Since
20 February started Semester 2 of 1st year Degree, we trained hardly
for this event, Kejohanan MASUM Olahraga 2012, it’s a tournament among athletes
from all government university. Although I started my running journey from
primary school, but I never run on track with spike shoes. Last time, I used to
run on field bare foot, never wear on the spike shoes. This make me a bit
scared to run on track. At campus, we trained running skill, warm up, drill,
stretching, cooling down and recovery. For an athlete, every step of above also
very important and need to do it seriously. If not, we would get injured. When
get injured, it will affect the training schedule of the athlete, like me, I
always try not to make myself injured, will massage my legs every night before
go on bed. The week before event, we trained at morning before class and
evening after class. For this event, done from 1-4 Mac 2012, hold at Stadium
UTM. Yeah, I got chance to go Johor again. UTM really very big compound, got
international students, freedom lifestyle, many cafeteria, haiya, thinking of
why I’m not one of the student there ah…
I
absent classes on Thursday and Friday with letter, miss many classes, went to
UTM with hope to bring back medals, bring up the name of UPNM. We went there
with the whole contingent of UPNM, 13athletes, a coach, and an officer.
4
hours journey to reach UTM from Sungai Besi. After settle for our hostel, we
went to stadium to test track, ready for the games. The 1st night,
driver brought me to Johor’s Malays restaurant, Wang Rak Dol to eat dinner. 2
Mac just the day start our event, athletes come over from 20 government
universities in the stadium, every athlete represent their own university, so
every athletes might perform the best. In Johor, I got friends but can’t get
contact on. So, my mother suggested me to go her old friends’ house, at Kulai,
they are both teachers. I already didn’t meet with them for a long time, I
think the last time we met was before primary school la, I can’t even recognize
how they look like. At 1st, they wanted to bring me from Skudai to
their home to overnight, but they still have to go to school, so they just came
from Kulai to Skudai to meet me. They are too good, although I’m just daughter
of their friend, but they can treat me nice dinner at Green Garden and brought
me shopping at Sutera Mall. Very nice to talk to them, don’t know how to
appreciate them. Before they send me back to hostel, they still bought me one
big plastic bag of breads, want me to share with the teammates. They not only
think of me, they still think of my teammates leh, too good la, aiyo, but
really very happy to know them. Haha..
3 Mac,
the 2nd day of event, I took part in 1500m run, I prepared myself
for this long distance run (3 ½ rounds of the field), but look at other
athletes, seems like they put on more effort compare to me, can I win them?
Let’s talk from heart la, every athletes for sure wanted to win lo, me too, but
maybe my condition not so good and my legs also “don’t want” to run lo..also
got no choice, not enough training, just can blame myself lo. I get no.6 in
this race, no fate with the medal.
My attire
look very weird like?haha
This night, my mum’s friends still came to
UTM to bring me out to eat delicious dinner pulak, had dinner at a Chinese
restaurant. Oh, forget to tell, the main thing is dinner for this two days,
they let me choose anything I wish to eat leh, feel so nervous to choose food
for aunties. After dinner, they brought me to one shopping city that well-known
in Kulai. They are too sporting, haha, they said they can talk to my mum as
they don’t have chance to bring me back to their home, Kulai, but atleast they
got bring me to the place represented Kulai. There is Johor Premium Outlets,
the design is awesome, very high class, if got chance, you all shall go there
have a look.
It’s all branded shops, you get to see the clothes up to RM1000 or
up to RM3000 also got. For handbag, got RM2K or RM4K, will let you open your
eyes, even one purse after discount also can cost RM1K leh, the purse cost
RM1K, but the cash keep inside less than the value of the purse, what a funny
statement. But the scenery there very nice, got many nice restaurants.
Heard that tourist like to visit here, and this outlet own by Genting, will
develop in this few years to attract tourist. From Singapore, everyday got
shuttle buses bring tourist to this Johor Premium Outlets, maybe can make
economy in Johor get better in future. Before aunties went back to Kulai, they
bought me some biscuits pula, let me eat during the way back to KL. Don’t know
what to say, just thousands of thanks to them.
4 Mac,
the last day of the event, I took part in 4 x 400m and 3000m. 4 X 400m is a
team work race, without one person, cannot run. I’m very admire my teammates, Syikin,
although she is injured, but she still can forget her pain at that moment, and
help the group get into final leh, so great. Thanks to her. For 3000m (7 ½
rounds of the field), this one more mental than 15oom, I try to tap and follow
behind of the fast runner, but cannot, my legs not allow me to do that, so sad,
many runners took over me. I know the sport officer put hope on me to add medal
for UPNM, but I disappointed him, very sorry.
Compare to a marathon that run on
road, and this is run on track, I’m not familiar with this. Run 3km on road is
very easy compare to run on track. Say something from my deep heart la, I like
to see the scenery of track, like Stadium UTM, like the action of athletes on
track, like to see how athletes warm up and stretching, like to see man,
running on track and I can run on track. I can say I can run on track, but I’m
the person suitable on track. You want me to run, can, you want me to watch,
can, I won’t boring if want me to watch the race for the whole day, you want me
to support, can, but I can’t perform well on track compare to run on road.
Watever, Is ok, already over, the event ended smoothly, UPNM get ranking 11 out
of 20 universities, Congratulations to the medalist.
Suhaime
get Bronze in 10000m and 5000m.
Hudha
get Runner-up in 3000m berhalangan.
Amirul
get Bronze in 3000m berhalangan.
They
really did it very well. They are too happy and see the Commando Rest Style
with their medal, very military style, haha.
For 4
days, we stayed inside campus UTM, enjoyed the freedom of a university student,
eat at their cafeteria, just dreaming if one day UPNM got western food court or
cafeteria with many choices, how good is it…hehe, but that is impossible to appear
in UPNM.
Ok la,
Johor is a nice state, but the car speed got a little bit fast lo. Johor still
got many places I haven’t visit, will come back to Johor in future. *wink wink.
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Very nice
right?
Written
on 9.3.2012
