PUTRAJAYA TWILIGHT RUN - PACING WITH ZAKI OTOROMEN (AND ROTI JALA GIRLS)

We were the unlucky runners who unable to register for Twilight Putrajaya organized by En Irwan which had limited to 200 runners.

 After not much of thinking (like we used to), we have decided to gather as much runners to run without being officialy registered..ngeh..ngeh..

  Becoming a pirate of 'putrajaya-be-an' (or 'Pirate of Twilight' by Mr Ray - our plot master), these usual suspects were there that night :

gambar ni mesti sama kat blog-blog lain.

standing from left : irwan (organizer), ziff cengkerang, Ray the plot master, Deo tokey kambing, zaki otoromen, Yim the misai barefooter, Dett.

Squatting from left : Syah 'speedy gon'shah'lez, McIjam, Nik the ultra pirate, K.A the man with persistent injury, Diket tokan GU gel a.k.a Ketua Lanun.

The Lovely Rose in front is Cik Ilyanna (nana) with her new hairdo (minus her hairstylist).

Hairan, En Irwan pun ada bergambar dengan Geng Pirate?..

(picture courtesy by Mr Tey Eng Tiong)

 McIjam sedang melambai kat Cik Shanaz on the opposite site.

(photo courtesy by Mr Tey Eng Tiong)

Banyak makan limau, ni la jadinya...slow gila!!

The last man standing...actually we had been left behind by fellow pirates..huhu..

(photo courtesy by Mr Weng)

All the pirate runners succumbed to fatigue after 22km (and having nice roti jala dinner with 'gadis baju kuning'), leaving behind me and Zaki.

Actually there were Cik Ruby and Cik Aini joining us on our 'Running Pirate Spree' but they left early for 'Mee Sedap session'


I managed to ran 28km (according to Mr Zaki' 'run keeper') after calling it a day while Zaki continued on pacing with Zul Hassan and Fairul. Thanks for the 'Nasi Goreng' Zaki (no roti jala for me..huhu)

I enjoyed pacing with Zaki and I learned a lot from that fella on his journey towards Sundown 100km that he called 'Dreamer 100' in June 2011.

I know he will manage to do it and wish him Good Luck!!..

Oh yes, congratulations also to En Irwan (the fanatic FB updater) for organizing the event and truly it was a successfull one!!

To all my Chinese friends, HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR -- KEEP THE 'LIMAU' COMING IN...

MOBILE DATA PLAN - HOW YOU CAN CONTROL IT

I'm subscribing to Maxis Data Plan of RM58-00 monthly for 500MB. Being overcharged by maxis for surfing the net with my handphone previously had alert me to be more cost wisely from that day.

Being able to check my current 'unbill amount' by dialing *100# feature does help me a little bit on how much I'd used.

However, with the new data plan, I want to know the whole system, how does Maxis charge us. Upon calling their service centre, the guy told me that checking your 'unbill amount' (*100#), its only indicate your outgoing call and sms charges only, NOT your MMS nor your Data Plan.

He added that Maxis unable to provide the data plan charges on the spot by dialing *100# and it has proven to be Maxis major weakness.

Fret not, here is a simple way to monitor your usage, read on :


The Plan : Maxis Plan (or whatever plan)

Handphone : Android  (symbian or iphone)

Purpose :

1) how to control your usage while surfing

2) To prevent your service provider (Maxis, Celcom or Digi) overcharged you

3) To know how much your kilobyte (KB), megabyte (MB), gigabyte (GB)..that you have used

                          

Problems encountered :
1) I can't check how much my data (internet) current usage is (in RM or byte)
2) Maxis only report your usage by the end of your period, by then, its too  late, they might overcharged you
3) I might exceed the 500MB without even knowing it or I might under utilized it
4) How do I know when to stop after reaching certain point of Megabyte to prevent Maxis charge me at their own free will.
5) Is my RM58-00 monthly value for money?

Solution :
I would recommend installing a program to your phone called '3G watchdog' (arrff!).(The program you may download it thru android market for free, yeah..how nice!).

The program which will gauge your 'byte' usage according to your preference or your data plan hoping for a better control of your consumption.

It may not able to tell you how much in RM that you have used, but at least you know on which direction you're heading to.

First, set your byte limit  i.e in my case, its 500mb and the date of your data plan ends each month, as follows:

You can also set your designated warning after reaching certain level, i.e 75%.

At this level, you know when to slow down...

It will indicate how much KB you have used

(Please note : 1,000KB = 1MB)

The icon bar level indicator on your home screen

Case Study:

My platform will be on Facebook as many of us are FB addicted. The mobile network is switch on continuously.

This is the image at 6.30am, pay attention at the MB section :

It started with 5.03MB

After 7 hours, logging on to FB, constantly checking for updates, commenting, messaging, viewing photos, a little chat.....here are the verdict :

I used only 1.7% i.e 8.36MB je...rileks lah...

Usage for today is 3.32MB, its a loooooong way to reach 500MB.

It also indicate that 'if you keep your usage constant, you will have used 3.3% (16.5MB) of your quota by that date'. So, I can crank up my megabyte volume to a maximum level - 'bagi maxis rugi sikit'.

This is what I called, "value for Money".

Mwahaha....!!!!

CROSS COUNTRY 2011 - RECOVERY RUN

Distance 8.2km only

Terrain : Mostly Hilly course, trail, tarmac, grass, pavement and little bit of mud

Atmosphere : moderate cold and humid

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Most Popular 'whats on your mind?' in FB : 

Morning wish : "Good Morning"

Where you are : "ijam just check in at kedai mamak in Australia about a minute ago - map attach"

What you will be doing for the next 2 second : "aku nak pegi toilet ni", "dah nak keluar parking"

What workout had you done : "ijam just ran 10km, hit by bus, involved in road accident, ate subway, swim 50 laps and feel great"

What you eat : photo of food and drinks which mostly very distinguish..keh, keh...

No clue at all and hope others would give one to him/her : "bengang", "dah tinggal satu", "bla, bla", "ehem"

Who you With : "photo of friends while having fun"

and best of all : I'm the one who read all these....!!!...and gave comment some more....

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Enjoy the photos...

Amazing Trio - Mcm ku kenal gaya ni...

With Ruby, aini, dondang ida and ....dont know her name...

(Ruby 'Like' this)

Ni la akibat tangkap gambar ramai2...tak tau nama...from right..daud, diket mencanak, ray, aku..

Podium finish...mr Diket sprinting to impress the amois

slow and 'tak' steady

bandana man - Mr Ray

Ruby

Dondang Ida

RBU meet - who has the nicest smile? 

chap ayam, chap itik, chap burung, RBU, Pacemaker, pacesetters,

PACESETTERS TRACK MEET 2011 - NEED FOR SPEED!! (BADLY!)

If its not because of Rayzeef threatened  persuaded to join (with a bribe of 4 gorgeous babes!!), sprinting never crossed my silly mind.

Our quartet - back - ray, ijam, azhar & fiki

front : shanaz, nana, aini & mawar

But here we are at Stadium Majlis Perbandaran Selayang on a fine Sunday morning.

Yeah, my thigh still hurt from the last practice session with Ketua Reban (En Ramlan - Thanks man!).

En Ramlan (KR) (right) - he also suffering from minor hamstring

Its getting from bad to worse after warm up and stretching prior to my first sprint competition - 200m solo.

And yes, i didnt performed well at all!! I've bailed out from 100m sprint and mix relay. However, thanks to huge encouragement from my team members (Azhar, Fikir, Ray, Shanaz, Nana, Aini and Mawar) as they able to accept my failure with an open heart.

Feeling Dejected

The women team seems to get whole bunch of medals offered, yes...proud of them!! They have the look and speed to compensate.

Nana, Aini, Mawar and Shanaz

Its them again!

200metre - 2nd place - Shanaz

She's the only winner for this category - lompat bergalah (I cant remember lah..)

kami juara ke 2!!!...(photo courtesy of Rayzeef's blog)

yeah..finally the male team...2nd place for 4 x 400m

Terbaek, terbaek, terbaek!!!!...

sukannya sayeee....!!!

Bite those lips baby! - Ms Pui San was there to cheer us

having a breather until the next sprint

RBU team - thanks Ray for bringing us together!

Thanks to Mr Tey for this awesome photo...yeah!!!

Running Bloggers United (RBU) given the assurance (actually it's ray's idea) to return with a vengeance next year with more teams and more aweks (with Blackberry)..

Korang tengok la ni...a record breaking for the most frequent FB updater - every 5 minutes!!

Thanks to all team members, you guys rock!!!

Next stop, Cross Country 23 January 2011 - be there!!..