i walk slowly but i never walked backward

This is my 3rd marathon in life, but it was really exhausting this time. It was burning and really testing my persistence. But people said " 3 is a magic number." let's see what I have experienced during my 3rd marathon. 

Gathering at the start line

I could only run till 25km, my legs didn't have enough stamina to continue running, so i started walking.

30km: uncountable moment that i wanna give up. I even teared quietly, felt my fragility and helplessness.

33km: the sun was too hot today. I felt dizzy, some people got heat stroke, some requested to be sent back to the endpoint. I was really tempted to lompang. Struggling, even told myself that it's ok if i learnt to give up by using this chance... but i quickly shifted my mind, i told myself to persist. Then, i set my target 1km by 1km.

39km: The devil and angel were fighting when I saw the Red Cross. I almost stopped. It really pains me to continue, but it hurts much worse to stop. So I clenched and gritted, told myself that only 3km left! 3km, 3km! It's so near yet so far!!! 

Continue walking, thinking of moments that make me happy, that make me trust the world and myself, eavesdropping ppl conversation, listening to others’ music, looking at people who continue running behind me, seeing 70yr old aunty overtook me, and the blind who nvr give up, i felt the courage.

I continue walking by soul. My walking pace is fast usually, but this time i was so slow that ppl overtook me. That reminded me of aging lolll really have to train more.

In the end when i passed the line, i heard my name being announced, i was so touched that "yes, finally i am here." I nvr had such feeling before. If there was someone for me to hug, i would definitely cry out loud.

I heard people‘s support along the way: drivers honed for us! Photographer said i looked sharp! Runners said running a marathon is not just for bragging or for the participation, it's for your own goal.

Conclusion: i walk slowly but i never walked backward - by Abraham Lincoln

Finally, the angel wins the devil! Haha

Reflection: I don't have much time to train this time, but I still went for it. Did not manage to rest well the day before - walked a lot and did not sleep well. Did not bring my pouch, could not find it last minute, so I had to run with my string bag, and it hurt my shoulders. The weather was very hot today, plus sun rain, hence sunburn and it is painful now. I have never prepared to run under such a high heat and I got menses, my body condition was never ready. However, I believe that these are some area to be improved. I felt very lucky that I could still achieve my goal despite of these barriers. 

Eventually, yo learn that the competition is against the little voice inside you that wants you to quit.

not forgetting to take a photo of course!

the very nice shirt and medal

耶，终于成功解锁人生中第三次的马拉松。俗话说：“三是一个很神奇的数字”。这次也算是终于达成自己的目标啦～往下看我这次简短的心路历程
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这次的全马实在是只有四个字"精疲力尽"。
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这次只能坚持跑到25km，后面腿就不行了😅就开始用走的

走到30km，无数次想要放弃的念头，甚至还自己在那边默默飙泪，顿感自己的脆弱与无助。
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走到33km，看到有人已经放弃，要求载回去endpoint，很想求lompang。心里在挣扎，甚至告诉自己有时候学会放弃也是一件好事...可是摇摇头转念一想，跟自己说没关系再坚持一下下。之后就是1km 1km地慢慢target。
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走到39km，看到红十字，很想倒下去，可是咬着牙齿，握着拳头，跟自己说还有3km而已！！！可是这3km是何等的漫长吖~ 我知道放弃很容易，身体的疼痛让我很想停下来，但是我知道如果我放弃，停下来之后后悔的话，我会更难受。
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我很用心地继续在走，心里想着让自己开心的事情，偷听别人的对话，听听别人的音乐，看着后面一群群还在坚持的跑友， 看到70岁的阿姨迎头赶上，看到盲人跑友坚持不懈，不停地对自己信心喊话，告诉自己快到了。这最后的几公里简直就是用毅力在生存。
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继续地走，真的是用心在走，用精神在坚持。我平常走路都很快，看到这次居然有人走得比我快，就在那边想真的天外有天。lolll
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到最后最后穿越终点，听到司仪居然报起了自己的名字，心里觉得"哇我终于坚持到这里了"！志愿者在终点给high5，忍不住流下一点眼泪，其实我也分不清是泪水还是汗水了~就是全身起鸡皮疙瘩那种...如果这时候有人在终点等我的话我一定抱着放声大哭。
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一路上，听到陌生人的支持: 有驾驶人士为我们鸣笛，拍照的时候摄影师说wow looking sharp，也有人说参与马拉松不只是为了sign up。
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结语: 我虽然走得很慢，但是我没有后退。by林肯

反思: 这次完全没有什么时间准备，就这样皮厚厚上场了。前一天也没有好好休息，也走了很多路，睡眠不足。腰包没有带到，变成需要带string bag跑，结果跑得很重，不舒服。天气特别炎热，又有太阳雨，结果sunburn，现在全身痛。平时也没有在太阳下备跑，加上来大姨妈，身体状态完全没有准备好。不过我相信这些都是自己可以进步的地方，很幸运这次还是可以在困难重重的情况下达到自己的目标。

跑马，真的让自己努力战胜内心千千万万个想要放弃的念头。我会继续加油的。

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There is nothing perfect

There is nothing perfect in the world. What suits you the most is the best and perfect.

世界上没有十全十美。最适合你的就是对你最好的，最完美的。

The FIVE realms of in the world

The reputation: You have been away from the whole world, but the whole world still keep talking about you.
The drinking   : You still know who he is, but he already can't recognize you.
The friendship: You friends still remember you even though it has been a long time since you last contacted.
The career     : Your family miss you, your colleagues remember you.
The life          :  Come with your cry, leave with your smile.

(For the English version, I don't really agree with it. However, the Chinese version is way more meaningful.)

荣誉的最高境界：你已远离江湖，江湖还在传说你；
喝酒的最高境界：你还知道他是谁，他已经不知道你是谁；
交友的最高境界：久不联系，常在心中；
事业的最高境界：家人想你，单位念你；
生命的最高境界：哭着来，笑着走。

朋友的定义 The definitions of a real friend

1 、好朋友在一起不是有說不完的話，而是就算不說話，也不會覺得尷尬。

2 、朋友就是把你看透了還願意和你在一起的人。

3 、朋友就是不為任何理由來看你的人。

I read these somewhere. Not sure whether there is any similar definition in English literature?

1. Real friends are not those who have unending conversations, but they are those you will not feel awkward with in the glimpse of silence.

2.  A real friend is the one who always stands by your side, holds your hands, when he/she knows and understands you totally.

3. A real friend is the one who wants to meet you without any reason.


How many real friends do you have?

"I am not a product of my circumstances, I am a product of my decisions." 
                                                                                                                      -- Stephen Covey

13 March 2014

生活简单就迷人，人心简单就幸福；学会简单其实就不简单。

Life is actually simple, people are the one make it complex.
Sometimes, 'ordinary' is not simply 'ordinary'.
How to make people think that you are extraordinary while you are actually ordinary is an art.
To become 'extraordinary', you have to add-on 'extra' to the 'ordinary'.


还能冲动，表示你对生活有激情；总是冲动，表示你还不懂生活。

We always need to be energetic and enthusiastic in our life. There may be times which one becomes impetuous. If you are able to become impetuous, good for you, it means that you still possess the enthusiasm; if you are always impetuous, it means that you haven't understand life.


要做的事情总找得出时间和机会，不要做的事情总找得出藉口。

Are you suffering from procrastination (delay-disease)? You can always squeeze out the time and grasp the opportunities for what you really want, but you can always get excuses for what you are delaying.

人生3个jiao

人生有三个jiao

不是咕噜咕噜叫


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1.不要计较
2.不要比较
3.睡觉