IOI Community Run 2008-Part 3

Please click here to view photos (album 3 of 3) by courtesy of Jason Lee.


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While the runners are busy running, these two little girls are keenly competing for pole position in a game of musical chair
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IOI Community Run 2008 - Part 2

Please click here to view photos (album 2 of 3) by courtesy of Jason Lee. Stay tuned for final part tomorrow.
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Jason Lee
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An event with lots of fun and laughter
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Ahhh... all dressed up for the community run
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A fast runner from Morocco who appears in many of the local runs
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The Engineer Runner - he even runs with the blueprint
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IOI Community Run 2008

Event: IOI Community Run

Date: Sunday 9 November 2008

Venue: Bandar Puteri Puchong, Kuala Lumpur

This event was graced by Teresa Kok, Member of Parliament for Seputeh and state assemblyman for Kinrara, Selangor, Malaysia.

Please click here to view photos (album 1 of 3) by courtesy of Jason Lee. The photos were well taken as the main requirement for photography -- daylight -- is bright enough.

My apology for omitting to process these photos, which are drown in many photo albums of running events.

click here for part 2, part 3.

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Teresa Kok (third from left) giving the support

. Warming up aerobic exercise
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Good turn-out of runners
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Weng and Jonathan Lian - Friendly hand-shaking (made not quite simple with a drain in between)
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Time for some Bruce Lee stunts?

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MK 2 - the comedy goes on

Yours truly (KC) at the Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre

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A group of 20 toastmaster members from Speakers’ Dream Toastmasters Club went to support the opening show of Monti and Logi on Thursday 8 January 2009. Yes, we have a good and hearty laugh watching the comedy performance – Malaysia Kini 2 – which Monti and Logi are really good at.

It was a continuous laugher of 90 minutes with no break during performance. The laughter is contagious and at times causing secondary ripple effect – the other audiences laugh because of some funny laughter in the hall.
.(L-R): Part of the members - Rudy, KohTL, MokSP, Mee Yee, Jessica, LimHC
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Logi, acted by Distinguish Toastmaster K. Loghandran, is a World Award Winner in Public Speaking. click here and here. He is excellent in mimicking the voice of past Work Ministry, Datuk Seri Samy Velu. The favourite quote from Logi’s past performance is “Where There is a Will, There is a Highway (way)!”

In MK2, there is one part where a philosopher Swami Mahaguru Shockalingam (acted by Logi) who is back from India with his assistant Elvis Laddubonda (acted by Monti) to teach his students on what is life and try to understand why some people behave the way they do.

Interwoven in the scene is the chanting by Swami: La Ipsa loquita… Veni vidi vici … Lambada … Lavida loca … La prima Italia … Caveat emptor … Cest la vie …

Of course, the Swami also comments on the Malaysian politics sex video of Choi Soi Lek. One of the funniest moments is that Swami revealed that he is actually Samy Velu. Due to bad time, he has to change to survive. As you can see, the chants are actually Latin, French and legal words.
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Swami Mahaguru Shockalingam and Elvis Laddubonda
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Partial synopsis of MK2

This is a collection of short comedies that tell the story of Malaysians coming back to the country, how the country has changed and some finding ways to adapt to the life. It starts of with a comparison of 2008 and 2009

The Landslide of Bukit Antarabangsa.

Paul Kok returning to Malaysia after many years working in Singapore. After being retrenched he comes back to find his life here in Malaysia. He met up with his old friend Peter Kok at a snooker parlor to explore opportunities in this country.

Dr Chua and Samy velu

We also have two fathers who migrated from India and China and how they make it in this land of opportunity and how they observe the Idiosyncrasies of life – to stay or migrate to Singapore.
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Cooking up a (comedy) storm
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Click here to watch two short video clips on other performances:

click here ... on Samy Velu:
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click here ... on Teresa Kok (MP for Seputeh)
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Loreta click here and K. Loghandran
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Show Time of MK2:
The show will run from 8 to 18 of January 2009

Venue: The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre (note: after that, the studio will be demolished and shift to KLPAC, Sentul)
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Time: 8.30 pm every night, except Sunday Matinee at 3.30pm

For tickets, please call 03-2094 0400 / 1400
Tickets: RM67, RM57, RM47, RM52, RM42, RM32(Student and senior citizen)
Don’t forget to ask for 4 plus 1 package (buy 4 get one free)
.The Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club click here members posing with Logi and Monti - the Stars of the evening!
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Penang Bridge Marathon 2009

Click here to read latest postings on Penang Bridge Marathon 2009.
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After running in the Penang Bridge Marathon on Sunday 16 November 2008, I receive Visit Penang Newsletters from the organizer periodically. It is indeed an excellent idea for the organizer to promote Penang by sending newsletters to the runners whom they have the email address while registering online.

I like the good personal touch of having an email in my mailbox and I just have to click it (without much thinking), and a world of information unfold before my eyes.

One particular event that I am of interest is the Penang Bridge International Marathon (PIM) 2009. So from the Event Calendar, it is slated to be held on Sunday 22 November 2009, almost clashes with Singapore International Marathon to be scheduled on 6 December 2009 – two weeks after. So for most runners, it is either PIM or SIM.

20092009 – I was excited when I first heard from Dory (click here) that immediately after the PIM 2008, the next marathon would be held on Sunday 20 September 2009 with a stylish numerical representation of 20092009. However, after checking with the calendar for holidays in 2009, that day coincides with Hari Raya Puasa.
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According to Peggy Tan, Personal Secretary to YB Danny Law for Penang State Tourism Development, Culture, Arts & Heritage, in an email correspondence, she wrote, "The date for PIM is Sunday 22 November 2009. We know about the Singapore Marathon; however, we have no choice but to keep to November's date due to our Penang Bridge expansion which is expected to complete by August 2009. In 2010, the date will be moved back to June."

This is indeed good news for runners as the next Penang Bridge marathon will be free from construction work on the bridge. For the newly completed 3-lane bridge, it will be wide enough even for expanded participation from more runners.

Click here for the report on Penang Bridge Marathon 2008 written by yours truly (KC)
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Click here for Penang Bridge Marathon official website.

Click here for Visit Penang website.

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Cool Man!

It is a rare occasion where two movies that are currently showing in the local cinema circuit bearing the same partial name of Man - Ip Man and Yes Man.

To make it even more interesting, the latest blockbuster, Australia, acted by Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman - both have "man" in their names. So it is the congruence of title of movies and name of actors having the "man" in them.
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Ip Man - The story is about the grandmaster of Wing Chung and the one-time teacher of the illustrious star - Bruce Lee. The fighting scenes are spectacular with loud sound effect. Recommend to watch.

Yes Man - Yes, I like this comedy movie. It is funny, entertaining, and feel good of watching it. By saying YES to everything changes the life of Jim Carrey (as in the movie). I have a hearty laugh watching it. Jim Carey is funny. His girlfriend (Zooey Deschanel) is adorable, pretty and with a unique voice. She likes blur photography. Yes! They take photos during running. Since I also indulge in running and photography, maybe I should try it out – on blur photography. With the feel-good feeling, I was hoping the movie can go on and on but it ended after 1 hour 35 minutes. Recommend to watch.
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Australia - Yes! This is a must-watch, romance-adventure epic movie set in the magical landscape of Australia. It is a looooong movie - 2 hr 35 min but I really enjoy it. Nicole Kidman is pretty and Huge Jackman is handsome. Coincidently, the Ip Man and Australia has the similar subplot - the bombing by the Japanese forces that destroy most establishment and hope.

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MALAYSIA KINI 2 – the comedy goes on ...

Together with the Toastmasters Club members, I shall be going to watch this comedy performance at The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre tomorrow evening (Thursady 8 January) -- and have lots of laughter.

One of the performers is the Distinguish Toastmasters, K. Loghandran from Speakers' Dream Toastmasters Club. click here (scroll down the page)
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Click here for The Actors Studio website (scroll down the page).

The Endearing and Side Splitting political comedians, Monti and Logi, are back with their latest comedy treat MK 2 aka Malaysia Kini 2.

The show will run from 8 to 18 of January 2009

Venue : The Actors Studio @ Bangsar Shopping Centre

Time : 8.30 pm every night, except Sunday Matinee at 3.30pm

For tickets, please call 03-2094 0400/1400

Tickets: RM67, RM57, RM47, RM52, RM42, RM32 (Student and senior citizen)

Don’t forget to ask for 4 plus 1 package (buy 4 get one free)

Adidas Running Shoes Wear-test program

Good news for runners who blog or have their own blogsites.

adidas has once again brought in more highly innovative running shoes to be given away FREE to runners to wear-test them and to post in their blogsites a very frank and unprejudiced opinion about the shoes after 30 days of test run.

One of the models that is included in this program is adiZero Adois that Haile Gebrselassie used at the 2008 Berlin Marathon setting a world record in the Marathon of 2hr 03 mins 58 sec.

The sizes are limited in UK 5.5, 6.5, 7.5, 8.5 &10.5. Those who wish to possess these shoes will have to comply with the following terms & conditions:

1 ) Come to the adidas office to fit the shoes.

2 ) Undertake to post a comment in their blog

a ) about the Technical features of the shoes upon receiving them

b ) about the performance of the shoes after 30 days of usage.

3 ) Must be a blogger or has his/her own website.

This offer expires on 15th January 2009. The shoes will be given out on a first-come-first-serve basis. The program this year is only open tothose who have NOT participated or missed out in this program previously.

If you are interested pls call to make an appointment as appended below

Office address:
adidas Malaysia Sdn Bhd

Block B , Level 4, Plaza Damansara

45 Media Setia

1 Bukit Damanasara

Kuala Lumpur

Krishnan Karuppan

Head of Running

adidas Malaysia

Tel Office : 03 - 20804843

Mobile No : 012 - 3503668

E-Mail :

krishnan.karuppan @adidas.com
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Read previous wear-test reports written by yours truly (KC) on adidas Response CSH 16:
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click here for part 1,
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click here for part 2.
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