Sound Medical Advice

Travellers to the Mekong region are advised to have quantities of three to five kinds of inactivated viruses inserted into their bodies, and to ingest a synthetic analogue of a bitter toxin on a weekly basis. The toxin may cause nausea, vomitting, lung failure, depression, seizures and suicidal intent, but these are not reasons to stop its regular intake.*

* Actual potential risks associated with Lariam, though not so common as to be alarming.

Bad Pun of the Day

When you're participating in a marathon, running into people takes on an altogether more literal meaning.

Fluke Finish of 42.195km

Now that it's done, I still don't know why I wanted to run a marathon. At least the feeling at the finishing line was priceless ... especially coming after an epic two-hour battle with muscle aches.
How do people complete ultramarathons? I can't even imagine ...
Mind over body, by the way, is quite a misleading cliché. It should be mind and body. Because mental strength does matter, but if the flesh is just too weak, sheer determination alone can't make miracles happen.

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My name is apparently quite a musical one. Among other things, it can be used to describe the sound of flowing water, the sound of wind, lingering music (think 琴) or thunderous roaring.