i still remember i had so much trouble figuring out the different muscle activities in the leg during the gait cycle...
eccentric quads, concentric plantarflexors, eccentric hamstrings...
initial contact, mid stance, loading response, mid swing...
blah blah blah
*faint*
but i figured i have found the best solution to remember this problem...
if you as unfit as i am...
just go climb up 12 storeys of stairs
2 steps at time..
then descend 2 steps at a time..
then do as many heel raises as you can possibly tolerate...
chances are you will have muscles aches in all major leg muscles the next day...
next,
try walking normally...
oooohhh yeahhhh...
YOU CAN'T
and you will then realise which muscle is screaming in agony with each phase of the gait cycle...
now it's just a simple job of noting down the muscles and voila! you got the muscle activity thingie all figured out...

yes,i am talking crap..
my inflamed quadriceps is probably releasing so much inflammatory mediators that my brain is beginning to not make sense...
not to mention my brain has been sleep deprived...

anyway, i came up with that 'hypothesis' after climbing stairs on tues to train for Ophir
for the last 2 days...
i've been walking weird...
because my quads hurt so darn bad...
i can't do a proper heel strike...end up dragging my feet
i can't do a proper push off...end up walking really slow and with really small steps...
and i was limping alternately to try and off load one leg at a time...
oh,
and when i try and squat down to talk to my patients or help my patients with their exercises
i ended up going 'ah pek *try to squat* aiyoh!!'
my ah peks and ah mas have been asking me 'ah mui ah, ler eh kar tia ah? (is your leg hurting)'
and one of them even put her hand on my shoulder and said 'eh sai bo? (can or not)?'
this must be retribution...
for 'terrorizing' these poor uncles/aunties day in day out...
now i can barely walk properly...
and i dun wanna even begin to describe how weird i look going down steps..

can't wait for the aches to be gone...*groan*

well, at least my PGR(case study) is done and over with *WOOHOO*
this weekend is gonna be SLACK!!!!!!
parents going to korea on sat...
brother going phuket next tues...
going to have the house to myself...
mmm...finally can cook for myself liaoz..
kinda miss cooking for myself...haha...
all the yummy one-person-meals i know back in melb...
baked rice, bee hoon soup, stir fried macaroni, porridge, soup and toast etc etc etc
yummmmmmyyyy...

but right now...
it's going to be rubalotofdeepheatintomyquads time...
and then, it's sleep time!!
hopefully...some good sleep at long last...
all these dreams i am having...
are freaking me out...
and also...
making me sadder..and sadder by the day...
***************************************************
听不到 - 梁静茹

夜 黑夜 寂寞的夜里
气 生气 对自己生气
软弱的电话 又打给你

想 听你 那边的空气
有 什么 精采的话题
你还是温柔 给我婉转的距离

我的声音在笑 泪在飙
电话那头的你可知道
世界若是那么大 为何我要忘你无处逃
我的声音在笑 泪在飙
电话那头的你可知道
世界若是那么小 为何我的真心你听不到

会 很会 伪装我自己
你 不该 背我的秘密
沉重都给我 微笑给你
奔 狂奔 空旷的感情
走 暴走 暴走的伤心
透明的叹息 最后还是我的秘密

我的声音在笑 泪在飙
电话那头的你可知道
世界若是那么大 为何我要忘你无处逃
我的声音在笑 泪在飙
电话那头的你可知道
世界若是那么小 为何我的真心你听不到

听不到 听不到我的执着
扑通扑通一直在跳
直到你有一天能够明了 我做得到我做得到