Lari ler tikus, lari cepat sikit!

I did it! I did it! I did it! I finished The Kuala Lumpur Rat Race 2005 within the qualifying time, which is about an hour. Most runner finished in much less time... but I don't really care. Doesn't matter if I finished in the last 100 position. What's important for me was to finish the race.

lari tikus lari! 


Thanks for the support of my team members, especially my team leader, Renee, who constantly pushed and encouraged me to finish the race, and a fellow runner, Shahrul, who was with me all the way. Thanks to the good tips of Rugby Coach who advised me on the right diet and preparations I must do, a day before the race and on the race day. Hahaha I needed all the help I can get considering I only run once in a blue moon.

Anyways, finding out that I had to run in such an elaborate outfit and carrying a tray full of nasi lemak, teh tarik and mineral water was a shocker for me at first. But I did it anyway and had fun along the way - just being a good sport and not wanting to let the team down.

bagpipers 


Doesn't matter if Renee, Shahrul and I finished last 100 positions. What's important is that we did it, and together! That's what I call teamwork. Bonus for us was that my team and Shahrul's team won top ten best dressed teams.

nasi lemak anyone? 


My team dressed up as stall operators at PLUS Highway's R & R, complete with apron and kitchen hat. Shahrul's team dressed up as superheros, Cement Men.

dream team 2 


To tell you the truth, actually, just finishing the race within qualifying time without much training, would be something I would think as unbelieveable a few days ago. I only have my "Just Do It" attitude, and 3 days of training when I volunteered to replace one of our runners who was injured at the last minute.

Did you know that I survived polio when I was a child, so my legs are not of the same length, it's just that it's not noticeable because it's very very slight. As a child, I also survived a fall from the first floor balcony and was limping for a couple of years. Theoretically, I can't actually run. But I guess, nothing is impossible, and impossible is nothing, eh? Hey, I scaled six mountains, including Mount Kinabalu, which is the highest mountain in South East Asia two years ago, didn't I?

Hehehe my best achievement in life, so far, is that I over exceeded my mom's gynae and O & B's expectation. Because, I'm still alive at least 34 years after he told my mom, after delivering me, because I was so small and sickly, that I would be lucky if I could live past my first birthday.

cheer team 


Now that I have discovered my new height of achievement and ability, discovering what's next would be an adventure in itself.