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O members of the Royal Malaysia Air Force golf course in Subang Jaya, MMC Gamuda KVMRT( PDP) Sdn Bhd project director Dato’ Ir Wong Wai Ching’ s interest in golf started way back in 1987. However, his golf craze didn’ t just stop there. Much to his delight, there was a golf course on his campus while he pursued his Master’ s programme in Bangkok.
“ I was an enthusiast. I played more golf than I had studied.”
Being on a small campus made it all easier for him to travel to the course on his bicycle, cycling all the way while dragging along his golf cart.”
His enthusiasm for golf carried on for the next 15 years, not only taking part in social golfing but also competitions. Peak of his glory days was when he was the back to back champion of the company’ s annual golf competition. With the capability to hit as far as 200 metres, Dato’ Wong’ s favourite is a 3-wood.
Waning interest
Arrival of work pressure and gradual progression of his career resulted in lesser time
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Dato’ Ir Wong Wai Ching.
investment in the game. The outcome was inevitable.
Once an enthusiast who crazed over the game, it was evident now that the interest has waned off over time as he only plays very limited number of games, at times 10 a year.
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Common dilemma among golfers
What was challenging among golfers was the need to split the time between the game and family. Commonly played during the weekend, Dato’ Wong says“ The wives were unhappy and you can tell”, which led to more competitions giving away lucky draw prizes in order to bring back a compensatory gift to their homes.
Taking the game outside
Despite not being a frequent player outside the country, Dato’ Wong had graced over six countries and played in places such as Hanoi, Cambodia, Jakarta, Bangkok and Hong Kong. One of his favourites being the Mission Hills Golf Club in Shenzhen, a drive away from Hong Kong, the golf club which offers over 12 fantastic courses.
Golfing to stay healthy
“ Everybody wants to win, but you have to take golf as a relaxing game. Of course, there are times, you have no control over your emotions,” he said with a smile.
Dato’ Wong currently plays golf as a means to exercise.
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FOR Malaysians, carbohydrates is a religious part of our diet and couple that with a lack of exercise, it makes losing weight all that much harder. A growing dietary trend, we see an increasing adoption of the low-carb diet or more commonly known as ketogenic diets. Encouragement of ketosis comes alongside the aim to burn unwanted body fat by forcing the body to rely on fat for energy instead. Ketogenic coach, Johan Arifin Sopiee explained that ketosis is induced through the practice of ketogenic diet, which means restrictions on carbohydrates. Limitations are to be placed on vegetables, nuts and dairy. Refined carbohydrates such as wheat, starch or fruits are under the restriction list as well.
More focus should be given to meat, leafy greens such as spinach and kale. Keto diets are meant to be high in fat, moderate in protein and very low in carbs.
There are health benefits that can be derived from the practice of ketosis. Low-carb diets lead to more weight loss, one of the reasons to be that the diet tends to get rid of excess water from the body. And this at times allows low-carb practitioners to lose more weight without being hungry.
The diet has also shown to reduce blood sugar and insulin levels, thus improving the state of those with type 2 diabetes. Another observation would be lower blood pressure. Elevated blood pressure is a major risk factor for many diseases, low carb diets are an effective way to reduce blood pressure.
Johan, who practices the ketogenic diet said that by the 11th day, he had lost up to five kilogrammes.
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