Finally got a week of leave.  Just before xmas too.  As most people around me already know, I'm flying off to Beijing today (well in an hour actually) and I'm gonna be meeting 2 friends there.  Even though I like company when on vacation, I prefer going through airports and travelling from destination to destination alone.  Its just faster that way.  I even had time to do a short walk around the airport terminal (with short stops in between free internet kiosks of course).

Strangely enough, I'm not as excited to travel as I thought I'd be.  I'm probably more glad to not have to go to work today, and travelling is just another way to pass time.  No matter, hopefully I'll find stuff to do in Beijing and catch up with old friends.  I have no itinery and no plans at all.  First time I've ever done that lol.

While Aish is still doing her thing, I shall now start counting down to my own trip to Beijing.  Make that T-12 days. I'm finally not sure from the half marathon and will now start clawing my way back to fitness.  Had a gym session after work today and that was not too bad at all.  Okay actually it was pretty bad.  Huffed my way up 13 flights of stairs after gym just to work some of those less used muscles.  Kept my heart rate up for quite a bit.  Tomorrow I shall see if I can put in a short jogging session.  Hope to restart those run sessions with the running lab guys before I leave for Beijing.  Dragonboat will also restart after the OC race which is tomorrow.  Unfortunately I'll be attending a wedding and some other stuff besides that.  Would want to avoid the area in the evening as the dreaded Zoukout will be going on that night.  I have to run around tom to collect prizes for the darts tournament and maybe collect some xmas presents for someone.

3 more days to the Singapore River Regatta.  This week was just spent doing light workouts just to keep the heart pumping.  Not gonna do any carbo-loading 'cos my events will be quite spread out and frankly speaking I already eat too damn much food for lunch with my colleagues.  Almost kept totally away from alcohol for the week - attending a seminar by one of the banks with my mum got me 2 free glasses of pretty good cab sauv so I HAD to take it.  Maybe will have a slightly more hearty dinner with her on Fri night (assuming it will happen) and then it will be race day.

But that's not the only race I'm attending.  I still have my company's badminton tournament which I have almost no experience in playing except those times with Julian and my crazy Danish neighbours.  Gonna get creamed.  No matter though.  That's not as important as the Regatta.  But come 6th December, I get to torture my legs again in the annual Standard Chartered Marathon.  Doing the 21km this time due to lack of training.  Should be a good race.  Done marathons before so 21 is no problem.  Will see if I will be able to clock a decent time.

I wish myself and the Austchamps luck.  Good hunting.