hmmmm......
kinda like my
mOOd nOw...jus sent dear Off yesterday at the changi airpOrt T2
he'll be away fOr wOrk fOr 1mth.
feeling all kind Of weird nOw
guess its the 1st time tat dear's away fOr sO lOng after we shifted intO Our new hOuse....
and maybe its bcOs Our wedding day is drawing near as well...
and his mummy was making nOise abt us deciding tO hv Our wedding dinner dis year
cOs seems rat year is nOt sO gOOd fOr dear
*sighh**
anyway
backtrack alittle tO
Our langkawi irOnman trip20032008-24032008
20th march wed
at the changi airpOrt T2
view frm Our hOtel rOOm...
21st march thurs
bayview hOtel
walking and xplOring arOund Our hOtel area
Our rented car
decided tO rent a car tO drive arOund tO xplOre and alsO check Out the biking rOute fOr the irOnman race...
at the kuah jetty Dataran Lang (Eagle Square)
dinning at kenny rOgers
gaming while waiting fOr fOOd...
alOng the rOad...
we stOpped by the rOadside tO snap sOme shOts...
tanjung rhu beach
at the tOp Of gunung raya
was quite a lOng trip up the mOuntain....
halfway up the mOuntain
the rented car shOwed petrOl running lOw...
dear insisted On carrying the jOurney uphill
cOs if nOt kind Of like a wasted trip as we were Oredi halfway up le...
luckily ther was enuff tO make a trip uphill and dwn back tO main rOad
wher there was a petrOl kiOsk nOt lOng after
jus nice manz.
22nd march fri
randOm shOt...
the day befOre the race...
after checking in his bike and stuffs fOr the race...
dis is wher the swim will take place...
sOme more randOm shOts...
23rd march sat
race day!!!
Swimming
The day begins with a two-loop swim in Kuah Bay which starts and finishes alongside a giant eagle statue that dominates the Jetty Point port area.
Biking
After the swim, cyclist will take the seaview road (penarak road) and at the traffic light you make right turn, and after the police station take left turn onto LISRAM Highway, you will go through two up and down hills of about 10% incline. Upon reaching the traffic light take a left turn until you reaches the main road, and at this traffic right make a right turn on the Padang Masirat road which is leading to the airport.
The first aid station is located here and cyclist should keep left on this road. Upon reaching the second roundabout make a U-turn back on the same road and on the first traffic light on this road take a left turn onto this road which is leading to Padang Lalang roundabout (Ulu Melaka Road). Upon reaching Padang Lalang roundabout take the road leading to Tanjung Rhu and at 1.4KM from the roundabout make a U-turn back on the same road leading back to Padang Masirat road, and upon reaching the main road take a left turn onto the road leading back to kuah until you reach the traffic light before the Thai Resturant where you will make a U-turn back to airport. You have to make three loops on this road and on the final loop you will have to head back to kuah town and at the kuah town traffic light you have to make a left turn onto Ayer Hangat road and on the next traffic light you make a right turn onto Penarak road pass Seaview and finish the cycling at Dataran.
Running
It is the run that makes the race in Langkawi so tough. The terrain isn't that challenging - it's the heat that the athletes face as they go through the marathon that makes things difficult. After the fourth loop is complete, they run one kilometer back to the jetty, and end the day at the beautiful finish line which is just meters short of the spectacular eagle statue, a welcome beacon at the end of what will no-doubt be a tough day of racing.
6+am in the mOrning
still pretty dark
the pple dOing sOme last min preps ensuring everything's Okies and in place...
the swim will cOmmence at 7.45am
dear's *shag** face pirOr tO swim
the participants On the platfOrm getting ready fOr their swim...
sOme taking a dip tO get ready...
managed tO catch a glimpse Of dear at the left cOrner...
dear's canOn camera super gOOd leh..
and the swim starts!!!
the turning pOint Of the swim is freaking far lOhh...
cant see at all....
next is the
cycling...
dear after his swim...
getting On his bike tO start On his 180km cycling...
mi bascially gOt up at 4+am in the mOrning
accOmpany dear tO the race...
after he left fOr his 180km cycling...
mi went back hOtel tO hv sOme breakfast... tOOk a pOwer nap
went dwn tO seaview hOtel wher the running and biking junctiOn pOint will mit...
hOping tO snap sOme phOtOs Of dear in actiOn...
dear cOmmencing On his 42.2km run...
dear back frm his 1st lOOp
the finishing pOint...
wher mi waits impatiently....
the medal and tOwel fOr all irOnman finishers...
finally dear at the finish line!!!
a very *shag** us
presenting the irOnman medal
24th march sun
bOarding the plane back tO spOre.
Overall was a pretty gOod experience fOr mi...
luckily fOr mi its still Off day On mOn.
rested...
back tO wOrk On tues am
wOrked nites On wed thurs
a super tiring busy 2 nites...
went dwn tO pick Our invitatiOn cards desgin On fri with dear
went luggage and shirt shOpping
caught the silly mOvie meet the spartans
dear eventually decide nOt tO buy the hand luggage nOr the RAOUL shirt ...
gOt hOme
packed his stuffs...
sat
gOt up early in morning
went fOr breakfast at ya kun kaya tOast
dear went fOr his usual gym wOrkOut
while mi kept myself busy with my nintendO DS
after gym
pOpped by vivO
managed tO get a nice shirt + pants + tie fOr dear
dear parked his car in camp
called a cabbie
went dwn changi airpOrt t2
had late lunch at sake sushi
sent dear Off..
tOOk lOng train ride back hOme...
did sOme laundry and hOusewOrk...
watched cable
zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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