My sister took this N uploaded to YouTube. Prolly oredi in her blog broadcasting to all her frens. Poyo. This is supposed to be secret training wokey!!

Neways I tot it was cute. Presenting my typical weekend nowadays as a triathlete pencen .... (pelakon tambahan : Hakeem)

AFamosa is this weekend.

Aku baru sedar hari nih.

Good thing I'm working this weekend. YES!!

To my nemesis Jefri Mujah (oso good fren) : I will beat you another time. Somebody has to bring you down somehow :P

1) 20m free kick with board x 4

2) 20m free kick without board x 4

3) 20m side kick x 4 each side

4) Treading water 1 minute

5) 20m breast kick x 4

6) 20m breaststroke x 4

7) Treading water 1 minute

8) 20m back kick x 4

9) 20m backstroke complete x 4

10) Treading water 1 minute

11) Dive into pool leg first (terjun botol) x 10

12) Pick up item on pool floor x 10

13) Treading water 1 minute

.....

.... dont be fooled ... this belongs to my 6yo princess.

At this rate ... I think she can do freestyle in a month. Kids learn quickly.

I believe I can retire now :)

Life is calm N sweeter now.

At this age ... its not about us anymore .....

Badanku sungguh berair2 ketika berlari.

Cina tua tak dapat ku kejar lagi.

8K bagaikan marathon.

Go to here http://g2cycle.com/?cat=127 then look under Blog Roll -> "Malaysia Coolest Triathlete".

Zebets could not join the family due to untimely fever :( uhuk uhuk

Amoi Kimmy

The month of May 2008 is very much awaited by triathlon enthusiasts locally and abroad. May 2008, will mark the start of the Malaysia Triathlon series that will kick off this 10th of May at A. Famosa Melaka and end in 16th August in Desaru International Long Distance Triathlon (Johor). For the fourth years in running, once again POWERBAR® are proud to bring back POWERBAR® Triathlete of The Year Challenge 2008 in conjunction with Malaysia Triathlon series.

Started in 2005, The POWERBAR® Triathlete Challenge 2008 edition will promise more excitements. In 2007 we have seen Muhd Razani reclaiming back the title that he won in 2005 and Stephanie Chok successfully defending her title for two years in a row. We expect that it will be big challenges awaiting both of these athletes in defending their title this year. There will be fierce competitions from other triathletes. The contender in the man category will be lead by Heidelee aka Dino (Champion in 2006) who does not participate in last year competition due to injury. Other strong contenders from man category will be Eugene Chan, Hafiz Wong, and Wei Ku How. The return of our Triathlon SEA Games gold medallist Ms. Kimbeley Yap to the local races scene will definitely heat up the competition in the woman category. Apart from these hot contenders for the challenge we are also will be seeing more and more new fresh faces such Ooi Che Wei, Jin Rong and Mun Yong that we hope that will give these seasons athletes run for their money.

For 2008 POWERBAR® Triathlete of the Year Challenge will be based on the same format as per 2007 with minor changes. The selection of Triathlete of the year will be based on points amassed from series of Triathlon events held in 2008. In 2008, these are the events that will be included in the series:

· A Famosa Triathlon May 10 (Sprint & Olympic Distance)
· Miri International Triathlon 21st June (Sprint & Olympic Distance)
· Kenyir Lake International Triathlon 6th July (Sprint & Olympic Distance)
· PD International Triathlon 19th July (Sprint & Olympic Distance)
· Desaru Long Distance International Triathlon 16th August (Sprint & Long Distance)

Brief explanation on the rules and regulation:
· POWERBAR® Triathlete of the Year Challenge is open to all Malaysian citizens only.
· Participants are highly recommended to participate in as many races as possible.
· Only points scored from the best of four (4) races will be counted in the participant’s total point.
· Desaru International Long Distance Triathlon is a compulsory event.
· If there is an equality of points after the final race, the winner shall be decided by reference to his or her results in Desaru International Long Distance Triathlon.
· The point system is based on the overall results (for both Men and Women), regardless of age group and category.
· The point system is as per below for both category.

The standing of POWERBAR® Triathlete of the Year Challenge will be updated in our new revamp website www.PowerBar.com.my after each of the triathlon leg.

POWERBAR® is no stranger to Triathlon community. All these years POWERBAR® has been the preferred and trusted sports nutrition for either world class triathletes or our own local triathletes. Triathletes have been depending on POWERBAR® to help them to push themselves and achieved optimum performance level. This year POWERBAR® is proud to offer these athletes the new POWERBAR® range with C2MAX formulation. C2 MAX is an optimised blend of fructose and glucose. A cutting edge study has shown that consuming a specific blend of glucose and fructose carbohydrates improved endurance performance by an average of 8%. More detail on the results of this cutting edge study can be obtained from our website www.PowerBar.com.my

As one of the way to show our appreciation to these fine athletes, now we seek the “best of the best” among them and will award them with the prestigious POWERBAR® Triathlete of the Year Title.

The winners of the award will walk away with:
· Cash Prize of RM5, 000
· A Championship trophy.
· Automatic selection as a PowerBar Team Elite Member for 2010 & 2011

I was deleting some of my old mails in my mailbox when I stumbled across this one.

Dated 2nd November 2006

From my dear friend the late Terence the Penguin.

I had invited him to come to my hari raya open house N this was his reply :

Hello Azwar,

Its OK lah... jikalau no open house. Nowadays everything so expensive. My girl the other day ask me to buy her a "GAME BOY". Yalah... dont worry you will get the same question once your girl goes to school.

I show her the bersamamu TV stroy and told her that no one there had a game boy lah. She was very sad, so I told her that if she score 100 marks for her school test then I will consider to buy her a game boy.

My God, she really worked/study hard lah. Because out of 5 test papers .. she manage to score 100 marks for 4 papers. When she showed me the last paper where she got 89 marks .. I cried for joy ...because I myself was never able to do so good in school.

My kid saw me crying and got worried. She promise me that the next test she will try to score all 100 marks for all 5 test papers. I told my kid that she is going to get the game boy

The game boy cost $300 with one free game.

8-)
tl

Sedih lah baca ... ini kalau wife Terence baca sure berjurai.

I've decided to keep this email in the inbox.

I've always wondered ... kalau aku nih mati wat will happen eh?

Taken from cyclingnews.com.

Lance Armstrong finishes Boston Marathon in 2:50:58

By Gary Boulanger, Bikeradar.com

Seven times Tour de France champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong finished the 112th Boston Marathon in 2:50:58, placing 488th out of more than 25,000 Monday. Kenyan Robert Cheruiyot won the men's race in 2:07:46, missing the course record he set by just 32 seconds. He became the fourth man to win Boston four times, joining American great Bill Rogers.

Armstrong, running together with 50 Livestrong 'teammates,' is raising funds and awareness for his Lance Armstrong Foundation, known around the world as Livestrong. This was Armstrong's first Boston Marathon; he's finished the New York City Marathon twice. Participants in that race raised more than US$500,000 in November 2007.

According to sources close to Armstrong, a professional triathlete before he became a bicycle racer, the Texan stepped on a piece of coral about a month ago which gave him a foot injury and slowed his training down a bit. He added he pushed the pace a bit too hard in the middle of the Boston race, mostly due to the excitement of being there and ended up paying for it in the final four to five miles. Compared to the New York City course, Armstrong also mentioned he felt more "boxed in" but the crowds along the course were unbelievable.

Armstrong said he plans to run the New York City Marathon again this fall.

Does this mean if he hadnt stepped on that coral he would've beaten Cheruiyot?

He definitely should try the Ironman. I think he can beat Macca.

I now teach the kids swimming on weekends after my own workouts. Which means they swim at 1pm until around 3pm. Which means anak aku gelap gelita cam bangla dah.

Anne had oredi thrown away her floaties N was moving around with her kickboard. Well we always do kicking together.

Looking at her being so confident in the water I decided today was the day.

Drilled her on the arms ... then the legs .... then both arms N legs together.

Then I threw away the kickboard N told her "Baba nak lepaskan Anne kat tempat dalam. I want you do to the arms N kicking that I showed you just now. Buat laju2 N kepala Anne mesti naik ponya. Trust me. Dont be scared Baba ada kat sini."

Budak tuh mata terkebil2 prolly frightened to death but she didnt want to show it. She's a brave adventurous girl. She reminds me of mami N myself.

So I lifted her to the deep side N let go of her. She went down N struggled. I shouted "BUAT CEPAT2!!! BUAT CEPAT2!!!! KICK KUAT2!!!"

N wat you know .... my 6yo doter was treading water N her head was afloat!!! N she was smiling!!!

After like 20seconds I grabbed her to the side N we celebrated by hugging each other. It felt like we accomplished something together.

Wow ... I've never felt this side of parenting before. There's just this sense of fullfillment, completeness. I'm so happy I just cant describe it.

Kejap lagik Anne cakap "Baba nak buat lagik!" N aku terdiam kejap. Wah giler semangat.

In half an hour I was oredi timing her for 1 minute of treading water.

In another hour she was oredi doing breaststroke. Well its still a rough looking breaststroke but we're getting there slowly. Not to worry Baba is a master in breaststroke.

Selamat duit aku takyah hantar swimming lesson. Plus I get the joy of teaching my own kids.

Later after swim ... "Baba ... kita naik beskal pulak jom?"

I tell you ... the idea of quitting the sport N just being a coach to my children is peskering me greatly right now. Which is prolly the reason why I feel my training is all zero in value. Takde feel. Aku rasa ajar Anne lagik feel.

Maybe its time to buy an old Bongo van, wear trackbottoms N have a stopwatch hanging over my neck hahahhaha.