Life is either a daring adventure or nothing

Partying? Playing computer games in LAN shops? Watching movie marathons? Shopping till you drop? Or just slouching in front of the TV and catching up on all the outdated movies?

Well, those would probably be what I would do in any other year. But this year, I decided to do something different. Something crazy. Something radical. Something that people would deem as silly.

I decided to take a walk.... not just any normal walk, but in a 100KM relay walk around Singapore together with some of the youths whom I mentor.

FRIDAY 11:45PM @ S'PORE EXPO. Warming up in the midst of the cool gentle night breeze, we were all ready to kick start the 100KM relay walk. Morales sky high and high spirited, we flagged off and embarked on this amazing 100KM journey once the clock struck 12 midnight. This would also mark the beginning of a crazy or rather ardeuos upcoming 46 hours for me. With church meetings and countdown party rehersal interjected in between, this would also mean that I would not get to sleep till Sunday 10pm! That's 46 hours without any winks! Phew!

>>>>> Fast forward, and it's 6:30am Saturday morning. Our team has reached Lentor Avenue, with aim to reach Sembawang Avenue in 3 hours time to handover the relay baton to the next time that would anchor the next part of the walk. By this time, many of us were already feeling the strain in our knees and calves. But driven by adrenaline rush, we pushed further front in double quick time, hoping to cover as much ground as possible before most of us had to leave for a meeting.

>>>>>> Fast forward again. I managed to rejoin the team again at 11:00pm after the entire day of engagement. By this time, I was purely running on adrenaline and caffeine highs to stay awake. This was the final segments of the walk and there's no way I'm going to drop out. From Pasir Panjang Road, we ventured through to Redhill, through the entire Orchard Road stretch, all the way past Esplanade, crossing Nicoll Highway to reach Indoor Stadium. Henceforth was the most tiring and gruelling part of the walk. From Sunday 3:00am till 7:00am, we had to battle hard against the Zzz-monster to stay awake as we dragged ourselves from Indoor Stadium to East Coast Park MacDonalds. By the time we hit ECP Macs, we were all flat out and decided to catch an hour's wink there and then!

Sunday 9:15am @ ECP Lagoon... Everyone gathered for the grand finale victory march towards EXPO.


HURRAY!!! After two hours, we completed the walk together, bringing an victorious closure to our 100KM relay walk campaign!

Looking back... I could have had more fun partying at any year end events or just couch at home relaxing away. But honestly, nothing beats doing something that challenges my own limits and also inspire lives along the way.

Pace Setter... Trend Maker.... Boundary Breakers... History Makers!

That's my latest tagline!

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With ordinary talent and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable. - Thomas Foxwell Buxton Read more on this article...

Rafael Nadal, world ranking number 2 in tennis. Well, I am also not far behind... probably just 1,465,876 rankings distance away from him. In fact, I only picked up tennis two weeks ago! I may not have those big bulging muscles like Mr Nadal, nor can I play those backhands and forehand smashes skillfully like him (my shots always fly sky high!). Probably the thing that I have more than Nadal is the amount of body fat content.. haha.. You should check out Nadal playing on ESPN channels.. He is a lean mean fighting machine man!

Why I want to learn tennis? Well, like I mentioned previously, this is a breakout year for me and I want to try new things. So having seen all the power tennis plays on ESPN channels, I decided that it was time for me to be on the court and experience the adreneline myself! My gosh it was fun! Within two weeks and I can now slice the ball like a professional player! Give me another two weeks, I believe I will be ready to try out some friendly competition! :P

Oh.. forgot to mention... If nothing goes wrong, I will be learning SALSA DANCE this Saturday! Woohoo!! Something new again!

Dare to be Paiseh...

Dare to Step Out...

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Hip-Hop Dance and Salsa Dance!

These are things which I am contemplating to join and learn! Cool right?!?! Through some youth groups, I came to find out that they are organising a session where people can learn how to do hip-hop and salsa dance. Well, since there isn't any age limit mentioned, I am thinking I may possibly give a shot at trying it!

Why bother to try? Well, basically this is a BREAKOUT YEAR for me where I am challenging myself to try new things. Last year was a CONQUEST YEAR for me where I have conquered the marathons and all those physical activities. This year, it is time to try something new!

Who ever said that dancing was for girls? Well, I may just give it a shot to break some paradigms... Guys can dance too!

Anyone GAME for a try?!?!?!??! Read more on this article...

In 2006, I have cycled like never cycled before - crusing through Eastern Singapore on night cycling trails and rocky Pulau Ubin adventure paths. I made an audacious attempt with my gungho-kakis to complete the 100KM walk around Singapore - We only lasted about 72KM. I climbed the 72 storeys, 1336 steps of Swissotel Vertical Marathon. Last but not least, I ran my lungs out in my second attempt at the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. Enough said.. those were the good old glory days. Time to move on.

In 2007 this year, the personal challenge I set for myself is to participate in this OSIM triathlon and complete it! I am not going for the Olympic race catagory yet, just the half-Olympic one, also known as the Sprint catagory.

750M of swimming in open sea, 20KM of cycling and a 5KM run along East Coast Park.

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As part of my cyber wellness research work into Gaming & Gaming Addiction.... (Get ready for this) ..... I will begin playing MAPLESTORY tommorrow!!!! Best thing of all, I will get to purchase the Maple A-Card and use it to enhance my gaming experience!

Objective: Get a hang of playing MapleStory, and aim to reach Level 20 within the next week!

Well well... it's time to sign up for an account, roll dice for desired statistics and begin my adventure conquest on Maple Island! Time to slash some mushrooms!!! Wahahaha... Maybe I should compute the number of mushrooms it take to slash so as to up one level!

For more research news on the MapleStory adventure, check out my mentor's MapleStory adventure blog: http://comeslashwithme.blogspot.com

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Many have been asking me if I would still be taking on the Standard Chartered 42KM Marathon this year. Well, I am not really certain yet.. Having been there and done that, I feel that it is time to launch myself to something MORE challenging!

This year, I have decided to take part in the OSIM Triathlon! ... The sprint version first before I take on the full triathlon in 2008. And this sprint version consist of 1. Swimming 750m in OPEN SEA; 2. Cycling 20KM; 3. Running 5KM... Simple as each stage may look, but when combined together, it's gonna be gruelling man!

I choose to take on this challenge because I have NEVER swan more than 100m in open sea before, and my cycling skills are really lousy!

Life is a daring adventure or nothing man.. Take it on, and live life without regret! Read more on this article...

On 3rd January 2007, this historymaker blog has officially hit its first milestone of clocking 10,000 HITS! Special thanks to everyone whom have been supporting this blog, hope the content written have blessed you in some ways.

Now, what's next for this blog? Well, just as its theme speak for itself.. I am aiming for another conquering milestone! This time I am aiming for 60,000 Hits by end of 2007! So if you have been blessed by this blog, do spread the word and share it with everyone around.. Share the blog, Share the blessings!

Continue to stay tuned here for more interesting topics e.g. "Hush Hush.. My First Kiss!", "My First Encounter with Porn!", "The Dark Side of Army Life...", "Ghosts, Demons and Angels", "Close Encounter with DEATH!" ... Read more on this article...

Just when everyone thought I had ended my December Full-of-crazy-ideas stuns of "The Judge" and "Lin 伯伯", I pulled another fast one to sweep everyone off their feet once again... and this time it was the RetroMania "AFRO ATTACK"!!! Decided to have a final push out of my comfort zone before the year ends by taking on the challenge of helping out in the publicity team for this special Countdown Party. The challenge was simply to dress up as retro as possible and walk around!

The month of December 2006 has defintely been a historymaking milestone for me, beyond what I could have imagined... I pulled off THREE physical challenges (100km walk, vertical marathon and 42km marathon) and THREE Xtreme makeover challenge (The Judge, Lin 伯伯 and Afro Attack)!

Well, Life is a Daring Adventure or Nothing... What are you waiting for? Why not challenge yourself to try something new in 2007... Let it REALLY be a Year of BreakOut! :) Read more on this article...