Friday, November 23, 2012

#2 - One thing led to another...

It's payday.

Which led to a 40 minutes drive lunch at the HS cafe in IIUM Gombak. Sounds crazy, right? Yeah - deliciously, finger-licking-ly, sumptuously crazy. Erotically... errmm...

Boom! Mandi chicken.

That there you see is a plate of basmathi rice, with a selection of mixed vegetable, and a quarter (A QUARTER!) of a chicken, seasoned with pepper, roasted, then steamed slowly with the rice. With a sambal side, that's a plating for one person. The picture may not do much justice but believe me, when I say the serving size is very generous, I do mean that it's huge. Along with a glass of hot mint tea, that's RM10 for you. Cheap is subjective so I'd say it is well-priced.

Then we - oh, I should mention that I went there along with a friend - went for a brief walk around the campus, possibly from the guilt of downing a quarter (A QUARTER!) of a chicken in a single seating. I mean I've seen countless episodes of Man vs Food, and I don't intend to walk down that line anywhere in the near future.

That line is somewhere beneath the table...

Anyway, after giving him close to one hour guided tour around the campus, we left Gombak for Athelete's Circle in PJ. That was the original intent anyway because I've been wanting to buy a new shoe for training. The original plan was the Puma FAAS 250. Lightweight, minimal cushioning, and I assume close to zero heel drop, which was perfect. But then I came across this:


It's an interesting shoe, this: On Cloudsurfer. It's an old model, from 2011, so it was offered at a discounted price of only RM269 - three hundred less from the original retail price. I have to say this is quite the moment for me because I've been wanting to try and run in one of these 'on cloud' shoes.

The friend too bought a Cloudsurfer.


Make no mistake, I absolutely love my Saucony Triumph 9. It is still my 'race day' shoe because I am very thankful of those lavish cushions which helped me a lot in that sweltering Penang Bridge Marathon. Besides it has only clocked in 62km, so it is still relatively virgin. Err... fresh. No, new, I mean. Relatively new.

Regardless, I can't wait for Saturday morning for a session at the track with the Cloudsurfer. I'll write an in-depth review of the shoe in the upcoming post.


Bitches dig hairy legs too, am I right?

Right?

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