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| Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:41 AM PST FIRE PREVENTION DEMO D'Happy Club is collaborating with Safety Protection Academy to organise a talk on "Fire safety and Prevent-ion". It aims to create awareness on fire occurrences and to use the techniques to reduce the risks of death and injury in the event of a fire. The talk is on Jan 25 at 10am at 124, Jalan SS2/6, Petaling Jaya. To register, call 012-3230560 or visit www.kairosforcommunity.blogspot.com. BLOOD DONATION DRIVE National Blood Centre will be holding a blood donation drive at various locations in Klang Valley until Jan 20. Check out the locations involved at www.pdn.gov.my CHARITY COOKING DEMO The Women's Auxilliary (WA) of the Spastic Children's Association of Selangor and Federal Territory will be having its monthly cooking demonstration on Jan 19 at 10am at the Spastic Centre (behind the Crystal Crown Hotel), No. 14, Lorong Utara 'A', Off Jalan Utara, Petaling Jaya. This month demonstration is the Chinese New Yea dishes. For details, call Datin Faridah Abu Bakar at 019-3944281 or Margaret Cheng at 012-9127203. ANTENATAL CARE Tung Shin Hospital is holding a public health talk on Jan 19 from 1.30pm to 5.30pm. The topic will be presented by Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Conultant Paeditrician in Tung Shin Hospital. For registration, call 03-20372288 or 016-9099665 (Cheryl Chia). SCRABBLE CORNER The YMCA of Kuala Lumpur is inviting the public to flex their word skills by joining in the weekly Scrabble sessions at Lounge Hall, Level 1. The sessions will be held every Saturday from 1pm to 7pm. For details, call 03-22741439 or email programmes@ymcakl.com ELDERLY HEALTH ISSUES Sri Kota Specialist Medical Centre Klang (SKSMC) will hold a public forum on Elderly Health Issues on Jan 19 from 8.30am to 1pm at SKSMC, SK Terbilang. Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr. Prema Latha will talk on Osteoporosis followed by a lecture on Rheumatoid Arthritis, sleep disorders and consultation on ENT-Head and Neck. For details call 03-33733636 ext 7313/7335/7356. WORLD MASKS EXPO National Museum is organising various activities during the ongoing World Masks Exhibition: 1001 Expression at the National Musuem until March 20. The activities include information on uses of clay and the uniqueness of masks motifs which would add to their knowledge on a country's history. For details, call 03-22671111 ext 321. MANUFACTURING TALK University of Malaya Malaysian Centre of Regulatory Studies (UMCoRS) is having a free public lecture on Competition Policy, Market Power and Trade Performance: The State Of Competitiveness In Malaysia's Manufacturing Industries at Lecture Hall 3, Faculty of Economics & Administration, University of Malaya on Feb 27 from 3pm to 5pm. RSVP before Feb 22. For details. call 03-2246 3369 (Nurin) / 3370 (Siti) or email umcors@um.edu.my. |
| Posted: 15 Jan 2013 05:41 AM PST NATIONAL top ranked boys' Junior Elite (16 to 19 years) triathlete Rikigoro Shinozuka is hoping to get off the blocks on the right foot this season. The promising talent aims to begin his campaign featuring at the Geelong International Triathlon Union (ITU) Sprint Oceania Cup in Australia on Feb 9 and 10. Rikigoro, who turned 18 on Sunday, said he has requested the national association to submit his entry for the Junior Elite category contested over the sprint distance of 750m swim followed by 20km cycle and final leg of 5km run. "I am hoping that they will assist and give their approval to support my participation by signing me up for the upcoming event. The organisers will need the national association to endorse my participation. It will be great to get a definite answer from them early because I have to make my own travel arrangements for the trip," he added. Last year, he registered a personal best of 1'04:10 and finished as the runner-up in the sprint event of the men's 14 to 25 at the Port Dickson International Triathlon. He also clocked 1'06:08 and settled for second in the men's 16 to 39 years sprint at the Desaru International Triathlon last season. In wrapping up his previous season, he took a brief two-week break after the Subic Bay ASTC Duathlon Asian Championships in the Philippines at the end of November. It was a satisfying outing for Rikigoro when he completed the 5km run-20km cycle-2.5km run in 1'00:50 to finish eighth in a field of 24 competitors in the boys' junior category. Rikigoro said he was in a relaxed mood when he emerged as the champion in the boys' 16 and 17 years category at the Phuket IronKids in Thailand in early December last year. "I resumed training in mid-December. Currently, I am still finding my rhythm to get back at my best. I am continuing to maintain the 20-hour training routine each week but I will be increasing the intensity this year. I have laid the foundation when I started training full-time last year. Building the strong fundamentals was an important injury-prevention phase before stepping up the pace in training. Besides working on my speed-endurance, I will have to acquire the race fitness temperament by following the race preparation training programmes," he added. For the new season, Rikigoro is planning to take part in more high-level international races in his bid to make a serious attempt to qualify for the world junior championships held in conjunction with the grand finals of the ITU world triathlon series scheduled in London from Sept 11 to 16. "It is going to be a great learning curve gauging my strength against my peers in a competitive environment. Besides the local competitions, I am excited about the opportunities to compete in different and unknown environment, tackling various challenging courses in the international meets. I am also considering to make my debut appearance at the longer Olympic distance event this year," said Rikigoro, adding that his immediate target was to cross the finish line within an hour in the sprint event. Rikigoro is also applying for an education scholarship to pursue his A-level at Malaysia's Epsom College at Bandar Enstek in Sepang. "I am applying for entry at Epsom because they are offering the design and technology subject for A-level. The campus also has excellent facilities and the calm surroundings around the college is just perfect for me to train outdoors. "It is going to be interesting to go back to school after taking almost two-year of gap year. I will need to manage my time well to strike a balance between studies and training," he said. |
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