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January 8, 2010

New Fuel Pricing by May 1

Star (www.thestar.com.my) reports that come May 1st, there will be a new fuel pricing mechanism..http://tinyurl.com/ygylnee. Lower capacity cars pay less for fuel. This opens up a great biz opportunity. Get all the Kancil’s, Kenari’s to fill up their tanks to the max at RM 1.80 (even better, get them to install extra fuel tank), buy back half from them at RM 1.90 and sell to the higher capacity car owners at...

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January 7, 2010

WordPress Rocks

So far, i am happy with my decision to make WordPress my primary blogging platform. Since i made the decision, i have imported my older blogs from tumblr, categorized my posts, added some widgets and gadgets and am happy with the way wordpress allows me to personalize my blog page. I’ve managed to get the look and feel i wanted, get stats, link my tweets and import from other places…what else...

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January 7, 2010

Injured Leg

My right knee is definitely injured. Tried to run again this morning and learnt how to limp – run…really bad for the back..then my left thigh started to strain as it took some of the burden off the right leg… Have since posted my apologies to my fb friends who warned me not to go running so soon…and will be seeking medical treatment this weekend…hopefully it isn’t anything serious… Now that...

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January 7, 2010

Boiled Chicken

Got this recipe from an Aunt. She cooked this dish for New Year’s eve dinner 2010. It tasted so good, i just had to ask for the recipe. Looks like Hainanese Chicken but tastes slightly different. This is the result of my second attempt at this dish. The first went horribly wrong. Did not boil the chicken long enough and had to reboil the chopped and marinated chicken. Even then, some...

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January 5, 2010

Settled: WordPress! You diggg?

After months of researching for a suitable blogging platform, after opening accounts with tumblr, blogger and a few others…i have finally settled on WordPress as my primary blogging platform. I love the interface in tumblr, but its limited features and SEO leave me no choice but to move on to other blogging platforms…i love to personalize my pages..look a bit different than others…and although blogger allows for that as well, somehow...

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January 5, 2010

Difference between tired and injured leg

Today i got back on to the running track. After slightly more than a month of a scheduled break from running, i started to run again today. Today i also learnt the difference between a tired leg and an injured leg. My right knee has been giving me trouble since my dengue bout in Singapore. Although the pain has more or less receded, there is still a niggling pain in my...

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January 4, 2010

StanChart Singapore Marathon: It’s the Journey, Stupid

I had trained. I was fit. I was ready. I had my flights. I had my hotel booking, my shoes, my gear. I arrived in Singapore with a slight cough but still in high spirits. Registered myself for the race at the Expo site, browsed through the running exhibitors and soaked in the pre race atmosphere. Checked into the hotel and my cough now evolved to a full blown fever, with...

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November 5, 2009

Fear of Injury

I was supposed to run 6KM this morning. Instead i could only complete 3 KM. The side of my legs were starting to hurt and by the time i pulled up at KM 3, i could hardly run. I did consider pushing myself to complete but decided against it lest i get injured. If i were running a local 1/2 marathon, i might have pushed on, but i am in training...

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September 18, 2009

Coconut Water (update)

Saw a TV Interview of the CEO of Zico Coconut Water company. I was amazed that such an abundant fruit in Malaysia and the surrounding region can be made into a full scale business with a proper marketing plan. Did some research on it and am even more intrigued. However, for the purpose of running, Coconut water is supposed to hydrate better than water or other isotonic drinks. So i grabbed...

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September 18, 2009

Back on Track (2nd Run Week 8)

After several dissapointing runs during Ramadan…disappointing as in slow times, unabale to complete due to rain, unable to run due to schedule…the easy run in week 8 or last night’s run finally saw me hit decent speeds again… It felt good all around as i could cover the distance and finish within a decent time, run well, run below 7 min for 2 KM and overall felt good post race. Looking...

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