Hello, 2011!

I'm not very good with keeping resolutions. However. I thought about what I'd like to change in 2011 and I came up with these:

1. Eat more healthy food and less junk food. I was able to live without junk food for 3 weeks last year, so it shouldn't be too difficult (I hope).
2. Limit time spent online. I noticed that I'd spend hours on twitter, facebook, and tumblr doing nothing at all. It's like a black hole that sucks you in. I should spend time on more meaningful and productive things.
   
3. Be present. Being an OC person, I can't help fretting about little things. I'd like to practice living in the moment and just being present.

New training partner

I took my new toy out for a spin earlier this morning. According to Smartcoach, I'm supposed to do an easy 3K today, so it was perfect for getting to know my new training partner better. I love it! And uh oh, I can feel an addiction coming on. Next step is pairing and using the HR monitor.

Being an OC person, I wanted to stick to my target pace (8 mpk) - it's supposed to be an easy run, after all, and my Garmin helped me to do it. Amazing, amazing. Now if only my problematic knees would cooperate...

Hospital trip

At the hospital ER yesterday, a kindly old man who befriended Miguel asked where his daddy was. My son, with all the innocence and honesty of a 5-year old, said that he doesn't have a daddy. He further went on to explain that his daddy left when he was still in my tummy, because Mama and his daddy had a fight.

That's the explanation he always gives whenever someone asks him where his "daddy" is, and I'm glad I told him the truth (however simplified it may be). He doesn't seem to feel any sadness about the matter, but I don't like the sympathetic looks I get from people when they learn about it.

Maynilad Health Run

Thanks to Clare, I found this photo of me (left) running the Maynilad Health Run 10K. This was taken somewhere around the 4 or 5 km mark. I look like a boy!

This is me... sometimes

Coffee just makes everything better. :)

(image source: ArcaMax Publishing)