Beyond the terminal

Balancing life, miles, and mountains. Proud dad and husband who escapes indoors-only life the second when the clusters are green. Usually found outside: pedaling a bike, exploring on foot, or politely arguing with fatigue at 21.1km of a marathon.

Family

My wife and our two girls — the reason the on-call pager stays quiet on weekends.

The rest of this page is what I do when it doesn't.

How I spend my weekends

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Mountains

Kinabalu 2020 · Everest region 2022 — where "climbing the ladder" got literal.

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Cycling

Long rides around Singapore — every headwind feels personal.

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On Foot

Park strolls that escalated into marathons — 42.2km is a systems problem too.

The gallery

🏔️ Mountains

Everest Base Camp sign, 5364m — Nov 2022Everest Base Camp, 5,364m — Nepal

Nov 2022High on the Everest region trails

Mount Kinabalu summit above the clouds — Feb 2020Mount Kinabalu summit, Sabah

Clouds Rest ridge overlooking Half Dome, Yosemite — Clouds Rest, overlooking Half Dome — Yosemite

Alpine lake on a Himalayan trek — Somewhere above the treeline

Bukit Timah summit stone, Singapore — Bukit Timah, Singapore — 163.63m, every metre earned

🚴 Cycling

On the bike in a teal jersey — On the road

Weekend peloton riding in formation — The weekend peloton

Bike and rider at the Singapore waterfront — Waterfront laps, Singapore

Posing with the bike at a park entrance — Ride day

After a night ride — Post-ride, still standing

🥾 On Foot — walks & marathons

Mid-stride in a marathon race — Race day — mid-stride, mid-42.2

Running a road race in an orange jersey — Race day

Running a road race — Still smiling (km unknown)

Finish line at night with medals — Finish line, medals on

Official race completion certificate — Officially a finisher

Elsewhere

A few of these moments show up on Facebook, and the longer written ones on my blog.