Multitasking

The number of windows I can have open at the same time is pretty crazy sometimes. When I am in the mood to listen to songs, I will have my iTunes running, as well as EvilLyrics to fetch the lyrics instantly on the fly. Sometimes I will have Pandora's Box open as well to find nice new songs for me, after which I will use LimeWire to fetch them.

FireFox is usually always open, usually with 5-6 windows running at the same time. Various MSN windows if I am chatting with people. Windows Live Writer if I am blogging. uTorrent will be running in the background, slowly but surely adding to my anime collection.

Fortunately most of these applications are fairly light on system resources, so I can run all of them at the same time without any significant slowdown. But hmmm it sure would be nice if I could get a second 19" LCD screen so I have more space to work with...

I used to like running a lot, ever since my JC days when I had the chance to join the school track and field team. It was something I was pretty good at, and the training served me well when I went army.

But during my uni days age sort of caught up with me. My heart and my legs were not as strong as before, and strain from training took longer and longer to recover from. Discouraged, and faced with other issues, I stopped running entirely and my body fell into terrible shape. At its worse, I could barely finish two rounds round the track at a jogging pace.

The path to recovery was a slow and painful one, but one which I can finally see the light at the end of. Strength has returned to my body, and for the first time I am actually enjoying my runs once again. Running makes you sweaty and tired, but it also makes you feel alive.

May I never hang up my running shoes ever again.

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