A Stroll and A Run

Sunday

Woke up early and went to the Commonwealth Park at Bukit Jalil with HL and May. Took about an hour stroll in the park. The park is pretty nice for recreation and a leisurely stroll, but not so appropriate for long distance running. Surprisingly, they even had airwalkers and steppers in the park! There were also quite a number of weight machines which worked on the principle of using body resistance. We did not have a chance to try it out, as the machines were being hogged. I doubt that the machines are well maintained, though. There is a nice little lake with ducks and geese (actually we only saw a duck and a goose). After circling the lake once we decided to go up to the peak. It seemed somewhat like a ziggurat, with staggered stairs right up to the peak. Right at the peak was a flag pole with a miserable looking Jalur Gemilang. Quite sad. Is is a memorial parked which was built in conjunction with the Commonwealth Games in KL in 1998, but sadly the memorials were marked with graffiti and carvings. Anyway it was our first time there. Next round we'll try the park behind HL's place.

After the stroll we treated ourselves to breakfast. Had a nice toasted sandwich of meat floss and dried meat. Headed off to church after that. Another new instrument was introduced during worship in songs...a rainstick. It was used in the 1st verse of "As the Deer", where the lyrics goes: "As the deer panteth for the water so my soul longeth after Thee..." So it was meant to sound like streams of flowing water..

Went to Sugimoto for lunch where I had some delicious unagi and sashimi. I enjoyed the wasabi very much because it didn't give me brain damage. Had Starbucks after that and browsed in Bangsar Village for a bit before heading off to Mid Valley to watch "Wallace and Gromit". Love the British humour, we had a tremendous time laughing our hearts out. Very , very cute bunnies though!

There was a huge crowd in MPH. Wondered what the fuss was all about....then we spotted Tun Mahathir being swarmed by hoi polloi for autograph.



Today
Decided to do an outdoor run today since weather was clear. Pounded the streets of Terasek, clocking in the usual 6.6km. Energy level: quite high today. That's usually the case because I normally eat a bit more during weekends. Started quite early today, about 6.40am. Usually by the time we start it's about 7am. Went by myself. The sky looked pretty threatening but I donned a cap just in case it drizzled. Even the aunty with the walking stick commented that I was early today. After the run, popped into the gym and did another 5 mins on elliptical machine to cooldown. Here is my exercise today:

Cardio:
6.6km outdoor run
5 mins elliptical machine
Push ups (wide) - 10 reps
Push ups (narrow) - 8 reps
Squat with lateral raises (3kg) - 1 minute
Dumbell row (6kg) - 1 minute
Bicep curl (3 kg) - 1 minute
Reverse crunches - 1 minute
Crunces - 1 minute
Bridge (1 minute)