Just Norahs: February 2014

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

January's Updates

January: Hello 2014 & Horse Year!

This gonna be a good year for all of us!

Happy New Year! Hello 2014!
Hope for a good year with a new start to achieve my dreams.
Thanks for accompany me to see the fireworks and together to welcome 2014! :)

Morning 2014! New Year New Run at Dragon Back route! 15km done!

One of my favourite photo we took in Busan. Looking forward to the next trip.

So many back to school photos on fb, I also have a photo to share. :)
开学了!

Done 8km tempo run with Puma Running Club. Makan time!

Training slots are available on a first come first serve basis. To pre-register for the training sessions, kindly email marketing.my@puma.com.

For more information, please visit PUMA Malaysia Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/PumaMalaysia

One more postcard to my collection. Best greetings from UK. Thank you. #postcard #friends #collection

Finished my 1st race of 2014 in 1:06:50 (unofficial time). Started my new year with new PB for 12km run. It's time to train for my fm. Thanks to my pacer, KWin. ^-^

Za True White Ex series launch.

Za True Whitw Ex Essence Lotion, the star product for a truly brighter skin. #bblogger #Za #skincare

骏马奔迎
如意年 #CNY

Happy Lou Sang with Elycia, Jessica, Darren, Nazreen, Emery, Fifi and Leng Jie. My 1st lou sang for this year. More yee sang in coming weeks. ^-^
#WishesOfAbundance #TheHeraldOfSpring2014 #CNY

Ran 15.53km with MWM running clinic at Padang Merbok. Thanks Karen Loh Lorna Wong and all my running buddies in this session. See you girls in the next session. Happy Saturday! ^-^
#MWM2014 #MalaysiaWomenMarathon — feeling wonderful

For more info, visit:

www.mwm.my

http://www.facebook.com/MalaysiaWomenMarathon

A special photo from my running buddy, Sunny to me. This photo was took at the 2XU killer hill. Really love this photo. :)

Another happy lsd with LYNR. My target distance achieved and all thanks to my running buddy, Renee. Also thanks to Meng Yong, Zijil and Sunny. Thanks Captain Jimmy to organise this run :)
Happy Holidays! ^-^

Run Sister Run
Dream•Believe•Become
#MWM2014 #running #womenmarathon #marathon

身体不适了几天, 今天可好多了。也去了一家早已想去的cafe 。只可惜已过了我可饮用咖啡的时段。点了杯hot choco, 还真不错呢! 下次一定要品尝真正的咖啡了。谢谢陪伴我的你。

The miracle of Marula Oil, an omega rich pure oil with healing properties. It helps speeding up the recovery of wounds I got during my training. #MarulaOil #omegaoil #healing #bblogger #recovery #nofiller

What's next after a 10km run? This one lor......

Happy Friday! ^-^

LYN Madness Hill Relay.
Started with warm-up run from carpark to starting point.
Ran 8 sets + 1 set unofficial with kura-kura pace at Dead Hill.
Thanks TC, my teammate, LYNR and KWin. ^-^
(Team 25, CanITakeATaxi)

Today is not too early to wish you all "新年快乐"。

Drive safe and enjoy this CNY!

代代平安代代富
袋袋平安袋袋满
May the New Year usher in an abundance of prosperity & good fortune.
Gong Xi Fa Cai

Reunion lunch with my family!

Happy CNY! #reuniondinner #CNY #family

CNY eve #selfie "Ang"! 红! Huat ahhh!!!

#CNY #CNYEve #reuniondinner

Temple visiting with family
#CNY #CNYEve

CNY Tea time. #CNY

Alright, back to work. Have a nice day!

Monday, February 17, 2014

The Malaysia Women Marathon 2014 : Dream, Believe and Become.

Another 28 days will be the Malaysia Women Marathon 2014.

The theme for MWM 2014 is

Dream, Believe and Become.

I still remember the day I joined this 1st women marathon in Malaysia was last year, 7th April 2013. I was still a newbie in running. I joined the 8km run and I was lucky to be the top 30 and brought back the limited finisher pendant.

For this year, the MWM is back on 16th March 2014 in Shah Alam!

MWM, the 1st women marathon from South Asia to New Zealand. It is the event where women come together to encourage one another to go the distance and know they can run the marathon because simply, they can.

I'll be running my very 1st full marathon in MWM 2014!

The MWM is the marathon where you can meet a woman running legend and be inspired. It's the run where women know they can because there is no stopping them. It’s where you want to be to finish the run with your “sole sisters”.

Proudly presented by Tourism Selangor and with IGM Sdn Bhd, MWM 2014 is not just any other run, it has a 3 day program. This event will be held in Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan with the support from Majlis Bandaraya Shah Alam and endorsed by various Selangor State excos such as the Exco of Tourism, Exco of Youth and Sports, Exco of Women Affairs and Welfare; and lastly the Exco of Health and Entrepreneurship.

It will start of with a women dialogue session for the first day, workshops for the second from various group and even our sponsors . The run is the penultimate of the event. The concept of the Malaysia Women Marathon is to invite a running legend to grace the event, be keynote speaker and inspire with their life achievement stories. Thus MWM focuses on delivering motivation and guidance for development whether physically or psychologically. MWM is meant to create the opportunity for women to grow their confidence and self- esteem via sport or more active lifestyle from running.

For MWM 2014, the focus on the women dialogue session is not merely on running. MWM has invited top notch women corporate profiles and activist on women movement to be panel speaker.

MWM 2014 workshops will be conducted by Catherine Nderaba, 4 times Boston marathon champion and 2 times world champion. She hails from Kenya. Her journey into being a world champion came with a powerful story of her being a mother first and how she had balance all that is needed in life and surpass the obstacles emerging as a champion, not once but multiple time. Couple on the Run will return to speak about Partnerunning and we will have several top notch runners from Australia representing Skir Sports.

MWM created history last year to give Malaysia its first women marathon. This year MWM encourages the ladies to run better as this is the marathon for all women do better than you can truly be. For if one does not start somewhere, they will never arrive.

Here are some photos I took during the MWM 2014 1st Running Clinic with Katherine Switzer and the press conference.

Kathrine Switzer, the first woman who run the Boston Marathon as a numbered entry was with us in the MWM 2014 Running Clinic.

The MWM 2014 mentors

With MWM Race Director, Karen Loh.

With Kathrine Switzer.

Press Conference for MWM 2014:

Running clinic @Padang Merbok.

Dream your goals,

Believe in that you can and

when you believe, you Become.

See you on 16th March 2014!

For more info, visit:

www.mwm.my

http://www.facebook.com/MalaysiaWomenMarathon

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

My Healthy Life with Samsung Galaxy Life

During my CNY gathering, one of my cousins was browsing an interesting app with a lot of cool deals and discount. Out of curiosity, I asked her what new phone app she was using. Guess, what? It’s the Samsung’s latest mobile app, Samsung Galaxy Life!

Being a Samsung user for almost two years, this latest Samsung Galaxy Life mobile app definitely is a great reward app from Samsung to their loyal users like me! ^-^

I just can’t wait to explore this exclusive and privilege mobile app by Samsung. I download the FREE mobile app from Google Play Store,

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samsung.galaxylife .

I don't have to create a new account as I’m an existing Samsung user. Once I login with my password, I can start to search for all the great deals.

The Samsung Galaxy Life surprises me with their daily deals with discount coupons, selection and reviews of apps and rewards.

Basically it has 7 categories:

Life, Entertain, Learn, Play, Connect, Work and Surprise.

I already use the RunKeeper app in LIVE category to track all my running workouts and race.

When I was browsing through the daily deals, I saw the Rapid Fusion Fitness promotion. Apart from running, I need to have other fitness activities to have a healthy life.

Alright, I just need bootcamp training for more fitness and the Rapid Fusion Fitness is an outdoor fit-bootcamp.

I click “Redeem” the Rapid Fusion Fitness promotion voucher.

Once I have “redeem” the promo voucher, I make a phone call to them and I’m ready for their 1^st fitness class.

My 1^st Rapid Fusion Fitness class was at Desa Park City Soccer Field. It was an hour class and this class really make me sweat a lot! Sweat more, burn more fats and become healthy!

When I arrived, all I need to do was showed them my promotion voucher and they just sign me up for the class!

The biggest surprise was, a RM100 off the usual price when I redeem this voucher through Samsung Galaxy Life!

The trainers are very friendly and helpful. “My last fitness training was like few years ago. I’m a newbie to this class, “I told the trainer.

We started with a short warm up session and then we were divided into three small groups for fitness activities.

There were three activities for today’s class and each activity lasted for 30 seconds and we were rotate to another activity.

This go on and on for the next 45 minutes.

One of the training the TRX training.

This TRX training may look easy but I can tell it is a challenging training.

Basically the TRX is a unique training where I use my own body weight and gravity as resistance for movements.

This is a great cardiovascular workout.

Just to share with you more photos of me during this fitness class.

Thanks to all the friendly trainers and I did enjoy this fitness class. I just can’t wait for next fitness class! So, who want to join me to this class?

All you have to do is download the Samsung Galaxy Life from Google Play Store, search for the daily great deals and others exciting rewards. Click “redeem” and join me to a great life!