Singlehood
In a melancholic mood...
maybe cos i just read sumiko tan's column in papers, realised that she has become more intense in her 'single' columns increasingly, previously i was hooked onto her that i religiously read her column everytime, now i'm dreading to "discover" her articles (cos she dun write so frequently) on Sunday Lifestyle. Let me share why...
Lonely Hearts Club - Loneliness is such a drag...But in the end, it's only you who can chase the blue away
One of the scariest spectres of growing old - especailly if u r single & female like me - is that of the lonely, crazy old spinster...Sometimes it scares me enough to contemplate getting hitched to any half-decent man I can find but, thankfully, sanity always prevails. Of course, loneliness isn't restricted to old or to singles, but chances of it descending on you increase with age, especially when you are unmarried.
When you are abled-bodied & employed, so many things prevent you from being lonely, Ther e are always colleagues to talk to, deadlines to meet & challenges to tackle.
But when such lifelines are taken away from you and you are staring at days on end with nothing to fill the hours, then what? Loneliness is easy to fight if you have a family, for even if relations aren't all harmonious, at least there is a network of support you can rely on - or just people with whom you can chat.
Friends are like buoy, but up to a point, for while you may have plenty of them when you're in your prime, who's to tell that most won'tbe of the fair-weather kind?......
maybe one of my good gal frens were feeling down today and she shared an article about singlehood as well..
maybe, it's a Monday Blues for me...didn't know that i can hit me even when i'm not working.
Training for Race
Sun morning was spent at Yishun SAFRA, the place i hv been before, but i didnt realise that it's within 5 mins walking distance from Yishun INT, too entrenched in the "take taxi if cannot see from the MRT" mindset.This session is meant for novices who has little or no experiences in adventure racing-rope elements....i hv never tried rope ascending neither has ZXL nor instructor and it has been ages since i last abseiled...10 yrs?! despite the rustiness, the session was useful & enjoyable.3 of us bonded & found out wat we can and cannot do (like instructor cannot be ropeman when abseiling, wil reach the ground faster unwillingly...) Rope ascending portion is interesting...need techniques as well as arm power to hoist urself up the rope, though it can get pretty strenous if it is any higher than 1 storey...which we suspect it's gonna be... There are 2 main ropes dangling down where the jumars (ascending devices) are clipped onto. To climb up, the following steps are:- Jump & slide the 1st jumar on 1st rope as high up as possible so u'll be sitting on ur harness, - Next, step onto the legloop attached to the 2nd rope and slide the 2nd jumar up together with the leg rope, u should feel urself moving up along the rope- Assisted by the legloop, push up with your leg & haul urself up using armpower at the same time..- Repeat the steps until u reach the top....All 3 of us are a wee bit exhausted by the technical climb...but agree that it's quite fun...for a SHORT climb...Need to strategise on the race...eh...what to wear & bring...look 'saat' on the outside only...but cycle & swim..
CMI...*PRAY*
