Best way to Jog

  Hey again. As most of you know the government is organizing a nationwide run this saturday. It will be held at all government schools if I am not mistaken. It is not a cross country as that has done in the beginning of the year. It is a run to commemorate the governments new inishative which is 1 Sukan, 1 Murid, 1 Malaysia which means 1 Sport, 1 Student, 1 Malaysia or something like that. I am not going to go any deeper into that topic. I will however tell you that today marks my 300th KM since October in jogging. I am not going to write about that either. 

  What I am going to write about is the best way to jog. This is based on my experience and it might be wrong but hopefully it wont. Let us start. 

  Firstly, I recommend you jog accompanied with music. It makes you forget about the pain and keeps you in a steady pace. Today I had to run without my iPod since it was out of juice. I can tell you one thing, the running gets really boring. How many times do I need to hear my feet stepping onto the pavement. I could not keep in pace and was lacking a certain energy boost. 

  Secondly, make sure you are wearing clothes that are comfortable. I wear a normal cotton shirt but it is all wet by the end of the run. The dry fit shirts which absorb your sweat are known to be very good. I like wearing sports shorts and can't stand the feeling of track pants. What you wear is all up to you but make sure you have a good pair of shoes. They don't have to be expensive but just good.

  NEVER start running fast in the beginning of your run. It is a death sentence especially if you are planning to jog the whole distance. Start nice and slow and get into an appropriate pace. Try to end a jog at the same speed you started it at.

  Now if you just started jogging, don't try to jog the whole way. I have done research and for a beginner, its best to jog for 1 minute and walk at a fast pace for 5. As you improve jog more and walk less. Always start with doing a run you know you can finnish. Don't go straight for the marathon. 

  When you run, try to keep your feet as close as possible. According to my doctor, you use less energy if your feet are closer. It really works. You run faster using the same amount of energy if you practiced this habit. 

  ALWAYS stretch before and after your run. Honestly I rarely stretch after my runs but before is a must. If you don't you will experience major pains during you run. So much that you will have to stop. It is like a never ending cramp. I have noticed (and so has a few of my friends) that if I take orange juice before jogging I will have severe pains during the jog. That could just be me but I would still recommend to avoid the drink well before going for a run. 

  I have given almost everything I know about how to jog. I really had nothing to post and looked at my shirt which was soaking wet from my run. I thus decided to write about jogging. Until next time, bye.

Wii U

  Hello again. Since I rarely post, I decided to do two post in one day since I am free. Yesterday Nintendo announced the Wii U at the E3 Expo. The Wii U is the next generation Wii. In Nintendo's presentation they mainly focused on the new remote that comes with the new Wii U. I don't know why they did not pay much attention to the system itself.

  Now the new system is powered by a IBM Power®-based multi-core microprocessor. I have no idea what that is. What I am sure of that it will support Full HD gaming. Am I happy. No, I am MORE THEN HAPPY!! That is very good news. People speculate that the picture will be on par or just a little lower then the X-BOX 360. Thats enough for me. To provide this HD gaming experience, Nintendo have decided to use HD DVD's which are currently used for the X-BOX 360 if I am not mistaken. That is all I, and most people know about the system thanks to Nintendo's lack of explaining it. I am now forced to write about the controller as Nintendo threw a whole book about it at us. 

 
  The controller looks like a Tablet except that it comes with two toggles, a control pad and the X,Y,A and B buttons. It also has two sets of L and R buttons. Not to mention the mic, camera and 6.2 inch touch screen. It is all there to create a new gaming experience. With this new controller, you don't need the TV on to play your games as you can just play it on the controller. But don't think it can also work as a portable device. It has to be in a certain range to work with the Wii U.

  With this new controller, there are several ways to play your games. One ways is like how I stated above by playing your games on the controller itself. Another way is by using the TV on the screen and the controller just gives you extra information like a map of your game. This is to make your gaming experience more smooth and simpler. The third way you can play a game is by using the controller and tv which will interact between each other. For example, you can play a game of tag. The person who uses the new controller is the one being chased and has more information on his screen. The other four players using the normal wii mote use the TV screen to chase player 1. It all looks very fun.


  Nintendo have not released any information regarding the date it will come out or the price it will be selling at. All they told us is that it is coming out next year. I guess we will all have to wait but one thing is for sure. I want it!