unfit!

What a cheery morning it was today, no need to wake up before seven am to prepare to go to school, now that the holidays are here.

(Of course, since i have been doing this almost without fail for every weekday for the past thirteen or so weeks and hence have more or less attuned my body to this schedule, i still ended up waking up at that unearthly hour this morning.)

But still, in spite of the early wake-up, the good weather still put me in a good mood. Was actually praying quite a bit for nice and rain-free weather today so that the captain's ball would go on smoothly, if not solely for the purpose of getting some much-needed exercise after getting as fit as an anti-fiddle (whatever it is) over the past few weeks of exams and prep. So was really pleased to look out of my east-facing window and actually see the sun for once, after so many weeks of cloudiness or raininess (don't get me wrong though, there's no morning weather i love more than one featuring precipitation of some degree - such great weather for sleeping-in, plus last time in army rain meant that exercise/ippt/battalion run/other unfavourable army activity would be cancelled).

After going to the library for a while to print out some stuff (cos my home printer kena power surge), i decided to take advantage of the relatively clear skies (a very rare occurence nowsaday) to go for a swim, and hopefully feel a bit more fiddle-like... Managed to complete forty laps, but could tell that my fitness level has gone down significantly even since ippt just under a month ago. Couldn't do too many laps at one go, and was panting after each series of laps... Anyways, was good to see some sun again, also doing laps provided the perfect repetitive activity to do while reciting 1 Corinthians 13, the MEET memory passage due tomorrow. "Love is patient *breathe*, love is kind *breathe*, it does not envy *breathe*..." you get the picture... (of course, once i exited the pool i forgot so many things already - methinks chlorine water does something for my memory power...

Following that was captain's ball, where my (lack of) fitness showed up again. Running up and down the court just knocked the wind out of me. I was showing my shack face constantly methinks... Anyways, was good to see some of the arts people after exams, and to just gather for a time of fun and fellowship. Had a really great (though also wheeze-filled) time, thank God for His provision of good weather and good conversations =)

Went to watch Rent just now, a rather impromptu affair with Jason and Renshao since ticket sales have not been too good. Was rather impressed by the vocal quality of most of the cast (hint hint). The story itself, well i shan't comment... Kallang Theatre really needs to be upgraded though. I could still bear with the poor aesthetic appearance of the place, which i guess is only to be expected given its age. But the sound system really was very crappy, in my opinion. A certain someone's (who does not belong to the most as mentioned above) voice, especially, came across as very muffled.

Aiyah, really should start looking at sep stuff (i can take comfort from the fact that neither Jason nor Renshao have done so as well), especially since AnnTIC is coming up, and will take away a good number of my free days. That being said, i am rather excited about AnnTIC, as well as about the many challenging yet cool stuff that awaits...