Moral learned from KL Tower International Towerthon Challenge 2010

Event : KL Tower International Towerthon Challenge 2010
Venue : KL Tower
Date : 21/3/10.
Number of steps : 2058
Tower height : 421m
Theme : World Forestry Day
Fees : RM30

On this beautiful Sunday morning, more than 1000 participants gathered at KL Tower. Many are doing stretching, warming up, light jog etc to get themselves into best position to start the run. Many amateurs with professional suits (branded singlet and runner shoes) and foreigners are among the participants.

The run starts at 8am sharp, I was in the 2nd group of Man's open category. The run started with me packed behind the crowd which make me lose the first few metres. ^^. I was waiting for people in front to move before i can proceed
Many were running at high speed up the hill, which the faced the bad consequences at the stairs.
The first 5 storeys, many were seen to be virtually sprinting up the stair, taking 2 steps at a time.
The stairs was quite narrow and it is very humid and suffocating due to perspiration.
After the first 5 storeys, many was found panting and squating beside the stairs, catching their breath.
I felt nauseating, my heart pumping furiously and i was gasping for air.
"Keep breathing deep" i told myself, realizing the i am showing the symptom of  insufficient oxygen.
I shift my attention by counting the steps,
Than, i started to leave the crowd of participants behind,
Immediately the situation become better,
There was just 1-2 of us at a stretch of steps instead of 10 just now,
With higher oxygen concentration, i felt fresher with clearer mind.
The limbs are coordinating better although i am still panting like a dog.
The strategic position is walking on the left side.
It is hard to overtake others now as all are exhausted at this level,
Others can block you although very unethical, 
Last 3 storeys, when the floor number changed to TH00,
I begun to sprint, and end the challenge.
I was rewarded with a panaromic and magnificent view of KL city,
Felt the sense of satisfaction, not only to complete the challenge,
but to complete it relatively fast

We felt disappointed that we are not told of our time taken for the climb.
We already got the RFID chip on our shoes.
Just a simple system and screen will the job.

The moral.
When we graduated from our educational institution as fresh graduate,
We faced the ferocious competition , some even said that was bloodshed...
We attempt to sprint from the starting point,
And this spirit gradually subsides in 5 years.

Then we started to feel suffocated,
We are now in the low/middle position,
with many competitors fighting over few positions,
The top flyers and lucky ones will be promoted
They began to leave the crowd,
With lesser people around,
there were more "oxygen" for them to develop their career,
They can advance at their own pace,
They are accountable to lesser people.
To overtake them required extra effort as they were already in the strategic position.
Although unethical, but they can easily block you from forwarding.
Same work load, but they gained the advantage to show off their accomplishments.
In terms of quality and capability, some of them in the crowds are better off,
But due to insufficient oxygen, their potential is not unleashed to the fullest.
To them, more effort is required to move one step forward.

As conclusion,
You are fighting among the crowds when you are young,
Once you get promoted to another level and left the crowd,
the world out there is totally different.

还好，还好。。。

最近朋友婚宴上，老同事们相见甚欢，
大家年纪相近，话题离不开事业和婚姻 ，
同事们关切的问他：
      “你和她怎样了？“ ， “几时轮到你？“ 

     “还好，还好。。。“  他微笑回答

过年过节，亲戚团聚，

      “听你妈说你最近交了女朋友，怎样了？“

      “还好，还好。。。“ 他微笑回答

最近回家， 吃完晚餐后，
爸爸随口说：
   　“几时要带女朋友回家给我们看看？ “　“到时爸爸亲自下厨煮几道拿手好菜。。。“
妈妈见他默不出声 ， 关心地问：
     “你和她最近怎样了？是不是你们最近比较忙？“　
他缓缓抬起头，轻声地回答：　　　
     “还好，还好。。。“


     《还好》
独特的两个字，
可以是敷衍了事，
可以是不知如何回答，
可以是不想多说，
可以是无奈和惆怅。。。

他知道朋友和同事 ，对自己是真诚的关心
亲戚和父母更有望子成龙的心态，
期盼孩子们为家族开枝散叶，
早日抱个娃娃来慰籍老怀。

他纵使满腔烦恼，又与心何忍，
让老人家终日牵肠挂肚，
担心他的终身大事，而郁郁寡欢。
就算他知道  “还好， 还好“  是治标不治本，
多一天的希望， 好过多一天的烦恼。

那天终于还是到了，
她收拾私人物品，
也收走了他心目中最后一线希望，

他站在门口，
望着她那熟悉的背影渐渐远去，
他望着房里那空空的角落， 
脑海里满是他们的快乐时光，。。

当年他唱着 《单身情歌》 时，
就明白了，“想爱就别怕伤痛“
他曾告诉自己，
爱别离苦，要勇敢面对，
但强忍的泪水，此时却不停使唤地夺眶而出，

电台见了都心酸，
播了一首 " We are the champion"
他听了，收拾心情。
此时，正巧屋友回来，
见到他眼眶泛红，关心地问道：
         “你还好吧？“
　　　“还好，还好。。。“ 


 

Beyond the Realm of Conscience 宫心计

After watching few episodes of the drama, there is a few thought.

Opportunity only can be utilized by those who are fully prepared
机会是留给有准备的人。
King Guang  is well versed in knowledge and martial art even when he is in the plight of being victimized. Most people will be depressed and give up easily in the bad times, but King Guang continues to equip himself with the art of country management and general knowledge. When finally Ma General offers him the opportunity to upthrone the current King, his talent is revealed to overcome the challenges as a new king.

In spite of difficulty, man must be able to be patient and tolerance
大丈夫，要能曲能伸。
Dowagar Quo is an evil character while Dowagar Tai Fei, Mother of King Guang is a more tolerant one. Dowager Tai Fei was victimized by Dowager Quo but she remained petient and tolerance during the period, even she was almost tortured to death. She endure the painful age until she was finally the Official Dowager when her son became the king. Compared to TaiFei, Dowagar Quo simply cannot tolerate with the lose of power. She became restless, agigated, act abnormally which gives Tai Fei chances to remove her power rationally. If Dowagar Quo can be like Tai Fei, who can scan the environment and remain low profile, who knows in the end she got the opportunity to rise and seek revenge.
Dowagar Quo is the typical character of many people in society who cannot afford to lose. One fall and thats the doom for her life. Being successful is no big deal, its merely doing-it-right after many and many failures.
Success is just able to recover from failure and continues attempting.
But, how many can really recover and reattenpt?