This is perhaps one of the most important questions you need to ask yourself. Everyone wants the good stuff – success, riches, fitness, happiness, an easy life or just feeling good. Everyone knows what they want out of life. And it is easy to understand why.
Go-Life
Don’t Look for Happiness
Judging by the number of ‘How to be Happy’ books published over the last decade, everyone must be looking for it. I, too, once wrote about finding happiness not too long ago. Since then, my perspective on this has somewhat evolved, and refined.
Conquering the Mountain in Me
THE NORTH FACE® Malaysia Mountain Trail Festival 2022 (MMTF) took place in Taiping over the weekend of 25-27 November 2022. It was an international trail race with over 1,500 runners from 31 countries participating in 5 categories – Vertical Kilometre, 13KM, 25KM, 50KM and 100KM.
You will Never be Ready
The 2022 Ultimate Trails of Penang (UTOP) was held over the weekend of 8-9 October at the Northern part of the beautiful Penang Island. The top category 100km, with a total elevation gain of about 6,000m, has the reputation of being the toughest 100km trail ultra in Malaysia.
Brutal yet Beautiful
The Most Beautiful Thing – TMBT Ultra-Trail Marathon was successfully raced on the weekend of 17-18 September 2022, after a two year postponement due to COVID-19. This was the 10th Anniversary chapter. I had the privilege to be a part of this wonderful yet challenging race experience.
Celebrating a New Milestone
More than two years ago, before Covid-19 hit us, I set out a goal to complete a 100km ultra-trail race within 24 hours. Today I can humbly say that I have accomplished that.
Running and Your Knees
Recently my wife organised a nice island vacation for the family to celebrate our anniversary. We were looking forward to some quality family time together, just the four of us, away from immediate family and friends. We arrived, checked in and promptly made our way to check out the pool and beach when whoa… I bumped into my ex-boss!
For Better or For Worst
Something to be remembered from the wedding day. We vowed to have and to hold our spouse from that day onwards, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part.
Writing can be Good
Writing was never my thing. Language was not my strength. I remember struggling with grammar and spelling in school. I wasn’t into reading either. It was much later after I started working that I began to take interest reading books.
Success is Not a Choice
Success is not a choice, it is an obligation. Now, before you start accusing me of blindsided by all things successful, let me explain.
Courage at the Starting Line
It was just before 6 in the morning on 18 December 2021 when the gentle drizzle turned into a medium shower. The first-wave ultra-runners were all waiting at the starting pen, keeping a small distance between each other in compliance with the pandemic standard operating procedure. Personally for me, it took courage just to show up at the starting line.
Never Work a Day in your Life Again
Everyone is looking for the elusive dream job. Conventional wisdom says that you should get a job doing what you love. We all want a career that is enjoyable, fun, meaningful and still put food on the table. However the reality is that almost nobody has a job they love every day.
Taking in the forest with all the Senses
In my preparation for trail ultras, I would spent hours training in the forest trail on weekends. There is something magical about running or hiking in the forest that leaves you refreshed and renewed. The nature makes you feel good.
Squashed but not Defeated
Covid-19 first arrived at our shore on 25-Jan-2020 and it has been raging on for the last 18 months. In Malaysia, more than 1.1 Million people have contracted the disease with over 10,000 deaths recorded.
Dreaming of an Orchard Escape
I have always aspired to purchase a piece of orchard land in the rolling countryside. It does not have to be big. Something manageable, maybe 3 to 4 acres, with a section on high ground overlooking the surrounding valley and hills.
7 Things Running has Done for Me
I understand that running is not for everyone. I don’t enjoy running as much as I would like to as well. Neither am I considered good at it. In fact this morning I struggled with an easy run and only managed 4km before I threw in the towel. My left hip was a little tight and I was running out of breath even at the easiest of pace.
Life can be so Fleeting
22nd May 2021 – Twenty one runners died after an extreme weather descended on a mountain trail race in Baiyin City in Gansu province, North West of China. The Huanghe Shilin (Yellow River Stone Forest) 100km trail race which features winding rocky path along the Yellow River, began that Saturday morning in sunny conditions. But within three hours of starting, the weather condition changed to freezing rain, hail and extreme winds, lashing participants in the high-altitude trail-ultra.
How to be a Badass for Life
I am going through a rough patch with my fitness. My legs just feel tired most of the time. If I hit the trails long and harder during weekends, my usual road runs on preceding days would suffer. Before, I usually needed just a day of rest before I could run properly again. These days the recovery seems slower and further into the week.
Making Friends with Trail Runners
I did not grow up running and when I started running, it was all on the road. I still remember my early days of joining road races – first 10km, progressing to 12km, half and later full marathons.
4 Reasons to Invest in Boring Dividend Stocks
In recent times we have seen record retail participation in stock markets around the world. On surface, building wealth through stock investment can appear and even sound easy. The trouble is human greed, unrealistic expectations, and impatience can often lead to overtrading and terrible underperformance very quickly.
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