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It’s been two years since my last entry and a lot has happened/changed in my life since then. Honestly, I’ve typed and re-typed paragraphs, deleting them and then rewriting them for the past 30 minutes and yet I still have no clue what to write.

So, what’s new?

I injured my lower back. I got two slightly bulging discs and I feel hella miserable because of it. You see, I’ve always been exercising one way or another. I went for TRX classes for about 2 years, did a lot of circuit/HIIT training, boxing and recently, CrossFit. I was in Singapore when I injured my back (or when my back decided to be done with life) and the pain was INTENSE. I’ve never felt that kind of pain where it hurts to sit, walk or even lie down. Thing is, a back injury isn’t like getting the flu where you can pop a few Panadols and sleep it off. It’s been 4 weeks since my injury and I still feel a very dull ache when I do certain movements.

And honestly, it’s depressing. I can’t do CrossFit. I mean, I can la… but I have to scale workouts down and it’s boring. Hella boring. I can’t believe I’d say this but I actually miss feeling winded as fuck doing 30+ burpees in a workout. Or feeling like my legs and thighs are gonna fall off doing thrusters and wall balls. Or being forced to do a 1.5km run (cumulatively) in a workout as someone who hates running. These are things I’d dread doing in a WOD but now… I miss it. The most depressing part is that, I have no idea when I’ll be able to do all of this again. I know I’ll get there. But the recovery process is gonna is gonna be long and…. boring.

On a brighter note, I booked my first solo trip to Seoul this November which I’m super excited about. I’ve always wanted to travel alone and I’ve done SOME bits of exploring on my own in my previous trips. I’ve walked around Sydney and Tokyo alone, but it was always like a few alone days out of a trip with a friend. And I’ve always wanted to visit Korea — I love K-Beauty and some K-Drama. I’m very indifferent about K-Pop, though I like Black Pink. But the culture, style, and cuisine intrigues me. I plan to also squeeze in a DMZ and Joint Security Area tour while I’m there so I can get a glimpse of North Korea too. I think forking out a shit ton of money for that tour will be hella worth it. Oh and the truckload of K-Beauty products I’m gonna bring back, omg this trip is going to drain my bank account.

So that’s that. Let’s just hope it won’t take me another 2 years to come up with another entry.