsuit, towels and toiletries and off I go~
It's been years since I'd went to Tampines Swimming Complex and boy had it changed! There's a giant mushroom water fountain thing! And a 2nd level deck for people to tan on. And holy crap, the amount of kids learning swimming is huge! I had to keep dodging legs and arms.
Breaststroke was okay but I was out of breath real quick after swimming freestyle. Stamina long gone... D: Because I was out of breath real quick, I stuck to the 1st and 2nd lane closest to the edge of the pool.
So there was this tanned and toned guy at the end of the pool and what I noticed first about him was his distinctive circular tribal tattoo design on his right shoulder blade (from now on known as Tanned and Toned Circular Tribal Tattoo guy or TTCTT guy for short). Can't see his face nor his tattoo that clearly coz I've got no specs on so meh. He was always at the 1st or 2nd lane when I reached the end but when he swam, he sorta glides through the water real fast. But he was always at the end by the time slow me reached.
I had told myself I'd do 5 laps and swim more if I can still go on but after 5 laps, I can't go on. So by end of lap 5, I was pretty out of breath and was lounging by the edge. TTCTT guy chose that time to glide over and asked me if I was learning freestyle. The following conversation took place by the poolside.
TTCTT guy: Are you learning freestyle?
Inner Me: No, I know how to do freestyle swimming. It's one of my worst strokes but I learnt it before. Gods, I can't tell him I'd learnt it before! That's just embarrassing!
Me: Yea, sorta... Ahaha...
TTCTT guy: Well, you might wanna lower your head in the water more
Inner Me: Ya think?
Me: Yea but I'm pretty out of breath to do that
TTCTT guy: Coz your head is a tilted too close to the surface *does hand approximation of my head and body* and it slows you down.
Inner Me: I knew that!
Me: Yea... Ahaha...
TTCTT guy: It's easier if you keep your head parallel to your body.
Inner Me: Yea I know but I can't coz--
Me: Ahaha... Yea, I couldn't hold my breath underwater too long...
Inner Me: I used to be able to do that relatively ok... Gods, all my stamina! Gone!!
TTCTT guy: Okay...
Me: Ahaha...
Silence ensues and after threading some water, he glided off. I decided to try one last lap with my head down like he said and yes, it is easier and faster but it took a lot more effort and I really really ran out of breath faster too. And if there weren't so many kids around, I prolly would've do another 1-2 laps but I've had enough of dodging limbs so I got out, all the while wondering if he thinks I got scared/frightened/shy and got out of the pool right after he talked to me. But that's not it. I gave myself a limit and that limit couldn't be extended due to my current physique and stamina so I got out, not because I got scared/frightened/shy. Really!
Bought donuts, honey glazed chicken drumlets and Gong Cha home. The Mother saw my feast and said me going swimming was a waste of effort if I'm gonna eat all that. Bro heard and whispered to me "Not so. You only went to swim coz the weather was nice". I laughed. Got to the living room and Dad asked me what was my reason to go swim--Health? Weight loss? Swim for the sake of swimming?--and I told him the truth, which was what bro said to me, that I went swimming coz the weather was nice. So me eating all that stuff did not really matter with respect to the reason of me going swimming today. Dad told The Mother that and The Mother was a little miffed.
But all was well.
I did not tan at all under the evening sun and will be getting mighty sore for the next few days but I had fun. And a random guy talked to me! I don't get many random guys talking to me... XD
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