minor injury

Yes, again I was injured after a quater marathon. Particulary from the same 'run' that caused injury to my right knee last year.
Again I was sounded, from my family, as usual.

It seems minor from 'surface' but I do not know what has caused the pain on left side of my left feet. The first-aider asked, "Did you fall or twisted?" I said, "No, suddenly pain." Then he continued, "Do you run regularly?" I answered, "Yes, I do." Then, he said, "Maybe is the shoe your wore not suitable. Also you are not used to run on tarred road." Then, he left and I kept quiet.

After that, I looked at my shoes, my shoes wear off one side particularly on the left side, and I remembered the road that I went through, some parts have pits, some have cement covered unevenly on the tarred road.

A few youngsters fell from the hilly areas, with wounded, bleeding knees. Some of them had muscle ache. They were treated in the first-aid camp.

The pain on my feet was treated by putting ice on it. Then the first-aider came and asked, "Does the swollen part hardened?" I answered, "Yes, it does feel harder than other parts of my feet."
Not knowing what it means, the ice treatment continued until my sister chase after me to go back to car and we went home.

I hardly walk at the usual speed, I walked much slower as I have to bear with the pain on the left side of my feet.

After I rested at home, bed-ridden for a few hours, then I woke up with a pain on my right knee. It felt like two bones joined at my knee were loosen and sometimes grinding each other. Felt like the kneecap has loosen.

Too bad, I do not have X-ray eyes, else I would have known what has happened under my skin.

The only thing logical to do is to rest. I have got messages from church's members saying, "Rest well and take care." Thanks for your concerns. I believed you all must have prayed for me, my knee is getting better, but my feet, I have no idea when will it recover. Hope it will heal soon, else I will have to bear with the pain while walking. Thank God my muscles doesn't give problem to me.

Our God is a God who heals, thank you God! :)

My wish list

I wish be hugged from someone I know since I'm born to this earth, my father.

I wish to receive a gift of a wooden comb, since I lost it during university's time.

I wish to have a great meal with my beloved family in Christ on Christmas day.

I wish the unknown caller would reveal himself or herself, because sometimes the phone rings while I'm not with my mobile phone. I wish he or she would call for second time.

I wish to bless someone daily.

Have a blessed day! :)

Run for the Nation 2009

Run for the Nation or in short RunNat 2009 was launched last Saturday 10/10/2009, it was meant to prepare for the bigger event in year 2010, with 3 key words: run, pray & believe. Objective of this run is to run and pray for the nation, Malaysia, for revival.

I used to be actively running in quarter and half marathon, with my beloved sister, who passionately run through her healty lifestyle. I was dragged along sometimes due to some reasons: her friend pulled out last minute: 1 or 2 days before the run, I was free on Sunday mornings. However my first half marathon run was started by my own desire, it was in Penang, the date was near my birthday, therefore, one stone kills two birds. I celebrated my birthday there and run on the next day. Of course I went back K.L. with injury on my feet. I was inexperience, I don't know how to deal with sports injury. My foot were bandaged for 1-2 weeks.

Having only 2 years of experience in running, I've learned much: warming up before run, & cooling down after run is very important. During run, we must follow our own speed and breath either using nose or mouth, not both together. Drink a lot of water a day before and after the run to avoid being dehydrated during and after the run.

Last year's Mizuno Wave run caused injury to my right knee, therefore I stopped for 3 months or more before I start running, and my performance dropped slightly. This year I slowly catch up, but it wasn't as good as before.

This RunNat is different from other runs, it is run and pray at the same time, this year we prayed for the Tamans, buildings, people that we passed by during the run, one leader will be holding the prayer card with points of prayer to pray, while another 2 runners will follow as the run and pray going on.

In my case, we take turn praying according to the prayer points, and we prayed out loud (I thought we supposed to pray in heart?), no clear instruction...actually it depends on individuals, my group was bold enough to pray out loud, with weird eyes looking at us. I don't know why, thanks to the leader who started it first, but we still go on with same pattern until the ending point.

Run and pray wasn't easy, I was gasping for air while praying out loud. Thanks to my faithful marshall, who round and round without fail following our tracks and stopped at the right time for us to refresh ourselves during the run. After all, it's like, "I've finished the 5 km run nad pray. Wow!Yahoo!Yay!"

It was a good experience having 2 people that you know pacing with you, praying together with you, we were so blessed to bless others. Unlike other runs, it's more on individual, usually fun for self-achievement, to beat the time and record for our best timing or worst timing for the particular run. Usually, I would ask when will I reach the finishing point? It was different this round, because we were doing 2 things at once, and I didn't have the urge to ask, but continue the prayer. It's like I didn't even realized I just finished the 5 km run because I was praying together with my group members. Really a good training and joy having them to pray with me. Believe me, I was not leading but following. People will thought that I would lead the run, normally  yes, but this time, for prayer and run, no, because I only good in running, not very good in praying.

After the run we had breakfast and went home to clean ourselves before joining the other people in PJEFC to celebrate the RunNat. People from other states of Malaysia, broadcast through Twitter about their progress. Example, "RunNat Melacca: We just finished the run." posted 2 minutes ago. The list went on and on. We worship God and praise God for the run. Believe it or not? God is moving His hands while we pray for the nation. Surely He will bring revival to this land!

RunNat 2010 will be launched in Stadium Melawati, Shah Alam, where runners from each state of Malaysia will run and meet in the stadium, where there first generation runner will pass the torch to the socond generation, and to the third generation, just like passing baton during relay run.

For more info about next year's RunNat, browse this webpage: http://www.runforthenation.com

Clear Storage

Yesterday I accidentally clicked 'Clear Storage' from my HTC phone system.
Most of the applications in the phone became non-functional. Can't access game like before. Only one click, everything gone. Luckily those contacts from sim card still in, only those new contacts and smses added to phone memory lost. I wonder who were they. Sad case. I should make myself free one day to go to the service center and restore my phone applications and data. Probably next Saturday. Anyone free to accompany me?

Mooncake festival

Last Saturday morning, I went to Mei Mei's house at 8 a.m.
Mei Ling saw me when I reached, I'm still in my yellow car at that moment when she signaled me to wait, then I parked my car opposite their house and came down, soon as I decided to wait inside the house instead.

Then I went up to Mei Mei's room, she popped out I'm able to hold the doorknob. She was shocked. Anyway, we waited for Sarah to come, to guide us to Raphah Ministries at 35, Jalan SS2/2, PJ. For awhile, we listened to news from TV, updates about earthquake in Padang, Indonesia.

Sarah came with her future Abraham and F-I-L, I drove my car with Mei Mei, following from her back, she looks happy, kept waving to us. :)

The seminar titled, "Healing Families & Generations" and the verses picked from Malachi 4:5,6 NKJV stated,
"Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD, and he will turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the earth with a curse."

One must heal him/herself before healing others, in other words, I must be free from past issues before my family and generation is healed and free from issues, specifically state the bad issues before our Lord, Jesus. Acknowledgement is the first step (one step at a time, acknowledge your shortcomings and weaknesses, followed by the need for humility (recognize that we don't know everything, "God, help me to be humble").

After seminar, as planned earlier, I went to fetch my eldest sister from her work place, IBM, One World Hotel beside One Utama shopping center.

Mei Mei followed Sarah's car, finally reached home around 5.30 p.m.

I don't remember what time I reached home, I just remembered, after that I took bath and dinner, heading to fetch Mei Mei around 8 p.m. for Mooncake Festival at Eunice's house. Fetched a few of Aeris's friends - Jenny, Wendy & Audrey (all names ended with y) before moving on to fetch Melia (our guide to Eunice's house - thanks), went from one hill to another, then reached Eunice's house.

Some youths were enjoying there when we reached, while others were on their way. Each of us brought one mooncake, and also our own lanterns (some of us including me didn't manage to bring).

We enjoyed fellowshipping with each other, trying to catch up with some of them on what's going in their life. After had the light meal - meehon, jelly with durian, jelly with corn, 2 types of dessert drink 'tong sui' : red bean & soya, we walked around the neighbourhood with lanterns, took a few photos, etc. Played 'Werewolf' game using casino cards, similar concept as the 'MAFIA' game. Good game - smart little girl managed to escape from werewolves, all 7 werewolves died.

Then we head to our homes after all the celebration and cleaning.

BIG thanks to Eunice & her family, who's willing to spare their house for us. :)

Gloomy day

I was (15 minutes) late to office today even though it's so near to my house...
common reason, unwakeable morning...(I just remembered I heard my roommate voice waking me up a few minutes or half an hour before I actually wake up)

Then I reached office, my boss asked: Why are you late? I didn't answer. Then I went near to my colleague, she asked the same question. Then, I try to clear my throat, and honestly answered, "I can't wake up." She continued,"Why?" I replied, "I didn't hear my alarm." (I'm just telling the truth, seriously I didn't hear my alarm. I slept like a pig)

As soon as I stepped into my workstation, I felt sad, sadness surrounding that place, the whole office. I kept asking myself or rather God, "Is the sadness belongs to me or others? Is bad things going to happen?" The questions left unanswered.

Obviously, it showed at my facial expression, even my colleague could tell and she asked, "How are you? You looked sad." Then I said, "Don't know, maybe I follow the weather, it's gloomy day." Then she commented, "Meaning you are happy when there is sun, and sad when there is none." I just laughed. And the routine goes on.

Since I started working, my time mostly spent on work (same goes when I was a student, most of the time spent on studies...as if? I think I spent most of the time socializing with my fellow UTARian friends - missed those moments)...I have just enough time for other activities. Working life has made me quickly fall asleep at night...I could easily dozed off at 10 pm...or anytime when I'm too tired (Sore eyes due to looking at computer for a long time, I wonder whether my eyes 'power' has increased - I hope not, but it's expected to increase).

it just happened

Must it happen?

Does is meant to happen?

Is it destined to happen?

It just happened.

It happens every now and then...

Always happen.

Stop questioning what happened?

why does it happen?

who make it happen?

where does it happen?

how does it happen?

which part of it that happened to be like that?

Do you have any idea what have just happened?

it's so happen that it happened.

try to guess what just happened.

I also don't know what happened.

It just happened.