where have i been?
yes, i’ve been slacking with my blog (and my running) and i owe my royal readers a mega update on what’s been happening since my last entry. be prepared, this might be the longest entry ever!
i’ve been slacking with my bloging and my running because i’ve been traveling. i missed the much anticipated penang bridge international marathon in june because i was away in bali. frankly speaking, i was ready to give bali a go but my parents and colleagues thought i was insane to choose the run instead of bali. anyway, to cut the long story short, bali won the vote. the one thing that i was very keen on doing while in bali was to go paragliding. unfortunately, you need 2 to go, and i was the only wacko that signed up with the tour agent there. boo-hoo again. overall, it was still a fun trip – with partying, drinking, some shopping, getting a temporary tattoo, spa, manicure, lovely barbeque seafood at jimbaran bay, fresh air in kintamani, beautiful sunset at tanah lot.
about 4 days after arriving home from bali, i was packing up again, to istanbul this time around. this trip was such a last minute arrangement, that i got my air tickets only the day before i left, and i only managed to go to the money changer and get a copy of lonely planet while in the airport. istanbul is so rich culturally and historically, it’s just fascinating! not to mention, expensive too. but hey… it was worth every cent spent. in euros mind you. i was such a champ there, 2 days upon arrival; i was taking the public transportation there like a local. buses and trains was the way to go and kebabs were my meal. when i was there, i was quite tempted to purchase a ticket to athens, as it cost only 90 euros return. but with the amount of loan i took from my parents for this trip, i needed a job to come back to. istanbul is a melting pot of civilisation and religion; with christians, muslims and the jews all living together. i was being a kiasu tourist and visited all the top 10 sites and more during my 1 week stay in istanbul.
then it was off to kuching for the 10th annual rainforest music festival. how much drama will one experience, since it’s only sarawak right? i tell you, the drama started upon my arrival at KLIA. my flight was scheduled at 11.45am and when i arrived at 10am, all excited and happy, i was told that the flight has been delayed until 2.45pm. gosh! i was about to rot in KLIA, luckily i bumped into a lot of other people i know who were on the same flight. do we started bitching. the flight only took off about 4pm!!! i was so close to getting off the plane that time. it is also this weekend that i experienced home stay – long house style! this is no joke! i shall say it was quite an experience. 16 people in a long house with only one shared bathroom & toilet. considering that i paid RM250 per night for a long house stay, i thought it was such a rip off. but what to do? every other hotel is fully booked out.
hence, it was 3 continuous weekend of traveling and no running. darn. i’m so over weight now. however, i’m still going to proceed with my adidas king of the road half marathon on 5th Aug and the star PJ half marathon the weekend after. i think i’ll most probably drop dead and die while attempting to complete the race. oh well… never try, never know. wish me luck.
i’ve been slacking with my bloging and my running because i’ve been traveling. i missed the much anticipated penang bridge international marathon in june because i was away in bali. frankly speaking, i was ready to give bali a go but my parents and colleagues thought i was insane to choose the run instead of bali. anyway, to cut the long story short, bali won the vote. the one thing that i was very keen on doing while in bali was to go paragliding. unfortunately, you need 2 to go, and i was the only wacko that signed up with the tour agent there. boo-hoo again. overall, it was still a fun trip – with partying, drinking, some shopping, getting a temporary tattoo, spa, manicure, lovely barbeque seafood at jimbaran bay, fresh air in kintamani, beautiful sunset at tanah lot.
about 4 days after arriving home from bali, i was packing up again, to istanbul this time around. this trip was such a last minute arrangement, that i got my air tickets only the day before i left, and i only managed to go to the money changer and get a copy of lonely planet while in the airport. istanbul is so rich culturally and historically, it’s just fascinating! not to mention, expensive too. but hey… it was worth every cent spent. in euros mind you. i was such a champ there, 2 days upon arrival; i was taking the public transportation there like a local. buses and trains was the way to go and kebabs were my meal. when i was there, i was quite tempted to purchase a ticket to athens, as it cost only 90 euros return. but with the amount of loan i took from my parents for this trip, i needed a job to come back to. istanbul is a melting pot of civilisation and religion; with christians, muslims and the jews all living together. i was being a kiasu tourist and visited all the top 10 sites and more during my 1 week stay in istanbul.
then it was off to kuching for the 10th annual rainforest music festival. how much drama will one experience, since it’s only sarawak right? i tell you, the drama started upon my arrival at KLIA. my flight was scheduled at 11.45am and when i arrived at 10am, all excited and happy, i was told that the flight has been delayed until 2.45pm. gosh! i was about to rot in KLIA, luckily i bumped into a lot of other people i know who were on the same flight. do we started bitching. the flight only took off about 4pm!!! i was so close to getting off the plane that time. it is also this weekend that i experienced home stay – long house style! this is no joke! i shall say it was quite an experience. 16 people in a long house with only one shared bathroom & toilet. considering that i paid RM250 per night for a long house stay, i thought it was such a rip off. but what to do? every other hotel is fully booked out.
hence, it was 3 continuous weekend of traveling and no running. darn. i’m so over weight now. however, i’m still going to proceed with my adidas king of the road half marathon on 5th Aug and the star PJ half marathon the weekend after. i think i’ll most probably drop dead and die while attempting to complete the race. oh well… never try, never know. wish me luck.
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