Oregon here I come!

I'm going to Oregon Coast next weekend! Took a day off (friday) and since Monday's a holiday here, we'll be there for 4d/3n. It's a 7+ hour drive from Vancouver so we'll pretty much be spending half the day in the car. In fact, if we take another route, although it will take us around 8 hours of travel time (additional one hour), that route is a scenic drive, just beside the Oregon coast, which I heard was beautiful. But I think we'd be sticking to the shorter drive. I'm really looking forward to going to Multnomah Falls, heard that's a spectacular sight.

We were also looking at the map and routes see if we can drive to Forks Washington (Twilight setting) - but turns out, it's very much out of the way from our drive. So better luck next time!

I can't wait. This is my first major trip since I've been back here. Probably my first and last trip of this stay. I'm more focused on saving up this time around. :)

bad timing

Bakit ganun, kung kailan meron ako pupuntahan pagkatapos ng trabaho, tsaka naman biglang may kailangan gawin sa office? Biglang may urgent request. Pero sa ibang araw na pwede akong late, walang lakad, wala din namang urgent request.

Kaya kanina, tense na tense akong umuwi at nagmamadali. Tapos pagbaba ko sa bus, na miss ko pa yung next bus. So hintay na naman ng mga 10 minutes!

Wahh

10km - done!

I finally did my first 10km race last Saturday around Stanley Park! Now I feel like 5km is no longer a problem for me. My friend (who also ran the 10km) said I did pretty well, for a first 10km, and who just started running around 1.5 months ago.

I don't even know how i was able to finish the race with a time of ~ 1 hr 6 minutes (a bit slow, but still a good time for me) considering I ran with a sore left leg. Stupid thing I did was to attempt to run around Stanley Park 2 days before (thursday) and waking up on friday with a very sore left leg and aching right knee joint. Good thing when I woke up on race day saturday, my right knee join was feeling better, though my left was still sore. So I had no choice but to run the race with a sore left leg. I didn't really feel the ache much during the run, but after I finished the race, my legs hurt so much (especially the left)!

Now, 2 days after the race, I feel much better.
And I feel motivated to continue running. I am planning to join another 5km run this coming August. I'm more focused on improving my time - hopefully to get it under 30 minutes.

facebook!

I can't believe it, my friend finally convinced me to register in Facebook!

yoga and some more

I just signed up for Hatha Yoga Beginner's classes for a month. It's only 4 sessions, every Tuesday night after work. If I enjoy it, I'll sign up for the more advanced Yoga scheduled on August.

I'm also planning to sign up for the gym in the office for my last two months here. I'm still thinking about it though, I'd do it more for the weights (toning) as I already jog in the mornings and do the grind.

I'm actually proud of myself. When I started running, I ran three ovals (well, not olympic size) and I was already tired. Now, I can run 10+ rounds, and even run 6km straight without pausing. Not bad. I really think I've improved. My next stop is 10km marathon, and probably hoping to lose a couple pounds of my fats. :)