NOT A BIG FUSS

Distance. Only physical. Nothing much. Not a big fuss. 

Grades. Only divides. From one another. Not a big deal.

Encountering those gap, it shows the lions and a cubs, top-dog and under-dog. 

Some people thought they couldn't live in distance, away from others whose match. They only think that way. They put on all their will and effort to closed the margin, just to be associated. The faith that they should posses evaporates, deteriorates, timely. They won't accept the fact that what they have planned is to shallow compared to what is in-line by the Almighty. They should have known that, His promise is true. His promise is great. If only they knew. In circumstances, things are made a secret. And when the secret unveil, they'll be thankful. Maybe. Not a big fuss.

When it comes to grades, everyone wants to be on top. Then who should filled up down below? No one. If a structure without a solid base, it will collapse. Some samples don't mind carrying water bottles and training balls just to see others hits it right, and some just plain don't care. No one wants to do that. But a true champions, "Always want the ball (responsibility, at any levels)". It does, "Grades creates divides". Its not a big deal.

The truth, a little distance kept you on your feet, always ready to break forward or rundown defending and high grades let you see the sea that open for opportunities and repairs. 

Great man deals with this blindfolded. Don't have to be told. Comfort zone is not created for you, its something for you to create, in fact, creates. Grow up. 

Terasa

Sangat sayu melihat darah mengalir, nyawa bagai mainan, senjata jadi hidangan, akal yang Allah SWT kurnia, sia-sia. Saat ini, dikesusahan ini, hanya doa dikirim, pujian dihambur, harapan menjulang langit, agar semua indah tidak dicemar, aman tak diancam, wawasan dikucup, mimpi ini tak dikejut. Ya, baru sekarang, tika pagar demokrasi dan diplomasi direntas, kau dipuja agar dapat menjadi tempat berteduh. Baru sekarang. Dulu? Kau dimaki, "Anjing","Babi". Jauh sekali nak berkirim doa, apa lagi nak diutus kata semangat dan perangsang. Kau dikata makan duit haram, memeras untuk melicin. Apa ni? Kau juga dikecam, tidak punya peranan, tidak relevan, paling jijik, Takde Kerja Ke? Sekarang, orang digelar Babi Anjing ni yang memacak tubuh membiar dada dirobek. Agar yang tidur tak terjaga, yang membeli belah pulang senyum, yang mencaci? Akan terus menaip dan mencaci. Mungkin hanya segelintir, yang sudi menoleh, mengukir senyum, menghargai. Medan perang mereka bukan hanya di hutan, di sempadan, di perbatasan. Medan perang mereka adalah di setiap langkah, di setiap inci penjuru, disetiap nafas. Kau sanggup nak bertaruh nyawa yang satu itu untuk memanjangkan nafas orang lain? Mereka memang dibayar untuk meletakkan nyawa mereka sebagai pertaruhan. Rezeki mereka adalah kuderat yang mereka tumpahkan, disetiap larian, setiap tembakan, setiap pukulan. Kau? Hanya menanti, melihat, menunggu kecacatan, agar dapat mereka kau maki dengan pedang papan kekunci itu. Aku hidup dengan nafas mereka, aku membesar dengan bau peluh mereka, aku terdidik dengan tengking berang mereka. Dah lama aku faham, sebab itu aku tak pernah memaksa, biar dia dikeji, di caci. Timbul rasa marah, tapi aku percaya, suatu hari nanti, seperti kala ini, kamu semua akan jilat air liur yang kamu ludah. Mungkin hanya untuk tempoh yang singkat, mungkin sekelip mata, kau kembali mencaci, hanya kerana berbeza ideologi, nyawa mereka kembali dipandang sebelah mata, tak bernilai. Aku yakin akan kemampuanmu tanpa prejudis, kekalutan ini akan berakhir, dan langau-langau itu akan kembali menghurung.  Semoga selamat semua, dilindungi dari marabahaya, terus memartabat maruah bangsa, biar apa depa nak kata, disisi Allah kau mulia. 

Sigh

Its not mine. It is not meant to be. Maybe not now. Maybe later. Maybe its destiny. But I really want you. But I have learnt, learn to spend lower, lesser, than what you've earned. Learn to save more, spend to things that really important. We're not meant to be together, I think. I can only crave for you, and hope. Hope that one day, I'll get you. 

My knee. Its quite OK now. I think I can run and play pain-freely. I can use what I have to play, even its not suitable thou. Maybe my foot have to learn to accept what it already there, and not feels bad regarding its suitability. People like us don't really cares what we put on while sweating. Really? Please feet, accept the fact that you didn't get the right amount of support that you should considering the athleticism that I have. Yes, I'm not a Pro. So what? I don't deserve to in a Pro's apparel? O, I forgot. They earned more, they spend lesser than what they earned. They can spend more than what I can afford because they earned more than what I earned. Therefore, in order to spend more, I need to  save more, so that I can make magic. I can make my savings turns into something that I put on my feet. 

Sigh.

Don't sigh. Its what you deserve, yet, even more than what you deserves. Lets be thankful. Lets Run. 

Curse

What I hate the most is the fact that I have an overdue account that need to be paid, and I didn't know about this, until now, after almost 3 years. I hates it when people begging for their so called money, after they had keep this silent for awhile now. Why? If I owe you money, we settled this a long time ago, when i decided to quit committing. And why after 3 f**king years? Why? This is why I hates you. You told your servant to ask me to pay this immediately? Like tomorrow? In Your A**. Recently, everything that engaged me with so call Information and Communication Technology makes me really irritated. Even my prepaid phone account, has now lost its sweetest taste. Why am I chosen to lived in this century. The days of everything is Right Now, the days of everything is Instant. Yes, you provides me with the connections, but I quit because its didn't meet my expectations. And, I disengaged with honor. I paid off everything. Why are you in my face now? Why not last year? Why not last two years? Why not the years before that? Why? Is this how you run your business? I always disagree. I believe a lot of others feels the same way too. This RM350.00, you can have it. I'll send RM1.00, for 35 month. Which equals to, almost 3 years. Then, I'll be satisfied. Great day. 

Inch Loss

Coming into new year, slight changes been done onto my physic. Just cut my hair short. And because of that, I get these "praise" a lot. I thought I'll look fat with this hairdo, but they said I look slightly loosen up. Maybe its a result of pain and sweat on the track and court. And with the assistant of cheap dietary med, it'll do the job right. Discipline. Easy said than done. I ate as usual but my routine run and play must be consistent. Fatigue. A straight work out last week made me feels that its working and eating some s**t out of me. I didn't measure how much I lost. I don't even know how much I have gained (positively). But keep it coming (the cheers and compliment). It doesn't matters how much I've loss, but what people are seeing is what counts. Full schedule this month, and I hope at the end, when I felt like being on the weight board, it is the moment of truth. I hope it shows reality. I hope it shows success. I hope it shows paying dividend. Real People, Real Loss!

Don't Judge A Book By Its Cover, Penang.

Its just a cause for celebration, end of the year, my wife's birthday and new year 2013, so Penang it is. I've been here several times, but not as feast-full as this time. Its heaven, some says, to eat or its a wasteful visit. Its not really encouraging, at first, until you've sits, and enjoy, then you'll be grateful you've been there in your life. 

Great thing doesn't really comes in good packages. If it is, I won't get a taste of Transfer St. Roti Canai. Yes. Its Heaven. Why? I haven't found that anywhere else in this peninsular. No. This addiction should be in the menu for all Mapley's in the world. Its not because of the great Roti Canai, its simply because of its soup. Kuah Kari Dhal + Ayam / Daging / Kambing + Sambal + Ganja kot = Greatness. 

Roti Canai Kari Dhal Sambal Ayam Jalan Transfer, Penang 

The stall located just by the road side. Quite dangerous, yet the crowd loves it. This crowd actually drive us to get a taste. Its like any other Malaysian-like habit, when there is 1 car parked at a sign that tells you not to park, then crowd follows ignoring the sign. Simple rules. But this time, you get a stomach-full, not a ticket-fool! 

Another thing, we always heard of people not to believes in banners which claim that their good is the best, is awesome, but in Penang, you'll regret it if you don't. 

Restoran Yunus Khan

I saw this and it tickles me, how silly a person would be just to ate instant noodle after crossing 3 states? Therefore, I took this picture to tell the world that this is ridiculous statement - Special Food : Maggi Goreng & Maggi Goreng Tom Yam. It is a disaster to know that this Yunus Khan is making the best Maggi Goreng & Maggi Goreng Tom Yam IN THE WORLD! I wouldn't have known if we didn't stop by to visit some friends that are locals. It was a mistake to stop by actually. Now, I'm haunted and feel of unease with regret. I'll ate you soon when I'm there, later this year.

As we all know, Penang is Chinese-led states in Malaysia, and as far as I'm concerned, the states is filled with Chinese. Not to mentioned, the local delicacies has blend with Chinese taste. 

Kue Tiaw Th'ng & Set Cucur

This is how I get my first Kue Tiaw Th'ng. I have this just because of its name, don't know where it came from, yet the taste not like its the only Th'ng. 

Plenty of others, I just couldn't named it. Just go to Penang, its a food tour. And please be sure, don't underestimate the location to eat, it might just be the BEST IN THE WORLD! And watch out. You might just gained plenty of weight. If not, it's a failed journey. Have a taste of everything. Take extra cautious that it is Halalan Toiyiban. 

Metal Art

It will be great!

DON'T DO THIS!

Yesterday was another 34 minutes of 4.3KM run at the side of the man-made lake. It was slow and tiring run which I did not expect as the rain was pouring when I arrived. I decided to perform my Asar first before went back and fetch my baby. And then, the rain stops. Quickly get change and run before its dark. 

It was cool, as the breeze of the post-rain slapping your face while running, which, should have, boosted the motivation to run faster than usual. Yet, I couldn't because I stuffed my belly with, plenty I should say, of KEPOK LEKOR, during the meeting an hour before that. So I ran slow, with good average momentum, as usual. 

Until I saw THESE!

Things that should be banned at the Jogging Course:

1. Married couple taking pictures, posing & kissing all over the place, with just married attire which shows cleavage. Is this really necessary to be held at a joggers spot?

2. Unmarried couple sitting on the bench (I know because married couples merely do this), with office shirt on, sitting closed together, and I don't know what happens when no one runs by.

3. Man and Women (I don't want to assume what are their status) runs together, holding hands, laughing, and tell the whole world they were the happiest couple in the world and were meant to be together. We're glad to know that.

4. Strollers, with jeans, and slippers. Please, walk some other time or some other place, Alamanda would be much more suitable.

5. Picnicking. Come on. Is this really needed? Go to the beach, waterfall, or anywhere else. You don't picnic to see others in sweaty shirts and tights. Its only for us runners. Its not suitable for the whole family.

Except for the construction nearby that really irritates my sights, those are the thing that should be removed from the jogging spots. Its not only causes distractions to our focus, but also its making the place to crowded until the air is not enough for us joggers. So folks, please keep off our fields. 

Sincerely

Slowjogger