My Trail Marathon

Some lives r easy, but for most of d ppl, life may not be easy, but we still have to walk thru it until we r worn out..

Trail Marathon is really very interesting n challenging, every part of it can be so directly related to life!

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Wear d right shoe, i wore d wrong shoe for it, so it became tougher for me. life, d right thing for d right incident, with d right person, at d right time...look to left too sometimes..

D road is never same, got little bit inclined, some part flat, some parts rocky, some part smooth..
life, sometimes lucky, sometimes rocky..

kick on few stones n have to keep going, or u will never reach d finishing line..

1 way, there's no turning back, u can wait, u can walk back, but after all d finishing line is only there..

Some ppl run, some ppl slumber; some carry weight, some carry power bar; some fall down, some take photos n enjoy d trail, some speeding just to reach fast... life, differ, everybody is living for different beliefs n purpose..

Medic, not everywhere u can find them, but when u meet them, they will try their best to help u thru.. life, cherish ppl who help u thru d hardship! Thank d medic who helped me with my bandage..

Some ppl dry dry, some ppl sweat until like raining.. life, everybody reacts to same incidents differently very much depends on their experiences n themselves~

after d Marathon, some rush back, some group photo, some selfie, some look for goodies.. life, when reach d first goal, it's time to look for next one..

Life, n Marathon.......

To be which?

Well, life is full of comparison, it's very unavoidable.. isn't it?

To be which sounds awkward, what do I mean by to be which?

My question is, "to be first in d lasts, or last in d firsts?"

I start of this passage with life is full of comparison, a lot of us striving to be number one. Or I would say, part of d top among d crowds.

Only with this number one, we r able to grant ourselves a passport to a lot of doors of opportunities. Career opportunity, status, citizenship, residency, n relationship also maybe? Much depends on what kinda passport u holding then in this case..

There's also a saying, in order for one to improve, he has got to mix with d ppl better than him. Or in another way, mix with who u wanna be.

Because of this trait, I have a doubt in my head as I'm just a moderate person. should I be in d last in d top batches, or should I be d first in d last?

Why I have this doubt because I don't stationary in one place, I'm striving to be number one, at d same time I get bored fast.. so I am one who keeps moving n migrating from time to time n now it's time to look for a new place to move.

Frankly speaking I ain't that bad when I'm in those worse one, maybe a bit proud, but I'm glad to say that. Not that I'm born smarter or as clever as Einstein, but I'm able to learn fast, as long as I like what I do. So d effort to be d first may not be that hard.

But when I go to d elite group, then I find myself not so competent to be one of d tops n may get eliminated easily. But no doubt, I will be able to learn more..

Somehow I don't mind being d last in d elite, ultimately I just seek for more improvement n gonna continue jumping around after I get bored. But because of d yearn to be d top, I find myself quite stressful to compete with them. n may even get depressed n want to give up.

Sometimes ago I talked to my friend, he said he would rather be d first in d last, because d stress level would be totally different. I would say I quite agree with that point too. But there will be no improvement in this case.

So, should I continue to look for d elite group to be eliminated? Or should I look for d dregs to be d first?

我的台湾游玩日记 Taiwan Trip Log

我的台湾游玩日记

（15/1-25/1/2015 - 民国104年）

总结：

15/1（星期四）- Singapore Changi - 桃源国际机场 - 台中晚餐阿水狮猪脚，一中夜市 - 夜宿台中達欣大飯店

16/1（星期五）- 酒店早餐 - 日月潭 - 游湖〉玄光寺〉伊达邵码头 - 小米酒博物馆 - 九族文化村 - 晚餐日月餐坊 - 夜宿日月潭美真馆

17/1（星期六）- 日月潭观日出 - 民宿早餐 - 浊水溪（经过） - 梅酒庄 - 夫妻树，远观玉山 - 塔塔加游客中心 - 阿里山，神木，沼平 - 阿里山观日落 - 夜宿阿里山

18/1（星期七）- 阿里山祝山观日出 - 早餐7-11 - 午餐7-11 - 日月潭转车到台中 - 逢甲夜市 - 夜宿顽皮馆

19/1（星期一）- 台北 - 中正纪念馆 - 龙山寺 - 永和四海豆浆 - 坤山四神汤 - 艋舺夜市 - 华西街夜市 -  夜宿新驿旅店二馆

20/1（星期二）- 早餐肉羹油饭，吴之家碗粿 - 西门红楼 - 台北西门町总统府 - 总统副总统文物馆 - 国父纪念馆 - 台北101 - 晚餐鼎泰丰 - 夜宿西门町亲子盒子民宿

21/1（星期三）- 阿宗面线 - 世界豆浆 - 野柳 - 黄金瀑布 - 黄金博物院 - 九分老街 - 基隆庙口夜市 - 李鹄饼店 - 宁夏夜市 - 夜宿皇后旅店

22/1（星期四）- 士林官邸 - 故宫 - 士林夜市晚餐

23/1（星期五）- 南京东路早餐 - 佳德，玉珍馨 - 石牌泡汤 - 石牌午餐 - 行天宫 - 桃园晚餐

24/1（星期六）- 桃园老街 - 斋明寺 - 桃园夜市

25/1（星期七）- 桃园机场 - Singapore Changi

A guide to find a room

Well, I am someone who likes to stay within my comfort zone n try to save troubles n balance between money n convenience.. I wouldn't say I'm a perfectionist, but I can frankly say that I have OCD.

As a foreigner to work in a foreign country, finding a good room for myself is essential. I'm not writing to discriminate or what, but just a guideline for myself if happen to meet some problems again..

This is d list of criteria that I would take into consideration:
1) children below 12 years old
2) pets
3) window facing direction
4) smokers or religions thingy that produce odor
5) landlord hobby, if watch tv, where is d tv n until what time
6) near main road or train track? D noise n d dust
7) use of wifi, washing machine, fridge, n kitchen for water n light cooking
8) room size n furniture n layout, with any beam
9) landlord behavior n attitude n flexibility n education level n background
10) cleanliness
11) other tenants
12) room privacy, corridor room, sound prove or louvre
13) housing area environment n ppl who hang around there
14) near to train station
15) drying area for clothing privacy
16) air circulation

I'm currently staying in 895A woodlands drive 5zero, level 9 corner house, got air con, but room facing west..my windows have to always be covered with cardboard or laundry.. afternoon no sleeping, or would wake up in a puddle of sweat.. everything inside d room would get spoiled or dried up due to long exposure under d sun..

Another thing is children..d children will auto be alarm 7am particularly during weekends when u thought u can a bit longer..they laugh, they play still OK..Although also very noisy.. but when d girl cries, she can't stop... I will feel like slap her every time she cry... n d mom would yell n scold d children...

so if u happen to look for a room at 895A woodlands drive 5zero, level 9 corner unit, a local Chinese couple with a boy n a younger daughter... then u know u r in d room that I'm mentioning.. good luck..

Another thing quite important.. cleanliness.. they clean occasionally, but d kids would make sure d place is always dirty..

no facing main road or even sub road, as d dust u can't imagine how they get in even all windows n door tightly shut.. n d noise when motor bike n buses pass by...u would feel like jump down..

Another thing is make sure d fridge u r allocated a slot...or u would realized ur food accidentally gone missing..

Then d landlord OK with renting out d room for u or not, or just money making.. d landlord would warn d tenant n ask to reduced electricity usage..but they on d lights fans, n went out few hours without anybody using.. Well... speechless...

D reason I moved out, was due to my tenancy being terminated..I admit it was my fault, I deeply apologized, due to I talked over d phone loudly until over 12am that I didn't realize it was so late.. so d guy landlord scolded me vulgar words, f my mother, n say this is his house, he can chase me out anytime.. of course, after that incident, I start looking for room d..

next day I was depressed, so I went out chit chat n dinner n supper with friends.. when I went back it was late, n I saw there's one more bicycle lock added with d door that without doubting, I do not have d key... I was panic..I dunno how..if I call or d knock d door n wake them up, they would f me one more time..

So I waited..I thought wait until next morning.. someone sure will open d door.. but until 430am..I find I shouldn't wait anymore.. my phone battery is draining d also.. so I Google d nearest police station, it was at least 2.5km away n I walked there, very very chilly in d middle of d night with shorts n slipper..

I reached there, but d duty officer was not willing to help. He said what do I want them to help? They can't do anything unless d landlord refused to pay d deposit.. so I collapsed.. I almost cry out..he asked me to call my landlord, but nobody picked up.. then later only he took my particular n offered to send someone over to help me..

I walked back n called him..n waited for 30min for another 2 officers to reach..so they knocked d door very loudly n woke d guy landlord.. they took my ic n landlord ic n contact number to do checking n jot down d copy..

Then of course, d landlord gave those bull shit excuses for adding extra lock.. but obviously..I'm not someone so easy to bully.. d day after next, d wife, a Malaysian, text me to terminate my tenancy, with d starting of msg "I am very very sorry for incident last night".. please la... don't say sorry over incident that u doing on purpose.. I feel very ewwy..

After that I able to find a room cheaper n no kids one!!! Not facing west also.. haven't move in, but at least I know I won't be facing same problems again.. problems that come should be new challenges for me...

It was my fault that I decided to bear d unhappiness because I thought I'm a foreigner.. d kids r super duper noisy.. n facing west with d dust..OMG..can die.. I have paid too much extra... no more careless mistake anymore...

教训

有时候，是否会偶然发现，经过了几场风风雨雨、兜兜转转，还是回到来原点？

那时猛然回头，才发现，原来一切都犹如一场惊醒的梦。间中发生的风雨，当时的乌云密布，震耳欲聋的雷电交加，如今可以是如此的渺小，如此的不再稀罕。

雨过了，也天晴了,
淋湿了； 也晾干了,
拥有了； 也失去了,
激动了； 也平复了,
走过了； 也回来了,
经历了， 也成长了。。。

人生说长？不长。说短？也不短。
有些长，有些短，有些不长不短，有些不知道还剩长短。。

可以回到来原点，已经是很开心了，可以经历一切，也更应该觉得感恩了。。

只愿天下曾经帮助过我，和曾经带给我快乐的人，可以更快乐的渡过，可以得到更多的好报！

我，今天010715，又学到新的东西了。。感恩！