Singapore Bay Run 2007

Just completed my first 6km "mini" marathon yesterday. For a person who has not "properly" exercised for many years, it is so tough....I ended up running and walking (most of the time) the whole 6km. My legs are so painful now....can't even walk properly. I'm glad to finish the run within 65 mins though. During the run, I saw a motivating banner that said "Once you start, don't stop until you finish". It may be one of my "push" factor, as the moment I read it, I felt like running (after walking for some distance ). Luckily, my registration for the Shape Run was unsuccessful, as I don't think my legs will recover in time.

Dengue Fever (I hate all mosquitoes)

My Dad just recovered from Dengue fever and I'm so glad he did. During the time when he was hospitalized, I searched online for different kinds of natural remedies that could help a victim to fight dengue. (There are no medicine for treating dengue fever. It all depends on the victim's immune system) Just wanted to share my findings...

Papaya
Papaya is a very good fruit. Even the hospitals give dengue patients papaya in their meals. A lot of online posts said that the juice from papaya leaves would help to cure dengue fever. We wanted to try it out (we even got the leaves ready), but were scared that there may be side effects...So, we stick to the safest choice - eating the papaya fruit. It is supposed to help increase the victim's platelet counts, which could fall to a dangerously low level in bad conditions.

Bitter gourd (small ones)
A friend recommended taking the juice of mini bitter gourds. It's really bitter, but it's really good for the body.

I believe these could help a dengue fever victim fight against the virus, in addition to the help of a doctor.

Back from Bangkok training!

6-Sigma is so tough...residual analysis etc give me headache. It was a tiring, but fun Black Belt refresher course. We went through all the 6-Sigma methodology again and learnt how to use some of the new tools. I felt so sleepy during the class as it was very technical at times and I did not have enough sleep...sob. There were so many things to cover in the 3-days course. Anyway, I found a good way to keep awake. Eating minty sweets and drinking lots of water/tea. However, it also makes me frequent the toilet more often. There are so much land in Bangkok, that everything could be so spacious. The dealer in Thailand has a big nice workshop, with really nice scenery. They even got space for their own airplane! So cool. Novotel Bangkok is a good hotel to stay in. The rooms are spacious and clean. Their service was also quite good, we were asked to check-in at the business lounge where we were given towels and drinks while waiting. We even got a free drink voucher to redeem at their pub. It was fun to attend an overseas training with a group of colleagues.