Swimming in the rain!

How exhilirating it is to swim under a heavy downpour! And those in Kuching would know that the aftermath was a calm and cool and refreshing evening.

Have some relatives over from Vancouver so busy the whole morning and also tonight, so I decided to go for an afternoon swim, depending on how hot it was. But to my delight (and my mum's relief) it started raining, HARD.

Started driving to the Waterpark at 2.30pm, and almost got into an accident on the way because a lost dog suddenly ran towards my car in the middle of the road. Visibility was already poor, on top of my super-duper astigmatism.

In the split second trying to avoid the doggie, I was deciding whether to do an acute change of lane or just step on the break.

I decided to step on the break, just missing the doggie, but my car made a 90 degree swerve to the side of the road.

Immediately I felt that it was sooo cool, but when it hit me, I thought I was damn lucky not to be hurt or something.

So I just thanked God and continued my journey to the waterpark, where I had the best swim EVER in my life!

The rain hitting my head and my torso everytime I surfaced for a breath, and today I did 30 continuous laps! Usually I break the laps into 10-10-10, with each pit stop for breathing exercise 6-10 times.

Yesterday I did 20-10, so today I did 30 solid! But I guess towards the end, I did lose a little of the breast stroke form because my lowerlimbs were getting kinda weak.

But it's the physical challenge that's so exciting, pushing my body beyond what I never thought I could do.

I'm sure season swimmers can go 50-80 laps without any strain. Striving for that in the near future...

I better swim as much as I can these few days before that time of the month comes. ;)

Yay, I'm famished after the swim but tonight Japanese buffet at Crowne Plaza! Yummy!!!

Cheers!