Hey Doc

(sun set at Long Ridge)
I have not been able to eat normally due to the surgery, weight lost was expected to happen. So far I have lost 8lb.. My gum is healing pretty well that I started to eat soft food few days ago. My weight lost has leveled out at 143lb. I tried hard to keep my weight to stay at around 150lb., I certainly will not let this opportunity to pass. I always believe exercise and diet combo is the only way to control my weight. One of the exercise I like is my morning run routine. Been out for a whole month, it was not easy to start it again. I ran half of the distance on the first day and begin to run every other days. Today, I ran the full distance - 4 miles. I also started to ride my mountain bike which I can't find a place to do in Taipei. There is a nice trail near where I live. I can make an 8 miles ride straight from the house (not the one in the pictures).


(Fire trail at Long Ridge)
(two little ants you barely see on the trail are MTB riders)
Rock climbing is another activity I enjoy. Its a little difficult to go outdoor climbing but we have an indoor gym in the city I can go any day, any time. I have been to a climbing gym in Taipei but it does not have tall walls like this, not even close. But, I can live with that.


(big wall at Planet Granite)
If you are wondering what the colored tape means, it marks the holds for a route. Each route is rated by its difficulty. 5.5 is easy, 5.13 is very difficult. Since I am not in climbing shape, I can only do 5.8, 5.9 right now. The best I have ever done was 5.11.