Freewheeling

"Insufferable!" says Lizzy Bennet. What a delightful exclamation I picked up from watching continuous episodes of BBC's Pride & Prejudice. The Hollywood version is not as detailed as the BBC one but not as hopeless as what the critics say. Matthew Macfayden is a dream but of course only Colin Firth can stir one's heart as the cold yet passionate (lovably oxymoronic) Mr Darcy. Oh Mr Darcy!

Only P&P can distract me from my broken skate strap. Horrid horrid end to an enjoyable afternoon. I watched in shock as my skate clanked down the stairs and laid in a pathetic heap on the landing. Despite what you say, no skates are as pretty as my lavender and blue Salomon ones much less the ugly chunky Powerslides I got conned into buying from you. And your dumb suggestion that I stop skating is of course, dumb. Schadenfreuder!

Running is more of a penance than pleasure - I run merely to de-stress or shed fat. Swimming is a half-half. Skating is pure pleasure and I suspect that ECP contributes to it. As every Eastie will know, ECP is best visited during school term and on weekdays when you don't get half of Singapore thronging the park. It's silly but I feel possessive over ECP. Considering how I've spent more than half my life roaming around there, it annoys me when NParks barges in and decides to revamp the whole park into some lame entertainment centre. I shall not start ranting on this topic again.

Standing solo on Bedok Jetty

Black and white on green