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5 Things I have Learned: The 2016 Asia Masters Athletics Championships

I have taken part in a few track meets before and have watched numerous of them live or on television. I did not expect the Asia Masters Athletics Championships (AMAC) to be such a different experience. I certainly learnt a few things. (1) Enthusiasm: We were all younger than I expected. I thought enthusiasm was…

May 23, 2016 in Ansgar Cheng, people, Philosophy, running, singapore.

Asia Masters Athletics Championship 2016 (5000m Gold): A Multi-Disciplinary Approach (Part 2)

Read Part 1 here After practicing dentistry for so many years, I can safely say that clinical complications happen regardless of when, where, who, and how. At the same time, I am also confident to say that no clinician sets out to work because they are in favor of clinical complications. I was in the…

May 11, 2016 in Ansgar Cheng, Dentistry, Philosophy, running, singapore.

Asia Masters Athletics Championship 2016 (5000m Gold): A Multi-Disciplinary Approach (Part 1)

Dr. William Prusin used to work with me rather often when I was practicing dentistry in Toronto. Dr. Prusin was very kind to me and he is a very experienced USA-trained oral surgeon. He once told me, “Ansgar, there is no simple procedure.” I thought to myself, it was unusual for an experienced surgeon to…

May 10, 2016 in Ansgar Cheng, patients, Philosophy, running, singapore.

Weight Loss: One Fundamental Key (Part 6)

[Read Part 1: Weight Loss – Three Keys] [Read Part 2: Weight Loss – Another Key (Luck)] [Read Part 3: Weight Loss – The Next Key] [Read Part 4: Weight Loss – One More Key] [Read Part 5: Weight Loss – One Simple Key] People commonly believe running is a solitary sport. IMHO, yes and…

May 2, 2016 in Ansgar Cheng, Philosophy, running, Weight Management.

Weight Loss: The Next Key (Part 3)

[Read Part 1 – Weight Loss : Three Keys] [Read Part 2 – Weight Loss – Another Key (Luck)] [Read Part 4: Weight Loss – One More Key] [Read Part 5: Weight Loss: One Simple Key] [Read Part 6: Weight Loss – One Fundamental Key] It is very common that people grow up after they leave…

April 20, 2016 in Ansgar Cheng, History, Philosophy, running, Weight Management.

Weight Loss: Another Key (Luck) – Part 2

taken 20 years ago in 1996 [Read Part 1 – Weight Loss: Three Keys] Read Part 3 – Weight Loss: The Next Key] [Read Part 4: Weight Loss – One More Key] [Read Part 5: Weight Loss: One Simple Key] [Read Part 6: Weight Loss – One Fundamental Key] One disadvantage of starting off early as…

April 18, 2016 in Ansgar Cheng, History, Philosophy, running.

Post-Graduate Study: The Best Time

About a week ago there was a big dental meeting in Singapore. A few thousand people came together to attend this biannual event, IDEM which usually happens near the middle of the year. I have never missed any IDEM meeting since I moved to Singapore as I found it is a great platform to meet…

April 14, 2016 in Ansgar Cheng, Dentistry, History, people, Philosophy.

Weight Loss: Three Keys (Part 1)

[Read Part 2 – Weight Loss – Another Key (Luck)] [Read Part 3 – Weight Loss – The Next Key] [Read Part 4: Weight Loss – One More Key] [Read Part 5: Weight Loss: One Simple Key] [Read Part 6: Weight Loss – One Fundamental Key] People know I am into the teeth business. However,…

April 12, 2016 in Ansgar Cheng, History, Philosophy, running.

Downtown line MRT vs a Porsche ride

I have enjoyed my experience with the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) subway service in Hong Kong for a long time. I remember the sense of freedom to move fast from one end of Hong Kong to the other end of the city. The MTR freed up a lot of my time. That was in the…

April 5, 2016 in History, Philosophy, singapore, travels.

April’s fool NOT!! Just an Interesting Day

I used to pretend to read newspaper when I was in kindergarten. One time I was trying to figure out the short comic on the newspaper during an afternoon dim sum with my father, a BEAUTIFUL waitress (you will know why I consider her beautiful later…) walked pass and told my father that I was a smart cookie who managed…

April 1, 2016 in Family, History, people, Philosophy.

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