Happy Birthday Ayah

Kek kemik sikit.

Wife still dalam "pantang". Until today dah 17days so i decide to make a simple celebration @house. Bought an ice brownie cake from Wall's and kids were jumping looking at lovely ice cake. Yummmy!..



Plus another year on my age = 33.
Plus another "calit" = 3.
Time goes faster.

Syukur alhamdulillah atas rezeki yang diberi, tapi kita musti usaha. Rezeki tak datang bergolek. Cari yang lebih untuk membantu yang kekurangan - another wishes on my birthday..fuuhh!



Drawn by Alauddin and Jasmin

Larian Hari Buruh

Date: 1 May 2008
Venue: Putra Nilai
Distance: 3.5km
Telephone: 019-9861368 (En. Putra)

Recommend for newbie and easy. Elite... jadi pom-pom udah lar.

More detail @pm1.blogspot.com

..from zulhassan

Larian Pantai 2008

Date: 1 June 2008
Venue: Taman Gelora, Kuantan
Distance: 16km for all category
Telephone: 09-5121555 / 5121666
Website: www.mpk.gov.my
Offer 10 categories to finish 16km distance.

Another event you should wear swim-trunk siap2. Tak payah pakai spender - light.

Like running on sandy beach?! then click here for next baywatch running

..from Rozmi

The Borneo International Marathon 2008

Date: 12 October 2008
Venue: Likas Sports Stadium, Kota Kinabalu
Distance: 400m, 800m, 10km, 21km and full marathon.
Website: www.borneomarathon.com

Frankly.. i'm dying to go. Run in full event eventho i have to merangkak - just to enjoy, seeing and tercungap2 sedut fresh air in KK. I miss my friend there..

..from abangtan.blogspot.com

22nd Malaysian Open Masters Athletic Championships

Date: 19-20 July 2008
Venue: Stadium Utama Kangar, Perlis
Organizer: Perlis State Government and Malaysian Masters Athletic Association (MMAA).

A track and field events consist of 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 5000m, 5km walk, long jump, triple jump... to relay. Open for Malaysian and foreign men/women BUT... only who're above/or 35 year young - I have to wait another 2 more years to join.

Remind me during primary school, wakil sekolah to district level. Ran in 400m and 4x400m... eemmm kalah siot!

I think.. Der Pacemaker should form a team under club and rocks this kind of event :-)

This detail including registration form, i received from Mr. Sivapragasam, MMAA on Sunday by mail. You could download it at Forms and Events Section.

Denai Alam Discovery Walk

Date : 17 May 2008 (Saturday) / 8:00am
Distance: 3km
Fee: FOC
Telephone: 03-7874 8488
Organizer: Twenty First Century Sports (M) Sdn Bhd
Website: www.twentyfirstcenturysports.com

..from Aiman

Century Ride 2008

Date: 13 July 2008 / 7:00am
Venue: MK Land, Jalan Kuala Kangsar, Ipoh
Distance: 160km road bike cycling.
Website: www.ipohroadrunners.org

Read my Century Ride 2007 report.

Like it? Click here for detail and register yourself in grueling marathon distance in cycling.

Have fun/enjoy cycling around kampung @Perak :-)

My guest writer

Aiman (dark short) ran with his daughter Afiqah at Shoe String Run. Click here to read the duo finish the race.

..photo courtesy of Jason Lee

Jogathon Hari Asma Sedunia

Date: 11 May 2008 / 7:30am
Venue: Padang Merbok, K.Lumpur

Free registration and limited 800 t-shirt. Attractive prize offered for first 8th top finishers in each category.

Call 03-2715 2843 for more detail or download a softcopy form from abangtan.blogspot.com

- Mingguan Malaysia: Kesihatan 27 April 2008 - Page 5.

21km Langkawi Beach Run 2008

Date: 12 July 2008 / Saturday
Venue: Pantai Tengah, Langkawi
Category: International, Malaysian, Veteran, Junior (10km) and Children open (3km)

Looking the website... make me cair already. You will run on tarred road and sandy beach. Don't expect to do PR here. Lepaih tu.. boleh lompat masuk laut.

More detail, route, prize and huge 2 pages registration form at http://www.langkawibeachrun.com/

Report: Shoe String Run

Event: Shoe String Run
Organizers: Touch 'n Grow Community Support (TGCS) with the support from Tri Action Sportz
Date: Sunday, 20 April 2008
Venue: SRK Bukit Kemuning (2)

I must say that this is the event that I find most difficult to get to. The organizer has overlooked my request for directions to the venue/office to collect shirts and running number.

Actually it is quite easy to get to the venue. Use KESAS Highway and head towards Shah Alam. Exit at Kota Kemuning when you see the sign. Keep straight until you come to a roundabout. Take the second exit (12 o'clock turn). You'll see the directions to Surau Al-Hijrah about 100 metres before you reach the second roundabouts. Just look out for the sign to Surau Al-Hijrah. The school is before the surau. And before the school is SMK Bukit Kemuning. If they had told me this, I could have found it without any problem...

Woke up late again... Too tired after sleepless nights to prepare for exam and submit assignments. The CPU also felt the 'heat'... working about 12 hours a day continuously for 2 days and decided to break down. The back up computer has problem when logging in to jaring!!! All these don't help to speed up my work.

Got ready by 6.05 after morning prayers. Carried my son who was still sleeping to the van. Luckily, there was no protest! Unlike Afiqah who has been following me to run when she was as young as 6 months old, Akmal stays home most of the time because he tires every one out.

My daughter was very excited because this was her first 'competitive' run. Even the day before she had asked me to pin her bib and tried on the oversized t-shirt. She wore it anyway.

Although I registered for three persons, in the morning I told the organizer that only two (Afiqah and I) will be running and they made a note on the reporting sheet. Not making note also never mind... sure won't be among the winners... As usual, I would start from the back when I sensed that I would not be competitive. We jogged lightly. I was actually surprised that she could continue for almost 20 minutes! I was too busy to have any sort of training! I used to walk with her to the grocery which is about 25 minutes' walk when I was free early of the year. I gave her a 'lift' after the water station. Too heavy for me... (15.5kg) so I could last for about 50 metres. She walked all the way to the finishing line.

Completed the race in 37minutes 22 seconds. It was certainly a good accomplishment for a 5-year-old girl (to be precise 4 1/2 years old). Perhaps, she could be among the 'challengers' when she is 9 and 12 for aged category races...

She slept early and well at night and luckily no aches this morning. Got a 'grilling' from my brother-in-law. Should not to be too harmful because I did not push her... I agree that 3km is a bit a tall order for a 4 1/2 - year-old kid. I chatted with her all the way to monitor her breathing. If she could chat, surely the pace was not 'demanding'.

The sponsors were very generous. There were ample of muffins and drinks. Afiqah told me that she would want to run in races again. Probably, I'll return for the event next year...

Ipoh Starwalk

In conjuction with Ipoh City 20th anniversary

Date: 15 June 2008 / 7:00am
Venue: Stadium Indera Mulia, Ipoh
Fee: RM8 for non and RM12 for competition walkers

Detail and form registration at Forms and Events sections

My Girl

Long time i not posting any report or news. Many thanks to my friends who contribute/feed me with event update especially my guest writer Aiman and friends like Tey, Alex, Najib, Rozmi and a few more. Runners out there, who would like to post any event experience, comments, report, tak puashati kaa.. you're welcome here. Email it to me.

Lately i having a very hectic working schedule - training, report writing, documentation, servers/database backup/recovery, appraisal review, shifting to new financial year, bla.. bla blaaa... and miss running for 2 weeks that including swimming and cycling too.

This morning.. i looked at shoes rack - slipper or sandal? i took my Pegasus+ and wear it to wet market - jadik lah..

Offline
Beside reba-reba kerja yang bertimbun, i'm also not frequently online. Even my web-mailbox got tonnes of unread mails. I just open and read a personal message. News-letters, RSS, job-recruitment.. berlambak.

To make it worst... - Telephone line along my housing lane kena curik plak since late March. Mangkuk-hayun!!

Already a month report to Telekom, they said they will fix it within 2 weeks but... janji manis. And i received full monthly bill for streamyx which i unable to use.





Mengkuang Dam
1st week of April, i attended a week training at Kulim Hitech. After training session i went to BM Leopard "nest" - Mengkuang Dam. A very nice place for jogging, running, walking and taking deep fresh air.

I join Alex's running training. He took me to trail run thru rubber plantation and climb a nearby hill and after 20mins we reach hill peak. I could saw Bukit Mertajam town, Penang Island and Kulim town at my back.. fuh! such beautiful scenery.

And we continue ran back to Mengkuang Dam thru different route.





Farouk, Alex, Aku and Heri


Next day.. i join PakYa. Lari dengan dia kat Stadium di Kulim. We ran together on stadium track for 30mins. Fuh! seksa sungguh lari atas track. i kept on looking at stopwatch. Nak habiskan 10mins on track pon rasa cukup lama.

Before heading back, i had refreshment and a cup of milo at PakYa house. - Thanks.

Sarjan
For the first time, i miss the KLIM this year. I would like to post the reason... but had no opportunity to do it dengan telepon kabel putuih.

Actually i was in stand-by mode. We (+wife) expecting for 3rd child. The due date was 10 April and 2 week before, i slow abit my workouts. Get home earlier and drawn an "escape route/plan"

Alhamdulilliah on 12 April @2:57pm, I was promoted to Sergeant Haris :-) The 3rd child is girl. Both of them sihat. 3.27kg in weight. But this time wife said sakit sangat-sangat compare to previous delivery. She was in labour room since 8am and doctor had to induce her.

Next day we bring the baby home - She so beautiful and her mom too.





Another ritual as a father (placenta + limau nipis + salt + jarum) tighten in plain cloth and place-in tempurung (jantan-jantan: tempurung yang ada lubang) and buried in-front of my house.

Fansuri bt. Abdul Haris

Muaaah!

Penang Bridge Run update

"Acara larian Penang Bridge Marathon bagi tahun ini adalah dibatalkan. Pembatalan acara tersebut adalah disebabkan oleh beberapa masalah yang tidak dapat dielakkan." - http://www.llmnet.gov.my/

Hatyai Super Half Marathon

Date: 01 June 2008
Venue: Hatyai, Songkla, Thailand
Distance: 4, 10.5 and 30km.
Website: http://www.hatyairunning.com/

Click here for detail and registration form.. (kalau boleh baca laarr..but for sure.. medal musti cantek punya).

..many thanks to Alex

Adventure Charity Run for ROLF

Date: 14 June 2008
Venue: INTI College, Nilai
Distance: 10km and 5km
Website: http://www.intimal.edu.my/clubs/adventureclub/

Adventure Charity Run for ROLF-Blue Ribbon Campaign is a charity run that is organized by 12th INTIMA ADVENTURE CLUB. The purpose of this event is to raise fund for children who are suffering from cancer.

This event is open to public. We hope through this event we are able to bring more hope and better future for kids who are really in need of a helping hand.This event is going to be held on the same day as the INTI Carnival. Come and join us for a good cause!

..from Aiman

Guardian's Charity Walk

Date: 26th April 2008 Saturday
Time: 7.00 a.m.
Venue: Sunway Lagoon Theme Park
Ticket Price: RM30 (per entry)

Fun filled day with...
- Morning Enegizer
- Chinese Calligraphy
- Sunway Lagoon Theme Park
- Chinese Acrobatics
- Balloon Scrupture Clown

Register for the walkathon and you will enjoy access to the Sunway Lagoon WET and DRY Parks complete with a FREE T-Shirt and refreshments

Get your tickets at your nearest Guardian store in Klang Valley now. Proceeds from this event will be contributed to The National Stroke Association of Malaysia (NASAM)

Source : Sunday Star, 6 April 2008 page N6

..from Aiman

Walking Tall 2008

By Aiman Cheah Tiong Chap

Venue: Taman Tasik Titiwangsa
Time: 7.00 a.m.
Distance: 3 km

This is a non-competitive walking event. More of raising awareness of cervical cancer. I reached the venue at around half past seven. After registration, I was given a t-shirt, a cap and a towel. The health screening 'booths' started early. While waiting for the event to start I went for the normal tests - blood pressure, blood glucose test and BMI. The organizer temporarily stopped the screening test to encourage participants to join the warming up session. Then, the walk started at around 8.15.

At first, I walked with my daughter for about 10 minutes. Then, I decided to return to look for my wife and son. Oh, actually, they had not gone far off from the starting line because Akmal refused to walk and just sat on the pavement! I guessed I did walk for more than a km although I did not sweat much as it was at a snail's pace. We joined the rest to the finishing line and collected our goodie bags.

After that it was the lucky draw sessions. Prizes were Cornell electrical products - I guess there were about 20 of them. Luck was not on my side again this time although it was real close to land one. The MILO and Gardenia van came during the lucky draw session. We get our 'gluten bread' before heading home at around 9.30 a.m.

Ledang update

Received sms from Rafi-SKN and Najib.

"Ledang International Challenge 2008 on 13April, postpone to June"

2nd Johorparks Ledang International Climbathon Challenge

Date: 13 April 2008
Venue: Gunung Ledang, Taman Negara Johor
Fee: RM50 (including lodging and meals)
Category: 2 only Men and Women
Contact: 012-3715412 Mohd Rafi Kori or Zainul Fikri 019-3213280
Prize:
1 - RM3000
2 - RM2500
3 - RM2000
4 - RM1000
5 - RM900
6 - RM700
7 - RM600
8 - RM500
9 - RM400
10 - RM300

Form available to download at Form and Events section

..thanks to Rozmi and Najib

Sirkit Cabaran Mendaki Gunung N.Sembilan

Dalam usaha memperkenalkan eko pelancongan utk gunung2 di NS serta menggalakkan aktiviti mendaki gunung di kalangan belia, Kerajaan Negeri Sembilan dgn kerjasama Persatuan Mendaki dan Kegiatan Luar N. Sembilan (MENDAKI N9) akan menganjurkan program Sirkit Cabaran Mendaki Gunung N.Sembilan. ( Gunung Datuk, Gunung Tampin, Gunung Telapak Burok dan Gunung Angsi ). Program ni merupakan pertandingan mendaki gunung mengikut laluan yang telah ditetapkan oleh penganjur.




Tarikh:
1. Gunung Datuk - 29 Mac 2008
2. Gunung Tampin - 6 April 2008
3. Gunung Telapa Burok - 10 Mei 2008
4. Gunung Angsi - 5 Jul 2008

Kategori:
Terbuka - 21 ke atas
Remaja - 13 - 21 thn

Penyertaan - Terbuka RM10 Remaja RM5

Hadiah
1.RM400+hamper
2.RM300+hamper
3.RM200+hamper
4 hingga 10. RM50+hamper

Pendaftaran - dibuka mulai sekarang
Pembayaran Yuran - 7pagi - 9pagi (pd hari pertandingan)
Waktu Pertandingan - 9.30 pagi

Starting point
Gng Datuk - Hutan Lipur Gng Datuk (trek kebun)
Gng Tampin - Hutan Lipur Gng Tampin
Gng Telapa Burok - Hutan Lipur Jeram Toi
Gng Angsi - Hutan Lipur Ulu Bendul

Email: mendaki_n9@yahoo.com
Telepon: 06-7634830/017-6666047