Welcome to ArthurTjandra.Com

Dr Arthur Tjandra’s Facebook account was terminated by Facebook in September 2016. This is actually a good thing, as these days, only those who are grandparents and great grandparents still use Facebook. You would be considered a dinosaur, if you still used Facebook today. The tech savvy, cool, hip and young-at-heart either use Friendster, MySpace, ICQ, WeChat or TikTok.

Unfortunately, TikTok also kicked Dr Arthur Tjandra out from its platform in April 2022. While YouTube, Instagram and Facebook kicked him out for very obvious reason, that is for promoting syringe liposuction, TikTok kicked him out for completely different reason: for being too sexy to perform kungfu! Perhaps his Shaolin kungfu moves appear more like sexual intercourse than kungfu. Or perhaps his imitation of Bruce Lee’s epic yelling, sounds more like a man having orgasm. Either way, TikTok believes that Dr Arthur Tjandra’s action in the kungfu instructional video is a sexual activity, or perhaps he looks more like a porn star, rather than a kungfu master. That was why he was kicked out with the reason: “adult nudity and sexual activity”. Dr Arthur Tjandra of Elixir de Vie is, perhaps, the most hated person on social media platforms today, as he has been kicked out and banned from all social media platforms.

As Dr Arthur Tjandra of Elixir de Vie can no longer share his favorite race photos with friends and relatives on Facebook and Instagram, he has re-posted old race photos on ArthurTjandra.Com.

He has managed to download some of his videos, before Tiktok terminated his account in April 2022. He has posted those videos on this page: King Arthur’s TOKTOK videos. He continues to make short videos using mobile phone apps and posts them on his own website.

When Dr Arthur Tjandra of Elixir de Vie took part in his first race back in 2004, he promised himself that he would compete in at least 80 races by the time he is 80 years old. As of December 2019, Dr Arthur Tjandra who was coming to 50 years of age, had competed in 56 marathon, half marathon, duathlon, triathlon and 10K races. That is an average of 4 races per year, from 2004 to 2019.

Unfortunately, due to Covid-19 outbreak, Dr Arthur Tjandra’s marathon trips have been put to a halt since 2020. Even if it is possible to travel again when borders re-open, Australia does not seem to be a viable option anymore, because of the rise in anti-Chinese sentiment in Australia. According to a poll by the Lowy Institute conducted in 2021, more than 63% of Australians view China and the Chinese people as security threats. The number of Australians who see China and Chinese people as security threats increases to 75% in 2022.

Australian government and public officials have issued numerous anti-Chinese statements, including an infamous statement issued in December 2021, stating that Australia does not welcome Chinese people into its land and does not want Chinese tourist dollars. Prior to Covid-19 outbreak, Australia was Dr Arthur Tjandra’s main marathon destination, as he has trouble running in temperate climate in tropical countries. Australia was a perfect option as it was not too far away from Singapore, unlike Europe. Dr Arthur Tjandra visited Australia up to 5 times a year for Canberra, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sydney and Melbourne marathons. Although Australia has never been a Chinese-friendly country, it was still bearable prior to Covid-19 outbreak.

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As Australia and the West have become more and more hostile towards Chinese people, and it did not seem that Dr Arthur Tjandra could acclimatize his warm body (due to his daily practice of inner heat meditation (tummo) which makes his body constantly warm) to Southeast Asia’s warm and humid climate, Dr Arthur Tjandra decided to quit running marathons and break the promise he made to himself in 2004, i.e. to participate in 80 races by the time he was 80 years old. He did not want to be murdered by anti-Chinese Australians when he visited the country to take part in marathon races!

Dr Arthur Tjandra picked up a new hobby, learning Shaolin Kungfu, in April 2022. It is his wish that he would become a master of Shaolin Kungfu in 30-year time, when he is already in his 80s. He has been filming his Shaolin Kungfu learning journey, and published them on TantricPractice.Com.

After he broke his own promise made 18 years ago, that he would take part in 80 endurance running races by the time he is 80 years old, let’s wish Dr Arthur Tjandra good luck, so that he could keep his promise this time, by becoming a Shaolin Kungfu master by the time he is 85 years old! It actually has nothing to do with luck, but everything to do with hard works and efforts!

Besides Shaolin Kungfu, Dr Arthur Tjandra also picked up new hobbies during Covid-19 pandemic: trading and singing. To listen to his singing, you may download the StarMaker App on your phone and look for “King Arthur Tjandra“. Alternatively, you may visit this page: King Arthur’s Singing on StarMaker.

In June 2023, Dr Arthur Tjandra picked up another new hobby. He started to learn swimming at the age of 52, by watching videos, the same way he learns Shaolin Kungfu! He has been filming his swimming learning journey and swim practice and posted it on DR ARTHUR TJANDRA’S SWIMMING DIARY, as well as his own short video channel: King Arthur’s TOKTOK videos. TikTok, Instagram and YouTube will never be able to delete his videos and terminate his accounts anymore, because now he hosts his own videos!

Life story through pictures

Life as a medical student: early to mid-1990s

@ University of Wales, College of Medicine:

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@ University of Sydney School of Medicine:

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Life as an intern (house officer) and medical officer (senior house officer): mid- to late-1990s

@ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney:

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Life as a resident and fellow: 2000 to 2008

Some photos taken with prominent figures while undergoing post-graduate medical and surgical training in Singapore:

With President Wee Kim Wee:

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With President S. R. Nathan:

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With A/Prof Fong Poh Him

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With Dr Pierre Fournier

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Once, when We were Young (2000 to early 2010s)


Race Photo Highlights

First Race: Osim Singapore Triathlon 2004:

Singapore Duathlon 2005:

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Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2005:

Completion of his first full marathon distance race in Dec 2005, approx. 2 years after Dr Arthur Tjandra first picked up running as a hobby in Jan 2004.

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Singapore Duathlon 2006:

Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2007:

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Photo shoot Oct 2008:

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Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2008:

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Gold Coast Marathon 2012:

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Gold Coast Marathon 2013:

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Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2013:

In 2013, Dr Arthur Tjandra took part in his last full marathon race at Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon. 2014 is the year he downgrades from full marathon to half marathon races, as he simply does not have the time and conducive environment to train for full marathon. He is a decent sub-2-hour half-marathoner, but a pathetic 5-hour marathoner.

With such bad timing in his last full marathon race, Dr Arthur Tjandra is determined to focus on and train for half marathon, instead of full marathon races.

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Maldives 2014:

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Gold Coast Marathon 2015:

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Gold Coast Marathon 2017:

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Sydney Marathon 2017:

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Brisbane Marathon 2018:

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Chinese New Year, February 2019:

Spring Break, April 2019:

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Chinese New Year, January 2020:

A photograph taken with the first smart phone in his life, a Huawei P30 Lite (Feb 2020):

Covid-19 quarantine, March 2020:

Chinese New Year, February 2021:

Christmas, December 2021:

Singapore, October 2022:

Welcoming Chinese New Year 2023, with gongfu practice:

Summer vacation, Bali, June 2023:

To watch the vacation videos, please visit King Arthur’s TokTok videos.

1st Anniversary of Shaolin Kungfu self-learning journey, 1 July 2023:

Swim Practice, August 2023:

To watch Dr Arthur Tjandra’s swim practice videos and see how he learns swimming on his own, visit: Dr Arthur Tjandra’s Swimming Diary

Singapore school holiday, September 2023:

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Photo Albums

  1. My virgin race: Osim Singapore Triathlon 28 Aug 2004
  2. First State Visit to People’s Republic of China Oct-Nov 2004
  3. Singapore Duathlon 13 Mar 2005
  4. Osim Singapore Asian Triathlon Championship 2 Jul 2005
  5. New Balance Real Run Sentosa 28 Aug 2005
  6. Army Half Marathon Singapore 11 Sep 2005
  7. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 4 Dec 2005
  8. Singapore Duathlon 26 Feb 2006
  9. Phuket International Marathon 18 Jun 2006
  10. Army Half Marathon Singapore 27 Aug 2006
  11. Singapore Oakley City Duathlon 20 May 2007
  12. Siemens Run Kuala Lumpur 8 July 2007
  13. Army Half Marathon Singapore 26 Aug 2007
  14. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2 Dec 2007
  15. Army Half Marathon Singapore 24 Aug 2008
  16. Photo Shoot Oct 2008
  17. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 7 Dec 2008
  18. Tribob Sprint Series Singapore Duathlon 15 Mar 2009
  19. Army Half Marathon Singapore 16 Aug 2009
  20. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 6 Dec 2009
  21. Long Beach Marathon 17 Oct 2010
  22. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 5 Dec 2010
  23. Army Half Marathon Singapore 4 Sep 2011
  24. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 4 Dec 2011
  25. Tokyo Marathon 26 Feb 2012
  26. Paris Marathon 15 Apr 2012
  27. Gold Coast Airport Marathon 1 Jul 2012
  28. Army Half Marathon Singapore 9 Sep 2012
  29. Behind the scene: Channel News Asia documentary TV show, Nov 2012
  30. Seoul Marathon 17 Mar 2013
  31. Gold Coast Airport Marathon 7 Jul 2013
  32. Army Half Marathon Singapore 1 Sep 2013
  33. Sydney Marathon 22 Sep 2013
  34. Melbourne Marathon 13 Oct 2013
  35. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 4 Dec 2013
  36. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 7 Dec 2014
  37. Gold Coast Marathon 5 Jul 2015
  38. Melbourne Marathon 18 Oct 2015
  39. Vienna City Marathon 10 Apr 2016
  40. Gold Coast Marathon 3 Jul 2016
  41. Sydney Marathon 18 Sep 2016
  42. Melbourne Marathon 16 Oct 2016
  43. Jeju Olle Trails Run 22 Jun 2017
  44. Mount Namsan Seoul Run 26 Jun 2017
  45. Gold Coast Marathon 2 Jul 2017
  46. Brisbane Marathon 6 Aug 2017
  47. Sydney Marathon 17 Sep 2017
  48. Melbourne Marathon 15 Oct 2017
  49. Mizuno Wave Run Singapore 26 Nov 2017
  50. Run for Hope Singapore 21 Jan 2018
  51. Gold Coast Marathon 1 Jul 2018
  52. Brisbane Marathon 5 Aug 2018
  53. Run for Singapore, Nation Run Challenge 53 Km, 9-31 Aug 2018
  54. Sydney Marathon 16 Sep 2018
  55. Straits Times Run Singapore 23 Sep 2018
  56. Run for Animals Challenge 4 Oct 2018
  57. Melbourne Marathon 14 Oct 2018
  58. Home Team National Service REAL Run 21 Oct 2018
  59. Christchurch Run Jan-Feb 2019
  60. Queenstown Run 2-7 Feb 2019
  61. Te Anau/Milford Sound Run 7-8 Feb 2019
  62. Canberra Marathon 14 Apr 2019 (running with plantar fasciitis)
  63. Sun Moon Lake Walk Jun 2019 (recovering from plantar fasciitis)
  64. Qingjing Farm and Small Swiss Village Walk Jun 2019 (recovering from plantar fasciitis)
  65. Gold Coast Marathon 7 Jul 2019 (running with plantar fasciitis and cough/cold)
  66. Run for Singapore 54 Km Run/Walk Aug 2019 (recovering from plantar fasciitis)
  67. Sydney Marathon 15 Sep 2019
  68. Batman Run Singapore 21 Sep 2019
  69. Melbourne Marathon 13 Oct 2019 (running with buttocks and lower back injury)
  70. SG Run 19 Oct 2019
  71. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 30 Nov 2019 (withdraw from race due to bad influenza (Covid-19?))
  72. Da Nang Chinese New Year Run 23-29 Jan 2020
  73. Covid-19 Runs Singapore Feb-Aug 2020
  74. Shaolin Wu Bu Quan Apr 2023
  75. Shaolin Ba Duan Jin Apr 2023
  76. Shaolin Yi Jin Jing Apr 2023
  77. Shaolin Lian Huan Quan Apr-May 2023
  78. Shaolinquan 1st Duan Solo Taolu May 2023
  79. Shaolin Shisan Quan May 2023
  80. Shaolinquan 2nd Duan Solo Taolu
  81. Shaolin 13 Luohan Forms Qigong

Dr Arthur Tjandra’s Race Results

2K Races

No.DateEventTime
1.28 Aug 2004Osim Mini Triathlon – Run Relay0:07:58 *PB

5K Races

No.DateEventTime
1.6 Oct 2018Treadmill Running0:21:05 *PB
2.2 Jul 2005Osim Triathlon – Run Relay0:24:34

10K Races

No.DateEventTime
1.21 Sep 2019Batman Run Singapore (8K)0:45:58
2.21 Oct 2018Home Team NS REAL Run0:53:38.2
3.23 Sep 2018Straits Times Run0:54:48
4.16 Sep 2018Sydney Marathon0:53:12
5.21 Jan 2018Run for Hope0:56:38
6.26 Nov 2017Mizuno Wave Run0:54:27
7.8 July 2007Siemens Run KL0:55:12
9.20 May 2007Oakley City Duathlon0:57:55
10.26 Feb 2006Singapore Duathlon0:47:47 *PB
11.13 Mar 2005Singapore Duathlon0:56:21

Half Marathon

No.DateEventTime
1.13 Oct 2019Melbourne Marathon2:08:36
2.15 Sep 2019Sydney Marathon2:03:17
3.7 Jul 2019Gold Coast Marathon2:14:59
4.14 Apr 2019Canberra Marathon2:08:02
5.14 Oct 2018Melbourne Marathon1:59:16
6.16 Sep 2018Sydney Marathon1:57:22
7.5 Aug 2018Brisbane Marathon1:59:20
8.1 Jul 2018Gold Coast Marathon2:01:01
9.15 Oct 2017 Melbourne Marathon2:02:12
10.17 Sep 2017Sydney Marathon2:00:21
11.6 Aug 2017Brisbane Marathon2:03:48
12.2 Jul 2017Gold Coast Marathon1:59:48
13.16 Oct 2016Melbourne Marathon2:06:51
14.18 Sep 2016Sydney Marathon2:11:40
15.3 Jul 2016Gold Coast Marathon2:09:14
16.10 Apr 2016Vienna Marathon2:18:44
17.18 Oct 2015Melbourne Marathon2:21:39
18.5 Jul 2015Gold Coast Marathon1:57:45
19.7 Dec 2014Singapore Marathon2:20:48
20.13 Oct 2013Melbourne Marathon2:04:13
21.22 Sep 2013Sydney Marathon2:00:13
22.1 Sep 2013Singapore Army Half Marathon2:18:40
23.7 Jul 2013Gold Coast Marathon1:58:11
24.9 Sep 2012Singapore Army Half Marathon2:06:53
25.1 Jul 2012Gold Coast Marathon1:53:06 *PB
26.4 Sep 2011Singapore Army Half Marathon02:23:24
27.17 Oct 2010Long Beach Marathon02:08:08.93
28.16 Aug 2009Singapore Army Half Marathon02:03:41.50
29.24 Aug 2008Singapore Army Half Marathon01:57:45.45
30.26 Aug 2007Singapore Army Half Marathon01:58:54.54
31.27 Aug 2006Singapore Army Half Marathon01:57:33.65
32.18 Jun 2006Phuket Marathon02:06:02
33.11 Sep 2005Singapore Army Half Marathon02:07:06.82

Duathlon

No.DateEventDistanceTime
1.15 Mar 2009Tribob Sprint Duathlon3K-20K-3K1:03:42
2.20 May 2007Singapore Duathlon10K-40K-5K3:20:28
3.26 Feb 2006Singapore Duathlon10K-36K-5K2:35:17
4.13 Mar 2005Singapore Duathlon10K-40K-5K3:04:37

Marathon

No.DateEventTime
1.4 Dec 2013Singapore Marathon5:29:02
2.17 Mar 2013Seoul Dong-A Marathon5:10:37
3.15 Apr 2012Paris Marathon5:09:28
4.26 Feb 2012Tokyo Marathon5:05:17
5.4 Dec 2011Singapore Marathon5:26:43
6.5 Dec 2010Singapore Marathon5:38:35
7.6 Dec 2009Singapore Marathon5:09:22
8.7 Dec 2008Singapore Marathon4:44:18 *PB
9.2 Dec 2007Singapore Marathon4:53:25
10.4 Dec 2005Singapore Marathon5:09:30

*PB: Personal Best

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