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Ambank 2007 Marathon Diary

Day One, Saturday 17th March. It's all dark and anticipative upon waking up. Met up with Elrick 7am at Golden Mile, Derrick, Val and Ruth are already up in KL on an overnight bus, so we will be meeting them up later in the day. It was a bonus when we were told that our standard VIP...
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Post-Ambank 2007 Marathon

Well man, I am back from KL and man am I tried, after few whole days of shopping, then running the half marathon, then shopping again, man am I spent! Will update again tomorrow. Mileage for week the week (7 day period) Thursday - IPPT 2.4km Maju Camp (2.4km 10:18mins) Sunday - Ambank KL Marathon, Half-marathon event (21km) Total Running Millage...
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KL Marathon, off I go!

Bags are all packed and ready, my bus trip up will be at 7 am tomorrow at Golden Mile, should be a lazy bus journey up. Then it will be lots of walking and recce-ing to do after checking into the hotel (Swiss Garden KL), not to mention collecting my race packs and stuffs from Wisma OCM....
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IPPT Cannot F**king Jump SBJ for Nuts

Remember my last Tuesday's IPPT which was void due to rain? After a hassle and rush to clear my window before my birthday, today is rematch day and my 2nd IPPT in 3 days. Reached Maju Camp with an overcast sky and strong winds, even the sound of distant thunder prompted cheers among the RPs (who are seemingly...
Sports & Runs

Electronic IPPT scoring system walkthrough

Had my first Electronic IPPT today. Amazingly for a whole group of 50-100 candidates, only 3-4 PTIs are needed to take them all, with one watching each station at every go. This is so unlike the IPPTs I've conducted before during my active days. The thing now is that you need not take the stations in sequence...
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My First NS IPPT, then CAT1…

Today is my first in-camp NS IPPT and my first with electronic IPPT scoring as well. But the system is quote idiot proof for anyone but noticeably there are quite a few areas of possible exploitation of the system, not something that I would do while not under the watchful eye of the PTI, but something noticeable...
Polytechnic

Semester Four Results Out

Today is results release date & similarly, didn't really feel the heat unlike my peers since yesterday. My stand is that even if you check now or next week, your results won't change, so why the rush? Came back from work around 7pm & did a short 15km run on a new refreshing running route. The Tanglin...
Thoughts

IPPT go or no go?

Got a call from my NS bunkmate Daryl yesterday asking whether I was posted to a unit. Apparently most of us commanders even our troopers had calls on their postings over the pass weeks, except for a few including me. With my IPPT window closing soon comes the big question - must I take IPPT when I...
Family

The Ticking Applied Movers Trading Timebomb

An update on the car accident, apparently the driver responsible for the accident had completely disappeared from contact, so Dad had been frantically running up and down to settle claims direct with the company (Applied Movers & Trading PL) where the driver works. The police won't come into the picture as they said they will only do...
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Earthquake tremors in Central Singapore

It rocked today at work, well literally - Sumatra today was hit by earthquake measuring 6.3-6.6 on the Richter scale at about 12 noon today. I recalled a moment when I suddenly felt dizzy, like desk started swaying, then I noticed the floor was swaying TOO! Then I thought: "Why am I so disorientated? Am I really...
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Designo SHINGJI “Xavier” Pocket PC Phone

The thing with almost all PDA device manufacturers out there, they just do not seem to get the recipe right or simply just do not listen to consumers. For me, the perfect phone is very hard to come by it's always either this or that in terms of features. Never have there been a single phone with...
Family

Car and Fuso Pancakes

After a breakdown last week, being fixed with a new solenoid our family car was up and running again, bringing my family for a hearty dinner yesterday at Goldenmile and safely back home. Glad to see it back and and running again. Little do I know it was short lived - received a call today in office...
Sports & Runs

Events leading up to 2007 National Vertical Marathon

Internship With that in a flash marks the end of the Chinese new year week and into week 3 into my internship, with my Liason officer coming to visit the my workplace the following workweek. Yusheng Madness Notable events would be YuSheng with my company on Thursday as Siam kitchen restaurant, at Cousin Gordon's home (with both our families) and...
Interesting Stuffs

Shutdown Day 24th March 2007

24th March is shutdown day folks. Just like "don't drive your car day" or "no smoking day" or "kill the girbills in the trash day", try to do as the name suggests ya? Like not turning on your desktop/laptop without the mouth-foaming withdrawal symptoms. 24th march is the date to mark on the calendar falling on a...
Sports & Runs

Running update, Revised Tiong Bahru Park Runs

It's 2007 a new running year and new resolutions to meet as well. With that, it's time to revise the 2006 usual running patterns. 2007 Revised Tiong Bahru Running Route My usual favorite bi-weekly running route will have a revised distance, so not only make my lap and distance counts easier but it will be more accurate to do...
Family

Post 2007 CNY

Chinese New Year is rather short this year, but very much more enjoyable than last year. Namely because it's the first time in about 5 years where all our families come together under one roof at my grandma's place, lunch and dinner included. Previously one of my Uncles kinda like went down in a family contractor business....
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Toshiba g900, Samsung f520, f700, i-Mate Ultimate at 3GSM

As part of the new phones announced at 3GSM in Barcelona, here are few of the few interesting phones which should be coming out within 1 or 2 quarters time. HTC and Nokia didn't really steal the show though, as most the products on show are actually announced products ages ago. But Toshiba also came out with...
Current Issues

Happy 2007 Chinese New Year!

Oinks going out to all celebrating the Lunar New Year Today! Wishing prosperity, success and good health this new year of the pig. Now to eat the new year goodies in moderation...
Sports & Runs

Juggling work, play and Training, KL Marathon

Work had definitely eaten not only my personal time but much of my usual run and training schedules - I had not been running regularly, (clocking awfully low week millage in the process) nor attending track training in school last few weeks. Furthermore, if it's not hitting my personal weekly distance requirement of 30km, it's beating...
Polytechnic

First Week of Internshp (ITP)

Hello I am Shaun, just like Assok the intern in the comic Dilbert, I am the lowest possible life form in the corporate ladder - having the profound ability to "not know anything" and the "noob-rights" to hang around like a complete idiot. ITP this holidays is a unique one, being only 9 weeks short, not many...
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