I don't look that bad wat...

I received the best-est compliment this morning from a fellow office mate, who obviously never seen me without my jacket, til today. She asked why I look so slim (she said slim....not thin), issit I didn't eat rice, how I stay so slim, etc etc. When I responded her questions, I ended with the usual 'I want to gain weight la' defensive reply....and she gasped in horror. Then she said..why want to gain weight, you look nice already la. Wah, I tell you...make my day la. I wish people would say THAT to me every morning.

That was like the 4th person who ever told me this....the other three being Alison and Jaclyn, whom I met up recently for hi-tea and Mr. Yoga. For someone who has been told numerous times in past years that I am stick thin, these compliments are so refreshing and so unexpected....ehem! I guess all those times spent in Body Pump didn't go to waste. Anyway, to me, I'm still thin. No complaints ya......although I do (yes, I really do) need to lose those spare tyres....sigh! Which reminds me.....FCI did say I have big thighs....*cry cry*

Ok, nvm...tomorrow is a new day and a new chapter in my life. *feels so old :-( *

Tomorrow, coincidentally, marks my 2nd year as a gym member (....and to think that I initially signed up for 3 mths only..hehehe). It is also the day FF IOI officially started its operation....And it's a public holiday. So....really, what more can I ask for, rite?

Beers tonite!

Just babbling...

Now that all rantings are over, life is peaceful in the office again. Maybe the rooster works, no? See, according to fengshui, having a rooster helps to combat any office politicking, etc etc. I'm not one to fully believe in FS but no harm trying, rite? So, I printed out an image of a rooster and pasted it on my cubicle wall.....ok, so I'm cheapskate too....but then again, where the hell am I supposed to buy a rooster anyway, rite?

My rooster friend, which is also one of my allies, together with the Dragon & Monkey.

I trimmed my hair and had my manicure done last Saturday. My hair grew an inch so I cut an inch. I didn't think anybody would noticed (hair is still short) but one office mate did ask me yesterday. And FPI commented as well, after Pump class last nite. BTW, she was wearing a bandana yesterday, which had me thinking how come I never thought of using one. My long banks was always kinda getting in the way during class, which prompted me to trim it slightly shorter this time. Hmm...come to think of it...I have no idea how to tie a bandana. Absolutely clueless..

Speaking of manicure, the shop that I went to on Saturday was, IMO, very customer unfriendly. All communication was mostly thru hand gestures and body signals. No smiles, no small talks. Very uncomfortable. This is a case of 1st and last visit to this place.

1st quarter of 2008 is ending soon. I'm hating how time really flies. Why is the world moving at such a fast pace? What is the big hurry? Sigh...

Tummy abuse

Note to self: Never drink cold carbonated drinks immediately after a class. I repeat...Never Never Never.

The consequences of doing that? Excruciating intermittent stomach pain. One that is equivalent to labour pain...haha...based on what I heard from pregnant office mates la....not that I've been through labour....ahaks.

What was I thinking right? Sheesh.....should have known better. Poor stomach.

On a side note, went to Subway again last nite. I was in too much pain to walk far elsewhere for dinner. Besides, my stomach definitely wouldn't agree with mamak food. The meal was not enjoyable, not the food's fault but my tummy. This was probably the shortest meal I had with Adrienne....we normally spent hours chit chatting after we ate. The drive back was extremely painful to say the least. After a hot bath and a good oil massage + a good nite's sleep, all is well again this morning though.

Reminder to self: Stay away from the juice bar at the gym.

On another note, it's Friday today. I had thoughts of going for a manicure later in the evening but hmm...maybe I'll postpone that to the weekend. Had thoughts of visiting the hair salon too. Just a trim. After all the mood swings in the office since last week, I think I shall reward my body with some TLC. Facial appt next week....ahaks.

Kia!

Today is Wednesday. Wednesdays means Combat. Yahoo! Happy happy.

Last nite I attended my apt's RA (Resident Association) for the first time since I stepped down as RA Secretary. I like attending these meetings because it keeps me abreast with the latest news of my apt, but they seem to clash with my gym schedule these days, hence my reason for not attending. Since I was free last nite, took a trip down to my apt's gym where the meeting was held. Mr. Chairman requested for my help to write minutes cos the current Secretary had resigned (resigned barely 2 months upon election; thus making the Committee quite pissed).

I've been asked many times by the Committee to return as Secretary but I don't think I can be 100% committed like before. It would no be fair to them if I am M.I.A. from meetings. Anyway, this new Committee has make a lot of progress. Bravo! New JMC (Joint Management Council) had been formed together with the developer. A new management has been appointed to replace the developer (who had been doing a lousy job maintaining the place). Things look bright with this new management on board. It will take time for them to rectify all the current problems but I think they are serious in their new undertakings.

Did I mention Wednesday is Combat day? Yeah...happy happy. I can punch and kick somebody again...imaginary mode, of course....ahaks.

If I could turn back time..

The mood in the office seems kinda sombre this morning. Must be spilled over from last Friday. A lot of tensions were on then...not only me but almost the entire office. All caused by a few useless self-centered high and mighty bastards individuals.

The weekend was exactly what I needed to elevate my mood. There's nothing more effective than pumping some adrenaline into the body at the gym. Combat was pretty easy and to compensate for this, I think a lot of members put in 200% effort. Bravo! The conditioning track was a killer though. On my part, all I had to do to get me going was lining up the faces of those bastards in front of me when I did the punches, hooks, uppercuts, kicks. That felt good, really good. Wish I can do this on a daily basis. Looking forward to Wednesday.

Decided to skip Jam on Sunday since FJI was once again M.I.A. Bummer! Went for 2 hours of yumcha with Adrienne and Mr. Yoga instead. Got a sms from that somebody that afternoon. Can't say that I was surprise. Totally ignored it. I'm at peace with myself now.

The new office is like a blardy sauna, despite having 3 split airconds on. I think I should get my own standing fan. Can also use that to partially block the shelf that is having its sharp angle directed at me. Maybe that's why mood not so good in office hor.....feng shui no good. Sigh...

I wish it's the weekend all over again. I wish it's Friday today. For the first time in many years I wish for weekends to come quickly. That can only mean one thing.....

All it takes is one blardy cow to spoil my day...

Managed to make a dash to Body Pump yesterday. These days, I am making myself do warm ups on the elliptical machine before classes. It's one way to kill time too.

Went yoga after Pump. Mr.Yoga had to make several corrections on my postures...4 to be exact. At this stage of my practice, I should have been able to do the asanas that we did last nite correctly. Oh well...

Went for Subway with Adrienne after gym. Ya....again. This time, went for Steak & Cheese. I think I have fulfilled my quota at this outlet for this month. I swear one of the workers there recognise me the moment I approached the counter. Paiseh...

I was pissed this morning at work. Hate it when somebody removed something from my cubicle and put it at his place, as if it was rightfully his. Somemore can claim it's his. Bastard! IF he does this again, he's gonna get it from me. He is one of 2 persons who have not lifted a finger when everyone else were helping out in the office relocation. I tolerated him long enuff. This is someone who lied to me several times in the past to get out of his work responsibilities. Blardy fcuking useless s.o.b.! Next time when I do Combat, I'm gonna imagine his face in front of me. Punch him kaw kaw. Blardy idiot! Dude...you can expect no cooperation from me in the future.

Ok, enuff of rants. Breath in.....breath out....

Looking forward to the weekend. Much needed one too.

Terrible Combat nite

I was not in the best of form yesterday for Body Combat. Undecided earlier whether I should even attend cos I have the feverish sinus symptom. Woke up at 3.15pm (came back from work at 5am leh..) and felt sore throat, headache and painful sinus. My nasal spray doesn't seem to be effective anymore. Well, I finally decided to go gym anyway because I needed to release some tensions accumulated from work.. and nothing is better than Combat to do that.

By track 3 of Combat,, I was slightly out of breath. By mid class, I was feeling the fatigue. By track 8, I was having difficulty breathing. The studio felt smaller and stuffier. Throat felt very very dry despite having my water bottle with me. I'm not one to leave a class half way but staying on for conditioning and cool down tracks was mission impossible. So, I left. Besides, FCI decided to retain Track 9 (Conditioning) from the new release..which means...32 pushups! There was no way I could accomplish that in the condition I was in last evening.

Went Subway instead..hehehe...this time Meatball Marinara. Very messy to eat. Sauce dripping everywhere. I think I may be having Subway again tonite...I think only.

zzzzz........

What do you do when you have finished your work but still need to be in the office...past midnite? Let's see....can download songs, watch movies, Facebook-ing, blogging, chatting, play games, surf internet.....seems like heaven to be able to do this in an office environment hor?

Truth is, I'm bored. And sleepy too. Last nite left office at 2am babe!

I have just downloaded Limewire but at this hour, I can't think of any good songs to download. Nobody to ym with at this odd hour since all my contacts are offline....prolly in bed already. Facebook is boring. No nice games in my notebook. No movies in my notebook either. In a nutshell, siengzzzz....

I want to go home.....

Why am I still in the office when I have no work? Well.....boss said she wants to come in later. When is later? Who knows...she's coming back from outstation trip so it's anyone's guess what time she will reach KL. Tender submission is tomorrow...so have to get this settled tonite. Tomorrow I cuti...dun care.

Did I mention I want to go home? zzzzz........

The past few days...

Had to skip Body Pump on last Thursday because the briefing at Dell finished late. Arrived at the gym in time to see Body Jam starting. Couldn't believe my eyes when I saw FJI on stage with instructor Jacqueline. She signalled me to join the class but I had to signal back that I didn't bring my shoes with me. My intention was just to go for Yoga that day, hence no shoes.

Friday was moving day at the office. Tables were dismantled. Network down, internet down...hence,cannot do work. Went in search of wifi connection at Oldtown Kopitiam but blardy hell, couldn't find any powerpoints to charge notebook battery. Went yumcha with boss and colleagues instead. Gossiping was more fun than working.

Returned to office on Saturday to monitor the moving continuation. Headed to gym much later. Did well for Pump, surprisingly. Still had to pause for a bit during Shoulder track, but that was expected la. Continued on to Combat, as usual. When FCI told me that she was gonna do the class non-stop, I cringed. Maybe one day I should tell her to forget that I ever suggested about doing Combat non stop. I'm not as fit as I like to think I am.

Sunday at the gym was 50-50 in terms of satisfaction. Yoga was fine. Went for 15mins of Combat earlier before Yoga started. Felt a little guilty running out of Rahayu's class but then what to do...cannot be pleasing every instructors. Went yumcha with Adrienne and Mr.Yoga after class. This has become our weekly ritual...ahaks. Returned to gym in time for Body Jam. Am so missing FJI's class. She hasn't been teaching her regular Sunday class for weeks. Replacement instructor spent too much time explaining the dance moves. We were still doing the new release and I was looking forward to the 2nd block of the class. But then, blardy hell, the instructor wasted so much talking that there wasn't enuff time to do the remaining tracks, so she decided to do 2 Latin tracks instead. WTF!

Comforted myself with a Subway sandwich after class. Went to mamak restaurant nearby apt later that nite in search of wifi connection. Felt very conscious of people sitting behind me...so I only did whatever necessary work I had to do...ie. downloading files from emails...in case, internet connection still not up today. Kiasi. Want to blog also paiseh. Continued work at home. More privacy.

Tons of work to do today...2 more days to MOE tenders submission. That means working overnite....either today or tomorrow. Or maybe both days?? I've packed the necessary change of clothes and toiletries. Sigh...I guess possibility of skipping Monday Pump is high. Keeping my fingers crossed it's tomorrow.

Internet connection has just been restored here in office so....back to work...cheers!

Can next week arrive faster?

The office looks like a warehouse.

Boxes everywhere.

Mess everywhere.

Rubbish everywhere.

I'm off the supervisory duty, for now.

Reached gym very early yesterday, surprisingly.

Went for Body Combat.

Then Body Pump.

Dead tired after that...

Planned for Body Jam but replacement instructor was not to my liking.

Guy instructor wearing a sports bra?...hmmm..no thanks la

Maybe I'll do the gym marathon next week instead.

A lot will be happening next week.

Office relocation. Bleh..

2 big tenders due. Double Bleh...

Instructors start mixing old and new releases at the gym. Yeah!

Can't wait for next week to arrive.

My observations - At the gym

Some members....

1. take naps in the locker room. To gym or to nap?

2. like to look at the mirror during class instead of looking at the instructor. Syiok sendiri kah?

3. like to have makan-makan inside the gym right after a class.

4. fill their bottles with free soft drinks from the juice bar even though there is a big sign on top of the machine that forbid this. Cannot read meh?

5. bring hp into a class. Bring can la...but switch to Silent mode, stupid.

6. behave like animals just released from the jungle. Separate them from their group and you bet that they will be timid as a mouse.

7. think the gym is a popularity ground. Hello...this is not high school la. Just because you are 'kam cheng' with the instructors doesn't make you holier-than-thou.

8. like to chat loudly with each other during class even when the instructor is talking. You know everything already kah?

9. like to hog the machines. As my nephew likes to say...STINGY!.