TRI RESURRECTION

May 2009 - Mid-July 2009

 

 

Quit the bank job in May 2009. Couldn't decide what I wanted to do. Times were bad & most employers had frozen recruitment. Savings dwindled, self-confidence plunged to an all time low & tt had to hold the fort all by herself.

While the whole world was in a financial crisis, I found myself in a crisis too but at a personal level. Some friends suggested "mid-life crisis". At 41, I suppose that was quite accurate.

I had no clue on how to get out of the mess I was in, except surrending everything to Him. It wasn't easy & I couldn't see His better plans for me. Without a clue, I re-employed the same method I did when I was in another crisis back in my mid-30's.

I got back on my bike, ditched the booze & trained like mad. Somehow, it is through physical fitness that I slowly regained confidence. Hence, for 2 and 1/2 months, I swam, biked & ran almost daily -

1. sometimes doubling (2 training sessions a day)
2. ran a 10k at noon under a scorching sun
3. swam at Chin Woo at 2.30 p.m. on a weekday (and had the whole pool to myself at times)
4. rode Gombak to Frasers Hill solo (via Sempah, Bentong & Tranum)

I rebuilt my fitness from almost zero base, while hunting for a new job. I called up my old contacts, some were very helpful and some were simply cold. While I was at that, I took part in the NB 15km, 21k run at the Std Chart KL Marathon & PD Tri.

 

21k @ Std Chart Marathon

 

Finishing PD Tri

My break finally came at end-June 2009. I had a great interview with a prospective employer, who decided to hire me after 3 rounds of interviews.

I have a job again on 15/7/09!!!!!!