A journey of my life

I’m having Post Ironman Depression Syndrome (PIDS) right now. I have no mood to write a report. If you wish to read a race report I suggest you to visit OP Stupe’s blog. He wrote his Ironman experience this year very detail until you can visualize yourself in the race. Anyway, enjoy some IM photos below. Pre race swimming session. Unpacked my steed Race briefing Daniel helped check my bike Bike check-in With Multiple Ironman IM Yusran After body marking With IM Barath the Chicken Man Bike bags in T1 Smiles before being tortured Start & finish line The cannon blew-off and off we go swim 3.8km Out of the water in less than 2 hours Hush hush! Thank god I’m back to safe ground Loyal supporters Hazura, Bandit, Alisa & Zabrina Begin my 180km biking leg Thumb up Climbing Bukit Malut Water & aid station Half way break, looking good :) Approaching T2 Start run 42.2km marathon Run Forest Run The climate was bloody h...

IM Langkawi is only 4 days away. As cool and confident as other participants may appear, there is almost always something that fills me with a certain amount of misgiving and anxiety. Just like in my first Ironman, the fear overwhelming self-doubt as I wonder what on earth I have gotten myself into. Its almost like bungee jumping. Once you're committed, there's no turning back. The only different is in bungee jump you pay RM1000 for 5 seconds thrill while you pay only RM500 for 17 hours of excitement in Ironman. After all, everyone in your circle of friends, family and co-workers know all about it. For months they have observed as I've immersed myself in the rigors of Ironman preparation. How can you possibly back out and face the people who have supported you as you've prepared for the race of your life? The swim is particularly terrifying for many triathletes including me. There are news reports about death by box jelly fish in Langkawi also scares me. God willing...

Let me share with you a story which I read from a book. Errr... perhaps there are some truths in it. There is a knight in shining armor traveling through the countryside. Suddenly, he hears a woman crying out in distress. In instant he comes alive, urging his horse to gallop, he races to her castle, where she is trapped by a dragon. The knight pulls out his sword and slays the dragon. As a result, he is lovingly received by the princess. As the gate opened he is welcomed and celebrated by the royal family and towns people. He is invited to stay in the town and is acknowledged as a hero. He and the princess fall in love. A month later the noble knight goes off to another trip. On his way back, he hears his beloved crying out for help. Another dragon has attacked the castle. When the knight arrives he pulls out his sword to slay the dragon. Before he swings, the princess cries out from the tower, "Don't use your sword, use this noose. It will work better." She throws him th...

30 second Speech by Bryan Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola) "Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them - Work, Family, Health, Friends and Spirit and you're keeping all of these in the Air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back.. But the other four Balls - Family, Health, Friends and Spirit - are made of glass. If you drop one of these; they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for it." WORK EFFICIENTLY DURING OFFICE HOURS AND LEAVE ON TIME. GIVE THE REQUIRED TIME TO YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS & HAVE PROPER REST. __________________________ __________________________ ________ This is so true as for me I lost my family due to work commitment and job stress in 2008. Until now I still haven't got back my family or having a partner but I've changed 3 different jobs since then. Like a...

I got this story from Nina. She's like a sister from different parents to me. Thanks Nina for sharing it with me J SHARING THE DONKEY LESSON ... THE DONKEY One day, a farmer's donkey fell into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey. He invited all his neighbours to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement, he quieten. A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up. As the farmer's neighbours continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and t...

This is my first overseas race. It was one great experience as the organizer was very efficient. I have nothing to complain except, too many people took part in the race. The journey started on Saturday morning. Three of us, from KL drove to Singapore entering from Tuas CIQ. We headed straight to Singapore Expo to pick up the race kit. It took me only 5 minutes to settle everything. Super quick! Then we went drooling over sports stuff at the expo. I bought a pair of NB running shoes. It was very cheap only $70. All shoes on sales, I almost buy another pair but told myself... don't! After that we went to Zam Zam Restaurant for Brayani. Joining us for carbo-loading lunch were Kay, Yusran and his 3 other friends living in Singapore. Thanks to his friend for "belanja" us. After lunch we checked-in into our hostel. Then we went to Mustafa before going to Novena. We did shopping... windows shopping! :P Then we went to Geylang Serai for dinner. After dinner we though of going to...