Relocating & Roadwork

So here I am, back from a two-day layoff due to nasty headaches and being broken down in general. At least, my blood pressure dipped down a bit from before, so there's a minor victory for me.

I'll be relocating to Shah Alam pretty soon, joining other family members. We used to call Port Klang home for the past...20 something years. So imagine the stuff that piled up during all those time. Damn, got overwhelmed just thinking about it. So many things to pack, so much to do at the new home...it's all tiring. Yet, there is some excitement. I have surveyed the new home, looks like a nice enough place to be.

I guess I was possessed by some kind of demon or something, 'cause yesterday was the first time I actually jog since...gosh, was it 1999? Shame. I alternated walking & jogging in a distance of 2km, and capped it off running upwards on a long flight of stairs. Then I dusted off the skipping rope, doing three sets of fifty jumps. Yes I'm insane. And yes, my leg's pretty sore today.

The people in my neighborhood were amused by the sight of a portly grumpy man, huffing and puffing along the roadside in the name of health. I saw some old folks jog and doing Tai Chi too. Damn, they'd kick my ass pretty easily. I dread the day the old auntie waves at me, attacking me with a chi blast accidentally.

Don't know if I can keep this routine up, though. I certainly felt good afterwards...but super-thirsty at the same time. It took a mountain of will not to veer off at the nearby 7-11 for a canned drink or a Cornetto. Mmm...a Cornetto Royale ain't so bad...*resolve melted away immediately*

"This is Sparta!"

Last Friday (9th March '07), I went to see 300 with my comrade, William. Last movie we watched was Three which was...sometime in 2001, I guess? Maybe the next time I drag him to the cinemas, there might be a movie called Tiga Juta or something.

Anyways, 300 was...a great cinematic feast. But not entirely without faults. Visually, the movie is simply stunning. The Spartans were appropriately king-sized in their badassness. The violence was rather excessive from the get go, by the time movie ends you'd feel neutral to it. Some cuts to the movie hurt the flow a little bit. Way too much of slow-mo shots. But overall, a movie worth the trip to the cinemas for - definitely not for the kids, though.

After that, me and Willie went to nearby mamak to lepak & catch up. The usual topics came up, but Mr.William makes it entertaining as always. I also recapped to Will the recent reunion dinner in KLCC a few weeks prior. Later went home close to 3am....and on the way, I had forgotten that I have to go out to work a few hours later - and needed to go home to Port Klang after that. As it turns out, it became a tiring weekend for me. Swell.