Penang Bridge International Marathon(PBIM), Penang Bridge 21/11/2010

PBIM is an annual event in Penang that most of the runners or Penangites know..

This was d 2nd time i took part in this PBIM. I took part in 10k marathon, rm35 or rm40. last year i tried on d fun run, RM10 or RM15 after d discount period..

 

fig: d finisher medal + runner vest + running bib number's + running chip

i took part in this marathon.. erm.. yea, i did!!! y ah? well, basically just to... or some opportunity to:

1)just have fun (fun or suffer? muscles a lil pain, knee super pain, sun burn, shoes worn out = buy new shoe = no money = T.T)
2) spend money(wa... very rich la now?),
3) support penang event(there are bunch more of free events in penang la c'mon),
4) finish d quat marathon in 1.5 hours (no training, just try my best oni lo..)
5) to get d finisher medal (they said medals oni given to 1.5 hours finishers, but ended up dey distribute to every finisher... luckily i able to gasp for some breaths in my run jiek..)
6) try my luck, see if i can gt any of d lucky draws (c'mon la, out of 24k ppl, oni 16 were selected.. gt so lucky meh?)
7) to train my stamina n my body (in a wrong method)
8) to add more stress for myself (cause craving for finisher medal)

so many changes have been made in dis year's marathon..dis time, food oni given to full marathon runners, ref numbers are being announced in lucky draw rather than bib numbers, shirt's colors.. hehe...

what i don like, was d lucky draw lo... for me, it was kinda unfair lo, dey will contact d last (d 3rd) person being drawn to gif d prize away.. then hw abt those who waited there? waited for so long listened to XXXX crapping there, gt sun burn there in d wet body, knowing may gt d chance of catching cold, while those getting d prize already sleeping nicely at home.. then how about d 1st n 2nd person that being called? also gt luck wut.. but y dey don deserved d prize? just unfair la... shud have draw till calling someone over there one ma... hmph!!

nyway, i m happy that i able to finish it in cun cun 1.5 hours.. although i dn understand d results, saying i finished d marathon in official 1:20:33.. next target 21km if i go for proper training n oso try on full marathon if really possible.. haha.... XD

extra info:
i shud have bought my power gel at d booth(rm6.00) b4 marathon, because its slightly cheaper.. i bought it in pharmacy, rm6.50. luckily 10k run oni need a packet. there are so many new flavors coming out d, i bought d one with 2xcafeine tangerine flavor. i rmbr, 6 yrs back, power gel oni sold at rm5... what a world.

those who like new balance, shud buy d shoe at d booth or use d 30% discount voucher in d race pack/goodies bag(layman term).

Pasar Malam, Farlim --> 有流动的pasar malam，就有流动的乞

今天妈咪不在家，所以没什么东西吃。。 想去吃我平时爱去的吃的猪肠粉，去到却发现原来那里有夜市！！hmm。。。 来了就来了嘛，就去走走看看嘞。那档口反正没开。

我不是夜市爱好者，所以去过的夜市，也不多。一只手的手指头都措措有余了。。connaught 星期三最长 pasar malam， thien teik 星期三 pasar malam，韩江对面星期四的食物为主的pasar malam，和这个咯，farlim pasar malam。。还有吗？ 应该没了吧，有也没什么印象了。

这里的pasar malam，没什么特别，吃的不多，asam laksa、珍珠奶茶、蛋糕面包、apom balik、么都有、甘蔗水等，不多。其余的都是穿的，用的。。

我平时都不在夜市场买衣服，我只是走马看花，找吃的为多。。我却无意间发现，这里的夜市场很可爱，可能他们target的消费者，应该都是上了年龄的吧？那衣服档口的，十之八九都是买30-40 左右的衣服，看了都没胃口。。即使是卖年轻些的，也是有点 “澳” （out）的。。

最引起我的目光的是一辆买衣服的 van 仔。。平时看见的衣服档口，都是普通挂得满满的，收档时，要一件件衣服收起来，在收起架子的档口。平时看见的 van 仔，都是卖吃的，么都有之类的。。可这一档，却是以 van 仔来卖衣“胡”哦。。口爱！普遍吗？可能我没见识，没看过。。

最叫人心酸的是， 有流动的pasar malam，就有流动的乞丐。。这里的乞丐，都不是我们平时看了就想打发的那种，有手有脚有眼睛，却要伸手向人们要钱的那种。而是，不是没有双脚，就没有双手的。。

让我心里涌出一阵酸味的一幕，是一位妇女把一张RM1 纸币放在一个坐在地上，没有双手的中年男人的包包里。黝黑的皮肤、脏乱的头发、破旧的衣服、没了半截的双手在空中胡乱地挥动着，他只能露出一瞥无邪的笑容，不断地向那妇女点头鞠躬答谢。

可能他们已经是某些“企业家”的工具，可以在某些地方看到他们挽食，可能我们会憎恨那些利用他们来赚钱的家伙而不想给予零钱，可是再想，如果他们赚不到钱，今晚收工后，又会有什么不堪一想的后果吗？还是不想为妙。。感叹。。

hmm.... 其实闲着没事逛逛下夜市，是个不错的运动和娱乐，也可让脑袋转动下，除了一身汗，再写写部落格，轻松一下。。 哈哈哈。。。