VR in KLCC park

it’s the merdeka month long celebration here. almost of the same time my alterego and i 1^st visited malaysia. this time though celebration is so much bigger. it’s the 50^th independence day for them! and last night, after i checked in to my hotel, (which by the way is a winner! it’s a stone’s throw away from the twin tower) even without unpacking yet, went to PJ area to see the fireworks competition. it was australia’s turn for a stellar display. rent the cab per hour and asked the driver to just wait for me:-)

we parked on a curb of a highway along with other spectators to see the sky show. i’m all astounded in every pattern and color burst…colors dancing rhythmically in the skies :-) i feel like a kid again in the middle of a not so familiar place and a not so familiar crowd. there were even times i’d clap out of amazement. haha! im dead sure the driver thinks i’m weird. but so? haha!now memories of annual pyro olympics in manila become vivid!:(

i tried capturing the moment in my shots but..errr..ok..i got a really shoddy hands…can’t make my hands still to get even a nice photo. of course there’s another story on my cam. i just bought it in klia’s shop as soon as i landed, cos arrrg…this is a no-no ok?..i forgot my 2 cameras in my gabriel. and i was convincing myself the whole time during flight that my mobile phone would suffice..but you know, something in me pushes me to just get that a-bit-cheap cam, as it anyway would always come in handy next time. so bought that sony cybershot dsc-w35. really wanted canon but it’s more expensive and instead settled for this one.

so there hopped again to the cab and got back to my hotel. had a nice chat too with the driver. something worth posting separately.

next thing i knew, geez! it’s midnight already! need to be in bed for the VR. i’ve set the 3 mobile phones to alarm at 4 and requested the front desk for a wake up call. hahah! 4 alarms = will power eh?? was sms-ing TRF too and gave him my hotel so just in case he can swing by.

and yay! 4am i was up. my room was a witness to all my stretching stints. hahaha. off i went to the park with all my stuff: cam, nike+ kit and the small pasalubong for TRF (you see i’m a tru blooded pinoy, hehe). tried checkin’ first where my friend’s hotel is before i went to klcc park. and geez! only till i saw a running chap, i remembered…errr. i left my bb in my room. how can i contact TRF & meet him??! i don’t even know how he looks like. so ran back to the hotel, 200m away i guess just to get it.

we meet 530ish. wooohoo! it’s nice to meet another runaholic, and a hardcore that is. completed 3 full marathons, and another one he is preparing for december, the singapore marathon! i was like, “ei if you wanna run run run you may. i’ll try to catch up.” hehehe. but he said..he’s ok. he’s doing a light run anyway.

i envy him cos he runs there in klcc park regularly. air he breathes is far fresher than makati air. got a nice landscape where everything is soo green and trees are all over. man! scent of the woods indeed. and it’s not a boring flat jogging path but a seemingly rolling terrain minus the dirt & the mud. 6ish other runners began populating the park. but still just enough number for a pleasant run. and how can i discount the fact that as we make our rounds, it’s the twin tower that peeps at us in between green thick luscious tree leaves that add to the run’s splendid feeling? it’s not my first time to see the twin towers, as i’ve been here 2005 for almost 20 days…but petronas twin tower never fail to take my breath away! not only as an engineer who cares about its technical specs and the brilliance of its architecture…but as a filipino who admires everything that the towers symbolize – the great vision of the malaysian people. so much of that, reflection later.

we finished 7ish. i reckon we completed 12-13kms. my ipod nano (with nike+) was useless cos i failed to charge it. haha! another one of those boo boo moments of mine.

after burning say 650++ calories…i found myself beaming for the buffet breakfast. hahah! sweating it out, and then there i was having that power breakfast eh?! graaabe promise..taob!

i hope all other virtual runners were able to get their fix! it really feels soooo good to be up again at dawn and run until my heart’s content. and knowing that there are other people out there that are one with me in this synchronized virtual run. wooohoo! stoke moment again! :D

i’m most definite, i’ll call the office for a rebook on saturday (instead of friday) for my return flight. this city has grown in me sooo fast :)