The Star Online: Metro: Central
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| Alex to run 100km to raise funds for a good cause Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:56 PM PDT WHEN 33-year-old Alex Au-Yong was overtaken by a senior citizen while jogging in his neighbourhood about six years ago, he realised something was not right. It dawned on the creative director then that personal health and fitness was crucial, and his life took a sharp turn from then on. "That was the first turning point. I also wanted flat abs, so I signed up with a gym and trained and did a lot of running," said Alex in a recent interview. Determination and hard work paid off for Alex as he pushed himself to great lenghts. Currently, Alex has competed in 11 marathons, nine triathlon meets and participated in an Iron Man competition. * Full story in The Star today. If you have a similar story to share e-mail us at inspired@thestar.com.my Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
| Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:51 PM PDT APRIL 4, 1981, was the last day 56-year-old telephone operator A. Thandapani got to watch a movie and enjoy the gift of sight. Thandapani, who was then only 26, watched John Travolta's Urban Cowboy with only his left eye as he had lost his other eye to glaucoma at the age of 15. Hours after the movie, he was wheeled into an operating theatre for surgery on his left eye. In a cruel twist of fate, Thandapani was left in a world of darkness as the operation was unsuccessful. To him, the great blind poet Helen Keller's profound words kept coming to his mind — "The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision." And these were the words that inspired Thandapani to be what he is today — helping his fellow human beings adapt to life without sight. * Full story in The Star today. If you have a similar story to share e-mail us at inspired@thestar.com.my Full Feed Generated by Get Full RSS, sponsored by USA Best Price. |
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