It’s been a while since I last exercised. I laid off for about four months due to a nagging Plantar Fasciitis condition, a heel inflammation which was especially sore in the morning just after waking up from sleep. Just before Chinese New Year, it was so irritating I finally got very fed up and ask the doctor for a cortisone steroid injection. This may not had been a good idea because steroid injection may give rise to other future further complication. But I just could stand it (literally!), and every step was like stepping on a pebble. Even with the injection it took about a week for inflammation to reduce. (more…)

Whenever rain falls the traffic condition in Petaling Jaya or Kuala Lumpur gets really bad. The worlds climate has gone crazy and it seems Malaysia is no different. February month should have been a pretty hot month and it is supposed to be without rain. Alas no, it is still hot but then it pours in the afternoon pretty much cats and dogs. (more…)

The M101 nicknamed Pinwheel Galaxy is such beaut. It’s been awhile since I last read about astronomy. I guess it just one of my childhood hobby to gaze at stars and wonder whether there is any possibility of alien civilization out there. Given the current state of technology, chances mankind would not be able to venture much further than within the Solar system. It just takes too long to get anywhere. Unless somebody can make head or tails out of some of the new string theories and quantum science coming about; and from there, derive a machine that can either teleport to furthest reaches of space or travel faster than light. (more…)