Week 12,13 & 14

april went by just like that!

parents,bro & sis came down to visit.i didn't work for the first 3 weeks but instead played host to them and ate way too much food.

post 6km run

docklands on a sunday morning

i did the 6km run for water around docklands the weekend after the family left.my first 6 km run!! :) managed to run nonstop for only 4.5 km i think before my breakfast threated to come back up via my mouth.had to stop and walk for about 500 meters before i ran the last 1 km to the finish line.finished it all in 42 mins.

southwharf-dfo

i've also just joined a surf club-alba surf club and they go surfing every weekend!! my first trip with them was last sun-we drove to phillip island but there were no waves anywhere.ended up having fish& chips with new friends before driving back to the city.

phillip island

i've been working heaps in the last 2 weeks to make up for the weeks i didn't work.doing the mother's day run on sunday and i'm excited!!..last year i did the run and it was the first running event i've ever done in my life.this year i'm running again with a few friends so it'll be awesome!!

the next few weeks will be filled with exercising & working before going back to malaysia in june.

also i'm decluttering my room and collecting stuff to sell at the camberwell market in july.woot woot!!..

Week 9

what??!! i haven't written anything for a month! shame on me..

SORRY FOR BEING M.I.A :)

how do those pro bloggers update their blogs daily?

i'm going to commit myself to updating this on a weekly basis :) so just check the blog every week or so.

besides trying to tick everything of my-year-off list,i've also gone back to

working part time. which is good fun cause i only work 2-3 days a week.

here's what i've been up to:

-4km docklands dash

my second of the super sunset series organised by the melbourne sports centre.i achieved my goal of running the whole event without walking so i was very happy at the end.it was a great running event cause docklands is my running playground :)

-run for the kids 5.2 km

ran 37:59 minutes straight and it was my first 5 km ever!!! didn't realise how exhausting it was until i got home,had breakfast and slept for 3 hours after the run. it was a great experience!

-freak melbourne storm

we watched as melbourne got hit by a crazy storm from our apartment.all of a sudden it was dark then the next thing you know,hail came pouring down. the city was in chaos and everyone was wet! it looked like melbourne was covered in snow.

-surfing trips

first lesson for the bro and *RJ and now they love it too.after their first lesson as we were walking back up to the surf school to leave the surfboards,it started to rain and hail!! but only for 10 minutes before the sun came out again and we were back in the water after lunch at bells.

rainbow on the way back to melbourne.this was the day after the melb freak storm. i think it rained the whole day in melb while we were enjoying the sun in torquay.

2nd surfing trip in a fortnight-this is the post surf binge. hello greasy fish and chips.spent the next few days working out at the gym.

-melbourne romp

part amazing race/treasure hunt to help raise money for the Burnet Institute. fun day out with the Makan Group.i could NOT feel my legs after one whole day of walking round melbourne. topped the day with having ABC at the new oldtown kopitiam at QV.

-cats,regent theatre

*B got us awesome front row tickets and the show was excellent!!! the costumes were amazing. i have so much respect for anyone who can do musicals and there's more musicals coming to melb this year.i cannot wait for hairspray in october.

-tropicana juice bar,elizabeth street

two days ago,i tasted their south american delight juice which they claim is the "best juice on earth" and fell in love with the place.the recipe is a secret but it's delicious.i've been back for more since my first drink and i know i'll be a regular. no more boost's energizer juice for me!!

-arabic class

enrolled myself for 8 sessions of arabic lessons at CAE. the first lesson was last night and it went for 2.5 hours.initially it was easy cause i already knew the arabic letters but then it got more complex when we actually started learning basic phrases. it was good fun as i love being a student again!

i'll be working this weekend before the youngest bro comes to visit next week.

Day 15,16,17&18

Day 18

super sunset series-melbourne zoo-4km

first fun run of the year.ran round the zoo for the first 2km and then inside the zoo. it was an interesting experience running inside the zoo,saw a few animals whilst i was running-gorillas,giraffes and baboons.

the next run will be on the 10th,the docklands dash,another 4km run.

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Day 15-17

last minute surfing trip with the girls. drove to lorne and spent the whole day by the beach & shops. it was a lake at lorne on sunday,i think there were only 2 waves in 2 hours but it picked up late in the arvo. spent monday at torquay and it was awesome!! back to back great waves and because it was a monday there were barely anyone on the beach! i spent the next day bumming at home cause i was exhausted from all the fun at the beach.

the woohoo revue played while we were having lunch

magic mushroom from the bottle of milk,lorne

bells beach

torquay

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so while i was away from updating the blog,here's what i did :

registered to a do few fun runs-doing 2x4km,5.2km for run for the kids and 4.7km for mother's day classic.

bought new runners :)

*A arrived for the week and i indulged in a few things i would never eat whilst alone like crepe and chocolate for example.spent an extra hour at the gym the very next day.

i'm currently reading the new jasper fforde-my fav non-fiction writer.am planning to reread the thursday next series after this.

brekkie at south melb- the usual mediterranean and a skinny chai followed by fresh&cheap oysters :) the ideal start for any lady of leisure.