PBIM 2009. . . Yup... Just to run in Penang... ;p

Group Pic. . .

Speech by Penang's MB

Satisfying medal. . .

Finished 21km. . . Well Done !!! ;p

Fuh... First time saw this dimsum... (inside is red bean paste). . .

Yong Tau Fu dimsum with super sauce... ;p

Look... Thats the distance we ran... times 2 ! ;p

PBIM 2009. . . The journey begins... ;p

Preparation...

So, what i did for preparation training was some sets of sit ups which fails to downtune my "united nation" and a 1.xxKM jog 3days before the run to try out my new Reebok... ;p

Seriously thats all... Coz lately kept raining and before that was busy with my finals... So, thats the training... For a bloody 21km run... I am nuts... Haha... ;p

The journey to The Land of Pinangs...

Woke up at about 6 in the morning and waited RB to pick me... then off we go, heading to the land of Pinang's with an empthy stomach ! ;p

So... The journey was quite long and refreshing as morning view and occasionally breeze is amazing !!! ;p

Reach there bout 3-4hours liddat, din use stopwatch to time our journey as apperantly, there is no need to do so... Lolz... ;p

In The Land of Pinangs. . .

Took us about 20minutes to locate Lorong selamat and took breakfast there...

Chay Kuey Tiao with XXXL Prawn, Barli bing, ABC, Luo-bak(not raddish pls...), Penang non-authentic Assam Laksa(its a healthy laksa i guess, coz its tasteless... -_-"...) Thats all. ;p

Then... a visit to the local Scout's House and Kek lok si. . . Nothing much then...

Oh... Thanks to RB's Cousin for providing accomodation and dinner for us... Very warm welcome indeed... ;p

Slept at 8.45pm to prepare physical energy before run... ;p

Oh my. . .

I dreamt... Both of us have overslept and we came to Penang for nothing... Out of a sudden...

*eyes opened*... Saw my watch... GILER !!! Its 3am aldy(overslept kao kao... The run starts at 3.30am, and registration time ends at 3.15am...The accomodation is 1km away... Do the maths urself...) ... Woke RB (still sleeping soundly...) Put on runing vest and shoes... Dashes off ! ... ... ...

Luckily when we reach (after a premature competition of 1km to beat the clock...) The organizor says no need register cause timing is by championchip... What a relieve... ;p

Going The Distance. . .

Runing 21km is not like runing the typical 3km,5km,7km,10km,11km... Where you can simply just run... Why ? Coz the distance is double and ur stamina counts !!! ;p

So... "Bang !" the gun sounds... We started from behind, and started slow jogging upon the chip timing starts...

So... 5mins after we started, we saw a group of man... standing in line against the wall of a gated & guarded housing area... Guess what they doing ??? (Shh... All in line... Pee-ing. . . -_-"... What a sight... )

Ok, forget that sight, the night view of Penang Bridge is AWESOME !!! If u like to run and never ran on Penang Bridge before... Prepare urself and sign up next year ! Once... At least once in your misarable lifetime u gotta experience this !!! If u never ran in any competition... No worries, U run 3km everyday, while i munch on my potatoe chips, guarantee u can run at the same pace as i do next PBIM... ;p

Run run run, Saw so many Scouts helping in directing and distributing not only banana's, but water and 100pluses as well... Tepuk Pengakap ! ;p

Run run run, Water station... Run run run, Sponge station... Run run run, Banana station... Run run run, Banana skin everywhere... must be careful... Runrunrun, saw a guy Pee-ing down to the sea (Why so many of these sight de??? Tell me why ??? Ishh...) ... Run and run and run and run...

Fuh, after about 10km or so... everything that drags me down starts poping out... My knees starts aching, feets starts burning, etc...etc... But what can i do besides running at that point, middle of the bridge ???

Determination...

Really, determination is all u need to complete the run...

If you are determined enough to continue, your body will continue...

At the 15km point, my legs starts to cramp whenever i start to dash... Every dash of a few hundred metres requires a few minutes of rest, else i will end up with St.John's rubbing my muscle... But, determined enough, i finished the race at a not so proud but proud enough to finish and get a medal time of 2 hours 51 minutes... ;p

My first 21km run, done in 2hours51minutes... ;p

Reward of completing... Besides the medal, the experience is PRICELESS !!! ;p

After the distance...

Well, as usual, I do not like to depent on medications as i believe my body will heal normally after runs... so i did not go to the medic station to spray a dose of Hot Spray... However... Lolz... the muscle still pulls after 30minutes or so... So with RB's advice, i went to the Salonpas sponsor booth to get a spray... That also took like 10minutes to take effect... ;p

Dimsum breakfast was after that... ;p

Wonderful filling breakfast before heading back to KL... ;p

Back to Busyland...

Satisfied with the run, we drove back taking turns... ;p

The end... ;p

Ohyea...

The PBIM was organized very well ! Kudos to organizors... ;p

Butterworth Autocity's entrance was hard to find.

Speaking Hokkien is essencial in Penang or you'll end up like a angmo lou.

Parking in Penang is expensive (80cents per hour).

Powerbar and Power gel helps !

PBIM 2010... I will be waiting !!! ;p

Time to Change ! Red to Yellow ! ;p

Today

Bought a new pair of running shoes preparing for the upcoming Penang Bridge International Marathon 2009. Hehe... ;p

Replacing my old running shoe, a Power branded Red running shoes is this yellow striped Reebok dunno what name... Lolz... ;p

Hopefully it lasts and performs for my 21km !!! ;p

Ferodo my car's new shoes... ;p

Changed my rubbery, slippery, soapy, dunno what to say lousy brakepads which is less than one year old to a new, higher performance, recommended Ferodo Zero brake pads...

All happens when i was servicing my car and fixing the Chocking "Sensation" of my car (Found out its spark plugs problem, not Throttle Body) in a workshop, then found brakepads are quite worn out (izzit my driving ???) and that the previous pad was not a good enough one for me (How he knew my style ???) Lolz... so recommended Bendix Metal King and Ferodo Zero for me, choosing between both with difference of 20 odd bux... I choosed the better Ferodo ! So far as i can say, till today (3weeks liao) it still performs so much better than the old one, the initial feel of pads rubbing with the disc can be felt and sudden braking results in sudden stop, rather than soapy feeling... Lolz... ;p

The only downside so far is the brake dust !!! Above is when my rims are washed, below is after just a few hundred kilometres... Giler... the other side which i din take the picture was blacker !!! Haha... Black dust ! But, no worries, as it says on the box... It's Asbestos free !! Earth friendly and user friendly pads i can say... Up to date ! ;p

The day i turn twenty one. . . ;p

October

Haha... I am 21 liao... Saddeningly, on my bday itself, i was having finals, so the day before... or rather 70% of my day was exam preparation, exam stress and exam implementation... Lolz... Until 6.30pm... One bunch if monkeys kidnapped me from home and brought me to ... (Some say... Puchong... ) But its USJ3A lar... Lolz... and made me a walking snowman ! Lolz... Very creative indeed... Then dinner at Yuen's after that... Oh the chicken frenzy thing in Yuen's... Maybe i shall upload it another time, but not during this dinner one lar... Haha... ;p

Above is the compilation of a part of my celebration and presents... ;p

Thanks everyone that made my bday a truely special, unforgettable, sudden day... Many thanks i would say !!! ;p

Besides the celebration on the 23rd, other celebrations before and after 23rd was awesome too !!! Thanks you guys...

Also, My friends and relatives which wished my via SMS, call, MMS (DiGi), email, Facebook and face to face with a handshake... Thanks... ;p

Oh, and Mun, u are almost late... Coz my phone clock is a few minutes fast... Lolz... ;p

You all are my wondeful friends, made yesterday, lasted until today, will strenghten until eternity ! ;p

Not to forget, my family and relatives too ! ;p

Many Thanks ! ;p

Ouch !

October

As you can see above... I accidentaly Reversed into a hole in a BHP Petrol Station beside SJBA...

Lolz... I was searching for a parking spot, so as the other roads are blocked, i entered this hut thing to get to the other side, dunno which bloody fella parked at the exit, irresponsibly blocked the pathway... So have to reverse out lor... Engaged "R"... Depending on my strained neck to turn and look... My car goes... Vroom... BANG !!! Deng !!! My car got stuck... Lolz... And thats what u can see above lor... Haha... ;p

Luckily, my skirting and bumper did not crack, else... have to change and that will cost a bomb ! Ishh... When i went down and check, the drain cover is lost and the other cover around it are heavily rusted and bended... Very irresponsibly Petrol station i can say... Why didn't they close the washing garage if not using ? Why no signage of the hole ? What if someone pokkai due to the hole ? This is pure undeniable negligence by the operator !

So after that, i just leave my car there for another hour or two, as i was late for a meeting, upon finished, my teacher manage to find a few strong man to lift the car for me to push it out... Hehe... Sadhu to you all... ;p

No injuries was found on my skirtings... Fuhh... ;p

Moral of this incident... Someone pls invent a hole detector ! Lolz... ;p