Saturday, May 9, 2009

A Gift of Pride for Mother's Day

Mrs Lai and KW at the Noodles Bar, photo credit: Apple Daily Hong Kong
No, he's not taking his mother to the noodles bar for dinner on Mother's Day, even though I'm sure they'll be having noodles for lunch. He is giving her the noodles bar. Mrs Lai, aged 71, had been widowed for some time and stayed with her eldest son. Grief was an understatement for her since her eldest son died from bile duct cancer in October 2008. KW, her remaining son, knew just the thing to do to get her out of this half year long depression. Mrs Lai has always been proud of her pork-bone soup, which is the biggest secret behind a delicious bowl of noodles. He invested his life's saving and spare time to come out with the perfect gift for Mother's Day, a noodles bar which opens on Mother's Day weekend. I'm grateful to KW who has reminded me that a big thank you to Mum often means a gift of PRIDE.

Photo: Mrs Lai and KW at the Noodles Bar, credit: Apple Daily News, Hong Kong

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Does Running Cause Sudden Cardiac Death


photo credit: http://runtolive.today.com

Following Elite American Marathoner Ryan Shay's death at the Olympic Marathon Trials, many runners are anxious to find out whether running marathons, or running in general, causes sudden deaths. My article at suite101.com looks at the scientific data and answers this question.

Read more: Does Running Cause Sudden Cardiac Death: How Risky are Marathon and Shorter Races

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

The Rising Xiamen International Marathon


Xiamen, the coastal Chinese City, is home to one of Asia's most scenic and fastest Marathons.


Read more here