2012 has been a momentous year for me so far. The year started on sad note when Dad passed on just before the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve. Both New Year and Chinese New Year celebrations became instead muted and rather sad affairs where dad's presence was sorely missed. Turning to February I became a victim of crime and was lucky to survive relatively unscathed - though there were some financial "implications". So much for PEMANDU's boasts on the reduced crime rates!
Those were the downsides. On a more positive note I will be a father/daddy/Papa this year come July ! My wife (Cheryl) and me can't wait for the baby to arrive soon enough but while D day draws nearer, a combined sense of nervousness, excitement and anxiety looms in the background. There is no shortage of advice from friends whom are parents themselves on what to do/expect/ buy etc. The extreme diversity of opinions offered sometimes left us confused and wondering what should be the best/ right solution. This is where this blog comes in. Other than to chart Cheryl's journey from pregancy to birth and beyond, I am looking forward to an exchange of experiences, ideas, best practices, tips, advice, old midwife/nanny tales etc all of which we hope will help us altogether to become better parents ourselves.
The objective of this blog is twofold though. This blog will also be dedicated to my latest passion which is the most democratic of sports : running! I ran my first road race this year (8km!) and I ran my first 10km last week too. Yup, I know the distance are nothing to shout about; however bearing in mind yours truly used to struggle to complete a 400m lap and was never an avid runner till about July last year, quite honestly I think I'm entitled to a little sense of satisfaction. My aim this year is to run my first 15km by Oct 2012 and hopefuly I'm already well on my way to achieve this aim. I have confirmed participation in a few runs this year which I hope to share the experiences with fellow runners in my future posts.
On a final note, I will resist from turning this blog into a SoPo commentary though I can't guarantee that I will not comment on current events locally or aboard. Given the world that we live in nowadays; it is simply pretentious to pretend we are living in silos - in complete disregard to the issues happening and impacting us daily. I will make my views known but again I would like to stress, this will not be the main thrust or the Raison d'être of this blog.
Till the next post, adios.
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