2 RACES 1 REPORT

Finally, just a short notes on my 50km Ultramarathon and Mizuno 10K. Two different races, diferent places, different faces but fun as usual. It was the 1st time I ever run further than 21km, and those 80 plus runners who took part are seasoned or veterans runners! Been all over the country running marathon. Started at 3am, thru the kampungs in the dark was a great experience. Completed my 42.5 at 8.06am, still 7.5km to go. Walk most of the way until finish. Total time 6hrs 10mins. The driver picked me up and got on the bus on time to go back to KL. Have Mess Nite to catch up at 2000H, next day relax. Then Sunday 9th Sep, 10k Mizuno Wave Run! Wooohooo my feet must be cursing at my brain which always say GO! Feel a bit heavy, anyway finish together with Doc Hisyam, again nice long chat during the run. Well, thats it 50K and 10K within 22 hours. Powerman is next, to improve last year's time.....

lightning speed.

Lightning likes our house, or more correctly the modems in our house. Within the timespan of one year we've managed to send 5 modems to the graveyard. Luckily we're renting the things from streamyx. If tm company could find a clause to end our contract they would surely cut us out with lightning speed. They just had to replace the fifth modem this year (Dayan forgot to switch it off during a storm). Anyway we are back on the net.
Kalam ran a 50km ultra marathon in Kedah and the mizuno wave run 10km a few days later.
Phew
Dayan finished his UPSR, results.... lets wait and see.....
Ati and Darimi are fasting half days (and are very proud of their achievement). Hihi, reminds me of the times when Danial and Dayan started fasting. For 11 months of the year they had to be reminded to have a shower, only during fasting month they would have a shower every hour!!!

Today is the first day of the fasting month: SELAMAT BERPUASA to all muslims

Clueless

Dayan is sitting for his UPSR exams this week. What I often hear from other parents is "Oh that week cannot-lah, anak got exam so I have no time'. This makes me wonder, how come got no time? What am i supposed to do? Give tuiton and revision to him night and day? Sit anxiously home all day and wait for him to come back? Haven't figured this one out yet. To me either he knows the stuff by now or he's doomed to fail. Don't see much sense in forcing him to study every minute, do kids really need that much pressure? This is still primary school....., guess I'm still clueless, don't have the 'kiasu' spirit yet.

We had a quiet weekend. Kalam was still tired from all the travelling previous weeks. So we didn't join Shah Alam run, or UM run or anything. I went for a 3km swim on sunday morning, Kalam joined me halfway. YEAH bought new tires for my bike; bright yellow and black. Fits with the frame colours. Looks like a hornet (haha but no sting with me as the cyclist).

Fasting month is just around the corner, last year hardly trained during Ramadan. This year got Powerman Lumut in november, better stay in shape.

PERHENTIAN ISLAND CHALLENGE 2007

Call it race... holiday... 'balik kampung' ... thats how I feel everytime I am going to Perhentian. Almost know the islands inside out, watch it changing over the years, climate does change!! Fishes ae getting less anyway I feel good to represent UPNM and D'Lagoon at the same time. Check out the result at www.perhentianislandchallenge.com and see my partner NO 19 at the front page!

RAMBO IS BACK

I just got news from Perhentian Island: Kalam together with 'Sulong' (an old friend of ours, he's been working on the island for many years) won the 8th place in Perhentian Challenge (no 20 overall). Apparently quite a lot teams DNF, got lost trail running in the jungle...
Razani, Kohing, Joyo, navyteam all DNF
Adventure-racing can be quite a surprise, I wouldn't have tipped Sulong (a verified chain smoker) as one of the winners. Wining team also from the island, Dino and Eugene second.

Jungle is no problem to Kalam, in the old days his friends used to call him 'Rambo'. He won 'best kadet' during survival training. Knowing the island well probably helped as well.


RAMBO in the old days


Perhentian island, in the early days of our relationship. Guess I fell in love with this piratemaster/rambo-guy. The rest is history....

While searching for this pictures I came across many lovely memories, just want to share a few


Darimi's cheeks were A-ADORABLE ______Silly Mum, Silly kid

Our McGiver kids : _____Danial___ &__________ Dayan

Adventure kids:_______________________ Darimi: "What are u lookin at?"
Doing 'the spider', Danial (up) & Dayan (down)

Darimi feeding Janie //-----------//We all love swimming; Mum with 3D's
pool UPNM

Single lady

Yesterday Kalam left for Perhentian Island with all 4 kids in tow....
He will take part in the 'Perhentian Challenge' tomorrow. Mum couldn't get leave, so now she's alone at home (with Rahma).
So very very quiet.... Been using computer for quite a while and nobody bugged me. No 'Mum, when can I use the computer?', 'Mum were out of bread', 'Mum I can't find my school tie', Mum, Danial won't let me use the playstation', 'Mum, can I please stay home from tuiton?', 'Mum I want icewater', 'Mum I need extra money for school', 'Mum the new alarmclock just fell down by itself', 'Mum Dayan made a mess in our room and he's refusing to clean it up', 'Mum I'm not feeling well after drinking 5 glasses of cold milo', 'Mum my bicycle tires are punctured again', 'Mum, Darimi and Ati are soo noisy', 'Mum Dayan just pinched me', 'Mum I'm still hungry', 'Mum you have to fill out these forms, need to give to teacher tomorrow', 'Mum when can I get a handphone?etc etc etc etc etc etc

My bike has a flat tire (luckily not during Desaru but the day after). No time to repair yet. Raining often in the afternoon. So what's left;
Even with the little bit of running I've been doing I can allready feel shin-splints in my Rt-leg. So instead I've been doing 'stairs' training. (Those old 'OP's will know which stairs I'm talking about.) So I've been doing circles, up the stairs, run down the hill etc..
Figure I need to improve my cardio-vascular condition. I rarely challenge myself, i only do easy bike rides and slow swims....

Jealous a bit I can't join Perhentian. Danial was grumbling bcos his age is not allowed to join 'perhentian challenge'.
The island has a lot of special memories -it's where Kalam and myself met some 15 yrs ago

Still quiet, anyway I'll be happy to see the whole gang again on sunday, maybe it's too quiet....

Souvenirs from Desaru

Arundina also called 'bamboo orchid', a beautifull delicate flower, yet a very sturdy plant, thrives on poor soil in full sunlight

Spathoglottis
Nowadays extensively cultivated in many colours and planted in flower beds around town

Both are native orchids. Both can be found growing in abundance at the roadside along the bike route in Desaru...