Marathon

I went to Siem Reap over the weekend to watch the Angkor Wat International Half Marathon (AWHM). It is the 14th installment this year and draws quite a number of people. I went with my good friend Yuka Kato who's visiting me from SG.

My friend and former colleague Nick ran for his org, Globalteer. He did it in 1 hr and 20 mins and 12 sec. I talked to him for about 10mins after the run then Yuka and I went back downtown and got ready to go back to PP. Weekend spent quite well.

That was the first time I watched a marathon. Lingaw man diay. I have a Dutch friend who runs but I never really watched his runs, even once. The AWHM has a 3K Fun Run category. If I'd still be here in Cambodia by next year, I wanna try it. There were students from ISPP running this year with their teachers. That was really nice...

Hobbies

I have this friend who likes photography and mountain climbing. Di ko yata masakyan! My other friend likes to run, on the other hand. He's gone to places just to run marathons. He also likes to go around w/ his motorbike. Once he had an accident w/ it, he broke some ribs, I think. The he sent me a Christmas greeting for 2005 featuring his motorbike by the roadside in winter. I think that was for the Sweden/Norway trip. Hahay, people and their hobbies! :-)

Once this friend in NUS was asked if he plays basketball. He said "I watch." Hahay, makabuang. Kalooy! I love guys who play basketball of course. I'm into sports: event watching, not necessarily playing those sports. Like basketball, tennis, badminton, billiards, you name it.