Stronger Versus Weaker

Last week I was burned out from Thursday all the way to Saturday and ended up with some weird flu and cough combination.

Thursday was RVP meeting and pringles-and-chicken-biscuits-gobbling-time. I also rushed lab report till 2.30 am so I don't have to purposely make a trip down this Monday to hand it in. Friday was Consolidation Party for Yishun Reading Stars and it didn't seem like one that is very successful because of the chaotic situation and I must say it wasn't one of the better planned Consolidation Parties I have attended. Well, still it ended off YRS pretty nicely. Meeting lasted till quite late and it really didn't help in my recovery from the lack of sleep the past few days. Saturday's outing at Science Centre was fun but with tuition following till evening was no joke. Totally tired out. And no surprise, flu and cough came to look for me.

Yes, I was made weaker. And today I realised I was crippled by this bug. After a week of inactivity and sedentary lifestyle, I was rendered useless at 5 km. A bug weakened me! Hmph! Argh! Grr! I must recover and get back at 5 km! I cannot be a useless bum, a lactic-acid-filled sour bum! Determination and perserverence, pressing on, I must use this 5 km spirit on studies. I choose to believe that I was physically weakened rather than having detriorated mentally because I know regaining physical health is a much easier path than its emotional counterpart. Similarly, I choose to believe we're only physically apart rather than psychologically.

Yes, I am made stronger by this Internet Service Provider which challenges me to a great extent and tests my patience a lot. I took approximately 30 minutes so sign in to MSN today and got disconnected merely 5 minutes into MSN. Sending e-mails takes 20 minutes and 3 tries. My patience was paid off, at least.

I'll train myself to be strong, stronger.