I Can't Make You Love Me

Just want to share this song I come across on youtube.

I can't make you love me - Bonnie Raitt


Turn down the lights
Turn down the bed
Turn down these voices inside my head
Lay down with me
Tell me no lies
Just hold me close, don't patronize
Don't patronize me

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't

'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't
I'll close my eyes, then I won't see
The love you don't feel when you're holding me
Morning will come and I'll do what's right
Just give me till then to give up this fight
And I will give up this fight

'Cause I can't make you love me if you don't
You can't make your heart feel something it won't
Here in the dark, in these final hours
I will lay down my heart and I'll feel the power
But you won't, no you won't
'Cause I can't make you love me, if you don't

In the blink of eye

I can't believe this little corner has been neglected for 5 years.

And yes, no more Sun Run since 2015.

A quick recap:

2017 I left my job and became a full time mom. Time passed even quicker as a full time mom than having a full time job, seriously.

2019 I can't believe myself went back to work.

2019 November my first car accident that resulted in total lost of my beloved car. Who can imagine going straight in a green light will get hit almost head on?

After 4 months of rehab/physiotherapy I *think* I am ok now, except I can no longer lift heavy stuff. I considered myself lucky as I manage to complete the therapy session before the pandemic shutdown.

2020 Covid 19 pandemic I started to work from home, and school has stopped for half a year. Travel plans had been cancelled (luckily refund has been in place).

Will life become normal? What is normal? The things that we normally do in our daily life (like shopping, dining out, going to school/work) has become a luxury now.

I started to miss my normal life, I started to miss my friends who I haven't seen in many months, or even, years.

Hope you are all doing well.

Soctia Bank 5K run

I have joined a 5K run this year, thank you to the sponsorship from boss' wife who is helping out charity.

The course is in Stanley Park, but different from the Mothers Day run course. I like the Soctia Bank 5K course as it's along the sea wall (rather flat) and we got to enjoy the cool breeze from the sea.

Despite a much easier course than Sun Run, I manage to do worse. And I can hardly run. It must be from the Vegas buffet few days ago!

Final Gun Chip KM Bib Place Place
Place Time Time Pace No. in sex in Category
1238 54:06 53:06 10:38 8101 822/1239 88/123 Female 3x-3x

Sun Run 2015

It's the time of the year. SUN RUN!
Without any practice this year, I was just able to sun WALK. But I do plan to walk as fast as I can. And the result? I'm 5 minutes faster than last year, with the only issue of sore legs/thighs today...

This is last year:
Time Pace Category Cat. Place Gender Place
1:44:51 10:30 F35-39 1491/2153 16622/23782

This year:
Split Name Split Time Race/Distance Race Time Overall(/39045) Gender(/21164) Category(/2018) Time of day
Official Time 01:39:23.0 9:56/km 10 km 01:39:23.0 27928 14109 1305 11:43:55

Great find of today

I'm happy that I find this top in Anthropologie:


It was $118 and now down to $29.98!
It's 100% silk and doesn't have to be dry clean!
I know the pattern is a bit bold but it looks great on me!

I also like this one but my size is gone.


Also like this dress but I can't be too sure if it looks good for my size....but it does look pretty.

New year, new run

I do feel sorry for my little negated blog. Lots of things going on and keeping up this blog seems to be the last thing I was able to do.

After 5 years, I finally decided to join Sun Run again.

But sadly, my only practice is the one time 5K walk (which took an hour).

So, Sun Run had become Sun WALK this time.

Nonetheless, it's still a good start. Fast walking 10K isn't a too easy job, either.

A little bit run and mostly walk gives me this kind of "embarrassing" result:

Time Pace Category Cat. Place Gender Place
1:44:51 10:30 F35-39 1491/2153 16622/23782

Compare to this ...

Hopefully, I can get back in shape and run all the way like before in the next one...

Gloomy Monday

Fog usually dissipates in the afternoon, not today. Everywhere looks so gloomy.

My thought just drifts like the morning fog. What else can be worst than 5 car incidents within a year, flooded basement, non-closing garage door when all these happened while the account is already running low.

People say time heals, account will recover (as long as I don't get fired) but how long does it take to heal a broken heart?

Eventually there would be a scar; but pain remains, in the memory.