penang 2009 : post-marathon

sunday, 22-nov : dekat tengahari baru bangun betul-betul. rehat dan cuba tidur. the legs were still killing me.


tapi makan punya pasal, sanggup keluar walaupun jalan dengkang-dengkut. makan nasi kandar lagi. lepas makan, haris and the gang pun balik kl. kitorang ke pasar chowrasta pulak nak beli buah pala dan jeruk. tetap pegi kedai yang sama.




dalam perjalanan balik, singgah makan pisang goreng pulak kat tepi pantai bayan lepas. and the food marathon didn't stop here. tengah malam aku dengan afis siap keluar cari nasi tomato lagi tapi tutup pulak gerainya. ended up having black pepper oblong burger.

monday, 23-nov : for breakfast, we had nasi lemak bungkus. dekat tengahari, zaidi and the gang pulak ajak minum-minum sebelum diorang balik kl. still full, i just had abc.



we continued our food marathon at hameediyah. masuk ikut pintu belakang macam orang nak makan sorok-sorok bulan puasa..hehe. teringin sangat nak makan nasi beriani lepas berlari 21km.




balik vista ria, kekenyangan. berehat kejap takut ngantuk pulak memandu nanti. petang baru bertolak. and again, it was raining all the way down to kl.

merentas jambatan pulau pinang

penang bridge international marathon 2009, my first half-marathon! well, we actually had to participate in this category as the quarter is only for student. tried to get some sleep before the run but just couldn't. excited i guess..


the marathon started on the very early morning of 22-nov at 3am. the full category started an hour before. the flag-off point was at queensbay mall and i can say that it was quiet well organized. kali ni tak lambat dan kitorang siap dapat tempat depan lagi.





dari queensbay, berlari masuk jambatan. for half marathon, we only run about two-third of the bridge. walaupun tengah-tengah jambatan tu tinggi, tak terasa sangat mendaki. dari jambatan, patah balik masuk pulau. and then it hit me. makin dekat garisan penamat, makin sakit lutut aku. was practically limping when i crossed the finishing line. tapi puas hati berjaya tamatkan larian dalam masa 2jam 15min. congrats to all kakilariks and especially to kz, we are so proud with you!

penang 2009 : pre-marathon

saturday, 21-nov : i fetched kz and zamri at early morning, had our breakfast and left for penang. hujan turun sepanjang jalan. stopped at r&r sg.perak for drinks and a cold dry burger.




we drove straight to queensbay mall. need to exchange our running vest because it was too small. yang sebenarnya, pengeluar baju salah buat saiz.



we had our lunch with afis at nando's. then, met up with kn and armin at jco.



armin had a piano recital there that afternoon.




it's a short but nice performance. tiba-tiba aje dah abis. kelakar pulak tengok armin lepas abis main piano tu..



met up with the rest of kakilariks and the supporters at queensbay. dari sini, terus ke rumah amai. malam tu sempat lagi makan nasi kandar sebelum berehat (tak dapat tidur pun) untuk acara besar awal pagi nanti.

misi harta karun

untuk pertama kalinya aku masuk treasure hunt, the sun motorhunt 2009. in fact, everyone in my team, gila harta was a treasure hunt virgin. tengok cara kitorang tampal sticker kat pintu kereta pun boleh tahu..


the hunt started from sime darby convention centre, bukit kiara on the sunday morning of 8th nov. aku baru sempat nak baca segala arahan dan penerangan malam sebelum tu. boleh lah agak-agak macamana. nampak mencabar dan lebih kurang macam main teka-teki. they give you the clue in all sort of ways and you guess the answer. in our hunt, the answer would be from the signboards.


pusingan pertama kena pegi ke the strand, damansara. abis jawab soalan kat situ, kena pegi uptown pulak. awal pagi tu masih larat lagi nak berjalan cari jawapan. dah makin tengahari, macam orang gila pulak berjalan tengah panas terdongak sini-sana. but the instruction actually said that all the answers were clear and visible. maksudnya, tak payah turun kereta pun boleh nampak.

pusingan kedua kena ikut arahan dan tanda yang dipanggil tulip. the tulip brought us to bandar puteri, puchong. hari makin panas dan jalan makin sibuk. kepala makin pening dan fikiran makin melalut. masing-masing mula merepek bagi jawapan. time was running out so we made a crucial decision to pass the last few questions and return. at least, we won’t be disqualified.



managed to submit our answer on time. the other team, mata duitan was also just arrived. sungguh meletihkan! dah lah kelaparan..



later at night, there was a dinner, result announcement and prize giving ceremony. berbaloi jugak bayar yuran penyertaan yang mahal tu sebab ada dinner dan dalam goodie bag pun ada macam-macam. sebelum bagi hadiah, bagi dulu jawapan. some of the answers did make sense. tapi ada yang memang merepek. main suka hati aje buat soalan dan jawapan.

mata duitan berjaya bawak balik dvd player ditempat ke-61. tak disangka, gila harta ditempat ke-143 dan dapat lah vouchers. malangnya cita-cita aku nak bawak balik lcd tv tak kesampain. bukan setakat tv, nombor aku tak cukup bertuah walaupun untuk dapat milo!