A decent paced run around Pandan Reservoir 3rd April 2021 ; 4.24 pm - 5.03 pm ; Cool weather after rain

 

Here is the results of my Saturday afternoon run around Pandan Reservoir. My average pace is 6.36 min /km pretty decent for a 58 year old man.  My worry at this age, is that I am accumulating a number of sports related injuries. My heart rate had hit 171 beats per minute which is more than 100% of the maximum heart rate, something which I should take serious note of. 

Just after this run, I noticed that my Illio Tibial Band (ITB) around my left knee started to hurt again. I hurt this in January and now, this is the second time it is hurting - albeit not so painful where I need to resort to painkillers.

This is an old injury which will need time to heal and recover, just like my body.

Slightly bemused but extremely satisfied with my run

Anyway, I will take a break of about 4 days after which I will return to this life long hobby 

CARPE DIEM

World's Most Complete Athletic Chamber - provided by QRA International Pte Ltd (Singapore Design)

        View Inside Chamber ;

Rowing Machines x 2, Wind Simulators x 2,Cycle Machine x 1

Presenting the world's dedicated Athletic Environmental Chamber - QRA ; The 20 year old company has been amongst the first in the world to offer this to clients. The specifications of this chamber are generally in the range below :

Temp : 0 to 50 C

rH      : 20 - 95% rH

Wind :  0 - 15 m /s

Hypoxic : sea level to 8000 m  (20.95% to 11.90% O2)

CO2  control : Using Scrubber Technology to reduce CO2 buildup 

Solar spectrum : Yes - for Heatstroke Studies

This chamber is versatile in the sense that it can condition practically any environment available on this earth ; of course there are harsher climates (say -40 C) but human beings or elite athletes in particular are never out in the harsh Artic or Antarctic temperatures doing 10000 m or marathons so there is not a need to simulate the extreme in temperatures.

There have been several customers who are first movers of this unique product worldwide, they are from the Sports, Medical and Defence Industry WORLDWIDE.  

Prices start from as low  as US$ 98 ,000 

Test Conditions vary from place to place ; from the tropics which are hot and humid, to the temperate which is cold and dry, possibly hot and dry, to the desert which is extremely hot and dry the Athletic Chamber can simulate it all. 

If any of you out there has such a requirement, write in or call in to :

QRA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD.

48 Toh Guan Road East

#03 - 144

Enterprise Hub

Singapore 608586

Tel :(65) 6795 1486

Website : www.qra.com.sg

Or Email :qrasales@qra.com.sg

                mark@qra.com.sg

and our friendly experts will accede to all your enquiries, promptly and with full professional suite of solutions to meet your budget.

Call In or Write In Now ! We are awaiting your interest Sports Professionals and Scientists ! 

There has never been a time to Up your Game ! 

Athletic Chamber in Australia Canberra - July 2018

 

This is the latest overseas Athletic Chamber in Canberra Australia 2018, the video shows the room (with polyurethane insulated panels) and while the installation had its issues and setbacks, the system ran perfectly.

Temperature and Humidity Controlled Room with Hypoxic O2 control.

Do enjoy the video and send over your comments 

"Exceeding the Limits of our Imagination"  

QRA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD

(Singapore Design Athletic Chamber for Elite and Rehabilitating Athletes)

Write in to : qrasales@qra.com.sg

                     mark@qra.com.sg

and our engaging sales professionals will be able to craft innovative and top quality solutions for your athletes.

  

Athletic Chamber for Rehabilitation of Athletes Doha, Qatar 2017 - 2021 The Solution

 In my previous post, I had stated that there were problems at the start of the project in Doha, Qatar. I decided to take these problems and change them into challenges. Discussing with the factory engineers, I decided to give a simple layout plan for the chamber and the factory engineers had to innovate and work out a solution. Immediately after I landed from Doha in Singapore, I took a day to rest, and arranged for a followup meeting in Shenzhen the following day with the factory people arranging to meet me - taking the Expressway (some 3 hours drive) near the land crossing between China and Hong Kong. 

1. Height Limitation 

The total usable height of  3.8 m while it was a tough challenge, it was not impossible. We decided that since the total usable area was barely sufficient, we decided to place the cooling evaporators,fan units,blowers, expansion valves and grills above the ceiling of the chamber with drill throughs into the work space.

2. Structural Column just outside the chamber  

We worked with the factory from Dongguan to provide a sliding door which was automated and activated by a push button. This would alleviate the area where a swing out door would not be practical since there was a large structural column just outside the main room of the chamber proper.

3. Chiller to be located in the Plant Room on the Roof, some 2 floors above the chamber room

With the expertise of IB Trading and Contracting, providing manpower for transporting the chiller from the cargo loading bay at the back of the hospital to the top floor of the building. I must commend IB Trading and Contracting to be the best in the business in Qatar. Mr. Sreenath Parambath (M.D. of company) is to be commended for carrying out a sterling job in this project marshalling his many workers,technicians and engineers to ensure whatever needed to be done (creating lead in holes between floors, piping, noise suppression materials, manual labor and support staff etc.) was done.  

The finished product, proudly standing tall.

Large viewing window, personnel door, non slip floor. 

View from outside of chamber from controller room 

No Cargo Lift

When the equipment arrived in pallets.IB Trading uncrated and man packed the panels of the chamber, the evaporator, compressor, condenser and all the piping up 3 floors to the Chamber room. No excuses, just got things done so smoothly like a well oiled machine.

10 upon 10 for work ethics, safety and efficiency !

Multiple Points of Supply and Installation 

QRA shows the world that we are truly a global company, Equipment and materials from Asia and Europe, Installers from South East Asia and Complete project in the Pearl of the Middle East, Doha Qatar.

We completed everything early May 2017 onsite and on time.

The biggest takeaway ?

QRA is ready to serve all Sports Associations, Clubs, and Institutes for the purposes of Hypoxic, Environmental and Stress Training of Elite and Rehabilitating Athletes.

We are just an email away :

QRA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD. 

(From Singapore to the World) 

Only the best for your athletes.

Website : www.qra.com.sg 

Contact : qrasales@qra.com.sg

     

                 mark@qra.com.sg

and our friendly sales professionals are ready to serve you anytime, anywhere in the world. 

Athletic Environmental Chamber Doha Qatar  2018

Chamber, Scrubbers (for CO2 Control), Compressor System and Control Panel

Athletic Chamber for Rehabilitation of Athletes - Doha Qatar (2017 - 2021)

     Components of Chamber located in Aspire Doha 2021  

This is the standout work done by QRA International in 2017. The client is a hospital located in Doha,Qatar. The environmental test chamber was built in 2017 to provide temperature and humidity control of recovering athletes at various climates.  QRA offered a warranty for parts and labour (4 years) and to date, it is functioning exceptionally well. 

Problem Scope and Timeline

End November 2016

I went to discuss the requirements and the lead time for the project with the local partner and client. There were numerous challenges. < volume, area, and footprint>

Problems = Challenges. 

a) Height limitation of the room where the chamber and control room was to be built. It was 3.8 meters high all in, 

b) Structural column just outside the proposed chamber impeding the access of equipment into the chamber.

c) 2 floors (50 m) above was the only area available to house the cooling condenser and piping work had to be laid out from 2 floors above, taking into account the loss of pressure head in the chilled water to the compressor 2 floors below.

d) No cargo lift. The equipment basically needed to be built in strip down panels and man packed 3 stories 

e) Lead Time and Components, System Integrators in 4  different locations worldwide.  

1. Environmental Chamber : from our factory in DongGuan China

2. CO2 amine scrubbers : from our supplier in Finland, Europe.

3. System Integrator : QRA Int'l based out of Singapore

4. Installation : In Doha Qatar, Middle East 

3 D Symmetrical View of Chamber and Control Room

I took up the challenge when the other Chinese competitor pulled out of the project. The clock was ticking and the local contractor had to pay LD charges if the project dragged on beyond middle of 2017. 

Were we successful ?

Stay Tuned to the next posts. 

Our company :

QRA INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD (SINGAPORE)

48 Toh Guan Road East

#03 - 144 Enterprise Hub

Singapore 608586

Tel : (65) 67951486

Website : www.qra.com.sg

Emails : qrasales@qra.com.sg 

              mark@qra.com.sg

                                      "Challenge the Limits of our Thinking". 

Second Best Burger in Singapore

 

Ginett's Restaurant and Wine Bar 31 March 2021

Ginett Burger

G Hotel is centrally located at the end of Middle Road, near Selegie Road. There is a 'great' Bar and Bistro on the ground floor called Ginett's and today I had the second best burger I have  ever tasted.

The beef patty (medium done) is both juicy and flavorful, the caramalised onions were really tasty. The chips were fresh from the fryer and I couldn't stop eating them.The vegetables on the side (pickles,onions,tomatoes and lettuce) were all eaten by hand. All in all a superb lunch.

Testament to the meal, I hardly needed the chilli sauce as the burger in itself is really tasty.  

Ginett Restaurant and Wine Bar

200 Middle Road

Singapore 188980 

Tel : (65) 6553 8550 

QRA International's Goals

I have to say I have been to focussed on the 'low hanging fruit' to so much so that I forgot to set Big Audacious  Goals (for QRA International Pte Ltd) for the next 3 years.

Here they are (without much further introduction)

Sales Revenue Forecast

2021 /22 

$1, 500, 000

2022 / 23

$ 3, 000, 000

2023 / 24

$ 6, 000, 000

Next Step : Make it Happen