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Prawns and a lot more..

2012-01-20T18:17:00.003+08:00

Kung Hei Fatt Choi Everyone! Weee! It's CNY Holidays again and looking forward to it! Huge prawns and tons of food are waiting for us again :) See ya soon Sandakan!

The thing I'm worrying is adding more weight to my current weight now. Christmas & New Year holidays make me gain weight, almost 5kgs. :( Hope I can get to run more often in Sandakan. :) Gotta get back in shape! See ya soon DR Runners!

Terry Fox Run & Mou Man Tai Run 2011

2011-11-15T18:15:00.001+08:00

2 events at the same day.. Terry Fox run in the morning and Mou Man Tai run at night. Well, the DR group lend a helping hand to the organizers but it seems they lack appreciation. :D anyway, we did our part to help and ate the beef noodles near Petaling Street. At that night, we went to the Mou Man Tai (which means ANYTHING) Run. It's quite a nice run coz after we tired ourselves out on the hilly 5k run, Tom, Dick & Harry's pub gave a free flow beer to all runners! Nice one there TDH! We will definitely come back on the coming runs! :) Here are the pix from the events.

PJ Half Marathon 2011

2011-10-31T18:13:00.000+08:00

Late posting for this :) Here are some pix from the event. Got my time close to my PB so quite happy with it.. 2:01:XX. Most or everyone from the Dutamas Runners got their PB. Congrats guys!

The River Jungle Marathon 2011

2011-09-28T17:36:00.001+08:00

It's the second year of this event by The Marathon Shop. Last time we are only around 50 participants, this time the participants are more than 350. It was mostly participated by Singaporeans this year. Some of the scenery this time is not so nice because of the garbage thrown by the side of the road by very irresponsible people. Thank God the scenery by the dam is still nice.. and nicer on the right side of it (the added route compared to last year's route). Anyhow, it is still a great event this year. The event was well organized and well done to the organizers! Finished this time at around 5:26 hours compared to 6:19 hours last year. Here are some of the pix from the events courtesy of the very good photographers in the event - Tey, Cp Tan, Mohd, Yin Yin and Bin.

Hurting like hell..

2011-09-25T15:25:00.001+08:00

I've read a letter just now.. And it made me hurt inside so much that I feel my chest would explode. Together with the hurting, comes down the tears.. As I write this post, my tears just keep falling down my cheeks. I just don't know what to do now. I'm trying all my best to make things happen for the better but it seems my efforts are worthless..

Lord, please take away this pain and I'm asking your divine guidance to get through this..

Where I came from..

2011-09-21T20:04:00.000+08:00

My friend posted this video from youtube.. It's quite nice showing some sights where I came from.. Have a look!

This is Philippines!

Circuit Training

2011-08-17T23:22:00.001+08:00

A big thanks to the Captain for organizing this circuit training. It was a blast! :) Here's the video from the training taken by Andrew.

Sungai Kanching Waterfalls

2011-08-07T20:50:00.031+08:00

Dutamas Runners had a great time going to this place. Sungai Kanching have this park where it has different levels of the waterfalls. We reached until the level 7. The levels 1-3 are those that still have the cemented pathways and stairs. After lelve 3, everything is like hiking in a normal hiking trip. The water is so cold so it's so nice to take a dip after a sweaty climb to the level 7. Thanks to Yvonne and Bin for oragnizing this event.

Trekking to the level 7 waterfall

The level 7 waterfall.. time to take a dip!

Taken by Andrew

The leng luis of the group!

Having the massage on the waterfall..

Super happy?

Posing with Geoff, Bin and Yinyin..

Andrew joining the fun pose..

And Kenny..

The leng luis who were tricked by Andrew.. :D

Leng luis only.. :D

OK, this time it's really only for leng luis..

Taking the last burger..

Here's the classic.. teasing the monkeys! :D

Dutamas Runners group shot.. Yvonne is still teasing the monkeys..

Segambut Charity Run

2011-07-31T15:32:00.050+08:00

This 5k event gives a good short run for all of the Dutamas Runners. Aside from the run, each of us knows that we were able to help others by way of charity.

El Kapitan won 2nd in the Men's Open category. Yvonne and Lynn won 1st and 2nd respectively in the Women's Open category and Yinyin won 6th in her category (I don't want to post the category coz Yinyin might kill me!) I also did a great run! maintaining as much as I can my 5 minute pace the whole run. Here are some of the camwhoring pix taken during the event..

Jumping shot :D

Lunch after the run..

Orange Flag

2011-07-28T22:39:00.002+08:00

The run's color theme last July 24th really matches the situation I am in now. It's an orange light for me to get back in shape.. I don't want to stop and go to the red light but I wanna get back to the green light again.. Get back my fittest shape and improve more and more..

with my wifey..

with Xin and Kenko

the Sponsor..

with the Gang.. Bench,, Rey, Rommel, Felix and Rodel

near the finish line..

with Jon and Rey..

with Kong..

with Pei Wee and wifey..

SCB KL Marathon

2011-06-26T20:15:00.002+08:00

Great run for me at this day.. Never had training because of my Uveitis.. 2 months of no training and just go straight to a marathon.. :) I expected more than a 6 hrs run but thank God! He gave me strength to finish and enjoy my run as well more than my expected time of finishing. Finished at 5:26:55. Here are some pix on the event..

Back up Ride..

2011-06-18T14:37:00.000+08:00

My Ride..

2011-05-27T22:37:00.000+08:00

Excellent feel and comfort.

Thank you..

2011-05-15T15:45:00.000+08:00

Thank you Lord for settling things down for me.. For making it smooth sailing for us..

It's been 2 weeks now since I've started on your blessing.. I know there's more blessings to come.. So grateful for everything..

Thank you again Lord.

Good Friday

2011-04-22T15:00:00.001+08:00

It's Good Friday today.. let's venerate on Jesus' Death on the cross. For us just to be saved of our sins..

Thank you Lord for giving your up life for us..

Here is the Station of the Cross for those who cannot go to Churches.

Energizer Night Race 2011 Updates

2011-04-20T18:48:00.000+08:00

My super fast timing on the so very organized, well manned, international standard Energizer Night Race..

* EVIL GRIN *

Energizer Night Race 2011

2011-04-15T20:06:00.000+08:00

Good luck Runners! Stay safe and have lots of fun for tomorrow's Energizer Night Race! See you at the starting line for the half marathon!

River Jungle Marathon 2011

2011-03-31T19:49:00.004+08:00

Yes! The event organized by James and his team is on again! River Jungle Marathon at Hulu Langat is one of the nicest event that I have registered before. It is not a race but a run with lots of fun and moments to cherish together with newly found running friends and buddies..

See you there!

KL Towerthon

2011-03-26T22:06:00.000+08:00

Well, I took the Energizer BIB hours ago and i came across the registration for the KL Towerthon. I thought of joining this already but don't know how to do the payment if I register.. So it's like a sign.. you are thinking it right.. I signed up.. :D

The KL Tower is exactly 2058 steps measuring 421 meters tall.

Details here.

See you there!

Bareno Half Marathon

2011-03-13T19:17:00.005+08:00

It's quite a while since my last post.. Anyway, this morning is the Bareno Half Marathon in Bukit Jalil. The route is all about hills. Thank God i didn't have a hard time conquering them. But, remembering my thoughts when I first saw the first steep climb on around 10KM mark, my mind says to take it easy.. But as I was going on it, some kinda voice inside my head tells me: The hell with taking it easy.. :D well, I'm kind of a challenged so I followed it.. And luckily my body didn't disappoint me.. I was able to run every hill on the route without even walking..

I'm so happy on my performance today.. Even if I didn't logged enough runs, I still can maintain the near 2hrs half marathon.. Officially at 2:03:09.

Here are the pictures from the run this morning.. I went there with my wifey, Chee Meng, and Ju Lie..

No training since after December's SCB SG marathon 'coz of this pain on my right heel I've been having recently. I hope it is not plantar fasciitis! I've read lots of articles about the heel pain and I'm afraid most of the symptoms I'm feeling are pointing into it. During morning when I wake up or when I sit too long, when I stand I barely can stand the pain when putting pressure on it. I have to limp my way first before the pain on my heel lessens..

With this heel pain, I minimized my runs almost to half or 1/3 of my usual running routine. I just replaced it with biking in the gym and lots of core exercises..

Anyone who can recommend a doctor to have my foot checked?

Decision..

2011-02-23T18:00:00.000+08:00

Why is it so hard to decide?

Even if one can weigh things to play as a big factor for a decision, people still have dilemma in it..

Was it the right choice? Will it be regretted sooner or later? Will I be happy with my decision? Will it mess up everything nice I'm having now? Lots of questions popping up..

Lord, please help me decide. You've given me 2 signs i guess. I hope I'm gonna pick the right one..

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

2011-02-03T00:00:00.000+08:00

Gong Xi Fa Cai to all!

Answered..

2011-01-26T15:46:00.005+08:00

God is really good. He basically answered my last post. Humility served just now, a few moments ago before this post. Is it hard to utter the words "I'M SORRY."? It's simple right? If it could have been said way earlier, then we wouldn't reach to this point.

Anyway, apology accepted..

Humility in need

2011-01-26T12:36:00.000+08:00

Why can't you let go fo your pride? You know that it's already your fault and yet you still have something to throw back at me and flip the scenario the other way around. Maybe letting you win all the time or letting you be the boss have bad effects.. Maybe being a boss in the office changes your attitude even outside of it.. Maybe you should be checking out yourself first since pointing a finger to me makes it pointing the other four fingers to yourself.. Maybe you should be doing what you always tell me..

I've been doing things the way you want it to be. I've been changing myself for the better and honestly, i like the feeling of knowing that I'm conquering myself positively. And yet you always try to test or put out the worse i can be.

I don't want it this way..

You are not like this. What's making you turn like this?

Hyper Active

2011-01-25T19:54:00.000+08:00

It's been few days now that I still cannot get back my rhythm and my enthusiasm in running.. yes, I have run a few LSDs but I still cannot get back that great feeling of eagerness to increase speed, stamina, and endurance during runs.. most of all, to beat my PBs and conquer myself..

I haven't been getting quality sleep recently. I just don't know why. I keep waking up in the wee hours of the night but then, still wake up early and cannot sleep anymore.. Even if I feel that I didn't get enough sleep.

I don't like what's happening.. It's like my body clock is messed up.. :(

I cannot follow my training plan well..

Registration Madness!

2011-01-18T20:31:00.000+08:00

It has been a very busy and fruitful 2010 for me and for my wife.. Wedding ceremonies at both sides.. getting my second wife :) and getting a new crib.. A very blessed year indeed! I thank the Lord for all of it and of course, looking forward to more of it this year..

It's just the start of the year 2011 and yet, list of runs and races are already planned well ahead by most regular runners. Well, I won't be left out of course! I already registered for the Bareno Half Marathon, Energizer Night Race and Standard Chartered KL Marathon. I hope it's this year that I can set new PBs!

I also want to reiterate SAFETY and AWARENESS during training. Here's Jaime's Blog about it..

Long and Short Distance Run (LSD) - Pacesetters

2011-01-10T19:41:00.000+08:00

Date: 16th January 2010, Sunday

Venue: Bukit Aman Car Park, KL

Distance: 10km to 20km

Route: Bukit Aman Car Park - Sri Hartamas

Remarks:

Two [2] Water Stations @ 5km & 10km starting from 6.30a.m. - 9.00a.m.

Open to all members & non-members.

Christmas is in the air..

2010-12-09T20:38:00.006+08:00

Christmas is in the air.. in our crib.. :D we started to complete our decors at home last night.. Tiring but feels so nice when the decors are all set and gives you the sense of accomplishment in waiting for our Lord's Birthday! A few more sets later and we are all done! Play it together with oldies and classic Chirstmas carols, hmmnn.. and a hot chocolate from PH.. nothing beats it! :D

That's why we'll never gonna miss Christmas in PH.. never.. maybe only when we got our little Paulitos or Ah Yans in their early years.. :D

Let's not forget to always share and give happiness not only on Christmas season..

Happy Holidays!

Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon

2010-12-07T02:22:00.006+08:00

Congrats to all SCB SG Marathon Runners! You all did a great job pushing yourselves to your limits!

I can't walk properly today. My quads really hurts just by walking and specially on going down the stairs. It's like i feel I'm going to drop anytime to the floor.. my quads feels like "jelly". No control and power to do their normal tasks..

On the other side, I'm embracing the pain.. I'm embracing the hurting.. 'Coz I know, these are one of the signs that makes me feel proud of myself. Proud of accomplishing another marathon. Of course through God's help I know.. I already don't have runs weeks before the race day but I still managed to beat my PR by 9 minutes. Officially, it is 5:02:14. I'm targeting for a sub 5 hours but what can I do? I cannot ask every runner to move on the side, if they are walking, just to let us full marathon runners pass. Overall, it's a great run aside from the glitch of making all runners merge on the last kilometers of the race..

Here's the finisher tee they are giving away to all full marathon runners.

There's still another marathon to beat old PRs.. and looking forward to it..

What's the next race to look for?

Am I ready?

2010-12-02T20:11:00.001+08:00

Months have already gone by following a training plan for the SCB SG Marathon. On and off on the workouts but I can still feel the improvement of my body..

that's months before..

a few weeks ago, because of work and commitments in life, training was stopped. Sleeping time have become shorter.. My body doesn't feel the same compared to the days of regular training. Sub 4:30 target is already blurred at sight. Doubts start to linger.

I feel a bit sad 'coz I decided this race to be my year's race to beat my PR but eventually failed to do all things to make sure I'm in my fittest shape on race day.

Can I still push my body on race day? Can I still go for my target?

My body is in doubt but my mind is still holding on for it..

Penang Bridge International Marathon Runners, are you ready?

2010-11-18T20:39:00.000+08:00

To all my friends and other people who's going to run PBIM this weekend, good luck on beating your PRs.. Have a great, safe and super fun run!!!

We miss you Kulas!

2010-11-01T22:01:00.002+08:00

It's been more than a year now since our very close cousin went to join the Lord in paradise.. We all miss him a lot.. A very jolly, loving, and friendly Nikko.. It's All Saint's Day today and one of the Filipino traditions on this day is to visit our loved ones in cemeteries.. We pray for them and we light up candles for them as well.. This is for you cuz!

I know one day.. when the Lord permits.. we will be playing badminton up there with you again..

It's not yet over..

2010-10-29T20:01:00.001+08:00

Yesterday, I attended the court hearing for my cute Mika.

O how I long to be with you my little girl.. :(

It's finally the time to meet the crazy and psychologically incapacitated mom for an agreement that she was not honoring ever since. It is actually one of the main reasons why i filed this child custody case for my kid. It's been years that I haven't been with my girl and I think its time for me to have it.. to have my rights to see my daughter and for her to have her rights to be with her dad.. Until now, I actually don't know what's the reason behind why she is not honoring her own words of letting my kid to be with me knowing that I'm doing my part of giving financial support for my kid. It has always been a one way agreement. Thank God it will be in writing now.

Fast forward, the agreement went OK and settled now.. temporarily.. I'll eventually pursue the full custody once I get all things settled..

I'm looking forward now to my Church Wedding.. It's a double celebration for me now actually. First reason is to exchange vows with my wifey in front of God and second is my little girl will be with me no matter what on our wedding! :) Looking forward as well on Christmas day! It will be our first Christmas together after being blessed by God and of course my cute little Mika will be there as well..

God is good.. All the time.. :)

Another Blessing!

2010-10-25T02:05:00.002+08:00

Thank you Lord for another blessing! You have been so generous to us in everything. We are so grateful for it. May you always be the center of our home and our family. We know, that a lot more of blessings would come from you, so I'm already saying thank you to those..

Again, thank you Lord..

Nike/Hooha 10.10.10 updates

2010-10-10T15:42:00.015+08:00

Nike 10km Run back to back with the Hooha 5.5km Run is great! Nike run have 3 water stations even if the run is only 5km and 10km. Great crowd colored in apple green! :) Saw as well fellow runners Jeff Ooi and Doc on the run, Pui San. Got the 10km run in 00:53.31.. Thanks a lot to Tey for the great pix all the time!

Click here to view the other pix from the Nike run..

Right after the Nike 10km, we went straight to Lot10 for the Hooha 5.5km run. I ran with my usual run buddies Bench and Digs as well as with my lovely wifey, Alicia. Hooha didn't have timing chip so I didn't bother to time it since I'm accompanying wifey for this run.. The crowd here is colored blue/orange! :) Here are the pix from the Hooha 5.5km run..

I hope I can still run later for another 15kms.. I need to run today for 30kms for my long run this week..

When will I have you?

2010-10-08T09:15:00.000+08:00

How I long to buy either of the bikes below.. when? when can i ride you? Hopefully I can have one of you by next year..

Cerverlo 2010 P2..

QuintanaRoo 2011 CDO.1 Ultegra..

Felt 2010 B16..

Fuji 2011 D-6 3.0..

Risk a Little

2010-10-04T12:30:00.004+08:00

Today, the author of a blog I am following everyday replied on my comment if I could share his post.. I'm happy that Ironman Tri-Stemmet allowed me to do so.. Thank you so much Johan..

So here is his post I wanted to share, with a little tweaks on it..

Risk a Little

There are many terrible things that could happen today. They
may even happen, but probably won’t.

Even though, the worry about all the bad things that could happen, but that probably won’t happen,
serve as a way to stop us from doing all the good things that could
happen. Ironically because of all of this, occurs the worst thing that
could happen, absolutely nothing.

Even existing risks at every moment, the positive possibilities are
almost always more likely in our favor.
For every difficulty that surges, exist at least a dozen opportunities
that are just waiting for us to take advantage of them.

Risk a little today, tomorrow- every day.
Live intensively the miracle of life, of which you have been blessed.
There are many joyful things that happen when you have the courage
and the faith to participate.

Breath deeply. There is a whole world of marvelous things
waiting to be explored. Be part of it. Maintain focus on the good things
that could happen and feel the intense pleasure of transforming them
in reality.

Ralph Marston

Yes and for those who have the honour of doing IRONMAN WORLDS, Risk a Little, you never know when you will have the privilege to do it again.

"And There are many joyful things that happen when you have the courage
and the faith to participate"

So why don't you Risk a Little and maybe do things differently than before, Maybe it will work maybe it won't.

Will you Risk a Little?

Nike 10.10.10 Tee Collection

2010-10-02T16:21:00.002+08:00

Here are the Tee's given out for the upcoming Nike 10km KL vs SG Run.. Tees have this vintage cut sleeves i guess coz they are a bit shorter than the usual sleeve for a Tee.. nice for those who guys who got big arms or girls with toned arms.. :) Anyway, the shirt is nice and have a shocking color.. This shirt is very good to wear when doing night runs! That's my BIB number - 21701 and my wifey's - 23860. See you next week on the starting line!

then after finishing the 10km go straight to Lot 10 for the Hooha 5.5km run too.. :D

Newton 25km Run

2010-09-26T13:07:00.007+08:00

This is the hottest and most hilly race I have ever run! But.. I'm glad we conquered the hills without any signs of fatigue, cramps or blisters! Could have finished the race under sub 2:30 if not of the scorching heat of the sun! I can feel like I'm like inside an oven being baked to perfection on the last 5km of the run.. :) Did a 2:33:56 for this run.. Well done Organizers for strategically putting the water stations on the correct locations for the runners. Here are some of the photos on for this event..

Happy Lantern & Moon Cake Festival

2010-09-22T16:32:00.007+08:00

The Mid-Autumn or Mooncake Festival falls on the 15th day of the Chinese eight month and is celebrated to signify the end of the harvest season. Mooncakes are also known as "reunion cakes". Mooncakes are eaten throughout the month before the actual festival day. They make meaningful gifts for kith and kin. In the evenings, children gleefully carry lanterns of all shapes and sizes. As it is associated with paper lanterns, it is also called the Lantern Festival. The bearing of lanterns and the origin of mooncakes date back to a 14th century revolt by the chinese against the Mongols.

Happy Lantern & Moon Cake Festival to everyone!

The myth story of the Lantern & Mooncake Festival goes like this..

Once upon a time there was a famous archer, Hou Yi, who with his arrows was able to slay mankind’s worst enemies, ferocious beasts that inhabited the earth. Yi was married to Chang-O, a beautiful but inquisitive woman who had been an attendant of the queen mother of the west before her marriage. Now at this time, there were 10 suns that took turns circling the earth-one every 10 days. One day, all 10 of the orbs circled, together, causing the earth’s surface to burn and threatening mankind. The wise emperor of China summoned Yi and commanded him to kill but one of the suns. This Yi proceeded to do. Upon the completion of his task, Yi was rewarded with a pill, the elixir of life, and advised: "make no haste to swallow this pill, but first prepare yourself with prayer and fasting for a year." Being a wise man, Yi took the pill home and hid it under a rafter while he began healing his spirit, In the midst of this, Yi was summoned again by the emperor.

While her husband was gone, Chang-O noticed a beam of white light beckoning from the rafter. She followed it and a fragrant perfume, discovered the pill and swallowed it. Immediately, Chang-O found she could fly. Just at that moment her husband returned home, realize what had happened and began to reprimand his wife. Chang-O flew out the window into the sky. Yi sped after her, bow in hand, and the pursuit continued halfway across the heavens. Finally, Yi had to return to the earth because of the force of the wind.

His wife reached the moon and there, breathless, she coughed and part of the pill fell from her mouth. Now, the hare was already on the moon and Chang-O commanded the animal to take pestle and mortar and pound another pill so that she return to earth and her husband. The hare is still pounding.

As for Yi, he built himself a palace in the sun as Yang (the sun and the male principle), Chang-O as Yin (the moon and the female principle).

Once a year, on the 15th day of the full moon, Yi visits his wife. That is why the moon is full and beautiful on that night.

Sandakan Trip Updates

2010-09-14T22:02:00.006+08:00

A bit late though.. coz right when we came back from Sandakan, it's already work work work.. and tons of work more.. :) By the way, I won a prize from Malaysia Airlines. I'm the lucky one who got the free fruit cake with the lucky sticker on the box.. :) Here's me and my wife with the crews giving me the gift.. :) Thanks a lot MAS!

Here are the things I'm always looking forward to in going back to my wifey's hometown..

Chicken mushroom..

A very expensive fish.. a forgot the name though.. haha.. but it's very good!

Prawn Bakuteh..

Spareribs Bakuteh..

Pork ball Bakuteh..

Pork belly Bakuteh..

The very cute geng geng..

Wifey with friends Angeline, Pei Han and Belinda..

Sandakan Trip

2010-09-10T07:35:00.002+08:00

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri to all Muslims.. Of course, it's holiday! Now waiting at the boarding area, taking Malaysia Airlines, to go back to wifey's hometown, Sandakan.. Looking forward to great and cheap seafood and relax over the weekend without the hustle and bustle of the city..

Hoping I can also run tonight and on Sunday morning for my tempo run and LSD..

Smores in Bangsar

2010-09-09T21:45:00.001+08:00

Here is to celebrate our 1 year ROM.. Happy Paper Anniversary my Low Poh..

Happy Paper Anniversary!

2010-09-09T11:40:00.008+08:00

Today is the day I felt complete and looked forward to days to come, 'til my last breath, sharing it together with my other half..

Today is the day my family become bigger being extended in Sabah..

Today is the day I become a real man..

Today is the day I very first said "I Do" to my very loving and caring wife..

Today is the day we exchanged "I Dos" in Sandakan to recognize our marriage..

Today is the day, we vowed to love and care for each other in our lifetime..

Today is the day I will always cherish for a lifetime..

Happy Anniversary my lovely wife.. I love you beyond what any words can define..

Happy Birthday Mama Mary!

2010-09-08T16:39:00.002+08:00

Today September 8 is the birthday of Mama Mary. It is the feast day of the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of the Lord Jesus.

I am forever grateful for all the intercessions and help in times of great need. When I need comfort you have been there to listen to me and to lift us out of misery. Thank you Mama Mary for everything!!! May you continue to intercede for us, pray for us and guide us in our life. We love you and we are thankful!!!

Lot 10 Visit

2010-09-06T21:33:00.003+08:00

Here are some photos taken from our visit to Lot 10.. Discovery Channel is having some showcase or whatever..

Taiping Trip

2010-09-04T20:07:00.009+08:00

Just got back from Taiping.. Drove my wife there last night for her training then went back today after she has given training to Nutrimetics people.. Here are some pictures where we have stayed. We stayed at Taiping Golf Resort, specifically the Jana View Condotel. A very quiet place.. and seems like a very good place to have run! Too bad, I didn't bring my running gears and shoes..

Well, the place is kinda spooky 'coz it's like only us who stayed there over the night.. Oh! How can I freakin forget? The first room they gave us got a light brown colored sticky frog!!! Yes, you read it right! I was about to take a leak on the toilet bowl, when I saw this frog staring at me and looks like about to jump on me! Goose bumps all over my body while i quickly called for my Low Poh and showed it to her.. So, of course we asked for another room.. I'm having thoughts now if we are gonna come back here or not.. But to be fair, the room is clean, the place and environment is very relaxing..

The view from the terrace of the room..

The so so room..

The pool..

The golf course view while having breakfast..

Gonna go through the rain going back to PJ..

Phuket Trip

2010-09-02T10:49:00.006+08:00

Our trip to Phuket.. This is our second time to go there but now the priority is to make the suit for the Church Wedding in Philippines on December 19. We stayed at Orchid Hotel and Spa in Kalim Bay. We enjoyed the trip there because mainly of renting a scooter bike! :) We got to go a lot of places without tiring ourselves out by walking..

In the plane..

Going through Thai immigration..

The terrace view from the room..

The room with a nice 4 posted bed..

Off we go to Patong beach for the suit and some shopping..

After a tiring day..

Breakfast by the road..

Thai temple..

A Thai Kickboxer..

The night life in Patong Beach..

Ipoh Trip

2010-08-28T12:18:00.021+08:00

Well, it's a great weekend for me! First it's because I'm with my baby out of PJ. Second, no calls since Monday on night support! :D Here I am at Syuen Hotel, right in front of Ipoh Parade and beside Majlis Bandaraya Ipoh. I'm waiting for my baby now to finish her training then off we go maybe to go for a bit of going around the town before going back to PJ.. Here are few pix taken around here..

Look Out Point in Hulu Langat

2010-08-22T12:00:00.020+08:00

It's my baby's birthday yesterday. I actually cannot thing of anything new for her birthday. I think almost all of the suprises in my mind I already have done it.. :D At first, I wanted to send her flowers on her birthday. But then she is will not be in the office for a training so I decided not to go for it. Then I thought of giving her a relaxing Sunday.. I thought of booking in Andana Spa in Glenmarie branch so she can spend her whole day experiencing the best of Andana's. Well, it got messed up a bit due to unforeseen circumstances so I'd let go of the idea too. Good thing, my baby told me days before her birthday that we just go somewhere we both haven't been or haven't done.

So, I browsed the net, places to go around here in PJ or KL.. I saw this thing about Look Out point.. I said to myself this is it! Best place at the right timing.. :D

We went there and ate at Haven. The place is good, kinda cozy as well. The food is OK. I've read reviews about the restaurants so I didn't hesitate to try other resto around 'coz most of them have bad reviews on the foods. Here are some pix taken at that wonderful night for my baby's birthday..

The entrance going to the top..

The slice of tiramisu cake for my baby..

The Haven, how it looks like..

The KL view from the resto..

Happy Birthday my Baby!

2010-08-21T12:44:00.006+08:00

I send to you warm wishes,that your happiness will be as wonderful as the happiness, you have always given me. Wishing you a happy birthday!

Tips and Info

2010-08-21T12:33:00.007+08:00

Thanks a lot Julie for letting me repost this..

Heat Stroke: Dangerous But Avoidable

By: Cynthia Ramnarace

Summertime fun often involves playing outdoors and lying in the sun. But too much heat—especially when it’s coupled with stifling humidity—can put you at risk for heat stroke.

Heat stroke is a bit of a misnomer says Dr. Rhena Ruiz-Novero, a family medicine specialist at Coral Gables Hospital in Coral Gables, FL. “It’s not a stroke, but it appears as one,” she says. When the body’s temperature ticks past 103 degrees Fahrenheit, stroke-like symptoms, such as throbbing headache, dizziness, nausea, confusion and unconsciousness, can occur. The skin may also feel hot and dry, says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

People under age 5 and over age 65 are at greatest risk because their bodies are not as efficient at cooling themselves down. Those suffering from fever, dehydration, obesity, heart disease or mental illness are also at increased risk, as are those with sunburn (which further decreases your body’s ability to cool itself). Medications for Parkinson’s disease, psychotropics, certain tranquilizers and diuretics also increase your risk.

Stay Hydrated and Cool
Chill out in hot temperatures to protect yourself from heat stroke. “If it’s very hot and humid you should avoid exercising outside,” Dr. Ruiz-Novero says. “When relative humidity is over 75 percent and it’s over 95 degrees outside, your body can no longer keep up with cooling itself down.”

If you must be outside on blistering days, drink a lot of water but avoid caffeine and alcohol. Eat small meals and limit your protein intake, which can increase metabolic heat as it’s digested. Drink 16 to 32 ounces of cool fluids every hour, says the CDC.

Get Help
Heat exhaustion, which causes pale skin, muscle cramps and dizziness, may precede heat stroke but not always. Dr. Ruiz-Novero suggests moving to a cooler environment and rehydrating yourself or the person affected. If symptoms get worse, seek medical help right away. Wrap the individual in cool, wet towels or submerge him or her in a cold bath while waiting for help, says the American Red Cross.

In the end, remember to take it easy in extreme heat and drink lots water. Being aware of the body’s internal thermostat can help protect you and your family from one of summer’s more dangerous ills.

Surfing the Web for Nutrition Information

By Nancy Clark, MS, RD

The Internet abounds with an amazing amount of high-quality food, nutrition and health information. The trick is to know where to find the quality information. Here is a list of some of my favorite websites:

www.ais.org.au

If you have questions about fueling for exercise, The Australian Institute of Sport (whose mission is to help educate Olympic athletes and coaches) offers abundant sports nutrition information. You can find out how to fuel for your particular sport (rugby, rowing, running, triathlon, etc.), as well as get answers to your questions about a variety of sports supplements from energy bars to echinacea, glutamine, whatever.

www.raceready.com

Endurance athletes can perform better when they fuel themselves during exercise. The question arises: how can you carry energy bars and other sports snacks when you are doing, let’s say, a 16 mile run? This site offers running/exercise apparel with food pockets that make it easier to keep yourself well fueled.

www.usda.gov/cnpp

This website offers an interactive Healthy Eating Index that lets you analyze the protein, carbohydrate and fat content of your diet (as well as vitamins, minerals and other nutrients). Just enter into their nutrition calculator what you typically eat in a day, and you’ll learn how your diet rates. Note: The key to getting accurate nutrition feedback (as with any computerized dietary analysis) is to know the true portion sizes of what you eat. That is, how much granola do you actually pour into the cereal bowl–-one cup? two cups? For best results, measure your food.

www.ific.org

Wonder about caffeine? aspartame? chocolate? If you have any food questions, this site will provide the answers! It is sponsored by the International Food Information Council Foundation, a non-profit organization who’s mission is to communicate reliable information about food, food safety and nutrition. Just go to “search” and enter the topic of concern. You’ll get a list of articles that answer your questions.

www.WebMD.com

Medical questions or concerns? Just do a search on achilles, torn ACL or any injury-of-the-day, and you’ll get the information you need to manage the problem.

www.amfoundation.org

Have a question about herbs, massage, homeopathy, mind/body healing techniques?

The mission of this non-profit Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc. is to provide consumer-friendly scientific information on the integration of alternative and conventional medicine approaches. Click on HerbMed to find the facts about aloe, ginkgo, black cohosh, etc..

www.nal.usda.gov/fnic

Wonder about the nutritional needs of infants? your grandparents? your children? yourself? The National Agricultural Library’s Food and Nutrition Information Center provides information about nutrition over the lifecycle. Click on Consumer Corner, then Nutrition Over the Lifecycle and you’ll get dietary guidelines for people of all ages….plus a wealth of other food and nutrition information.

www.nationaleatingdisorders.org

If you are struggling to find the right balance of food and exercise, this site offers helpful information as well as referrals to professionals who can help you come to peace with food. There’s no need to struggle on your own when you can connect with others who can help you develop a better relationship with exercise, food and your body.

www.ConsumerLab.com

Are you really getting what you pay for when you buy nutritional supplements? ConsumerLab monitors the quality of vitamin and mineral supplements, herbs, nutrition bars, protein powders and numerous other health products so you can learn which brands offer you the best for your money. Some of the information is free; some comes with a fee. The site could likely save you more money than an annual subscription.

www.learningmeditation.com

Stressed out? Want more serenity and calm in your life? This site provides meditation rooms where you can listen to guided mediations that last for 3 to 10 minutes. You can choose meditations related to self image and weight management, healing, fulfilling your potential, and other inspirational topics.

www.mealsforyou.com

No idea what’s for dinner but want something tasty? You’ll find lots of food ideas on this website––not only recipes but also nutrition information about each recipe and a customized food shopping list.

You can look for recipes according to health needs (low cholesterol, diabetes), time available to cook, nutrition, and taste (that is, are you hankering for comfort food, gourmet food, holiday foods, taste of the world, chocolate?). You can also choose from the list of the most popular recipes. The Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breasts (preparation time: 10 minutes; cooking time: 35 minutes) sounds good to me!

www.vegweb.com

If you are thinking about a vegetarian lifestyle, this website, sponsored by Vegetarians Unite!, was designed to create an Internet vegetarian community. It offers over 4,300 recipes including kid-friendly foods, plus chat rooms, articles, book ideas, even veggie poems. A fun site!

www.eatright.org

Looking for a local sports nutritionist who can help answer your personal nutrition questions? This site, sponsored by the American Dietetic Association, offers a referral network. Just put your zipcode into the referral network box, and you’ll get a list of nutrition/sports nutrition professionals who can give you the personalized attention that can be missed with the web.

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Nancy Clark, MS, RD

Author, Nancy Clark’s Sports Nutrition Guidebook, Second Edition

Nancy Clark’s Food Guide for Marathoners: Tips for Everyday Champions

Books and sports nutrition teaching materials available at www.nancyclarkrd.com

Director of Nutrition Services, SportsMedicine Associates

830 Boylston St. #205, Brookline MA 02467

Phone: (617) 795-1875 Fax: (617) 795-1876

“Helping active people win with good nutrition.”

Resting heart rate and Recovery heart rate

Resting heart rate

In general, the higher your resting heart rate, the less physically fit you are, and the lower your heart rate, the more physically fit you are. (Some athletes have resting heart rates in the 40s.) One way to see if your new workout is succeeding is to check your resting heart rate over a few months. See if it has increased, decreased, or remained the same. If your workouts are effective, your resting heart rate will slowly decrease, or at least remain constant. Your body has many ways of telling you when enough is enough, and if your resting heart rate has increased, you should start listening to your body by decreasing your workout frequency or intensity.

Resting heart rate: use the correct fingers to do the measuring. Your thumb has a light pulse and can create some confusion when you are counting your beats. It’s best to use your index finger and middle finger together.

After you find the beat, you need to count how many beats occur within 60 seconds. The shortcut to this method is to count the number of beats in 10 seconds, and then to multiply that number by 6. This method gives you a 60-second count.

Example: You count 7 beats in 10 seconds: 7 x 6 = 42 beats per minute.

If you have trouble finding your pulse or separating the beats in your body from the ticks of your watch, ask a friend for help. Have your friend count your pulse beats while you watch the clock or vice versa.

As you become fitter through aerobic exercise, your heart becomes more efficient at pumping blood around the body, especially if combined with a reduction of the plaque (fatty deposits) within your arteries.

As a result you will find your resting heart rate gets lower so you will need to check your resting heart rate on a regular basis and recalculate any target zones you have, especially if working with a heart rate monitor.

Drugs found in cold medications raise the heart rate and do not give a true indication of your resting heart rate.

MEN
AGE	18 -25	26 -35	36 -45	46 – 55	56 -65	65+
ATHLETE	49-55	49-54	50-56	50-57	51-56	50-55
EXCEL’T	56-61	55-61	57-62	58-63	57-61	56-61
GOOD	62-65	62-65	63-66	64-67	62-67	62-65
ABOVE AV	66-69	66-70	67-70	68-71	68-71	66-69
AVERAGE	70-73	71-74	71-75	72-76	72-75	70-73
BELOW AV	74-81	75-81	76-82	77-83	76-81	74-79
POOR	82+	82+	83+	84+	82+	80+

WOMEN
AGE	18 -25	26 -35	36 -45	46 – 55	56 -65	65+
ATHLETE	54-60	54-59	54-59	54-60	54-59	54-59
EXCEL’T	61-65	60-64	60-64	61-65	60-64	60-64
GOOD	66-69	65-68	65-69	66-69	65-68	65-68
ABOVE AV	70-73	69-72	70-73	70-73	69-73	69-72
AVERAGE	74-78	73-76	74-78	74-77	74-77	73-76
BELOW AV	79-84	77-82	79-84	78-83	78-83	77-84
POOR	85+	83+	85+	84+	84+	84+

Recovery heart rate

A slow resting heart rate is often used as a measure of fitness, but your recovery heart rate is far more dependable.

A study in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise shows that a 20-week program of endurance training does not slow the resting heart rate, so it cannot be used as a measure of fitness (1). The best way to measure fitness is to check how long it takes for your heart to slow down after you’ve exercised as hard as you can. This is called your recovery heart rate.

Another study in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that recovery heart rate is one of the best tests to predict your risk for having a heart attack (2). Recovery heart rate is a measure of fitness and a slow recovery from exercise means that you are out of shape. The study really shows that being out of shape increases your chances of having a heart attack.

To measure your recovery heart rate, exercise in your sport as hard as you can for more than 10 minutes. If you run regularly, run fast. If you ride a bicycle, pedal rapidly. Then check your pulse on a heart rate monitor, or place your hands on the sides of your neck where you feel a pulse. Count your pulse for only six seconds and multiply that number times ten to get your heart rate per minute. Your heart slows down immediately after you stop exercising. The longer you count your pulse, the more it will slow down. Wait exactly sixty seconds and then check your monitor again, or count your pulse for six seconds and again multiply that number times ten.

If your heart does not slow down at least thirty beats per minute in the first minute, you are in poor shape. If it slows down more than fifty beats in the first minute, you are in excellent shape. You can use the recovery pulse rate to measure improvements in fitness. Do not use this test if there is any question of heart damage; hard exercise cannot hurt a healthy heart, but it can cause irregular heart beats in people who have damaged hearts.

River Jungle Marathon

2010-08-15T17:28:00.019+08:00

My friend Benjamin asked us if we want to run this marathon. At first, i thought it's a trail run for 42KM but when I checked the website, it is still a normal run on asphalt road. The only difference is that the view is a jungle and it is not a timed run. Only a run to meet people and enjoy the view. The run would consists of 3 groups at different run pace. 5 hours, 6 hours and 7 hours pacers. We joined the 6 hours pacers so we will still have a fall back in case we cannot finish in 6 hours knowing that it is a suicide run for me.. No practice.. Longest run before this is only 15km.. This run got the steepest climb that I've run in a marathon. We literally climb the mountain on one side then go down on the other side.. Finished the run at around 11:19:00AM with the time of 6:19:00.

So, here are the pictures during the run..

Taken right when we reached Hulu Langat..

Before the flag off of 6 hours group..

The start of the steep climb..

More of the sick climb..

At last! made it to the finish..

Pictures after finishing..

Group picture of all the 50 participants..

Catch up on Runs

2010-08-05T18:00:00.020+08:00

Wow, it's been 6 months since i have last updated my running blog. So busy with work, everyday errands, and other things to settle.. Here are some of the pictures of my 2010 runs since January..

March 14, 2010 - Bukit Jalil Stadium - Bareno 15KM Run with 1:27:++ ..

March 27, 2010 - Cyberjaya - Energizer Night Marathon Race with 5:16:++ ..

June 5, 2010 - Shah Alam - Setia Eco Park Half Marathon with 2:09:++ ..

June 27, 2010 - Dataran Merdeka - Standard Chartered KL International Marathon with 2:03:++ ..

Next run is on August 15, 2010.. The River Jungle Marathon at Hulu Langat..

Mizuno wave Run

2009-12-15T12:17:00.007+08:00

At last, I got time to update my blog already.. Work keeps me rushing everyday.. Here is our sweet run for the Mizuno Wave Run in UPM in Serdang. Below are the pictures with my lovely wife and some of my friends who run as well..

Amazed..

2009-09-15T05:42:00.004+08:00

I'm looking at the running freeman's blog site and I come across his post on our NB 15km Run last May 18, 2009. We got some pictures there together with a very amazing woman, Evanna Low. A chinese girl with an amazing determination and strength when it comes to running. She is 5 months pregnant at the race but manage to get a good time ahead of the average runners. She is working as an insurance agent as per her introduction. Maybe that's why she is not scared of any medical bills to come? :) Just joking..

Here is a souvenir picture with here after running a hilly 15km on that race day.

999 Wedding

2009-09-15T03:47:00.008+08:00

Yes, i said to myself that I would be posting much of my running events here and not my life.. But, what the heck. :) I'm in the office now doing onsite support for our R47 Implementation. While waiting for jobs to run and do the checklist I need to do, I thought of visiting my blog site and update it a bit. So, I thought of sharing our 999 wedding experience in Sandakan.

My parents came here September 5 to attend our wedding on the very famous September 9, 2009 (999) date. We went to a lot of places here in PJ and KL before going to Sandakan on Monday, September 7. It's the first time my Mom and Dad have visited Malaysia for a holiday trip so might as well let them see the famous places here.

After arriving in Sandakan very late on September 7, because of the technical problems that MAS have reported, we directly checked in my parents with James to Hotel Tyng Garden and went to the places where tourist can go in Sandakan. Crocodile farm, Proboscis Monkey Sanctuary, the Mini Zoo and many more are the few places we checked out before the 999.

Day 999 comes, we woke up early to get dressed up and went for a breakfast with my wife's family and Auntie Emily and Yeema. We have a good noodle breakfast before going to the Hall near the Sandakan town. Upon reeaching the hall, we saw couples as well but they are not like the usual wedding dress that brides wear. The guys just mostly wear a long sleeves and a tie but the funny thing are the girls. Others wore just a dress like they are just going for a night club party. :) We even notice a girl that looks like pregnant already and she is wearing a short pants! What a preparation for a life long celebration, learning, caring, sharing and loving.. :) Anyway, for me and my wife, of course I wore my Barong Tagalog and my wife wore a Cheong Sam. Her dress matches my Barong coz it's white in color and with a embroidered design that makes it modern but elegant looking. We went thru the giving of the boquet, saying of oaths to each other, signing of the marriage license documents and until to the exchanging of the rings. I may say it's a fun celebration of getting married in a Chinese way.. Not to mention the traditions that we will do next year! We are now both looking forward to our next year wedding celebrations especially the Church Wedding on December 19, 2009.

After the wedding, the next day we went back to PJ already, with my parents and James. We spend the last days they have here in Malaysia going around Malls and doing their last shopping. September 13 comes, my wife and I sent my parents to LCCT to go back Philippines. Can't wait to see my family and my wife's family again in December for the Christmas and New year Celebrations.

But before that, my wife and I are looking forward to the coming weekend, September 19-21, 2009, for our mini honeymoon after doing the signing in Sandakan..

Phuket, here we come.. :)

Standard Chartered KL International Marathon

2009-06-28T19:11:00.000+08:00

Yes! it's a great run for me even though the organizers sucks. There are a lot of complaints from the collection day until the race day itself. From taking 1.5hrs or more in just collecting a race pack, running out of singlet size, missing bib numbers, or wrong bib given, to the running out of water and isotonic drinks in water stations. LOUSY ORGANIZERS!

Good thing I have achieved my target time of within 5hrs to 5hrs 30mins. So, I just forget all the bad feedback and enjoy the achievement of completing the marathon in my target time. I got a time of exactly 5:13:18 gun time and 5:11:51 net time. Here are some pix from the run.

KLCC Petronas while in around 22km mark

Standard Chartered KL International Marathon
Time: 5:11:51
Dataran Merdeka, KL
June 28, 2009

Here is my Alicia with a great run too.. here is her results..

A kiss for the good run..

Of course, my signature picture after each achieved finish timing..

More pictures here..

New Balance 15KM

2009-05-17T14:50:00.002+08:00

Going through not much practice, just want to share with you our pix with the NB 15KM Run held just today, May 17, 2009. It's a hilly run going thru the so called "double hill" on the pacesetter's route. Enjoy.

New Balance 15KM Run
Time: 1:31:++
Lake Gardens, KL
May 17, 2009

Open Water Dive Course

2009-04-24T20:59:00.006+08:00

Proud to be! I just got my Open Water Diver license last March 2, 2009.

I'm always afraid of open water without any life vest to make me float. So, i just have to conquer my fear! It was mixed emotions when I signed up for this course. The feeling of eagerness to learn but at the same time the feeling of nervousness and fear of not completing the course. Paid big bucks in it so failing is just a waste of money. :)

We did a lot of dive skills so in case there would be problems under the water, you will know what to do to yourself or even to help others. Dive skills consists of equalizing, mask clearing, regulator retrieving, pivoting for your buoyancy, buoyancy control, etc. Our instructor Fareed and the other dive masters like Sandrix, from Uncle Chang's Resort in Mabul, are the one who helped and thought us to conquer our fears and at the same time enjoy the beauty of the water world. The dive course was done near the Sipadan Water Village Resort and the dive proper was done in the magnificent SIPADAN ISLAND. One of the top dive islands in Malaysia.

here are some pix taken while we were having the Open Water Dive Course...

Great Eastern 20K & 30K Run

2009-01-18T20:49:00.001+08:00

It was a nice day to have the run. Even though not much run on the week itself, I still feel good coz I'm not pressured at work and not stressed with it. Reached Lake Gardens at around 6AM then Carlo and I of course got a shot as a souvenir before the flag off for the runners..

After the picture, we went straight to the runner's area where the 30K runners were about to be flagged off. A few minutes after, the flag off for the 30K runners was set. So, Carlo and I went fast almost to the front of the starting line together with the other 20K runners. Then, of course, we got another shot courtesy of my girlfriend Alicia..

After the flag off, I started a pace where I won't be too slow but not too fast so I can maintain the pace until the end of the race. After around 3km mark, I was amazed I saw my Forerunner 305 giving me a 5 to 5:30 mins/km pace and I still feel good. So I tried maintaing the pace but the downhills kept me going faster. Thinking of it, I might as well go with the downhill pace so as not to waste me energy in controlling my run. Around the 11KM mark where the U-turn is, I still feel good although a bit sign of tiredness on my legs because of the uphills. So I tried to maintain my 5:30 to 6 mins/km pace.

Good thing, cramps started to tickle my calves at around a few hundred meters away from the finish line..

To sum it up, it was a good run for us both Carlo coz we are just aiming for a 2 hour run but we made it even to a sub 2 hour run..

Great Eastern 20K & 30K Run
Time: 1:52:++
Lake Gardens, KL
January 18, 2009

After the run, of course, the breakfast, the fruits and the free drinks of PowerBar Endurance drink and Milo. We treated ourselves with all of it. By the way, I forgot to mention the Fitnesse Cereals that they also give to the runners.

While eating, we came accross a Singaporean Uncle who was running Ultra Marathons always. How I wish I can be like these when I reached his age.. He won the 1st prize for the 30K Veterans Category. He even got a shorter time than my time in 20K. Hahaha!

Of course some more pictures with my girlfriend Alicia..

The things that helped me in my run. My Garmin Forerunner 305, Adidas Climacool Shades, and my Phillips MP3 Player. Some of it we got from the games after the run.

Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon 2008

2008-12-07T16:04:00.000+08:00

Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon
Time: 6:26:54
City Hall, Singapore
December 7, 2008

This is what you call walking.. :) yes.. it's a grueling 6h:26m:54s to be exact! No practice. So stressed up with work specially the week of the marathon. Next time, i hope this won't happen. But it's fun definitely! My first marathon is a very tough one. :) Let me walk you through to my journey from the start to the end of the marathon which i feel like eternity while looking forward for the finisher t-shirt! hahaha! :) you see it right, the finisher tee that says "finisher of 42.195 km"

Feeling Lazy & Bored

2008-10-03T11:43:00.000+08:00

I wasn't able to run again! :( Sigh.. My mind keeps telling me to do practice runs but my body is telling me to cuddle my soft pillows and just lay down, take a very good sleep until you get the feeling of having a complete sleep.. Thanks to my ONSITE SUPPORTS!!! Grrrr.. I have been doing onsite supports for a few days now and it was messing my biological clock for my runs and gym workouts.. :( HHHEEELLLPPP! I don't want a life like this.. The feeling of being wasted because you lack sleep and rest.. Good thing I'm not doing anything now at work. After countless days of staying sooo late in the office for the implementation of my last project, my rest now is worth it. Just doing this blog for nothing..

Just staring at my daughter's pictures.. She's sooo cute.. bubbly.. smart.. She always melts my heart every time i see her cute smile.. Here she is so you'll also see how she looks like.. :)

My First Blog

2008-09-24T13:24:00.000+08:00

I just thought of making a blog for my running experiences. I don't know why it just hit me to start to make a blog. I suddenly just have the feeling of excitements to fill it up. Actually, I'm not fond of doing blogs ever since the "BLOG" word came into the technology world. Anyway, just for the fun of it.. :)
This is my so called "calling" when it comes to running. I've already taken it out of my mind since I entered college but eventually, I think there's something about running that gives me the sense of peace, relaxation and satisfaction within me. I started going back to running with this event.. Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon. My first time to run again officially so I just took the lowest category.. 10KM. Being sponsored by the Standard Chartered Bank is better coz we don't have to worry anymore on the registration fees which is paid in Singapore Dollars.

So far so good, I got a timing of 00:59:++. Not bad for an old timer athlete..

After the 10KM SG Marathon, it just came into my mind why not go into running again? Anyway, I get to be conscious of my health and what I eat ever since i got into Malaysia. So from then on, I joined a group here in Malaysia so I can meet avid runners like me.. I joined Pacesetters! Thanks to Benjamin Tan Jr! I just knew after the SG Marathon that he was also into running ever since. And what amazed me is that he have already run 4 full marathons already! :) I joined most of the runs that the Pacesetters organized. Even those which are not organized by them, as long as It's 10KM up, I joined them and of course, I'll be joining them.. So here are my previous runs together with their timings..

Adidas 22.7KM King of the Road
Time: 2:15:++
Shah Alam, Selangor
August 10, 2008

Siemens' 10KM Run
Time: 0:50:++
Dataran Merdeka, KL
July 6, 2008

Adidas Sundown Marathon - 10.5KM

Time: 0:51:++
Changi Airport, Singapore
May 31, 2008

New Balance 15KM

Time: 1:24:++
Lake Gardens, KL
May 18, 2008

NB Klang Pacers Half Marathon
Time: 2:01:++
Klang, Selangor
April 27, 2008

Great Eastern 20KM

Time: 2:10:++
Lake Gardens, KL
January 20, 2008