STANDARD CHARTER RUN 2010 Part 2

Gracia : But daddy, my muscle really cramp... can you don't make fun of me and help me please daddy.




Daddy : Ok la Ok la.... Daddy won't force you ok. I will carry you ok.




Gracia: Run faster daddy, why are you so slow. Hurry up daddy, we are lacking behind.
Daddy: Gracia, don't just used your mouth to do the running and ask daddy to run faster ok, can you see sweat pouring out from my forehead. You think it's easy to run carry a big baby like you. Just look at how droopy my face is, I gotta admit I am getting old.




Daddy : Hi look Gracia, I can see the finish line, can you?




Daddy : Ok Gracia..... the finish line is just 100m away, daddy will not be with you from birth to death, one day I'll be gone, so is this race. You gotta finish this race by yourself my girl. It's your life! It's your race! Take control and face it even when in pain, you must be like daddy to persevere all the way till the end ok... that's the reason why I bring you to this race, to show you that life is not just about who can be the first person pressing the lift button and most of the time, daddy or mummy will always pretend we're slower and let you win. But in the real world, you're competing with others who will not give in and you gotta face the music yourself win or lose, pain or gain. Understand? Come on!!! Show me the spirit baby!!!





Keep it up baby! Keep it up! We're almost there....




That's my baby....



And we finally reach the finish line. I am so proud of you Gracia.




Gracia: I need water.... lots of water....




Daddy: And I need a wheelchair to push me to a place where there is air-con. Pls.....
"Daddy!You're weak la"



Just got here first medal and is feeling proud.




Above: How the medal looks like...


We have entered the race. Ran the race. And now finished the race.
We will re-enter the race again next year. Conquer it. And redeem the next medal and the next and the next until Gracia turn adult and can participate from half marathon to full... hopefully...

STANDARD CHARTER RUN 2010

These are the pictures from the actual marathon (and its aftermath.) Without further ado...



Gracia is all up and ready for her first ever marathon, or should I say 'kids dash'. And mummy figuring out how the shit to wear her wrist band number tag.



'Squeezy!' ..... that's the word Gracia like to used whenever the three of us are in our bed, warmly tug into one another. But the squeezy situation's much worst at Espanade Drive...




Looking calm and steady and ready to do her best for the run while mummy is giving her a final tie down of her messy hair...



Funny though, there are category for 3years and below as well as 4years and above, but nothing in between. Hello.... how about those 3.5 years old?



'Children', Anything will easily amused them, the rain, the leaf, shadow, dew and so is the little circle wave Gracia is making from tapping her her feet with her shoe on. I am glad she's not nervous for the run...



And with just min before the dashing start, lets cool ourselves a little bit to cope with dehydration..


.................Don't scold me mummy..................
Look clearly at this picture. Does mummy looks like she's getting angry and Gracia pretty scare of her pushing her body a little bit away? Anyway, this is just a fictional imagination I created looking at it. The actual fact may be that mummy was just getting hot and tired and is wondering how long more will the race ever going to start....





Oh! So mummy was really angry at Gracia and she's squatting down massaging mummy's leg trying to please her... Or No??! Is my imagination again....??? I really can't figure out why am I taking all this picture which show no smiling face but only only frown...




I am glad the chain holding us back before the starting line is coming down, the race is going to start and the frowning is finally over...



Why there is only me mummy? Where is Gracia? Oh poor Gracia, can you still breath?



I feel joy, excitement, bonding, unity all over Espanade Drive throughout the run from every parents with their kids...... It was amazing, and I am loving it. Gracia was running her best of her life because daddy told her it was a race and she would get a prize if she be the first...



Oh, how embarassing, only less than 500m and my little girl is showing sign of giving up the race... how can you abandon the race have way Gracia. Daddy never do that, so keep it up the good work baby, keep running keep running....



My leg is really pain daddy.... really really pain...
Daddy thought you always like to run the first pressing the lift button whenever we go out, and now, you say your legs are pain... now you know the meaning of the real gold not scare of fire? lol... so, after all, you're only as good as running to the lift button and not more ya...?



............... YOU WANNA KNOW WHETHER GRACIA FINISHES THE RACE?....................
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I am now a certify real estate agent

Winter's is near, winter? Here? Well, I mean christmas is near but I am already shivering with anxiety as I am anticipating a very challenging and hectic moment of my life ahead... well, my life seems to be always hectic, always, isn't it? Anyway,this time round, a few more bars have been lifted and I could feel the encumbrance more acutely than ever. No longer a single-hood and already a fatherhood means I have two ladies to take care of in my life on top of whatever ambitious I have plan to conquer. How I wish I could become Robin-hood...kekeke

Don't get me mistaken, I love my wife and I love being a father(esp to be a father of my lovely Gracia), and never in my life no matter what stage or level I am at, will I feel their present is a hindrance to me and my goals. Despite the argument that being a single-hood means I can have more time for my plans and career, still it doesn't reflex the significant because when I was single, I have not archived anything 'worthwhile'. Contrary to that, I feel being a family man push me to work harder, stretch further and plan ahead wiser. Yes, it's tiring, ofcos it is... Holding two jobs, driving a cab and still at the apprentice stage as a real estate agent on top of all the family commitment, how can I not be tired. But that's the price I am willing to pay for pursuing my dreams.

Pray for me anyone of you who wish me good. I have the will, the guts all the attitude a fighting warrior needs . And I am bold and determine and also ready to die for my dream. All I need now is just a little bit more of luck or God's will and I know I will succeed.

I am happy to already closed a few rental deal making a thousand over dollar bucks, but I know my best million dollar deal has yet to come and I know it'll come. For the time being, I am continue to go for viewing appointments, brush up my real estate policy and regulation knowledge and wait patiently for the day to come.

Before I end my once in a long long long time posting, I must let Lina know, I can only come so far is because she's willing to go through all the turbulence we are experiencing during this period of testing time. It's a uphill battle we're fighting and without her help of taking good care of Gracia (esp during my CES examination period) and other necessary household chore, it may be a different story now. That she's part of the force and reason of my accomplishment.

God bless us! And everyone around us... and also everyone not around us. Anyway, God just bless EVERYONE... Amen!

Oh yes, for those who intend to sell/buy/rent a house, and wish to bless me, please, by all means, don't be shy to call me ok. I may not be as experience as the old bird. But I sure will not lack behind in service, honesty, integrity and the willingness to prove my worth. Thanks.

Spoiled For Choice???

Sing below:Who took the cookie from the cookie jar?


Who bought little Gracia all the beautiful shoes? Daddy Paul Chong is the one who bought all the shoes? Who me? Yes you! Not me! Then who? Its Alexis's mummy Esther !!!

Oh yes!!! Wanted to post this long ago to show our gratitude and appreciation to our extremely generous friend Alexis and her mummy Esther. Shame to say that I had only bought one shoe personally for her in the past 3 years myself, the rest of it were mostly given by my sister. Now that we received another 12, or 13 or maybe 14 pairs of shoes from Esther, I think I will have to wait for another couple of years before I can personally buy for her again....

Though the shoes are not intentionally bought for Gracia but are 2nd hand from Alexis, there are a few pairs which have not wore before and are as good as sparkling new. We are really Grateful for the blessing and there are no words enough to express our gratitude....

Really have to thank Alexis for her generosity and is very willing to part with her possession. It's really so sweet of you and your mummy..

Thank you all so much including Kenneth.

GangsterDad still alive!!!

Having not written and composed for my blog for such a long time, I felt my mind is in a state of zombie, unable to formulate and come out with any words I wanted to share about my life. It took me a mere 7min 8sec to finished my first four sentences . And I wanted to put the blame on fb (Facebook), "oh Paul, how irresponsible have you become". But to a certain degree I had my point if you would listen.

You see, ever since I started logging on to this modern communication application tool 'fb'... I became lazy and slack at composing anything on the platform of gangsterdad, knowing that I had an easier alternative of releasing my thoughts and emotions thru a more convenient and popular channel where the scale of respond will also be higher. Pardon me for being egoistic becos I am just a human, and like most of you people, I need to engage myself to gain recognition and have a two way activity or corresponding communication. And between blogging and fb, I was obviously getting more juice from the latter...

well, I had already made confession of my crime, you may have your fair assessment on me. But before anyone label me as being lazy, irresponsible or apathetic, pls allow me a moment to defend my case.

Accusing fb for disrupting the continual contribution on my blog was only one side of the story, or in fact I should announce it as just a appetizer. The main cause which really affected the advancement of my blog were actually 'time'. Ever since I quit my delivery job biz and started holding steering wheel with Comfort Delgro, I find my time totally sucked into a twister pulling me apart like a horse being torn by multiple carriage. The $102 rental a day I had to pay the company is like getting three $30 tickets of illegal parking of car park and the remaining $12 for not inserting properly my cash card into the IU. So I woke up every morning, for the first 5 hours making my first $102 not for myself but for a organisation that has a name so conflicting with my experience , "Comfort". So, before anyone is going to put any verdict on me, pls consider I have to drive 14 hours to make that decent income which is enough for my whole family expenses.

Anyway, no matter what may happened, how busy and occupied I may be. As long as I am still alive, so will the live of gangster-dad....

and I wanna thanks Kenneth Lim (Esther's hubby) and Billy Chen (ah fei) for reminding me I have a remarkable blog... I appreciate your compliment and thank you for visiting. Ah.... at least I tasting a few drops of juice now... lol.