Viva La Vida

This song kept playing in my mind all day long...

Never really fancy this song until I return to blogging again. LoL.

I'm just glad to be alive each day... WooHoo~!!! (^o^)v

Viva La Vida -- Coldplay


Viva La Vida lyrics
Songwriters: Berryman, Guy Rupert; Buckland, Jonathan Mark; Champion, Will; Martin, Christopher A J
I used to rule the world
Seas would rise when I gave the word
Now in the morning I sleep alone
Sweep the streets I used to own

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
Once you go there was never
Never an honest word
And that was when I ruled the world

It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become

Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman Cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field

For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world

Where are the EMS when we need them??

I stumbled on a sad article in a shared Facebook note this morning. It is about about a tragic event that occurred yesterday in the SCKL Marathon.


Below is the extraction from the original article in Facebook:


A Tragic Incident at Standard Chartered KL Marathon 2010
-- by Toh Yit Ming via FB shared notes

I would like to share a tragic incident that happened at Standard Chartered KL Marathon today… 
When i was running my final 2 km on the 10km… as i was running along the road in front of Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur, i saw a guy was sitting on the road side then soon enough he collapsed… 

this incident attracted my attention as a guy(a training doctor, named Irkhan) that was trying to help him was shouting for medic.. 
as i was a trained EFR, i ran over to see what is happening.. (it was around 1 hour into the race for 10km runners)

i got to know that the guy (named Lim) has collapsed and was having seizure.. we tried to place him in recovery position… he was breathing very heavily and shortly and he was also biting his teeth very very hard… i was afraid that he will hurt himself (with either biting his own tongue or he closed up his airway).. so i tried to open up his jaw and tried to communicate wif him to have him relax and breath easily.. he then slowed down his breathing and taking deeper breath…

another lady (Pei Kheng) came to help and constantly monitor on his pulse… and Dr. Visva (was another participant in the run) came over to help…

Then suddenly, his pulse was gone… then we lied him flat and started on CPR procedures… we constantly check on his pulse to check whether his pulse has come back.. we did chest compression and also mouth-to-mouth breathing to Lim…
as we were doing the CPR procedures, we did not sight medic anywhere.. and we tried to shout as loud as possible for medic… 

After awhile into the CPR procedures, "lady A" said that she could feel his pulse but was very weak.. then we stopped the CPR procedures to see whether he regain consciousness or not… 
After i stopped the chest compression on Lim, i started shouting for medic services again with the hope that a medic services is nearby and heard us.. but unfortunately not… we only sighted 3 DBKL Officers(with big motorcycles) just stood by the road side and just stare… the did not come over to help or to check out what happened… (it was around 10 minutes that Lim collapse and had seizure)…

after a moment, Lim loose his pulse again.. we started CPR procedures again.. we still did not sight an ambulance or any EMS(Emergency Medical Services) around… after approximately 30 compression, Lim regained his pulse but was very very weak.. and yet.. there was still no ambulance or EMS sighted… and DBKL officers still stood there and did not came over to help… so I informed a passer by to run to the officers to tell them to call for an EMS soonest possible...

after we performed CPR procedures on Lim for the the third time, finally a St. John ambulance came after around 15 - 20 minutes after Lim collapsed…

we let the EMS officers to take over the CPR and First Aid… Dr. Visva asked whether do they have the AED(Automated External Defibrillator)… one of the person from the EMS said that they do not have it.. then I asked whether do they have a face mask with pump.. they also did not have it there… THEY PRACTICALLY HAVE NOTHING IN THE AMBULANCE!!!!!!!! -.-" 

EMS took him and speed their way to HKL…

we were later informed that the Response time for EMS is 3 minutes but it took them almost 20 minutes to arrive… and later.. as I was reading through the Runners Guide that was provided in our running kit…
There is a statement (at page 15) that states that "Medical Assistance - Medical Aid is available every 4km and at the Finish Area. Due to runner's physical condition, Medical Officials are authorized to stop runners and remove their timing chip"…

every 4KM MY ROYAL ASS.. I did not see any first aider, ambulance or any sort of medical officials along my 10km route… and if 4km was true.. it definitely will not take them SO LONG to arrive...
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I got a call from Dr. Visva a moment ago.. he went to HKL to check out the condition of Lim and he informed me that Lim have passed away on his arrival to the hospital… T__T

Lim is only into his 20's and was running the 10KM distance… 

P/s: please share this note to as many people as possible.. we will hope to create awareness on the inefficiency of EMS, DBKL officers and organiser of standard chartered KL Marathon 2010... we also want to create an awareness that this kind of inefficiency have caused a life of a young man...
we will hope that the marathon organisers will take responsibility and make EMS a top priority in their planning




It's heart breaking, isn't it?
The poor guy would have been alive IF there's proper EMS allocated throughout the running routes! What?!!! No AEDs allocated to other medical organizations other than hospitals??? Are we living in a third world country? What the hell is the government thinking? Sigh....

The 10KM run

The SCKL Marathon 2010 was finally over. Well folks, guess what? Tortoise Shelley did it. I finished the whole stretch of 10KM without quitting!!! I completed the run in 1 hour and 35 minutes! (^o^)

I actually entered the race track with a fearful heart this morning. Why? Did I tell you I only trained on treadmill for 30 mins run each time (spanning between 2.5KM - 3.0KM in each set) and THAT's it? I never ran a distance beyond 3KM on a treadmill before... And I must admit that I felt pretty exhausted after each treadmill run. But today, after running the real marathon, I finally understand why Lena said that we should never compare a treadmill run over a ground run. The strength and stamina needed to run a 3KM distance on a treadmill is actually equivalent to an 8KM distance on a fix ground.

More than 13,000 runners participated in this year' s SCKL Marathon. I never expected myself to enjoy the run so much. Yes, you read correctly. I wrote the word: FUN. It definitely felt different to run alongside with a huge crowd. We run with one common aim: The Finisher Line. ;)

In conclusion, the 10KM run was bearable to me. It was not too hectic and I did not overused my stamina. Will I ever join another marathon again? Yes, I will. I will go for the 10KM run again next year. This time I've used 95 minutes to complete the 10KM run, my next aim is to complete the run in less than 90 minutes. I must challenge myself to run within the 90 minutes cut-off time!!!!

Here's some SCKL Marathon pictures taken before and after the run:

Sigh... I should have brought along my camera during the run. I passed by Museum Negara, Tien Hou Temple, Old Parliament House and Sogo, using my FEET only!!!! It's a world record breaking for me leh! Below are the places that I passed by in the run (I stole the map from SCKL site, ;P):

My favourite picture this round would be this one: MY FINISHER MEDAL!!! (^o^)v

New blog template

WooHoo...

Finally found a free template that looks as sweet + appealing + cute like me (**AHeM**). Many thanks to LeeLou Blog for the free download!

Well... Gotta head to church shortly. Hmm... Still thinking whether I should stay overnight in Lena's place tonight. Decide later lah! Chaozzz...

I signed up for WHAT again?!

ALL of my mates know very well that I'm is not a gym kaki. I stepped my feet on a treadmill for the very first time 3 weeks ago. I trained 5 days per week ever since. Well, wonder why would a lazy bum like me suddenly changed overnight? Sigh. The reason behind is: I signed up for the 10KM SCKL Marathon 2010 empty mindedly about a month ago.

10KM seems 'OK' when I checked out on the Race Category prior registration. When I compared 10KM with 42.2KM full marathon and 21.1KM half marathon, it really seemed kacang... Hmm? Why didn't I consider the 5KM run huh? You mean joining the FUN run with parents and kids? "Aiya, don't want lah... Very malu lah run with kiddos!! It's super-duper kacang, ok?!!! So not me leh!"

Well my friends, please note that pride could sometimes bring you 'huge trouble', especially when you made decision in haste!!

I only realized the fact that 10KM is a freaking long distance after my first attempt on the treadmill. My last run before hitting the gym was 13 freaking years ago (PJK fit test during high school days). My first casual 25 minutes jog (hell, its not even close to a run) already made me feel like this poor chap:

Guess how long did I manage to run in 25 minutes? Jeng-jeng-jeng-jeng: A whopping 1.5KM in 25 minutes! Phew... I already feel like a dried sotong after the short 1.5KM jog. The actual run will be 7 times longer, with a 90 minutes cut-off time. Hah!! Serve me right! I heard St Pete's voice in me shouted: "Congratulations darling, welcome to HELL!!"

Sigh... Well, what should I say? It's too late for me to turn back now as what's done, was done. Since I've signed up for the run, I will NOT chicken out, but will run with all my effort this Sunday. Wish me luck! ;)

Comic of the day:

Guess who's back??

Hey bloggie!
How have you been?? Forgive mommy for abandoning you for so long! I will try to come by more often. I promise. Haiya, haiya... I know very well what's your reaction. I promised the same thing years ago huh? Well, give mommy another chance. Please-please-please?!!! This time for real. Why? Cause I've renamed you. No more ah lian name for you!

Ohhh... LoVe you lots!!! ***HuGs*Mu@Cks*** (^v^)

P/S: Some of you may wonder what 'La Vida Memo' means? It means life's memo in Spanish. Yup, yup, this is my life's journal...