Well, it took 2 years but I finally completed my first half marathon and got my first ever finisher’s medal. We started from Likas Stadium and what with the adrenalin, people, sounds, my pulse rate was higher than I wished it to be at the start. Before we had even left the stadium, I was struggling to get my breathing under control. I felt like quitting even before we had left...
After being married 20 years and since we speak to the public on Communication, you’d think that my wife and I communicate very well. Well, let me let you in on a secret. I communicate well with her, but when I ask her something, her answers are not what is the standard norm, so I get somewhat frustrated. For example, this morning, on our way to the stadium to do our...
Today, I did a 12 KM long run. I got up at 5 in the morning, geared up, splashed on the sun block and headed for Likas running track. 12 KM was a distance that I had not run in nearly 6 months. And this was on the back of my last run on Friday which was a total disaster. I was supposed to run 10 KM but managed to only...
Sometimes, my Dad does not have to resort to emotional blackmail to get his way. (…this may be my last time..posted Mar 12, 2010) He likes to jalan (get out) and eat out and I like my children to hang out with their grand parents. I didn’t have any grandparents growing up and somehow felt that i missed out on the benefits of having grand parents. Benefits such as extra pocket money...
After seeing my many Facebook posts on the problems I was having with my right knee and how that was affecting my preparations for the Borneo International Marathon, a friend suggested I get and read a book on Chi Running by Danny and Katherine Deyer. 3 months of pain (right knee, lower back), disappointment (could not achieve target distances) and frustration (had to take time off everytime the knee hurt and...
I run 3 times a week at the Likas Sports Complex track to prepare myself for the half marathon (21 KM) in the Borneo International Marathon and to stay healthy. The Likas track is flat and roughly oval in shape, with a man made lake in the middle. One round of the track is just short of 1 KM. It gets crowded towards the evening and the on Saturday evenings whole...
My eldest sister called me a few nights ago. She was in a bit of a panic. Our father had called her to arrange mum’s 80th birthday party next month. He told her to make sure everyone in the family attended…as this would be his last time…! She was worried that something was terminally wrong with him. As she lives in another state, she wanted to check with me what was...
For years, i have always thought that my father was the main culprit for the clutter in my parents house. At restaurants, he would pocket as many toothpicks and wet towels as he can. He would come home from Sunday markets or trade fairs with stuff that we didn’t need. Although i must say that on his business trips to Japan, his penchant for buying oddball stuff and the latest electronic...
Business. Entreprenuer. Most of us start this journey in a similar manner. We have an idea. A product. An opportunity. Or we spot a need that needs to filled. We do some research. We ask friends. Is this a good idea? Would you pay me money for this? We decide to forge ahead in spite of the many words of caution from well meaning friends and family. “You already have a...
I read about this Austrian Millionaire named Karl Rabeder, who felt that his materialistic lifestyle was making him miserable. So, he decided to give all his wealth away (estimated at $4.7 million) to charity and move into a 2 room apartment and get by on $1,300 a month. Thanks to him someone got a lakeside villa in the alps, 42 acre farmhouse, an Audi A8 and some other stuff. Now for...