Finally!

Yes! Finally Im done with this semester! It has been a crazy past 3 months with 3 projects besides the heavy engine syllabus, on top of having to train and travel for races. As a result, I could feel the effects towards the end of the semester. I was so burnt out, having no mood for both studies and cycling. But with lower lows you get higher highs! Now Im feeling very good and motivated for the month ahead!

Moved out of my hall immediately after my paper yesterday and came home to unpack them. Was deciding whether to go for a ride in the afternoon, but decided to take one more day rest (there's a long month and possibly a long 2012 to go, I don't want to burn out too quickly again). So i laid on my bed to relax and soon it became a 3hrs nap. For the first time in 3 months i slept with a peace of mind, without having to worry about waking up for studies, training, exams, etc. It certainly felt great! When i woke up it was already dark. Did nothing much the rest of night, dinner, watching tv with parents, surf some net and then back to sleep again...

Intended to do a little ride this morning and also to test out my new Quarq powermeter (i fixed up just before i took the short break so haven tried it yet). But to my pleasure/disappointment, it was raining when i woke up! :-) Very nice and cool morning to just tug in bed for another hour (especially after exams) so Im not complaining! Haha.. Maybe in the afternoon I'll go if the weather is fine. Otherwise, it can wait till tomorrow...

So as i mentioned in the previous post, some things i want to do this holiday:
- Just to relax and enjoy, really
- Ride my heart out
- Read "Training and Racing with a power meter" 2nd Edition
- Read "Racing through the dark" by David Millar
- Plan my race priorities and training program for 2012
- Arrange my cupboard files
- Organise files in my laptop
- Learn and improve my Spanish
- Plan a short biking trip overseas (maybe)
- Genting Trip with family (3 - 5 Jan)
- Work as a Barista in a cafe (maybe)
- Work and improve on my blog
- Reflections on 2011 (things i did right/wrong, mistakes learned)
- Decide whether to stay with the team and future for 2012

That is all for now. I will be updating the list if anything comes along the way. With so many things to do, I had better get started now...... :-)