Heading to Malaysia

I leave for Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia tomorrow. It's located on the northwest coast of the island of Borneo, facing the South China Sea. It's often referred to as KK, and moving forward, that's how I'll be referring to it. It's considered a tourism getaway in Asia, and especially Malaysia.

I will arrive on Tuesday and leave Sunday--hopefully enough time to check the place out and get in a 20 mile run on Saturday. It was 88 degrees today, but felt like 99 degrees with the humidity, which was at 70%. That will be a problem. Should help with my training for the Honolulu Marathon next month though.

I love Asia and am excited to add Malaysia to the list of countries I've visited there: China, Hong Kong, Thailand, and Japan. Stay tuned for future posts & pictures from my trip.

Minnie and the Gorilla

I spent Halloween with the Emig's. Since Joey had to work late, I accompanied Cali and the kids to a chili dinner at her brother's house and then some trick-or-treating.

We started out as a big group,

But soon it was just me, Cali, Minnie, and the Gorilla.

I was impressed with CC's bravery. Some of those houses were scary. But then again, candy was on the line.

College Football is for Suckers

Watched most of the BYU game tonight, but after TCU started giving them a frat house style reaming, I couldn’t take it anymore. I’m done watching football for the season. Not because I’m a fair-weather fan. No, because college football is RETARDED! It’s an all or nothing contest. A zero sum game. You either have a shot to be the #1 & #2 team, play head to head in a bowl, and determine the overall winner, OR, play some other scrub team in a meaningless bowl, and for what? A big payday for your team? Why would the fans care about that? Is that what they scream from the bleachers? "Go team! Do it for better uniforms next year! Score! We need improved fertilizer for our home field!" A bowl win is just a hollow victory.

College bowls are the stupidest idea in sports: EVER. You don’t see the NFL ending their season with random teams playing each other, and the supposed two “best” teams playing for the title, which are determined by conflicting, biased polls. It’s ridiculous. There are playoffs and eliminations, so all the best teams get a fair shot at the crown. Same with NCAA basketball. Best 64 teams duke it out. Everyone has a legitimate shot. Every game means something. The stakes are HUGE. Fans are cheering for their team to be the best in the US, not simply better than the other scrub team they have been assigned.

So now that BYU has NO CHANCE of playing for the title, why would I waste my time watching them battle it out for a chance to play in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl or the Meineke Car Care Bowl.

Suck it college football.