Discovered a quaint little place called Colbar along Portsdown Rd yesterday – a secret hide-away known only to the very few (I think) and also to the expat community. Great for a relaxing drink (we drank Tsingtao beer : p) and some simple snacks on a blisteringly hot day such as yesterday. It’s right opposite the Archery School and seems to be frozen in time with its old wooden doors and signboard with peeling paint. Feels totally cut off from the rest of Singapore. Very nice :)



Spent most of afternoon swimming and in spa pool – realised am not so fluid and smooth in the water anymore due to long layoff from pool, since spending most of my time running and blading. Must brush up on swimming if want to participate in biathlon.. :p :O I find the advice from this book Total Immersion – The Revolutionary Way To Swim Better, Faster and Easier really good. It focuses on three fundamental rules for going faster using the front-crawl: 1. By balancing body better in water (getting your buoyancy right – apparently reduces resistance in water by 70%!) 2. By making body longer (by always keeping one of your arms in front of you) and 3. By swimming on your side (as often as you can). Really works. Try it if you swim.

Just watched Bless The Child on vcd – good triumphing over evil. God’s power is so awesome! :)