Air Asia Turns 10 Offer

Yes 10-cent is just eyes-cream, but with as low as RM16++ from KL to PEN.
For PEN only to Langkawi for RM29 one-way.

Think it's not for me again as I used to work not a good holiday planner.

Let's Go Taiwan 9th Biking Promo

Nice scenery, flora & fauna, cultures accompany through the 475km-long journey over East Taiwan.

Well, how about our coastlines & multi-cultures?
When will my riding starts?

Freediving & Hearing Impairment

I like swimming, much more than I realised.
Before I was a schoolboy my father & sister taught me to flutter with legs & propel with arms in the deep. There's still an impression which I cross the dark water in my hometown by my own.

Ever since then I become so familiar and comfort with water and, I like diving.
Transparent, silky, sometimes warm like inside a womb, yet much mysterious.
I will not deny the wide & deep blue or dark water leaves me fear of unimaginative possibilities which out of my control.

I'm so tiny in front of the sea, much more than the relationship between mother & child. We derived from the sea, we belong to the sea.
So I started to hold my breath, staying under water, be in an empty mind, perhaps to receive any message from the mother earth.

Few years back I was impressed watching a freediver crossing an underwater cave.
The video of the historic freedive through Dahab's Blue Hole arch
Now I am impressed again with this:



I was thinking how he overcomes deep sea pressure as deep as 95m without putting on any related device. Ear plugs? An experienced swimmer or diver told me never put on ear plugs as the difference in pressure will cause injury to the ear drum.
I tried to dive not more than 6m and I was aware that I can't tolerate the pressure. This depressive 6 like haunting me, looking for ways to dive beyond.

Unfortunately, I googled and found out that diving has somehow affected my hearing, especially in cold water.
Check out Surfer's ear in Wikipedia, and EAEs in PubMed.
Now that I can figure out why I always have to ask others to repeat their speech, which is embarrassing.

However there is no quit for me, and I would like to share more about freediving with the book FREEDIVE!

UPDATE
World record for unassisted freediving is achieved by William Trubridge -101m
More info on Vertical Blue
Safety on DiveWise.org

Time To Run!

I like outdoor activities.

Ever since my first official running event, Peace Run 2009, I like short run, never thought I'll be joining a marathon, after being seduced by the charming official Brooks vest of PBIM 2009.

And what surprised me was a month ago I seriously bought a pair of running shoes, Mizuno Wave Rider 13, which over my budget.

 

After all, RM200 is what I thought should be more than enough.

 

Never regret for not buying the recommended shoes as I felt much comfortable & eased as soon as I wear them.

Then I got my goodies bag on 18 Nov. Well, all tiny chicky things, could simply say worse than last year's: 

Bag w/o zip, most of all, less quality vest, show no kick. Seems like in a hurry for the preparation.

See you all there! Think I gotta be taking a nap there before the event starts.