A one-live cat’s life

November 25, 2007 - I set my alarm 15 minutes before 5 am.  A day after i arrived form KL just for the weekend, and yes for this run.  A bit exhausted doing errands for my next trip, preparing for my backpacking trip as well.
Slept around 2am finishing my packing, i slept through my alarm, and next thing i know its 530! 30 mins before the race. Rushed and did what i need to do, arrived the race area 10 minutes before the start, saw rey, sam and grace minutes after alighting the taxi. just brought bag to the baggage counter, all i can remember it wasnt a count down, then just i arrived the race area, race started!
well maybe because of fatigue, i can feel soreness on my thighs, i tried to push harder, this time my breathing is alright but my legs are giving up.  I have to feel if i still can.  Most of the h@ppy feet are already injured and i do not want to be one of the injured as well.

I reached the finish line clocking 54.21 for 10KM.

Eversince i got busy from traveling
for work, i would admit aside from gaining a few pounds i have missed and been
intermittent in my running. this blog is
also of past past events still i wanted to keep track of them

*Japan-too scared too get lost on the
streets as they are written in Japanese characters, i don’t speak Japanese. Only
3 times did i run in the gym at d treadmill. Twas too late when i learned Nuno,
a CS friend from Portugal runs. We should have run and prolly got lost w company of each
other

*Manila - my sister stayed with me and
i guess she was hypnotizing me to run in my sleep instead, i missed 3 more
virtual runs. Intermittent night runs
because ive been getting sick because of the weather.

- i run the run for hope for NB more or
less 18km fr pasong tamo to rockwell and two hours run for the event

Benguet - run the oval last all souls
day.at least 12 rounds. I reckon it was
Cristabel Martes i saw training in the track when i was there.she prolly wont
recognize me anymore.

- myu worst PR was in GK run for 10km
at 1:05:39 !even worse than my first 10KM! I was told was fourth but the results is
messed up

*Kuala Lumpur-frustrated w my
performance in GK i promised to do better.as Mon,a h@ppy feet friend, is
currently targetting in overtaking me soon in the races,since aside fr a long
admiration fr bull runner’s preformance, Rorenz is my project.that’s project Rorenz,not if he would run so fast!so kidding aside from project rorenz, i need
to loose the weight ive gained and improve better.started regularly training
while il b in KL for the next 1 and a half month.hopeful better run on 25 November for Animo run.

I am writing this piece on another
realization of just like a few writing and speeches that tell the modern
heroism of Filipinos and the sad part of being a Filipino.

One Friday, I met with some friends i
met from couch surfing,Munwah and Michael for drinks. we went to meet one of Munwah’s chinese
friend an older man business man who Munwah was consulting for his business.

As we were discussing business stuff
and things henry says Malays in Malaysia take for granted the education d
government they’ve been given they he says right now in Asia the Indians lead
the good pack os sales and marketing people because they are agressive
talkers,next iare the Filipinos. He said
Philippines is a sad case Filipinos are smart,the country is rich.I can not
agree more,we were the template of of the other asian countries before. we were say 10 years farther in dveleopment
compared to the other countries,now what?because government would have changed
the priorities were are now 10 yrs bck fr Malaysia,20 yrs fr Singapore!sad isnt
it?

He was saying that for Micheal to be
able to grow in his career,he should go to a univerity and learn a
degree.surprised that when i was in Australia are valready contented if they
finished Highschool because they wud be able to get a job without having a
degree. well more of this people i meet
from travelling are even more surprised to learn that in the Philippines,you
need to be at least 2 yrs in college to
be a Janitor.correct? And yes,the maids of their friends who are Filipinos,
finished a degree in Universities. some
can even teach the kids theyre tending to aside fr household chores because she
is a teacher.then if u were to choose a domestic Helper i think aside fr
Hospitality choosing Filipino is better. not all people know this they always bash this indio race.

but at times i agree and guilty as i
can be at times i pretend not to be a Filipino. This is when they get lazy,they get too loud or show they lack manner
and breeding. Hurtful as it is the
truth,most are even gold diggers, things i need to brave that some men would
think a another Filipina who wanted to marry a foreigner and get money or ask
money!I appreciate when a lot of times foreigners and not just the westerners
would tell me i am different from the stereotyped. But i tell them i am just one of them i am
sure a lot of the Filipinos are nice people.

Some people would jsu think at times im Malayor Indonesian,number of times.i also wonder it prolly be good that they
don’t think I’m the Abusayaf,or the corrupt Filipino.but in the end i stand proud
when they ask me where you from? I say Philippines. it helps when u make a difference and change
the perception of how they think about Filipinos.