My Jogging Playlist

Running shoes

I hesitate to call this my running playlist, because I can’t sustain a pace that can be considered running. To be accurate, this should be called my walking/jogging playlist. Some of these are labeled Parental Guidance, so consider yourself warned. Here goes:

Time Title – Artist
“Lyric quotes.”
Comments

  1. 01:30 Magnet – Nike ad featuring Lance Armstrong
    A very gentle and inspiring start.

  2. 04:37 In My Heart – Moby
    This one has a moderate speed bass rhythm to get into the workout. You have to have decent headphones/earphones to hear it though.
  3. 02:47 Happy Feet – Randy Spendlove (Shall We Dance? Soundtrack)
    Picking up the pace.
  4. 04:05 I See You Baby (Radio edit) – Groove Armada
    “I see you baby, shakin’ that a**.”
    I guess I’m supposed to look the back of a girl who is running way ahead of me.
  5. 02:45 Wonderful Night – Fatboy Slim
    A really infectious song. Not sure why it wasn’t a bigger hit.
  6. 04:08 Hey Ya! – Outkast
    “Shake it, sugar. Shake it like a Polaroid picture.”
    Refer to comments for I See You Baby. No, I do not imagine André 3000 when listening to this song.
  7. 04:23 You Can Do It – Ice Cube
    “You can do it, put you back into it. You can do it, put your a** into it.”
    ‘Nuff said.
  8. 03:11 Be Faithful – Fatman Scoop featuring The Crooklyn Clan
    Actually, I don’t know what this song has to do with being faithful.
  9. 03:37 Don’t Give Up – Chicane featuring Bryan Adams
    “Don’t give up, you know it’s true. You gotta do what you gotta do.”
    This song brings me up to half an hour, and it is a nice song to end off on a fast pace. Love the bass.

There are more songs, for when I used to work out after half an hour on the elliptical machine in the gym. Maybe I’ll share the extended playlist another time.

Flickr Updates for 2010-04-05

Circle Line Discovery – Impressive… Most Impressive

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This morning, I checked out the Circle Line Discovery event, ahead of the opening of the long-overdue Stage 1 & 2 of the CCL.

If I were Darth Vader, surveying the new stations, I would say (in my wannabe-James Earl Jones voice), “Impressive… Most impressive.”

And which station gives me the greatest sense of awe?

Stadium Station.

It is simply magnificent.

The skylight takes full advantage of natural light. Yet it does not end up roasting the station because it is placed high up.

Very high up.

The station is big.

It is one of the few stations that allows you to look from one end to the other. There are no obstructions. Just massive space.

The only similar station is Changi Airport. But that’s the thing, Changi Airport station is so large that you lose perspective. I’m not sure how to explain this.

Sometimes, something is so big that you don’t know the scale of it. A good example is the ground we stand on – Earth. We rarely get to see the horizon. And even when we do, there is no frame of reference. We know it is big, but we can’t put it in perspective.

Stadium Station is big enough let you feel that sense of size, yet small enough for you to put it in context.

Step outside and you’ll get a real feel for the scale. On either end of the station are two cavernous entrances.

I can imagine a match day. People streaming out of that station. Thousands of supporters decked in red disgorging from this massive structure.

And thousands of people heading into the station once the game is over.

Which leads to my only criticism of the station.

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Two escalators at each entrance? (And there are only two entrances, not including the elevator access.)

Let’s do the math. About 50,000 people pack the stadium. Assuming only half are taking the train from Stadium Station, that’s 25,000 people who are going to cram onto four escalators – further assuming that all four will be down-riding after a big game – and the central staircase on either end.

Not a pretty sight.

In a strange way, this may be the intention. I am not sure how frequent the trains will be after a big game, but even at 2 minute intervals, it will take time to clear the platform of passengers. So, the bottleneck will be at the escalator instead – in order not to overcrowd the platform. (Remember that the CCL trains are only 3 cars long, not 6 like those on the NSL, EWL and NEL, so they have only half the carrying capacity.)

But all this is speculation. We will not know for sure until our next big game at the National Stadium our Sports Hub is finally ready.

In the interim, you can use Stadium Station to get to Singapore Indoor Stadium (and the Brewerkz located there) and… err… Kallang Leisure Park.

More photos of the Circle Line Discovery (mostly of Stadium Station)

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