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Monday, November 19, 2007

KRI 12 km run -Ipoh

dinner with off colleague...Mr Rasid
B4 the race....


in action... Mr Charles from Belgium...
daughter n mum...
4 the album...
at Tambun inn..


Sun 18th Nov, 2007 Sultan Abdul Aziz Polo Club, Ipoh...

After a long festive Break...(thanithon)...myself was back for another run with the SlowMovers.. the KRI 12 k run.Reached Ipoh at the noon of Sat with Su,Fairul,Sheikh the Uncle Sawan N Izaat the Blur Boy...Collected our Bibs at the Ipoh Int School. ..n Checked in at Tambun Inn. Had our lunch in Taman Kanak-kanak n did some Shoppin at Ipoh Parade. Met Mr Rasid Lamak (bernama colleague) who took us to the famous Mee Rebus nearby Tanjung Rambutan. TQ Mr.Rasid! Javier n Charles the Belgian(Newbie) met us late in the evening followed by Makcik,Kakak ,Abang n ilya... Welcome to Malaysia n Slowmovers.. Mr Charles...! The SlowMovers r ready to Rock Ipoh...Ilya who is only 9 would be doing 12 k too...WOW....cayalah..! Had teh tarik at 1.00 am in Greentown.

Nex Morning ..got up at 5.15 am...as usual...this n that.... n jogged to the venue which was about 1 km away. The race started sharp at 7.00 am. The weather was nice..the road wasn't that hilly .. n it was nice to run but just that I wore a new shoe...I was suppose to break it's virgin earlier..but too busy with thanithon.. so.. faham-faham aje...blister...N kaki bergeser-geser..

Javier came in at 27th in Categoy D in about 54.xx n myself at 33th in about 55.xx. Charles came in 22nd in category C in about 56.xx. Ilya too managed to finish the race despite the bleeding nose accompanied by the mum. Syabas Ilya! N too all the SlowMovers... !!

The Lady Luck was with the SlowMovers in Ipoh cos 40% of the runners walked away with some lucky draws. Javier won some glasses, Fairul won a hamper followed by the daughter n mum won a printer each. Congrats to all !!. The Slowmovers Rocked at the KRI Ipoh Run.
Checked out, had lunch at the Bus Terminal n Bye to Ipoh...!

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

First lady...(midwife)

The First Lady..to touch n to feel me... in 1970...Granny the bidan...(midwife)
Mum N Granny
Myself with Granny...


11 Nov 2007, Kayu ara..

What...first lady?..... yeah.. let me take you back to 1970....at 12.25pm on may 11, my mum had the labour pain ... no was there or the situation was such that she had to be laboured at home itself...in Kayu Ara.. N there comes this lady.. the first lady whom touched,felt n saw me for the first time.. n the lady who showed me the world....the first grab, the first human touch...N it's from this ultimate Granny..Thank you!

12.35 pm.. may 11 1970 .. ....the birth of a marathoner...kampung..... in Kayu Ara..!!! Thank you granny.!! whom I only met after 37 years...She is 80 Now...Not everyone gets the chance to c their..Bidan or midwife....I must b one of the chosen one......!

Monday, November 12, 2007

Klava Deepavali Fun Relay N Happy Deepavali...

The Slowmovers A... Fuzahir, Yusof N Chan...

B4 the Run...
Penyokong Slowmovers.....TQ !!!
In action....
4 the Album..
The Genting Trail Blazer Team.... Rep of Slowmovers...when going gets tough.. the tough gets going...Gua caya sama lu semua...!!!

After the run...Deepavali Breakfast wit the family members...
Nephews N the only Niece...
4 the album... wit Bro's n Cousin's
The Ultimate Uncles.....


Thursday, Nov 8 , 2007.. Bukit Kiara TTDI...

It's Deepavali ...N Klava held yet another relay at Bukit Kiara TTDI, with 30 teams. It's gettin
bigger n bigger....cayalah N Syabas Klava. This run would b remembered at every deepavali as it is being hels on that day itself. The Slowmovers were there too with 7 teams . My teams..the Slowmovers A.. was rep by Chan, Yusof N Fuzahir. It was a hill N slope of about 2 km run. I manage to run the loop in 8.22 ..followed by Yusof in 10:20 N Fuzahir, the last runner in 10:35.
Finished at 10th position..in 29:17. Well Done guys..!! N syabas to the rest of the Slowmovers..!
Pantang dengar ada race....!!... The slowmovers willl be there...!

Just after the race ..balik terus to Kayu Ara..it's only 5 mins ride from TTDI....cos nak mandi minyak N do prayers....etc..deepavali ..ma....!!
did some regular visiting to uncle N auntie's house....N Party begins..++ Thannithon.....Happy Deepavali to all the Hindu Slowmovers n running mates ++ to all Malaysians....A festive to be celebrated by all Malaysians.. Peace !!. Next would be the Ipoh KRI 12 km run!!

Monday, November 05, 2007

Slowmovers into hunting

Car No 10... the "Janji Tak Last" team....

The rival team...
Awana Kijal... Trengganu..
Jogging kat pantai...the pacemakers network run 2008 runners...
Preparing 4 the Pencak Silat 2008.... Pendekar Chanbai...!!
Breakfast at Kedai kopi Hai Peng...@ kopitiam trengganu
4 the Album...
The "Janji Tak Last" team... NO 12...!!!
Lunch at Tanjung Lumpur...Kuantan...


Sat, 3rd-4th Nov, 2007... Awana Kijal, Trengganu..

Despite from Running n Walking, the slowmovers added another thrillingactivity...into their schedelu.. the Treasure Hunt.The 15th Bernama- TourismTreasure-hunt were flagged by the deputy tourism minister Mr Bernard Dompokat sharp 7.15am. We were to answer 45 question N get 5 tearsuers along the way from KL to trengganu.It was fun...myself was the ultimate navigator..sampai sesat sekali..terlepas.tapi ..that is what u call fun ma...!! Su N Mila was the processors.. n faizal was the driver...very the slow... hunting ma...entah apa..cuma cari nama kat papan tanda..kedai...langsung tak gunakan senapang...apa da ...!!

Stop there...stop here.. u turn.. patah balik.. reverse..cari itu..cari ini... macam.macam ada.... n we finallly reached Awana Kijal at 5.23 pm. 7 min earlier of the given 10 hrs.Yeah... we made in... Finsihed 12th 0ut of 43 teams..Boleh tahan....not bad huh. Well Done n Congrats to the Janji Tak Last team !!......Awana Kijal is very the nice resort oh.. to go 4 bercuti. It has a lot facilities n games...just to keep u movin all day long. Had our breakfast at the kedai kopi Hai Peng..the famous trengganu kopitiam...followed by prize giving ceremony...n checked out.....Bye Trengganu...!!

Thursday, November 01, 2007

Vodafone Delhi Half Marathon - Namaste

Collecting the Bibs...
With Frens... n Bro
The Ultimate Bro's...At the Guest house...
B4 the Run.....
Warmin..up...
In action...
for the album....the Medal n the Cert...

India Gate...monument for the warriors..
The Amazing Taj Mahal....
Mumtaj's tomb...
The Lotus Shrine..
The Red Fort ... the war castle...
It's ice-cream time...chaloo na...get one...

Wheelbarrow...???
The cook n care taker of the guest house... TQ !!!
at the Airport... in Sri Lanka...


more pics comin up...


Sun 28th Oct, 2007...New Delhi India..

I ran My first International half marathon away from...Malaysia...N it is the Delhi Half Marathon..About 30,000 runners took part in that event. Myself N Sri were the rep of Slowmovers...Reached Delhi on the 26th night via Sri Lankan airlines...met my fren Mr Valli there, Thank you..4 everything Mr.Valli...collected the Bib the next day at the Ansel Plaza, did some shoppin at Sahara Mall, Sarojini Street..put up at Vasanth Vihar Guest House.

Next morning ...got up ..had some Breakfast..straight to the running spot which is at the opposite of Nehru Park...a big park for indians to lepak....started at 7.45 am ...it was a clumsy start...the race was not very well organsied..n the Medal..???.. Finisihed in 1:55:20. it was difficult to run in a low humidity weather...begining of winter...lips dries up quickly but...very the nice cos the there were water station every 2km...but no isotonic drinks...
A few of celebrities too took part such as Prinyka Chopra, Gushan Grover..Dravid..n etc...the aweks were very the superb..gila...!!!

Spent few more days visiting sacred places, temples,monuments, historical places n building which includes The Taj Mahal in Agra......memang very the wonder of the world..carved n designed wholely with Macrana marble which can only be obtained 400 km away from Agra..n ...no paintings???... how the?? they brought that amount of marbles n carved like paintings n writings..in 16th century...?..then to The Red Fort.....Lotus Temple...the India Gate, House of the president..n etc.... back to Malaysia on the 1st Nov... Bye Delhi...!!