Bidding Farewell to the Beautiful City of Phnom Penh

Posted on March 29, 2012 by jipp

It would be the day when we’d have to say good bye to the beautiful city of Phnom Penh. Thinking that we didn’t have much time to spare, I grabbed my shoes and went for a little run on the riverside of Tonle Sap river.

It would be my very last run before I joined a few thousands runners to battle it out at the Angkor Wat Marathon. Continue reading →

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The Brooks Half-Marathon 2012 : Ticked Off the List

Posted on March 27, 2012 by jipp

So, I opened my marathon saga this year by running for the Brooks’ Half-Marathon about two weeks ago. It would be my very first time of running after a curfew of about three months with the last run being the Angkor Wat Half-Marathon. For such a long break, I had every reason to be worried. You know how stamina doesn’t cling to you for too long. It has its own way of disappearing into the thin air JUST LIKE THAT if you don’t hold on strongly enough to it by means of doing all the necessary trainings and all. Continue reading →

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My Bucket List

Posted on March 24, 2012 by jipp

Internacionale

  1. Bali Trip
  2. Bangkok – Siem Reap trip
  3. Bhutan / Tibet
  4. Brunei
  5. North Thailand
  6. China Trip
  7. East Java
  8. Everest Base Camp
  9. Summiting Mt Fansipan, Vietnam’s highest mountain
  10. Hat Yai
  11. Journey to The Holy Land
  12. Weekend Getaway to Krabi, Thailand
  13. Laos
  14. Manila with Mom
  15. My Munich 200th BEER FESTIVAL Germany Trip (Re-scheduled)
  16. Myanmar
  17. The Golden Triangle, INDIA
  18. Milford Track, New Zealand
  19. Papua New Guinea
  20. Rinjani Lombok
  21. Scotland – Ireland – Wales
  22. Scandinavian Countries
  23. Sri Langka
  24. Across Switzerland
  25. Iran
  26. Trip to Rome
  27. Timor Leste
  28. Trans Siberia – Mongolia
  29. Trip to Palawan
  30. USA !
  31. The Valley of Flowers
  32. In the shoes of a PTI : From Borneo to Java Islands by Ferry !
  33. Standing on top of Japan done!
  34. Watching a match at Stamford Bridge!
  35. Summiting Mount Semeru, the Highest Mountain in Java
  36. Conquering the Highest Volcano in Indonesia
  37. Doing the Jesus Trail 
  38. Varanasi and Calcutta
  39. Ladakh, Northern India
  40. Sulawesi
  41. Hiking in Georgia

Score : 19/41

Locale

  1. Hiking up to Mt Sontubong, Sarawak
  2. Little escapade to Bario
  3. Going underwater in Mabul & Sipadan
  4. Conquering Malaysia’s 3rd highest mountain
  5. Conquering the highest mountain in Malaysian Peninsular
  6. Salt Trail (Sabah)
  7. Menchandat Sotong
  8. Tekiwit watefall
  9. Conquering Mt. Mulu
  10. Ba’kelalan and Mt. Murud

Score : 6/10

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