oops!!

was going to share some lovely pics of the sushis n sashimis we ordered.....but only remembered about the camera when all was eaten. Sorry...haha.

Oisshi !!

had dinner at Nagisa last nite.great japanese food as usual. with Ma,Pris,Martin n Lorraine.

summer bloom

this is Ma's newest project! she named it "Summer Bloom".

This beautiful artwork only took her 3 days from scratch. i wanted to bring her out to eat Japanese dinner last nite but she said she wanted to stay home to finish quilting.WHY would anyone refuse Japanese food!!!

training

with just less than a month to go....

went to Powerbar press conference at MSN,Bukit Jalil Tuesday.
took the chance to run cos no bike or pool.
the garmin is a wonderful training tool.
it works like the power tap.sometimes when we r tired, our mind perceives speed differently.what feels fast and labored,is actually very slow when the muscles are sore.
i have not been able to pace myself as well as i can in IM marathon. training with the garmin teaches my body to learn the pace i should to running to reach my target time.

Cameron

gone too soon.wish he's still with me.i miss him.

weekend warrior

i wish IM Langkawi is next week... cos it really takes a strong will to train for an IM race.n i m losing patience.

this weekend, i lived like a 'PRO'.early to rise,early to bed,eat,work, train ,sleep,repeat. my body is thrashed n i m tired.

friday : cycled hard 50k.
sat : long run 1:30
swim3k
sunday : 11k run
4k swim.with 2k TT
60k hard ride.

doesn't sound like much but i did it race pace.

thank God tomorrow is Monday.a chance for my body to recover.

Quote of the week :
"the mental will is a muscle that needs training like the other muscles of the body."

I found out this weekend how very true that was. my mind was tired from work.it took some willpower to go out n train.

Garmin Forerunner 101

It came by post today!

It's the most basic of the Garmin collection.but it has so many excellent features.
timer,pacer,virtual trainer,navigator,pace alert,autolap,etc.etc.it stores training history for 2 yrs,
and can chronicle by day,week n month.
and it's not bulky at all.

what a beautiful invention.

Kai Dan Chow Fan

Went for a swim lunch time today.came home....everyone out...NO LUNCH!

I was so hungry.downed a big banana, some Powerbar Endurance, then reached for the leftover rice in the fridge and made myself "Kai Dan CHow Fan" with anchovies n topped with some chicken floss.

Godblimme!! was it tasty or what?!! YUM!

YING2 with GUGU

Powerbar Team Elite

got news today i have been retained in the Powerbar Team Elite 2007.this is 4th year running. i will be flying to KL to attend the Press Conference next Tuesday. Unfortunately i have to miss a day's work but it's an important event that i feel i must support. Powerbar especially Rahimi n Sharul have always given me so much support at all my races. Not only that, they are also great personal friends,sponsors aside. So i want to be there to support their event too.

One of the questions asked in the application form for Team Elite was "Why do u think u deserve to be sponsored by Powerbar?" My reply was " I hope by participating in Sporting events, i can encourage busy working people n students alike to make time for a healthy lifestyle."

today, i had a satisfying workout.

morning i ran at the 1k circuit at Likas Complex.
3k warm up
1k hard,1k easy,2k hard,1k easy,3k hard,1k easy,0.5 hard,0.5k easy 3 sets.1k hard,2k warm down.
Total hard 8.5k. Total distance 17k

PM : 3k swim

my little Sunbonnet

Grandma made this for Ying2's 2nd birthday! what a nice gift. She finished this masterpiece in 4 days.

Ying2 will be two on the 7th February.wish she could be in KK.If she were, we will hold her party at McDonald's.

my shining armour

i didn't get my wish...it turned out to be yet another rainy day.
i didn't hesitate to go out riding this morning cos i NEEDED this ride.
105km today. progressive ride. finished the last 20k hard.

i will be riding my TREK in Langkawi.it's a 5.2 Madone WS special edition.

2nd Granddaughter

Lorraine announced at dinner tonite her baby will be a GIRL!!!!
She still looks slimmer than both Pris n I ,despite being 4 months into her pregnancy.hahaha!

Pa n Ma will have their hands full with Ying2 n their 2nd grandchild .

where forth art thou?

Twice we went to Krishnan Curry House recently, it was closed. We thought it was under renovation. When it finally reopened, we realised it was under a new management.We didn't eat there cos we saw some dead cockroaches at the shop.

No idea where Krishnan's moved to.It was the best Fish Head Curry House in town.

Inset : With my Macau friends enojying the curry fish head when they visited Sabah last year. On my left is Ah Wai.He works for CID and is also a triathlete. That day, we orderd 4 fish head to share among 11 of us.He likes to eat fish eyes.He ate all 8 eye balls altogether.Yucks!

when the heat is on....

it's funny how when under pressure i tend to focus n perform better.
with Langkawi in a few weeks time, i have been doing my training properly. i.e., completing my workouts as i have planned( even though often i m too tired coming home from work),looking after my nutrition (during training n recovery), n having a good nite's rest. i have even added afternoon naps during lunch time which work wonders for the afternoon training sessions. waking up early to do stretching n core work whilst still half asleep is a challenge!

this morning i ran 1h 45 minutes at Bukit Padang. 9 laps =19.8k.
after work swam 500m *6 sets TT effort.

tomorrow long ride outside.i hope the rain will not disturb my ride.

Ying on New Year's Day 2007

She looks like a 3 yr old in photos..but in fact she's quite tiny in real life.

Recently, she likes to squint her eyes when being photographed. a mischievous grin!

my "twin"

Tiffany n I were born exactly 8 yrs apart.We share the same birthday.I remember
Mun was rushed off to the hospital whilst celebrating my 8th birthday!

I was delivered 3 weeks later than the due date n Tiffany was a few days earlier than planned.Somehow it worked out we were born same day n month. Ma gave birth to Lorraine on her own birthday 29th December. how cool is that!

who's the good looking dude?

We are all looking forward to Chinese New Year. it's not often the whole family get together, chinese new year is usually the only time we are "Full House". a month before we get to see Gavin n Tiffany !

year end celebration

Family dinner 2 weeks ago.

sushis

we made this for New Year Eve's dinner 31st December 2006

Temaki

over the xmas holiday, ma toght me to make japanese Temaki. in fact, it's like a sushi roll.

i have been making them quite often nowdays,especially for lunch. all it takes is left over rice, some japanese radish pickles, cucumber n usually i either used tinned tuna , or chicken. dipped in the special japanese soya n wasabi, it tastes just as good as in Nagisa restaurant.

diving trip

Keyna n I enjoying drinks at Sunset Bar ,Mabul Sipadan Island.