I had my last massage session last August. I have been making my monthly massage appointment with my therapist since June 2002. I took the monthly massage as a form of exercise for me to improve my blood circulation. As his clinic moved last September and he was unable to provide massage service at the new place, there was totally no more 'exercise' for me.

My health was getting bad last October. Although it made me a little bit worry, I did not think of taking up any form of exercise then.

I used to bring my son to the reservoir when he was young. He would ride his little bicycle while I walked along with him. We went round the reservoir most of the weekend. When he was at the Secondary School two years ago, we stopped that regular routine.

A week after the Chinese New Year this year, I started to jog.

It takes me about one hour and ten minutes to complete a round of the reservoir. It is about 6.25 kilometers.

Although it was usually sunny before 5 o'clock in the evening, it was always a gentle wind at the reservoir. There were a number of people who jogged regularly at different hours. They were young men, young ladies and elder men. Sometimes, there were school children from a nearby Secondary School. There were more people on Saturday and Sunday.