Exercise

Lately I hit the gym almost every weekends, well, almost. When I was at my hometown then I will leave that idea behind and continue with my sleep in the morning.

Forget to mention, there is a small but free gym room provided by my apartment. I dont have any extra money to pay for the montly fees and certainly I am not a very hardworking people who will hit the gym 7 days a week, and spend hours with it.

I normally am a jogger,  trackmill is the equipment that I used the most. Well, I dont have a strong mind about body building but I do feel like to train my stamina. You know when people grows old, sometimes does feel like the age starting to do work on me, haha. Sometimes I did do some weight lifting and sit up to maintain a bit.

I try it very hard to make sure I able to finish 5km within 30 minutes. I am a guy with less patient I believe, I dont like spend hours in the gym given I am serious sweating people and the gym too warm to stay long. So I always start with 10km per hour speed then increase after 10 minutes then decrease after another 10 minutes, depends on my capability of that day.

It is seriously exhausting, and I started to wonder how these people able to finish 10km marathon and some even 40km? Given the experience on the trackmill, I kind of back off from the marathon run in the town. Dude, 10km is a serious distance, and I dont trust myself with that kind of stamina, haha. However I am now trying to train my stamina, perhaps few years later I could finish 10km without breaking a sweat, nah, I doubt it!!!

Second attempt

A lot of people asked the same question when they knew about my trip to KK mountain this year, May, 23rd. Why did you want to try again? 

Yupe, that's the question that i also had no much clue about why i wanted to go for second time. It's not like i never tried the hike before, but why spent all the money, time and energy to go for second time? It was so much expensive compared to the first time. Hmmm, well, i guess part of me wanted to go with my colleagues, then part of me, think of, why not second time? Hiking is fun, and might have different experience, fun with different group of people.

So, 23rd May 2013, i set my foot at Mesilau entrance again, began my second journey to Laban Rata, and submit peak! 

It had been three years, and this time, i didnt practice much like the first time. So i was a bit worry before i started. But guess what, it proved that i am still as strong as years ago, haha. As a matter of fact, this year, i achieved a better result. Reached Laban Rata by 3pm, well, could've been even earlier, but one of my friend, suffered from altitude sickness, especially when it came to the last 1 km to Laban Rata. 

However, unlike the first time, i wasnt able to sleep at night, kept my eyes opened until 1am, that's a great torture! 

Three years ago, i was a lone ranger, i walked by my own, and able to reach the peak just passed 5am, sat there, and witnessed the rose of the sun! And it was freaking cold up there, and i was waiting for the others too. 

This year, i dont have to be alone, because two friends able to catch up my steps, hahahaha. To be exact, there was one even fitter than me, and is a she!  However, we missed the chance to witness the sunrise at the peak, we were 30 minutes late, reached peak by 5.40am. 

Then me and my colleague, went crazy wild when we were on our way from Laban Rata to Timbohon. We practically run down! Took 2 hours and 30 minutes reached Timbohon gate! We stopped for like 10-15 minutes to grab a bite at the last 1 km. Then spent the rest of the time waiting for the others to reach, ate, and went back to hotel. Luckily we got 12 people, which separated into two vans, so we only needed to wait for another 3-4 people then we could just left to the hotel.

Just when i thought i was no longer as fit as three years ago, i managed to impress myself on this trip. My backpack, was 11 kg, while three years ago, it was only 9 kg. I put on weight not to mention, which increased the burden to my knees yet i was still manage to reach to Laban Rata almost 1 and half hour earlier than my first time, and not to mention the 2 hours and half crazy run to Timbohon.

I only knew 4 of them people before this

Ranking of stepping on Laban Rata, ya, the first one was a girl!

Mighty THREE

Do i want to give a third try? Hmmm, well, maybe, and actually, very likely i would give it a third try, if given chance. Haha

Fall, so that we might learn to pick ourselves up!

"Why do we fall? So that we might learn to pick ourselves up." 

                                                        -- Batman Begins 2005

Yesterday, 5/5/2013 marked a significant milestone in Malaysia. It was our 13 general election, and everyone in town seems to be so passion to be a part of the event. People came back to their origins from all over the states, some from overseas, to cast their votes, to voice their rights.

Ubah! People started to realize this is the time for us to have a new start, a new government, a new Change. Let's not to talk about what politicians had done to make to the covers, to gain more supports, because it was all over the facebook, and frankly, I didnt even bother to look any of them. BN showing what they had done for this country, while the oppositions party in the other hand showing what BN had done to this country. And then, both parties do have one thing in common, of course, the ability of making promises. 

I actually dont really give a damn to any of these, because deep down, we are all aware of the stories behind, very well aware of the claim of 'goodness', 'contribution'  done to this country. As for the all promised promises, well, you can give all kind of promises, but at the end of the day, will them be achieved,  it is debatable.

The reason of bringing this out, was that too much information spamming on the facebook. It is one good thing to remind the people in this country, people like me, who never quite give a damn to the politic, finally straighten our sights onto it, but when everything is overflown everywhere, i started to feel annoyed. And you started to realize, some of your friends, are such a drama queen, haha. Ermm, maybe it was me, being less passionate. Gosh, kind of feel like i am a jerk right now.

Anyway, this morning, my senior was chatting with me, and he asked is it the result is not expected. I answered, nope, the result was very much expected, but i was hoping for an unexpected result. Ya, deep down in my heart, i knew with all the efforts we done, the PKR politicians hard work, i wouldnt say it was all gone, but it was definitely unpaid worthy! 

Last night was a magical night, and this magic show brought along a lot of broken hearts, and the disappointment toward this country's future. However, we come around, PKR might lose, but with dignity, and wins the hearts, this battle isnt over just yet. 

What happened last night, will always stay with Malaysian, i believe this story will pass by one generation to another, and kind of feel bad for some of the guys, they aint going to gain a good name or good fame after last night, they might be laughing, celebrating now, but i am still feel so bad for them, and especially their children, their coming generations, because they will be one to taste the fruits that seed by their ancestors last night.

I quoted a quote from Batman Begins, "Why do we fall? So that we might learn to pick ourselves up." Today, we fall, we were beaten up by all kind of plots and schemes, but we are not defeated, we will pick ourselves up, and we will keep fighting, for the next 5 years, then the coming next, and the next. If everything stays the still, and nothing change, eventually, the unchanged will be replaced, because that's the rule, nothing remains the same, except the CHANGE itself. 

3/08/2008 was a wake up call, 5/5/2013 was a booster, we shall see what's next! Let's fight for the right!

      

Country Music

Lately, i always listen to country songs. I used to listen to pop songs, but i found it is nice to listen to country songs once in a while.

I started to know country music only after i watched American Idol 2005, which was won by Carrie Underwood. Well, back then, i didnt realize there is a music genre known as country music. And i wasnt listening to English songs. 

But i wasnt really a country music fan until like, three years ago. One of the reason was that i didnt have the channel because you got to admit, pop, rock, rap music are taking the lead internationally. So when i started to listen to English songs, it always be the pop genre, because i am no fan of rock and rap.

Then i discovered this radio broadcast website that allow people around the world to listen to all hits for all genres. It is www.live365.com, you can find all sort of music genres there. That's when i really started to listen to country songs. 

Back then, i only knew Carrie Underwood, and of course, Taylor Swift. But then the circle started to expand, i started to know more and more country artists, more and more country songs in my playlist.

Today, i am sharing some of my playlist songs.

Luke Bryan - Buzzkill

Jason Aldean - Big Green Tractor

Ronnie Dunn - Bleed Red

Josh Turner - Your Man

Chris Young - Tomorrow

Eric Church - Sprintsteen

Carrie Underwood - Good in Goodbye

Carrie Underwood - Temporary Home

Kelly Clackson - Dont Rush

Little Big Town - Pontoon

Lady Antebellum - Down Town

Dierks Bentley - Home

Compare to female singers, i prefer male singers, i think it got some thing to do with the deep tone, haha.

Academic Country Music (ACM) awards 2013 just passed few weeks ago. One of the biggest winners of the night, Miranda Lambert, sadly, she seems to be a very nice person, but i am not a fan of her music, but got to admit, you can truly call her music as the real country music, but i always find her music a bit too rough for me. And i was a bit upset as Carrie Underwood didn't win any awards.

Some people finds country musics boring, because, it is country! But i am very much enjoy myself with it.

路上驾驶，亦如人生

路上驾驶，亦如人生

一个错误的转弯，

一个错失的入口，

也许就得花更多的时间，和精力，

才能到达目的地。

不过也许，

可能，

一个错误，结果走出了，

找到了，捷径，

更快到达目的地。

我们短短的一生，

多多少少都会有错失的机会，

或，错误的选择。

但是，

是不是每个错失的机会都后悔莫及？
是不是每个错误的选择都是跌跌撞撞呢？

分开以后

在逛youtube的时候，

发现了这首歌。

我承认，我最近真的都没有在听中文歌，

也只有在车上，听电台时，

才听听如今流行的歌曲。

不过，这歌，我倒是没有在电台里听到，

也许有，也许没有，

但是，我绝对是没有什么印象。

《分开以后》- Fuying & Sam

第一次听的时候，

真的有触动我心。

也许是一开始的口白，让我对这歌更有感觉，

所以当副歌的第一句下的时候，

我心里泛起了一股酸楚，

一种，分开以后，迟来的觉悟。

但是，只是说一句，

我比较喜欢Fuying的声线，

有点想听Fuying的独唱。

因为，多听了几轮，

最触动我心的，是这歌的第一句。

也听了女生的版本，

感觉也不错，

但是还是喜欢男生版本。

枯竭

最近的生活，有点行尸走肉，每天的生活都介于起身，上班，下班，睡觉。一天过一天，一日复一日，渐渐的，人生枯燥了，思绪滞留了。

以前，很努力的更新自己的部落格，但是，最近，懒，非常的懒，没了动力，也没了创意的灵感。

其实每天工作的生活就不是如此的枯燥，相反，很多事情值得留下一笔，但是，当一切的思绪滞留时，什么事情都能写成了枯燥，无聊，因为，没了，那份想写东西的动力，失去了。

一把锋利的刀，放一边久了，都会生锈，更何况我那浅薄的才学，自然也就消失得无影无踪。

写到这里，其实我都还没为我这篇文起个题，可想而知，如今我还真的是枯竭了，对，题目就是枯竭了，呵呵。

生日快乐

才发现，

我并没有祝我自己，

26岁， 生日快乐！

2012之结尾

乒乒乓乓的，楼下不时传来有人大喊‘Happy New Year'， 2013年在我看着'Person of Person',玩着Marvel Avengers中到来了！

2012年，过的和2011年差不多，过的快，非常的快，眨眼之间就过了，感觉上上一篇终结似乎刚完结不久！

来吧，开始细数2012年我人生中的一些事情吧。

1. 一月，我开始了我的求职生涯，不过我很快的就收到一两间公司的面试预约，开始了我人生中的第一个正式的面试！

2.     二月，开始了我第一份工作！

3.     四月，去了巴厘岛，结果对巴厘岛的印象，还好罢了！

4.     六月，接收到我口试（VIVA)的确实日期，忐忑不安，紧张万分的，度过了我人生中最没有把握的一天！虽然通过了，但是却是大幅度更改需要，虽然只是在论文上，却还是有点觉得差强人意啊。不过，我是觉得自己挺侥幸的！呵呵。

5.    六月和九月，和同事们一起去了马六甲，和彭亨林明。

6.  八月，参加了教会的生活营，不再是营员，而是导师。看着他们的成长，也看见自己的不足。求神帮助我。

7.    同月，试用期终于过了！

8.  十月，重头戏！先是毕业典礼。熬了三年，终于可以毕业了！！！也和家人第一次全家人旅行，见见许久不见的友人，顶着艳阳，不停的留下自己的倩影，呵呵。下次相见，不知是何时了！

9.  同月，毕业典礼回来后，大病一场，虽然请假一天而已，但是，这一病，仿佛把自己的身子摆在一个虚弱的状态，一个月，看了三次医生！一绝！

10.  同月，BigBang Galaxy Tour 演唱会！！！这不必多说了，堪称我今年最最最疯狂的一件事了，从演唱会票，到淋雨排队，到疯狂的摇摆。不说了。。。

11.    十一月，恩，拿到了一份债务！！！

12.    十二月，恩，收到苦笑皆非的十份礼物，一个插满26只蜡烛，提早9天的生日蛋糕！！！

告别吧，2012年。

迎接吧，2013年。