Thursday, January 28, 2010
running, running, as fast as i can.
lately, whenever i have too many thoughts swimming around in my head, i find myself heading out to the gym for a good, long run (it's way too cold now to run outdoors, though some crazies still do). running has a strange way of wiping out every thought in your mind, you just focus on putting one foot in front of the other and plod on towards...pretty much nowhere, since you're on the treadmill.i guess you don't think about anything because your body's just too focused on getting past the 3 stages of running (as defined by yours truly). for the first 10-20mins, your legs are screaming out at you to stop, then you push past the pain to the second stage when you reach a state where you don't feel anything. perhaps it's the adrenaline that numbs you and your mind, the feeling of lightness a reward for enduring for the arduous first 20minutes. honestly, you feel pretty darn invincible at that stage. run for another 20minutes, why not? bring. it. on! towards the end, you just feel the tips of your fingers tingling, your heart working on overdrive to pump blood to every nook and cranny of your body. and before you know it, you've gone almost an hour without using your brain. amazing!
back to the point of plodding towards nowhere on the treadmill. come to think of it, the first person that ever demonstrated the use of the treadmill probably was the laughingstock of the town. i mean, running on the spot, really? must've looked kinda silly. we only think we look normal because everyone else around us is doing that too. nevertheless, if you ever do feel kinda silly running on the treadmill while watching the telly, just look around at the dudes pumpin' iron and be comforted. big grown men grunting and frowning over inanimate objects, gritting their teeth while battling a few blocks of metal. who looks sillier, you tell me.
if the people of the past were to travel to the present and land up in the gym due to some miscalculation in their time machine mechanisms (obviously a mistake because no one travels into the future with the intention of finding out how people work out), they'd probably find us highly amusing. well, at least i would.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
won't let you fall.
nothing like a good Office episode to remind you why you adore The Office. speaking of which, i've been wanting to share this Office clip for the longest time, just never got around to it. too bad embedding was disabled. CLICK ME.(sidenote: they're at niagara falls on the maid of the mist! I WAS THERE TOO! ha, one of the perks of being in the US where most television is made)
haven't felt the urge to write lately, will update soon, promise. for now, do revel in the absolute awesomeness of this clip! i totally won't mind a wedding in the likes of this one.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
hello, 2010.
spent new year's at NYC with The BFF, i now know why people fall in love with the city. this may be a little overdue, but happy new year, folks.