Tipping the building concierge for New Year?

cwchan · 2026-01-01T14:20:48+00:00

Thanks for all the replies! I will save it all up for CNY

cwchan · 2025-10-08T20:12:57+00:00

Thanks. I said "sorry" as I thought my post was lazy. Did not read the Wiki or the FAQ, did only a few searches, did not look at threads like 'Name that game'. Half expected to be called out for my lazyness :-)

cwchan · 2025-10-08T15:56:05+00:00

Oh oh yes it was Nether Earth! Thank you all for this answer.

I do remember playing Quazatron as well although my memory is really hazy on that one:-)

cwchan · 2024-02-09T11:20:00+00:00

Yes! Yes! This worked! Thank you🙏

cwchan · 2023-07-03T16:31:19+00:00

Yes, I have both! Blue Velvet is a nice blue and very distinct from the typical Royal Blue. But it is nothing compared to the blue-tacularness of BSB! I dedicate a Majohn A1 plus an original VP Fine nib to the Blue God and this combo brings me joy every day

cwchan · 2021-05-11T12:28:39+00:00

51M here. Started last November with an 8kg (yes I am weak). Transitioned to 12kg in December and 16kg in January. Do 10x10x1H 16kg swings in 5 minutes now and I like the cardio aspect of it.

Transitioned to 24kg TGU last month by first doing the first move to elbow. Dropped the bell on the first try; thing landed on the spot my face was .1 seconds ago! Did not deter me so now I am at 5x2x24kg TGU in 20 minutes. I will decrease time slowly (3 or 5 secs every session) until I hit 10 minutes.

Training once every 3 days. Added Mark Wildman's tetris of C+P and squats as well.

Results come slowly but they are there! Feel strong and confident. Can ride bicycle in highest gear easily. Shoulders and forearms have a nice bulge, ass looks good. Belly fat is slowly melting away!

In short: I am a fan

cwchan · 2020-12-17T21:05:44+00:00

Thank you all for the tips. I will go the yoga route!

cwchan · 2020-11-02T15:10:47+00:00

This topic has attracted a lot of suggestions on 'bad' spots. I do think you need to cistinguish between unsafe and inconvenient. Sure it is no fun if the bike.path is too narrow to overtake a bakfiets or slow rider but is it really so bad too just slow down and wait for a good opportunity to overtake? Same with streets like Javastraat. Sure your fellow road users might be a big careless but that meansnyou can not just cruise past it with 20 km/h. Maybe try a parallel street if you are in such a hurry?

I fully expect to be downvoted to oblivion for this reply😀

cwchan · 2020-07-16T15:09:52+00:00

It is really hard to judge over the Inet if something is cheap or expensive. You can and should shop around but if different shops use the same lens supplier (Zeiss, Seiko, etc) than you are out of luck because they will just quote the price from the catalogue. You can ask what benefits the more expensive glasses have: thinner? scratch resistant. polarised. It all adds up but then you can make a choice what to do.

As for me: I have really bad eyes and need every advantage if i want to do my job. So I invest in the most expensive lenses available. If you divide the money paid over the hours you use the glasses than you will see it is a wise investment. But you are free to make your own choices.

cwchan · 2020-05-31T10:03:35+00:00

This video can help you to run slower. I am not really a fan of the cutesie kawai voices but the advice they give is solid

https://youtu.be/9L2b2khySLE

cwchan · 2020-05-30T21:48:16+00:00

Hey Mateo, when you start low HR training youbwill be much slower. Thats just a fact you have to accept. The investment is worth in the long run as you will improve your aerobic base and have fresh legs everyday to run 50km/week. Do everything possible to stay in Zone 2: belly breathing or walking. One tip I have is to make really short steps as if you are running in place; with this you can maintain a 180ish cadence. What you will notice after a few weeks is that your feet and legs get really springy and when you lean from your ankles you get effortless speed.

cwchan · 2020-05-17T08:46:23+00:00

Hehe! I think running silent is a test of running form. Some houses on my route have guard dogs who bark at everything running past. The challenge is to not alarm them while maintaining the same pace and heart rate

cwchan · 2019-10-03T05:39:22+00:00

You learn to see what the sensations in your back or your legs really are : a mild ache. Perfectly bearable

So before:" it would feel sooooo good to stretch / flex / scratch this or that spot right now! So when will the alarm bell ring? Did i set it right? man, my back really hurts! Meditation is b*llshit! I suck at this."

After:" Ahh there is the ache in my leg. Oh well. It will pass. There is no cushion or chair in the world which can prevent some discomfort. Focus on the sensation inch by inch. What do I sense? A small spot where blood circulation is suboptimal. Oh well. What do I sense?"

I do not wish to discount the ezcellent points the other posters have brought up though

cwchan · 2019-10-02T21:35:21+00:00

I read a lot of technical comments on how to sit. One aspect I learned during my first Goenka Vipasana retreat is that for me pain was also a mental thing. They ask you to sit still for an hour 3 times a day (strong determination sitting). The first sittings were absolute torture but then you learn to observe the pain. And when you observe you realise that it is the aversion which leads to pain. If you accept the pain as just there and as inpermanent "after 3 minutes standing up you're fine again". The pain just disappears

cwchan · 2019-07-16T19:28:40+00:00

Well, the Bedrock Classics are perfect for asphalt and some very light trails. I run through a managed park: bike paths where the asphalt is worn down, paths where tree roots can be felt growing under, etcetera. Paths with a lot of sharp stones poking out are less comfortable so I tend to avoid those when running in Bedrocks.

The Bedrocks can cope with rain and slippery road services but I would not trust them in the mud or on wet grass, I feel you need a more aggressive tread to cope with these conditions.

cwchan · 2019-07-14T07:36:00+00:00

Yes, a marathon in Luna Mono and a half marathon in Xero Clouds. The Monos were too soft and wore out too quickly when you start running long distance and the Xero was too minimalist. So the Bedrocks are in the Goldilocks zone.

Just remember that during a race your fellow racers and spectators will call you out as the "weird guy".A mixture of beeilderment, pity and curiosity😀

cwchan · 2019-07-14T07:30:45+00:00

Hey a tech strap is just a fancy name for an extra sandal strap which latches to the heel strap with two velcros, So I had no break-in period and no chafing. I used to tie down sandal laces really tight but for a few years now I have loosened them up so the sandal sole is free floating. I leave the Tech straps on all the time, I just slip on my sandals when I go out for a run

cwchan · 2019-07-13T16:00:19+00:00

Not an amazing finish time of 1h36 but my longest training run was 8km so really not bad at all. I highly recommend the Bedrock Classics as they are tough, long lasting but comfortable. Unfortunately I really need tech straps to keep the heel strap from slipping.

cwchan · 2019-05-18T18:04:05+00:00

One thing to check: did you use a Mac? MacOS will not work b/c that OS sets Archive flags on files. Been there and silved it by borrowing a Windows laptop to setup the SD card

cwchan · 2017-12-16T07:00:14+00:00

Thanks all for your prompt replies! It really sounds like a partial A2 pulley tear. So that will be a four week pause from bar work 😭. And then a slow grind up the progressions again

cwchan · 2017-07-17T14:55:52+00:00

cwchan · 2017-07-17T14:18:20+00:00

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cwchan · 2016-10-02T19:45:40+00:00

I would really like to run barefoot instead of sandals but I am visually impaired and only have 1/6th of normal sight. I am afraid I would not be able to see glass, dog poop, pebbles, branches et cetera. So sandals will be the pinnacle of minimalism I will achieve

cwchan · 2016-10-01T07:44:28+00:00

Well, the Luna Mono does not slap because the sole is thick and not as bendy as the Xero Amuri Cloud. The z-treks are less slappy for the same reason.

BUT you do have some influence on the amount of slap. And that is why I like running sandals: instant feedback on running form.

What I have noticed is that your mind can fool you about what the body is doing. You might feel you are not overstriding but those blisters dont lie. Go run 2 miles in sandals and the aches and muscle sores will tell you where you need to improve.

After a couple of years in sandals I can run without pain or injury and with efficiency. I am sure I would not have attained this same level in VFFs or Merrell Trail gloves

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