Thursday, January 22, 2009
I'm Getting Married
Finally the day comes to end my bachelorhood. I'm tying not on 1st Feb 2009. The bride is from India.
I will import her to Malaysia.
Hope all your blessings are with us.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
GE 30k - 18 Jan'09
This would be the last official race before I end my bachelorhood and my 1st official 30km race.
The weather was supportive asd it was cooling till 25km and warm for the next 5km.
The starting was abrupted as the were no proper call for start. I just went on my own pace as I'm worried about injuries.
Thanks to Teck Sin to pace me for the whole Hartamas loop.
The track was chalengging as it was hilly for atleast 8 points. Towards last 15km, I told Teck Sin that I'm feeling tired, but he said "Just keep the engine moving". That sentence made me to stay still till the finishing lane.
Although there weren't anyone to pace me for the last10km, I followed the 20km runners till the final point.
Upon reaching the finishing lane, I asked the timekeeper and he said that I finished at 2:26. That's great, I did my personal best and manage to finish below 2:30.
My next race would be KL cross Country. Lets see whats happens next.
The weather was supportive asd it was cooling till 25km and warm for the next 5km.
The starting was abrupted as the were no proper call for start. I just went on my own pace as I'm worried about injuries.
Thanks to Teck Sin to pace me for the whole Hartamas loop.
The track was chalengging as it was hilly for atleast 8 points. Towards last 15km, I told Teck Sin that I'm feeling tired, but he said "Just keep the engine moving". That sentence made me to stay still till the finishing lane.
Although there weren't anyone to pace me for the last10km, I followed the 20km runners till the final point.
Upon reaching the finishing lane, I asked the timekeeper and he said that I finished at 2:26. That's great, I did my personal best and manage to finish below 2:30.
My next race would be KL cross Country. Lets see whats happens next.
Run for Glory
Detail results of my teammates:
Men Open 30km :
2'03'10 - Richard Habeya, Pm26 (5th)
2'11'xx - Jasni Khairil2'20'47 - Khoo Yit Kiat, Pm28
2'20'55 - Ronnie See, Pm12'24'25 - Ben Swee, Pm50
2'25'31 - Stanley Cheong, Pm53
2'26'xx - Meyyappa Manickam, Pm58
2'28'xx - Raymond Ng, Pm48
2'30'xx - Sam Chee Wang (Penang)
2'31'05 - Tang Wern Tian
2'31'20 - Kenny Tan, Pm27
2'33'25 - Mohammad Azali, Pm46
2'33'45 - John Tan, Pm30
2'38'37 - Ahmad Farid Elias
2'42'02 - Chin Teck Sin
2'42'37 - Mohd Hailmi Masro
2'44'18 - Wong Ram Bo
2'45'00 - Victor Loh
2'45'01 - Omar Khaliff
2'49'57 - Zulhassan
2'50'49 - Frank Chong, Sub Pm6
2'51'17 - Yip Kit Weng, Pm9
2'59'18 - Lai Fong Sang, Pm38
3'10'xx - Teoh Chun Ming, Pm17
3'13'43 - Muhammad Fadhli Fadzli (Afad), Pm56
3'20'01 - Kevin Chow, Pm32
3'34'38 - Steven Khoo
0'00'00 - Hamidon Mat Aris
Men Veteran 30km :
2'29'18 - Tay Poh Chye
2'29'42 - Alam Shah
2'45'11 - Lee Yee Sum
2'45'11 - Daniel Tan
2'51'02 - Choi Chik Choy, Pm42
2'51'30 - Mohd Yaziz, Pm7
3'14'23 - Kelvin Ng, Pm2
Men Open 20km :
1'24'xx - Syahidan bin Alias (8th)
1'31'35 - Naresh Kumar, Pm37
1'36'48 - Suresh, Pm47
1'37'15 - Nazib Ngainin, Pm14
1'37'55 - Thurai Sarasaidy
1'38'44 - Hashul Sham, Pm34
1'41'50 - Zulazlan Shah, Pm43
1'46'20 - Wong Kei Ming, Pm55
1'48'23 - Vijay
2'15'07 - Tan Kean Peng, Sub Pm5
0'00'00 - Chen Keat Hoong, Pm8
0'00'00 - Gunaselan Rajagopal, Pm39
Women Open 30km :
2'47'14 - Ameba Chan (4th)
2'52'15 - Lynn Guan
2'52'24 - Tan Chin Chin
0'00'00 - Idazumi Othman
0'00'00 - Haslinda
Women Veteran 30km :
4'29'52 - Julie Wong
Women Open 20km :2'25'xx - Chek Yin Huay
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Wild Wild Run - 8th Mar'09
Date : Sunday, 8th March 2009Time : 7:30am Sharp
Starting Point : Zoo Negara, Kuala Lumpur
Enquires : 016-2166277 Wong Kei Ming OR 012-2795208 Ronnie See
Proposed Itinerary:
06:00am : Arrival of volunteers
06:30am : Arrival of runners n Distribution of bibs
06:55am : Last call for bibs distribution
07:15am : Briefing by designated spokesman
07:30am : Race officially starts for all categories
08:05am : Estimated arrival of top men finisher
08:10am : Estimated arrival of top women finisher
08:20am : Light breakfast will be served
09:00am : Estimated finishing time of last runner
09:30am : Trophy presentation to all age category winners
09:45am : End of Event
Registration : Open!!!Registered participants who do not turn up on race day will be disqualified and no medals will be awarded.
Registration Fee :RM35 per participant (zoo entry fee is included!)
Register Online :Online registration must email to Race Director Wong Kei Ming (wongkeiming@hotmail.com) with Full name, D.O.B, age & contact number.
Payment Method :Payment can be bank-in to Maybank account No: 1-12241-11208-3, payable to WONG KEI MING. Your entry will be confirmed only after payment has been made. Kindly make your payment on or before 15th February 2008. Please inform us after you have made the payment.
Distance :9.25km (1.85km x 5 loops)
Category of Age Group :-
Men 29 & Below-
Men 30 - 39-
Men 40 & Above-
Women Open
Finisher Medal :All finishers will be awarded finishing medal regardless of completion time at the finishing station, located a short distance from the finishing line.
Trophy :Trophy Allocation :- Men 29 & below (5 trophies)- Men 30 - 39 (5 trophies)- Men 40 & Above (5 trophies)- Women Open (5 trophies)Refreshment Station :There will be refreshment station from the 2nd loop onwards, located 10m after the starting point. Both isotonic drinks and mineral water will be available to all runners at the end of each lap. We urge that you drink at every lap to hydrate yourself.
Collection of Bib :Participants shall collect their bib number during the reporting time. Please take note that bib number will not be distributed after 7.00am.
Runners who fail to report themselves before 7am will not be entertained. Runners that do not wear their bib number will be disqualified. The race will be flag off at 7:30am sharp, therefore your punctuality will be much appreciated.
Breakfast / Group Photographs :Food and refreshments will be served after the race. Please throw the rubbish into the provided garbage bags to facilitate cleaning up. Do to keep the park clean and LITTERING IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
If you wish to have group photographs taken, kindly ask our cameraman on duty for assistance.
Parking :Ample parking is available at the Zoo parking spaces, FREE of charge.
Public Toilet :20 cents per entry (Open @ 7am).
Check Points :Due to a number of shortcuts available along the Zoo routes, there will be checkpoints along the way, to ensure a fair competition for every participant.
Marshalls in charge will also record number of lap you have run to ensure each participant completed 5 loops for all participants. Due to some confusion of the junctions, the mashalls incharge will guide runners to the correct ways that runners have to run.
Waiver Clause :The participants hereby agree to abide by the rules and conditions of the race, participants are entering the competition at their own risk and shall not hold the organiser responsibility for any accident, injury, death, loss of property however cause before, during and after the race.'
Do train hard and smart prior to the race as you will be rewarded with a well deserved a unique designed trophy for all your hard work and effort.
'brought 2u by der Pacemakers Network 2009
Route Map of Zoo
Route Map of Zoo
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Financial Tips
Determine how much is the right amount of saving for you and save that amount first. It is even better if you can have a regular and automatic saving scheme.- The more we save, the less rate of investment return we needIn fact, the more we save, the less risk we need to take in financial freedom planning.
Let's take an example of RM5,000,000 accumulation goal. Let's assume that you are 45 years old, and planning to retire at 60. If you can save RM50,000 per annum, you need to achieve 23.9 per cent of rate of interest (ROI) for RM5,000,000 goal.If you can save RM120,000 per annum,you need to achieve 13.4 per cent of ROI. If you can save RM180,000 per annum, you need to achieve only 8.3 per cent of ROI.Of course, RM5,000,000 is only the example.
The lesson to be learnt is that the more we save, the less ROI is required to achieve the same accumulation goal. When we do not need to achieve a high ROI, we do not need to stomach too much risk and volatility. The less risks we take, the more peaceful life will be.- How much to save?I believe most of us understand the importance of saving. In fact, almost every time I was interviewed by the media, I would always be asked, "How much of their income should Malaysians save?"To some financial planner, it is not a very difficult question for them to answer. Some would say 20 per cent. Some would say 30 per cent. Some would even say 40 per cent.
However, this is quite a tough and tricky question for me to answer.Based on my experience of developing many tailor-made financial plans for clients, I know that the right saving rate varies from one person to another. For example, if you have a monthly income of RM3,000, the right savings rate for you may be 20 per cent. This is because you need to spend majority of your income to sustain your standard of living.However, if you have a monthly income of RM50,000, the right savings rate for you may be 50 per cent.
This is because you don't need to spend the majority of your income to sustain your standard of living. Of course, this is just one of many examples, but it shows that there is no standard "right saving" rate for every one.Therefore, each of us should have a tailor-made financial plan to determine the right savings rate for us.Only then, would we know that we are saving enough to meet our future commitments.- What if your saving is under target?If the savings and contributions are less than target planned, you may fail to achieve your financial freedom.
If the gap continues, chances are that you may not be able to achieve your original financial goals set.In the situation whereby the actual saving is less than planned, we must review our cash flow statement to identify the discrepancy and take necessary recovery measures.If we have confirmed that the planned saving target is unrealistic, it is important that we readjust some of our financial goals and asset allocation strategies.
By: Yap Ming Hui is the managing director of Whitman Independent Advisors Sdn Bhd, the first multi-client family office in Malaysia
Source: News Straits Times (11 Jan 2009)
Let's take an example of RM5,000,000 accumulation goal. Let's assume that you are 45 years old, and planning to retire at 60. If you can save RM50,000 per annum, you need to achieve 23.9 per cent of rate of interest (ROI) for RM5,000,000 goal.If you can save RM120,000 per annum,you need to achieve 13.4 per cent of ROI. If you can save RM180,000 per annum, you need to achieve only 8.3 per cent of ROI.Of course, RM5,000,000 is only the example.
The lesson to be learnt is that the more we save, the less ROI is required to achieve the same accumulation goal. When we do not need to achieve a high ROI, we do not need to stomach too much risk and volatility. The less risks we take, the more peaceful life will be.- How much to save?I believe most of us understand the importance of saving. In fact, almost every time I was interviewed by the media, I would always be asked, "How much of their income should Malaysians save?"To some financial planner, it is not a very difficult question for them to answer. Some would say 20 per cent. Some would say 30 per cent. Some would even say 40 per cent.
However, this is quite a tough and tricky question for me to answer.Based on my experience of developing many tailor-made financial plans for clients, I know that the right saving rate varies from one person to another. For example, if you have a monthly income of RM3,000, the right savings rate for you may be 20 per cent. This is because you need to spend majority of your income to sustain your standard of living.However, if you have a monthly income of RM50,000, the right savings rate for you may be 50 per cent.
This is because you don't need to spend the majority of your income to sustain your standard of living. Of course, this is just one of many examples, but it shows that there is no standard "right saving" rate for every one.Therefore, each of us should have a tailor-made financial plan to determine the right savings rate for us.Only then, would we know that we are saving enough to meet our future commitments.- What if your saving is under target?If the savings and contributions are less than target planned, you may fail to achieve your financial freedom.
If the gap continues, chances are that you may not be able to achieve your original financial goals set.In the situation whereby the actual saving is less than planned, we must review our cash flow statement to identify the discrepancy and take necessary recovery measures.If we have confirmed that the planned saving target is unrealistic, it is important that we readjust some of our financial goals and asset allocation strategies.
By: Yap Ming Hui is the managing director of Whitman Independent Advisors Sdn Bhd, the first multi-client family office in Malaysia
Source: News Straits Times (11 Jan 2009)
KLAVA Back to Nature Relay - 11 Jan'09
This is my 3rd time taking part in the competition. I just ran 25km yesterday and today for another 3.3km speed. I was having running nose towards night. With proper medication, I went to bed.
When I got up today, I started coughing. But I didnt wanted to disapoint my teamates. So I got ready with my untensils and marched to the battle spot.
Upon reahing there, got to know 31teams are taking part. I realised, it's going to be a tough one. Anyway, I told Suresh and Thurei just to complete the race.
I was the 1st runner, the baton was heavier than normal. It looked like the plumber's pipe. Once, started, I was among the top 20 runner. The pace picked up. However after 1km, some slowed down. So, it was my time to overtake them. My aim was to finish top 10.
As reaching the lat 1.5km, the road was uneven with spills from cement factory which was not properly leveled. I do realise if I slow down my pace, there would bve around 5 runners who can overtake me. So I just pushed my way to the finishing line and passed the baton to Thurei.
When I got up today, I started coughing. But I didnt wanted to disapoint my teamates. So I got ready with my untensils and marched to the battle spot.
Upon reahing there, got to know 31teams are taking part. I realised, it's going to be a tough one. Anyway, I told Suresh and Thurei just to complete the race.
I was the 1st runner, the baton was heavier than normal. It looked like the plumber's pipe. Once, started, I was among the top 20 runner. The pace picked up. However after 1km, some slowed down. So, it was my time to overtake them. My aim was to finish top 10.
As reaching the lat 1.5km, the road was uneven with spills from cement factory which was not properly leveled. I do realise if I slow down my pace, there would bve around 5 runners who can overtake me. So I just pushed my way to the finishing line and passed the baton to Thurei.
Thurei prooved that injury doesnt scare him again. He managed to keep himself not to be overtaken by anybody from our category before passing the responsibility to Suresh.
The anchor and captain of the team, Suresh, maitained the pace since there were nobody to pace him from back and front.
The verdict, we were placed 6th out of 31 teams. Something to be proud of with a team of amatuers. A great booster for me towards next week's Great Eastern Run.
My achievement
Friday, January 9, 2009
Logi & Monti Show
They are Back
Logi n Monti are back with their another comedy showcase. Logi is the First Runners Up in World Championship Speech Contest. People pay RM200 per hour, but now you can witness both their show only for RM50. The actual price is RM67, but I'm selling it at discounted price.
This offer is only for the show on 18 January'09 @ 3pm. Other days will be at normal price as stated in the poster. So, why wait? Call me now to book your ticket.
The comedy will be based on current Malaysian Political Saga.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Sunday, January 4, 2009
2009 Target
Here are my target for 2009:
- To be a Chartered Accountant
- To complete a marathon race within 6 hours
- To achieve Distinguish Toastmaster (DTM)
30km Run - 3 Jan'09
First long run for new year after Network Run. I just wanted to test out my comfortibility on running 30km.
As we started, Poh Chye and Ronnie broke from the pelathon and went on their own pace from Bank Negara. Me, daniel tan, Farid were together till Stadium. Then it was only me and farid. During the 3 loops, Farid was making use of his advantage as King of Hill by speeding up. I just tried to maintain the pace behind him.
Upon the first water stop, me and farid continued the race, but he couldnt sustain the speed and left me alone from Hartamas Square onwards. I was running alone for merely 60% of th distance. It was difficult beacuse nobody to pace with me. Anyway, I continued for 2nd water stop and took a "Power Gel". That kept me from being hunger.
While reaching Tijani, Stanley was waiting with the water, however, I didnt stop because I had the water bottle in my hand. So I just continued till the finishing line.
It was an achievement for me beacuse, I stoped only twice along 30km. hope I will only stop once for 3ok GE Run. I'm ready for the race. Timing: 2:44:33.
As we started, Poh Chye and Ronnie broke from the pelathon and went on their own pace from Bank Negara. Me, daniel tan, Farid were together till Stadium. Then it was only me and farid. During the 3 loops, Farid was making use of his advantage as King of Hill by speeding up. I just tried to maintain the pace behind him.
Upon the first water stop, me and farid continued the race, but he couldnt sustain the speed and left me alone from Hartamas Square onwards. I was running alone for merely 60% of th distance. It was difficult beacuse nobody to pace with me. Anyway, I continued for 2nd water stop and took a "Power Gel". That kept me from being hunger.
While reaching Tijani, Stanley was waiting with the water, however, I didnt stop because I had the water bottle in my hand. So I just continued till the finishing line.
It was an achievement for me beacuse, I stoped only twice along 30km. hope I will only stop once for 3ok GE Run. I'm ready for the race. Timing: 2:44:33.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
New Year Gift - Pacemaker Network Run - 1 Jan'09
I strarted 2009 in a style by bagging top 8 finisher in my category. I made it by grabbing medal cum trophy. How cool is that.
But definetely it didnt come easily. I went to Finnegans @Bangsar to party with my classmates till 2.30am. I had 4 shots of vodca and 1 Long Island Tea. I came back "drunk" around 2.45am. I had to wake up at 6am for the run on the next day. Furtehrmore, my stmach was empty because, I "puked" when i came back home.
My run was slowdown wher i couldnt push myself. I didnt feel sweating during the run but once I ended the 6th lap, I was sweating like nobody's business.
Initially I was placed 9th. I just voiced out " f*** " when Ronnie told me the position. However, he called me later when I reached home to reconfirm that the actual 8th placed guy was short of a lap. So, I'm the actual 8th placed winner. The last position for the trophy.
I was jumping of joy after that. My aim for this year would be just to participate and complete a marathon. That's all from running perspective.
My final message is "Dont Drink and Run"
54'59 - Jasni Khairil (1st)
56'15 - Ng Swee Yee (2nd)
57'43 - Mohd Syahidan (3rd)
57'46 - Toh Wai Kuen (4th)
59'29 - Hamidon Mat Aris (5th)
59'55 - Jagdev Singh (6th)
60'17 - Kevin Siah (7th)
61'35 - Meyyappa Manickam (8th)
62'03 - Tang Wern Tien (9th)
62'57 - Fadzli Abu Bakar (10th)
64'06 - Chin Teck Sin (11th)
65'35 - Lee Weng Kong, Pm35 (12th)
66'42 - Frank Chong Wei Siong, Sub Pm6 (13th)
67'04 - Wong Ram Bo (14th)
67'10 - Victor Loh Chie Ho (15th)
69'07 - William Chan, Pm36 (16th)
69'54 - Kamarul Faizal bin Tajaruddin (17th)
73'18 - Omar Khaliff bin Tajaruddin (18th)
73'33 - Nazib Ngainin, Pm14 (19th)
74'13 - Kee Weng Keong (20th)
74'13 - Ghejanthran (21st)
76'35 - Wong Kei Ming, Pm55 (22nd)
76'40 - Norzaini bin Mohd Zin (23rd)
76'58 - Chen Tzee Loong (24th)
78'46 - Muhammad Fadhli Fadzil, Pm56 (25th)
85'19 - Teh Seong Yee (26th)
109'08 - Erick Byran (27th)
109'09 - Prabu Jeyaseelan, Pm54 (28th)
But definetely it didnt come easily. I went to Finnegans @Bangsar to party with my classmates till 2.30am. I had 4 shots of vodca and 1 Long Island Tea. I came back "drunk" around 2.45am. I had to wake up at 6am for the run on the next day. Furtehrmore, my stmach was empty because, I "puked" when i came back home.
My run was slowdown wher i couldnt push myself. I didnt feel sweating during the run but once I ended the 6th lap, I was sweating like nobody's business.
Initially I was placed 9th. I just voiced out " f*** " when Ronnie told me the position. However, he called me later when I reached home to reconfirm that the actual 8th placed guy was short of a lap. So, I'm the actual 8th placed winner. The last position for the trophy.
I was jumping of joy after that. My aim for this year would be just to participate and complete a marathon. That's all from running perspective.
My final message is "Dont Drink and Run"
54'59 - Jasni Khairil (1st)
56'15 - Ng Swee Yee (2nd)
57'43 - Mohd Syahidan (3rd)
57'46 - Toh Wai Kuen (4th)
59'29 - Hamidon Mat Aris (5th)
59'55 - Jagdev Singh (6th)
60'17 - Kevin Siah (7th)
61'35 - Meyyappa Manickam (8th)
62'03 - Tang Wern Tien (9th)
62'57 - Fadzli Abu Bakar (10th)
64'06 - Chin Teck Sin (11th)
65'35 - Lee Weng Kong, Pm35 (12th)
66'42 - Frank Chong Wei Siong, Sub Pm6 (13th)
67'04 - Wong Ram Bo (14th)
67'10 - Victor Loh Chie Ho (15th)
69'07 - William Chan, Pm36 (16th)
69'54 - Kamarul Faizal bin Tajaruddin (17th)
73'18 - Omar Khaliff bin Tajaruddin (18th)
73'33 - Nazib Ngainin, Pm14 (19th)
74'13 - Kee Weng Keong (20th)
74'13 - Ghejanthran (21st)
76'35 - Wong Kei Ming, Pm55 (22nd)
76'40 - Norzaini bin Mohd Zin (23rd)
76'58 - Chen Tzee Loong (24th)
78'46 - Muhammad Fadhli Fadzil, Pm56 (25th)
85'19 - Teh Seong Yee (26th)
109'08 - Erick Byran (27th)
109'09 - Prabu Jeyaseelan, Pm54 (28th)
The medal which is better quality than other runs
The tophy at last
Running to Ruin Down
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