Why I Run

People around me know that i run a lot and i love running. but they do not know the reasons that i love running. and this post is dedicated to all those runners out there who share the same inspiration with me. :)

It all started in new year eve of 2008. as a tradition for myself, every year before it ends i will review what i did for the past 1 year and what i should do in the following year. realizing that i had gone through my teenager time without any great achievement which i can be proud of, i decided that i should do something different in the following year.

One day in May 2009, while i was browsing the internet, i went to a site which promote kl marathon. that time i knew that this is an event that will give me some achievement in that year. so without any hesitation i registered for half marathon and i asked my friends, Michael and Jia Seng to join together with me. so 3 of us registered this event and we trained for it. 

3 of us during race pack collection. from left: Michael, Jia Seng and I

In the end, 2 of us joined only. Michael ffk us.

I still remember vividly the feelings of running together with a few thousands of runners together. it is great to have someone running beside u and encourage each other. the feeling of crossing the finishing line is greater than anything especially after u had endured 2 hours plus. the joy of holding "a piece of metal" medal is indescribable. only when u joined and trained for that u will understand the joy and excitement of it. :)

since then, i become addicted to running.  i love the feelings of crossing the finishing line and walking around with my medal. then i browsed through and found 1 run after KL marathon, Men's Health Night Run 2009. 

that run was the run which i joined together with Michael, Nicholas and Jia Seng. it is a run held at night. the run was perfect because of great companion. :)

Before the run

after the run

After that, i stop joining all the run as i back to UTP and it is hard for me to continue to join any running event in KL. But i continue to join during my internship as i intern in KL and it is easy for me to join any running event. All these run has a story behind it. thanks to all the people who support and encourage me along the journey. :)

Putrajaya Night Marathon

Jping and me

KL Towerthon

Energizer Night Marathon

Sundown Marathon

KL Marathon

Port Dickson International Triathlon

Men's Health and Shape Night Run 2010

At the end of the year, i will attempt full marathon in singapore. it will be the 1st full marathon that i join after so many half marathon. running is an event that will challenge you to be a better, fitter person and the moment you sign up and train for any running event, your life changes! trust me, it is proven. :)

I am back!

hi everyone! it has been so long since i update my blog. currently i am back to my university, utp and it is 4th week now. due to my laziness, i only update now. lol

when i first enter utp i complaint about the shitty place that i had put myself in but i start to appreciate my life in utp now. i m still remember 4 years ago i was complaining the situation in utp but nothing beats great companions. :D

last night i received a surprise from my fren, han sze. he sent me a photo of jasmitt with me together. tis pic means a lot to me as jasmitt is the first indian fren i know. we did assignments, projects, eating in usm cafe, cracking jokes together with all my coursemates. all these will remain in my heart forever and this pic will be  memories of jasmitt. :)

jasmitt with me. taken during foundation graduation ceremony.

like what forrest gump said, life is like a box of chocolate, you will never know what you will get. always look at the bright side and you will be surprised by God plan. :)

Gimme Food on Flights

as a Sarawakian who is currently studying in Peninsular Malaysia, taking flight back n forth from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur is very normal to me. normally in 1 year time i will go back to kuching at least 3 times. means i will be taking flight at least 6 times a year. and the amount does not include the flight i take when i go to travel to other place like singapore and indonesia. 

everytime when i am taking flight, i will have my meal first before i reach airport. but when i am in a flight i will feel hungry again. it is because normally i have to reach airport at least 2 hours before to check in. so by the time i am inside the plane. i will feel hungry again. (i eat a lot ^^) 

so whenever i am inside the plane, i hope i can have my favourite meal inside the flight. it is the greatest enjoyment when u r enjoying ur favourite food inside the flight. it is damn cool to think about it. 45,000 feet on air, and beautiful stewardess serving u ur favourite food. ^^

for me, i would like to have kolo mee, a very popular kuching food on flights. kolo mee is normally served with garlic, shallots, minced beef or pork, white vinegar, pork oil (optional) and 'char siew'. for every kuching people, one of their favourite food is kolo mee. and we have kolo mee as our breakfast, tea break, lunch, dinner or supper. it all depends on the person and mood. it is available 24/7/365 in kuching. 

looking at the picture make me hungry already. and if it is served on flight, i am sure that it will be greatest enjoyment for all passengers. ^^

here is project alpha episode:

Episode 43

Episode 44

Episode 45

Episode 46

Project Alpha is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS. Never go hungry while flying with MAS!

A nightmare on Elm Street Review

last tuesday, michael invited me to watch a premier movie in GSC Mid Valley. i didnt know what movie we were watching until we reached the ticket collection booth. lol.  the movie that we watched is a nightmare on Elm Street. when we reached GSC, there is long queue to collect the ticket. but finally we managed to get tickets after long queue. 

the ticket 

i got the chance to watch the screening of the 'A nightmare on Elm Street', thanks to Xiangcool :). I love ghost movie and enjoy spooky feeling, watched a few ghost movies in the cinema and i do enjoy them.
 

i thought i can overcome the frighten and scary scenes in the movie. I had underestimated the movie. The movie has the same storyline with Wes Craven's original 1984, A Nightmare on Elm Street introduced Freddy Krueger, a hideously burned, bloodthirsty spitball of menace who murdered his victims when they succumbed to sleep. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010 centres on a gang of teenagers from the small American town of SpringWood, Ohio, who then discover they are all experiencing nightmares about a burned man, wearing a red and green sweater with a clawed gloves in his hands.They haunted by the same nightmare and slashed to death by Freddy.When they are murdered by the man in their dream, they also die in their real life. In order to prevent being murdered by the horrible man, they need to stay awake in order to stay alive. How poor the kids are :(.
 

throughout the whole movie, i closed my eyes with the blogger stickers a few times. This movie is real frighten i would say. For those who are going for the movie,be prepare ,the movie is real frightening and scary! No kidding!

the blogger stickers which i use to cover my eyes :P

friends and bloggers out there, do sleep every night as sleeping is important.  We must appreciate that we can sleep peacefully without being haunted by the same nightmare and slashed to death by Freddy :).  In a nutshell, thanks Xiangcool for the free tickets :).

How Many Wiggies?

this week project alpha topic is count wiggies in picture above. After u count the number of wiggies,  tweet your answer to @ProjectAlphaMY and @P1W1MAX, and include the hashtag #wiggycount.

The first 10 correct/closest guesses will win a P1 bag each. So if you win, remember to chia me makan. lol

Below is the project alpha episode:

Episode 22

Episode 23

Episode 24

Episode 25


Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS.

Road Trip with My Broadband

As everyone who knows me, i love traveling to the max! i will always find opportunities to travel to the place i never travel before. and i like to explore the place around and find the nice food, nice scenary in that place. 

when i travel without any guides from local or tour guide, it is hard to find those places around. for example, some of the nice food only known to local and it is hard to find too when it is hiding in some corner that no one will notice it unless u know the place well. this time internet has come to its uses. 

once i online, i can find a lot of information on the internet which includes the introduction of the place, where to stay, where to eat and what to do. the internet gives u great advantages when u want to travel and discover the place at ur own pace. 

but there is one issue about the internet. u will need to access to any connection before you can access to the internet and start surfing for information that is useful while u are on the road. u have to find cyber cafe around and it becomes an issues too when u r not familiar with the place. although some mobile service providers come out with data plan which u can utilize it to online, it is still expensive compared to normal broadband services.

so there is one solution which is cheap and easy compared to other solution. the solution to all these problems is P1 W1max. P1 W1 max connection is so easy compared to other type of broadband. the modem is just like the size of USB drive. so basically u can bring it anywhere and u can access to internet anytime anywhere. 

next time when i am traveling, i will put P1 W1max as one of the must-bring item so that i can surf the internet anytime anywhere. it will provide a lot of comfort for me as i can know the best place to eat, see, and stay. these will help me to become a smarter traveler. :)

below is some of the episodes of project alpha:

episode 8





Episode 9



 


Episode 10

 

Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS.

My Version of Grooming Tips

When i see the word 'grooming' for week 8 instant cash blogging, the first thing that run in my mind is "i should google it in internet". When i google the word 'grooming', the result surprised me!

the definition of the word 'grooming' is an hygienic activity performed by animals. it includes cleaning and maintaining part of the body. and there is a lot of pictures of animals like cat, dog and horse being groomed as well. even wild animals occasionally grooms themselves as well. so it is very normal for human to groom themselves too since we are animal too. lol

for me, i groom myself everyday. at the morning when i first open my eyes, i brush my teeth n wash my face. sometimes i do shave as well to maintain the clean look. if i do not shave, i think i will look probably like tarzan now. lol. 

after that, i will go and have bath to make myself feel fresh and energetic. after i bath, i will choose clean clothes to wear. (this is an important to people, DO NOT wear your sweaty clothes again!) i will comb and style my hair as well. after that i will apply adidas action 3 deodorant and i am free to go out and seize the day!

below is first episode of project alpha season 2. Enjoy !

Project Alpha Season 2 Episode 2 :

Project Alpha Season 2 Episode 3 :

Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS.

No Strings Attached

nowadays, when i walk on the street, i always realize there is something strange happening around me. and it is becoming a trend too. when i walk, people around me are using handphone which is "string-less", people use  "string-less" remote control to change channel, and instead of using key to open door, people use their "string-less" key, thumb and iris, to access to a room.

by letting everything become string-less, our world will become easier and better. imagine that u no need to bring anything out when u go out, u can use your thumb to pay for your groceries and bills. it is a very nice thing i will say!

but now u have the chance to make full use of wireless connection. now u can use P1 wimax to connect to internet. it is very convenient compared to conventional way of connecting to internet. u can connect it anytime anywhere. for example, u can surf net while u are surfing in pulau redang. surf net before u do some surfing. lol

i use celcom broadband before. that is why i know the advantages of wireless connection. once i online in my friends car and get to know the nearest location for nice food. i heard someone play dota too while driving in the car using wireless connection. dunno whether it is true o not. lol

i heard p1wimax connection is among the best. so i m thinking of subscribing to p1wimax soon. anyone with me?

Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS.

My Favourite Sport

Sport is such an amazing way to communicate with each other.  People use sport to know new people, to solve conflict and to enhance bonding of each other.  Because of all these reasons, sport is amazing and make this world more beautiful.

For me, i play a few sports at a same time.  I play football, badminton, etc.  But there is one sport that i want to improve and achieve more.  That is long distance running or known as jogging.

Some of you will ask, why jogging?  Jogging is so boring, jogging has no interaction with others, blah blah blah ...  But i want to tell you all that most of you has misconception about all these.

First thing about jogging.  It is physically and mentally challenging as well. Believe me.  Most of the people will give up after they run for a few weeks.  When you are devoted to train in any marathon, you have to give up a lot of things.  First, you have to wake up early to train while others are still sleeping nicely on their bed.  Besides, when your friends go to watch movies and enjoy themselves and DOTA , you have to say no as well.  When you train there is definitely no night life, no cigarette, no alcoholic drinks for you.  When you can do all these, Congratulations! you have strong determination and you can accomplish anything in life because strong determination that you have.

And who say jogging is boring? You can always find a companion to jog with you.  Besides, you can listen to your favourite song too while you are jogging.  If you like to jog alone and dowan to listen to any music, you can use this opportunity to relax and do some thinking at your own. for me, i will do some thinking process while i am jogging.

Jogging is one of the cheapest sport too.  You only need a pair of sport shoes and you can start jogging.  As long as you and others are safe then it is ok to jog :). U can jog at a park, around your neighbourhood, or on the treadmill.

In order to keep yourself smell good and feel fresh all the time during sport time, all you need is to get a whole package of Adidas Action 3.

Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS.

I Wanna Be a Project Alpha TV Star!

You may think that you are not pretty and handsome enough, not smart enough, not cool enough, not rich enough, not slim enough to be featured as a star in anything. But now for all of you out there, now u have a chance to become a STAR!!!!

Yes you heard it! now u can become a star in blogging world! Now u can be a guest blogger for project alpha season 3! 

Project Alpha is a program featuring the live of selected bloggers who are famous in blogging world. many famous bloggers like kenny sia and xia xue are featured in project alpha. but now u can stand a chance too to be featured in project alpha. 

But first, you must have your audition before you can be featured in the program. You just have to create a video of 60 seconds or less in your own creative way on why you should be on Project Alpha!

After that, you have to:

1. join ruumz or login to your account
2. Join the Project Alpha ruumz group
3. unload your video into the 'audition' album below
4. Insert a title and a short description about your audition
5. To increase your chances of being selected, get your friends and family to "Like" your video 

Besides, you can win some prizes as well when you are chosen as guest blogger in project alpha. 

Kacang only lah! so what are you waiting for? faster go make a video and get featured in project alpha!

Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS. Auditions are now open! Check it out at www.projectalpha.com.my/auditions or projectalpha.ruumz.com/groups

My Date Night

this post is specially written so that i can win a ticket to watch date night in cinema for FREE!!!!!

Most Memorable Date

my most memorable date is when i first went out with my gf. that time is the first time i went out and spent our time together. that day is 24 september 2009.

that morning we have dim sum as our breakfast together with my friends. after that, we went to queensbay to have movie and nice nice lunch and dinner. when we reach queensbay, we bought our movie ticket 1st before the ticket finish. the movie that we watch on that day is '吓到笑' , a movie by jack neo.

after movie we went to shop around. that time only she realize i love reading. so she has to accompany me in borders for half an hours. lol. 

after that we went to gurney to have our dinner that day. we have cheese baked rice in kim gary. the rice is so tasty but i have to finish most of the food myself as jping do not eat much. at the end i have to sit down because i cant move anymore. lol

this date is the most memorable for me because it is the first time i went out with her and enjoy our time together. :)

No Sweat

HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

when we see the word or imagine the word 'hot' like above, what will you guys react? i think for most of u out there your body will sweat when u see the word 'hot'. (if you are not sweating now then i think u are abnormal because i will sweat when i see this word even i am in air conditioned room now. lol) 

so i am safe from sweating a lot because i am staying in air conditioned room. but how if i go outside? as all of u know, now the weather is crazyyyyyyy! if i walk outside for 2 minutes then i will starting sweating. my sweat will sweat like heavy rain fall from sky. if u don believe u can try to walk outside now. lol

but there is a way to save u from sweating and become smelly like ikan masin. somemore u have to wash so many clothes if u change ur clothes often. not good for a lazy person. lol. let me present to u the savior of hot weather:

adidas action 3 deodorant!

it is really a savior for all of u because:

1. u do not have to wash so many clothes if u use it. when u use action 3, u wont sweat as much as before. so u can wear ur clothes over and over again. ideal for lazy person. (not me) 

2. it is a 24-hour perspirant. means u have to apply it only once a day then it will lessen ur sweat for 1 whole day. save money for those who are kiam siap. lol

3. the deodorant is anti odour. means there is no other odour other than the fragrance from the deodorant itself. so u can smell nice nice all day!

so guys, faster go to nearest market/ supermarket/ 7-eleven/ to get one now!

Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS. Auditions are now open! Check it out at www.projectalpha.com.my/auditions

I'm going to the Gatsby Deodorant Street Fair

Next month, exactly 1 month from today, i am not available for that particular day. it is because i am going to the super duper fun Gatsby Deodorant Street Fair!

Gastby Deodorant Street Fair is one of the activities organized by nuffnang. one more thing special about this event is that it is only for glitterati nuffnanger only! so it must be damn special as glitterati nuffnanger is invited. 

Gastby Deodorant Street Fair will be: 

Date: 17th April 2010
Time: 10am till 5pm
Venue: Front Foyer, Ground Floor, Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur.

For those who attend Gastby Deodorant Street Fair, you have the privilage to enjoy these:

1)There are going to be lucky draws and we have various cool gadgets worth up to RM15,000 up for grabs!

2) Among the exciting fun-fair games on that day  - Sumo Wrestling (in air bag suits!), gladiator battles and other amusing and addictive games you would expect at a fun-fair!

if you wanna know more details about this event, you can visit to  www.gatsby.com.my/streetfair to find out more. see you guy there! 

My Favourite Surfing Spot

For this week instant cash blogging for project alpha, the title is "My Favourite Surfing Spot". When i look at this topic, there are alot of thoughts run in my mind. But i think the most related one is the website that i visit the most when i online. So, i think my favourite surfing spot is facebook.

 

facebook

 

Facebook is one of the social networking website that attracts millions and millions of people. I had heard of the name 'facebook' back in 2007. During that time i own one account for friendster too. But soon when i lost interest in friendster due to limitation of account of a person (limit of friend is 1000 only, if i am not mistaken) and complexity of usage. I abandoned my friendster account totally after a while. After a few months, i delete my friendster account.

After i delete my account, i think that i do not need a social network account like friendster because i think that all of social network site is the same. But one day, as i had nothing to do in cyber cafe, i created an account for facebook. Since then, i can say i am much addicted to facebook.

Every morning after i open my eyes, the first thing i do is i go to my laptop, on it and login to my facebook account. after that, i spend my time checking all the notifications and latest updates from friends.

Besides, i spend my time on facebook games too. Games that i play the most on facebook is mafia wars. My friend introduced this game to me one day when i was in cyber cafe. Again, i addicted to mafia wars soon and i play continuously from last year till now. I start from new york, then continue to cuba and moscow, now i play until bangkok stage.

mafia wars

I also surf other site as well when i online. i will surf my blog to check my cbox, the star for news, soccernet for latest football news and google when i need to search for information.

Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS.

I Just Love Good Smelling People

When i was small, i always saw my dad apply something on his armpit after he bath. that time i was small and i do not know the existence of deodorant, which can make u smell good and fresh all the day. that time i was curious and like look at the deodorant that my dad was using. i thought it was some kind of magic as my dad just jokingly told me that it is a magic stick that make u smell good. lol

fast forward to the time i just entered UTP, around 4 years ago. i am still remember the first time i am using deodorant. that time i bought the deodorant from a direct selling company as my friend introduced the deodorant to me. when i first hold the deodorant, it was like a magic for me. i apply it everyday after i bath and definitely, i smell good and fresh for all day long (this sentence is to emphasize the magic of deodorant only. i always smell good all the time. :P ). 

after i finish the deodorant bought from my friend, i switch to using other brand of deodorant. although all these deodorants smell great, i am still looking for the perfect one for me. and then comes adidas deodorant, which is just appear in market around 2 years ago. after i tried adidas deodorant, i fall in love with its smell straightaway. 

 

my current deodorant

besides, adidas deodorant also has cool design. i prefer the deodorant spray, which is easy to bring anywhere i go. i bring the deodorant along when i am having sport activities, which i can apply quickly after i bath. i even brought it when i am traveling. but there is one time i have to throw it away. it was the time i went to yogyakarta. i forgot to put in the baggage and i brought it in my hand carry bag. when i at custom inspection, i have to throw that away because my deodorant is more than 100ml. if not i will become some sort of terrorist which will use a deodorant to bomb the plane. lol. so i have to throw it away and i just started using it few days ago only. T.T

 

adidas deodorant, the perfect deodorant for me. :)

Project Alpha Season 2 is presented by Adidas Action 3 and supported by P1 and MAS

Tiger Run

sorry for disappearing for more than 1 month. although february is the shortest month in a year, in this month i had lots of events. lets start with my 1st event of the month, TIGER RUN! woohoo~

6 February 2009

i was invited to Tiger Run by Nuffnang. u can refer to my entry post here. but both tiger run n putrajaya marathon at the same day. luckily tiger run started at 4pm while putrajaya marathon started at 8pm. so i can join both events.

 

registration counter

 

name tag

 goodie bag

goodie bag is used to fill the items collected during the race like tiger beer, tiger poker card, tiger beer merchandise etc (forget what i had collected d. lol) 

 

posting in front of the poster 

  

jping posting~

before the run, there is some briefing about what we should do for the run. each person get a map about the route of the run. 

 

briefing~

 

 more briefing~

finally the run start after all the briefing. all people were so energetic thinking of the dream that they are going to win if they finish first in the run. luckily there were no pushing around so everyone is ok when the race start. 

 

CHIONG AR~

the run was bad for me. first i don have any twitter account. and i have to create one on the spot. and the internet is not working well. :( i stay there creating my twitter account for 15 minutes. 

the subsequent task were easy, except the one that we need to finish buffalo wing. i thought buffalo wing is nice to eat. so i just open my mouth big big without second thought. mana tau buffalo wing burned like hell. my lips turned red, my hand turned red, n my face turn red too! n those part tat i touch burned like fire. and i suffer throughout the whole marathon and have diarrhea whole night. 

shea teng, first runner up with me

 

chilling after the run.

2nd pic

stay tune for next post. :)

My Dream in the Year of the Tiger

dream, is something that is absurd to other people but it is meaningful to that person. dream can be a great motivation tool to the person. dream can help a person to reach higher state than before. dream can even make a person STRONGER than ever.

i have dream too. in fact, i am so greedy that i have a lot of dreams at one time. lol. but i think that there is one dream that is never change and it remains unchanged in my heart for a very long time. i always want to achieve that dream, the dream of my life.

the dream of my life is that i want to backpack to whole south east asia, particularly mainland of south east asia. i think all of you wondering why i want to choose to travel to south east asia rather than other places like china and europe. but there are few reasons that i think south east asia is more attractive than other part of the world.

haversack and passport are the basic needs for backpacking

as a south east asian and malaysian, i know that south east asia always is that mystery and it attracts a lot of attention outside world. one of the reasons is that south east asia have a very strategic geographic, and it is a place where merchants from east and west trade their products here since civilization. in fact, they brought along their culture with them as well. these different cultures blend together and create a culture that is unique. so in south east asia, there are a wide variety of culture here as each country has different history, culture and tradition, and each one is different from others.  (now i know that history is useful and finally i can apply it  ^^)

besides, i am inspired by the world most famous travel guide book founder, tony wheeler and maureen wheeler of lonely planet. it is all begun with the book "once while travelling: the lonely planet story". the book is about how they travel from UK to australia and their life changes after that vacation. it always inspire me to backpack in future as backpacking is one of the way to broaden our mind. backpacking is also my favourite travelling type as you have your own leisure to explore the place. while you are exploring at your own leisure, you can discover and understand more about the local tradition and culture.

once while travelling: the lonely planet story

 tony wheeler and maureen wheeler. inspiration of my dream

but, there is something holding me back from doing all these. as i am still a student, i do not have any income yet. so i cannot save any money and use it for travelling. so my dream of backpacking over south east asia can be achieved after my studies.

No Money T_T

now there is a chance for me to have my dream come true.tiger beer and nuffnang is currently organizing tiger run for all the people out there to have their dream come true. if i am chosen for tiger run, i guess i will be very lucky because i am one step nearer to my dream!

tiger run

if i have the chance to backpack this year, i will start my journey in kuala lumpur. then i will travel to thailand, laos, cambodia and then vietnam. after vietnam i will travel to singapore. after singapore i will back to kuala lumpur.

route

Thailand

Laos

 

Cambodia

 

Vietnam

 

Singapore

all these will be done using car, train or bus only and if can try to avoid using plane (except for the journey from vietnam to singapore). it is because when i travel using car, train and bus, i will stop in the heart of every city. so i can have some local experience once i step out of any kind of transport.

"A dream will always remain a dream unless you start moving your feet."-Kueh Jing Zhi, 2010 ( i start creating quote already. lol)

- the Year of the Tiger, ROAR -

cherish with tiger beer,

 :D