Sundown Marathon - The year it pours in the Race

As usual, haven't got enough time to train for the Marathon. Am not expecting to Clock any PB here due to the lack of training. I would be glad if I can maintain it within the 5hr range.

Manage to Hitch a Free ride to the starting point as the 21km and 42km will be starting together...how timely. By the time we reached. The 10km have almost completed their runs.

Deposited my baggage and spend a good 15mins finding where they are. Lucky still in time to take some photo together.

 

Before going to the Starting point!!! All getting ready to score.

The starting point for the 21km and 42km are side by side. Expecting super jam later since so many of us are running.

Started the run and thought that the weather is super hot for night temperature. Spend the first 20km running terribly. Super lousy timing based on my Garmin. Definitely not expecting any PB now with 21km and 10km worst than last year.

What I entered ECP, small droplet, thunder and lightning can be seen along the MBS area. Was Thinking could it rain in the race. Sure enough, when I reach my 23km, it started to drizzle. 

By 25km It is pouring. I took shelter for a while as I am worry my Iphone will be drench. It happen to my 3GS, not even my 4S is affected. Decided to just get wet and continue the run. Iphone died after 25km. Total Silent from then on. I did received an SMS alerting us about the CAT1 Weather.

But Lucky for the rain. I did a much faster pace from then on. No need to put much Deep heat or water point drinking. Though my shoes are super wet and heavy

I manage to finished the Race in 5hr 41min. Just 6min shy of my PB, in fact this is my 2nd best timing. Very happy with the result actually.

Dear actually plan to support me at the finishing line with WY as Olsen is also running. But WY decided not to come due to the rain.

Thanks Dear for coming. Having a morning person GF have it's benefits. Someone here to take photo with and taken off...

Me with the medal  - A hard Earned one.

The Runner Tentage are filled with people. Wanted to take photos but since my camera is in my bag decided to go collect baggage. It quite a long walk and muddy all the way. In the End, ended up cannot take photos at the booth as it is closed. Really these booth catered to the sub 5 runners. I wonder I can ever do a Sub 5 here in Singapore. 

Starting to feel sleepy already..Ready need some coffee and food fast.

Left the place around 7+ via the Train to Serangoon NEX for breakfast.

After burning over 2000 Calories. I have alot of capacity to eat now. Dim Sum Breakfast @ Food Republic. Thanks Dear for the Treat and helping to buy...Leg painful from the 5hr of run.

Perk up with Coffee...but no use....sleepy...and need to go to bed liao. 

Mongolian Buffet after 20 years

Part of our Regular company's "Teambuilding" event, This year, the event is held @ Mogolian Buffet, this place have been around for more than 20years, I remember I came here once during my Army days. We Arrived relatively early at around 5.30pm

I can't remember what is the pricing last some 20 years ago. But I believe that they have gone up definitely. The Art of "Inflation". We arrived too early thinking that they will allowed us inside to start mugging on the food. However, Buffet only start at 6pm and we apparently booked the place for 7pm and for whatever reason, they want to stick to our booking time. Lame

The Main dish of a Mongolian Buffet is their ever Famous Stir-Fried mixed Beef/Pork. Done live on the spot for all to see. It really look delicious some how skilful the chef is...

U get to select a choice of meat and vege...just like a buffet except that it is Raw. Looking at the spread, I wanted to make my dish taste amazing..What should I put in??? Chicken, Beef...EVERYTHING!!!

This is followed by adding the choice of sauces....My frank Opinion tell me.....it is ALL IN ...haha except the spicy ones...lol

Mixed it up and stir-Fried. This is the result. It actually shrink alot after all the cooking and oil...Though the variety of the ingredients we put into the dish. The taste was not as satisfying as I hope it would be. This is the best dish of the Buffet I would say. The rest were rather mediocre. Totally Disappointed consider how much ingredients went into the dish...

The typical fare of Buffet Menu is also available for those we don fancy the Mongolian Fare. Pretty Standard for the Food.

But I am especially attracted to the Salmon which I always have for all buffet. The Quality here is nothing to crave about. I just love Salmon. Thought that they din have enough Salmon for me.

The Soup - mushroom is another quite all right sample...

Their Dessert fare is pathetic. So little variety to choose from

Though the Food is nothing to shout about, The company sure make the difference....we must be one of the loudest group in the restaurant.

All of us are so used to Buffet nowdays....first thing we entered the place...is to grab food. See no table are without food...and that is within 5mins.

Love must be really selective of the food here, as she is allegoric to Seafood. No wonder she can maintain her "Figure"...lol and I can imagine ,Vincent is twice her weight.

When they are near Food.....all their mood super good, especially 小弟!!!

All rush to the Famous Mongolian live demo

We have the quieter table here...even the food is modest..lol

Do they look like Father and son....Arms all so big

We have the same Color clothes today...and Waty sure know how to look smaller....in this photo..lol

Collegues that are close to me...(Vendor included)

小弟 sure know how to make all the girls in the department take a photo with him. So Blessed !!!

As the youngest of all in our department, will the Ladies bully 小弟??

someone call him 小宝!!! got so many wives...lol

The guys are sure more down to earth...lol...

By 9pm, the gang already at their max capacity, some still want to go for night activities....but on my mind...is to head straight back home on Francis's Car. Tomorrow, Big Day - Sundown Marathon

Pohlee's Birthday

Only in the month of May, we have birthday celebration so close to each other. This Time round is Pohlee's 35th big Year. And some sotong got a Mother's Cake instead, Lucky the birthday girl is already a mother of 2 kids...lol

I donno When we have this culture to switch off all the lights to light up the Birthday Cake

Pohlee is really a person who is not too conscious of her behaviour having a negative impact on her image. She just be herself. Something very admirable. For sure, I can't be like her....I don think I can handle the "consequences"...lol

Wonder what she wished for.....

It is a short Party session at 3pm from a days of working my ass off.....The Girls Photos

Follow by the guys Photo with Francis acting super Cute with his best Friend.....

Devotional Life - Exodus 13 - Consecration of the First Born

Consecration of the Firstborn
13 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Consecrate to me every firstborn male. The first offspring of every womb among the Israelites belongs to me, whether human or animal.”3 Then Moses said to the people, “Commemorate this day, the day you came out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery, because the Lord brought you out of it with a mighty hand. Eat nothing containing yeast. 4 Today, in the month of Aviv, you are leaving. 5 When the Lord brings you into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites and Jebusites—the land he swore to your ancestors to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey—you are to observe this ceremony in this month: 6 For seven days eat bread made without yeast and on the seventh day hold a festival to the Lord. 7 Eat unleavened bread during those seven days; nothing with yeast in it is to be seen among you, nor shall any yeast be seen anywhere within your borders. 8 On that day tell your son, ‘I do this because of what the Lord did for me when I came out of Egypt.’ 9 This observance will be for you like a sign on your hand and a reminder on your forehead that this law of the Lord is to be on your lips. For the Lordbrought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand. 10 You must keep this ordinance at the appointed timeyear after year.

In today Devotion, we are brought to what happen to the Israelities when God brought them out of slavery and bring them to the promise land. God wanted them to remember this occasion when God's mighty hand brought them out of slavery , out of Egypt. This command that God wanted them to do is to show revere or respect for God. It is also there to let us not be taking things for granted but to know that God have done this for us. We are to share this with our kids so that they too know this.

Often in our life, we tend to lack respect for certain things and sometime for God because of our relationship with him have grown cold. It could be because we are not spending enough time building a relationship with him or we are caught up with our Sins or worldly desire. I too fell into this motion of things. Often I felt God is far away, I know I wasn't as obedient as I ought to be. Though spending my time with the lord brought me peace. But Worldly desire do caught up with me time and time again. I used to think that when we are taught to fear God we will give him the respect. But I realise that We shouldn't see Our Father in Heaven as someone Authoritative,  Rather than seeing God as someone who would punish us for wrongs(though he can), we should see him as loving us. In Love we give him the respect just like how we give the respect to our own parents on Earth. In order for us to be able to show this kind of attitude, We must remember what God has done for us in our lives.

For me, God have certain been with me though out my entire lives since I know him, trying to get me back to him.

In doing so, we not only be able to obey the 10 commandment through the Grace that Jesus give to us, but these Law no longer appear as legalistic, We do it because we Love our God, We love Jesus Christ.

This changes my thought in my earlier days as christian when I always find moses'law as so difficult to follow, I was doing it in the legalistic way, I soon fall away because of the lack of love. I soon fully understood it when I grew closer to God. 

The way to what God intended us to live is to spend time with God and hear him out, let him into every section of our lives, that he is in control and we want to follow him not because of it is the law, but because, you know that his ways are better.

Mother's Day Celebration @ Zhou Kitchen Again

I think mum really like Zhou's Kitchen. Got a Good impression the last time we went there for mum's Birthday Celebration. So this Time we are back again. Decide to try their Ala-Carte Menu since Sister got their discount Card and I also got Groupon Voucher which need to be used.

We kinda take cues from the last time we went for the buffet. The items that we like from the buffet. One of them is the Crispy Tofu....

Deep-fried Vegetarian Spring Roll

Deep-fried Fish Fillet with Wasabi Sauce - the Wasabi sauce goes really well.

Wok-fried French Beans with Spicy Dried Chilli - thought the quantity they serve very little.

Crispy Eggplant with Pork Floss and Garlic - Hot and a little Spicy and on the salty side though. Have always love this dish ever since I got to know it in UK.

Braised Ee-fu Noodles - nothing fantastic but quite acceptable....I can only say...it is definitely better than our typical 煮炒

Fried Rice with Diced Chicken and Crispy Silver Baits...Salty...a little on the dry side though

Dad Choose Herbal Jelly. A little Bitter for my liking..though...but probably the healthiest Dessert of the house.

Their Mango Cream with Pomelo is amazing...my sweet spot

I love this Fried stuff also - Rice Dumplings with Sesame Filling. Actually Everything that is sweet, I will like..lol

Before Food....all so moody.

After filling up their tummy!!!

Wanting for more

Though Can't say the food is all that amazing...but pretty above average...

Happy Mother's Day, mummy. Hope you have a good meal. We know it is hard to find a place where all the food are of your taste. Will probably see if we can find places with more healthier options....Mum commented that too many Fried stuff here.

But, Glad that most of them pass standard...lol