Beijing Marathon

haven't been writing for a while, so many things to do, so little time:-)

Beijing Marathon

Run the first part of your race with your head, the middle part with your legs, and the last part with your heart "chiong ah........"

Arrived Beijing on the early morning of 18 Oct. After lunch, we took the sardine pack subway to collect our race kit . Collection centre was a small shop unit in a shopping centre, a little messy but after about 15 mintues we got ours. A handy back pack, race bibs and runner's T.

Dinner was suppose to be carbo-loading, but botak suggested 皇城老妈 for spicy sichuan hot pot and to my surprise nobody objected. The heart wins over the head or in our case legs, we run to eat!! After dinner went hunting high and low for bananas along of all places,wangfu jin tourist belt. By the time we get back hotel it was nearly 11pm. Our stomach started turning and churning.... Anyway alarm clock set at 5 am. First oversea run so never really sleep well and it was wakeup time. After our morning routine took another 2 bananas for breakfast.

6 am at lobby of hotel

6.30 am en-route to Macdonald for pre-run coffee

7.45 am, Entrance to Tian An Men Sq,

Fine weather, a cool 12c, blue sky,yes it was blue that sunday!! The male elite marathoners gun off at 8 am. elite female, male/female marathon, half marathon, 10km and 4km all 25K of us have the same 8.15 am start - Crazy chinese! At 8.15am sharp, the gun sounded, wave after wave of thunderous roar filled Tian An Men Square as 25 thousand runners shouted BEIJING, 我能赢！

Contrary to what I was told, the run was very well organised, ample water and sponge stations. Hundred if not thousand of policemen standing in full attention lining the route gave an impression that we were VVIP runners.

Route marshals were plentiful, always ready with their smiles and encouraging words. You will be touched by the huge crowd turn out, at every street they were there shouting "jia you jai you" . you are letting them down if you don't do your best.

Their race pacers, wow !! was another stunner, the 5 hr lead pacer was a strong 60+ yrs old while the 4 hr pacer was a stronger young chap, couldn't smell the 3 hr pacers, they were too far ahead of me. The lead pacer always run chest up, with one hand stretching forward holding a huge flag flying in the blue beijing sky, followed by about 20 pacers running in double file, very well synchronize, every km they shouted in unison urging everybody on. How can you not be inspire? That morning we ran with our heads, legs and hearts.

Andrew, came in with a personal best of 01:41

300m more

3 happy amigos at finish line

Beijing, we will be back next year - full marathon.

Our half mara result (everyone finished in their personal best time). How do i look in my new stylo malo "是白的" man suit? Don't pray pray hor, was told this was the same technology used in the speedo swim suit - high compression performance wear. It helps me to achieve my personal best, but the main reasons i think were the cool weather, electrifying run atmosphere and fantastic crowds.

andrew 01:41
william 01:49
freddy 02:03
billy 02:30
daniel 01:20 (10km)

we will do a 31km run on this sunday 26 oct before we taper down our training for SCSM

6.30am Sunday, 26 Oct 2008
31km
ECP Mac - NSRCC- Changi Beach Park - ECP Mac
Warm up 6.00am
Run start : 6.30 am
water station at Changi Beach Park.
For those who want to do a 15km, you can u-turn at NSRCC back to Mac.

9 months of sweat

Just recevied in the mail today, my certificate of participation in the Safra Army Half Marathon. I was aiming for below 02:30 and what did i got ? 02:29:07! could had shave off a few more minutes if not for the over congested crowd. aiming for a sub 5 finish for standchart mara (last year 07:53)

2 more mini events before dec standchart mara.

Sunday, October 5, 2008 at East Coast Park, Casuarina Grove. (car park F2)
7:00 AM Assemble at East Coast Park, Casuarina Grove (nearest car park is F2)

7:30 AM Limber up and get ready to go with warm up exercises

7:45 AM Flag off for 10km run

9:00 AM Cool down and chill out with stretching. Look forward to the Raffle Draw! Still not too late to purchase more tickets and increase your chances of winning!

This is a charity run, the cost of $35 go to National Cancer Research Fund. We have a total of 18 runners registered for this event . Run to Eat will sponsor this run. just come and run with your heart.

Salomon X-Trail Dirt Run, 7.30 am Sunday,2 Nov 2008

It is a 10km trail run at Tampines Mountain Biking Trail, A run that will guarantee to get you dirty, smelling and sweaty. $30 is cheap when it give you so much " Endorphins" So far 10 runners had registered and i am sure more will do so. closing date is 19 oct 2008.

remember a bank advertisment that says :"Big, Strong and Friendly." My inspiration, still running at 75!

Run the first part of your race with your head, the middle part with your legs, and the last part with your heart "chiong ah........"

Words of Wisdom

Something for you to think & laugh..........

Arguing with your Boss is like wrestling with a pig in mud.
After a while you realize that while you are getting dirty,
the pig is actually enjoying it.

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Help a man when he is in trouble and he will remember you
when he is in trouble again.

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Complex problems have simple, easy to understand wrong answers.

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It is not exactly cheating,
I prefer to consider it Creative problem solving.

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Behind every successful woman, is a man who is surprised.

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Whoever said money can't buy happiness, didn't know where to shop.

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Most people are only alive because it is illegal to shoot them.

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I'm not a complete idiot, there're still some parts missing!

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Forgive your enemies but remember their names

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The number of people watching you is directly proportional to the
stupidity of your action.

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I remember the time I was kidnapped and they sent a piece of my finger
to my father. He said he wanted more proof.

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Some pain is physical and some is mental,
but one that's both is dental.

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Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful.
It's the transition that's troublesome."

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Successful people fail more often becos they plant more seeds

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To become happier, you can change the world or change our thinking "It is easier to change our thinking"

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Alcohol doesn't solve any problems, but then again, neither does milk.

This are soooo.........true

Some of these are scarily true...

Just in case you ever got the two mixed up - - prison vs. work - - this
should make things a bit clearer:

IN PRISON...you spend the majority of your time in an 8X10 cell.
AT WORK...you spend the majority of your time in a 6X8 cubicle.

IN PRISON...you get three meals a day.
AT WORK...you only get a break for one meal and you pay for it.

IN PRISON...you get time off for good behavior.
AT WORK...you get more work for good behavior.

IN PRISON...the guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you.
AT WORK...you must carry around a security card and open all the doors for yourself.

IN PRISON...you can watch TV and play games.
AT WORK...you get fired for watching TV and playing games.

IN PRISON...you get your own toilet.
AT WORK...you have to share with some idiot who pees on the seat.

IN PRISON...they allow your family and friends to visit.
AT WORK...you can't even speak to your family.

IN PRISON...all expenses are paid by the taxpayers with no work required.
AT WORK...you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then they
deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners.

IN PRISON...you spend most of your life inside bars wanting to get out.
AT WORK...you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go inside
bars.

IN PRISON...you must deal with sadistic wardens.
AT WORK...they are called BOSS!!!!

Life‘s simple pleasures...

Dedicated to the wise guy that told me "Anger" is just a letter short of "Danger"

When was the last time your were annoyed and yet..... still must "lun"......

Run Baby Run.

Run the first part of your race with your head, the middle part with your legs, and the last part "chiong" with your heart.

T Mobile G1, Zune gets a twin brother

We finally get a "peek" at the Andriod Phone.

Never an iphone follower, i waited in anticipation for the launch of the first Google open handset alliance Android phone, but with this T mobile G1 by HTC, all i can say is the first "peek" make me wanna "pee"

There must be a conspirarcy, go to the HTC.com and the G1 catch lines : Funnerer, Smarterer and Connecteder. Yeserer, very catcherer, very funkerer. while you are still at it, for more marketing puncherer, why don't adds Uglyerer, Laugherer and Cheapoerer.

6 in one better then 3!!!

The knock out punch was delivered in the intro movie...

The most exiciting phone

in the history of phones......

The first phone powered by google..........

The only phone that makes you ........... Peesssssssssssssss

Minesosoft must be glads that Zune finally has a twin brother. Someone high up in the apple tree must be ROTLFLTAOL. Are we sure this is the same HTC that gave us the stylish Touch Diamond and Touch Pro?

Give me a break, the world needs an angel!

Q : how can an angel swim? A : An Angel fish lah.

But at the mean time I need to go to pee and poo.

Read what BusinessWeek said......

T-Mobile unviels the $199 G1, the first handset equipped with Google's "Android" software, is more than just the culmination of a highly hyped campaign, it also represents a coming-out party of sorts for phone maker HTC, which has remained relatively anonymous despite manufacturing one out of every six smartphones sold in the U.S.

The Google Android Phone's Big Premiere
T-Mobile unveils its HTC-built G1, the first mobile phone based on software from the Google-led Open Handset Alliance
by Olga Kharif

In the most anticipated mobile-phone launch since the release of Apple's iPhone, the T-Mobile G1 was unveiled Sept. 23.

Like the iPhone, unveiled in June 2007, the G1 is the brainchild of one of tech's most innovative companies; it's the first phone boasting the Android software created by a Google (GOOG)-led consortium. Like Apple's music-playing handset, the G1 features a full Web browser and connects to the Internet with Wi-Fi technology. G1 similarly boasts a large touchscreen and lets users download games and tools from an online bazaar akin to the Apple App Store.

That's about where the similarities end. The G1 is to follow a different path from the Apple (AAPL) iPhone in some crucial ways, notably volume growth. G1 is expected to do well, though it may not replicate the iPhone's early successes.

more at
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2008/tc20080922_230346.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_technology

http://multimedia.asiaone.com/Multimedia/News/Story/A1Multimedia20080924-4436.html

The story behind one dream 5050

The dream started after being "inspired" by ah hoo to participate in 2007 Standchart marathon.

After the run I asked myself "give me just one good damp &^%$# reason to continue running"

For health and fitness? so boring!
Running gives me confidence - so passe!!
Running keeps me young - now that's more like it!!!
I Run becos I wanna eat! yes! i run therefore i eat. run to eat was born

why 5050 ? 50 is a milestone. 50 is a new beginning.

My 5050 Dream

5050 : 50岁开始，完成50个马拉松

Yes i may be a 50% retarded idiot, but i still know to complete 50 marathon after 50 is not easy, that's why i need a dream, 5050 dream.

one dream - 5050 ,
an exercise in courage. Dump courage, perhaps!
Let time be the judge, whether I am brave or just plain foolish.

Someone told me i need a miracle to complete the 50 marathons.

Miracle already happens- the miracle isn’t that I can complete. The miracle is that I had the guts to start.

Run To Eat creed : Got road, run. Got mountain, climb. Got food, eat. Got money, got money then talk lah.

A runner's creed: "I will win; if I cannot win, I shall be second; if I cannot be second, I shall be third; if I cannot place at all, I shall still do my best.”

Botak's creed: "A lot of people run to see who’s the fastest. I run to see who has the most guts aka LP"

this statement sounds, tastes, smells very "how lian" right? like the chinese saying "你很牛！真够牛p！

it is not my faults, humble is not my middle name.

Blame it on

#1 : I am a Hokkien ( Ya lah, i know teocheow is suppose to be "how lian" but hokkien not far behind too, we "tua pian" this also can count 5050 hor!

#2 : Remember, I was born in the year of the dog.

What does dog got to do with "牛” you ask?

How to say dog in hokkien? COW! 牛! 懂了吗？下课！

Ok, since you people so nice one, willing to listen to my "cow"story. i will give more cow.. oh i mean "bullshits"


Just when you thought LAN stands for Local Area Network.


Complete Guide to LAN

• You joined a company KAM LAN


• One who tries to boss around XIA LAN


• When there's favourtism in your company TU LAN


• Your hard work was not appreciated LAN LAN


• All your hard work has gone into a drain LAN PA PA LAN


• That chee hong working in your company LAU LAN


• Dat chow cb tries to boast but you can't be bothered BOH HEW LAN


• One who tries to be funny with you KWAI LAN


• The company which you work in NEOW CHEE NEOW LAN


• You've decided to quit CHO SI MI LAN


• And you're outta job CHO BOH LAN


• You struck a lottery and became a millionaire KYO TEO GU LAN (same feeling when botak cross the finish line at 2007 marathon)


• That kenyan that won 2007 standchart marathon ORE LAN


• Woman who sign on in Army?? -- Hua... Mu Lan