Rant: Upcoming Events

So, here I was, preparing to go back to my daily routine and training. I got word that I am going to have to put that on hold.

I have 3 events that I am looking forward to.

1. ABDB Olympic Triathlon - To be held on 01 July

2. Panaga 34th Triathlon - To be held 30 October (not confirmed)

3. TDDB Time Trial - To be held in November (to be confirmed)

Thinking about these events, and the amount of training to be done, I get disheartened everytime something gets in the way. Now, who would not be? It has been a long time since I was fully interested in training.

I always wonder how the others do it. In the end, it seems that I need to keep my mouth shut and just do it.

Several upcoming events that may hinder my training would be the major events in the army calender. Yet, I do not see that as a problem, as everyone is supposed to be involved. Maybe it is just me taking things too seriously. And I should take things seriously, like my fitness, weight and family.

Too many thoughts will lead to a depressed man. I need to stop for a while... Let us see where this will end up.

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Rant: My Objective

Some would say it is a new year's resolution. Some would say it is turning over a new leaf. I can not regard what I am currently undertaking as anything that I have just typed out. I am currently into my regime of fitness training started on 1 January 2011, and hopefully will be on-going for quite some time.

Why I placed this post under a rant, is probably the fact that I need to have a place to keep my objectives seen. So I will not forget the reason of WHY I am doing these things.

The year 2010 was a very sad year for myself. I was unfit and more often than not, in a bad situation with my career. I was going no where.

I believe that I have Ashady to thank for the "shove" in the right direction. We had a cycling expedition on 1 January 2011. It was from Tutong Camp to Serasa Watermanship. I seriously doubted my ability in being able to cycle that far a distance. I proved myself wrong and it was amazing.

Cycling was my introduction back into the world of getting fit and healthy. I was bitten by the cycling bug, bitten bad. I started to cycle almost everyday and I found that one and a half months later, I was showing progress in losing kilos off my weight.

Another person I would like to thank would be The Boss. With every time we would have a ride, the encouragement to keep going and excel in my fitness training was excellent. I enjoy fitness, a surprise to who I was the previous year.

My cycling improved, and I thought I might even give triathlon a try. Here comes several influential people into the foray. First and foremost would be my wife. Her undivided support for my training is something I could never repay. I love her to bits. Then are the training group. This consist of Tn Fakhrul, Tn Amirul, Tn Alimin, Iron Coach Jay, Tn Pak Richard, and several others. It is an overwhelming feeling when you have the unlimited support from people.

So I started to train my swimming. It was awful. I can swim, but I am barely able to swim freestyle for a short distance. I believe the following person has been a great impact on my life as well. Tn Zul is definitely someone I look up to. He has been swimming for some time now, and has been getting me to go to the pool to swim as well as getting me to accompany him on runs.

I doubt that I am any faster than I used to be, but that is not my main aim. My aim is Operation Sven T-5. If read, I guess the meaning explains itself. I aim to be 75 kilos by the end of the year. With that goal I hope to be a fitter person than I was the same time last year or two years ago.

The only hurdle in my training is dieting. I have a huge problem because I can be considered as a semi-glutton. Food in Brunei is extremely delicious and I seem to be having problems in staying away from it. Haha. I guess I need more self control soon.

I am putting words here, so I can remind myself. I hope this post will help me further in the days ahead. :)

Rush to Wait...

... Wait to Rush. I do not like waiting. Well, For a long time.


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Bike: Brake Cable

Note to self: Once brakes feel stiff, get the brake cables checked.

Price of cables: $8

Every 800 to 1000 kilometers, check and/or change the chain.

Price of 105 chain: $58
Price of Ultegra chain: $79
Price of Dura-Ace chain: $89

It is going to burn a hole in my pocket. Haha.


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Location:Triple Star, Kiulap

Rant: Recruitment and Retention

A study was done on these two topics.these two work well hand in hand, but through unknown circumstances, everything is in a sorry state.

Recruitment. It is the process of acquiring a size of work force that will enable us to work progressively.

Retention. It is the process of keeping the existing workforce to stay in employment as long as possible.

The study works mostly on the HRM, the Human Resource Mangement. They acknowledge the fact that the number of entrees is not sustainable against the number of retirees. In this form of acknowledgement, they attempted to address the issue.

What do I think of this? I think we need to think of the action that we have done in the past and try implement measures to "cure" and prevent a detrimental pattern to form up... :)

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Location:Jalan Kumbang Pasang,Bandar Seri Begawan,Brunei Darussalam

Rant: Traffic Jams

"why do they name the period of time with minimal vehicular movement as rush hour?"

This is probably due to the fact that it is the time that everyone gets up and goes to work (in the morning) or home (in the afternoon). In some instances, there are places that have no movement for a long time. It is not that I am not grateful for living in Brunei, where the traffic is not that extreme. But I feel that a traffic jam is frustrating, just as well.

Coming onto the topic, traffic jams are not just caused by the sudden mass urge to pack up and go home, but even becoming a bystander can cause traffic jams. Yes, I meant the events of an accident. More often than not, the accident has been moved off the road pretty quickly. What happens after that is catastrophic. People in Brunei are extremely curious people. They love to get information, regardless whether the information is useful or not. So when an accident occurs, it is like they must memorize the cars involved, who hit who, licence plate numbers, male or female driver, etsetera...

I am not saying that I am not curious myself, but a quick glance would suffice my thirst for knowledge. There would even be people who would gawk at the scene. Making their own critique on how the accident occured and whether which is the guilty party.

Moving on from accidents, we come to another behaviour of Bruneians that I am not so proud of. The feeling that we are the only ones in a hurry. I am not sure how others see themselves in a traffic jam situation, but I would often see people with ugly behavioural patterns during traffic jams. Overtaking using the road shoulder and forcing their way onto the other lane.

I guess that is enough of my ranting for the time being. Until I get another idea on what to criticize, this is my rant.

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