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Tuesday, December 29, 2009
was looking forward to land myself with the "hottest gadget in town" & "8-out-of-10 using" iphone 3 weeks ago when m1 decided to compete against singtel & launched their very own plans to its subscribers however (or rather fortunately) my one-plus-one plan forced me to turn down the offer as it exceeds our monthly-bill budget 3 weeks later... as i randomly walked into m1 outlet at tamp mall again on christmas day i came out with this...  blackberry bold 9700 the perfect christmas pressie for myself thank you nokia who has been my pillar of communication since the day i first held a handphone Labels: best from me Posted by BEST at 10:05 PM
Thursday, December 24, 2009
臺.灣 6days 5nights taipei trip finally comes to a closing end. awesome trip. fantastic weather. and great companionship. fortunately with chin around. his strong mother tongue & vast knowledge of taiwanese 'culture' (mostly through variety shows! haas) +plus+ my "excellent navigation skills". makes travelling soo much easier. haas. not forgetting my taiwanese aunt & family who constantly ensure of our safety while we were over there.  click on image for better viewing given that taipei has similar mrt system as to spore. we travelled largely on their 捷運 and navigated around each area by foot. did nothing much on our first day. since we arrived & check in our hotel only in the late afternoon. as we had to transit at kuala lumpur international airport. dump our stuff & off we head to the famous shihlin night market for early dinner & shopping with the night falls as early as 5pm due to the winter season. visited some places of interest like taipei 101 & sun yat-sen memorial hall as well as 'window shop' almost all departmental malls around zhongxiao area on our second day. afterwhich settled our dinner at this highly recommended 'ma la' buffet steamboat near gong guan station. scrumptious soup base. fresh dishes. free flow of beer & haagan dazs ice cream & desserts. with air temperature of 10-13degree celcius outside. simply a life that can never be experienced in spore! haas.  click on image for better viewing  fubon taipei half-marathon race pack collection @ city hall best passion for running goes international spent most of our thrid day morning and afternoon travellin to and fro jiou fen. took an hr-plus "tu-tu" train ride before transferring to a public bus which brought us up to this scenic & cultural place close to the outskirts of taipei. where lottas taiwanese snacks & sourvenirs can be found there.  click on image for better viewing evening was spent @ the "much-talk-about" & "must-go" wu fen pu fashion district. din managed to cover the whole place as the area is like the fashion version of chatuchak! moreover it is not really advisable to buy their wears unless you are buying in bulks as prices can be rather steep. had our dinner at another famous night market in taipei. similar to shihlin night market it serves wide variety of local delicacies. one craze am missing right now! haas. travelled up to another altitude to yangmingshan on our fourth day. due to the freezing weather. we did not travel up to the peak but visited the visitor centre instead. haas. afterwhich travelled back down to taipei's "orchard road" - ximending. once again. did mostly 'window shopping' (hate it!) except patronizing the modern toilet concept restaurant. click on image for better viewing fubon taipei half-marathon on the fifth day put my 2009 running to a closing chapter. and it is by far the most memorable race since takin up this passion 2years ago. no intention of running competitively. no personal best. but totally enjoyed the whole experience. had to face drastic weather differences as i totally hav no experience running long distance in cold weather conditions. but still... with couple of walk-jog-take-photos. managed to cross the finishing line in 2hrs 25mins 02secs. with some overseas marathons can be quite expensive. taipei marathon will be the perfect race to attempt as it costs much cheaper than other races within the asia continent. furthermore the december race will be an ideal venue to beat personal bests be'cos of its weather & flat route throughout the whole course.  click on image for better viewing visited the national chiang kai-shek memorial hall & returned back to shihlin night market for dinner & last min shopping on our last evening in taipei. simply love their 豪大大雞排! this hardship trip came just right before getting ready to 'chiong' my final sem this coming jan. at the same time. planning for next trip in 2010 shuld be along the way. and will be keeping a lookout for at least 1 overseas race this coming new year :) more photos from taipei can be viewed from my facebook.    merry christmas to all Labels: best from me Posted by BEST at 10:14 PM
Friday, December 11, 2009
its been a year nothing change Labels: best from me Posted by BEST at 11:39 PM
Thursday, December 10, 2009
 finally did it after 2years!! completed last sun's standchart half marathon in 2hrs 9mins 35secs. thou' its only a mere 40secs improvement from my 2007 results. but still. glad that i beat my personal best just before i put my 2009 running events to a closing chapter.as usual. flagged off at esplanade bridge and the first 4km of the race route brought us through along shenton way and into marina south. started off slightly below 6min/km until i almost hit the wall as we made our way up the slope of benjamin sheares bridge. haas. damn! i wasnt expecting the upslope and indeed it reduced my pace alot. fortunately. i returned my pace back to 6mins/km as soon as i reached suntec and throughout the rest of the race route. and my split timing for this race is 1hr 13mins at 12.5km and 1hr 25mins at the 13.9km mark. it was until the last 1km i experienced extreme fatigue and heat (thou' weather was good) that i slowed down significantly. to a point that i actually walked quite abit before picking my pace at anderson bridge and slow-jog towards the finishing line. definitely. it wasnt my best finishing as i was expecting better results than this. given the fact ive been training for the past weeks and full of confidence before the race. looking at a brighter side. i slashed off my 'worst' half marathon ever at this aug's ahm by 27mins!! haas. was planning to do some recovery runs this week but i doubt being able to do soo as am on medication for the past 2days. still. would like to do some 10km recovery runs by end of week or early next week in preparation for next sun's fubon taipei half-marathon. will not be gunning for pb next week as i would like to take the opportunity to enjoy the race route in a foreign country. indeed cant wait for the trip and run. as well as more 'surprises' coming up for next couple of days. woosh. cheers.ciaoz Labels: best from me, running Posted by BEST at 1:23 AM
Saturday, December 5, 2009
am left with about 24hrs to 'race' my 3rd standchart half-marathon. and i cant wait to pound the streets that is rated as 'one of the greatest race on earth'. hav been training 'actively' aft my exams 3weeks ago. thou' its not progressive and am risking fatigues i faced over each week. i can say am totally geared up for sun's race! doubt i can make it under 2hrs but will certainly push 101% close to the 2hrs mark.  42835 promises to give away his medal should he beat his personal best:) registration for sundown marathon 2010 has opened! due to "foreseeable" tight schedule first half of the year. ive decided not to take up the full marathon but still planning to participate in their team event with the guys. good news? the organisers include another new cat - half-marathon into their race next yr. on top of ultra-marathon, full-marathon & 10km women's & team event. bad news? registration fees are unbelievably expensive!doesnt appeal to me whn the fee cost $200 for the 4-members 10km team event. prob the most expensive 10km race here. haas. this is why the team (consists of jaz.john.jason.best) is contemplating to sign up for this race. should we fail to sign up. guess i wont be participating this 3rd edition of sundown marathon :( another sweet achievement this sem! improved my results to 2 high distinctions 2 distinctions which concludes my 1 year uni journey on a high note. hd came from macroeconomicsII & business finance whereas am 2marks away from getting hd for price theory! *if only i complete my last qns* arghh! and am managed to secure successfully distinction for the "much-talk-about" risk mgt paper! haas. put in lottas effort this sem and indeed hours of intensive mugging really paid off. thou' i keep complaining insufficient of time. haas. snap of fingers. this coming jan will be my final sem in sim. and this time. will be gunning for full hd and graduate with distinctions! no doubt it will be extremely tough and stressful but guess it is achievable? before getting back to school. i jus wanna enjoy hard this hols & work hard for the money! woohoo. cheers.ciaoz Labels: best from me, running Posted by BEST at 3:14 AM
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
final dash had my scsm21 trial run with jaz earlier set off from our usual start point at fort road and made our way to national service resort and country club (nsrcc) entrance before making our way back to fort road in 2hrs 09mins 34secs kept a good.steady.constant pace of 6min/km throughout the approx. 21km route no signs of cramps or fatigue as i felt perfectly good right through the trial with 2 scheduled taper runs before this sun's race i 'think' am confident in beating my loong-awaited personal best :) while am looking forward to this sun's race results will be released within the next 24 hours *heart-thumping* wish me luck!! Labels: running Posted by BEST at 3:34 AM
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