Secrets and Treasure

"The secret of a happy life isn't buried in a treasure chest... it lies within your heart."
Author Unknown, from Life is for Living

My running and training has been haphazard and sporadic, if I may use the correct adjectives. this week, I only did
Mon - 12 km
Tue - 25 km spin at Changi
Wed - 9 km
Thur - 1km on treadmill and weights.

Why? because my knees are not feeling good, my itb is hurting and I have been trying to do the tennis ball massage on my itb. tomorrow, will have a time trial at bedok reservoir. hope i can do a good timing.

ok, let's talk abt things that are less demoralising.

today was an outing with guagua and mum. Mich is in taipei for meeting. 8-!

anyway, originally, wanted to go Hort park but the weather rained cats and dogs, so me and guagua went back to sleep. woke up real late this morning, kindaf unlike me. 1030 am!! we went to pick mum up and then visited sis, sis-in-law and nephew raph who just renovated their semi-D before heading to spingleaf together for lunch with them. we tried this shanghai food at this eatery and the food was good and reasonably priced. ate quite a lot of dishes and the cost is below 60$. the dishes were tasty and not so salty and very home-cooked. i estimated if we go Ding tai feng and eat similar dishes, it would have cost more than $90.

then went next door to Hans for tea n coffee.

Mum has nvr been to Tampines 1 so we headed down and showed her around like I owned the place haha.

that's abt it for today.

Increasingly, I wanna spend more and more time with my family and loved ones, esp parents. seeing age catching up on them, I dun wanna miss watever time I have just to be with them and family, sharing our laughter and worries, frustrations and joy. I guess as age catches up, my priorities kindaf change. But in any case, i have never been so keen on material comforts, as long as I have enuff, I am satisfied. that's me. maybe that's why i am an easily-contented person, like if you give me a loaf of bread, i can last the whole day. haha, i shld be a monk.

but take heart and treasure what we have, seek the inner happiness. 8-) For me, family and friends are my treasures. ... mmm.. maybe my shelves of books as well. 8-)

Family and Friends are hidden treasures, seek them and enjoy their riches - Wanda Hope Carter