7th year since Ah Di left

Ah Di left us exactly 7 years ago in the morning.

I still miss him loads.

Best dog ever.

Still maintained the annual bak kwa offering to Ah Di at his eating corner every year on this day.

Mum will be moving to a new place in a few years time.

By then I'll officially "fetch" Ah Di over to my place and he will stay with th

I know you are watching over and protecting your young master from up above.

You will always be in my heart :)

2013 review

Long overdue post. This has been in draft mode since last year!

It has been an eventful and fruitful 2013 for me.

Jan - Bought my first car + 1st MegaTri OD
Feb - 2nd MetaSprint Aquathlon + Reservist IPPT Gold
Mar - 2nd MetaSprint Duathlon
Apr - 1st 2XU 21km + 2nd MetaSprint Sprint Tri
Jul - Ryan's 1st Birthday!!! US tech training trip + California holiday
Aug - Ryan's 1st Flight! US sales training trip + New York City holiday + 2nd TriFactor OD
Oct - Ryan's 1st unassisted steps!
Nov - Nice Family Vacation @ Taiwan + Half IronMan
Dec - Full family holiday @ Malacca + 12th StanChart Marathon + Mission Cycle Around SG

Had quite a number of informal holidays (including the solo US trips) in 2013.
Gotta cut down on holiday spendings as well as online shopping in 2014.
Managed to check off bulk of my To-Do list for 2013, so I'm quite satisfied.

On the family front, I'd say it has been a superb year. Seeing Ryan grow from a tiny newborn to a bumbling toddler gave me much immense joy. Bringing him and dear for overseas trips really created special moments worth remembering for life. I have never thought that having your own child and watching him grow up can be sooooo rewarding and gratifying.



Things to look forward to in 2014
Feb - Full Family HK trip! Ryan will be starting school after the holiday :)
Mar - 2XU 42km run
Apr - KL 70.3
Aug/Sep - TriFactor OD
Dec - 13th StanChart Marathon

Probably throw in another holiday to Korea/ Australia with dear.
And time to choose another new item to learn for 2014!
Martial arts or Golf?...

Cycling 31.12.2013 07:05

Cycling 31.12.2013 07:05

Final ride for 2013

Been procrastinating about this ride for the whole of 2013, always wondering when will I be able to find the correct time slot to do this.

Dear finally gave me the thumbs-up to go for a mini SG adventure ride, to be done on the last day of 2013 :)

I didn't put in a lot of time to research which routes I'm going to take, where will be the pit stops and how much time I'm going to take to finish the entire journey.

Came across a blog that documented a round island trip done by a group of cyclists, and it seems that the route that they took pretty much takes me pass the places that I will want to go.
Kranji, NTU, LCK road, West Coast McD, Marina Bay. (I'm too familiar with the East so no specific place for me to ride by)

Started to write my 2013 review before this post, but I reckon that this should be included as well so I'll post the 2013 review probably in 2014 instead.

去“冒险”咯！

Check list for 2013

A quick look at the check list that I had wrote up for 2013, roughly about 1 year ago

2013 To Do List

• Vacation travels (Taiwan again, this time with Ryan!) DONE!
• Complete a Half Iron-Man Triathlon (DONE!)
• Regain IPPT Gold (DONE!)
• Learn to speak Thai fluently (jettisoned due to focus on HIM earlier in the year)
• Write up a proper business plan (only managed to write about 20% before I decided to focus on Tri instead)
• Double my stock portfolio (can't remember how much I  had last year, but reasonable amount invested this year so I should be able to tick this off safely)
• Go back to 32" - too fat now (probably 32" during HIM season, probably went back up after overeating at Malacca - well this is an ongoing perpetual mission so this cannot be ticked off)
• Cycle around Singapore in 1 day 

Looking at the To Do List, and with the little amount of time left in 2013, seems like Cycle Singapore is the only last feasible item to complete before the turn of the year.

I'm going to clear my annual leave during this week too, so I'll probably just go ahead with a 1 day adventure ride around Singapore and take lots of pictures.

End of 2013 is near

So it's almost time to do a review of what I had done in 2013, what I should have done, what I should not have done, what I should have done better, and what I should do for 2014.

Let's procrastinate for a few days before I pen my thoughts.
In the mean time, a sweet panda moment that parallels what Ryan sometimes do to me and Lishan

My take on the cheater at StanChart Marathon

SCMS 2013 Marathon Cheater

I believe cheating has already been ongoing for a number of years, just that nobody was stupid enough to cheat till the point of beating the champion and got his face plastered all over the headline news, forums, FB and all sorts of social medium.

The cheater claimed that he just wanted the finisher tee and medal, and wasn't trying to get the prize money for winning the run.

This just confirms my long running belief that completing the StanChart Marathon has become more of a fashion statement for everyone to make nowadays than a proper health & fitness event where people challenge themselves to make a break through on their mental and physical limits.

I believe that there is nothing wrong in wanting the finisher tee and medal for the sake of showing off, only if the person has earned it by finishing the race prim and proper.

However with cheats being caught like this, there is little pride or glory in wearing the SCMS finisher tee now. I hope that this does not deter those who wanna earn the tee to show off from joining the event again.
Ultimately if one gets healthy and fit from doing the race, then it doesn't matter what their motivation is, if it sees them completing 42km then it means it is good enough!

Much as I dislike how the StanChart marathon has evolved over the years, there is no doubt that this event has delivered a much needed boost to the local population's interest in running.

Proud Daddy!