The Greedy Battery

Besides running events, I don't know what else to blog about!

Yes, alot of promotion revolving this run

More than 10000 runners eagerly anticipating this event on the night of 16th April, ready to whoop some ass & make history with Sepang International Circuit chosen for the first time as the venue for a running event. By right, it was supposed to be the most electrifying run in all over Malaysia! But after going through that night, we (the participants) can all agree that the much publicized run was absolutely...undoubtedly, unquestionably, 100 percent completely SUCK!

In my experience so far as a runner, I have never encountered a running event so bloody badly organized as this before. Even words alone can't describe how horrible the event was!

Yes, it was literally nighmarish during the run

I don't want to go into details because there is just too many flaws to list out in this event. All I can say is that when business organizations decided to put profit as their main priority ahead of social responsibility to the public, something can & will go wrong for sure. Judging by the way they run the show, I already knew right before the start that chaos is imminent & just as predicted, all hell broke loose during that night. The worst part of all, I couldn't get my finishing medal & cert which I am entitled to in the end. Crikey God damn it!

If you're curious to know what kind of shit exactly happened that night, take a look at their FB page & read the comment posted there. In the meantime, here's another run a week later. Pictures below belongs to 'Running With Passion';


Kinrara, awesome place to run!


My dad & I are somewhere around here (:


Most of the Kinrara area are still under development


Girl Power!


Chinese Usain Bolt kah?


Runners reaching the finishing line


Let's make a comparison between this humble Kinrara Metta Run (KMR) & the highly marketed Energizer Night Race (ENR);

Organization: KMR - very well organized, ENR - bloody hell!
Objective: KMR - for charity only, ENR - it's all about making big bucks motherfeather!
Registration Fees: KMR - RM30, ENR - RM65.
Parking space: KMR - ample, free & guarded by security, ENR - RM10 charged but no security guard!
Drinks availability: KMR - 2 drink stations for free, ENR - RM3 for mineral water & RM2 for Gatorade.
Medical assistance: KMR - available every 2km, ENR - only at finishing line.
Race rules integrity: KMR - everyone ran a fair race & got a finishing medal, ENR - lack of officials allowing many runners to cheat by taking shortcuts. Runners ended up taking more than one finishing medal & cert due to officials negligence, causing others to go home empty handed!

I've learn that it is so much better to participate in a charity run rather than a so called international run with all kinds of marketing gimmicks. The latter not only allows you to join for an affordable price, but part of the money that you paid will definitely go back to society as well.


I also gave something to myself, confidence ~


The medal tally is now 5!

Energizer Man, you are too greedy. Learn to be generous once in awhile


"Love is always a stranger in the house of avarice." - Andreas Capellanus

Creative Juice Flowing

Yeah I know, I'm getting more & more lazy to revive this bloody dead blog.

Klang mari punya!


I'm getting fatter, not good!


It's Yimster a.k.a Uncle Yim again ~


He always can be seen running with that sarong tied around his waist. After the run, I finally decided to ask him why lah Uncle Yim, why lah? This was his reply;


"Most of the time we are so focused on winning first prize. Nothing wrong with that really. But once in awhile I like to think it would be just nice to go & have some fun by adding spice into your life, like what I'm doing now with the sarong. Especially in small runs like this, you should learn to enjoy the process rather than the destination (so true). That way you will love & appreciate more what you're doing"

Wow, I couldn't agree more on that. When I ask myself honestly, I too would also say that it is not really the medals that make me satisfied but rather the process of winning them that matters. Imagine the amount of sweat, tears & blood I have to shed throughout thousands of metres just to earn that little precious piece of metal. These are the things I experienced that made me proud as a man!

Indeed, the pain was worth it ~

I've been spending alot of time in the gym with my cousin Justin lately, which is a good thing actually considering how long have we lost contact with each other. The more I talk to him, the more I realized what kind of person he is; an intelligent man.

Felicia ask me to organize a jogathon right after Easter among our group circle of friends. I always thought of joining as many run as possible to add up my glorious collection of medals, but to organize one has never ever come across my mind before!

So I agreed. I told her let's just have a simple run, probably a short distance of 5km, sponsor a few bottles of 100 Plus with my own wallet for drink stations, give every participant a finishing medal, a few manpower to volunteer as road marshals. Each monkey will contribute a minimum of RM10 to cover the cost of running the event. If there's any baki, perhaps I could sapu & keep them for myself hehe! Simple as that!

I told my cousin about this during gym sessions & he asked me, " Why not make it bigger by seeking sponsorships?"

Me as the organizer? Sounds crazy, but why not, why not?

I tell you, those words impacted me to the core as if like the Red Sea was parted into two! The excitement of organizing a run made me feel like a kid on a sugar rush! Why have I not thought of this before? Brilliant, brilliant! I don't often give away compliments like this but my cousin, Justin Gerald Ng is a genius! I have no idea that getting a sponsor is as easy as getting something out of your pocket. Well then, what are we waiting for? Let's start planning!

"Sometimes it is better to begin the journey, to get under way, then it is to sit back and wait until such time that you're convinced that all conditions are perfect and that there'll be no surprises along the route." - John Engler