After the rain, the sun will come again.
2011 is full of rain cloud over me.
I farewell to a few friends in the beginning of the year, a trip to Cebu for Susanna, it was crazy and great fun with a brunch of Sonic friends with a lot of talking sharing and drinking until my body rejected.
I also caught a nasty flu bug for a few times, in and out of the clinic for a few times, slowly recovered around the Chinese new year time, it made my body so weak and started feeling dizziness at the time I left office for lunch or after works, I left it behind for a while but the dizziness still with me when I spent a birthday holiday with G in BKK, even staying at my favorite Metropolitan Bangkok I didn't feel relax and in the mode of holiday. I was quite worry about this feeling as I've never experience it, however it's for G birthday I still made some nice surprise by the help of prior arrangement with the concierge!
I decided to seek doctor advise and was referred to consult cardiology specialist and gone thought a whole series of assessment that focusing on borderline hypertension....
All these things happened in April, going in and out the hospital, paying for difference kind of tests, didn't know what happening on my blood pressure, dared not to push in training, keeping myself at leisure mode, driving myself like a deep shit, not willing to go training as I felt so DIZZINESS after work and I though better to stay home.....that was really driving people around me crazy, especially my G. My family suggest to eat healthy diet so I lost interested on all my yummy foods! My G is very supportive to me, she tried her best to make me happy, even though she is very stress at work.
Kenneth and Frederic also worry about me. And Fred even took an afternoon break in the middle of the week with me in Shek O. He is a truly positives person and I am thankful to have this friend. Just I didn't contact my best friends like Ar Chi Ar Sing and Marcus as I think it's not the end of the world. I've done several tests in Sanatorium Hospital, blood test, urine sampling, lung scan, ECG, Ultrasound, Kidney scan, heart scan, 24hrs BP monitor, treadmill cardio capacity test....all are showing normal and positive. Just the ultrasound showing the heart muscle is a bit thick, then the ECG and treadmill test confirmed it's the athletic heart due to the level of triathlon training I have, Dr Kwok said it's normal for the people who have regular intense exercise. I received the final test report on the day before the training camp, the feeling is strange as I heard the result are all normal so the boarder-line hypertension is nothing related to my body but maybe stress. He said I may have a bit of depression and give me some anti-stress pill oh my god I really feel like I am in the depression!!!
So in the training camp I didnt really push and still staying in the relax mode, and I tired to stand strong as I am one of the organizer. Somehow, G is always standing aside and Kenneth, Kenji and Lok also helped a lot. 4D3N of swim bike run eat sleep seemed to be a treatment, I felt better after the camp and I felt myself slowly stepping out of the deep shit.
I started to set some small goal for myself e.g. Aquathon races...and ask my body started to receive the training load, it's like a fright against my mind and my body, seemed very hard to pick up the routine of training after a hard day at work, I hardly enjoy the summer as I felt so much suffering for a few hours ride under the heart, let's not talk about running.....everything seemed not back on track and still quite disconnecting and I was still quite lazy...looking back, because
1: I didn't set a specific goal
2: I lost accompany on training, e.g. Training partner
3: G was training in discipline for her 70.3 but she was in difference pace on bike.
4. And then, My sports gadget is start retiring, my polar is getting old and not working, many blank cells on my training log and not showing my effort...my training log is part of where the motivation come from.
Still a lot of negative elements on me, just G keep encourage and motivating me to training with her.
And I forgot to mention about moving house because the landlord is not leasing the flat anymore and he is so short notices, we looked for a new flat, packed and moved in one month...flat 405, where we have spent 4 years of good time. We're lucky, by end of June, we found a flat next block, same size, same layout, better floor, better washroom and kitchen, not bad!
I also made my promise to my family to spent a few days with them in Bangkok, stayed in the nice hotel, enjoy the seafood and thai food, they were all very happy, if I can afford I hope my brother can join but I should make him responsible for his own expenses.
My mum discovered the benefit of exercise and she started her 30mins exercise a day routine after the trip, just my dad is having problem in skin allergies so he couldn't enjoy much in hotel sports facilities.
I feel glad to see G success in Philippine 70.3 after her 8 months of consistent training and we started a new routine on every Friday nite to improve her swim. I felt happy on that even though I sometime wanted to skip a set or a session, we still made it just the two of us at Chai Wan swimming pool where I received most of my glory when I did swim competition.
My form was picked up a bit in October, I have two races before the LPT, it was HK Triathlon and Sanshui ITU, however the HK Triathlon race didn't go as planned and even made thing worse on my friendship aspect.
Sanshui was another stupid joke, I felt fully prepare for this race but then I realized my China Entry Card was expired when I was in the custom....
I took part in relay run in Taiwan 70.3 as I didn't want to put myself at stress and be ready to help if G encounter any problem in bike setup, G is actually becoming more mature and independent but she still needs help on bike setup at some points, it's still a men business somehow!! Ahah See G another success in Taiwan 70.3 with PB and podium finish
LPT was really the last race to end my season, I expected nothing and only like to go with a brunch of like-minded friends and be happy in the famous post race party and the trip.
I had enough on my strange reaction to training early this year and I had enough to the gossip later this year, I just want a peace of mind to let the shitty 2011 quietly slide away, and I am preparing for the stronger come back in 2012.
My work
Work-wise, I had quite a successfully year, I able to completed several project and goal I've set early this year, I am able to make it work-life balance, I set myself off from 6pm or 6:30pm, max 7pm just to blame myself I didn't fully made use of my time. My year end performance rating is better than I rated myself, and I will be promoted. I am happy, but life at the big city, you need to keep up the pace, be self-initiate, be very driven to yourself and your team, you never sleep!
I am now age 34, I have a very fit and supportive wife, my parent are healthy, my brother is in a good relationship, they just completed the biggest project to renovated 1806 that the project my mum always want to do and my dad finally compromised! It took 3months and done smoothly without too much argument. I am lucky.
2011 is full of rain cloud over me.
I farewell to a few friends in the beginning of the year, a trip to Cebu for Susanna, it was crazy and great fun with a brunch of Sonic friends with a lot of talking sharing and drinking until my body rejected.
I also caught a nasty flu bug for a few times, in and out of the clinic for a few times, slowly recovered around the Chinese new year time, it made my body so weak and started feeling dizziness at the time I left office for lunch or after works, I left it behind for a while but the dizziness still with me when I spent a birthday holiday with G in BKK, even staying at my favorite Metropolitan Bangkok I didn't feel relax and in the mode of holiday. I was quite worry about this feeling as I've never experience it, however it's for G birthday I still made some nice surprise by the help of prior arrangement with the concierge!
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| G with her birthday surprise! |
I decided to seek doctor advise and was referred to consult cardiology specialist and gone thought a whole series of assessment that focusing on borderline hypertension....
All these things happened in April, going in and out the hospital, paying for difference kind of tests, didn't know what happening on my blood pressure, dared not to push in training, keeping myself at leisure mode, driving myself like a deep shit, not willing to go training as I felt so DIZZINESS after work and I though better to stay home.....that was really driving people around me crazy, especially my G. My family suggest to eat healthy diet so I lost interested on all my yummy foods! My G is very supportive to me, she tried her best to make me happy, even though she is very stress at work.
Kenneth and Frederic also worry about me. And Fred even took an afternoon break in the middle of the week with me in Shek O. He is a truly positives person and I am thankful to have this friend. Just I didn't contact my best friends like Ar Chi Ar Sing and Marcus as I think it's not the end of the world. I've done several tests in Sanatorium Hospital, blood test, urine sampling, lung scan, ECG, Ultrasound, Kidney scan, heart scan, 24hrs BP monitor, treadmill cardio capacity test....all are showing normal and positive. Just the ultrasound showing the heart muscle is a bit thick, then the ECG and treadmill test confirmed it's the athletic heart due to the level of triathlon training I have, Dr Kwok said it's normal for the people who have regular intense exercise. I received the final test report on the day before the training camp, the feeling is strange as I heard the result are all normal so the boarder-line hypertension is nothing related to my body but maybe stress. He said I may have a bit of depression and give me some anti-stress pill oh my god I really feel like I am in the depression!!!
I started to set some small goal for myself e.g. Aquathon races...and ask my body started to receive the training load, it's like a fright against my mind and my body, seemed very hard to pick up the routine of training after a hard day at work, I hardly enjoy the summer as I felt so much suffering for a few hours ride under the heart, let's not talk about running.....everything seemed not back on track and still quite disconnecting and I was still quite lazy...looking back, because
1: I didn't set a specific goal
2: I lost accompany on training, e.g. Training partner
3: G was training in discipline for her 70.3 but she was in difference pace on bike.
4. And then, My sports gadget is start retiring, my polar is getting old and not working, many blank cells on my training log and not showing my effort...my training log is part of where the motivation come from.
Still a lot of negative elements on me, just G keep encourage and motivating me to training with her.
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| Sunset view from the reading room |
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| My family at weekend market trying organic foods |
My mum discovered the benefit of exercise and she started her 30mins exercise a day routine after the trip, just my dad is having problem in skin allergies so he couldn't enjoy much in hotel sports facilities.
I feel glad to see G success in Philippine 70.3 after her 8 months of consistent training and we started a new routine on every Friday nite to improve her swim. I felt happy on that even though I sometime wanted to skip a set or a session, we still made it just the two of us at Chai Wan swimming pool where I received most of my glory when I did swim competition.
My form was picked up a bit in October, I have two races before the LPT, it was HK Triathlon and Sanshui ITU, however the HK Triathlon race didn't go as planned and even made thing worse on my friendship aspect.
Sanshui was another stupid joke, I felt fully prepare for this race but then I realized my China Entry Card was expired when I was in the custom....
I took part in relay run in Taiwan 70.3 as I didn't want to put myself at stress and be ready to help if G encounter any problem in bike setup, G is actually becoming more mature and independent but she still needs help on bike setup at some points, it's still a men business somehow!! Ahah See G another success in Taiwan 70.3 with PB and podium finish
LPT was really the last race to end my season, I expected nothing and only like to go with a brunch of like-minded friends and be happy in the famous post race party and the trip.
I had enough on my strange reaction to training early this year and I had enough to the gossip later this year, I just want a peace of mind to let the shitty 2011 quietly slide away, and I am preparing for the stronger come back in 2012.
My work
Work-wise, I had quite a successfully year, I able to completed several project and goal I've set early this year, I am able to make it work-life balance, I set myself off from 6pm or 6:30pm, max 7pm just to blame myself I didn't fully made use of my time. My year end performance rating is better than I rated myself, and I will be promoted. I am happy, but life at the big city, you need to keep up the pace, be self-initiate, be very driven to yourself and your team, you never sleep!
I am now age 34, I have a very fit and supportive wife, my parent are healthy, my brother is in a good relationship, they just completed the biggest project to renovated 1806 that the project my mum always want to do and my dad finally compromised! It took 3months and done smoothly without too much argument. I am lucky.
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