Down Memory Lane...

I started taking pictures with a SLR when film was still in use. Bought my personal camera, a Canon EOS500N - oh yes, I still remember the model AND it is still in the dry cabinet - since the late 90s. I remember it was the newer model of the EOS500. And I am still holding on to a manual Canon AE1 with a 50mm lens. Now that is antique. It still works. Passed down from my dad. The last I remembered, the pictures were really crisp and colours were rich. The marvels of film.


The disadvantage with DSLRs is this, there is no hardcopy of the picture for us to turn the pages. And we have thousands of pictures of the family, kids growing up over the few years and the memories are stored in the computer. We were converted to digital since 2003. Of course, it is probably the new standard of viewing pictures as compared to film, but being old school, wife and myself still prefer to physically handle the albums. Somehow it is more nostalgic. I dont know why, but it just is. However, I have to say, it is much more inconvenient to have so many albums lying around.


Over the weekend, however, we were forced to change our bulk all in one laser printer because the paper tray feeder just kept killing more trees. And we changed to coloured printer. It was a good thing coz now we are able to print our pictures that we want to display. But come to think of it, we should change to using the digital photo frame as well. Guess we have to embrace the technology.


I like photoprints. It gives me real knowledge how well the picture was taken. Sometimes the display on the DSLR can be deceiving. Sometimes the computer screen may be deceiving as well. Nothing beats the actual print. In any case, I should be changing the photos at my work station in a while. Pictures were at least 4 years old. Kids were still so young then. And I was still puffed up looking. And wife looked so young and innocent... Well, she still looked young and innocent NOW *sigh... she reads the blog... goto cover my ass*

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Saturday was adventurous. I was testing the limits. Went out of the flat with 3hours of fuel when the ride was almost 6 hours worth. Spent much time meshing up Faber from Morse Road. Saw another athlete meshing up as well, and he was on the aerobars. My my! A tough workout it must be for him. I was standing and pedaling on some parts. 53-23 chain ring and cog combination was a toughie. Hope it will help build up my legs.


At 120km I was beginning to fade and I had it coming. By the time I reached 130km I was screaming at myself to push it through the 10km and the 10km spin home was coming. It was a mind over body session. Top it off, did a 4km run which I forced myself to slow down. The weather was great for a workout. Overcast and cooling in fact. Really nice. But probably not ideal to train in with Cairns coming up. The environment will be harsher than the cool weather now.


Sunday did 3km warm up, 3 sets of 6km with 1km walk/jog and final 2km warm down jog back. Coach gave me a really tough 2nd set. I thought I wouldnt be able to make it. I havent done HR of 150-160 on 2nd set before and this was the 1st. Fortunately the terrain was rolling. With that all I needed to do was to speed up slightly and the HR shot up pretty much. So I was saved by the undulating route. Did a good last 2km for the last set but still not a 5min pace on average.


The fatigue was felt during Monday's swim. And when I got back to sleep at night, my wife said my breath was sweet smelling. According to Enrico, it was a sign of lack of carb in the body. And I think it was so too coz I had a slight headache. But I did carb a lot after the swim. Just did a google - ketosis. Not sure if this were the case for last night though. Maybe, maybe not.