IM at RM1,100

When i was arranging for my IM journey, my plan was as such

KL-Lgkw flight @ RM80 inclusive bike charges
Lgkw-KL bus @ RM 70 inclusive ferry & bike charges
Total baru RM 150.00 <- kedekut giler...

however, my mum & friends managed to brainwashed me into taking a flight back, resulted to a total of RM 300 only for transportation.. it was not just all, infact below is a simple piece of calculation for total cost to Langkawi IM.

Return Flight - RM 300
Accomodation & local van - RM 200
Registration fees - RM 500
Food etc - RM 100
Total RM 1,100.00
Damn, you need to pay, yet you need to suffer.. That amount is the most basic calculation, not considering those bringing extended family.. however, somehow i realised something during my stay there. something that no amount of money could buy.. something that you cant exchange for cash.. something called friendship.. something called pure satisfaction.. or purely called human limit above boundary

Somehow, you cant buy friendship. u never have the same moment when friends are there for you, helping you with bike checkin, equipment testing, making sure you get proper nutrition, waking up early & make sure every other one wakes up as well, comforting each other that the race is do-able & etc..

you never get some supporters who come all the way to cheer, tangkap gambar & wait under the blazing sun for 17 solid hours.

1) abu's wife & daughter kept cheering with heavy bags on her back (semua our purses & wallets, 10 of us, wallet jer berat, dlm kosong, duit syiling jer ade..)

2) we had azman & karoline going round the island with bike pump & tools, our very own technical team

3) we have stupe's wife walking with him last few km of the runs,

4) we had about 8-10 pro-photographers cum supporter cum pacer cum everything (they snap pics while supporting while pacing the last run for few of us while cheering for us) tsb, bandit, jason, shazly, fatini, aini, ani's friend, azmar's wife, luvis, etc that i m not sure of the name

5) I also see van with label "I AM cyclist" in front of the hotel, blasting some cool songs to support us,,

6) there is a wheelchaired old man pacing his wife/fren finishing the 5 running laps...

7) there are the navy team as well supporting & act as medical station...

8) also i had extra support from far far away, yet close at heart...

9) there are lots of untold stories also out there.. which i missed/didnt know bout it, but indeed they are great...

IM is priceless...