Punggol morning run

Went to collect my 'sleeper BMW'. Decided to pack for a run around the Punggol LRT and over the TPE.

Distance: 4.04km
Time: ~ 27min
Speed: 9km /hr

Walked the last 300m through the carparks.
There's a gradient over the TPE. Heh. Making excuses for myself.

Cooling of rooms specifications for new house

Main bedroom = 300 x 550 = 16.5 = 177.6 sq ft = 11544 BTU = 3.38kW

Attached bedroom = 330 x 375 = 12.375 = 133.2 sq ft = 8548 BTU =2.5kW

Spare bedroom = 350 x 375 = 13.125 = 141.3 sq ft = 9184.5 BTU = 2.6kW

Theory = sq ft x 65 = BTU needed to cool area (NOTE: different websites have suggested different figures - an European website suggested x 35...)

1kW = 1.34hp = 3412 BTU /hr

Total theoretical max compressor load = 8.5kW = 29002 BTU

Morning run

Distance: 3.33km
Time: Approx 18min
Pace: 11.1km/hr

Still not quite 2.4km passing pace yet, but was having a nice chat half the jog with my ex-CSM who's now in Stagmont Camp.

From future in-laws' place to our new home

Distance: 7.29km
Time: approx. 45min
Avg Speed: 9.66km/h

Stats not entirely accurate. I basically starting walking and running after the 6km mark, at the junction with Brickland Rd when it goes REALLY upslope... heh... So I gather my average speed for most of the route was almost 11km/h.

The route follows Tibs bus 180 in case it rains or you're so slow you're late for your next appointment.

The new creature

"The meek shall inherit the earth."

"...the renewing of your mind..."

"dying to self... to be a new creature...a new creation"

"The just shall live by faith..."

"worry not about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself..."

"Seek first the kingdom of heaven, and all these shall be added onto you..."

Are you truly a new creature?

woohoo

I proposed and she accepted. Woohoo. I'm getting married. Woohoo. Buying a flat. Woohoo. Byebye BMW. Boohoo.

time out

Can you imagine? Scroll down below... down 7 posts... yes... In 11 months I've made 7 posts. That's what work does to you. Actually, not just work. Work, BSF, Church, dating and all that... blogging just goes all the way down the priority list. I think I would have lost many regular blog surfers by now. Nevertheless... I'm one month shy of being a year in my current job!... Madness sometimes, but really thanks be to God for strength through the tough times, and thanks for the quiet times as well! And God for wisdom and setting priorities straight. And many thanks for dear darling by my side too :)

Have some insane colleagues... yes... they love work, in fact, I'd dare say they live for work :p either that or they're such fantastic multi-taskers that they could just be checking email every minute and surfing the web non-stop for news. Heh.

Being in the media line puts u in the face of the world (unfortunately). So many things happening in the public consciousness now. The US financial markets disaster. Political problems in Malaysia. Confusion in Thailand. Rising electricity prices. ERP gags. JBJ dies. Heh. All these distractions of the mundane world.

My (not-so-new) fuel guzzler. 1350kg. 150bhp. 5-spd auto. Reverse sensors (at last, no more opening of door). Rear-wheel drive. Super-madly road grabbing and kissing tyres.