Sunday, March 23, 2008
Life in Ho Chin Minh City, Vietnam is full of discovery during my visit in January,2008.No kopitiams, but plenty of hawkers with stools , will serve the locals with their basic food like beef noodles, yew chai keow, famous black coffee and cigarettes.
There are hundreds of motorcycles compared to a handful of cars at everyminute.
To cross the road, you need to just walk " thru " , the drivers already know your MINDSET ! ---your are the KING, and they will know how to avoid you. WONDERFULL EXPERIENCE !!! i crossed the road many times - ----
Another visit is the CUCI ( place name ) tunnels, the era of communist fighting against the Americans. History relate that the success of earlier tunnels against the French , the communist then expand the distance and the intricate network of the underground tunnels against the Americans. They succeed eventually.
RUNNING
Though HoChiMInh city is dirty and dusty , I find Peace when I see people jogging around. The pavement next to the road is about 10ft wide and plenty of trees.,giving them shade. I see them jog at late afternoon at 4.30 pm.
" Running is veryone's PASSION ! "
Company Dinner Photos.
Being the Sports Club President, I had to don the Chief costume and I decided to create a sketch with my red indian ladies and men , to create atmosphere to welcome the company's CEO.
I keep changing my lines and trying to remember them, luckily, with only 3 rehearsals, I was happy to manage it thru. I had 2 great assistants-good in choreography, and we even did the YMCA with little variations to our own, everyone had a great time!
Maybe, too much dancing , and then GE 30km , has taken the toil on my knees...hehe..ahahhhh\
Greetings for a wonderful year of running.
sign off /''''
Chief Great Eagle.
Friday, March 21, 2008
2008 Running plans xxx??
Its been a hectic 1st quarter of the year , cannot chase after the rat.....haha
January was filled with organising the company annual dinner, and then busy with chinese new year , eating eating eating.....eating eating////
I did not run after my last GE30km., as my knees hurts teribbly ,when I walk , Can't even think of running at the moment. It hurts even more, when I get out from my car, the pain in the knees are so painful that I need to stand for a moment --to get the blood systems flowwing., then only i able to walk.
I went to see Dr William Chan, got a few x=rays, scan--see my own knee when he explains the darks spots are arthritis deveoped after 20 years of running--at moderate level.
Everyone will get it , at 50+ , 60++ , 70+++ , its just that I got it early due to my running !!!!
He also blamed me that I shouldnt wear my old shoes ( i think i have 5 pairs ), of cos' I had a new one which i wear during competition and i wear a old one during training.
He prescribed me :-\\\Celebrex 200mg x 1 tablet daily after fd- anti-flammation
Viartril-S Glucosamine sulphate ( powder type ) x 1 sachet daily bf meal.
I would like to says , that , after taking it , i dont feel the pain,when get down from my car after driving for 1 hr.
Well, have to take care., and also would like to get back to running.
Running is a passion, a place to meet friends and de-stress.
Running is a exercise, to keep myself healthy, can feel a bit heavy now that 2 months has gone without any exercise.
ADVICE : run on grass, take out swimming ( cannot swim lah ....70.00 swimming lessons /month at masushita swimming pool ), walk.
Gym > considering...
January was filled with organising the company annual dinner, and then busy with chinese new year , eating eating eating.....eating eating////
I did not run after my last GE30km., as my knees hurts teribbly ,when I walk , Can't even think of running at the moment. It hurts even more, when I get out from my car, the pain in the knees are so painful that I need to stand for a moment --to get the blood systems flowwing., then only i able to walk.
I went to see Dr William Chan, got a few x=rays, scan--see my own knee when he explains the darks spots are arthritis deveoped after 20 years of running--at moderate level.
Everyone will get it , at 50+ , 60++ , 70+++ , its just that I got it early due to my running !!!!
He also blamed me that I shouldnt wear my old shoes ( i think i have 5 pairs ), of cos' I had a new one which i wear during competition and i wear a old one during training.
He prescribed me :-\\\Celebrex 200mg x 1 tablet daily after fd- anti-flammation
Viartril-S Glucosamine sulphate ( powder type ) x 1 sachet daily bf meal.
I would like to says , that , after taking it , i dont feel the pain,when get down from my car after driving for 1 hr.
Well, have to take care., and also would like to get back to running.
Running is a passion, a place to meet friends and de-stress.
Running is a exercise, to keep myself healthy, can feel a bit heavy now that 2 months has gone without any exercise.
ADVICE : run on grass, take out swimming ( cannot swim lah ....70.00 swimming lessons /month at masushita swimming pool ), walk.
Gym > considering...
