Quentins & Sukan Wanita

The book started out like a guide to "How to be a Mistress". Seriously. It taught me everything there is to know about being one.

Then the mistress in the story started losing out really bad and everyone she loved was affected by her wrong doing. This was when the drama unfolded and the storyline picked up a little.

Basically it had many little stories in one big story. The stories blended in well together. It's suitable for light reading if u asked me. I enjoyed it, though I wouldn't go all hoo-haa on it.

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Sukan Wanita was a weird experience. Everything didnt seem right about the tri.

For starters, there were 2 transition areas. Which was alright for me because i dont use clip shoes, but for the more elite ones they'd have to separate their running gears from their cycling gears and place them in individual bags to be carried off to T2 which was some 10kms away. Nevermind that. The finishing was at a different place too. This was bad. Because we had to leave our things at 3 different places (the start, T1 and T2) and worry whether or not they were being taken care of. Especially since i was on borrowed property (Uncle Peter's Bike). Then, we had to wait for everyone to get onto a bus before we could go back to the starting. And then, we had to wait for a lorry to come bearing our bikes and stuff. I shudder at the thought of the bikes being transported in lorries.

Next was the fact that it was an all-female race. I should be all out for such an event, but the weirdest part is, i actually felt pretty out of place. I had my friends acquaintences here and there. but no one to actually sit and chat with. at the end of the day, i found myself sitting at the table with Mr Tee, Mr Cheng and Uncle Peter. weird huh?

And i just had to laugh at the 180 degree change in roles. No longer were the wives and girlfriends snapping photos and passing water. It was the men who took the backseat now. Cheering the women on. It was almost hilarious! i saw several men with their clothes all wet. They say they were escorts, but my guess would be they were itching to jump into the water and do the whole darn thing themselves.

Anyway, it was alright. I have to say though, i have more fun at "co-ed" races. *shrug*