Trying to live without my non-human sister (my new haircut is for you Cha!)

If cutting my hair will bring Cha-Cha back to me and my family with pink wet nose and a healthy body, then I'll shave it all off and will never grow it back. But it can't

I'll stop blogging till I don't know when but the next time I do,
I'm telling the whole story about what happened to her, heart worm, cancer (yes cancer) imagine? she had it all along.

too many words to say but my plan is to morn till I'm ready to do other stuff again, now I forcing myself to study and finish my second degree but shitt, nothing's inside my head but her.

till then...

Get well soon Cha-Cha love!!!

Cha-Ching burinjing-jingjong will be confined today, she's been sick for a week now and the first time we brought her to the vet they said its just fever and gave her medicines and vitamins but its been a week now and she still isn't back to her normal kulet state...

Even though she's weak she still makes it a point to welcome every member of our family each time we're home from the office or just from the nearby sari-sari store.

I love u bebeh ko! get well soon!

SHORT NOTICE! (Urbanathlon)

Again! tomorrow I'll be joining this event, not really sure if I can finish 10k race with obstacles... whewwww! will keep you posted right after!

Men’s Health Urbanathlon 2007, Fort Bonifacio Global City

In November 16, 2008, the second annual Men’s Health Urbanathlon will hit the streets of UP Diliman.

Men’s Health Urbanathlon and Festival is a city-based, multi-disciplinary race that will have men and women running and scrambling through urban obstacles. By incorporating urban landmarks, this one-of-a-kind event will bring out the (urban) warrior from each competitor!

After the dust has settled unwind and relax at the Urbanathlon Festival and celebrate the Men’s Health lifestyle! It’s all about good food, good music, good company and tons of useful stuff to demo, sample and take home.

Registration

You may register as an individual or a team of four individuals and complete the entire race course. All team members are required to run the whole course. The team with the shortest combined time will be declared the winners. Teams can be single sex or co-ed.

Entry Fees
Solo: P300
Team: P300 x 4

For race details, visit www.menshealth.com.ph/urbanathlon

Registration outlets:
Summit Media
7/F Robinsons Cybergate 3
Pioneer St. mandaluyong City

All-terra Bike Shop
Club 650 Libis, Quezon City

R.O.X.
Bonifacio High Street, Taguig City

ROC
UP Bahay ng Alumni, UP Diliman

VSO Bahaginan’s Kabahagi Ako FUNdraising RUN For the beefit of VSO’s PEACE Project in Mindanao

OK, so normally I would blog about an upcoming event that I wanna join in, but this particular running event is done before I can even invite people to join. So the event is called "VSO Bahaginan’s Kabahagi Ako FUNdraising RUN" For the benefit of VSO’s PEACE Project in Mindanao, so who's my partner in crime? Koya Char-lez of course! Imagine he ran 10 kilometers! yeah! Go KOYA! and his official time? 1:07:33 baybeh!!! I had a hard time running since my left knee is aching from last saturday's run... (my regular 4k run) and now it's even worse. and no its not an excuse that i was not able to break my previews record (which was 1:05:20) now I'm .39 of a second slower... darn! (my offical time for thisa event? 1:05:59)

on the brighter side... Koya and I had the best photo op AT THE PARKING LOT!!! Ü

Korean #1

Korean #2!!! (Korean na namumula! haha!)

here's the poster of the event!

special thanks to http://runrio.com/ for the details and organizing the event... it was well organized I must say!!! (still find that Isuzu Halloween run crappy!)

Halloween 5k run result! (took me ages to blog about this)

So it's been almost a week since the the Halloween run and I'm not excited (it was supposed to be my first 5k run) to post about it since i was kinda disappointed on how it was organized 1st, there was no official place where we can leave our bags, thanks to manong guard of ROX for taking the responsibility of looking after it. 2nd, I'm not so sure if they made it clear that those who'd finish the last lap should pass through those guys asking for the runner's number for them to reacord your time (disclaimer: I might be wrong since I din't hear the whole briefing to begin with) 3rd the guys who gives out those plastic straws are terrible! I even had to just pick up those that are on the ground.

AND to top it all of, I had blisters just before I finished my 2nd lap! darn! BUT, I still would like to thank Isuzu for coming up with something like that, it was really nice to run on a Halloween night! and also the people (runners themselves) who made the event worth going to, you guys rock! running 5 kilometers in costume!? GALENG!

lastly, congratulations to my friend, Charles Custodio for finishing his very first 5k run! yehey!!! he is now officially DEVIRGINIZED!!! from now on we'll be running buddies!

(photo taken last Nov. 1 in Montalban Rizal cemetery.)

Halloween run!?!?!? WHY NOT!?

Its time we run at night! God! I've been wondering why some people would prefer running in the morning when the sun simply makes it so hard! Well here's the 1st night run I would LOVE to join hope my classmates would join this 5k run! and yeah! it's also my first 5k official run!

after all, Photojournalists should know how to run!

get reg form here!

thanks to http://digitaldash.wordpress.com/ and to http://takbo.ph/ for the info.

Disc on a Holloween night? (Monster hat '08)

From the team that brought you the fist ever "night league" here in Manila
also brings you this...

all details you need to know are in the poster! click away and see you there!

always tune in to this http://imrunningformylife.blogspot.com/ blog for updates!

Running for a cause! (Unicef's "Walk on the child's side 2008)

Honestly, the last time I ran was (50%) because I wanted to, (assorted reasons like to challenge myself, burn more calories etc...) and the other 50% was because of the singlet (Adidas King of the road) but now, I'm running for this, I said KOTR was my last race for this year but when I saw this poster on one of the race blogs that I follow. (The Bull Runner) I was attracted to it right away because of the fancy graphics but when I finally read the whole thing, I got attracted to it even more!

For only 250 pesos, you'll be able to help raise funds for UNICEF and have a great time running with your friends, family or even with just your Ipod! kahit nga wala eh! So what are you waiting for? lets register!

Want to know when there's running events similar to this? stay tuned to http://imrunningformylife.blogspot.com/ for updates about running, races and more!

I am Kueen of the road! (result of Adidas King of the Road '08)

Yes you read it right! I'm no Queen, I'm no King, therefore I'm "Kueen" and I conquered the Adidas King of the Road last Saturday October 11nth! I finished the 10K run with the time of 1:05:20! thats 2 minutes faster than my last run! yey! and I was the 631st runner to cross the finish line out of 1468 runners who finished the 10k race. but I think alsmost 2000 registered for 10K.

Here's what I got from the race, (aside from burning a million calories)


Here's how I looked. HOLY COW!!!


results for 10K and 21K may be viewed here.

no results yet for 5K, will keep you posted when I have it.
please continue reading my blog, hope to see you all again in next year's Adidas King of the Road!

Special thanks to http://thebullrunner.com/ and http://runningdatcom.wordpress.com/

and please continue supporting my blog Imrunningformylife

Keeping track...

Have you ever wondered how many miles or Kilometers you've runn in a week, month or year? well, I discovered a site that you can actually record all your running anytime anywhere! and that's at traininglog.runnersworld.com!


in this website you can keep track of almost everything about your running... and more! there's free personalized workouts at smart coach, click home and you will see this...

signing up is free! just use an existing email address and viola! now you can record your run, get free personalized workouts and even get inspired by stories about running and even building and strengthening abs!

Skincare for runners! (Men and Women)

How many blogs have I checked and so far no blog has ever said anything about skincare… but I can always be wrong, who knows, there might be a lot of sports blog out there that already talked about skincare oh well, here’s my share of information about skincare.





Running under the sun is a no-no! No matter how early it is in the morning the terrible situation of our ozone layer can no longer protect us from the harmful effects of the sun, it’s what gives athletes doing outdoor sports pre-mature wrinkles and discoloration that will eventually make us look like a hag when we reach the age of 30 or even sooner. hehe!




I’m no fan of sun blocks, the stickiness and the way it stings our eyes when mixed with perspiration is just enough reason to stop me from applying some on my skin. BUT WE NEED IT!!!

However, if you insist on not putting on some sun, make sure you put on some night cream, BRANDS ONLY MATTERS WHEN YOUR ALLERGIC TO IT!!! And it doesn’t mean it has to be EXPENSIVE!!! Anyway my favorite night cream (for 2 and a half years now) is this… “The Body Shop” rich night cream with vitamin e”

I know this is P700 and expensive for most of us, but this was only supplied to me by my aunt who lives in Australia, nevertheless, not being able to afford any of these creams doesn’t mean we should stop doing something about it right? Why not try something as cheap as baby oil? Or a small amount of petroleum jelly? The whole point is to moisturize.

But before putting on some cream at night we have to clean our faces first! I only used ordinary soap and water, then I use this… “Eskinol facial cleansing for men (anti acne with dremaclear c)” to remove dirt that water and soap cannot get rid of, so after thoroughly cleaning your face then you put just a small amount of night cream or whatever moisturizer you have… BTW, the “Eskinol facial cleansing for men” only costs P34 and I bought mine almost 2 months ago, you just have to use it once a day (preferably at night) not bad right?




And lastly for the whole body (hands, arms, legs, feet) I use “BCBGirls by Max Azaria, but I prefer “Johnson and Johnson” line of hand and body lotion” really! It just so happened that my mom had a bottle of BCBGirls and that’s what I used! See I’m really cheap! I use whatever is available haha!

King? or Queen of the road?

Yes! I will join the adidas king of the road marathon run! and this time I'm gonna make sure I'm registered! haha! Here's my registration form by the way and I will make sure I'll take this to any Adidas stores who gathers the registration!



who cares about having the tittle? it's "King of the road" I'm no king!? Imma' QUEEN!

and besides, the tittle I deserve is not even "queen" but rather, "PERFECT" haha! no kidding!


the official entry form that you may also want to download is now available just click this link!

so what are you waiting for!? register now!

here are the particulars of the event!



Adidas King of the Road Marathon
October 11, 2008m, 5:30am
Gawad Kalinga Expo 2008
The Fort, Taguig City, Philippines

Start and Finish Line:
28th Street (in front of Honda)
21K - 5:30 am
5k/10k - 6:00 am

Registration Fee:
P300.00 (inclusive of race singlet, race number, certificate, entrance fee to GK Expo)

Registration Venues:
Adidas Shops in Podium, Trinoma, Megamall, Rockwell
Ground floor of Vazquez-Madrigal Bldg., Annapolis St. Greenhills, San Juan (recommended for bulk registrations of corporations, schools and organizations)

Registration deadline
Adidas Stores - October 5, 2008
R.A.C.E. Office - October 9, 2008

special thanks to takbo.ph for the information about this event!

Marathon Conquerd!!!

This is what welcomes you at the end of the race! my official time? 1:07.22 baby!


Yes, I finished the "PMI...Proudly 60!...Run"10K marathon that I ran last Sunday...I was 20 minutes late for the on-site registration so I was not an official runner of the event, but the organizing staff were so nice that they allowed me to run together with the registered runners!

Of course there were cute runners who joind! my crush was a tall fit guy wearing tights! and apparently he was a celebrity and (according to my friend) he was also a basketball player and his name was BJ Manalo! even my colleagues knows about him! owell... hehe!

Now there were also water station of course and I just happened to know ALL OF THEM!!! they see me everywhere but its in a marathon that they'd least expect me to appear!

super thanks to them the run seemed to be easier! funny that they were cheering for me and calling my name, it wasnt that embarrassing for when they cheered for me calling my name Brad! Brad! Brad! nobody knew my name anyway till one of them (Xtian) said, "Ang ganda naman nung naka black!" then everyone looked at me and malicious smile! hahaha!

Aissa, my Aissa, the fistime i passed their station I dint see her, when i was a few meters away she yeled "GO BRAD I LOVE U SIS!!!" ang saya! its always super nice to hear people cheer for you its so different back when I was still swimming because you don't see the people cheering for you while swimming and you only hear them each time you get some air...

OK so I'll try to recall their names, in no particular order! Aissa, Migs, Peng, Calro, Carla, Jenny, Bullet, Cherry, Xtian, Jamel, Peds, Daniel, Chlods! (and to those who's not included, my apologies...)

This is what I looked like right after the run...




Here's the only memorabilia I had of the event, the straws are the one given every 5k of the race to tell weather 1st or final K, and the tape that has my name on it is my bag tag. it was supposed to be a set of number (race number) but since I wasn't registered they just wrote my name in the bag deposit area.


SUPER FUN GUYS! I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MY NEXT RACE!!! SALI TAYONG LAHAT!!!

I'll be a runner!

Last September 7, I went to our sport complex just to photo shoot for my journalism assignment then I said why not run a few rounds around the oval like 5 rounds? ridiculous rite? well I'm not that much of a runner and my legs aren't meant for running, but its one of the cheapest way to stay fit and permits me to continue heating fatty food! I said maybe I'll try running a 10k marathon again, the fist time i ran a marathon was way back in '06 it was too much for me, physically I was ready but mentally I wasn't. I said I'll be preparing myself for my next marathon but then I got excited!

I saw from my friends blog that there was an upcoming marathon tomorrow. 3 and 5k was just for special people so I'm down with the dreadful 10k Sunday last week i tried running 10 laps of a standard size oval (400 meters) so lets do the math, 10 laps is only 4k, I finished in less than 30 min. (yes I even looked for my old watch and had it putt on new batteries and kept track of my time) when i finished the 10 laps, i was staring at the pro runners who just strides like a gazelle, so stable, so swift, and their even trying to speed up yet, this afternoon I tried to run 10 laps again this time I tried running like the ones I saw last week, the technique did me well, preventing myself from doing extra movements gave me focus on my speed and less drag too! tomorrow is my debut, I'll run a 10k marathon again and hope I wont get burnt out... will definitely write about it asap... Ready? Get Set... GO!