Random Rambles of Lotfi

The coccyx is still sore. No Viper Challenge for me tomorrow...boohooo!! :(( I was looking forward to swing from rope to rope, climb endless walls and falling into muds!! And 20km of running.  And being with my runningkaki brothers. Good luck , guys!! With no training, except for a few measly kms of walking in the last 2 weeks since the hike up Tabur West, let's hope I can finish the Istanbul 15km in one piece. That, I'm looking forward to! ;)) The coccyx pain is also bothering the upper right back. I should pay the acupuncturist a visit soon. Fear of needles on my butt! Lol! Not a good sight! I'm holding up for a bit, for the next few day.  It's one or the other, since I have no choice it has to be one that my behind can bear Since I am not going to the race tomorrow I have decided to register myself for a workshop, instead. it's a social media workshop for business. The quest for knowledge is never-ending. I love meeting like-minded, positive ...

I was asked by a friend who saw that I had layers of gears and clothings on after a run and so I thought I'll list down some of the stuff I wore, in this post. She must think that all these stuff I had on plus the hijab will give me some kind of heat wave while running, coz she did looked kinda worried when she ask. After a certain distance, I am quite sure most runners would go butt naked if possible, what with the sweat and the heat. Alhamdulillah, the heat has never got to me and constant fluid while running also helped. COMPRESSION SOCKS Mine is the pink one - pic taken from www.cepcompression.com My first compression gear was a pair of shocking pink socks. It is knee length and cost me about a little less that RM200, which at that time, I felt was quite a sum to spend on a pair of socks! It was at the fair of the Borneo Marathon in 2011. Have heard about the boon of compression gears from again, my dearly departed friend TSB and later read a lot about them o...

 Ini ialah tulang kaki kanan Here's an x-ray of my right toes...I think they looked quite scary...Allah's creation is beautiful, but I was careless and clumsy to have walked or rather bumped against my Mak's heavy furniture during the hari raya break. It has now been 40 days since the 'accident'. Kalau orang beranak memang dah habis pantang...but alas it's not the case here. The first few days after the incident, the whole right leg was swollen..I had my feet up the the whole trip back to KL from JB. And for the next few weeks, i was an official limper. I wore sandals and clogs to work, and had to duck everytime I see senior management to avoid them seeing me in sandals. For the first week, I had to resort to wearing baju kurung to work everyday, coz they are the only baju that at least didn't look weird with the sandal. And it was R.I.C.E all the way..(almost..). Rest, ice, compress & elevate..and expensive Phiten Titanium plaster and co...

Looks like I have to increase the dosage of the glucosamine chondroithin supplement these few weeks. After the 10.10.10 Nike Run which was real fun to do with the sea of people and a week later, the Mizuno Wave Run where I struggled  to complete the 12km route of hills after walking for about 3km from the parking lot to the UPM stadium, November passed without any races... Well, I did sign up for the Terry Fox run but we decided to go to Penang and get fat..so that's that! The last two Sundays, I ran longer distance with TSB who took me to the Hartamas loop and last week we ran from Bukit Aman. I must say, I ran better with company. And surprisingly, the nagging discomfort on my knees before the long runs seems to have subsided. Is it the pills or the run? Either way, I'm thankful.. I have signed up for 2 races in December. The TIBI Run will be on the 11th, while Malakoff  Run is the week after that on the 19th. 7km & 12km respectively. And I'm getting butt...

We just came back from the matinee show of P.Ramlee, the musical... I felt so overwhelmed with the whole thing that I can't help crying...The last time we were in Istana Budaya for a musical was for Grease a lot of years back and I remember thinking at that time, bila lah orang Malaysia nak buat musical at this class....? Gambar di ambil masa siaran tergendala for about 3 mins..walaupun dalam IB tak boleh amek gambar.. And today, aku terpaku dan terpesona...wah...tak sangka..it was really brilliant...the set transition, the sets, the actors, the extras...gosh! they must be so proud of themselves! Singaporeans pun dah tengok produk Malaysia...Aku rasa macam terhegeh-hegeh lah pulak baru nak tengok...but seriously. I was truly impressed...Peduli lah orang lain nak cakap apa... And bilalah agaknya, kita nak ada the next P.Ramlee?? Bila lah kita nak ada HERO... tak kira dari bidang apa pun...that we can really be proud of??? Kesian kita...Nak harap Pak Lah..ehhmmm alahai...Shei...