Special Announcement For Friends Of The Late Terence Leong - Penguin 6
To all friends of Terence who will be running the Penang Bridge Marathon this coming Sunday, Many of us will be wearing a special bib on top of the official race numbers as a tribute to the late Terence Leong, best known as Penguin 6, on the race morning. This special bib will bear the following words:
In Memory Of Terence Leong Penguin 6
This special bib is to be pinned above the official back bib, which should not be obstructed. The use of permanent marker is a must obviously. The material can be recycled bibs, a piece of white cloth or any material you think can be appropriately used. Personally I'm using a piece of wax paper. Even if you're not running the Bridge on June 24th, you can also pin this message up for your training run knowing that you'll be running with the flock of us in Penang. Thank you.
called Cheong to join me but he was pretty tied up
told him its ok, i plan to do 3 laps only
Cheong said 'do 2 more laps for Terence'
immediately many things came to mind
1st lap there was a drizzle but it was getting heavier
by the 2nd lap it was so heavy most runners disappeared
i could not decide to stop or continue
to decide i asked myself, y do i run ?
stay healthy? i enjoy running ? lose weight ?
whatever it is i must be happy doing it
n if i m happy doing it then i should not stop
but should i stop bcoz i might fall sick
when i was a kid i used to run out n welcome the rain
y m i even thinking of stopping now
this stop/go mind battle when on n on
i remember reading that its a mystery y some ppl run
n should be kept this way n just enjoy the journey
into the 4th lap the rain was back to a drizzle
noticed that i was avoiding puddles like they were landmines
since when i started avoiding puddles?
i used to aim to step on puddles when i was a kid
what m i doing avoiding puddles now
is it bcoz i became so practical, logical, mechanical that i m avoiding puddles
where is my fun side ? where has it gone ?
so i stepped on the puddles
n i felt weird or out of place or i did not feel natural doing it
i guess not doing something for so long makes it weird now
back to avoiding puddles, i felt natural
into the 5th lap no more rain, confirm by looking for ripples in the puddles, none
i m glad i did 2 more laps for Terence
Received many emails regarding organizing a run in memory of Terence Leong aka Penguin 6.
Terence the founder of KL Penguins passed away peacefully at home 12.30pm on June 08, 2007.
The run will be organized after the Penang marathon.
After reading the emails I felt like running today, today is the day not tomorrow.
Email my honest friend n colleague Cheong to join me n to my pleasant surprise he was able to make it.
Cheong replied 'i can only do maximum 5 laps' and I replied 'my last run i only did 3'.
Cheong replied 'last 2 laps we run for Terence'.
Cheong the person who knows the best thing to say.
Immediately I felt a surge of energy and replied with a confident ok!
Honestly, I didn't really knew Terence that well.
I just started running the last few years and thats when I started hearing about Terence.
And met Terence only a few times, at Ronnie's wedding, lunch with Terence and Jamie and sometimes
catch a glimpse of him during races and also through his website.
I think the most sincere opinion of any person is when u hear it behind their backs.
Thats when no punches are held back, u just say as it is.
All things I heard and saw of Terence indicates that he was a jovial n funny person.
Through the laps I kept thinking of Terence.
I kept thinking of the loss of Terence to the world, wife, daughter, mom and friends.
How Terence feels not being able to see his daughter get married.
How Terence mom feels to lose her marathon son.
How Terence wife feels when she is alone at night.
How Terence friends feel when they are running without Terence anymore.
Terence is also known bcoz he was selected in PowerBar Team Elite.
The PB manager said that he was selected because of his running stories/adventures represented the Human Spirit.
Human spirit thats Terence.
Jamie told me that Terence daughter said 'my dad is in a better place now'.
Terence he is probably setting up a Penguins club now.
And with Terence the place would be a lot livelier and funnier.
