Lights on Me

Upcoming Runs: 1st December 2013  -TM Fan Run, Putrajaya - 10km (With Prana) 23rd Febuary 2014 - Midvalley Charity Run - 5km (With Prana) 16th March 2014 - Malaysia Women Marathon - 10 km (With Zura... anyone interested?) Upcoming Hikes: Somewhere in February 2014 - Gunung Nuang (With Kevin, Prana, maybe Mahendran) 1st March - 5th March 2014 - Mount Kinabalu (With Kevin, Prana, Mahendran) So many things to do and train for in the next coming months. :) Updated: 14/11/2013

Had a run today with Prana. Starting at Dataran Merdeka, running around Bukit Tunku, Jalan Mahameru, Jalan Kuching and back. This route is much tougher than Putrajaya night run, simply because the hilly mid section that really takes a toll on me. It just prove something to me, which I need to train my core muscle more and systematically.  Either fortunate or rather unfortunate, it was raining 20 minutes into the run. While climbing up hills, raindrops keep falling on our heads and its extremely refreshing at first. However, 15 minutes into it, it is becoming harder to run, especially when your shoes and clothes are wet. But it did not dampen our spirits. And so we moved on.. few hundreds people strong, braving the cold Sunday shower, step by step heading to the finishing line. It is exhilarating! As the run progress, I lost my energy to push further, especially from the hills around Bukit Tunku. Lower back and right knee starts to pain, breathing is getting harder and ha...

When you set goals, it is easier to achieve as you know what you want to do. I told myself to do 5km yesterday, and despite being stressful after work, I managed to push myself to it. Time  : 51:59 mins Distance : 5.00 km Calories burned : 385 Big improvement from the day before, and I can only say that it's definitely the best stress buster. This is what we called the runner's high. You feel so good after a good run, you forget the pain, the breathlessness, the tired leg muscles, the sweat that flows through. What exactly is "Runner's High" then? Why is running or exercise is a happy thing? Did some reading and this is what I have gotten so far. There are some hormones that our body will release during exercising: 1) Endorphins - hormones that was released to block feelings of pain and make you happy. 2) Estrogen - responsible in determining whether to burn fat or carbs for energy. Women tends to burn fat due to higher estrogen level. 3) Dopamine - ...

1 more run in my running calendar this year, and I have registered another for next year March. Been losing some motivation to run this past week. Perhaps its due to the pain on my right knee as well as lower back. I guess it's better to record the times I am doing and setting goals to achieve. Perhaps that will motivate me to run longer distance and more effectively. Got myself my first pair of running shoes, and to my disbelief, due to the shape of my feet, I had to get a man's running shoes instead of women's. I keep staring at the sales guy for telling me that my mid sole is too wide for women's shoes. And that's why, I bought ASICS GT-2000 size 9 for RM 459.00. That's a hefty amount of money to spend on shoes, but it's definitely an investment to make.Just perhaps, I will search on line for women's runner shoes that fits my feet. This shoe buying scene just reminds myself, that I'm physically born in the wrong part of the world. In US, I...

1. Running 2. Comparative Religion Studies 3. Watching DotA2 matches on Twitch Update: 5/11/2013 -12:44 pm.. 4. Watching NBA live stream.

I have not been training for the past few days due to muscle pain in both calves. Note to myself, not to push too much when my body is not ready As I train for the past few weeks, I understand my body better, knowing which set of muscles that needed more push and training and the ones that has improved.  4 days to go for my 1st official run and with the current shape, I will not be able to run for 10km continuously. But I think I can finish the run in less than 2.5 hours. Not a big goal it is, but I'm not a fit person to start off.  Running is really something that seems easy but not in reality. Pain and breathlessness are always demotivating my running or perhaps to every runner. And to be honest, it takes a strong mind to endure the pain and push you forward to finish the distance. With every run, I tend to understand more on the basics of proper running. Follow the rules or you will suffer, I am told. Running too much on your heel, your knees will be heavily impa...

10 days more to my first 10km. I'm intimidated and scared. but there's no turning back from here.  My goal for this run is simple: Not to finish last.  This time, its different from Neon Run. Neon run is more like a church activity while this run, there's lots of serious runners racing to win. 10km is like a giant leap from the normal run I have been doing. As my body starting to adapt slowly to the oxygen deprived state of the lungs, I am still fearing the 10km mark. I'm unsure whether my body can cope with the straining during the course. As to date, I have yet to run that far in my life.  I am trying my best to train as often as I can. But I have to admit there's so much distraction going on in my life that I often skipped training. Dota2 is one of it (New found interest since Ti3). Hence, today, I had only 30 mins in the gym, and I ran as fast as I could. Stats: Distance : 2.22 km Time : 21:21 mins Calories Burnt: 200 calories Not...

Putrajaya Marathon Night Run 2013 Bib.  Got my bib for Putrajaya Night Marathon 2013 today! I'm super excited and fluorescent orange it is. Guess they are really concerned that we will get  lost while running. Bib came with map route, some vouchers and advertisement of running accessories.. (And I thought I only need a pair of running shoes and my feet to run.). This includes 2nd Brooks voucher this year,  should save money to invest in a pair of good running shoes. Anyway, 11 more days to go.. Been doing 4km per session for the past few days after stopping for so long. Mainly because of the post-effect of Bukit Tabur hike which causing my quadriceps, hamstring and gluteal (butt muscle) to ached so much for 3 days. That, I will leave it for another day (I'm proud of myself). Feeling excited, yet intimidated. Not that I'm into winning, but my main goal, is not to finish last. Achievable? Cross my fingers, and hope for the best! Just keep running, just keep run...

For quite some time, I had a burden in my heart, which had crushed me into pieces, and I didn't know how to pick myself up and survive through it. Despite the pain, I learned to convince myself that I will be fine, but my life has never been the same from the day onwards.Upon being betrayed and lies upon lies, I can only conclude that I was still a naive person in many situations despite portraying myself as someone who's strong and independent. It's a façade that I choose to portray as the people around me needed me more than ever. I had to be strong for my mum and my brothers.  Slowly, my heart has become cold, and lifeless. I worked every day, on weekends on public holidays, perhaps trying to find things to keep myself busy. I'm constantly drained out physically and emotionally. I start to have series of bipolar emotions where there are days, that I will be extreme high and happy, and right after that, I will just sit down in my room and started crying. without...

I was never an athletic person. The only sports that I took part in was Chess if it's still considered as a sport. I wasn't brilliant but good enough to represent my school and win some competitions. Aside from that, I watched all sorts of sports events. Badminton, football, aquatics, golf, F1, even cricket and rugby ( thanks to my 2 housemates). Brain sport + couch potato sports fan, no wonder I'm considered an obese under the BMI calculation. This has been my first 32 years of my life. This year at my church CHCKL, we were having the annual youth conference. One of the highlights was the Neon Run, an 8 km run from the church and back. While it was announced 2 months before the actual event, I was not interested to sign up for it. Partially, I was not convinced to finish the run, and afraid that I will regret it afterwards for the pain and injuries. I couldn't even hike up Broga Hill and it took me 6 hours to do Bukit Tabur. And all the pain that comes along after ...

To remain anonymous is one of the hardest thing that we can do today.  Everyone is connected to someone, which might be connected to us in our circle of correspondence. There was a theory that said everyone of us is only separated by 6 degrees of contacts. Which is an overwhelming idea to me.  I wish to remain anonymous at times, not that I am afraid or fear of being known of my thoughts, but to be given fair chance of expressing myself, without needing to expose my past or present, without any prejudices.  This piece of freedom is what I am seeking now.