https://3speak.tv/watch?v=davidke20/znqgiwpphj
My Fitness Routine is not anywhere near to a weekly challenge. This was actually a long time routine i have developed in 2024 when i decided making a year long target is way above my league.

I have developed a new routine of making sure i will go to the park and do my walking for at least an hour as and when i have a day off(unless weather not permitted). With that goal in mind, i will have 52 weekends to work with, rather than promising myself a harsh:

"I am going to lose 50 pounds this year by walking my ass off"

Or as slack as

"I am going to jog for the entire year in 2024"

Yes. I have had enough of those. I knew those kind of goal will only drive me to 2 destination. One being at the wall, the other being breaking down like 50 yards from my starting point.

I'm glad i took this road, by having 52 starting points the entire year. Most of the weekends, i will have either two days of workout, or at least one. Sometimes i will have an extra day or two suring public holiday. On top of my regular walks, i have also starting to include jumping pull ups. From 1 rep to 5. And then slowly increased from 1 sets of 5 reps, to 2 sets, and then 3, 4, 5 sets.

Ok enough of all those. Goal has been set, it will be the same as last year, 52 weekends to work with, with added extra holidays, i think i am going the right way. Now with added pull ups, this seems to be my new found vigorous routine. I am no longer jumping pull ups, i am doing straight and clean. I dont yank, but i did it until failure. Usually my 1st and 2nd set, i can do full 5 clean reps. And then the following sets will be until failure.

I will be looking forward to slowly clean up my entire 5 sets, and hopefully to increase reps in 2025.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=davidke20/zuoqxsjncb
I wasn't a hardcore religious person. Perhaps the first 40 years of my life, despite being baptised as an infant and for some girls that i chased after was from the church that landed me a deal of confirmation when i was a teenager, I have never been a "Christian" at all.

Few of the life changing event happened in my life(probably yours too), one of the nost significant being Covid 19 lockdown. If you dont know what that is, please skip this post and proceed with the next one. I had stopped smoking due to out of stock. Since cigarettes is NOT consider as necessity, therefore the convenient shop hasn't been replenishing. I was so desparate at one point i even roll a toilet paper trying to smoke it. I guess the horrible smells really drove me away from wanting to put more smoke into myself anymore. Since then, i have not been smoking anymore. Not like i dont like the cigarettes smell, i just couldnt imagine to put another puff into myself anymore. I felt like that toilet rolled up joint literally put a saturation mark in my brains.

Last year, i lost my dad in November. The protestant wake and funeral literally scares the crap out of my pee hole. The reverant sermon, the churches friends sharing during the funeral is so powerful, such strong message of how to be a good Christian, why need to be a Christian, how to not go to hell. Frankly speaking, i don't feel comfortable sitting there. I tend to feel the need to inform my relative my dad don't normally practice these extreme. I felt totally ashame to be part of that community. So much worst than i did something bad and might tarnish the name of Jesus, rather than be "those" Christian at that funeral.

It still feel unreal to be accepted by the Catholic church, after being attending Catholic mass in this church for 20 years(since i know my ex-girlfriend - now my wife). No i am not ready to convert, there are some Catholic practice i couldn't agree with at this point of time. Its not like i am willing to openly say i am a Catholic, but sure i don't feel bad to admit I'm a Christian.

This part of my life, i am feeling way more religious then i was previously. I spent my first part of my life celebrating Christmas without even knowing the Christmas celebration is actually multiple events happened over the years, probably the pre-teenage of Jesus. Three kings for example, by the time they reached Jerusalem, Jesus is no longer infant/baby, he's already a child. It's truly interesting to understand Bible from a different perspective.

The link is an uploaded video of our final rehearsal for our lent presentation. It was a series of Lullaby songs we've prepared for the advent concert. Again, i thought the songs are beautifully written. I am not exactly sure if we did it correctly, but here's what i have during our final practice. One of the verse are about King Herod ordered the soldiers to kill all boy child below the age of 2. For the first time i can feel the magnitude of what happen in the history. This is "the other side" of the Christmas that no one celebrates, which i thought its important to remember.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=davidke20/isbbousi
I guess, no matter where I go, I'm the only person who do mall walking 6am in the morning. Why do that? Well, Genting doesn't really have a jogging track. The closest thing is a side walk which is quite confusing. If not familiar with it, could got lost and stuck at the outside unable to get back in.

Am I worry of lost in Genting? No not exactly. For one reason, i have done the outdoor walk a month ago. This time around, I want to explore the shopping gallery, so I can find affordable breakfast place.

The month before, Resort World hotel still under renovation. This time, they're in business. I don't see much difference at the concierge area, perhaps they renovated their rooms? No way to find out unless I checked myself in. Many years ago, they do offer free room at this hotel, but now limited to First World.

If you remember a huge Christmas tree I've posted the day before, this is another one inside the shopping mall.

After about an hour of brisk walking at the mall, and explored multiple exists to see where it led me to, finally back to the nearby children playground found this Indian curry shop.

16 a set of breakfast is consider "affordable" here. Mind you in Genting everything cost more than Kuala Lumpur. One should expect to pay two to three times the normal price.

Once I've found the shop, decided to go back and wake the home minister and kids up, so we can come for breakfast. On the way back, purposely swing by the light show site. To found those lights no longer tightly line up flat at the roof anymore.

The surrounding is very quiet, and without the LED panel, the entire shopping mall feels a lot peaceful and I think I enjoyed the quietness pretty much.

Took a huge detour from the top floor at the in door themepark, and the scene is absolutely stunning.

After woke everybody up, gathered everyone into one room, packed up our luggage and getting ready to leave. We couldn't make the children to go with us, so we left them at their room with all the luggage as we're planning to checkout after breakkie.

It is nothing really much to shout about. This kind of Indian mamak food is everywhere in Kuala Lumpur. We're lucky to have a place to crash in for a decent breakfast but that's all.

Here's another view of the restaurant. It's not really that big, fortunately not everyone willing to pay that price for "normal" food like we consume day to day.

Before we left, we also take away some iced Milo and roti cenai for the kids. Trust me, they taste better than how they looked.

Immediately after breakfast, we brought our luggage out, I put them into my trunk, checked out the rooms so we can proceed to the arcade.

Son has always been a Motorsport enthusiast. Indoor karting may be slow, with the walls and limited sprintable length of track, it really bring the level up for breaking point and efficient racing line.

One more thing to highlight, wasn't aware Genting also can utilize McDonald's app. Good thing is, one can order food at Genting price, but fetch freebies or deals as if we're in Kuala Lumpur. This flurry for example, from a buy 1 get 1 free. They can't charge extra on free stuff right, in the end it's still free 🤣

After 45 minutes of casual downhill drive, we're back to earth. We headed to one of the restaurant near our house, catch a quick lunch and very grateful for the discounted price compare to Genting.

And we had dinner at the seafood restaurant with aunt came all the way back from California. We've wasted 1 day of our accomodation in Genting, but it was worth it since we don't meet aunt only once a year.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=davidke20/wnitjlvu
Ok. Here's more than 1 month delay on the Christmas trip to Genting. We got a free room to stay, but this time we don't get a connecting room. Kids will be on their own at another room, and we're on our own.

Genting Highland still hold the Guinness world record of the world largest hotel with more than 7000 rooms in 1 single hotel management. Due to the fact that these rooms are generally for gamblers, unless request and paying extra, don't expect to have any sort of view from your room. Who knows if you're lucky enough the neighbor across forgot to close their windows, you'll be able to see some "action".

Kids are having some good time with their gadgets whilst home minister is working her way to get a decent room nearer with the kids. At very least if there's anything they want, we're at the same floor or possibly next few doors away.

Back then, China was newly uplifted their lockdown, they have not even release their travel ban, but I've heard a series of mandarin accent. Home minister said could be Taiwan, but I'm pretty darn sure they're not. Am puzzle how do these Chinese get out of China with such heavy scrutinizing travel ban.

According to the time frame, we're couple of hours since Xiao Ming Kopitiam visit, all of us are quite full still. But then, if we don't eat now, later in the evening we might feel hungry. We found a Japanese shop(which run Burmese I guess) and ordered some simple dinner.

For the first time, we came all the way to Genting, Japanese food is one of the last choice in our mind. However, this time it really opened our eyes. This shop seems to know what they're cooking!

If you don't mind sitting by the side walk, tourist passing you by every second, this is actually quite a good sushi shop, and the shop is strategically located in between the hotel and the indoor theme park. It's a perfect grab and go shop in my opinion.

We arrived at the entrance of the outdoor theme park, but it was locked. We're a little disappointed because we're supposed to go in and see "snow" for the first time in our life.

So we turn back and getting ready to go shopping and quick tour around the in door theme park(which we visited several times since 2021).

Little did we know, Genting make this free for all visitors! Therefore, the ticketing area been blocked, and we need to use the side entrance from the exit point to go in for free.

There's this giant Christmas tree at the middle of the parade, there's a light board stating Genting Winter Wonderland.

To give you a big picture, we Malaysian appreciate winter very much since the only two season we have here is raining season and dry season, both with our tropical weather that somewhat resemble a hot summer 😂

And the outdoor theme park does not operate at night, so night at the museum only take in customers during the day 🤣 you know what I mean. My advise is, do bring your rain coat.

I'm the kind of redneck that never learn. The last time(a month ago) having shower in rain and mist, and I still don't have a raincoat. Next best fashion I can bring to you is a shower cap, needless to say I became the head turner of the night.

I didn't take much picture because the phone screen always fogged up pretty easily. I will leave the video do the typing and you don't need to read my Powderful Engrish so much. To end the day with a cup of noodle and coffee mixture back in the hotel room.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=davidke20/zlyhrnqb
It's voting day! By the time this post is out, I'm sure the voting time has concluded, and our Malaysian election commission is tabulating the votes in order to see if we have a new government or remain the same.

I was/is/am/were not a politic fanatic at all until the most ridiculous scam commited by one of our prime minister, and decided I should at least do my part in helping to eliminate that government. Fast forward to 2018, I did document that on #steem where I was rushing back all the way from Bali, cut short 1 day of my business trip just to be on time to cast that vote!

Low and behold, we did create that miracle, toppling the government and installed ourselves a new government in 2018. Guess what, within 2 years, the new government managed to fu(ked themselves and a new prime minister was appointed. Again, in less than 2 years, that idiot also resigned and another one become a care taker prime minister. Sorry I can't call him an idiot yet since he's still the care taker. He's the one who "strongly" suggest the country to ditch English as international language 🤣

We, the people think this recent prime ministers and the care taker (they think temporary is rude) prime minister did a lot of damage, including declaring public holidays just to make a point that they're trying to impress employees 😂 even declare day off election day eve. As you can see, they're throwing party yesterday.

I am as usual excited over weekend going out for morning walk, to found the place being thrown upside down. By the look of it, they must be having loads of fun yesterday night. I can also smell the alcohol and vomits 😂

The car park is now a base for the British circus. I can't remember when was the last time I was in the circus. Probably before I was 10 year old. These circus show were never affordable for us Malaysian. Currency conversion is one thing, but the spending power simply aren't up to international standard since our earning doesn't justify with the inflation.

I think it was recent years change of rules for circus not allowing circus animal to perform. I tend to agree as god knows how cruel they starve those animal behind the stage and how they whip them to train them. Now that I look at the huge containers, I can't help but to think are they training humans in those boxes 🤣

The rest of the park was actually quite nice to walk. It felt absolutely back to the apocalyptic scene back in the lockdown days, which I don't think I saw many mother Parker park their parking car at the wrong parking space. I believe this was due to declared public holiday by the care taker minister for the erection... Oh wait... You mean my spelring mistake? Don't worry, I'm just using locurl Chinese accent, which most of us can't tell apart Elu or Aru. 🤣 Imagine a very romantic situation when a guy ask for the girl to close her eyes, he'd probably saying " I wanchu tu cross your ice"

For some reason, my voting center weren't able to change. I've shifted house since 2011, for multiple attempt I tried to move my voting rights to the north, but it seems my destiny are meant to vote for the southern Kuala Lumpur.

By the time I arrived my voting station, it's almost noon. Just as I expected, there's less crowd. I've been assigned to vote at this station for the past, I have very good experience and understand the pattern of the crowd. Came early doesn't mean I can cast my vote early. You just can't camp there and be the first to vote.

The first time I came by 7am, I left by 10. The second time I came by 8, I left by 10:30. The 3rd time, I came by 9, I left 11 🤣 this time, I arrived by 11, done in half an hour. I'm gonna try high noon next time 🤣 (if I'm still around to cast my vote).

On the way back to my car, I've walked pass this nostalgic 6 lane freeway by the local community business area, brought back tons of memories. Back in 2004 when I stayed with my aunt, every night I walked this path to the internet cafe check and reply email to the girlfriends, playing counter strike, sometimes until midnight.

Again, this is not a political topic. Besides, the vote is done. My post will not influence any of you to cast a vote for this man. Seriously, I don't stay here anymore. I don't know this guy. All I know is, I do not wish to vote for the other guy. Hope he do his best and serve the community there.

By the time I was done, I almost peed my pants as I drank too much water early in the morning. After done my business, took a sweet drive back to my in law house to enjoyed a plate of fully vegan fried noodle lunch. The greens are contributed by home minister as she lately have some success with her 4th floor apartment gardening.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=davidke20/yqulhehq
Good day everyone. The short holiday proven that I have very little control on my appetite. I know it's all excuse, I'm just saying I allowed myself to give way, rest too much and work too little to burn my calories off.

The good thing being, I'm actually feeling a lot better these days after stopped running for couple of months now. I haven't really push my limit and started to pickup interval light jogging again, and the timing is not too bad. Well, although it still looks like a power walk, but I'm sure it make me feel so much better.

I'm not a regular runner even before I have problem with my knees, but I do prefer running than power walk. I like the pump, the feeling of sweating until my underpants can squeeze fluid(oh wait, I think I don't wear one when wearing leggings). Due to the knee pain, I was told by doc to go easy and to never run again.

After rested several months, and taken down several pounds, I actually feeling a little easier and try it out with light jog. So far the total 2 days got absolutely no problem. The knees are still clicking a little, but there's no obvious pain except the less trained calves. I'm tempting to push forward and quickly get myself back to 5km run, but my stamina simply isn't here anymore.

I understand the term muscle memory, I must say I don't have that amount of muscle even before I stopped running. So, I don't know what they remembered these days and all I can wished for is quickly get my lungs capacity back up, go out there and have the pump again.

Life is a bitch, but I don't hate it. I let myself down to this shit, I'm the one responsible to pull myself up again. The job still suck, but I need to rearrange my life, suck it up, commit to it and live well. Hopefully you guys will see a lot more of my running journey (and hopefully the knees doesn't complain, or will be back to walking).

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=davidke20/tmmehmdv
We're the car guys. I know for a fact, these stuff doesn't actually run in the blood, but environment a kid exposed to, does blueprint their interest.

Andrew is the kid, where he experienced a lot of different vehicle since he was born, because I was in a transition of changing from different aggressive cars to a more family oriented car. I've been trying different cars, keeping some, selling some, and regret selling, buy back some, and still have some.

Don't doubt, I still have SOME cars somewhere around the corner, may be under the that bulge of tree leaf under the tree has a car in it, and I'm not surprised I left it there and forgotten. I guess that's how I sparked the diesel into this little grease monkey. That is Andrew's story. But that also lead me into thinking, how did I become a petrol head?

I literally stole my dad's car for a quick drive when I was a teen. Knowing back in the days where ABS literally means Absolutely Break Sh!t, I over sped, jammed the brake and knock into a fire hydrant. put a big dent into the front bumper.

Guess what, I also know some trick to UNdent the car despite doing a piss poor tiktok worthy knock job. It's less significant until my dad selling the car, the broker insist that was an accident dent, and my dad fought so hard but still took a -500 discount to let go of that car.

After I got my driving license, and there's a long stretch of spirited driving, spending countless of cash into modifying and making a slow car fast. Met a serious accident that almost land me into jail. Oh I got out of trouble, I told the repair shop to snap in a bigger turbo, I don't mind paying extra to top up from the insurance claim. I was thinking next time if I crash, I choose to die rather than facing the consequences. To an extend spending on the parts to improve performance, are actually more than the car itself. Often girl left me because they found engine oil in the fridge as I'm testing the viscosity.

Anyway, those are not important. What's more important is, I'm an insurance guy now, and have a family. After being exposed to enormous amount of fatal accidents, seeing not only cars snapped into half, I now drive sensually and extremely safe. A car is a car, it's only a mean of transport getting from point A to point B...or could be your hotel room if you're adventurous enough with your girlfriend(s).

And that's exactly why today's post. If you successfully made it this far, which means you're a car guy like me and my son. I would like you to pay attention to this post of Justin, as he's converting his APE into a 3 wheel school bus.

To me, it's a big thing. I can't sit here and NOT contribute to such ambitious work. I'm putting in my HBD to fund the diesel for the school bus job. May not be significant, but I believe if Hive network able to chip in a little bit of effort from each of us, who knows we can continue this project, hire more driver so the kids can all go to school!

One last note. The video was taken in a car that I didn't know I like the most. Sold it. Looking back into this video, thought about how the car drove, and decided I had to buy again. So I have one now and don't think I wanna sell it anytime soon.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=davidke20/bmacmfvc
I did thought of NOT going to talk about why this could be the last time visiting, but that's the whole idea of this trip. The government is going to "take back" the hill and start collecting fee from hill goers. Here's the video during the hiking trip. We choose not the hiking trail, but the road track so it go easy on me, as you can tell I'm not exactly the fit type of person.

I will let the video do the talking and please enjoy the scene.

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=davidke20/ffuuygzw
I'm sorry, the rest of the article has absofuckinglutely nothing to do with the game play. I'm simply having too much stress, unable to blog properly, and need to have some fun to vent it out. Took a short drift, having the volume blast to the max, listening to the roaring engine sound and make myself hide behind the noise, seems like a better way than shouting at the balcony and get myself into trouble. There's a bunch of negativity at the bottom, do skip the rest and smash the upvote button, that's all that matter. But if you care to read some rant, then read on.

Working life has been "back to normal" as the government announced, the traffic is already at it's worst. It's like having nightmare in the morning. Got out of house 6am in the morning, sent both kids to school, and ended up reach office by 8. Work did not get done, and got complaint by client, and worst still, work still didn't get done.

One good thing happened is, had a casual meet with a competitor company big shot. I think she's ok with my introduction and my attitude towards my profession, the only thing left is my resume that hasn't been updated much since I'm stuck with the same company for 8 friggin years. I'm not exactly sure if I will take the risk, but rest assured if I continue to stick around, I'd be stuck forever, probably until the day I retired(or they fire me). So, I guess it's an opportunity that I can't miss. For better or worst, a change is a change.

Just as everything goes extremely smooth during the meet, we're talking about arranging me to meet the board and HR directors, so they can pull me in. The client from the morning complaint called in, and having my phone buzzing by the dining table multiple times, that called off the meeting and sent my future boss home. As I gave a return call, immediately I got a huge grind for the pissed poor job (which is not my fault to begin with).

Once again, I'm thinking the same shit can still happen in the new job(if I decided to change), but if I don't even try to change, I'm going to be facing the same bunch of morons from the same company. At least, if I get a new job, I'd be facing different kind of morons? Hopefully a better ones?

https://3speak.tv/watch?v=davidke20/shcfelqq
Work has been pretty darn epic lately, especially after the damn flu, where I was awarded with "sick holiday", and then the company decided to give me more crap than I can swallow.

Anyway, fast forward to after working hour, I was still stuck at home doing quotations trying to catch up with what I've lost over the past 2 weeks.

Decided to have some fun with the long lost Mario Bros. Not that I'm bragging, I know way better player than I, but I guess the amount of "training" I had back in the days, literally trained me to have the kind of reflexes when I start hitting the button.

Here you go, enjoy some secrets.