*Groan* I am soooo tired! It’s as though no matter how much zzzz I get, it’s never enough. I guess I’m having a burnout with the long working hours I’ve been putting at work for the past couple of weeks! Yesterday night, I fell asleep while watching a dvd and it was only 10 plus! Hmmm, and I couldn’t even wake up this morning.
I went for a massage on Mon night after work as I was having neck and shoulder pain, prob due to the position that I was sitting facing the pc. Anyways, I ended up getting a foot massage as well since I was feeling paranoid about having some unknown disease or wat-nots lurking inside my body system with the amount of junk and caffeine that I’m pumping into my body due to stress. Also, I have been procrastinating on my annual medical check-up so…The masseuse spoke to me in Mandarin as she’s from China and I reply (minimally) in my halting Mandarin. I had the neck and shoulder massage lying face down on the bed. My gawd, it felt like I was a pillow being pummeled to the ground, which obviously mean I had a lot of stress and tension on my shoulders!!
I reckon writing in a way is rather therapeutic to me as it allows me to ‘purge’ all my thoughts and ill-feelings onto something since I’m too tired to call anybody to pour my sorrows….i’m feeling kinda depressed today as I was supposed to be on leave tomorrow to prep myself for the hunt this Saturday but since ‘something’ popped up in work, looks like I need to cancel my leave….boo-hoo-hoo…and I was so looking forward to a little R & R…
Woe is with me
Mired in self-pity and sorrows
How can this be?
When it’s such a bitter pill to swallow
I write this poem to weep my grief
And hope that it’ll wipe away my misery
Wish it’s just a phase passing in brief
Cos this is getting really dreary!
Thursday, November 30, 2006
Sunday, November 26, 2006
A walk, step, pump to combat
I had to get up real early this morning to go for a walkathon and it was a torture cos last night i stayed up pretty late to update my blog (and YM-ing on the side...hehehehe) while sipping on my X-mas special Toffee Nut Frapp (which is a tad sweet even though i've asked for the light one...hmmm...the usual one would have increased chances of me getting diabetes, i reckon!!) 
Anyway, apparently there's an on-going promo which the barista kindly 'highlighted' to me that upon purchase of 18 (yeah, you read that right) Starbucks beverages, i am entitled to get the Limited Edition Starbucks Coffee 2007 Planner and the promo is from Nov 13 till Jan 2nd! Well, i suppose, if i'm a diehard Starbucks fan, i reckon that's no sweat but for people like me who visit the place like once in a blue moon to take advantage of its wi-fi facility, hmmm, that's fat chance of me getting the planner, i must say!! The waiters were very nice and helpful and even gave me complimentary biscuits and muffins to try...hmmm, perhaps i should change my coffee fix to Starbucks instead of Coffee Bean after all....kakakakaka
I reached the Centrepoint Starbucks at 8am this morning to register myself for the walkathon. The newly-opened Starbucks outlet is a sponsor for the walk and we get free-flow of the freshly brewed coffee and tea. Oh yeah, we also got goodie bags from Starbucks, which included their apple cinnamon muffin (yummy), fruit cake, mug and cap! Not too bad, eh? *chuckle* And all in the name of raising funds for charity too!! The walk was organised by the BU community committee and was to raise funds for the Hope Shelter. I told my friends that since the walkathon is only around 2 plus km, it'll be a walk in the park and we just need to stroll along as though we were talking a walk to the local neighbourhood pasar malam. Muahahaha....Anyways, after all the ding-dong of registration, chit-chatting, drinking our fill of Starbucks beverages, we were flagged off around 9.15am. There were around 200 odd people and consists of senior citizens, families, yuppies and children. We started strolling but was amazed that the 'tai chi' group of senior citizens powered their way to the front line...Wow, it sorta crushed our ego somewhat with the lack of oommmphh the way we were walking compared to them....and we were supposed to be the *ahem* younger and fitter counterparts...hehehehe
A lady committtee member who passed us told us to just enjoy the scenery and not to hurry ourselves in pursuit of the faster walkers. CC commented that it's actually very hard for us to be disqualified as we lacked the energy to even run or jog our way through, much less talked about power-walking!!! wakakakaka....Anyways, cos of the 'stiff competition', we ended up walking just for for over 10 to 15 minutes round the neighbourhood block. Which is pretty fast!!! Since, we didn't win any prizes, i took off to go for my gym session.
I got to my freestyle steps class just in time or rather was just 5 minutes late. I was lucky there was still a spot at the corner of the room. It wasn't the best spot as i could hardly see BCow even though he was wearing a striking yellow top! hehehe...He did the sashay thingy (again!!! am beginning to think it's gonna be permanent chory) and i just sorta skip my way through that part...today, he did a dunno-what very fast motion side tap thingy (hmmm...must check with LM what's it called) and at a certain juncture, the whole class got confused again!! And i think this time round, BCow also got mixed-up...hahahaha....LM told me that the next level of freestyle steps consists of more combos and is faster paced! Ho-hum....i reckon then it'll definitely be awhile before i can advance to the next level lor....
Next, i joined in BP class as it's been ages since i last did BP...reckon it must be 2 weeks past. Tracks were mainly from older releases so i'm not really sure of the songs. Familiar ones were only Phantom of the Opera (torturing chest track) and Left Outside Alone, which is DC's fave. After BP, i summoned my last ounce of strength to go for BC! After the 2nd track, i gave up as my legs were screaming in pain!!! I signalled to LM and we both got out to take a breather!!! *Groan* that's all the punishment the body can take for a day, man!!
Anyway, apparently there's an on-going promo which the barista kindly 'highlighted' to me that upon purchase of 18 (yeah, you read that right) Starbucks beverages, i am entitled to get the Limited Edition Starbucks Coffee 2007 Planner and the promo is from Nov 13 till Jan 2nd! Well, i suppose, if i'm a diehard Starbucks fan, i reckon that's no sweat but for people like me who visit the place like once in a blue moon to take advantage of its wi-fi facility, hmmm, that's fat chance of me getting the planner, i must say!! The waiters were very nice and helpful and even gave me complimentary biscuits and muffins to try...hmmm, perhaps i should change my coffee fix to Starbucks instead of Coffee Bean after all....kakakakakaI reached the Centrepoint Starbucks at 8am this morning to register myself for the walkathon. The newly-opened Starbucks outlet is a sponsor for the walk and we get free-flow of the freshly brewed coffee and tea. Oh yeah, we also got goodie bags from Starbucks, which included their apple cinnamon muffin (yummy), fruit cake, mug and cap! Not too bad, eh? *chuckle* And all in the name of raising funds for charity too!! The walk was organised by the BU community committee and was to raise funds for the Hope Shelter. I told my friends that since the walkathon is only around 2 plus km, it'll be a walk in the park and we just need to stroll along as though we were talking a walk to the local neighbourhood pasar malam. Muahahaha....Anyways, after all the ding-dong of registration, chit-chatting, drinking our fill of Starbucks beverages, we were flagged off around 9.15am. There were around 200 odd people and consists of senior citizens, families, yuppies and children. We started strolling but was amazed that the 'tai chi' group of senior citizens powered their way to the front line...Wow, it sorta crushed our ego somewhat with the lack of oommmphh the way we were walking compared to them....and we were supposed to be the *ahem* younger and fitter counterparts...hehehehe
A lady committtee member who passed us told us to just enjoy the scenery and not to hurry ourselves in pursuit of the faster walkers. CC commented that it's actually very hard for us to be disqualified as we lacked the energy to even run or jog our way through, much less talked about power-walking!!! wakakakaka....Anyways, cos of the 'stiff competition', we ended up walking just for for over 10 to 15 minutes round the neighbourhood block. Which is pretty fast!!! Since, we didn't win any prizes, i took off to go for my gym session.
I got to my freestyle steps class just in time or rather was just 5 minutes late. I was lucky there was still a spot at the corner of the room. It wasn't the best spot as i could hardly see BCow even though he was wearing a striking yellow top! hehehe...He did the sashay thingy (again!!! am beginning to think it's gonna be permanent chory) and i just sorta skip my way through that part...today, he did a dunno-what very fast motion side tap thingy (hmmm...must check with LM what's it called) and at a certain juncture, the whole class got confused again!! And i think this time round, BCow also got mixed-up...hahahaha....LM told me that the next level of freestyle steps consists of more combos and is faster paced! Ho-hum....i reckon then it'll definitely be awhile before i can advance to the next level lor....
Next, i joined in BP class as it's been ages since i last did BP...reckon it must be 2 weeks past. Tracks were mainly from older releases so i'm not really sure of the songs. Familiar ones were only Phantom of the Opera (torturing chest track) and Left Outside Alone, which is DC's fave. After BP, i summoned my last ounce of strength to go for BC! After the 2nd track, i gave up as my legs were screaming in pain!!! I signalled to LM and we both got out to take a breather!!! *Groan* that's all the punishment the body can take for a day, man!!
Village Park
Got back from work yesterday and took an afternoon nap. This is seriously not good...i never used to take afternoon naps cos when i do, i usually end up not being able to sleep later in the night. Anyways, i had intended to wait for a friend's call and ended up dozing instead!! hmmmphhh...
After my afternoon siesta, I brought my parents to eat nasi lemak at Village Park in Damansara Uptown for dinner.
Unfortunately, it was a wrong decision as most of the condiments were mainly leftovers. The famous deep fried chicken were all gone. So, we ended up making do with the basic nasi lemak with rendang chicken and side dishes of tempeh and mutton. The rendang chicken was quite good but my mum complained the sambal was a tad too sweet for her tastebuds. I like the way they cooked their rice. It's cooked in santan but the rice is just nice and firm and not too soggy. (the picture at the side is not from Village Park but rather a picture that i got from www.malaysatayhut.com/menu_large/Nasi%20Lemak.jpg though what we got was similar to this...hehehe)
This is definitely a skill, believe me...as i had cooked nasi lemak before and well, let's just say it's not too bad and edible lar....hehehehe...see, it was for my Home Science exams and we were all given different topics to cook. I chose nasi lemak as i thought it was the easiest and sorta coerced my family into eating them for one whole week as i had to practice and practice till i get it right!!!! kakakakaka.....and the dessert was ondeh-ondeh...which i must have made thousands of them!!! I think my sis was so sick of eating those that she just told me that it was perfect and i don't need to practice anymore....LOL
Yeah, back to Village Park, i've been there twice previously, both the times during lunch. And usually there's a huge crowd around, sometimes had to wait for seats too so when i got there yesterday and there were just a handful of people, i was really surprised. Perhaps, it should have alerted me. Ahwell....now i know better. Their mee soto and mee jawa (i think) are also good. The basic lemak served includes sambal, half an egg, cucumbers, ikan bilis and nuts. Additional condiments like the petai, sotong, beef or chicken rendang, mutton etc are add-ons and calculated according to the quantity taken. Admittedly, the price is steeper than the usual mamak stall variety but then again, the price is commensurated with the quality that we get...
After my afternoon siesta, I brought my parents to eat nasi lemak at Village Park in Damansara Uptown for dinner.
Unfortunately, it was a wrong decision as most of the condiments were mainly leftovers. The famous deep fried chicken were all gone. So, we ended up making do with the basic nasi lemak with rendang chicken and side dishes of tempeh and mutton. The rendang chicken was quite good but my mum complained the sambal was a tad too sweet for her tastebuds. I like the way they cooked their rice. It's cooked in santan but the rice is just nice and firm and not too soggy. (the picture at the side is not from Village Park but rather a picture that i got from www.malaysatayhut.com/menu_large/Nasi%20Lemak.jpg though what we got was similar to this...hehehe)This is definitely a skill, believe me...as i had cooked nasi lemak before and well, let's just say it's not too bad and edible lar....hehehehe...see, it was for my Home Science exams and we were all given different topics to cook. I chose nasi lemak as i thought it was the easiest and sorta coerced my family into eating them for one whole week as i had to practice and practice till i get it right!!!! kakakakaka.....and the dessert was ondeh-ondeh...which i must have made thousands of them!!! I think my sis was so sick of eating those that she just told me that it was perfect and i don't need to practice anymore....LOL
Yeah, back to Village Park, i've been there twice previously, both the times during lunch. And usually there's a huge crowd around, sometimes had to wait for seats too so when i got there yesterday and there were just a handful of people, i was really surprised. Perhaps, it should have alerted me. Ahwell....now i know better. Their mee soto and mee jawa (i think) are also good. The basic lemak served includes sambal, half an egg, cucumbers, ikan bilis and nuts. Additional condiments like the petai, sotong, beef or chicken rendang, mutton etc are add-ons and calculated according to the quantity taken. Admittedly, the price is steeper than the usual mamak stall variety but then again, the price is commensurated with the quality that we get...
Super-Size Me
Anyways, since my dad was hogging the tv, i couldn't watch my dvd and waited till yesterday to watch "Super-Size Me" after i got home from gym. I was supposed to do BP but as i was late (again) and chatted with LM, i hit the stepper instead and did some cardio workout...not that i fancy but better than just bathe and go back rite? I wasn't feeling that great as i got some 'disturbing news' that day so it wasn't really a TGIF kind of thingy...
Right, back to the documentary. It was filmed in 2004 and followed the legal case of 2 girls who sued McDonalds for making them obese. The director who also wrote the film,
put himself through a 30 day McDonald's diet, 3 meals a day, where everything has to be ordered from the menu, even the water! At the end of it, he put on like 25 pounds (which took him more than 9 mths to take off!!!) and his body fat and cholestrol level went sky-high!!! He had to take the super-size option (which was way larger than our local large size..*shock* *shock*) when offered which he ate and puke at one of the meals! It was utterly gross as they showed the puke too. I wonder how many of the Americans can actually stomach such monstrous proportions?? hmmm....would have taken me 2 to 3 meals i think....ironically as i was typing this, there's a McDonalds just right opposite from me.....hahaha....oh, just to share an interesting trivia....apparently, their salads, which by the way is not served here, contained more fat than Big Mac!!! Just wonder what kind of 'healthy' eating they are serving?? Hmmm, anyways, i haven't had McDs for awhile now. I remember previously i practically took McDs almost every week while i was collecting the Pooh soft toys!! yeah, yeah, yeah...that was some donkey years ago when i was still young mah...hehehe....well, i still have them and i'm proud to say that they are still in absolute 'mint' condition....muahahahaha
Recently, there was an article in the local dailies on the increasing obesity in the Asian regions with M'sia topping the list!!! And i quote here "Malaysia has the most number of fat people in the Asean region. In fact, the number of fat people here exceeds that in many developed countries, including Germany and France." Question is how did we get so fat? Was it due to the lack of exercise or are we eating way too much fast food due to the easy availability and fast-pace and unhealthy lifestyle that we are leading??? Hmmm....something to ponder on...
As for the legal case, McDonalds won and there was a Cheeseburger bill that was passed which ban lawsuits against the food industry that makes the people fat!!
Right, back to the documentary. It was filmed in 2004 and followed the legal case of 2 girls who sued McDonalds for making them obese. The director who also wrote the film,
put himself through a 30 day McDonald's diet, 3 meals a day, where everything has to be ordered from the menu, even the water! At the end of it, he put on like 25 pounds (which took him more than 9 mths to take off!!!) and his body fat and cholestrol level went sky-high!!! He had to take the super-size option (which was way larger than our local large size..*shock* *shock*) when offered which he ate and puke at one of the meals! It was utterly gross as they showed the puke too. I wonder how many of the Americans can actually stomach such monstrous proportions?? hmmm....would have taken me 2 to 3 meals i think....ironically as i was typing this, there's a McDonalds just right opposite from me.....hahaha....oh, just to share an interesting trivia....apparently, their salads, which by the way is not served here, contained more fat than Big Mac!!! Just wonder what kind of 'healthy' eating they are serving?? Hmmm, anyways, i haven't had McDs for awhile now. I remember previously i practically took McDs almost every week while i was collecting the Pooh soft toys!! yeah, yeah, yeah...that was some donkey years ago when i was still young mah...hehehe....well, i still have them and i'm proud to say that they are still in absolute 'mint' condition....muahahahahaRecently, there was an article in the local dailies on the increasing obesity in the Asian regions with M'sia topping the list!!! And i quote here "Malaysia has the most number of fat people in the Asean region. In fact, the number of fat people here exceeds that in many developed countries, including Germany and France." Question is how did we get so fat? Was it due to the lack of exercise or are we eating way too much fast food due to the easy availability and fast-pace and unhealthy lifestyle that we are leading??? Hmmm....something to ponder on...
As for the legal case, McDonalds won and there was a Cheeseburger bill that was passed which ban lawsuits against the food industry that makes the people fat!!
Saturday, November 25, 2006
Re-cycling BC
Went for SGP BC the other day. Gawd!! It's so damn packed!!! Sigh!! And i actually thought of taking back this class? Oh boy! i must be nuts! As usual, i was late and didn't register or rather i was too late to register as the class was full oredi. So, i had to wait for everybody to get in first 
and negotiate with the 'bouncer' at the door to squeeze me in. Bahhhh...of cos, i can't just leave like that...it'll be such a waste of my time! And to think that i had snucked out from work to go for this class! Anyways, i was just too 'brain-dead' and wasn't really 'into' BC that night plus the tracks were mainly re-cycled from last fri's class. Beat It...again??? Oh gawd!!! Kill me puhleeeess...? Feel like beating him instead....He changed Track 5 though to Saturday Nite something...which i don't fancy too so i took the liberty of answering nature's call instead and took a breather outside...hehehe
Came back for Anything For Love, which is one of my fave track...the rest re-cyled tracks again. *Ahem* i thought he only re-cycles songs on thurs and fri, now it's like a week past and still re-cycling? duhhhh, luckily i don't go for monday classes anymore...can you imagine doing the same tracks like 3 times a week?? *choke* really beh tahan lar like that...after the class, we were told to stay back to *ahem* sing a birthday song for one of our gym buddy, LCG as SGP commanded...Wowsie...i reckon, the royalty don't get such red carpet treatment huh?? Well, i can't complain much since i was given a piece of the cake after the class, which i gulped down happily...apparently, it was baked by FBB and it was a lemon meringue, the same one as i ate in SGP house-warming i reckon....hmmm...chatted for awhile with some gym-kakis to catch up on some uhhhh...gym gossips....with the wookie...kakakaka
After i got home, where i was supposed to do some work, i decided to test my newly-bought dvds instead. I just got this new dvd which is called "Super-Size Me" , a documentary on the fast food, especially McDonalds...
and negotiate with the 'bouncer' at the door to squeeze me in. Bahhhh...of cos, i can't just leave like that...it'll be such a waste of my time! And to think that i had snucked out from work to go for this class! Anyways, i was just too 'brain-dead' and wasn't really 'into' BC that night plus the tracks were mainly re-cycled from last fri's class. Beat It...again??? Oh gawd!!! Kill me puhleeeess...? Feel like beating him instead....He changed Track 5 though to Saturday Nite something...which i don't fancy too so i took the liberty of answering nature's call instead and took a breather outside...heheheCame back for Anything For Love, which is one of my fave track...the rest re-cyled tracks again. *Ahem* i thought he only re-cycles songs on thurs and fri, now it's like a week past and still re-cycling? duhhhh, luckily i don't go for monday classes anymore...can you imagine doing the same tracks like 3 times a week?? *choke* really beh tahan lar like that...after the class, we were told to stay back to *ahem* sing a birthday song for one of our gym buddy, LCG as SGP commanded...Wowsie...i reckon, the royalty don't get such red carpet treatment huh?? Well, i can't complain much since i was given a piece of the cake after the class, which i gulped down happily...apparently, it was baked by FBB and it was a lemon meringue, the same one as i ate in SGP house-warming i reckon....hmmm...chatted for awhile with some gym-kakis to catch up on some uhhhh...gym gossips....with the wookie...kakakaka
After i got home, where i was supposed to do some work, i decided to test my newly-bought dvds instead. I just got this new dvd which is called "Super-Size Me" , a documentary on the fast food, especially McDonalds...
Wiggle, Wiggle, Wiggle
As I have been swamped with work lately, I haven’t been going to that many classes. On tues, I managed to sneak off early, got home, ate, slept and then only went for cikgu’s class….hehehehe…While going to the changing room, bumped into cikgu along the corridor who saw me and tried to hide from me as he knew I was gonna smacked him for something that he 
did. *evil grin* bah, he’s lucky that I’m such a forgiving person… hmmmmphhhh…I got into the studio and saw that everyone had oredi lined their boards nicely. So, I just squeezed in between 2 seemingly bigger gaps and chuck my board in while pushing the board behind me just a wee bit…uhh, okie, a lot more further from me…*snigger* well, the owner wasn’t around mah, nevermind lar, he wouldn’t notice at all…of cos, I forced LM to accompany me into the class as well…hehehehe…cos I dun have anyone to chat with me before the class starts mah…
BM and MIL stood at the back and were busily chatting away…hmmm, after I discovered BM
knew I called him BM, I reckon he tried to stay far far away from me liao…anyways, I’m just too embarrassed to face him also lar. This time round, I was crossing my fingers that there was no JW in front of me so when the guy in front started his steps, I nearly choked!! Omigawd, he’s not a JW but a Butt Wiggler (BW)…ROTFL…step up, wiggle, wiggle…knee lift, wiggle, wiggle…basic, wiggle, wiggle….muahahahaha…it was seriously hard trying not to laugh out loud and stare at his butt and his barely there butt-length shorts!!! *choke* *choke*
Gosh, why is it that I am always standing next to some weirdos?? I think I was staring real hard at his butt cos at one point he just clutched his butt in an attempt to stop it from wiggling so much….and he turned back several times to glance if somebody’s watching (u know kinda like the feeling that somebody’s watching u from behind?)…the guy standing diagonally from us must be wondering why I was focusing on the guy’s butt all the time and he also turned to look at BW!! Kakakaka…oh man, this is so hilarious! Half the time, I wasn’t listening to what cikgu was saying lar so I got most of my chory wrong liao…hehehehe…though at one point I caught the words which went like “If u do this blah blah blah, u’ll have nice legs like mine!” Ugggghhhh, now i think he’s definitely obsessed with his legs….I looked at him and rolled my eyes in disbelief….uhhhh-ohhh…not this line again?…he laughed sheepishly…
We did “Let’s Get Loud” for the party track which had that sashay thingy…was thinking hmmm, is this fella doing this on purpose or what? I just complained to him that I dunno how to do the sashay thingy in my freestyle class oredi and now he’s torturing me with this??…bahhhh…Idiot! My only consolation that night was my fave track, One Night in Bangkok….ahhhh, it’s definitely been awhile though I got my legs all twisted up doing the wrong steps…hmmm, come to think of it, he hasn’t done Voodoo Child for some time now…must remember to ask him to do it the next round liao…hehehe
did. *evil grin* bah, he’s lucky that I’m such a forgiving person… hmmmmphhhh…I got into the studio and saw that everyone had oredi lined their boards nicely. So, I just squeezed in between 2 seemingly bigger gaps and chuck my board in while pushing the board behind me just a wee bit…uhh, okie, a lot more further from me…*snigger* well, the owner wasn’t around mah, nevermind lar, he wouldn’t notice at all…of cos, I forced LM to accompany me into the class as well…hehehehe…cos I dun have anyone to chat with me before the class starts mah…BM and MIL stood at the back and were busily chatting away…hmmm, after I discovered BM
knew I called him BM, I reckon he tried to stay far far away from me liao…anyways, I’m just too embarrassed to face him also lar. This time round, I was crossing my fingers that there was no JW in front of me so when the guy in front started his steps, I nearly choked!! Omigawd, he’s not a JW but a Butt Wiggler (BW)…ROTFL…step up, wiggle, wiggle…knee lift, wiggle, wiggle…basic, wiggle, wiggle….muahahahaha…it was seriously hard trying not to laugh out loud and stare at his butt and his barely there butt-length shorts!!! *choke* *choke*Gosh, why is it that I am always standing next to some weirdos?? I think I was staring real hard at his butt cos at one point he just clutched his butt in an attempt to stop it from wiggling so much….and he turned back several times to glance if somebody’s watching (u know kinda like the feeling that somebody’s watching u from behind?)…the guy standing diagonally from us must be wondering why I was focusing on the guy’s butt all the time and he also turned to look at BW!! Kakakaka…oh man, this is so hilarious! Half the time, I wasn’t listening to what cikgu was saying lar so I got most of my chory wrong liao…hehehehe…though at one point I caught the words which went like “If u do this blah blah blah, u’ll have nice legs like mine!” Ugggghhhh, now i think he’s definitely obsessed with his legs….I looked at him and rolled my eyes in disbelief….uhhhh-ohhh…not this line again?…he laughed sheepishly…
We did “Let’s Get Loud” for the party track which had that sashay thingy…was thinking hmmm, is this fella doing this on purpose or what? I just complained to him that I dunno how to do the sashay thingy in my freestyle class oredi and now he’s torturing me with this??…bahhhh…Idiot! My only consolation that night was my fave track, One Night in Bangkok….ahhhh, it’s definitely been awhile though I got my legs all twisted up doing the wrong steps…hmmm, come to think of it, he hasn’t done Voodoo Child for some time now…must remember to ask him to do it the next round liao…hehehe
Friday, November 24, 2006
Bumbu Bali
After finishing my gym session, me and LM decided to go catch a movie on a spur…I first went home to drop off my wet stuff then ate at the nearest kopi tiam. I love this kopi tiam as most of the hawker food is yummy…of cos my fave has to be the curry chicken chee cheong fun or the curry assam laksa (cham ‘tong’) When we reached the GSC, it was packed as usual, more so since the school hols has started…Unfortunately, the movie that I wanted to watch, Flushed Away (which I reckon would be better than Happy Feet, which urm, seemed juvenile…hehehe) was at a later showtime…a no-no since I had a dinner gathering later in the evening. So, we ended up watching Casino Royale again…yeah, me watching the movie 2nd time but I reckon it’s worth it cos this time round, I am able to absorb the storyline better and of cos the action scenes are really good too…just wished they didn’t cut it too much…
I had expected the movie to be 2 hours but ended up it finished around 2 and half hours plus all the preview trailers and wat-nots. So, was late for my dinner appointment liao when I got back. The rain had started to pour by the time me and family were on our way to the makan place. A friend introduced me to Bumbu Bali in Puchong and I found the food to be quite good so had wanted to bring my family to try it out. The place serves Balinese food, albeit fine-tuned to suit the local taste buds. Deco is very much Balinese style with soft music in the background and some paintings and knick-knacks from Bali being sold at the side. Furniture is teak (I think) and the whole ambience is very relaxed, which I favour.
I had expected the movie to be 2 hours but ended up it finished around 2 and half hours plus all the preview trailers and wat-nots. So, was late for my dinner appointment liao when I got back. The rain had started to pour by the time me and family were on our way to the makan place. A friend introduced me to Bumbu Bali in Puchong and I found the food to be quite good so had wanted to bring my family to try it out. The place serves Balinese food, albeit fine-tuned to suit the local taste buds. Deco is very much Balinese style with soft music in the background and some paintings and knick-knacks from Bali being sold at the side. Furniture is teak (I think) and the whole ambience is very relaxed, which I favour.
We called 3 of their signature main courses to share as the portions are huge, namely the Nasi Campur, Nasi Ayam Betutu and the Grilled Chicken and Lamb Combo. Had the sate lilit on the side too (which are actually mixture of prawn & fish and looks like our local sate but wa
s skewered in lemon grass instead of the stick) I found the recipe here...http://www.baliguide.com/balicooking/sate.html
s skewered in lemon grass instead of the stick) I found the recipe here...http://www.baliguide.com/balicooking/sate.htmlEveryone love the ayam betutu, which was marinated and deep fried nicely, the meat was still tender and not coarse. I called a mocktail named Extra Virgin "something" Margarita to wash down the food. Unfortunately, as it's a mocktail, it kinda lack the 'kick' of the normal margarita plus it was really sour....which i guesswas good for digestion though with the amount of meat that we consumed. We couldn't finish the 3 main dishes and was thankful that we didn't ordered a meal each..as it is, we are stuffed!!! Previously, i tried one of the popular desserts, which was called Es Campur, not unlike our local ABC but it was sooooo sweet!! I had like one sip of plain water with every spoonful of the dessert...uggghhhh, which made me felt so bloated....
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Dazed and Confused
On sun morning, I religiously woke up to go for my Basic Steps class. The class is definitely getting more packed and those who were late had to stack their boards at the corner which happened to me previously. BCow taught more complicated chunk of combos and most of us were dazed and confused, so to speak, as the front looked to the back for guidance at times and the back just stared in front, lost!
I hate it when he does the ‘sashay’ thingy where he just sauntered off to the other end of the room and comes back with another style…think it’s a gallop or something! All I could see was just legs and more legs twisting and turning on the board and on the floor! Hmmphhhh…luckily he’s patient enough to teach it in slow-mo and gave easy options for dumb people like me, who gets really confused and worked up especially since it’s on an early Sunday morning, which is all the more torturing on the brain as it’s still half-asleep!!! I love his song choices though…and he introduced this new thingy which he called the ‘side pendulum’ whereby we do a side pendulum on each side of the board….interesting, I must say since I haven’t seen it before, though for the life of me still don’t know how it’s done as I took the easy option of multiple side taps… I lost my focus a couple of times during the class and ended up going the opposite way from the others so it was hilarious!
After basic, I rushed for SGP’s BC. Unfortunately, I was told upon arrival that he had FFK the class and there was a replacement. Ahwell, it’s LM’s fault….hehhehe…if she had gone to meet me for basic, I would have stayed on for Hooligan’s BC. Tsk, tsk, tsk…anyways, I reckon I’m not so choosy nowadays on the BC instructor anymore, unlike previously where I’ll just walked away if that particular instructor wasn’t teaching. So, the replacement was Youngest Incredibles (YI). I haven’t tried his classes since god knows when so was kinda curious on whether he had improved. Urm, not sure whether it was nerves or fear that the hardcore SGP fans/crowd was making him pressured so he made some errors, especially on his cue-ing and his ‘rhythm’. Song choices leaned towards the older releases which was easier to teach as they have simpler chory.
Anyways, I have to admit that it’s hard to follow other instructors style simply becos SGP’s rhythm is somewhat slower than the rest of them albeit following the music beat religiously. BM was hanging outside after changing from his BS attire. I can see that he’s no longer wearing ‘loud’ colours and he was errr, giving me and LM weird glances. Suspected cikgu might have told him what we had said after all…hmmm, I shall wring his neck if he did…Anyways, BM didn’t go into BC till the last 2 tracks! That was when me and LM had gone outside for a breather! And he did shout…both me and LM heard it! Hoo-hoo…I’m gonna tell cikgu that he’s so wrooong, wrooong, wroooong….
I hate it when he does the ‘sashay’ thingy where he just sauntered off to the other end of the room and comes back with another style…think it’s a gallop or something! All I could see was just legs and more legs twisting and turning on the board and on the floor! Hmmphhhh…luckily he’s patient enough to teach it in slow-mo and gave easy options for dumb people like me, who gets really confused and worked up especially since it’s on an early Sunday morning, which is all the more torturing on the brain as it’s still half-asleep!!! I love his song choices though…and he introduced this new thingy which he called the ‘side pendulum’ whereby we do a side pendulum on each side of the board….interesting, I must say since I haven’t seen it before, though for the life of me still don’t know how it’s done as I took the easy option of multiple side taps… I lost my focus a couple of times during the class and ended up going the opposite way from the others so it was hilarious!
After basic, I rushed for SGP’s BC. Unfortunately, I was told upon arrival that he had FFK the class and there was a replacement. Ahwell, it’s LM’s fault….hehhehe…if she had gone to meet me for basic, I would have stayed on for Hooligan’s BC. Tsk, tsk, tsk…anyways, I reckon I’m not so choosy nowadays on the BC instructor anymore, unlike previously where I’ll just walked away if that particular instructor wasn’t teaching. So, the replacement was Youngest Incredibles (YI). I haven’t tried his classes since god knows when so was kinda curious on whether he had improved. Urm, not sure whether it was nerves or fear that the hardcore SGP fans/crowd was making him pressured so he made some errors, especially on his cue-ing and his ‘rhythm’. Song choices leaned towards the older releases which was easier to teach as they have simpler chory.
Anyways, I have to admit that it’s hard to follow other instructors style simply becos SGP’s rhythm is somewhat slower than the rest of them albeit following the music beat religiously. BM was hanging outside after changing from his BS attire. I can see that he’s no longer wearing ‘loud’ colours and he was errr, giving me and LM weird glances. Suspected cikgu might have told him what we had said after all…hmmm, I shall wring his neck if he did…Anyways, BM didn’t go into BC till the last 2 tracks! That was when me and LM had gone outside for a breather! And he did shout…both me and LM heard it! Hoo-hoo…I’m gonna tell cikgu that he’s so wrooong, wrooong, wroooong….
Steaming Hot Karaoke
I felt lethargic on sat morn but still managed to drag myself to work in a half-daze. By the time, I reached home in the evening, I was so tired that I just fell asleep on the couch! Fortunately, I was able to wake up on time for my dinner appointment. Me and my friends went for steamboat in Yuen Steamboat in Sunway, which was supposedly good. Anyways, my gym buddy told me that the shop opened at 6pm so being kiasu, we arranged to reach there just in time for the shop to open in case there’s a long queue so imagined our surprise when we reached at 6pm and found the shop to be packed!!! The boss told me that they opened at 5pm and not 6pm as I thought. What a bummer! We ended up waiting for 45 minutes sitting like dungus on the outside stools before we finally got our table….am definitely making a reservation the next time I go…
The steamboat was buffet-styled so some volunteered to go get the raw grub….though we ended up eating a lot of balls! Chicken balls, sotong balls, fish balls….you named it, we would have eaten it! Gosh, I’ve never eaten so many balls at one go…well, no thanks to our dear friend, CC lar…*snigger* Midway thru our dumping the raw stuff into the pot to cook, we heard chair scratching on floor sounds and people rushing to the buffet table…CC enlightened us by saying that it’s those kiasu people who were trying to grab the chicken wings!! Hmmm…just wondered whether their chicken wings are really that good? Anyways, sad to say, after 3 times of serving the chicken wings, we still didn’t managed to get any due to the more kiasu people sweeping everything clean…of cos we blamed it on our seating position, which was at the far end of the room…but even the students who sat behind us managed to get the wings for a 2nd helping so it was kinda an embarrassing defeat!
Stuffed on balls and ice-cream, we adjourned for a karaoke session as we finished rather early. Unfortunately, we couldn’t even get into Sunway Pyramid, which was heavily congested due to some closure of roads so we landed up at Galaxy KTV (previously knowned as SongBird KTV), situated down the highway. There were parking available plus it has the added security of being located next to a police station so I guess we are pretty safe!! *chuckle* As we had gone in during “happy hour”, our package included 2 drinks and a buffet dinner as well and compulsory
tidbits!! Which I think was daylight robbery!! Since we were already there, we just went along with it and got shown to our room. The room was spacious and could easily sit 8 to 10 people. As there were only 5 of us, we could practically perform somersaults in the room! The remote was not user-friendly like the one in Redbox so it took us awhile before we got the hang of using it to select the songs! We selected song choices ranging from oldies to 80s music to latest hits! Even attempted some Chinese/mandarin songs but as all of us were “banana people”, we could only sing a few verse lar….which is not to say that it’s the correct pronounciations too…but since there were no one to judge us, heck care…hahahaha…Nowadays, I favour more rock songs as it’s much easier to sing than the slower songs, which tend to lull one to sleep….and so melancholy too….hmmm…we finished off by midnite as everyone had the Cinderella syndrome and were yawning continuously….and you know how contagious a yawn can be! YAWN!!!
The steamboat was buffet-styled so some volunteered to go get the raw grub….though we ended up eating a lot of balls! Chicken balls, sotong balls, fish balls….you named it, we would have eaten it! Gosh, I’ve never eaten so many balls at one go…well, no thanks to our dear friend, CC lar…*snigger* Midway thru our dumping the raw stuff into the pot to cook, we heard chair scratching on floor sounds and people rushing to the buffet table…CC enlightened us by saying that it’s those kiasu people who were trying to grab the chicken wings!! Hmmm…just wondered whether their chicken wings are really that good? Anyways, sad to say, after 3 times of serving the chicken wings, we still didn’t managed to get any due to the more kiasu people sweeping everything clean…of cos we blamed it on our seating position, which was at the far end of the room…but even the students who sat behind us managed to get the wings for a 2nd helping so it was kinda an embarrassing defeat!
Stuffed on balls and ice-cream, we adjourned for a karaoke session as we finished rather early. Unfortunately, we couldn’t even get into Sunway Pyramid, which was heavily congested due to some closure of roads so we landed up at Galaxy KTV (previously knowned as SongBird KTV), situated down the highway. There were parking available plus it has the added security of being located next to a police station so I guess we are pretty safe!! *chuckle* As we had gone in during “happy hour”, our package included 2 drinks and a buffet dinner as well and compulsory
tidbits!! Which I think was daylight robbery!! Since we were already there, we just went along with it and got shown to our room. The room was spacious and could easily sit 8 to 10 people. As there were only 5 of us, we could practically perform somersaults in the room! The remote was not user-friendly like the one in Redbox so it took us awhile before we got the hang of using it to select the songs! We selected song choices ranging from oldies to 80s music to latest hits! Even attempted some Chinese/mandarin songs but as all of us were “banana people”, we could only sing a few verse lar….which is not to say that it’s the correct pronounciations too…but since there were no one to judge us, heck care…hahahaha…Nowadays, I favour more rock songs as it’s much easier to sing than the slower songs, which tend to lull one to sleep….and so melancholy too….hmmm…we finished off by midnite as everyone had the Cinderella syndrome and were yawning continuously….and you know how contagious a yawn can be! YAWN!!!Monday, November 20, 2006
A Sensory Journey
Last thurday, I was “summoned” to attend a business dinner. Now, I wasn’t really looking forward to it as the previous business lunch that I went, I was bored to tears though I was treated to delectable Japanese fare at Genji which was lip-smacking good…I had the buffet there previously and it was superb!! However, as I didn’t have a stomach big enough to try out everything that was laid out on the buffet spread, I had to discriminate about what I take and put into my mouth!! Well, as long as the sashimi is fresh, I do not have any complaints...though my pick for Japanese buffet still goes to Kampachi in Equatorial Hotel…until i try Jogoya in Starhill, which everyone's been raving about...
Right, back to my business dinner…when I heard that it was gonna be at Senses, KL Hilton, I was mollified as the food is decidedly good cos I remember the times that I’ve been there for functions and dinners at their ballroom, I’ve not been disappointed so far. When me and my boss arrived, the waiters had arranged a table set for 6 at a quiet and intimate corner with soft lightings, which had me urm, surprised as it looks too ‘romantic’ and was more suited for a gathering of friends instead of conducting a business meal. So, we waited for awhile for them to re-arranged the tables and sit us at another corner, which is more ‘open’ and conducive, not to mention being able to peer into the neighbouring restaurants…the high overhead ceiling was beautifully decorated with coloured glass panes in the 12 zodiacs…which I normally would have photograph if not for the fact that I was supposed to be on my best conduct that night and not behaving like some ‘Jakun’ who just came out from the jungle!!! LOL...
The aptly named Senses restaurant is classy and contemporary in deco and is headed by an award-winning world-renowned Malaysian chef who was previously attached to the Hilton Adelaide. The fine-dining restaurant serves Asian Fusion cuisine. The menu itself has limited choices and
for once, there are no prices (??) on the menu and the chef had actually matched each of the culinary dishes with a wine listed below! Whoa…somehow felt ownself being 'elevated' into the upper echelons of society and got a sneak preview into the 'lifestyles of the rich & famous' ....ohhhh, luckily the company is footing the bill. Hmmm, the waiters and waitresses were very professional and were able to recommend food choices for each of us. We were given smoked salmon as starters, which came in kebab-style sticks topped with pickled cucumbers, which everybody thought were big blobs of wasabi initially....*chuckle*....compliments from the chef and different types of bread choice, which we get to select from the waitress and our own individual butter stored in jewellery-like box...the butter was really nice and creamy…you can almost eat it on its own without the bread!! Hehehee…The scrumptious picture on the above right is the chef signature dish, a starter named Four Dances of the Sea, which is a combo of seafood, taken from their website....
I started off with a seafood soup, with the seafood being presented in an interesting bowl and the soup then poured by the waiter from a teapot into the bowl. Hmmm, that was rather creative. The rest of the group had all their soup poured from an individual teapot as well. My boss had the Maestro Vegetarian starters, which was also one of the chef signature dish. The artistic dish looked too nice to be eaten and my boss raved about it. Ok, back to my seafood soup…the seafood was not boiled together with the soup as is the case elsewhere and thus, was able to retain its own natural flavour and not as bland if it had been done so otherwise. The waiter recommended me the Australian Halibut as my main course but I found the fish quite coarse, perhaps due to over-cooking or it was not defrosted properly. Unfortunately, I accidentally took the beef as well, which tasted like fried bacon even though I had informed the waiter to omit it. Hmmm…and I remembered seeing him write down the order too…oh well, no use crying over spilt milk I guess….My neighbour had the wagyu beef and she told me that it was really good. As for the rest of the group, some had the salmon and one had the Australian crayfish, which looked really delectable!! Wished I had chosen that instead…bad choice, bad choice…
We ordered fruit platter for dessert as everyone was too stuffed and were pleasantly surprised to see them arranged in a creative and beautiful manner, marrying local and imported fruits with sorbet at the side! It was fun trying to figure out which fruit was what, with the various types of berries in front of our eyes. We were also given chocolates, mini tarts and a sorbet each, compliments from the chef again!! That was a really nice touch even though we knew that the costs was somehow ‘inputed’ into our bill already. By the end of the dinner, everyone was fully satiated and beaming with a smile on their faces. My boss told me that she’s definitely going back next time for another Sensory Journey!
Right, back to my business dinner…when I heard that it was gonna be at Senses, KL Hilton, I was mollified as the food is decidedly good cos I remember the times that I’ve been there for functions and dinners at their ballroom, I’ve not been disappointed so far. When me and my boss arrived, the waiters had arranged a table set for 6 at a quiet and intimate corner with soft lightings, which had me urm, surprised as it looks too ‘romantic’ and was more suited for a gathering of friends instead of conducting a business meal. So, we waited for awhile for them to re-arranged the tables and sit us at another corner, which is more ‘open’ and conducive, not to mention being able to peer into the neighbouring restaurants…the high overhead ceiling was beautifully decorated with coloured glass panes in the 12 zodiacs…which I normally would have photograph if not for the fact that I was supposed to be on my best conduct that night and not behaving like some ‘Jakun’ who just came out from the jungle!!! LOL...
The aptly named Senses restaurant is classy and contemporary in deco and is headed by an award-winning world-renowned Malaysian chef who was previously attached to the Hilton Adelaide. The fine-dining restaurant serves Asian Fusion cuisine. The menu itself has limited choices and
for once, there are no prices (??) on the menu and the chef had actually matched each of the culinary dishes with a wine listed below! Whoa…somehow felt ownself being 'elevated' into the upper echelons of society and got a sneak preview into the 'lifestyles of the rich & famous' ....ohhhh, luckily the company is footing the bill. Hmmm, the waiters and waitresses were very professional and were able to recommend food choices for each of us. We were given smoked salmon as starters, which came in kebab-style sticks topped with pickled cucumbers, which everybody thought were big blobs of wasabi initially....*chuckle*....compliments from the chef and different types of bread choice, which we get to select from the waitress and our own individual butter stored in jewellery-like box...the butter was really nice and creamy…you can almost eat it on its own without the bread!! Hehehee…The scrumptious picture on the above right is the chef signature dish, a starter named Four Dances of the Sea, which is a combo of seafood, taken from their website....I started off with a seafood soup, with the seafood being presented in an interesting bowl and the soup then poured by the waiter from a teapot into the bowl. Hmmm, that was rather creative. The rest of the group had all their soup poured from an individual teapot as well. My boss had the Maestro Vegetarian starters, which was also one of the chef signature dish. The artistic dish looked too nice to be eaten and my boss raved about it. Ok, back to my seafood soup…the seafood was not boiled together with the soup as is the case elsewhere and thus, was able to retain its own natural flavour and not as bland if it had been done so otherwise. The waiter recommended me the Australian Halibut as my main course but I found the fish quite coarse, perhaps due to over-cooking or it was not defrosted properly. Unfortunately, I accidentally took the beef as well, which tasted like fried bacon even though I had informed the waiter to omit it. Hmmm…and I remembered seeing him write down the order too…oh well, no use crying over spilt milk I guess….My neighbour had the wagyu beef and she told me that it was really good. As for the rest of the group, some had the salmon and one had the Australian crayfish, which looked really delectable!! Wished I had chosen that instead…bad choice, bad choice…
We ordered fruit platter for dessert as everyone was too stuffed and were pleasantly surprised to see them arranged in a creative and beautiful manner, marrying local and imported fruits with sorbet at the side! It was fun trying to figure out which fruit was what, with the various types of berries in front of our eyes. We were also given chocolates, mini tarts and a sorbet each, compliments from the chef again!! That was a really nice touch even though we knew that the costs was somehow ‘inputed’ into our bill already. By the end of the dinner, everyone was fully satiated and beaming with a smile on their faces. My boss told me that she’s definitely going back next time for another Sensory Journey!
Return to BC!
After skipping gym for like ages, I finally dragged myself for SGP’s BC on fri. Since boss left early for her dance class, I took the liberty of leaving early as well…snigger…it’s just too depressing to stay back on a Friday nite I reckon. So I went home, changed and picked on some tidbits before going. It was drizzling when I reached! Drat! Rain, rain, rain….all it does is rain everyday and makes everyone miserable…really beh tahan!!
I was late as usual for class…they just started warm-up so it was still alrite to jump-in midway…warm-up was Nessaja, one of my fave tracks…but since haven’t gone for BC for awhile now, memory is kinda rusty so got the chory a bit mixed-up…hahahaha..Track 2 was Blow My
Whistle…urm, dun really fancy it but it’s still alrite…SGP did Addicted to Love for Track 3, which incidentally is Nikeboy’s fave, which he almost always do in his classes…Track 4 was Beat It, SGP’s fave…am not sure why...neither the song nor the combo is uhhh catchy to me….maybe it’s cos I don’t really fancy MJ...we did the circle track of Faster, Harder, Scooter for Track 5…which somehow always gets messy if done in a big studio….that's why most of the instructors hardly teach this track...
I absolutely luuuurve Track 6, which is Vogue from the new release…gosh, it’s so damn stylo…I can practically do the track everyday man!! Muay Thai was Hit them! (I think) and finished off with the stoopid gallop track, Furia….Ugggghhhh, I was intro to this track when a certain instructor (who has stopped teaching now) replaced one of SGP’s class and it has somehow left a bad taste in my mouth cos it so reminds me of him each time this track is being played, whether it’s by SGP or other instructors…conditioning track was One of My Kind, which I haven’t done for ages also…hmmm, finally, the cooldown, which is SGP’s fave again (but haven’t done for ages) was Freur Frei by Rammstein.
Reckon SGP looked tired and kinda lost his ‘spark’ in the classbut thought maybe it was cos he just rushed from another class before this. Later learned that he was sick the day before…hahahaha…which is so typical of him, spreading the virus to the gym members just so he could get well faster when the virus managed to latch on to some new victims!!! Ahwell, I do that all the time too!!! Waakakaaka…
After BC, I decided to go for BS as well since the class was being replaced by Flintstone. I haven’t gone for his classes before so was game to try it out. SGP was very ‘encouraging’ since that’s his friend and the class usually attracts only a handful of members, mostly non-regulars I would say….anyways, I started out putting my board right at the back of the class but since there was a huge gap between me and the person in front of me, I moved it in front. The guy, who saw me moving my board forward decided to move his as well (??) so both of us continuously move our boards till he’s right in front of the instructor and me landed in the 2nd row!! At one point, i noticed that the guy in front was wearing an anklet (?) Hmmm…is it normal for guys to wear anklets, i wonder?? eyes rolling....anyways, it turned out that the guy was also a JW and he started gyrating at some point!!! Sigh! Why do i always end up behind a JW, huh?
Flintstone cue wasn’t really that spot-on and he didn’t do it as high-impact as cikgu…well, maybe it has something to do with his size, i reckon....so he kinda looks comical at certain errr movements....LOL....Sori, just couldn't help it....of cos i know it's unfair to compare to cikgu after all they are both uhhhh of different stature and size.....anyways, cikgu gets real 'high' doing BS and his movements become even more intense and high-impact, which motivates the class to work harder, i guess!!! And, ohhhh, did i forget to mention that there’s the added ‘bonus’ of looking at long and toned legs moving and jumping around…yeah, that's definitely a bonus and a good motivation factor!!!…hahahaha…
I was late as usual for class…they just started warm-up so it was still alrite to jump-in midway…warm-up was Nessaja, one of my fave tracks…but since haven’t gone for BC for awhile now, memory is kinda rusty so got the chory a bit mixed-up…hahahaha..Track 2 was Blow My
Whistle…urm, dun really fancy it but it’s still alrite…SGP did Addicted to Love for Track 3, which incidentally is Nikeboy’s fave, which he almost always do in his classes…Track 4 was Beat It, SGP’s fave…am not sure why...neither the song nor the combo is uhhh catchy to me….maybe it’s cos I don’t really fancy MJ...we did the circle track of Faster, Harder, Scooter for Track 5…which somehow always gets messy if done in a big studio….that's why most of the instructors hardly teach this track...I absolutely luuuurve Track 6, which is Vogue from the new release…gosh, it’s so damn stylo…I can practically do the track everyday man!! Muay Thai was Hit them! (I think) and finished off with the stoopid gallop track, Furia….Ugggghhhh, I was intro to this track when a certain instructor (who has stopped teaching now) replaced one of SGP’s class and it has somehow left a bad taste in my mouth cos it so reminds me of him each time this track is being played, whether it’s by SGP or other instructors…conditioning track was One of My Kind, which I haven’t done for ages also…hmmm, finally, the cooldown, which is SGP’s fave again (but haven’t done for ages) was Freur Frei by Rammstein.
Reckon SGP looked tired and kinda lost his ‘spark’ in the classbut thought maybe it was cos he just rushed from another class before this. Later learned that he was sick the day before…hahahaha…which is so typical of him, spreading the virus to the gym members just so he could get well faster when the virus managed to latch on to some new victims!!! Ahwell, I do that all the time too!!! Waakakaaka…
After BC, I decided to go for BS as well since the class was being replaced by Flintstone. I haven’t gone for his classes before so was game to try it out. SGP was very ‘encouraging’ since that’s his friend and the class usually attracts only a handful of members, mostly non-regulars I would say….anyways, I started out putting my board right at the back of the class but since there was a huge gap between me and the person in front of me, I moved it in front. The guy, who saw me moving my board forward decided to move his as well (??) so both of us continuously move our boards till he’s right in front of the instructor and me landed in the 2nd row!! At one point, i noticed that the guy in front was wearing an anklet (?) Hmmm…is it normal for guys to wear anklets, i wonder?? eyes rolling....anyways, it turned out that the guy was also a JW and he started gyrating at some point!!! Sigh! Why do i always end up behind a JW, huh?
Flintstone cue wasn’t really that spot-on and he didn’t do it as high-impact as cikgu…well, maybe it has something to do with his size, i reckon....so he kinda looks comical at certain errr movements....LOL....Sori, just couldn't help it....of cos i know it's unfair to compare to cikgu after all they are both uhhhh of different stature and size.....anyways, cikgu gets real 'high' doing BS and his movements become even more intense and high-impact, which motivates the class to work harder, i guess!!! And, ohhhh, did i forget to mention that there’s the added ‘bonus’ of looking at long and toned legs moving and jumping around…yeah, that's definitely a bonus and a good motivation factor!!!…hahahaha…
Friday, November 17, 2006
Casino Royale
Woo-hooo…went to catch the preview of the new James Bond movie on Wed…Cheeky Chick (CC) had a few free movie tix so I and another fren went after work lor. Initially when I knew Daniel Craig (DC) was gonna be James Bond, I wasn’t enthusiastic about watching the movie as he urm, doesn’t look like the ‘archetypical’ Bond, if you know what I mean…anyways, I changed my mind after my bro showed me the movie trailer and it looks quite good…and well, he uhhh got quite a nice body too….hahahahaha…As the movie was a preview, there were some 
securities involved eg. we were not able to bring our mobiles into the cinema as they are afraid that we might ‘filmed’ the entire movie and duplicate it into pirated vcds and dvds to distribute to society….(yeah, rite…like what’s the capacity of a camera phone lar??? Can filmed the entire film meh? Duhhh..tat’s like unless u have a camcorder lar) Anyways, we were ‘scanned’ by metal detector as well just in case we didn’t feel like surrendering our mobiles to them…of cos, we were smart enough to dump it in the car…I mean who’s gonna guarantee that any ah chu, ah kau won’t take our hp wor?? Hmmm, don’t trust lar this kind of thing…plus, my whole phone book is in there so if I lose it, I’ll not be able to contact anybody liao since I only remember my own hp no….kekekeke
There was a trailer on “Dukun” which was a local movie about the Mona Fendi case…looks very gory and violent...anyways, I kept my eyes averted cos I can’t watch horror movies without getting nightmares!!! Right, then the movie started. Hmm, DC still don’t look good though he has the bluest eyes! He looks haggard and crinkly but beefy-licious…LOL. Okie, overall, the movie is pretty violent but it definitely has a better storyline than the rest of the Bond movies (I watched most of them…hehehehe) and the lead actress has a meatier role than the usual bimbo character. She’s an accountant with brains…*ahem* *ahem*…whom Bond fell in love with so the movie is kinda romantic and funny at times as both of them exchanged witty repartees initially before falling in love. Ummm, the sceneries are breathtaking as well as it was filmed in Venice, Switzerland and Prague…ahhhh, sooooo beautiful!!! Daydreaming….How I wish I could go there now….
This movie, which is the first Bond novel that Ian Flemming wrote tells how James Bond got his ‘00’ Licence to Kill and how he became more refined as the movie progress. The actions are really spectacular and the opening chase scene had us clutching to our seats cos very ‘kan cheong’!! DC seemed to have done most of his own stunts as there were close-up shots of him performing them…of cos, there was a very ‘painful’ torture scene which I think most guys will go “Ouch” when they see it…hahahaha… surprisingly, this movie doesn’t have very high-tech gadgets like the previous ones though the Aston Martins are real cool…ok, spoilers ahead…
The ending was really sad as the girl died even though Bond tried to save her….i reckon that’s why Bond became a womanizer and doesn’t really trust anyone anymore cos the love of his life actually betrayed him! Well, I believe she does love him to a certain degree even though she has a boyfriend who was kidnapped by the terrorist in exchange for the monies that Bond entrusted her with…ahwell…maybe I’ll go get the book to read..it should be better than the movie gwa….hmmm
securities involved eg. we were not able to bring our mobiles into the cinema as they are afraid that we might ‘filmed’ the entire movie and duplicate it into pirated vcds and dvds to distribute to society….(yeah, rite…like what’s the capacity of a camera phone lar??? Can filmed the entire film meh? Duhhh..tat’s like unless u have a camcorder lar) Anyways, we were ‘scanned’ by metal detector as well just in case we didn’t feel like surrendering our mobiles to them…of cos, we were smart enough to dump it in the car…I mean who’s gonna guarantee that any ah chu, ah kau won’t take our hp wor?? Hmmm, don’t trust lar this kind of thing…plus, my whole phone book is in there so if I lose it, I’ll not be able to contact anybody liao since I only remember my own hp no….kekekekeThere was a trailer on “Dukun” which was a local movie about the Mona Fendi case…looks very gory and violent...anyways, I kept my eyes averted cos I can’t watch horror movies without getting nightmares!!! Right, then the movie started. Hmm, DC still don’t look good though he has the bluest eyes! He looks haggard and crinkly but beefy-licious…LOL. Okie, overall, the movie is pretty violent but it definitely has a better storyline than the rest of the Bond movies (I watched most of them…hehehehe) and the lead actress has a meatier role than the usual bimbo character. She’s an accountant with brains…*ahem* *ahem*…whom Bond fell in love with so the movie is kinda romantic and funny at times as both of them exchanged witty repartees initially before falling in love. Ummm, the sceneries are breathtaking as well as it was filmed in Venice, Switzerland and Prague…ahhhh, sooooo beautiful!!! Daydreaming….How I wish I could go there now….
This movie, which is the first Bond novel that Ian Flemming wrote tells how James Bond got his ‘00’ Licence to Kill and how he became more refined as the movie progress. The actions are really spectacular and the opening chase scene had us clutching to our seats cos very ‘kan cheong’!! DC seemed to have done most of his own stunts as there were close-up shots of him performing them…of cos, there was a very ‘painful’ torture scene which I think most guys will go “Ouch” when they see it…hahahaha… surprisingly, this movie doesn’t have very high-tech gadgets like the previous ones though the Aston Martins are real cool…ok, spoilers ahead…
The ending was really sad as the girl died even though Bond tried to save her….i reckon that’s why Bond became a womanizer and doesn’t really trust anyone anymore cos the love of his life actually betrayed him! Well, I believe she does love him to a certain degree even though she has a boyfriend who was kidnapped by the terrorist in exchange for the monies that Bond entrusted her with…ahwell…maybe I’ll go get the book to read..it should be better than the movie gwa….hmmm
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Mirror Mirror On The Wall
I attended a social event on the weekend. It was pretty amusing as i was asked some really weird questions throughout the night...First off was "Do you speak Mandarin?" Ok, this is not really surprising as most people seemed to think that i know Mandarin and are most likely to start off a conversation with me in Mandarin. Though i had tried studying Mandarin (confessed sheepishly twice in fact), i don't seem to have grasp the language very well. Of cos, when i start to speak in Mandarin every time, people will either burst out laughing or continue to speak to me at which point in time my brain had to work extra hard to process what the other person is saying then do a slow translation from Mand-Eng, digest, then think of a suitable reply in Eng before attempting (unsuccessfully) to translate back to Mand! See, it's just too much effort, i reckon so sometimes i just shake my head and say "I don't speak Mand" to kill off these people hopes of conversing Mandarin with me once and for all...Once in awhile i'll also get a lecture on why it's good to know your own mother tongue and bla bla bla...Sheeesh...
Next fave question was "Are you a Christian?" Now this is rather baffling especially when it was followed by the above question. I mean, most people who are Christians are usually English educated people so this really gets me stumped....i mean, how many English-edu people actually knows Mand too?? So, i asked them whether i looked like a Christian to them in which they answered yes...Go figure...though i agree some people do seemed to have a "Christian face" (no offence to anyone)
One person had the cheek to ask me whether i was a disco-kaki? I nearly jumped on him! What? Me? Someone who is so demure-looking?? muahahahaaha...oh, but seriously, i seldom hear this though my colleague had the same impression on me and didn't really believe me when i told him that i was a gym-kaki rather than a disco-kaki...Hmmm, just wondered what gave them that impression...perhaps i should revert to a China-doll hairstyle huh to look more goody-goody? LOL...
The highlight of the night came from a guy who asked me what was my profession? I told him in which he asked me what exactly do i do? In my mind, i was wondering which planet does this guy come from? The jungle perhaps?? So, i gave him a smile and replied sweetly that i deal with figures, accounts and calculator and he nodded his head! Imagine my surprise when he hit me with the next question? "So, are you the accounts clerk? or accounts assistant? or accounts officer?" I just looked at him baffled and wanted to smack him across...gees, does he like have an understanding problem or am i not speaking clearly enough...well, since other people seemed to have no problems understanding me, i guess it must be him! I patiently repeated that i'm an accountant and again he nodded his head. Then, get this...he said "What a co-incidence, i'm looking for an accountant to do some book-keeping for me" I'm like....errr, are you like offering me a job or trying to hint something here cos we don't seemed to be speaking the same wavelength after all....?? Then, i told him that he doesn't really need an accountant to do book-keeping...he just needs a LCCI grad who can jolly well do book-keeping for him at a minimal price...since he complained that the person that he asked quoted a 'big sum' to him...oh, what the heck! It's none of my business...i was very happy when i moved away from him and hoped that i'll never set eyes on him again....praying silently to God...
The other FAQ (frequently asked qustion) that i get is "Am I Local?" Gees, i never knew i had an 'outstation face' until people started asking me why is it that i never go back to my hometown during long breaks of hols...And me gives a big question mark face and replied "What hometown?" The funniest incident happened when i got a cab ride to the bus station during one of my hol trips. The cab driver, seeing me get in with a bag pack asked whether i was going back to my hometown. I told him that i was just going for a hol trip. Then he said, "But you are not local right?" I said yeah, but i am. He then proceeded to argue with me that i'm actually from Ipoh and that i'm only just renting a room here....I'm like...Hey, do you mean to say that you know me better than i know myself when i had been what..(counting my fingers) barely in your cab for that 10 minutes?? Anyway, after arguing unsucessfully (as he didn't really seemed to believe me) i just pretended not to hear what else he was saying and soon, he gave up and left me alone....
See, there are all sorts of people in this world and i'm just so lucky to be the one to meet them all (not)...it's just hilarious to think that people seemed to have all sorts of perceptions on another person based on the 1st impression when they meet the person...Oh, my gem of the night was "Are you still schooling or working?" Muaahahaaha....that at least salvaged a bit of my pride!!
Next fave question was "Are you a Christian?" Now this is rather baffling especially when it was followed by the above question. I mean, most people who are Christians are usually English educated people so this really gets me stumped....i mean, how many English-edu people actually knows Mand too?? So, i asked them whether i looked like a Christian to them in which they answered yes...Go figure...though i agree some people do seemed to have a "Christian face" (no offence to anyone)
One person had the cheek to ask me whether i was a disco-kaki? I nearly jumped on him! What? Me? Someone who is so demure-looking?? muahahahaaha...oh, but seriously, i seldom hear this though my colleague had the same impression on me and didn't really believe me when i told him that i was a gym-kaki rather than a disco-kaki...Hmmm, just wondered what gave them that impression...perhaps i should revert to a China-doll hairstyle huh to look more goody-goody? LOL...
The highlight of the night came from a guy who asked me what was my profession? I told him in which he asked me what exactly do i do? In my mind, i was wondering which planet does this guy come from? The jungle perhaps?? So, i gave him a smile and replied sweetly that i deal with figures, accounts and calculator and he nodded his head! Imagine my surprise when he hit me with the next question? "So, are you the accounts clerk? or accounts assistant? or accounts officer?" I just looked at him baffled and wanted to smack him across...gees, does he like have an understanding problem or am i not speaking clearly enough...well, since other people seemed to have no problems understanding me, i guess it must be him! I patiently repeated that i'm an accountant and again he nodded his head. Then, get this...he said "What a co-incidence, i'm looking for an accountant to do some book-keeping for me" I'm like....errr, are you like offering me a job or trying to hint something here cos we don't seemed to be speaking the same wavelength after all....?? Then, i told him that he doesn't really need an accountant to do book-keeping...he just needs a LCCI grad who can jolly well do book-keeping for him at a minimal price...since he complained that the person that he asked quoted a 'big sum' to him...oh, what the heck! It's none of my business...i was very happy when i moved away from him and hoped that i'll never set eyes on him again....praying silently to God...
The other FAQ (frequently asked qustion) that i get is "Am I Local?" Gees, i never knew i had an 'outstation face' until people started asking me why is it that i never go back to my hometown during long breaks of hols...And me gives a big question mark face and replied "What hometown?" The funniest incident happened when i got a cab ride to the bus station during one of my hol trips. The cab driver, seeing me get in with a bag pack asked whether i was going back to my hometown. I told him that i was just going for a hol trip. Then he said, "But you are not local right?" I said yeah, but i am. He then proceeded to argue with me that i'm actually from Ipoh and that i'm only just renting a room here....I'm like...Hey, do you mean to say that you know me better than i know myself when i had been what..(counting my fingers) barely in your cab for that 10 minutes?? Anyway, after arguing unsucessfully (as he didn't really seemed to believe me) i just pretended not to hear what else he was saying and soon, he gave up and left me alone....
See, there are all sorts of people in this world and i'm just so lucky to be the one to meet them all (not)...it's just hilarious to think that people seemed to have all sorts of perceptions on another person based on the 1st impression when they meet the person...Oh, my gem of the night was "Are you still schooling or working?" Muaahahaaha....that at least salvaged a bit of my pride!!
Mad Mad Dash to Class
It was absolute madness yesterday! Rain started pouring after i left the office and was on my way to pick LM. See, we had planned on going for cikgu's BP class and we even had a hand in selecting some of the tracks. Of cos we gave him a list of the 10 tracks but he said that he'll only pick a few of our choices and others will be his own. Oh well, whatever....better than nothing i guess since we don't even have a say in the other BP classes that we go to right? The rain became heavier as we went and practically everywhere's traffic was bad!! I finally got onto the NKVE driving at snail speed as i could hardly see the road!! I was also cursing at the other drivers who were obstructing my path and kept telling LM that this is a wrong, wrong, wrong decision. 
Somehow, whenever we decide to go for his BP class, something is bound to go wrong. The last time we went, it was really jam (as usual) and as i was rushing for time, i was very 'kan cheong' so i missed the turning and head on straight to Shah Alam!! Then when i was on the right track, i missed a turning again and almost headed elsewhere!!! Drat! Luckily i had full tank! So, as usual, we were almost late for class! hmmmmphh...
Cos of the heavy downpour, the usually packed class dwindled to less than 20 people. Hmmm, that was a blessing as i am claustrauphobic! When we reached the gym, we quickly rushed in to change and register ourselves. I was dying to go to the loo but there was a queue as one of the stall was out of order. Anyway, i told LM that we better go arrange our equipment first then get back to the loo. Fortunately, LM's sis got us the step board and mat already and i moved my stuff to my fave spot. I was very frazzled as LM had took mismatched dumbells for me so i was running back and forth the class trying to grab my equipment and set-up as quickly as possible.
Cikgu of cos was amused as we looked like some hens who lost their heads!! Duhhh....he asked whether the class was ready but was actually throwing a questioning look at us! Bahhhh!!! Must keep cool and pretend that he wasn't talking about us...
After setting-up, I couldn't withstand it any longer and rushed to the loo to answer nature's call then went back to resume the class! My calf was still hurting from yesterday's hike so i wasn't do my squats properly and i tried putting on lighter weights instead. Can't remember what was the squat track but it had a lot of bottoms down! Oh man...the chest track was killing too. He played "Phantom of the Opera" which had lots of singles! Ugggghhh...definitely not one of my faves as what LM had thought. Clean and press was "Olympia" which i kinda like. Was a bit puzzled though as cikgu didn't really fancy that track when we suggested it previously. Anyhow, he was singing happily to the song! Hmmm...contradicting, contradicting...
Triceps track was LM's selected "California". I love the song but not really into the triceps dips. What the heck, this track only have 16 dips as i heard the next release will have 28 dips!!! Oh man! eyes rolling...am thinking right now perhaps i should go to tomorrow's BPH class to see whether i'm lucky enough to get a sneak preview! Ok, ok, must sleep early tonight! Provided i finish the work that i brought home to do afterwards?...uh-oh...
He did "Pump It" for biceps. Omigawd! I feel like killing him oredi! My biceps hurts like hell and at certain juncture where i thought he wasn't looking, i just hold onto my barbell without doing any biceps curl! kakakakaka....that's the advantage of being a member and not an instructor. Heehehehe...Lunges was dunno what track but started off with calf raises. Gees, as if my calf is not hurting enough oredi! As usual i tried to slack off but was caught red-handed...i blamed it on the too few people in the class and thus, i was not able to hide or camouflage myself behind someone else. Of cos, being somewhat in the line of fire also had something to do with it, i guess...Bahhh!!
Shoulder track was cool..."War Machine"...which other BP instructors also favour. Using dumbells is much easier than using the barbell, especially when i have no more strength to do my upper head raises. Yah hooo, finally my selected track was on for conditioning..it's "Left Outside Alone" by Anastacia...Last but not least, cooldown was from the latest release, a duet by Eros something & Anastacia. Ooooohhh, I love this track!! Hmmm, maybe should try downloading the song afterwards...After class, i saw CL in the next studio and kacau him from outside...CL was shoo-ing me with sign language and some of the members were somewhat perturbed! Heheheehe..Then, me and LM chatted with cikgu for awhile. I asked him whether he did some errors in one of the tracks cos he burst out laughing suddenly during a seemingly long pause (which was weird and kinda out of sync with the track chory) so i gave him a questioning glance...but he was adamant that he didn't wor. Hmmm...oh well, doesn't matter lar. He just complained that he was tired and so had to take lighter weights than normal...which i reckon was pretty obvious
On the way home, it was still drizzling...bother, bother, bother...was in 2 minds whether to goto the pasar malam and even passed by but decided since it was raining and had just finshed bathing, went home straightaway....
Somehow, whenever we decide to go for his BP class, something is bound to go wrong. The last time we went, it was really jam (as usual) and as i was rushing for time, i was very 'kan cheong' so i missed the turning and head on straight to Shah Alam!! Then when i was on the right track, i missed a turning again and almost headed elsewhere!!! Drat! Luckily i had full tank! So, as usual, we were almost late for class! hmmmmphh...Cos of the heavy downpour, the usually packed class dwindled to less than 20 people. Hmmm, that was a blessing as i am claustrauphobic! When we reached the gym, we quickly rushed in to change and register ourselves. I was dying to go to the loo but there was a queue as one of the stall was out of order. Anyway, i told LM that we better go arrange our equipment first then get back to the loo. Fortunately, LM's sis got us the step board and mat already and i moved my stuff to my fave spot. I was very frazzled as LM had took mismatched dumbells for me so i was running back and forth the class trying to grab my equipment and set-up as quickly as possible.
Cikgu of cos was amused as we looked like some hens who lost their heads!! Duhhh....he asked whether the class was ready but was actually throwing a questioning look at us! Bahhhh!!! Must keep cool and pretend that he wasn't talking about us...After setting-up, I couldn't withstand it any longer and rushed to the loo to answer nature's call then went back to resume the class! My calf was still hurting from yesterday's hike so i wasn't do my squats properly and i tried putting on lighter weights instead. Can't remember what was the squat track but it had a lot of bottoms down! Oh man...the chest track was killing too. He played "Phantom of the Opera" which had lots of singles! Ugggghhh...definitely not one of my faves as what LM had thought. Clean and press was "Olympia" which i kinda like. Was a bit puzzled though as cikgu didn't really fancy that track when we suggested it previously. Anyhow, he was singing happily to the song! Hmmm...contradicting, contradicting...
Triceps track was LM's selected "California". I love the song but not really into the triceps dips. What the heck, this track only have 16 dips as i heard the next release will have 28 dips!!! Oh man! eyes rolling...am thinking right now perhaps i should go to tomorrow's BPH class to see whether i'm lucky enough to get a sneak preview! Ok, ok, must sleep early tonight! Provided i finish the work that i brought home to do afterwards?...uh-oh...
He did "Pump It" for biceps. Omigawd! I feel like killing him oredi! My biceps hurts like hell and at certain juncture where i thought he wasn't looking, i just hold onto my barbell without doing any biceps curl! kakakakaka....that's the advantage of being a member and not an instructor. Heehehehe...Lunges was dunno what track but started off with calf raises. Gees, as if my calf is not hurting enough oredi! As usual i tried to slack off but was caught red-handed...i blamed it on the too few people in the class and thus, i was not able to hide or camouflage myself behind someone else. Of cos, being somewhat in the line of fire also had something to do with it, i guess...Bahhh!!
Shoulder track was cool..."War Machine"...which other BP instructors also favour. Using dumbells is much easier than using the barbell, especially when i have no more strength to do my upper head raises. Yah hooo, finally my selected track was on for conditioning..it's "Left Outside Alone" by Anastacia...Last but not least, cooldown was from the latest release, a duet by Eros something & Anastacia. Ooooohhh, I love this track!! Hmmm, maybe should try downloading the song afterwards...After class, i saw CL in the next studio and kacau him from outside...CL was shoo-ing me with sign language and some of the members were somewhat perturbed! Heheheehe..Then, me and LM chatted with cikgu for awhile. I asked him whether he did some errors in one of the tracks cos he burst out laughing suddenly during a seemingly long pause (which was weird and kinda out of sync with the track chory) so i gave him a questioning glance...but he was adamant that he didn't wor. Hmmm...oh well, doesn't matter lar. He just complained that he was tired and so had to take lighter weights than normal...which i reckon was pretty obvious
On the way home, it was still drizzling...bother, bother, bother...was in 2 minds whether to goto the pasar malam and even passed by but decided since it was raining and had just finshed bathing, went home straightaway....
Monday, November 13, 2006
Whimsical drive
After class, went to shower and left, Superman was watching the class from the outside...hmmm, didn't know he was interested in freestyle steps too?? Oh well, i was too tired to think about the whys and wat-nots. I decided on a whim to go down to KL and proceeded to do that after i dropped off my stuff back at home. Along the way, it started pouring!!! Man, does it have to rain like everyday? Huh...such a bummer...i hate rainy days! Makes me feel so depressed...
Anyway, i got down to BB Plaza and did a spot of window shopping. It just seemed like ages since i came down to KL since i changed jobs. There was a fashion show ongoing at Sungei Wang Plaza concourse when i passed by so a lot of people were gathered around. After about an hour of loitering, my feet was killing me and i had a blister from the morning hike and i was also feeling very sleepy. So off i went and sped quickly back home yawning all the way!!! yeah, yeah, yeah...i know it's dangerous and wished i hadn't beeen so whimsical. I practically dropped dead on the bed for 2 hours catching on some zzzzz when i reached home...though initially had only wanted to take just a short half hour nap...and do some work when i get up....hahaha...like who i am kidding??
After i got up, i went to the pasar malam to jalan-jalan and came back to finish the TVB dvds that i bought...and that's the end of my Sunday! Drat...working tommorow again...
Anyway, i got down to BB Plaza and did a spot of window shopping. It just seemed like ages since i came down to KL since i changed jobs. There was a fashion show ongoing at Sungei Wang Plaza concourse when i passed by so a lot of people were gathered around. After about an hour of loitering, my feet was killing me and i had a blister from the morning hike and i was also feeling very sleepy. So off i went and sped quickly back home yawning all the way!!! yeah, yeah, yeah...i know it's dangerous and wished i hadn't beeen so whimsical. I practically dropped dead on the bed for 2 hours catching on some zzzzz when i reached home...though initially had only wanted to take just a short half hour nap...and do some work when i get up....hahaha...like who i am kidding??
After i got up, i went to the pasar malam to jalan-jalan and came back to finish the TVB dvds that i bought...and that's the end of my Sunday! Drat...working tommorow again...
Sunday, November 12, 2006
Steep Learning Curve
Woke up real early this morning as I had promised to go hiking with a couple of frens at the nearby neighbourhood hill. Used to go there quite frequent in the past, almost every weekend but after I had some knee problems, it’s been awhile since I last went. It’s great to exercise outdoors as you get to breathe in the fresh air and admire the greenery in the surroundings. Sometimes, we can see some monkeys swinging by the trees or walking past on the pathways. Some gung-ho mountain-bikers and their groupies zoomed past us along the way. Today didn’t see the horse riders from the nearby equestrian club taking their horses out for a jog though.
After my morning hike, I went to the gym as usual for my freestyle steps class. As I was meeting my frens for my morning brekkie before the class, I quickly rushed to the studio to book a spot. Whoa! There was some step boards already in placed! So, I’m not that kiasu after all...hehehe…took some butter kaya toast as was hungry. Didn’t fancy taking in too much food otherwise will get cramps during class which I’ve experienced in the past. While going on the way to the studio, saw Superman at the juice bar...Hmmm, wonder what's he doing here? I thought he didn't have any classes today? Oh well, couldn't be bothered lar. The instructor was late as usual. Everyone just loitered around and chatted while we waited for him to come. Big Cow (BCow) came in and told everyone to turn the board vertical instead of the usual horizontal and informed us that today’s class will be ‘different’ and more ‘advanced’...uh-oh…gees, thank god this wasn’t my first class! Otherwise I’ll just freaked out and leave after 15 min again. Hmmm...there was only 1 beginner in the class today...poor thing! Wonder whether she’ll come back again next week? *evil laugh* BCow apologized for being late (like what’s new?) and told us that he had to rush from his place in Sri Petaling…hmmm, but I reckon he knows he has a class at the same time every week, no?
During the class heard some ‘board toppling over’ sound and the lady right in front of BCow fell onto the floor!! Omigawd! Scared the hell out of me man! BCow oso ‘jumped’ and asked whether the lady was alrite? She was so embarrassed cos she was standing right in front mah so everybody could see her lor. *Shudder* *Shudder* Oh boy, must be careful, must be careful…step fully on the board, step fully on the board…I kept reminding myself! Today, the learning curve has somewhat notched up! Chory was more complicated too and the girl in front of me was kinda lost so I had to focus on my own rhythm and tried hard not to look at her, which made me lose focus whenever I did that….the guy behind me was also lost in the middle hehehehe….and at one point I think half the class just stood there lost and looked at BCow helplessly...muahahaaha...until he showed us the steps again!
Wow…it was really fantastic!! I’m beginning to really like freestyle steps now even though it’s so confusing and complicated at times but there’s a real satisfaction at the end of the day and the best thing is every class is so different unlike the LM programs!!! I guess this suit my fickle personality very well too…hahahaha…No wonder, LM and cikgu are so ‘passionate’ about it and kept ‘promoting’ freestyle steps to me ler…now only I understand why...LOL
After my morning hike, I went to the gym as usual for my freestyle steps class. As I was meeting my frens for my morning brekkie before the class, I quickly rushed to the studio to book a spot. Whoa! There was some step boards already in placed! So, I’m not that kiasu after all...hehehe…took some butter kaya toast as was hungry. Didn’t fancy taking in too much food otherwise will get cramps during class which I’ve experienced in the past. While going on the way to the studio, saw Superman at the juice bar...Hmmm, wonder what's he doing here? I thought he didn't have any classes today? Oh well, couldn't be bothered lar. The instructor was late as usual. Everyone just loitered around and chatted while we waited for him to come. Big Cow (BCow) came in and told everyone to turn the board vertical instead of the usual horizontal and informed us that today’s class will be ‘different’ and more ‘advanced’...uh-oh…gees, thank god this wasn’t my first class! Otherwise I’ll just freaked out and leave after 15 min again. Hmmm...there was only 1 beginner in the class today...poor thing! Wonder whether she’ll come back again next week? *evil laugh* BCow apologized for being late (like what’s new?) and told us that he had to rush from his place in Sri Petaling…hmmm, but I reckon he knows he has a class at the same time every week, no?
During the class heard some ‘board toppling over’ sound and the lady right in front of BCow fell onto the floor!! Omigawd! Scared the hell out of me man! BCow oso ‘jumped’ and asked whether the lady was alrite? She was so embarrassed cos she was standing right in front mah so everybody could see her lor. *Shudder* *Shudder* Oh boy, must be careful, must be careful…step fully on the board, step fully on the board…I kept reminding myself! Today, the learning curve has somewhat notched up! Chory was more complicated too and the girl in front of me was kinda lost so I had to focus on my own rhythm and tried hard not to look at her, which made me lose focus whenever I did that….the guy behind me was also lost in the middle hehehehe….and at one point I think half the class just stood there lost and looked at BCow helplessly...muahahaaha...until he showed us the steps again!
Wow…it was really fantastic!! I’m beginning to really like freestyle steps now even though it’s so confusing and complicated at times but there’s a real satisfaction at the end of the day and the best thing is every class is so different unlike the LM programs!!! I guess this suit my fickle personality very well too…hahahaha…No wonder, LM and cikgu are so ‘passionate’ about it and kept ‘promoting’ freestyle steps to me ler…now only I understand why...LOL
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Gotta Pump It Up!
I woke up this morning feeling pins and needles everywhere. Drat...just a little too ambitious maybe, having done pilates and BP the day before...ugggghhh, my abs hurts like hell!! And my triceps...gawd, I can’t even straightened my arms without yelping...it’s all LM’s fault!!! If she didn’t made me pile on the weights during BP, I’ll still be functioning like normal...hehehe...
Gees, it's been a long while since i've gone for pilates! Gotta blame it on not being able to wake up every time! kakakaka...if LM didn't 'keep watch' i might have been tempted to go back to sleep again. Shhhh...hehehe...well, what can i say Professional Pilates Instructor (PPI) is well a real 'pro'...from the start go, we were just working our abs, thighs, arms, legs and wat-nots till the end! And there were no options...uggghhhh! Stretch longer, Hold the core, Let your abs do the work! she rattled on...Oh boy, this is seriously too early to be tortured like this....eyes rolling..i should have just listened to my head and went back to sleep instead!
Kylie did almost the same tracks yesterday as last week, give or take a few track changes. Let’s see whether I can remember them:
1) Surrender
2) Celebration
3) Summer Rain (hurrah! my fave)
4) Here I am
5) Jump
6) Humping Around
7) Lola's Theme (i think)
8) U can't touch this (i think)
9) No idea...hehehe
10) Cruisin
Yesterday’s crowd was rather subdued compared to last week so Kylie was kinda puzzled and kept checking with the crowd whether everyone was doing ok? I was half expecting to preview some new tracks but unfortunately, she did mostly the older releases. LM got me excited cos she had some previews in a BP class that BPH did earlier of the week and she was just raving about the new triceps track, which has like 28 dips!!! Uggghhhh...dips are definitely not my fave. I reckon i can’t seem to do it properly unless i do it on a chair.
Yesterday was surprised that GRO (Gym Resident Odium) turned up cos she usually just come to do her CD even when BPH was teaching that slot. Was wondering like when did she started picking up BP again? Oh well, not like i bother. She's after all the reason why we established a Support Group (SG) in the first place and SGP voluntarily self-proclaim himself to be the President when he heard about the SG. He was ecstatic and even invented a little dance like what those 'Red Indians' seemed to do at their campfires? Our SG seemed to be expanding every now and then and god knows how many members we have now...Drat! everyone is just so scared of GRO...i heard the latest victim is another instructor! Huh...Why am I not surprised?
It was lucky that LM did BS before BP and so managed to grab good spots for us. Cos as usual the members didn't queue and just tried to barge in to book a good place for themselves. The front desk people even wanted to tick the names as registered...phew, luckily i registered this time round!! But as everyone was impatient to go in, the girl just relented in the end. Cikgu and his kawan took the back slots. I was laughing at him cos he's so darn tall...if he stood in front, he would have blocked everyone else's view!! I went to grab the clips first cos last week there were no more clips and so those who had all the equipment ready couldn't do the class without the clips. But LM already got most of the stuff for me so i just passed the excess to cikgu lar...shaking head in disbelief...really dunno what he's doing lar...just stand there only like the king waiting to be served? hmmm...Anyway, we got set-up real quick and i just sat there and looked at GRO haphazardly trying to grab all the pump equipment before class starts...
Today, when i pile on the extra weights, i could actually feel the 'burn' and my legs were shaking like jellies during the squat track!! I was sweating buckets man! Oh boy, she's really hardcore! One guy in front did his squats wrongly and Kylie kept telling him to shift his legs in to do it correctly. At times, she alternate between front and side profile to show the correct techniques. This is called a 'real pro'...i was ecstatic to learn that this will be her permanent class in future!!! Yeahhhh...i will go for more BP classes...hopefully...*chuckle*
Gees, it's been a long while since i've gone for pilates! Gotta blame it on not being able to wake up every time! kakakaka...if LM didn't 'keep watch' i might have been tempted to go back to sleep again. Shhhh...hehehe...well, what can i say Professional Pilates Instructor (PPI) is well a real 'pro'...from the start go, we were just working our abs, thighs, arms, legs and wat-nots till the end! And there were no options...uggghhhh! Stretch longer, Hold the core, Let your abs do the work! she rattled on...Oh boy, this is seriously too early to be tortured like this....eyes rolling..i should have just listened to my head and went back to sleep instead!
Kylie did almost the same tracks yesterday as last week, give or take a few track changes. Let’s see whether I can remember them:
1) Surrender
2) Celebration
3) Summer Rain (hurrah! my fave)
4) Here I am
5) Jump
6) Humping Around
7) Lola's Theme (i think)
8) U can't touch this (i think)
9) No idea...hehehe
10) Cruisin
Yesterday’s crowd was rather subdued compared to last week so Kylie was kinda puzzled and kept checking with the crowd whether everyone was doing ok? I was half expecting to preview some new tracks but unfortunately, she did mostly the older releases. LM got me excited cos she had some previews in a BP class that BPH did earlier of the week and she was just raving about the new triceps track, which has like 28 dips!!! Uggghhhh...dips are definitely not my fave. I reckon i can’t seem to do it properly unless i do it on a chair.
Yesterday was surprised that GRO (Gym Resident Odium) turned up cos she usually just come to do her CD even when BPH was teaching that slot. Was wondering like when did she started picking up BP again? Oh well, not like i bother. She's after all the reason why we established a Support Group (SG) in the first place and SGP voluntarily self-proclaim himself to be the President when he heard about the SG. He was ecstatic and even invented a little dance like what those 'Red Indians' seemed to do at their campfires? Our SG seemed to be expanding every now and then and god knows how many members we have now...Drat! everyone is just so scared of GRO...i heard the latest victim is another instructor! Huh...Why am I not surprised?
It was lucky that LM did BS before BP and so managed to grab good spots for us. Cos as usual the members didn't queue and just tried to barge in to book a good place for themselves. The front desk people even wanted to tick the names as registered...phew, luckily i registered this time round!! But as everyone was impatient to go in, the girl just relented in the end. Cikgu and his kawan took the back slots. I was laughing at him cos he's so darn tall...if he stood in front, he would have blocked everyone else's view!! I went to grab the clips first cos last week there were no more clips and so those who had all the equipment ready couldn't do the class without the clips. But LM already got most of the stuff for me so i just passed the excess to cikgu lar...shaking head in disbelief...really dunno what he's doing lar...just stand there only like the king waiting to be served? hmmm...Anyway, we got set-up real quick and i just sat there and looked at GRO haphazardly trying to grab all the pump equipment before class starts...
Today, when i pile on the extra weights, i could actually feel the 'burn' and my legs were shaking like jellies during the squat track!! I was sweating buckets man! Oh boy, she's really hardcore! One guy in front did his squats wrongly and Kylie kept telling him to shift his legs in to do it correctly. At times, she alternate between front and side profile to show the correct techniques. This is called a 'real pro'...i was ecstatic to learn that this will be her permanent class in future!!! Yeahhhh...i will go for more BP classes...hopefully...*chuckle*
Keep On Stepping!
Yesterday I went for steps again..it just seemed like I’m doing steps every other day...drat! If I had known cikgu was gonna do back the same tracks, I may think twice about going. Anyhow, I suggested a few tracks for him to change earlier but he as usual very hiau, ‘ah jie ah jor’ gave a lot of excuses so in the end, he was there early to cakap kosong again...though didn’t see him parked at his ‘usual spot’ when I reached the gym yesterday! Hahahaha...probably was afraid that I’ll ketuk him again! The only tracks which i like on that night was Toxic and I just Wanna Be Happy. The rest of the tracks i don't really fancy so was feeling a bit uggghhh having to endure the entire class!! Anyway, after last week’s ‘unfortunate incident’, the number of people to the gym seemed to have dwindled. Well, good for me cos I feel very claustrophobic when there are too many people surrounding me. Like last week, there were like more than 50 people and we were putting our boards so close to each other not to mention have to be so 'kiasu' to grab the board and booked a good spot!! Gees..luckily the people around me are regulars otherwise we would have bumped into each other liao.
The guy in front of me yesterday was a step regular (who also went for the tues class)...didn't know he was also a Jammer-Wannabe (JW). Almost from the start, he was very SS and gyrating at every given opportunity which was rather comical seen from the backview!! So, I was trying very hard to control my laughter throughout the entire class and I was practically focusing on him that i sometimes missed my step!! People must be thinking that I was fascinated with him!! Can't help it...i get distracted easily, which is why i can't stand next to the door otherwise i'll just be looking out there all the time or i tend to stare at the person in front of me!! At one point however, when we turned to do the side knee lifts, i suddenly caught a glimpse of how short the guy right in front was wearing and I just let out a snort and tried unsuccessfully to supress a chuckle! My gawd, my eyes nearly popped! Gosh…I think it’s just long enough to cover his butt! This is seriously the shortest pants I’ve ever seen a guy wearing. Hmmm...plan to tell cikgu after class since it’s his fren. *chuckle* Today cikgu’s supporters turned out in full force to support him, BG, BM and UFO came..ohhh..but MIL didn’t come of cos...she usually just goes to his tues class. Whats-her-face (WHF) also came and stood in front on her usual spot which coincidentally was in front of JW. She seemed to have stopped BC as well or perhaps i'm not going that frequently so i don't see her around much though i know she does BA as well. At least she has 'minimised' her glaring at me nowadays cos she knows i don't give a damn gwa and not likely to usurp her place anytime!
Last week, one of the newbie instructor was doing his clearance in cikgu’s class. He did 4 tracks straight...Track 6 till 9...which is rather taxing I would say since previously, the newbies are only required to do 2 tracks only. Anyway, I could hardly hear what he was saying and his cue-ing was quite off at certain times, luckily I knew the chory well so had no problems following. BS Head (BSH) and CGF were there to do the clearance. After the class was over, I could see some instructors gathered outside, including the ex-BSH. I learned afterwards that they were having a BJ practice with Tracy and Kylie for an upcoming demo. Likewise yesterday night, the same group of people had a practice session after our class. But this time round, there was another group of instructors gathered...the BB group…hahahaha...gosh, wondered what time they had to practice until?? Poor souls..
Hmmm, had my supper with LM then proceeded to go visit the 4 participants who entered the “Living in a Box” 7 days no bathing, deco your own room thingy by MIX-FM… Nothing much to see as everything was still a Work-In-Progress (WIP). The participants were having a 'meeting' with one of the DJs in their so-called living room...so after going one round, we left..
The guy in front of me yesterday was a step regular (who also went for the tues class)...didn't know he was also a Jammer-Wannabe (JW). Almost from the start, he was very SS and gyrating at every given opportunity which was rather comical seen from the backview!! So, I was trying very hard to control my laughter throughout the entire class and I was practically focusing on him that i sometimes missed my step!! People must be thinking that I was fascinated with him!! Can't help it...i get distracted easily, which is why i can't stand next to the door otherwise i'll just be looking out there all the time or i tend to stare at the person in front of me!! At one point however, when we turned to do the side knee lifts, i suddenly caught a glimpse of how short the guy right in front was wearing and I just let out a snort and tried unsuccessfully to supress a chuckle! My gawd, my eyes nearly popped! Gosh…I think it’s just long enough to cover his butt! This is seriously the shortest pants I’ve ever seen a guy wearing. Hmmm...plan to tell cikgu after class since it’s his fren. *chuckle* Today cikgu’s supporters turned out in full force to support him, BG, BM and UFO came..ohhh..but MIL didn’t come of cos...she usually just goes to his tues class. Whats-her-face (WHF) also came and stood in front on her usual spot which coincidentally was in front of JW. She seemed to have stopped BC as well or perhaps i'm not going that frequently so i don't see her around much though i know she does BA as well. At least she has 'minimised' her glaring at me nowadays cos she knows i don't give a damn gwa and not likely to usurp her place anytime!
Last week, one of the newbie instructor was doing his clearance in cikgu’s class. He did 4 tracks straight...Track 6 till 9...which is rather taxing I would say since previously, the newbies are only required to do 2 tracks only. Anyway, I could hardly hear what he was saying and his cue-ing was quite off at certain times, luckily I knew the chory well so had no problems following. BS Head (BSH) and CGF were there to do the clearance. After the class was over, I could see some instructors gathered outside, including the ex-BSH. I learned afterwards that they were having a BJ practice with Tracy and Kylie for an upcoming demo. Likewise yesterday night, the same group of people had a practice session after our class. But this time round, there was another group of instructors gathered...the BB group…hahahaha...gosh, wondered what time they had to practice until?? Poor souls..
Hmmm, had my supper with LM then proceeded to go visit the 4 participants who entered the “Living in a Box” 7 days no bathing, deco your own room thingy by MIX-FM… Nothing much to see as everything was still a Work-In-Progress (WIP). The participants were having a 'meeting' with one of the DJs in their so-called living room...so after going one round, we left..
Friday, November 10, 2006
Attack-Jam-Heart Attack?
After my dentist appointment on sat, I went to the gym. Had wanted to go for yoga but since ding dong here and there, couldn’t make it on time. Instead went for BA. I was surprised to see Cyborg there and so was she. Heheehe…cos last week when I went for BA, Cikgu’s Good Fren (CGF) TT with another instructor mah so I thought this week also same lor. Anyway, after chatting with Cyborg for awhile where we were teasing each other as usual, Hooligan came. Again, both of us registered shocked expressions!! Cos I haven’t been going for her BC classes regularly anymore, she didn’t expect to see me there lor. She probably thinks that I just go for Support Group President (SGP) BC classes all the time anyway, which is quite true oso lar...hehehehe..
Anyway, ended up 3 of them went on stage to teach BA. Cyborg wanted to stay on the floor but CGF asked her to go up on stage to be shadow. She as usual lar do her high-impact BA. I really suspect whether she’s human at all?? I mean where does she get all her energy man?? I do half BA oredi feel like pengsan!!! And after yesterday night BP, my limbs were all aching oso!! I could hardly do any lunges!!! Felt so tortured!! My gawd! I dunno how LM can endure since she did yoga before that too!! Eyes rolling in disbelief! I scooted off during track 6 on the pretext of going to the loo then stayed outside to watch…hehehee…but joined in the next track lar since i like the song!! There was this angmoh lady who stood behind me and during the class; she unceremoniously told me that I was standing too close to her!! As I didn’t hear her too well above the loud music, I kept repeating Pardon? Pardon? So I guess that made her more angry gwa…anyway, heck care lar, she was the one who take such big steps wat and beside her was plenty of space, so don’t understand why she still wants to stick behind me for?? Not like I smell so nice oso?? Hmmm...We banged a few times and she seemed to glare at me so I used sign language to indicate LM to move a bit to the side to give me more space!! Kacau saja...Towards the end, the conditioning track seemed to have neverending push ups, triceps, triceps, chest, chest chest...oh boy, i can't feel my arms anymore!!! Gees, who invented this LM program anyway?? Trying to kill people ar??
After BA, stayed awhile for BJ…as usual danced like cartoon so stayed at the back in order not to memalukan own self. It was a special class as Kylie was TT with Tracy so I wanted to see how good Kylie was having gone for her BP class. We were not disappointed as she’s good!!! On the plus side, we were given ‘sneak previews’ of the upcoming release cos some of the tracks are the latest hits so it can’t be from the older releases ya…1 of the track was really “Bollywood” so we were practically dancing and moving about like those Hindi movie...
Kinda reminds me of the Bollywood Dance that I went during my trial session with True Fitness. It was such a hoot as the instructor was from India so he speaks limited English and there were only like 6 of us in the class!! I can’t for the life of me understand why the instructor wore a long sleeve sweater to teach a dance class and the air-cond wasn’t even turned on…well, errr, even if it is, must be minimal since I can’t feel it also! Hmmphhh...so, I was laughing all the way while attempting to twist and turn and do the hand movements like the Bollywood stars...must have looked real farnee !! Kakakaka...
Anyway, back to BJ..halfway thru the class, my stomach started to growl so I told LM I want to go shower and eat. It was lucky that I managed to shower and was just blowing my hair when they announced over the PA that t all subsequent classes were cancelled! *Snigger* *Snigger* Felt kinda smug that luckily I had came for an earlier class! Cos I heard some people complaining that they just came and now have to go back liao!
As I was about to leave the changing room, I bumped into LM and told her that all classes were cancelled and then somebody told her sis that apparently somebody fainted downstairs while running on the treadmill. And then suddenly there was like a commotion everywhere...people were telling one another what is happening, even the cleaner was busy telling 'her story'...We heard that the body was still downstairs so we decided to go down and have a peek! When we went downstairs, a lot of people were gathered around but I can’t see where the body is...so just went to the juice bar to get a drink instead. Someone said the body was moved to the RPM room so I walked past on the way out but could only see the back of the head which was facing the door! The body was covered with towels. Anyway, my fren was calling me on my mobile to chase me for my makan appointment so I just left lar. As I left the gym, I could hear the front desk closing the doors and telling the newly arrived members that the gym was closed for the day!!
Anyway, ended up 3 of them went on stage to teach BA. Cyborg wanted to stay on the floor but CGF asked her to go up on stage to be shadow. She as usual lar do her high-impact BA. I really suspect whether she’s human at all?? I mean where does she get all her energy man?? I do half BA oredi feel like pengsan!!! And after yesterday night BP, my limbs were all aching oso!! I could hardly do any lunges!!! Felt so tortured!! My gawd! I dunno how LM can endure since she did yoga before that too!! Eyes rolling in disbelief! I scooted off during track 6 on the pretext of going to the loo then stayed outside to watch…hehehee…but joined in the next track lar since i like the song!! There was this angmoh lady who stood behind me and during the class; she unceremoniously told me that I was standing too close to her!! As I didn’t hear her too well above the loud music, I kept repeating Pardon? Pardon? So I guess that made her more angry gwa…anyway, heck care lar, she was the one who take such big steps wat and beside her was plenty of space, so don’t understand why she still wants to stick behind me for?? Not like I smell so nice oso?? Hmmm...We banged a few times and she seemed to glare at me so I used sign language to indicate LM to move a bit to the side to give me more space!! Kacau saja...Towards the end, the conditioning track seemed to have neverending push ups, triceps, triceps, chest, chest chest...oh boy, i can't feel my arms anymore!!! Gees, who invented this LM program anyway?? Trying to kill people ar??
After BA, stayed awhile for BJ…as usual danced like cartoon so stayed at the back in order not to memalukan own self. It was a special class as Kylie was TT with Tracy so I wanted to see how good Kylie was having gone for her BP class. We were not disappointed as she’s good!!! On the plus side, we were given ‘sneak previews’ of the upcoming release cos some of the tracks are the latest hits so it can’t be from the older releases ya…1 of the track was really “Bollywood” so we were practically dancing and moving about like those Hindi movie...
Kinda reminds me of the Bollywood Dance that I went during my trial session with True Fitness. It was such a hoot as the instructor was from India so he speaks limited English and there were only like 6 of us in the class!! I can’t for the life of me understand why the instructor wore a long sleeve sweater to teach a dance class and the air-cond wasn’t even turned on…well, errr, even if it is, must be minimal since I can’t feel it also! Hmmphhh...so, I was laughing all the way while attempting to twist and turn and do the hand movements like the Bollywood stars...must have looked real farnee !! Kakakaka...
Anyway, back to BJ..halfway thru the class, my stomach started to growl so I told LM I want to go shower and eat. It was lucky that I managed to shower and was just blowing my hair when they announced over the PA that t all subsequent classes were cancelled! *Snigger* *Snigger* Felt kinda smug that luckily I had came for an earlier class! Cos I heard some people complaining that they just came and now have to go back liao!
As I was about to leave the changing room, I bumped into LM and told her that all classes were cancelled and then somebody told her sis that apparently somebody fainted downstairs while running on the treadmill. And then suddenly there was like a commotion everywhere...people were telling one another what is happening, even the cleaner was busy telling 'her story'...We heard that the body was still downstairs so we decided to go down and have a peek! When we went downstairs, a lot of people were gathered around but I can’t see where the body is...so just went to the juice bar to get a drink instead. Someone said the body was moved to the RPM room so I walked past on the way out but could only see the back of the head which was facing the door! The body was covered with towels. Anyway, my fren was calling me on my mobile to chase me for my makan appointment so I just left lar. As I left the gym, I could hear the front desk closing the doors and telling the newly arrived members that the gym was closed for the day!!
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Freestyle or My Style Steps?
I haven’t done any BC classes this week. and I don’t seemed to be too hung up about it somehow…gosh, I wonder whether I’m losing interest in BC already….nowadays it’s just BS, BP, BA, yoga (sometimes), pilates (errr, once in a blue moon…hehehehe) and freestyle steps. I don’t really fancy doing BA cos it’s too intense and it puts a lot of strain on the knees…Not good, not good…I don’t want to end up in a wheelchair when I get old and crinkly…*shudder*…and I find that if I do more BA, I find BS rather slow in comparison! Hmmm, I’ll probably get smacked by cikgu if I tell him this…har har har…or he’ll just spin all the hardcore tracks in one class to torture me I reckon..LM will be pleased since she’s so S & M…*evil laugh*…
Last week Banana Man (BM) made his first appearance in cikgu’s BS class….me and my gym buddies had a good laugh as he was dressed in striking yellow top and bottom! Also, since he stood right in the middle of the class…it’s really very hard to miss him really….LOL Cikgu made a few errors during the class so I asked whether it was due to him being distracted by the BM? Hehehe…it was lucky that the BM didn’t wear striped tops and bottom otherwise he would have looked like the Bananas in Pajamas (BIJ)….har har har….
nowadays I noticed that the BM seemed to be following cikgu’s class and I heard he’s keen on taking up freestyle steps as well…hmmmph…wei, he’s thinking of becoming cikgu’s Ultimate Fan No. One (UFO) is it? Oh well, as long as he doesn’t stand in front of me and blocked my view like ‘yat poh she’ (tree), I reckon that’s fine… I wonder why he suddenly have this ‘interest’ in participating in so many classes…cos sometimes I see him in BC as well…I know he does BJ…whoa, talk about trying to become an all-rounder…? It’s funny that previously he doesn’t go in to any of the classes though…gees, why do I even bother? Not like it affects me oso…crap.…
Right, so now I’ve gone to like 3 freestyle steps classes oredi and am beginning to get the hang of it, I find myself enjoying it…of cos the instructor was nice enough to use back similar steps taught in previous classes before building on it so it was not hard to catch up unlike the first time where I was just stumbling around like a cartoon trying to figure out right foot go where and left foot land where? The instructor was very patient and he kept showing the steps till we get it right, the first time he even came and stood beside me to show me the steps…eyes rolling…yeah, I’m that terrible!!! ….hmmm…good, good, good…I shall master it this time!!! Hurrah!! I just hoped cikgu’s steps do not differ much from this one that I learnt otherwise it’ll be just a waste of time…gees…
I’ve actually attempted several times in the past with different instructors to learn freestyle steps but gave up after just managing like 15 minutes of actually doing some of the chory and the rest of the time stood there like a dungu watching other members twist and turn and basically just flying around lar…of cos me having a not so good memory was also a factor I guess…if I remember the 1st part, I’ll just forget the 2nd part and vice versa..and it’s kinda different from BS really…I mean BS is more ‘structured’ so when the tracks are played, you kinda know what moves are coming up next unlike freestyle steps where the chory is made up by the instructor so each time it’s different and the music just acts as a ‘back-drop’….the learning curve is higher than learning any of the other LM programs and in a way, more challenging just like yoga and pilates, which took me like at least 3 to 6 months just to master and get my basics right… but there’s a great satisfaction at the end of the day when you can actually follow thru the entire chory and fly around the class with everybody else….Ganbatte!!
Last week Banana Man (BM) made his first appearance in cikgu’s BS class….me and my gym buddies had a good laugh as he was dressed in striking yellow top and bottom! Also, since he stood right in the middle of the class…it’s really very hard to miss him really….LOL Cikgu made a few errors during the class so I asked whether it was due to him being distracted by the BM? Hehehe…it was lucky that the BM didn’t wear striped tops and bottom otherwise he would have looked like the Bananas in Pajamas (BIJ)….har har har….
nowadays I noticed that the BM seemed to be following cikgu’s class and I heard he’s keen on taking up freestyle steps as well…hmmmph…wei, he’s thinking of becoming cikgu’s Ultimate Fan No. One (UFO) is it? Oh well, as long as he doesn’t stand in front of me and blocked my view like ‘yat poh she’ (tree), I reckon that’s fine… I wonder why he suddenly have this ‘interest’ in participating in so many classes…cos sometimes I see him in BC as well…I know he does BJ…whoa, talk about trying to become an all-rounder…? It’s funny that previously he doesn’t go in to any of the classes though…gees, why do I even bother? Not like it affects me oso…crap.…
Right, so now I’ve gone to like 3 freestyle steps classes oredi and am beginning to get the hang of it, I find myself enjoying it…of cos the instructor was nice enough to use back similar steps taught in previous classes before building on it so it was not hard to catch up unlike the first time where I was just stumbling around like a cartoon trying to figure out right foot go where and left foot land where? The instructor was very patient and he kept showing the steps till we get it right, the first time he even came and stood beside me to show me the steps…eyes rolling…yeah, I’m that terrible!!! ….hmmm…good, good, good…I shall master it this time!!! Hurrah!! I just hoped cikgu’s steps do not differ much from this one that I learnt otherwise it’ll be just a waste of time…gees…
I’ve actually attempted several times in the past with different instructors to learn freestyle steps but gave up after just managing like 15 minutes of actually doing some of the chory and the rest of the time stood there like a dungu watching other members twist and turn and basically just flying around lar…of cos me having a not so good memory was also a factor I guess…if I remember the 1st part, I’ll just forget the 2nd part and vice versa..and it’s kinda different from BS really…I mean BS is more ‘structured’ so when the tracks are played, you kinda know what moves are coming up next unlike freestyle steps where the chory is made up by the instructor so each time it’s different and the music just acts as a ‘back-drop’….the learning curve is higher than learning any of the other LM programs and in a way, more challenging just like yoga and pilates, which took me like at least 3 to 6 months just to master and get my basics right… but there’s a great satisfaction at the end of the day when you can actually follow thru the entire chory and fly around the class with everybody else….Ganbatte!!
Arggghhh...It's The Dentist!
I feel so lethargic…no matter how much I slept it just doesn’t seem to be enough. I have been working late these past few nights so the thought of going back and updating my blog was not something that entered my mind…well, it did but I just well, pushed it aside….hehehehe..After all, I am already facing the pc the whole day, my eyes are so tired!!! Gosh, and I have so many things that I want to write about…hmmm
Last sat, I decided to visit the dentist. Now, I don’t really fancy going to the dentist or the doc anymore than other ‘normal’ people do…I have been getting this ‘numbness’ on one of my back tooth whenever I drank some cool beverages so I figured there must be a hole somewhere in there….so I trotted off to the nearest dentist to my house…See, I don’t have a ‘regular’ dentist that I go to just like I don’t have a regular hair stylist, beautician or masseuse that I frequent. I just goto the nearest shop from where I currently am or whenever I feel like having a haircut, a facial, a massage or wat-nots. Of cos, the downside is when you do a walk-in, chances are you might have to wait….sometimes for ages!!!!
Don’t believe in sticking to the same ones like other people. Cos I guess sometimes, when you become a regular especially hair stylist, they are afraid to experiment new styles on you, or if you ask them to do a different haircut or colour, they are reluctant to do it, which is not something that I fancy. If there’s a new hair salon or beauty salon, I’m always game to try it out…Once I went to Cheras to makan with some frens. After eating, we didn’t have any plans so we decided to go for a haircut. So, we just went to the nearest salon and enquired. Sometimes, by talking to the stylist or the beautician, you can somehow tell whether they knew what they were doing and so, will not end up messing your hair or your face!!! But to be on the safe side, we still went around a couple more shops before settling on the first one! What was supposed to be just getting a haircut ended up to be a colour + highlight + treatment + haircut job!!! And god knows how long we sat there! More than 3 hours! We were the last customers to leave but we were so pleased with the results, I reckon it was worth it….After that, I went back to that salon a couple more times until they started pushing products to me which is another thing that I loathe….
Right, back to the dentist…I don’t know why I always get side-tracked into talking about other stuff all the time! Gees…Eyes rolling…anyway, I went to the dentist nearest to my house…the dentist was not in till late afternoon. I had planned on going to the gym after the dental visit so off I went to see the next nearest dentist that I used to frequent. What a bummer! The dentist was fully booked and so was the next one that I visit! It was exhausting running around trying to locate a dentist just to do a filling for me…I was practically drenched with sweat…fwuaahh…and I’m going to be late for my gym session….my last attempt was a dentist in a mall. It looks kinda expensive but I reckon since the company was paying for it and I badly needed to see a dentist…what the heck lar…I was ecstatic that I didn’t have to wait as a dentist was available to see me!!! Yes! Yes! Yes! This is the right choice!! The whole filling thingy took like less than 10 min…but when the dentist told me that I have another 2 tiny holes to fill, I told him I’ll come back another time…in my mind, I was already calculating the costs…My gawd…he’s out to squeeze me dry man!!! I reckon I’ll just go back to the dentist nearest to my house lar…at least that one is more reasonably priced!! Hehehehe…
In a past instance, I had to go visit the dentist at night…I’m not sure how true it is but people tells me that it’s not advisable to visit the dentist at night! Well, anyway, it was an emergency…I had a hole in my wisdom tooth and it was unbearably painful!! The dentist told me to extract it since it was pointless to do a filling as the hole was quite deep…hmmm…so I was like…yeah, extract it so I’ll have one less tooth to brush!! Har har har…So, he gave me some anesthetic and told me that I had to wait for 20 minutes for it to take effect…The dentist and 2 other nurses surrounded me and started yakking…sometimes in Tamil, sometimes in Malay. Anyway, I just felt like a dungu propped up on the bed listening to their hoo-hah, hoo-hah all around…hmmmph….when it was time to extract the tooth, the 2 nurses beside me grabbed my head hard, one on each side while the dentist used a dental forceps to grasp my tooth and rocked it back and forth to loosen it from my gums…man, my head was practically spinning from the rocking back and forth…no wonder the 2 nurses have to hold my head still otherwise my head would have been wrung from my neck!! Thank god, it was a ‘clean’ extraction otherwise would have to perform minor surgery to extract the tooth roots left behind!! Hmmm…do not fancy that…went home with my bleeding gums and a mild headache! Couldn’t eat, sleep or drink for the next few days!! Ho hum…It just seemed like a nightmare extracting a wisdom tooth…wonder whether it made any difference to my IQ level now that I’m only left with 3 wisdom teeth… hehehehe
Last sat, I decided to visit the dentist. Now, I don’t really fancy going to the dentist or the doc anymore than other ‘normal’ people do…I have been getting this ‘numbness’ on one of my back tooth whenever I drank some cool beverages so I figured there must be a hole somewhere in there….so I trotted off to the nearest dentist to my house…See, I don’t have a ‘regular’ dentist that I go to just like I don’t have a regular hair stylist, beautician or masseuse that I frequent. I just goto the nearest shop from where I currently am or whenever I feel like having a haircut, a facial, a massage or wat-nots. Of cos, the downside is when you do a walk-in, chances are you might have to wait….sometimes for ages!!!!
Don’t believe in sticking to the same ones like other people. Cos I guess sometimes, when you become a regular especially hair stylist, they are afraid to experiment new styles on you, or if you ask them to do a different haircut or colour, they are reluctant to do it, which is not something that I fancy. If there’s a new hair salon or beauty salon, I’m always game to try it out…Once I went to Cheras to makan with some frens. After eating, we didn’t have any plans so we decided to go for a haircut. So, we just went to the nearest salon and enquired. Sometimes, by talking to the stylist or the beautician, you can somehow tell whether they knew what they were doing and so, will not end up messing your hair or your face!!! But to be on the safe side, we still went around a couple more shops before settling on the first one! What was supposed to be just getting a haircut ended up to be a colour + highlight + treatment + haircut job!!! And god knows how long we sat there! More than 3 hours! We were the last customers to leave but we were so pleased with the results, I reckon it was worth it….After that, I went back to that salon a couple more times until they started pushing products to me which is another thing that I loathe….
Right, back to the dentist…I don’t know why I always get side-tracked into talking about other stuff all the time! Gees…Eyes rolling…anyway, I went to the dentist nearest to my house…the dentist was not in till late afternoon. I had planned on going to the gym after the dental visit so off I went to see the next nearest dentist that I used to frequent. What a bummer! The dentist was fully booked and so was the next one that I visit! It was exhausting running around trying to locate a dentist just to do a filling for me…I was practically drenched with sweat…fwuaahh…and I’m going to be late for my gym session….my last attempt was a dentist in a mall. It looks kinda expensive but I reckon since the company was paying for it and I badly needed to see a dentist…what the heck lar…I was ecstatic that I didn’t have to wait as a dentist was available to see me!!! Yes! Yes! Yes! This is the right choice!! The whole filling thingy took like less than 10 min…but when the dentist told me that I have another 2 tiny holes to fill, I told him I’ll come back another time…in my mind, I was already calculating the costs…My gawd…he’s out to squeeze me dry man!!! I reckon I’ll just go back to the dentist nearest to my house lar…at least that one is more reasonably priced!! Hehehehe…
In a past instance, I had to go visit the dentist at night…I’m not sure how true it is but people tells me that it’s not advisable to visit the dentist at night! Well, anyway, it was an emergency…I had a hole in my wisdom tooth and it was unbearably painful!! The dentist told me to extract it since it was pointless to do a filling as the hole was quite deep…hmmm…so I was like…yeah, extract it so I’ll have one less tooth to brush!! Har har har…So, he gave me some anesthetic and told me that I had to wait for 20 minutes for it to take effect…The dentist and 2 other nurses surrounded me and started yakking…sometimes in Tamil, sometimes in Malay. Anyway, I just felt like a dungu propped up on the bed listening to their hoo-hah, hoo-hah all around…hmmmph….when it was time to extract the tooth, the 2 nurses beside me grabbed my head hard, one on each side while the dentist used a dental forceps to grasp my tooth and rocked it back and forth to loosen it from my gums…man, my head was practically spinning from the rocking back and forth…no wonder the 2 nurses have to hold my head still otherwise my head would have been wrung from my neck!! Thank god, it was a ‘clean’ extraction otherwise would have to perform minor surgery to extract the tooth roots left behind!! Hmmm…do not fancy that…went home with my bleeding gums and a mild headache! Couldn’t eat, sleep or drink for the next few days!! Ho hum…It just seemed like a nightmare extracting a wisdom tooth…wonder whether it made any difference to my IQ level now that I’m only left with 3 wisdom teeth… hehehehe
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Stairway to Heaven
Oh gawd, my insomnia is coming back again!! I drank so much sangria on sunday night in SGP house that I couldn’t goto sleep, which surprises me cos I thought I would sleep like a baby! Maybe the alcohol mixed with laughing boisterously with some gym-kakis are too potent to let me drift to sleep. I complained about it to Choobacca the next day as he was the one who had concocted the sangrias...hmmmmphhh...This is an absolute torture! My colleagues are wondering what I do every night as I have been turning up to work every morning looking like what the cat dragged in!!! Duhhhh…..Hmmm, just can’t seem to figure out what I am not doing right…I drank some punch and exercised like nobody’s business and I had my dinner early, by right I am so lethargic that I would ‘dropped dead’ on the bed, right!
In a desperate attempt to rectify this problem, I finally decided to skip gym for the night to see a masseuse. I stumbled upon a newly opened massage place at TC on the weekend but since I just ate before that, I couldn’t have a massage. It’s the same principle with exercising…no food at least 2 hours before class. Well, apparently they have some ‘promotional’ opening offers so I’m gamed to try it out. It was a Thai mixed with traditional aromatherapy massage. I don’t really fancy Thai massages, which is concentrated more on pressure points. I had a Thai massage few years back when I was in Pattaya…it was dirt cheap….RM45 for 2 hours!!! But, I didn’t really enjoyed it…it started off alright and just when I was about to doze off, the masseuse yanked me off the floor with her legs pushed against my back!! As I was ‘semi-conscious’, I gave a big yowl. Oh man, I nearly pee in my pants in fright!! After this episode, I shudder at the thought of another Thai massage so I clarify with the front desk that no yanking will be done this time round…
So off I went to my ‘chambers’…where the Thai masseuse starts off with a foot soak for me…ahhh, feels great…somebody to wash my feet…brings to mind the ‘olden days’ where maids wash their owner’s feet…”evil laugh” After that she started the massage. See, the thing is I usually doze off during massages and facials. So I reckon, especially during facials, they could have just washed my face, wait for me to drift off then sit down beside me reading a novel for all I know! Anyways, this time round, I didn’t doze off but was relaxed. It’s good to get a massage once in awhile to get some relief from stress and to just unwind. Uhmmm….felt fantastic!!! After the massage, they gave me a cup of tea, not sure what tea it is but sure tastes like ginger. I usually get green tea but I guess different establishment different approach. As I paid for my massage, I chatted with the owner. Apparently, they just opened for a month, same time as another massage place upstairs. I visited the other one also the other day to check out the rates cos it says 2nd person 50% off. The lady boss told me that they have an in-house doctor (?) who concocts their own aromatherapy oils and she demonstrated by rubbing some of the oil on my hands while pitching her sales talk…the oils weren’t that ‘oily’ and doesn’t stink…well, you know, some aromatherapy oils kinda stink. I went for a massage once during lunch hour and when I got back, my colleagues asked me why I stinks after I went for the massage….eyes rolling…and I gotta stick with the smell till I got home…can you imagine!
In a desperate attempt to rectify this problem, I finally decided to skip gym for the night to see a masseuse. I stumbled upon a newly opened massage place at TC on the weekend but since I just ate before that, I couldn’t have a massage. It’s the same principle with exercising…no food at least 2 hours before class. Well, apparently they have some ‘promotional’ opening offers so I’m gamed to try it out. It was a Thai mixed with traditional aromatherapy massage. I don’t really fancy Thai massages, which is concentrated more on pressure points. I had a Thai massage few years back when I was in Pattaya…it was dirt cheap….RM45 for 2 hours!!! But, I didn’t really enjoyed it…it started off alright and just when I was about to doze off, the masseuse yanked me off the floor with her legs pushed against my back!! As I was ‘semi-conscious’, I gave a big yowl. Oh man, I nearly pee in my pants in fright!! After this episode, I shudder at the thought of another Thai massage so I clarify with the front desk that no yanking will be done this time round…
So off I went to my ‘chambers’…where the Thai masseuse starts off with a foot soak for me…ahhh, feels great…somebody to wash my feet…brings to mind the ‘olden days’ where maids wash their owner’s feet…”evil laugh” After that she started the massage. See, the thing is I usually doze off during massages and facials. So I reckon, especially during facials, they could have just washed my face, wait for me to drift off then sit down beside me reading a novel for all I know! Anyways, this time round, I didn’t doze off but was relaxed. It’s good to get a massage once in awhile to get some relief from stress and to just unwind. Uhmmm….felt fantastic!!! After the massage, they gave me a cup of tea, not sure what tea it is but sure tastes like ginger. I usually get green tea but I guess different establishment different approach. As I paid for my massage, I chatted with the owner. Apparently, they just opened for a month, same time as another massage place upstairs. I visited the other one also the other day to check out the rates cos it says 2nd person 50% off. The lady boss told me that they have an in-house doctor (?) who concocts their own aromatherapy oils and she demonstrated by rubbing some of the oil on my hands while pitching her sales talk…the oils weren’t that ‘oily’ and doesn’t stink…well, you know, some aromatherapy oils kinda stink. I went for a massage once during lunch hour and when I got back, my colleagues asked me why I stinks after I went for the massage….eyes rolling…and I gotta stick with the smell till I got home…can you imagine!
Sunday, November 05, 2006
Mamak Makan
After yesterday's 'insomnia' episode, i slept real early after my gym workout. Looked so 'charn' the whole day and practically walking around like a zombie. Should have gone home during lunch hour to 'power nap' to refresh...but instead went to Kayu to eat Nasi Kandar instead! Urm, it's funny but the many times that i've been to Kayu, i never tried their nasi kandar before, which is real famous. It's delicious but i think it's a tad expensive! Huh...they must be laughing all the way to the bank!! Otherwise they wouldn't even open an outlet in Melbourne too! Yeah, you read that right...as in Melbourne, Aust not somewhere in Ulu Kelang! eyes rolling...
Anyways, back to my nasi kandar. I was torn between having the sotong or the mutton curry. Reckon ayam is a bit too 'normal' lar to pay for such a price so i chose sotong in the end. The sotong are those big juicy sotongs with the 'misai' attached wan, not those small ones which don't have much meat on them. Then they add in a bit of vege and some dunno wat but looked like spiced fried coconut i think and some papadum lor. I told my colleagues that i could probably get like 2 similar nasi (with more meat and vege i may add) in the food court next to our office lehhh with the same price!!
Previously, i had maggi mee goreng ayam there for lunch as well. They charged me around RM 7.00. Gees, the fried chicken costs as much as the mee itself and how much does a pack of maggi mee costs? 50 cents maybe?? Oh boy...am i being slaughtered? But it's undeniable that their maggi mee goreng is a huge portion and they fried it real nice lar, which i can't seem to do at home or maybe lazy to do..hehehe...The fried chicken is marinated thoroughly and the meat is really succulent!!! Oh boy...besides famous for their nasi kandar, the roti pisang and roti tisu are really good too! Especially the roti tisu, it's so huge that they need 3 plates to hold the entire length of it!!! Which reminds me that i haven't had that for awhile now....salivating...
Anyways, back to my nasi kandar. I was torn between having the sotong or the mutton curry. Reckon ayam is a bit too 'normal' lar to pay for such a price so i chose sotong in the end. The sotong are those big juicy sotongs with the 'misai' attached wan, not those small ones which don't have much meat on them. Then they add in a bit of vege and some dunno wat but looked like spiced fried coconut i think and some papadum lor. I told my colleagues that i could probably get like 2 similar nasi (with more meat and vege i may add) in the food court next to our office lehhh with the same price!!
Previously, i had maggi mee goreng ayam there for lunch as well. They charged me around RM 7.00. Gees, the fried chicken costs as much as the mee itself and how much does a pack of maggi mee costs? 50 cents maybe?? Oh boy...am i being slaughtered? But it's undeniable that their maggi mee goreng is a huge portion and they fried it real nice lar, which i can't seem to do at home or maybe lazy to do..hehehe...The fried chicken is marinated thoroughly and the meat is really succulent!!! Oh boy...besides famous for their nasi kandar, the roti pisang and roti tisu are really good too! Especially the roti tisu, it's so huge that they need 3 plates to hold the entire length of it!!! Which reminds me that i haven't had that for awhile now....salivating...
Saturday, November 04, 2006
Fast Food Junkie
Hmmm, i went for A & W after gym on tuesday. It's been quite awhile since i last ate fast food. I guess it's a case of not missing something which you haven't taken for some time. Anyways, i had this sudden craving for A & W waffles and rootbeer so off i went. Yum yum...double scoops of ice-cream with maple syrup and butter on waffles...Wow! Delicious!! Am salivating at the thought right now.
I remember when i was very young, my parents love to bring me and siblings to A & W. Of cos this was before McDonalds, KFC and Burger King was introduced here. And A & W had a drive-thru!! Yeah, i know...cheap thrill!! So, you see a lot of families drive-thru, ordered their makan, rolled down their car windows and just ate inside their car! No need to cart everyone into the fast food joint and queue up to order after settling everyone down. You may think it's yucky since it'll leave a smell in the car or maybe the kids will drop crumbs on the car floor....yeah, but since we were kids, we didn't have to wash the car then wat so heck care lar...ahahhaaha...Oh boy, am i gonna be smacked if i had said this then..LOL....Moreover, we always manja our parents to 'tah pau' back the big bottle (urm, i can't remember what's it called oredi) of rootbeer...hahahaha..hmmm, their fish burger and curly fries are yummy too....
And who can forget the A & W mascot, the A & W Bear? Of cos i remembered since the bear kacau me before while i was having my meals there...not on one occassion but several times lehhh!!! Aiyo, why the bear so gatal wan ar? I think they are the only fast food who still have somebody who dressed up as a mascot. Frankly, i havent seen McDonalds or KFC mascots walking around the restaurant before, maybe just their 'stoned' mascots sitting on the bench outside the restaurant, where old people likes to sit...hehehe
Anyways, when McDonalds and KFC was introduced here, me and my siblings were ecstatic!! We love fast food soooo much!! Love those McD's fries (still do!), burgers (yummy) and KFC mashed potatoes and fried chicken.
See, to us each fast food have their own 'speciality'. Although haven't eaten KFC chicken for awhile now but personally prefers McD's fried chicken instead as it tastes much better (and also bigger!...not sure whether those stories about KFC headless chicken were true or not mah? as very 'kiasi' that's why dun dare to eat lor...hahahaha) As for Burger King, love their burgers especially when they used to grill them. I've been told that most people go there for their Whopper burgers (don't take beef so gotta trust them on that) Now i think they have changed to fried. Uuh..ooh, and who can forget their scrumptious breakfast too? Love their hash brown and croissants...it's much better than McD's breakfast set...hehehe
However, most children identify more with McD's probably due to their 'nicer' free toys (sheepishly confessed to being a Mc'Ds toy collector previously...:P)
Don't fancy pizzas that much but reckon Shakey's Pizza Buffet was quite worth it though they don't have it in all their outlets. They have variety of pizzas, salads, spaghettis, fried chicken, soup etc etc...
Previously, there were Grandy's, Wendy's, White Castle too but all these had closed down. And now we have this local fast food called Marrybrown which i have never tried. hmmmm...maybe i'll have McD's tomorrow...:D
I remember when i was very young, my parents love to bring me and siblings to A & W. Of cos this was before McDonalds, KFC and Burger King was introduced here. And A & W had a drive-thru!! Yeah, i know...cheap thrill!! So, you see a lot of families drive-thru, ordered their makan, rolled down their car windows and just ate inside their car! No need to cart everyone into the fast food joint and queue up to order after settling everyone down. You may think it's yucky since it'll leave a smell in the car or maybe the kids will drop crumbs on the car floor....yeah, but since we were kids, we didn't have to wash the car then wat so heck care lar...ahahhaaha...Oh boy, am i gonna be smacked if i had said this then..LOL....Moreover, we always manja our parents to 'tah pau' back the big bottle (urm, i can't remember what's it called oredi) of rootbeer...hahahaha..hmmm, their fish burger and curly fries are yummy too....
And who can forget the A & W mascot, the A & W Bear? Of cos i remembered since the bear kacau me before while i was having my meals there...not on one occassion but several times lehhh!!! Aiyo, why the bear so gatal wan ar? I think they are the only fast food who still have somebody who dressed up as a mascot. Frankly, i havent seen McDonalds or KFC mascots walking around the restaurant before, maybe just their 'stoned' mascots sitting on the bench outside the restaurant, where old people likes to sit...hehehe
Anyways, when McDonalds and KFC was introduced here, me and my siblings were ecstatic!! We love fast food soooo much!! Love those McD's fries (still do!), burgers (yummy) and KFC mashed potatoes and fried chicken.
See, to us each fast food have their own 'speciality'. Although haven't eaten KFC chicken for awhile now but personally prefers McD's fried chicken instead as it tastes much better (and also bigger!...not sure whether those stories about KFC headless chicken were true or not mah? as very 'kiasi' that's why dun dare to eat lor...hahahaha) As for Burger King, love their burgers especially when they used to grill them. I've been told that most people go there for their Whopper burgers (don't take beef so gotta trust them on that) Now i think they have changed to fried. Uuh..ooh, and who can forget their scrumptious breakfast too? Love their hash brown and croissants...it's much better than McD's breakfast set...hehehe
However, most children identify more with McD's probably due to their 'nicer' free toys (sheepishly confessed to being a Mc'Ds toy collector previously...:P)
Don't fancy pizzas that much but reckon Shakey's Pizza Buffet was quite worth it though they don't have it in all their outlets. They have variety of pizzas, salads, spaghettis, fried chicken, soup etc etc...
Previously, there were Grandy's, Wendy's, White Castle too but all these had closed down. And now we have this local fast food called Marrybrown which i have never tried. hmmmm...maybe i'll have McD's tomorrow...:D
Friday, November 03, 2006
Sleeping Beauty
I drank one whole pot of English tea yesterday night and ended up staring at my bedroom ceiling the whole entire night!!! Didn’t manage to sleep a wink and this morning my eyes became bengkak (swollen)!! Gees, had I known that drinking English tea is gonna have this effect on me, I wouldn’t have touched it man regardless that it came in a supper set!! See, Coffee and Chinese tea has no effect on me. I can drink them just before I sleep and I’ll still doze off easily. When I was still studying, I have to drink at least 2 to 3 cups of black coffee to sustain me through the night when I burned my midnight oil studying for my exams or doing my assignments!!! It’s weird cos I have tried other tea like fruit tea, green tea and rose tea, which doesn’t seem to have any effect either. Hmmm….must really checked out what tea they served me yesterday.
Anyways, I have always been a bad sleeper…and also a light sleeper. Any noise in the middle of the night will wake me up including when it rains, when I get sms on my hp (which is really irritating and thus, sender will get told off by me) or when I get kicked by my sister (when we used to share a room!) Nowadays, I can only sleep in beds, not in cars, not in buses, not in trains, not in planes, hotel beds also depends…if I’m too tired, then chances are I may fall asleep but there’s a possibility that I’ll wake up in the middle of the night! And, to make matters worse, I can’t seemed to sleep late on weekends anymore.
It’s like I have this internal alarm which wakes me up on auto-mode on the weekend, same time as I usually wake up on weekdays. Of course this also means that I have a Cinderella syndrome i.e. I need to go to bed by midnight!! Or else I’ll just keep on yawning and yawning till tears roll down! I remembered previously, I used to be a night owl! The latest (or earliest) that I stayed up was till 6 am in the morning yum cha with frens!! When I went back, my dad was getting ready to goto work and I quickly scooted off to my room to sleep through the day!! Hahahaha…even on weekends, I used to sleep till at least 11am to noon. Omigawd, this must be a sign of old age man! eyes rolling...
Anyways, I have always been a bad sleeper…and also a light sleeper. Any noise in the middle of the night will wake me up including when it rains, when I get sms on my hp (which is really irritating and thus, sender will get told off by me) or when I get kicked by my sister (when we used to share a room!) Nowadays, I can only sleep in beds, not in cars, not in buses, not in trains, not in planes, hotel beds also depends…if I’m too tired, then chances are I may fall asleep but there’s a possibility that I’ll wake up in the middle of the night! And, to make matters worse, I can’t seemed to sleep late on weekends anymore.
It’s like I have this internal alarm which wakes me up on auto-mode on the weekend, same time as I usually wake up on weekdays. Of course this also means that I have a Cinderella syndrome i.e. I need to go to bed by midnight!! Or else I’ll just keep on yawning and yawning till tears roll down! I remembered previously, I used to be a night owl! The latest (or earliest) that I stayed up was till 6 am in the morning yum cha with frens!! When I went back, my dad was getting ready to goto work and I quickly scooted off to my room to sleep through the day!! Hahahaha…even on weekends, I used to sleep till at least 11am to noon. Omigawd, this must be a sign of old age man! eyes rolling...
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Big Bully...
On Mon, after gym, I wanted to goto the pasar malam (night market) and decided to swing by that area to see whether I was lucky enough to get a parking space. The whole area as usual is congested and while I was stuck on the road, I could see all the people who walked past going to the pasar malam. This was supposedly the biggest pasar malam in PJ lar. I love going there for the food variety and just simply browsed through all the knick-knacks that the hawkers peddle. I used to go quite regularly after Mon gym. Usually, it’s easier to find parking after 9.30pm as most people would have left by then.
Anyways, back to the parking, I actually managed to get a spot (illegal parking) in a side lane but hey, everyone also parked there mah so no problem lor. I locked my car and everything and was about to step off from the car when this huge car behind me wanted to turn into the small lane. I sat for awhile and observed the driver trying to maneuver her car into the lane to ensure that she doesn’t banged into my car. However, she just maneuver, maneuver, then stopped…halloo…it’s like she’s judgmentally-challenged or something….even the blind also can see the car is too big to go into the lane lar (of course my car was “partly’ blocking the way as well) Haiyo, so I finally decided to just go home and forget about my pasar malam rather than getting my car scratched. So I got out but I needed to turn one big round to get back to the main road. When I passed by the same side lane where I parked just minutes ago, I was furious cos the big car was now in my parking spot!! Hmmm….talked about “tai har sai” (big bully the small)
See, that's like a society's problem. We see it all the time on the road. All the big cars like to 'bully' the small cars or rather they tend to barged their way in or moved so near to the back that they seemed to kiss our cars backside! The worse of the lot are the buses and lorries...they are seriously intimidating! Especially when they kept hovering at the back and pressed their accelerator impatiently or flicked their lights to ask you to speed it or move it!
Anyways, back to the parking, I actually managed to get a spot (illegal parking) in a side lane but hey, everyone also parked there mah so no problem lor. I locked my car and everything and was about to step off from the car when this huge car behind me wanted to turn into the small lane. I sat for awhile and observed the driver trying to maneuver her car into the lane to ensure that she doesn’t banged into my car. However, she just maneuver, maneuver, then stopped…halloo…it’s like she’s judgmentally-challenged or something….even the blind also can see the car is too big to go into the lane lar (of course my car was “partly’ blocking the way as well) Haiyo, so I finally decided to just go home and forget about my pasar malam rather than getting my car scratched. So I got out but I needed to turn one big round to get back to the main road. When I passed by the same side lane where I parked just minutes ago, I was furious cos the big car was now in my parking spot!! Hmmm….talked about “tai har sai” (big bully the small)
See, that's like a society's problem. We see it all the time on the road. All the big cars like to 'bully' the small cars or rather they tend to barged their way in or moved so near to the back that they seemed to kiss our cars backside! The worse of the lot are the buses and lorries...they are seriously intimidating! Especially when they kept hovering at the back and pressed their accelerator impatiently or flicked their lights to ask you to speed it or move it!
Excuse me, What u talking ar?
See, nowadays we like to use a lot of slang terms and colloquialisms in our spoken & written language. I’ve been infected as well and since I started writing in the forum, I reckon my standard of English is dropping by nanoseconds!! I dunno but somehow it just seemed ‘fun’ using all these slang terms like wei, woi, boh, neh, ar, nolar...it really adds ‘flavour to the expressions especially in written words where you can’t emote through facial expressions...
It’s like speaking to the Hongkies…somehow or rather you’ll tend to speak like them, ie in a sing-song way, speak the 1st word in a high tone then the next word in a low tone…(no offence to the Hongkies, ok) Maybe it’s our Malaysian culture...if you notice, most Malaysians are very “versatile” and adaptable to their environment wan..when they are overseas and they speak to the angmohs, they tend to speak with an “angmoh slang”, then speak to the Hongkies, use Hongkie slang, speak to S’poreans, use Singlish, come back to Malaysia, speak Manglish.. ie mixture of English, Malay, Chinese, Indian language…
Once, an angmoh told me that he’s really impressed with us Malaysians cos we could speak so many languages and seemed to be able to switch from one language to another effortlessly…it was then that I began to appreciate the diversity of our multi-cultural country…
My sister used to berate me for using so much of these slang terms which our Malaysians are very fond of doing. “Wei, where to makan ar?” “Over there lar dwoing” “Got shops there meh?” “Who said dun haf?”…these are some of the common phrases which me and my frens like to use in my everyday conversations. So, when I talked to her (and write emails) I make sure I use proper English (if i do write, then i do a spell check before sending the mails) I remember when she was the editor for her college mag, she used to throw some essays submitted by her team members for me to read through. And sometimes, the command of English and grammar structure is so bad that we ended up laughing our heads off!! Also confessed to laughing over my classmates essays during schooltimes. I know this is bad but just can’t help it lar. Well, this has kinda become a habit of mine now, where I would automatically spot typo errors or grammatical errors when reading through any reading materials...LOL
It’s like speaking to the Hongkies…somehow or rather you’ll tend to speak like them, ie in a sing-song way, speak the 1st word in a high tone then the next word in a low tone…(no offence to the Hongkies, ok) Maybe it’s our Malaysian culture...if you notice, most Malaysians are very “versatile” and adaptable to their environment wan..when they are overseas and they speak to the angmohs, they tend to speak with an “angmoh slang”, then speak to the Hongkies, use Hongkie slang, speak to S’poreans, use Singlish, come back to Malaysia, speak Manglish.. ie mixture of English, Malay, Chinese, Indian language…
Once, an angmoh told me that he’s really impressed with us Malaysians cos we could speak so many languages and seemed to be able to switch from one language to another effortlessly…it was then that I began to appreciate the diversity of our multi-cultural country…
My sister used to berate me for using so much of these slang terms which our Malaysians are very fond of doing. “Wei, where to makan ar?” “Over there lar dwoing” “Got shops there meh?” “Who said dun haf?”…these are some of the common phrases which me and my frens like to use in my everyday conversations. So, when I talked to her (and write emails) I make sure I use proper English (if i do write, then i do a spell check before sending the mails) I remember when she was the editor for her college mag, she used to throw some essays submitted by her team members for me to read through. And sometimes, the command of English and grammar structure is so bad that we ended up laughing our heads off!! Also confessed to laughing over my classmates essays during schooltimes. I know this is bad but just can’t help it lar. Well, this has kinda become a habit of mine now, where I would automatically spot typo errors or grammatical errors when reading through any reading materials...LOL
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