Rock 2 Rock Run, Penang

This was an unplanned event as it was supposed to be on 28 Nov, but postponed due to the passing of Dr Lim Chong Eu. And since I was back, I decided to RUN! But registrations were long closed. I planned to 'pirate' the run.

But how did I get the '2250'? hehe My god-sis who has registered decided not to go. Oh well, it made no difference cos I wouldn't be a podium finisher nor did I stay for the lucky draw and all other post-run events. I only have the cert to show ;p

It took me as long to drive up (Teluk Bahang), wait for the start and then run. Yes, short 5km run but I think it was less (need to google to check to satisfy my curiosity).

It is an inaugural charity run organized by Hard Rock Hotel, Penang in aid of a charity home (can't remember the name-lah). I kinda enjoyed this very much cos it was my first 'home run' since my last Pg Bridge Marathon in 2006. Not many people, traffic was almost zilch and route was scenic (run by the sea on the hillslopes).

Brought back memories when I was still single and would make it a point to go back to almost all the run events in Penang. A place called home, but then I didn't have any penang-running-friends. I always ran alone but almost all the time I had daddy greeting me at the finishing and sharing all my joyous almost-podium-finishing moments (haha not top 3 lah, top 5 or 10 'got chance lah' that time).

Now? perhaps next Pg Bridge Marathon....

Rock Run was on Saturday, and on Sunday it was Pg Round Island Relay. Yup relay of 12people (I think or was it 10) running round the island. All this while its been a men-only event but I planned to pirate (again) just the 1st leg at it runs through somewhere close to my house. But alas, it was only a plan. hahaha....Sunday morning came and I woke up with a heavy head. So after feeding baby milk, I popped back to bed. :)

Home away from Home....

Home away from home?

Well, technically am in Seberang Jaya, and am approx 1km away from where I used to live, the first 12 years of my life, in Chai Leng Park. Mum and Dad would be about 15km away now, across the Penang Bridge. hmmmm so close....

So many things have changed. The Seberang Jaya Public Pool looks so much nicer from the outside and I'm not sure if it still is a public pool. hmmm it looked closed when I passed by. Seberang Jaya has changed so much. I've still not driven through CLP and my previous house which is being tenanted. Let's see what happens later. I wanna go get a glimpse of it. I miss the large garden at the side and space out in front of the house between the house and the road. Unlike houses now, where just barely 5 feet outside the gate is already the road.

mmmm I also miss the 4 mango trees and 2 coconut tress in the garden and outside the house. Oh, those were the days. Every mango season (I can't remember how many months it would stretch to), there will be harvests of up too 300 mangoes per tree. So much so, that after giving to neighbours, relatives and friends, we'll still have tons (literally) and we actually sell them to the fruit seller at the market (who also happens to be a neighbour 3 streets' away). I miss that house and all the memories that come with it.

The neighbours, the huge playground and the places my neighbour and I used to cycle to. Those were the days we could roam free (and just be back by the time we were required to). It was safe out there. We would ride through the whole of CLP and sometimes be so tempted to 'cross over' to Seberang Jaya.

The kindy I used to go to is STILL there and it seemed to have more playthings in the garden than before.

Oh, those were the fun times....

(hope I get to put some pics)