Enjoy The Silence

Should you be in the 80's genre, you'll recognise the phrase. After so much chaos and living in the so-called fast lane, the recent weekend was kept at a manageable pace dealing more with self thoughtfulness and retreat.

Though it was kinda weird for being existence in the house on Saturday morning, I played the role of Saturday-morning-dad. Been awhile, but enough to keep me occupied handling diplomatic issues with fellow Diket's citizens. Extra class at school, homeworks, Kumon, siblings debate peringkat daerah and conspiracy to topple Diket's Administrative. Almost made me forgot about the night LSD. How time flew and I also forgot about lunch. Well, a last minute carboload at 5.00 p.m. did the trick.

It rained as I left the house for Putrajaya that evening but the urge to meet up with friends especially a large gathering of fellow RBUs is expected. Nik showed seconds after me & we saw Zaki, hence we perform solat together. The rest of the suspects arrived moments later. By  this time, the official registered runners have started their run. I think we started ours somewhere around 8.30 p.m. in the slightly drizzling rain.

Putrajaya, monotonous as it is. Good for mental strength training but not quite accomodating for a man without a mission like me. Though I plan for 2 loops, completing one loop almost killed me from boredom. I tried changing pace once in a while and catching up stories with Ian and Nik. Didn't quite manage to synchronize the pace with Zaki, else we should've muttered lots of Dreamer 100 stories. The KNN guys were on duties, hence once in awhile a few "latest updates" were thrown in, in the midst of the run.

Too bad I only ran one and a half loop. Sigh. Night running just ain't geared up for me. Not just yet perhaps. From the bridge fronting PICC, I couldn't stand the boredom, hence increasing the pace all the way back to PoJ. It was kinda fast I guess and horribly far also. I remember Nik's howling statement "Weiii! Ni jauh lagi nak sampai PoJ tau!" but he was also up for the 2 miles dash together with Det. Didn't stayed back for mamak gathering & rushed back home.

The laid back Sunday was pretty much...laid. We went for a picnic somewhere in rural Selangor. Rain? Yep. It was raining alright, throughout but kids loved it. When was the last time dad allowed to play in the rain? It's the rainforest, hence you get all the freshness from nature plus you have to stand the cold.

High canopies, wet, gushing rivers and food. As I stood there on the patio watching the water level elevates, it brought me back to the years. The years of mountain and gullies. From majestic waterfalls, leeches and heavy load backpacks to beautiful peaks and serene riverside coffee in mass-tin. The years full of appreciation. Where I kept on expressing gratitude to the Creator for the his creation.

Skyscrapers and highways - materials. Dipterocarps and damped trails - flesh and blood.