BAD ASS

Post 5

I have a new BB. I haven't changed the settings - so the ring tones, alarm sounds are all new to me. This morning I woke up to the sounds of dancing music which was somewhat tantalizingly lilting. A nice change from the jarring sounds I had before.

I have (yet) a new hair cut: Getting a new hair cut is always cool (in my books). But not always the morning after - the fussing about how to get it right drives me argh.

Running 7 days to raise funds for leukaemia

Starting this Sunday a really-really good guy by the name of Mal Law(who I met while running the Marathon in North Mongolia-he did the 100km)is attempting something never done before – RUNNING the New Zealand’s 7 mainland Great Walksin just 7days. That’s the equivalent of off-road marathons and two ascents of Mt. Cookin just one week! The Great Walks include iconic trails in NZ and will  take an average (sane) person several days each to walk. Mal, has dedicated a year of his life to this project and raising funds for Leukaemia & Blood Foundation in memory of his brother who died of  leukaemia (check out website for deets). He has so far raised over $55,000 from more than 700 people (including me). His target is $75,000 or more - so I am spreading the word.

www.7in7.org.nz (super easy to donate online).

Sometimes all you want to do is listen to Ella

Post 4

I used to be only attracted to people who were older (and thus presume wiser) than me. This changed at some point and I started forming relationships with people much younger than me. Young, old, does it really matter?

Post 3

The air is much cooler and the year is coming to a close. 2009 has been an eventful year. I went to see a tarot card reader twice, a fortune teller once (twice?) and spoke to a yogi many many many times ala the character played by wynona rider in 'reality bites' (who by the way insisted I wire him money for my good life and books for the kids at the orphanage he was helping with, while he was gallivanting around Asia). I wanted to know (was dying to know) how 2009 would be.. I felt I was veering off the familiar path and wanted to hear that things will be all right, 'everything' would be all right.

But wtf is "all right" really? And who cares if things are not "all right" - you just grit your teeth and get on with it. Just like the 50km run in Singapore. It was tough - much tougher than the 42km run in Mongolia despite the latter's altitude. I had been ill a few days before and was working (and drinking) hard the weeks prior to that and hence wasn't as fit as I imagined I had to be when the time came to race. It was HOT. And I was in pain at km 20. But I just knew I had to finish the race within the cut off time. And I did. I couldn't walk properly afterward, but I recovered and everything was fine. I didn't die and it turned out to be an adventure I enjoyed - especially retrospectively.

Post 2

I tried to post while I was on the road in Scandi-land (admitting amongst others to being a serial type-delete-retype blogger and reinforcing my bad ass-ness) but it obviously didn't work because this blog is empty.

So lately (and due to some events I might share in the future) - I've been thinking that I've been way too earnest for my own good. Enough of all that. I've decided to relax, have fun and not take things too seriously. Incredible things have happened since I've adopted this 'bad ass' mantra - for one, I am feeling extremely liberated and empowered  (not to mention hungry).

Enough about like a river already

Enough about like a river and all that malarkey - the (my) new flavour is being a bad ass. Having my own agenda, being completely bad ass.Out with the old - in with the new!