Extremo Junky!

Woo, i wanna blog this last minute. it is only few more minutes more to the opening of Olympic Games 2008.

Olympic Games is the most amazing event where all the world top athletes gonna gather and compete to be the world best. Well, i hope i can attend to one of the Olympic soon. At least once in my life. ish ish.. dream

Currently, the most anticipated part of Olympic Games is the opening ceremony. I bet China gonna make it super super grand. They have the best looking building now!

I must say, China is really making it grand. Especially the 2 iconic building. That birdnest stadium and bumble aquatic center is amazing. They really bet on this to chow the world what China is capable off.

Ps: the mascot look cute too

Got home just now after my gym session, guess what. A surprise from mom, she bought some durians for us as deserts. Yummy!! The strong & wonderful aroma clear my nose block straight away. Well… either u like it or hate it. The smell can be too strong for some people. Somemore, mom specifically bought the durian with bittersweet taste and smell like liquor flavour Durian. Wonderful! They taste really really good, with slight bitter on the first bite follow by extraordinary sweetness afterward. Slurp slurp

Well, mom din buy much. These good breed of durian is kinda expensive and they are loaded with plenty of carbo. Finger cross.. i only take a few pieces. hehe

Yea, that is right, Penang Bridge Marathon is back on track for 2008. It will be held on 16 Nov. Kudos to Penang state gov for making the much anticipated event come true even with a very tight schedule to organize the huge event after canceling of the event earlier by the original organizer!

Many was really really disappointed with the previous organizer, Malaysia Highway Authorities (under federal government) for canceling Penang Bridge Marathon last minute which suppose to be held around July! Many had speculate that this was a vengeful act by the federal government after loosing Penang state to the hand of opposition during the general election at beginning of the year.

Never the less, it is a dream come true for many of us. Couple with recently award of world heritage status to Penang by Unesco, this will bring will lot of boost in the tourism industry! Especially the event always draw a lot of foreigner for the run.

The website is now up at http://penangmarathon.gov.my. Do check it out ya!

Ps: they have a way better and nicer looking looking banners, graphics and website too. Penang Gov rocks!

Wee, I did 6km Peace Run with 35 minutes in this morning. Well, though it may not be very very fast, but it has been an achievement for myself. I clocked myself 41 minutes at the gym on the track mill for 6km. Din expect i can be so much faster on the road. Happy

I’m now all pump up and very motivated to train harder and more! that is the spirit with additional motivation sermons received at the church after the run. God make everyone a champion (1 Corinthians 9:24), so we gotta live it out.

Nevertheless, i am looking forward to go for more run and adventure race to challenge myself more. And for those who din make it to the run today, well, you missed meaning of the run. Run for peace hehe

Ok, i just got home from car wash. Time to sleep and rest!

hahah, ok, the title sound awful… But that is just for attention!

We visited a Hot Spring in Hakone, it is approximately 3 hours away from Tokyo via train. That place is full of bubbling sulfur water. They produce sulfur there, hence those awful smell like people’s farting. Haha.

We tried some black eggs boiled in these water and a pau which i have no idea what it is made of. But they taste good!

Cute little baby raccoon gone wild in Kanakuk Kamp! hahaha

Nah, it just like me so much and don’t want to let me go home!

PS: Shots taken in one of the Kanakuk Kamps (KAA) Branson, Missouri.

My first Dr. Pepper impression! Horrible!! Taste exactly like diluted cough mixture.

Now i think of it every times i have some cough!

Ever since i started to get serious about running. I always have some problems with some of my shoes. I wasn’t sure why i can run better with my fila than my stupid Nike. That is until i did my first adventure race in Wilderness Langkawi Challenge 2008 this May.

There were a group of specialist at the event with some analysis equipment is helping people to understand more of their foot anatomy, running style and etc. Since then i got to understand that buying the right kind of shoe for the right kind of foot you have is very important to keep us injury free and run at best performance!

I have high arch foot type. I need shoe with good cushioning to prevent shock to knee that causes knee pain. Beside that i have slight pronations problems. With stability control and support. It will help. With these knowledge i started to hunt for a right shoe for sport use and i got myself a new pair of New Balance 902. Yea.. i know 903 is out..

It may not look that fashionable but hey, it is very functional to my foot. I am able to run very well with it. Very Cool! It is sad that many retail shop do not have sales people that know about proper shoe selections! Cant blame them, rather the major demand for shoe are for fashion and statutory intentions. I have try out Nike, Adidas, New Balance. I found that New Balance staff at least know a little about their shoe design and they does have design to cater for all kind of foot type. Very wide selection in terms of functional. But color and looks doesn’t shout here! The price seem goods and a lot of runners are recommending me to try out New Balance. There you go, my red devil for running!

My next wish list ~ Salomon XT Wings or Salomon 3A Pro 3D XCR

Yeeha,

ok … i got lost and now i find my way back to my blog.
Enjoy the new look of the site while i get it tuned and updated with some exciting stuff that is happening.

GONG XI FA CAI & Happy Lunar New Year to all

Travel safely, especially to those who are going holiday or going home during this period.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Wishing everyone a Happy Chinese New Year for those who are celebrating.