It has been a while since my last updates here.
I would summarize 2019 has been a year that slow down from many aspect.. It is amazing to see how things change and continue the journey.
It has been 5 years since I graduated from university, working for 2.5 years, leave the country for working holiday for 9 months, and back to work again until now, 2 years down.
During 2018, I was continuing my travel diary while going back to the work force. Get a chance to visit UK and Europe, and also Taiwan.
Health
During last year birthday, I started to realize that my weight started to run of out control, especially after my first blood donation. 2019, it was more on focusing to myself, as this should not be happen overnight and something need to be done.
I started to force myself to join the weekly badminton with my colleague where I used to give the excuse that it is too late for me. After a while, I started to get use to it and learn to adjust my time table to join more frequent. Then, due to the lack of people, I started to join another team on every Wed as well.
I am very glad that Mount Pulai is still able to enter without permit. The news was out before May. I thought I will have no choice but to stop hiking as there is no other mountain for me to hike nearby. However, miracles do happen, we are now still able to go and only charged RM 3 for the parking.
Running marathon for the 10 years was something I did not expect. Although I am just running half marathon, it is still a journey that a lot people do not enjoy. I managed to run four marathon this year, in Mar, 2 in Jul, 1 in Sep, and at different states: Johor, Penang, Melaka and KL. Giving me some excuse to pay a visit to my beloved friends and catch up. And feeling good to have some improvement on personal record this year.
This year also tried a different run, trail run event for twice and one pair of shoes got sacrificed during the second trail run.
Also, managed to try two more blood donation this year, in Mar and also Oct. It is really not easy to get a good timing with the blood donation events but I did tried my best.
Travel
This year I did not plan to visit overseas, as I have spent a lot in 2017 and 2018 and I did not think of the next destination I wanted to visit yet.
So the planned trip was to visit an old friend in Kota Kinabalu, my USM buddies, Elizabeth. After sometimes of disappearing from each other life, and she been also away from internet, managed to catch up with her in person at her hometown with Sue Anne.
A trip to the Gunung Arong after heard it for many years. Thanks to Doreen and Khee Hoon. Get to have the a camping weekend and enjoy the view.
Then, had a "sudden" birthday trip with Thong Thong decided two months before the trip. Visited to Japan is not the kind of "next trip" I would plan. I would always thought that Japan trip will be expensive. However, due to the potential financial status in the upcoming year, I think it is better to visit now than later.
And of course, there are still some on-going meet up with friends in Singapore, when I finally catch some times to enter there and visit them.
Work
Back to office work and back to the analytical me.
Thanks to the numerous activities we had fun beside working.
Get the 4th place in the treasure hunt in Apr.
Join the weight loss challenge and now it is the last month to go. I am happy that I get to hit the target although not much weight is loss. At least I got the monthly reward of a free lunch.
Got nominated to be part of the HSE team, although I am still not qualify to be competent people when hazards arise. Still it is something new to me.
Get a "surprised" business trip to Shanghai. So finally realized my promise to visit Nancy (my good sister during working holiday) after some years. This trip, although short, I finally made visit to the office, catch up with Sun Chen, meet some of my Chinese colleagues in the office (most of them has visited Malaysia office before) and also catch up with Nancy.
Get the 3rd place in Badminton tournament thanks to Mok Mok. I think she almost get crazy because of me keep mumbling and torture her.
It is the last quarter of the year, in Nov/Dec it is time to see big change of my old friends as a few are getting married soon.
Overall, I am still one of the lucky person in the world. Enjoying life, breathing, and get to fight for a better tomorrow.
It will be a good timing to plan for the challenges for the upcoming years too. Cheers and keep fighting!
I would summarize 2019 has been a year that slow down from many aspect.. It is amazing to see how things change and continue the journey.
It has been 5 years since I graduated from university, working for 2.5 years, leave the country for working holiday for 9 months, and back to work again until now, 2 years down.
During 2018, I was continuing my travel diary while going back to the work force. Get a chance to visit UK and Europe, and also Taiwan.
Health
During last year birthday, I started to realize that my weight started to run of out control, especially after my first blood donation. 2019, it was more on focusing to myself, as this should not be happen overnight and something need to be done.
I started to force myself to join the weekly badminton with my colleague where I used to give the excuse that it is too late for me. After a while, I started to get use to it and learn to adjust my time table to join more frequent. Then, due to the lack of people, I started to join another team on every Wed as well.
I am very glad that Mount Pulai is still able to enter without permit. The news was out before May. I thought I will have no choice but to stop hiking as there is no other mountain for me to hike nearby. However, miracles do happen, we are now still able to go and only charged RM 3 for the parking.
This year also tried a different run, trail run event for twice and one pair of shoes got sacrificed during the second trail run.
Also, managed to try two more blood donation this year, in Mar and also Oct. It is really not easy to get a good timing with the blood donation events but I did tried my best.
Travel
This year I did not plan to visit overseas, as I have spent a lot in 2017 and 2018 and I did not think of the next destination I wanted to visit yet.
So the planned trip was to visit an old friend in Kota Kinabalu, my USM buddies, Elizabeth. After sometimes of disappearing from each other life, and she been also away from internet, managed to catch up with her in person at her hometown with Sue Anne.
A trip to the Gunung Arong after heard it for many years. Thanks to Doreen and Khee Hoon. Get to have the a camping weekend and enjoy the view.
Then, had a "sudden" birthday trip with Thong Thong decided two months before the trip. Visited to Japan is not the kind of "next trip" I would plan. I would always thought that Japan trip will be expensive. However, due to the potential financial status in the upcoming year, I think it is better to visit now than later.
And of course, there are still some on-going meet up with friends in Singapore, when I finally catch some times to enter there and visit them.
Work
Back to office work and back to the analytical me.
Thanks to the numerous activities we had fun beside working.
Get the 4th place in the treasure hunt in Apr.
Join the weight loss challenge and now it is the last month to go. I am happy that I get to hit the target although not much weight is loss. At least I got the monthly reward of a free lunch.
Got nominated to be part of the HSE team, although I am still not qualify to be competent people when hazards arise. Still it is something new to me.
Get a "surprised" business trip to Shanghai. So finally realized my promise to visit Nancy (my good sister during working holiday) after some years. This trip, although short, I finally made visit to the office, catch up with Sun Chen, meet some of my Chinese colleagues in the office (most of them has visited Malaysia office before) and also catch up with Nancy.
Get the 3rd place in Badminton tournament thanks to Mok Mok. I think she almost get crazy because of me keep mumbling and torture her.
It is the last quarter of the year, in Nov/Dec it is time to see big change of my old friends as a few are getting married soon.
Overall, I am still one of the lucky person in the world. Enjoying life, breathing, and get to fight for a better tomorrow.
It will be a good timing to plan for the challenges for the upcoming years too. Cheers and keep fighting!
