Taking a plunge

Despite the harsh midday sun, I decided to take a dip in the resort’s swimming pool. I was to take a bath anyway so why not take a little swim before the shower. I immediately realized how heavier one’s body felt in the freshwater as opposed to the salty waters of the sea. Treading the 10 foot depth became such a chore so I took laps ensuring a break to catch my breath on the kiddie side of the pool at the opposite end.

Suddenly the effects of a few hours of sleep and too much alcohol and inactivity caught up with me as I began to feel my hamstring cramp up. I had to take it easy, it would be so ironic for me to drown myself in such a small pool when my companions were surfing the open seas. I took large but slow strokes, mindful of trying to breathe at regular intervals in small volumes so I don’t tire out so easily, the same technique that I use when I jog. It went well and the 20-minute workout I gave myself was quite satisfying.

It is said that swimming is a great way to exercise as it involves almost every muscle in your body, I agree with this as the equivalent of a 60 minute jog seems to be a 20 minute swim for myself. Yes, wimpy I know, that is probably the full extent of my stamina either way and after that I would require a really long rest, preferable with cigarettes and alcohol.

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After a quick shower, I take a little rest and smoked. I could still feel my hamstring getting warm and relaxing so I stretched my legs and looked really spent by this time. I was also getting hungry as the lunch hour approached but thought I’d have lunch with the rest of the group when they got back to the resort, hopefully sometime soon. As with yesterday, the waves should be dying right about now and they would have to come back in an hour or so, maybe I could pass my hunger with a cup of coffee in the meantime.

At this time I wish I had brought some DVD’s to watch, all that I had was the porn DVD that has been lodged in my laptop’s disk drive since Joenard crashed at my house last. No, I didn’t watch it! Well, maybe last week but it wasn’t “A1” quality according to my dad’s stringent criteria for reviewing porn. Not even a “very good” actually, so that’s that. What I did have in mind was the DVD’s that I recently stole from my sister which included the aforementioned Big bang theory season 2 DVD.

So now I rest a bit in the airconditioned room to cool off my body a bit before having that cup of coffee. Then again, it’s too hot for hot drinks and my mind wanders to cold beer. Hmm, I wonder what effect beer would have on an empty stomach? I spend the next 10 minutes pondering this possibility but conventional wisdom is leaning towards coffee. There’s nothing more stressing than having to take a dump while on the SCTEx which has no rest area with a restroom throughout its’ entire length.

My next choice: Brewed or instant? Ahh, the choices are endless!