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Few years ago, Miriam fell sick during her concert period and had seven days of steroid injection which resulted in sequelae of often having a swollen face. Miriam underwent a year of Chinese medical treatment and though there have been improvements to her condition, the result is still not ideal. Until last year when she held a concert again, she hoped to have a great body like Madonna during her show and got to know some friends who run marathons. Miriam started a healthy exercise, that is to run an hour every day.

She admitted, "At first it's really difficult. Luckily just before the concert, costumes measurements will not have too much changes, I had to weigh myself everyday and will be scolded once I'm heavier. This created a chance for me to overcome the difficulty. As you know, I have really never been like some stars who are really slim when performing on stage. The fashion designer also told me the reason for being slim is not only for wearing less clothes, but also to look better when wearing tight clothes. Later on it's because running can really help me reduce weight and swelling of face due to the sequelae of steroids injection and therefore
I gradually fell in love with running."

Running has also become Miriam's habit. She'll spend time running no matter how much work she has. Other than reducing weight, she can relieve work stress by running. Running has let her become more energetic as well. She revealed that she'll run in the marathon for "UNICEF" in October, "I used to be on the stage as prize giving guest during marathon events. This year there should be an exchange in roles."

Everyone will have a dream they hope to fulfill, or even more than one dream. Miriam is like everyone else, hoping to take a cruise to tour Europe and to have a adventurous journey in North Pole. But due to her busy work, these dreams will have to wait till she retires in order to fulfill.

Miriam has liked movies like "Poseidon" and "Titanic", and hence developed interest in touring on cruise. She has been hoping to save money and experience the joy of taking cruise. But today, though she has earned the money, it's impossible for her to take 20 days of leave from her company. "I like to do things that I've never tried before. I really would like to take the cruise to Italy's Venice to appreciate it's charm, as well as experiencing the life and culture in Eastern Europe."

Another place that Miriam hopes to tour is North Pole. She knows this dream is harder to achieve as the weather there is ever-changing and is challenging human's limits. "I can see huge ice floes there and see I can spot polar bears and Northern Lights. These all rare chances in life. But to realize this dream, I really have to wait till I retire, haha! I wonder if global warming will make all ice to melt in North Pole!"

Traveling is one of Miriam's favorite pastime. To travel to places with lesser Chinese can let her put down her identity as a celebrity and play freely, relieve all stress deep in the heart, be relaxed and be able accept and face future challenges.

To have a dream tour, most people will like to take on with a love partner, but Miriam's the opposite. "If going to North Pole, it'll be a difficult trip and of course shouldn't be just 2 people going. Will have to get a big group so that other than taking care of each other, more people can share and try different food. It'll probably turn dark before 5pm over there, so with more people we can play Mahjong at night to kill time!"

Source: Singtao
Credits: Miriam Yeung Thousand Island Singapore News Blog
Thanks to Gaozai for translation!
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