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 10 & 11

the lil bro is in melbourne and here's what we've been up to:

first stop-st ali for brekkie

dinosaur at harbour town

rides at luna park,st kilda

lunch at st kilda

*AH's & *NJ's 22nd bday party

rockclimbing at south wharf

surfing lesson at torquay

2nd surfing trip to torquay

went up to the skydeck

thefather,themother and thelilsis came over to spend the weekend with thebros and i.it was a rather hectic weekend chillaxing with the family but much needed :)

the other bro joined my gym today.yay to another gym buddy!!

i'll be working in ED on saturday-i'm actually looking forward to it cause i haven't worked since the lil bro arrived.

the 6km docklands run for water event is also this weekend.at the mo,i've started training again and i'm hoping i'll be able to finish it without walking.

we're also planning another surfing trip before the lil bro goes back home this saturday. till then wait for somemore pics :)

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.

Day 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13 &14

sorry,i've been MIA.

i've been working the last 3 days and i needed one whole day to recover from 30 hours of work. initially i decided i'd take at least a month off before working part time but the offer was too good to say no.plus it was an easy but busy job to do-ICU so even though it was tiring it was a lot of fun!

i'll upload pics of what i've been up to soon but it's pretty much been hanging out,eating out and the gym.my first 4km run will be on the 24th around the melbourne zoo.hopefully i'll survive till the finish line.

tomorrow we're going surfing so i'm excited :)

i'll be back with pictures on monday.

Day 4

started the day at the gym and completed 8.2 (2nd run of week 8) of couchto5k. struggled a lot to keep running but all i did was focus on the wall infront of me till the time was up. i'm easily distracted when i'm running on the threadmill cause i can't decide what to look at!

can't believe i'm one week away to finishing the whole program then i'm going to start registering for runs in melb-who wants to join me?

image from google

the big goal is to run the penang bridge in november.the penang bridge connects mainland malaysia to the island of penang (where i live).it's about 13.5km but i'm going to start with the 10 km fun run. i've managed to convince a few friends to join me as well.it's something i've always wanted to do-ever since we moved to penang in 1995.the only problem was i'm not a runner-swimmer,yes,runner,no.give me the pool/sea/water and i'll jump in :)

so as part of my quarter life crisis last year (i'll explain that in another entry) i decided to pick up running after finding out about the couchto5K program online.the most awesome thing about it is now u can also get it as an iphone app. all u have to do is turn your music and run-then a voice will come on and say "run now" or "jog now" or the best one "one minute left".i highly recommend it to anyone who wants to start running.

Day 3

when i found out my brother was coming back on tuesday,i had to do a major clean up of the house.

so i finished last week doing nights and i've been slowly trying to pick up after myself.i reckon working nights does crazy things to you. all i do when i get back from work is sleep-no decent food,no cleaning up,no gym.hence everytime i am on nights the house becomes a mess.

inspired by recent pics by CM and her new ikea-fied bedroom,i bought the shelf from GH who had a help-me-get-rid-of-my-stuff sale.

a cleanup of my bedroom will be done in the next few days. baby steps to house cleaning i say :) my bedroom is another warzone. the reason my computer is in the living room is because my desk is full of stuff-i can't even remember the last time i used the desk to do anything,probably never.

i also spoke to an agency about doing some locuming* work.made it clear to them that i had to be based my melb and not some random rural area.as much as i'd love to make money-i'll miss out on things on my to do list if i'm away.

*for my non-medical buddies: locuming-working part time where there are shortages of doctors in a hospital. the best part is some locum shift pay $72-100 compared to the minute amount of $27/hr (variable) for fulltime doctors.

will be dropping by CAE tomorrow to enquire about their arabic classes,i hope it's not too late to register.