Swimming, War and London

Swim: 3km
Time: 1:05 (3 slower than best)
Weight: 80.65kg

Felt great in the pool today. Love the cool blue liquid crystal hues of the inside of a pool through clear goggles. Took quite a while for the swimmers to form up behind me, and some from last week moved to another lane. One guy who disappeared said to me last time, "You look so serious?"
"Because I'm tired," I gasped, then two seconds ticked by and I shot off.
A few minutes later I asked him, "How far have you swum so far?" He said he didn't know, he wasn't counting. Slightly different approaches I'd say.

Ee Sung Hee was at the pool, calling me fat, and saying they're going cycling tomorrow morning at 5:30 am if it's not raining.
I called her lazy. In reality, swimming is just not her thing. I'm sure it's okay if you call me a lazy runner. I think I am. Triathletes are a funny bunch, especially in the pool. They'll be in the water almost twice as long as they need to be, chatting and joking. An outsider will look at them and never guess that these people volunteer for 10 plus hour races.

Met a guy outside the pool in the showers who did the Tongyoung race. Said his time was 2:50.
Was happy to see my weight slightly down. Felt strong today in the water, could feel the currents swarming over my arms, shoulders and back as I pulled my way through in flowing strokes.

After swimming, Ee Sung Hee gave me Sehwe's number. I might go somewhere during the July or August vacation. If I do, she can help with the travel arrangements. It's either travel or train. Which will it be?

I thought I'd check to see if WAR was premiering tonight at LaFesta. It was, and perfect timing and perfect placement. There was a single seat 4 rows from the front, which turned out to be perfect, since the front seats are a decent way from the screen. And I had 20 minutes before it began - just enough time to devour a sandwich at the nearby coffeshop. I really wolfed it down. Delicious - told the girl who made it a few times.
I noticed in the elevator mirror that my eyes were sparkling, skin burned completely clean, every pore clear, and with a healthy glow of blood and the shine of recent sunbeams on it. Kind've bright eyed and bushy tailed.

War of the Worlds was rivetting. It was the second time I watched it, but the first on the big screen. Interesting analogy when the little girl says splinters get forced out, pushed out by the body in nature's own time. And liked the comment at the end where he says, "...no man's life or death is ever in vain."
It's interesting to think that the millions of people who went before us, and fought in wars, and died in sicknesses, all basically led up to us, the strong, the survivors. And now it is lives, our time, our time to struggle. To learn that life is hard, but work fighting for. And those of us who do well will have children and they will gone on in our stead.

London got the Olympics (for 2012). I can't help wondering about how weird that is. South Africa has never had the Olympics. But they blew their bid because of some unfortunate mishap. How old will we be when we eventually get it - because surely we will. By 2016 what will South Africa be, and our lives, wherever in the world we are. There is just no way of knowing that far into the future.

Had some smoked salmon (from Norway, would you believe) when I got home. Happy to see Fransa got her flowers and thought they were beautiful.
I also got a long email from my Dad. He is going to Zambia in two days.
He said he saw the house and said it is very close to a major Highway. He said I need to look at 5 or 6 places before I'll get something good.

At school, Sumin said her boyfriend got really angry when he saw a photo with her and I in it. I don't think he wants her to go out with the group after work again. I find it quite amusing. I suggested to Sumin she show the pictures of Fransa and I on my website.

Again, I think the epilogue of this movie makes an interesting point. Hold on. Think about it. That neither do we live nor die in vain. I wonder whether the infinite life on this planet, of which we are a part, whether we are correct in our purpose, whether we are expressing the will of God, the Way To Life for ourselves and others. If all is natural, then there is no harm done. But then cancers and plagues are natural too. What then will our legacy be? One of perpetual good, or limited harm, or is the blink of the eye all we were and all we will ever be on our tiny speck on this great spinacker of light that we sail through space.