wonderful Mount Irau

was first introduced to Mount Irau by our Mr 001, who is also our guide for this hike ;) Before this, I dont even know the existance of Mount Irau, hehe. Mr 001 went in Jan and upon his return, he kept telling us how nice it was, so a trip was planned. On a beautiful April morning, a group of 13 young men and women start their journey to Cameron. Mount Irau is famous as mossy forest, and the trek starts near Mount Brinchang. We start our climb at about 8.30am and reach the peak at about 1pm. It was a long climb for us, coz we took our own sweet time to pose to the cameras, and avoid the muddy spots, hehe. I heard the experience ones can climb within two hours ;p Anyway, its not an easy climb, and its muddy all the way. Nevertheless, i enjoyed the climb, the view is magnificent, weather is cool, there's no leaches, mosquitos, etc... and the climb is challenging :) So, here comes the photos...


the view that greeted us en-route to mount brinchang


our clean shoes...


mountains and clear blue sky


half of our journey, break time for some goodies


the difficult climb ahead (* legs shaking *)


this is what i meant by mossy forest


smile :)


a monkey took his photo here last time, hehehe


the best pitcher plant pix that i managed to take. Some are really small.


finally, we reached the top. Actually, there are no nice view from the top. Most importantly is to enjoy the journey up.


chocolate mousse shoes


pix courtesy from mr Pitt. cant resist to put this photo here, hehe, pretty young ladies and handsome young guys. oops, one missing... & tats the famous mr pitt.

Training Log - Week 9 & 10

Week 9 (@ sebana cove):
Monday - Run (40min)
Tuesday - Run (30min)
Wednesday - Swim (30min)
Thursday - Run (20min)
Friday - Run (40 min)
Saturday - Bike (1 hour, the route has one hill climb only)
Sunday - Rest day

Week 10 (@ sebana cove & Cameron Highland):
Monday - Rest day
Tuesday - Rest day (sore throat again)
Wednesday - Run (30min)
Thursday - Rest
Friday - Rest, travel to Cameron
Saturday - Climb Mount Irau
Sunday - Rest day

Mount Irau is quite a challenging climb, but I love it. Will post about the climb soon :)

Tell me if I am rude

Recently, I pay a visit to the 'fine' country :p, and took a ride on the MRT. It was quite crowded. So I was standing, holding on to a pole. The train reach a stop, and a lady (in her forties i think) came in and stand just beside me on my right, face to face. She slowly take out a pack of tissues, and then put a piece of tissue to her nose and start blowing...with loud sound of heez...heez...heeeeez... Finally, one 'wonton' is finished, and i felt a sense of relief immediately. But wait, she took out another tissue, and start blowing again... and another..... I have no choice but to keep looking on my left, where a couple sweet-talking to each other. I think they must be wondering why this girl keep looking at their directions. The ultimate, when the lady bit of tissues drop to my bag which I put on the floor, I took my bag and walk to the other compartment of the train, although she did bend down to pick up the tissues and say sorry... But I just felt too disgusting, and at that moment, I just dont feel like saying 'its okay'.... It is certainly not.

a ride on a sunny saturday morning

viv woke up to a fine sunny saturday morning, and decided to go for a ride around sebana cove. So she rented a bike from the resort for RM10 an hour and off she went, exploring.... Here are what she found =)


the golf course


the unknown flower


the tough slope. I have to stopped halfway and pushed my bike :p


the rented bike


monkeys party


the beautiful lilies

Where is Viv?

Where are you now?
What are you doing there?
When will you be back?

Here's some pixs to answer the above questions :)


the long, dusty, hot, sweaty walk fr office to working place


ah, its near now. This is a topsides module


the temporary stair case to climb up the module


we have sea view in our working place :p


view from the module. the building far away with white roof is the office.


finally, i reached this cool room with air-con. This is where i work, commission the system for my client :) As you can see, its not really clean and comfortable, but then i am thankful to be inside this air-con room, pity all the workers who work under the hot sun for the whole day!

will be back to KL for a short holiday this week, yay :)

Training Log - Week 7 & 8

Week 7:
Monday - Running (20min), Body Pump
Tuesday - Swimming
Wednesday - Rest
Thursday - Run (30min)-Walk(5 min)-Run(10min), Body Balance, cardio dance
Friday - Run (30min)
Saturday - Rest day
Sunday - Step Class

Week 8 (@ sebana cove):
Monday - Swim (30min)
Tuesday - Run (20min) + Run on treadmill (10min) - coz its raining outside
Wednesday - Run (30min)
Thursday - Rest day
Friday - Run (40 min)
Saturday - Rest day
Sunday - Rest day

Hmm, week 8 training is bit special, coz its done outdoor at the sebana cove, and not the usual gym that i go to. Now, I enjoy jogging outdoor, with the evening sun setting down, cool breeze, and magnificent scenery =)

Here are some of the beautiful sunsets. (now i bring my camera with me when i went jogging)

Viv is now at...

Viv has been assigned to a job in teluk ramunia, and is now staying at Sebana Cove Golf & Marina Resort. Arrived here on Monday after a nearly 6 hours drive from KL, alone with viv's ipod nano, some junk food and 100plus :) Took the exit from Kulai, then passed thru Kulai town, kota tinggi, desaru, and finally reached my destination. Still dunno where is viv? Here is a map =)


map extracted from expedia.com

Sebana is a nice resort overall, and viv like it. Its a good place to return to after a hard day's work. Viv even found a good place to jog, with nice sunset view; and they have wifi here... that's why viv can write her blog now, hehe. Went to the pub on tuesday nite, and they have a really good philippinos band here.


resort style rooms


the pool


the marina


my jogging track, by the river


i like this pix, u like it?


viv contemplating the river... before it went dark


yours truly posing =)

hmmm, btw, does viv looks like she is having a holidays rather than working??? No, no, no... its hard work for viv at site... Viv promise to take some photos of her work place later ya.... stay tuned!

Viv is currently reading...

the Zahir... its a story about a rich and famous man, whose wife went missing. And in his attempt to recapture a lost love, he will discover something unexpected about himself.

and yes, viv has finished reading like the flowing river. and here, viv would like to share with you the last story in the book - the storm approaches... and this is exactly how viv is feeling rite now...

...It is that same silence that surrounds me now, and which is gradually being replaced by the sound - very soft - of the breeze in the maize fields around me. The atmospheric pressure is changing. The storm is getting closer and closer, and the silence is beginning to give way to the gentle rustling of leaves.

I have witnessed many storms in my life. Most storms have taken me by surprise, and so I've had to learn - and very quickly too - to look farther off, to understand that I cannot control the weather, to practise the art of patience, and to respect nature's fury. Things do not always happen the way I would have wanted, and it's best that I get used to that.

Many years ago, I wrote a song that said: ' I lost my fear of the rain because when the rain falls to earth it always brings with it something of the air'. Its best to master my fear, to be worthy of the words I wrote, and to understand that, however bad the storm, it will eventually pass.

.....

I can see the storm approaching. As with any storm, it brings with it destruction, but it also waters the fields; and, with the rain, falls the wisdom of the heavens. As with any storm, it will pass. The more violent the storm, the more quickly it will pass. I have, thank God, learned to face storms.

-Paulo Coelho-

KL Marathon...

While my fav F1 driver, kimi, is having his first race this season (and he won! reports here), Viv is in a race too =) Yup, you've guess it, the kl marathon. This is a last minute decision, coz viv are suppose to work at site, but then it was postponed. So, while most of the ppl still in their dreamland, Viv woke up at 4.45 am, freshen up, and waiting for Nigel to come fetch her. Nigel participate in the half marathon, which start earlier, at 6 am. Here is a pix when the half marathon'ers start off.



viv took this pix using her camera phone, so the quality is not really good. but, dataran merdeka in the morning is really nice, the view is spectacular... esp the clock tower against the dark blue sky. Viv took part in the 10km run, which starts at 7am. And guess what, before we start off, the first few full marathon'ers already finish their race (they start earlier at 4.30am)!!!! Its amazing!! Viv is truly impressed. The champion, who is from Kenya, clocked in 2 :17 :38. I heard they run about 18-19km/h non-stop! Results here. Nigel name is inside also, well done, Nigel!

As for Viv, she finished her race within 84min, which is within the time limit allowed (90min), #277 in her category, and got herself a cert and medal =)



This organizer is definitely better than the Subang Jaya run that I participated previously. At least, we have two water stations with *chilled water and 100plus along the 10km course. And thanks to the cheers of some volunteers, policemen and the adidas group (with the impossible is nothing banner), viv actually do run faster, altho she is damn tired ;) Viv is proud of herself today.... and she definitely goin to bed early tonite.... Zzzz...

Training Log - Week 5 & 6

Here come the logs =)

Week 5:
Monday - Running (20min)-Walk(3min)-Run(10min), Yoga
Tuesday - Running (20min), RPM
Wednesday - Rest, viv fell sick
Thursday - Run (10min), cardio dance
Friday - Body Pump
Saturday - Rest day
Sunday - Run (20min)

Week 6:
Monday - Running (20min), Body Pump
Tuesday - Ressst
Wednesday - Running (20min)
Thursday - Running (25min)
Friday - Rest day
Saturday - Rest day
Sunday - KL marathon (10km)

Yours truly improved quite a lot on her running, she now feels quite comfortable while she run, just that she sometimes still feel bored ;) any tips? anyway, still a long way to improve herself till she can join the half marathon...but yay, lets keep on running....

love her comic

was exploring the web, and I found this...the bitter stickgirl. Here is one of my favs =)

lousy cupid.... (yay, lets blame it on the cupid, keke)

Training Log - Week 4

Sorry that this report comes late.... anyway, here it is...

Monday - Running (20min), Body Pump
Tuesday - Running (20min), RPM
Wednesday - Running (10min), Step
Tuesday - rest day
Friday - Swim (30 min), managed to swim 3 x 50m, hehe, but not non-stop of course...
Saturday - Rest day
Sunday - Biking (40min), my first offroad ride =) very very interesting

under the spotlight

do you want to be someone under the spotlight? or... just an ordinary someone who share the same bench with everybody else?

Vanness in Concert

went to Vann's concert in genting. Oooo, I just lurve his dance moves...




Here's the video:

CNY at home

Back to my hometown last week for the celebrations of piggie new year. There have been some important events during CNY for the recent two years for Poh family. Last year, it was my sis wedding, and this year, our cute nephew, Zheng Xi is born. So, we have a cute baby to play with this cny. Here are some pixs to share:




all these taken from our garden =)


baby Zheng Xi posing for his ah yee


guess what is this.. haha


the jiu-hu-char.. this is how much we cooked every year


bak kean... one of my fav cny dish... yaya... which is also my nick name during school time