long nights..Remarkable..

Hi there all, losing steps to write... it has been few days! Just finished watching movies in netflix - Somebody Gotta Give. A romance genre movie. Uh oh... Come on Sya, tak laki la tengok Romance movie. Hahaha. Actually, I don't really fancy watching romance movies but sometimes, I do wanna feel that "love in the air" thingy.. Movies make the things that are not exist, EXIST! It was a happy ending movie that set up in Paris. One of the place that I really wished to go! The city of love. LOL

NEW YORK CITY!!! 5th avenue! Empire State Building! Ground Zero!

Ya ALLAH, Tak sangka aku da sampai situ! Seriously, I can't believe that I was there! Never crossed my mind that I will reach there! Sleepless nights that paid off, expensive flight tixs paid off. I met a lot of new friends in Rutgers, New Jersey. Those who came from other Unis who were on roadtrip, I met them in the city that never sleeps during Black Friday! Like 2 am 3 am in the morning..

In that 4 days, I could count the hours that I actually shut my eyes and gone into deep slumber. Might be only 4 hours? The first night I arrived at JFK airport, arsyad fetch me and we went to Times Square, grab some foods and head on to Empire State Building. It was 1 am when we reach there. Breathtaking view from above.. really! Darn cold -__-'

Times Square!!

In my first year, I already experience the thanksgiving parade! The wanted was there too! hehehe.. I was sleepy that morning, but I can barely shut my eyes. Uncomfortable thou. I can't believe that i have the energy to walk countless of miles without sleeping. Bad news, my left foot hurt till now + my bearpaw boots punya tapak dah haus. 

Amazing People that I met 

• Afi Mizan
• Natasha Nadiah
• Arsyad Azrai
• Shariff
• Sista Aishah
• Sista Amore
• Fateen
• Gajendran (read below)
• Derrence ( Friendly + you guys do look alike)
• Few chinese friends (sorry I don't remember your name :( )

Some of them sent me away at the subway station because I need to go to the airport(midnight) and sleep there so that I won't miss my morning flight.. If I went back to New Jersey, it would be a trouble for me. It reminds me of going away from Malaysia, where the tears drown you away, you started to move alone, to head on another journey. Ugh! I hate separation, I hate going away, I hate Farewell.

I had a great long conversation with sis Aishah. I never knew that this journey would let me meet an ambitious and enthusiastic woman like you! After all those hardship you have been through, it actually taught you to be stronger than you were. True indeed! You did motivate me!

Overall, how was new york?!

IT WAS AWESOME! I can barely put them in words. Seriously, 5th Avenue tu da macam Jalan Ampang, or pavillion. I remembered each and every shop coordinates.How and Why? I walked through the whole stretch, from one end to one end. Thanks to Arsyad, cuz at least we experienced a lot of stuffs by walking at 3 am in the morning towards ground zero and had cups of hot drinks. Nice one rite? Drunk people calling me bitch, sing-a-song, passed Forbes Magazine Office, New York Uni, Flat Iron building ( was one of the highest building in NYC back then) When you walk, you will see a lot of things and appreciate more. Bloody cold, but still, gagahkan diri. haha

CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS!

Nak pergi New York City? Jom.. Ajak saya. Dah Pro and I can call myself a tour guide for you even I'd just been there for 4 days

Chalow betei! 

Kehidupan baru?

It has been almost 2 weeks I am in States, but I don't feel like i am in Indiana.. Maybe because of the foods?  I have been treated well by 2 families; Malaysian & Singaporean. Kak hana married to an american while kak rohaya married to a japanese. Diversity? :o) Makan and tempat tidur semua cukup.

Typing this reminds me of a book that i have abandoned for few days. No writings in it :(

I am living my story. So, here I am now, in a different country, in a different environment with different people. There you go! A new life or a new chapter of life begins. The trip was overall okay yet tiring. It was almost 30 hours of journey! I took 3 kind of airlines; MAS, Aer Lingus & United Airlines. For MAS, i thought of getting a ride in A380, but too bad it was not. I rode a B-777 plane.

I can only sleep well in MAS plane and I am sick of eating breads / buns in other airlines.  In one of the airlines, i watched a movie called "friends with kids". Kisah dia macam ni, there are a group of friends, mostly  are married, except this 2 best friends. Apparently, they wanna have kids too as they see the others have kids. But at the same time, they still date with different people, trying to find the perfect match in their life.

have kids, escape from the marriage and divorce nightmares

they thought so. In the end, best friends united cuz they knew, the one who really understand them well. I don't know why, but in my mind, there's one who i usually cried to. A friendship that has not reach a decade, but the bond is strong as if it has reached a crystal year. I wished we know each other at 5.

30 hours of journey, dengan tak mandinya! haha. Stinky syasya. [ KL - Amsterdam - Dublin - Chicago - Indy ] A pre-clearance check in was made in Dublin, so when you arrived in states, u don't have to go through the immigration again. It's simple than you think. The officers were nice to me and when i was in Amsterdam Airport, the immigration officer asked me " apa khabar? " Sound simple, but at least, an effort is shown! :o) Proud to be Malaysian..

I guess i'll continue later. I don't want to drag this post longer.

Pongo Vongo earthlings!

running life has ended...

salam to readers. *waving high* hi all!!

Salam ramadhan :) Selamat berpuasa semua!

multiply deeds, minus greed

I know, this blog has not been updated for soooo long. So, what's up with the title? err.. i bet my running life has ended..wait.. hmm hmm.. In malaysia only, I guess so..Haha.. hopefully my passion in running will continue even when i am far far away from my beloved maternal family & my running family - TTKuda Runners.

A few months to go before flying off, they all has started to call me "US runner" and i feel like "ohmai, looks like i have to continue running" haha. Looks like I have to do it not because of myself? rite? I am not so sure about this. As we all know, the whites have long sexy legs, better endurance and stamina, way fitter than us - Malaysians. I am petite and who am I compare to them? Wait a sec, why am I being so sceptical? Malaysians are great too.. or to be more specific, the Malays are good too. I don't have the intention to be racist, but as far as I can see, there are more numbers of chinese that participated in this sporty events. Sorry to say, but that's the fact. Thankfully, more malays are interested in running nowadays :)

"i hope you could join me one day, boy"

So hell no, I will be stopping taking small steps to achieve one of my dreams. Who knows IF I train hard or train with the whites, I might be as good as Kak Amelia Musa? "Dream on sya, Dream on" You are just little kid with short legs that can go NOWHERE. "Shit u!" haha, okay, sorry. haha (don't get irritated with the haha please)

Let's recap the running events that I have been joining in year 2012.

a medal is left out : Runfest Cyberjaya (termasuk dalam koleksi 2011)

• Cyberjaya Runfest
• World Kidney day Run
• UM run
• Energizer Night Run
• PJ Dawn 2012
• Standard Charted Fun Run
• Ekiden International Run
• Team Malaysia FAN run
• Kajang Jogathon
• Standard Charted Kuala Lumpur Marathon
• Cycle Hunt (government)
• Feel Good Run
• Men's Health / Shape Up night run
• Orang run BHP

So, there you go!
I started to get serious in running this year, around end of march after I bought a new pair of shoes (brooks pureconnect). The first event with kinda serious training was Energizer Night Run. I posted about it in my earlier post and managed to get top 10. After that event, my friends and I realized that I can go far if I put lots of effort in it. So, a lil bit of intensive training with the help of volunteered coaches. Thanks to Abg Din and abg Shah. Alhamdulillah, membuahkan hasil :)

Abg din - Our Country Marathoner

Abg shah (with the cap) - among the top for Malaysia Adventure Race


These two people had a great influence in me and not to forget my fellow friends especially to my running pacer, Hidayat Ismail, without you, I won't break the record and succeed in missions. These memories will never fade away. Ada yang part kena marah, nangis, laughters, semua la! Kaki-kaki kawan-kawan kita, jalan kengkang, tempang, turun tangga macam orang tak pandai jalan. Perkenalan kita yang singkat ini, banyak merubah kehidupan saya. Lebih kurang 3 bulan je kan baru kenal? Semua friendly belaka, memang thumbs up!  Enough said, it brought me tears whenever i think about it. Anyway, Million thanks to each one of you! *virtual group hug* sorry, but i am not good in words :P

with the pacer :)

He helped me to break some records @ personal best.

[Half marathon 21km : less than 2 hours] [12km : 65 mins]

Frankly speaking, I am such a lazy ass when it comes to training, speed work and all. Speed work? SCARY GILA! So, what can you expect when you only had a month training for the half marathon. haha. Impressive result tak? *kembang hidung jap*


Alhamdulillah, my 10km is in balance pace and timing. But since Ramadhan has arrrived, I've stop running ever since. I don't feel like it. I don't have the eagerness and spirit. Hopefully, after raya it will come back. Besides that, I understand that my right calf is DESPERATELY in need of rest. He's been aching and depressed for so long (since April). I think it's getting better now. SHIN SPLIN GO AWAY!

TTKUDA RUNNERS

Bangi gang

Till we meet again EVERYONE! From the bottom of my heart, I am gonna miss each one of you. Semangat, sokongan, & tunjuk ajar yang telah diberikan sangat-sangat saya hargai. Insyaallah bakal kembali dengan harapan dan semangat yang baru :")