Timeless Elegance: March 2007

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Much to Update!!

Wooh...I haven't been blogging for almost a week! Heh. Let me see...

Okie the significant thing is that my PT sessions has ended...and up till even NOW, I'm still suffering from it. Geez. I don't understand why!!!

We did chest exercises this time. Although it's more suitable for the guys, the PT also asked me do as well. But he so cute, told me that he will tekan my boyfriend on my behalf so that he will know how much it hurts for ladies to go through PMS every month. LOL!!!

For the uninitiated, means having swollen and painful breasts lo.... :P

So the man got to do like 4 sets with increasing weight, while I did 3 sets! Yay!!

I forgot most of the exercises already la. Hahaha. This time was actually a 2-hr session because we were too lazy (and probably too sore as well!) to go back for another. Anyway our PT is so fully packed! So I think he must be happy to see the last of us also. Haha. On our last session he handed me my Personal Training Diary, inside which recorded the stuff we did for the past 2 sessions. His handwriting is so nice la...reminds me of the Disney font. Haha. Very unexpected for a guy. And he was very nice, telling us what we should look out on if we go to the gym in the future, as well as making us stretch each other in the correct manner. Before we left, he said to us, "Eat more protein la!!!" Damn cute. :P

So since we watched TMNT on Wednesday and we had no slots on Thursday, the man took leave on Friday (23rd March) and then we did a 2-hour session in the evening, 5-7pm!! Original plan was to do Wednesday and Saturday but because of the movie we cancelled Wednesday's session. Heh. Oh well. I think I am suffering from withdrawal symptoms from going gym. Hiakz. I would never expect that!! Maybe I just liked the fact that at least I'm going there with a focus and know what I'm doing ba...

Anyway after that we went to watch movie at Cathay Cineleisure! This time we watched Mr Bean on Holiday. Heh. I know it's lame, but then I just want to watch because I knew it will guarantee laughs. I want to laugh!! Hahaha. And laugh I did! I was laughing so hard and slapping the man's lap very hard. He was quite poor thing lo. Hee.

So that was the end of our gym day!!

Then on Saturday the man had to go attend his friend's wedding dinner, so we only met for tao huay!! He came down in the afternoon to fetch me, and we proceeded to Rochor Road Soya Bean for tao huay, and also takeaway some for my family. After that we went to Clementi's Macdonald's to satisfy my cuppaucino craving, before sending me home so that he could go for wedding which was at Grand Copthorne. I think I'm quite lucky, because it suddenly strike me that where got people so free, drive down from east to west, just to bring me go eat tao huay and then fetch me back. LoL. Anyway we went to eat tao huay because we must heed the PT's instructions: More protein!! Haha.

On Sunday I finally (must emphasize!) got to meet my JC babes. Aiyoyo. We more than 1 year never meet already!! Someone got boyfriend for more than 1 year also without our knowledge!! Haha. How time flies man. I think especially after everyone starts working we all get busier and busier. Oh well, this is part of growing up!!

Sang KTV (actually listened more) and gossiped and catched up a lot!! And darling HappieOstrich (as she likes to be known. :P) gave me a hilarious looking monkee!! Tee-Hee!! I will go take a photo of it and post it here. I love that monkee!!! Looks so funny and never fails to bring a smile to my face whenever I look at its bobbing head. Gal, you are simply the best man!!! (^_^)

So now other than my two cute little monkees I have another one!! But this one's sitting on my piano because I don't want to sleep with it and crush it. Hehehe. Its head bobs, so one day if I got my own car he's just gonna be in there! Heeee. But I still don't have a name for him. Yet. :P

Oh yah suddenly I realise I can imagine how this monkee must have been screaming at you with that cross-eyed smiley face like you mentioned in one of the comments of my past entries. Heh.

I think everyone is happy either with or without boyfriends. Heh. I'm also happy now, though I think I will be happier if I have a job. Haha. No income is very terok one leh... :P

And that was the end of my last weekend!! :P

I will talk about the week later. :) Must sleep! 3am liao!!!

Labels: exercise, my life

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

Music and Lyrics...Again

Haha! I recently got onto this webbie for all movie buffs!! Check it out!! :)

My favourite chiobu from the show!!!

I don't know what's so captivating about her, I think it must be her eyes. She's got this surreal look about her, I think. Heh.

Anyway, my favourite song here...in a demo version by Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore. :)

Look how he put the song together. I personally think it's pretty cool!! :)

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Monday, March 19, 2007

PT - Round 2

Went for my 2nd training on Saturday (17th March)...with my arms still aching. In fact, they had been aching non-stop since that Wednesday I went!! Geez. So I pasted koyok on my arm and kena laughed at by my PT.

"Eat more protein la!! You paste 10 koyoks also no use one."

I know, but fact is, I don't have much protein-y stuffs lying at home. And all I can think of is tao huay and soyabean drink. Both of which, are inexistent at home. Heee.

Anyway since my arms were aching, so my PT say he will train the legs. And then he start saying "After today's session I make sure you go down the staircase also pain one. That one paste koyok will have no effect."

So baddd!!!

Then we did the leg-press (damn difficult!) and he increased the weight after every set. We did 4 sets of 20 each. Want to die. My maximum was 50kgs. So he said, this one is small thing la! Those expert people can do up to 3 times their body weight. Which means for my case I should be doing 150kg?! Siao ah...

Anyway that was supposed to work the thigh muscles or something.

And then after that we went to do some leg-lifts. As usual he will tell us what muscles we are training and the correct posture, but I wasn't listening. Haha. I too slack already...so kena arrow by him to start doing the machines first. The man got to stand there and rest and gloat. Bleah.

After that we did the bosu stuffs again, this time we must do half-squats on the bosu. It was easier when we had to stand on it and do the half-squat...I think I did like 2 sets of 20, and then he said, "let the dancing begin!" and then proceeded to flip the bosu over (so that the flat part is up and the round part is bottom).

Wah, this one ah, even stepping up is a big problem man. Haha. I cannot believe it. Like so ridiculous because I will have the tendency to fall over. Maybe because I have a fear of falling lo. Haha. Anyway so I finally managed to stand on it, and he wanted me to do the half-squat on the bosu! Wah biang. The bosu start swaying precariously left-right-left-right...like you doing those kind of on-the-spot jogging in a half-squat fashion. LoL. My PT tried to keep my balance but haha, too bad, I very soon fell off. All the while I was just whining non-stop. I think I am hopeless. Hahaha.

Luckily the man did better, so he managed to complete whatever was required of him to do. I was just grinning along. Heehee. And then after that we used 2 bosu, must do half-squats again, then must jump and half-squat (which I didn't do). All these for like 20 times /set and we did like 4 sets again.

Terok man. This time it felt like time just flew...mainly because we took so long to slowly do and then I kept whining at him. Heehee. Like so bad. ;p

So after that session I bathed and then went over to Mind's Cafe to meet my year 1 classmates for some games!!

We tried a few different games which I had been accustomed to at Settler's, so it was cool. Played "I'm the Boss!" which was damn fun because it's about investing and haggling and you learn that sometimes being too nice is no good lo!

After that we played telepath, a paired up game which we are supposed to write words associated with a given word and see how many of them matches. Simple game, but like my friend say, "Got to think! My brain is numb. LoL~" And then after that we played this funny game called Fish eat Fish...basically is just eating up each other's fish lo to see who will win. I won that game!! Yayyy.

And the last game we played was called Thurns and Taxis or something like that. Basically I'm in charge of a postal agency and must open routes for posting of letters or something. Haha. This one is a bit of strategy and all that...quite complicated in fact. But nevertheless it's quite interesting because seldom play games like that. Heh. Similar to Railroad Tycoon but it's a simpler version I might say.

So after that we all split up, and I met the man for dinner, which was Ajisen Ramen, because we both need protein. LoL. I think after Wednesday's session he's more worried about getting aches and pains. Haha.

Rambled around Bugis and I spent like close to a hundred bucks at Watson's. Yes, Watson's. Don't ask me how I do it but sometimes when you see there's so much to buy and it's on offer, you just let yourself lose. Haha.

We went for cuppa after that and then it's back home!!

Sunday, 18th March 2007

We met up again, after the outing with the girls kena cancelled last minute. Haha. He also kena cancelled on because his friend was having power-lunch that lasted like 5 hours or something and so couldn't meet up.

So we found ourselves at IKEA, the Queensway one, for meatballs for dinner, and after that we sorta hung out around IKEA. It's less crowded now, so me wonders if it's because of the enormous IKEA that's opened in Tampines the reason.

Anyway I've been to the one at Tampines, must say that it's much more accessible and spacious, compared to the Queensway one. And of course the restaurant there is exactly the same, just that they have got an interesting feature: A trolley to put your tray on when you buy food. It was the first time I saw something like that, so amazing!! No reason for your guy not to buy your share of food now! Hahaha.

And so we walked around the place, and then, in the search for more protein, decided that we shall venture to somewhere to find nice tao huay. Heh. Oh, we also dropped by Queensway shopping centre to get some exercise gear for myself, but after thinking about it and weighing the pros and cons I decided not to. Not as if I exercise very frequently ya...it's only now because of the PT and then we've got the free membership that's why lo.

As much as I'm very bowled over by the number of taut bodies and nice-looking exercise gear at the gym, I'm still very much relunctant to commit myself because I know I will be very lazy. Haha.

Okie so we went to look for tao huay!! And by the man's recommendation, it's called Rochor Road Soya Bean. Hmm...actually it's near peace centre/paradiz centre that stretch. Near a very nice Hainan Chicken Rice also. Haha. I was quite regretting having IKEA because I didn't know that it's so nearby the Chicken Rice. I love eating chicken rice, the soup and the gravy. Haha. Poor chickens....

So we found the place, and after driving round and round, finally found a carpark. Haha. Heng ah!! Walked a bit and then went to eat tao huay and egg tarts, and after that also bought some home for my mom and sis to try!!

I like egg tarts from there because the tart is a pastry-like crust and I like!! The egg tart itself is not very sweet and the egg is like egg-toufu, very tender. But my mom told me she doesn't like the egg because there's too little taste of the egg. Haha. Oh well. Different people different tastes!

Okie so after that we have to quickly return home since the man's gotta work, and I gotta bring food home.

It's a nice weekend. :)

Labels: exercise, my life

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Thursday, March 15, 2007

Personal Trainer aka PT

PT aka Physical Torture.

I don't know how we got ourselves into this man...lol. Me and the man were lamenting about it as we walked towards the gym yesterday evening. Haha. I think he was suffering from fatigue, and I was suffering from an imbalance of hormones (aka mood SWINGS).

BUT! We still made our way there because of the very fact that it's been paid for and if we don't go it will be wasted. Haha. (I got a bit pissed when he said, "we don't go lo, just waste money lo! That's what we are good at what." Hmph~)

Actually money is a good motivating factor especially if you have signed up for a package with the gym. Sometimes it's like, might as well go since you already have got the package there that kind of thing. Haha.

Anyways. We met up with the PT, he started us with warmups on the bicycle while asking us what's our goal. Actually I have got no goal because it's a short-term thing, so the main aim is probably just to get acquainted with the machines. Oh, and gain some strength. I did the test and realised that I'm super weak at the arms. No wonder I couldn't bring in any clothes from outside. :(

So we started with shoulder press first. So the trainer start telling us about bad habits and the correct posture and how we should position our elbows and arms while doing it. Haha. I lifted 5 kg. And by the end of the first set my arms were already aching...can feel that the muscles are strained and all that. Geez. Then the trainer say must do another 2 more sets!! Fainted. LoL. Each set is like 16 times. By the 12th time will feel like dying and he will help to push it up. Haha.

I like my trainer because he is as nonsense as us so it makes everything more enjoyable. He likes to disturb me by purposely lost count on the reps and then when he asks me to hold he likes to go "3, 2, 2, 2, eeeeeeyaaaahhh....eh I forgot." So I will still be holding there. -_- And then I will whine at him before he say "Ok! Relax.."

So the next thing we did was some arm strengthening exercises. He did specify which muscles we were training but I forgot because all I can think of is my arms are damn pain la! Haha. Oh well. So we were supposed to hold dumbbells and lift them to shoulder level. Here the correct posture is to keep the arms and the hands in the same plane with the elbows slightly bent. To do that properly we must look into the mirror and gauge ourselves whether we are doing it correctly or not.

We did that 20 reps for 3 sets also. Then we proceeded to do crunches on a bosu. That one is like super interesting because the only place I do crunches on is on my bed. Haha. For the uninitiated BOSU actually stands for BOth Sides Utilized and it looks like this:

Pic taken from www.formulagfi.com/index.asp?loc=fullproduct&ID=1

So we have to do crunches on a bosu, and it was something like this:

Pic taken from www.cyclefit.ca/cyclefit.html

So we got to place the butt on the slope of the bosu and then lie down backwards to do the crunches. It's easy for the first set but the 2nd set onwards my trainer decided to make things more challenging, which is to make our feet rest on a ball rather than on the flat ground. Things are a bit different because other than just balancing your weight on the bosu you gotta watch your feet and not let the ball roll away!!

I must say it works your abs very, very hard. Right now my abs are aching away. Haha. Maybe if I do this long enough I might have abs like the lady in the picture. Ho ho.

My PT also shared the importance of doing crunches the right way. He had a client who did it on hard ground and landed in ICU not once, but twice. That's because doing on hard ground hurts the spine and caused a slipped disc, hence the need to go ICU. Serious case man, I mean, if you exercise to the point you ended up in hospital, then something must be really wrong.

So it's important to find a suitable place rather than just make do like what a lot of people do sometimes. I do too. The bosu is good because it helps support your back when you lean backwards, just like how our back arches. But I just found out that one bosu is actually quite expensive!! Gee.

Then we also did some exercises with the fitball, which is to train our abs again, as well as breathe using the correct technique. Quite interesting because while I could balance myself and lift my butt outwards, there's no way I could move the ball at all. My sense of balance is not there, or in other words, my strength is not enough so I have got no control of my ball. So the trainer tried to push my ball forward and backwards, and I almost fell. Heh.

Okie then after that we did another machine, something to train the biceps (known as the mouse on the arm!). The same thing again, posture, techniques, bad habits. Haha. Oh but he mention that we have to be careful of our wrist because if we use our wrist to pull we will definitely hurt them. So he would supervise us to ensure that the correct techniques are used.

Good huh! And that was the end of our training (3 sets of 15 reps, no less!). Today I am aching like hell all over, but it's concentrated on the arms, and even my chest. LoL. And definitely my abs.

Doesn't help that I've got cramps to come along for the ride...so to say, my whole body is in pain. Boo.

Tomorrow will be better I hope. Haha. At least, no more cramps? Heh.

My next training is this Saturday. Don't know how am I going to recover on time for it. Haha. :P

Labels: exercise

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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

An Interesting Read

This is one of the books I had been reading for the past few days. Basically it is about an autistic boy, who wanted to write a mystery book and so the dog is his mystery. And it also gives an insight on what he thinks of and why certain things irritates him and such.

It's a different kind of novel which I have been accustomed to, and I must say that I was pleasantly surprised upon reading this book. Well, autistic people are very clever too, but they operate in a different way from us, meaning their thoughts and their habits are different. Just like how the character in this book, he hates yellow and brown (he puts food colouring into yellow food!!) and loves red.

He likes things to have an order and cannot tolerate if they are out. Just like to us, a time-table is just to let us know when we have our lessons, but to him a time-table is known as a "map" of time...because like maps, it shows you exactly where you are, even if it is at that point in time.

This is probably something very bewildering. Oh, and that guy is a maths whiz too. So his aim in life is to do his A Levels, get As for them, and then go university and get a First Class Honours.

How amazing is that right?

It's like a food-for-thought kind of book, mainly because it is meant to inspire, to tell us that even though we may be way behind others at certain things, it is perfectly fine. We all have our own pace to go...so even if it takes longer, we should strive because we will eventually get there.

Go borrow the book from the library. Heh.

Labels: books

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Tuesday, March 13, 2007

"POP!" Goes My Heart

I watched Music and Lyrics yesterday!! I think it must be like, the best movie I have ever watched. Haha.

I love love love everything about it!!!

Even the retro cheesy song.... that goes POP!

Haha. This movie is like, highly recommended. :)

By me!! Hee.

The theme song is so nice... "Way Back Into Love"...this song speaks into my heart actually.

Grr.

I am gonna get the sound track! Teehee.

Way Back Into Love by Hugh Grant and Haley Bennett

I’ve been living with a shadow overhead
I’ve been sleeping with a cloud above my bed
I’ve been lonely for so long
Trapped in the past, I just can’t seem to move on

I’ve been hiding all my hopes and dreams away
Just in case I ever need ‘em again someday
I’ve been setting aside time
To clear a little space in the corners of my mind

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love

I’ve been watching but the stars refuse to shine
I’ve been searching but I just don’t see the signs
I know that it’s out there
There’s got to be something for my soul somewhere

I’ve been looking for someone to shed some light
Not somebody just to get me through the night

I could use some direction
And I’m open to your suggestions

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart again
I guess I’m hoping you’ll be there for me in the end

There are moments when I don’t know if it’s real
Or if anybody feels the way I feel
I need inspiration
Not just another negotiation

All I want to do is find a way back into love
I can’t make it through without a way back into love
And if I open my heart to you
I’m hoping you’ll show me what to do
And if you help me to start again
You know that I’ll be there for you in the end

I just want to know that you will be with me till the end. :)

On a last note, Haley Bennett is absolutely pretty...she looks so classy. I think I just fell in love with her in the movie. Haha.

***

These days something is wrong with me.

I am shitting like, way too much.
I am feeling tired all day long even when I am doing nothing.
I am feeling an increase in appetite that even I am so worried about.
I am feeling nauseous whenever the increase in appetite strikes.
I have no sign of getting my mense.

Grrr. Like so contradicting!! By right if I feel like eating I shouldn't be feeling nauseous....

I might be sick. :(

***

Clement and I went down to gym during the weekend, and we signed up for personal trainer! LoL!!

I wasn't keen but he WAS keen so that's why...

Anyway we got a discount for the both of us...haha.

I'm glad because now in addition to Suntec, His House, IMM and West Coast Park, we have an extra place to go...

But I think we might just get a wee bit too lazy. :)

***

I am very excited because I have been playing Phantasy Star Universe and my character has grown by leaps and bounds within just 2 days!!

He's now at level 12. But I am just too lazy to upgrade his weapons la...

Geez.

I stopped my Final Fantasy XII because I have no more FAQ le.

Must wait for the computer to be fixed first!! Heehee.

***

Yay...this wkened I'm going Mind's Cafe!! Haha...my virgin trip... :p

Labels: lyrics, rants

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Saturday, March 03, 2007

Something Fulfilling

I am glad to announce that I have had a very fulfilling week. :)

Probably mainly because I finally met up with people I-haven't-seen-for-a-long-time.

Monday I met the bestie.

Tuesday I met the Prez.

Wednesday I didn't meet anyone.

Thursday I met some of the Gang.

Friday I met my good friend, as well as the year 1 classmates!

Seems like I have been busy!! Heh.

Actually all are last minute affairs, on-the-spur-of-moment kind of thing. I like!!

I realize that it's quite tough meeting and catching up with friends, now that everyone's busy with work. And not only that, busy with OT as well. But anyway, like I told my good friend, if there's someone who's making the time to meet you, and you have got some time to spare, it's important to make the appointment. :)

Sometimes when you reject this once you will never know when the next time you actually get to meet.

And with a boyfriend in tow it is just gonna get harder to meet friends because weekends are precious with the boyfriend.

Also I found that now that we meet up where most of us are in the working world, conversations are often centered around jobs, salary, OT, sai-kang, jobs, money...the like. Haha. Was teasing my friend last night on when he's gonna get married. Tee-hee. He said it's there, but not getting there yet. Reason being his gf is earning more than him right now, so must wait until he earns more than her. Wahaha.

So ego la!!

But I believe him la. Most guys like to feel like they can provide for their other half, provide for their family. The minority prefers to live off their girlfriends. Some of my guy friends think like that too. My own boyfriend included. Haha.

We are all still idealistic people ma. I think when it comes to the idealistic vs. realistic divide, we will most probably have a different view towards things.

My friend is going for CFA. I wish him best of luck. The passing rate is 38% in Singapore lo. It's gonna be tough, not to mention darn ex. Hee.

Hmm. Feeling bored today. Haha. Like after so many days of going out, catching with friends, suddenly I have nothing to do this weekend.

CNY is also finishing le!! Tomorrow is the Chinese Valentine's or what we call, Yuan Xiao Jie.

My grand total for ang bao is only $170. Haha. This money hopefully can last me till I find a job ba.... :P

And this year I already supposingly got more angbao already because I had extra 2 angbaos. LoL. But I missed out on my grandma's side because this year we all no bai nian.

But hor, I am quite happy because my relatives all give me $10, $12 angbao. Maybe because I older liao. Haha. Last time only $6. Heehee.

My aunt is so cute...she tell me go find a good job and get a good husband. LOL. Good job, yes. But good husband? Aiyo, dunno where to find la.

I think good job is more important. Haha.

Good husband depends on fate la. Or maybe not getting married is also considered a good thing. :P

I had a dream last night also!! I dreamt that my boyfriend's mom wanted me to marry my boyfriend. I don't remember the reason but I think it's something quite stupid.

Anyway she insisted that we have to arrange a meet-parents-session with my parents and then we have to quickly get married. I don't know why but I was very angry. Like angry for forcing us get married and angry with the reason that she wanted us to be married for. (I still can't remember the reason!!) So I flew in a rage and started telling her I don't see why we have to listen and get married and I think I was indignant because she wanted us to be married at the kopitiam at my house downstairs. LoL.

The best part? My boyfriend never raised any objection even when I voiced out to him and he just go like, "marry must pay a lot of money leh".

Wah lau so I got even more angry.

And then I woke up and was sweating away.

What a damn cheesy dream right!!! Suddenly made me wonder what if I had to get married like in 1 month's time because me and the boyfriend's "Eight Characters" will make us unable to marry for the next 20 years. Will I actually go ahead and get married or will I actually think of dragging it. Haha.

So with reference to my dream I was thinking about this for quite some time before I hop out of bed today. Haha.

I still don't know the answer la. But I know that I won't want to marry in haste and then forfeit all my plans. I still have plans for my future one leh...getting married now is like thwarting it so I won't allow it to happen.

At least in the past I factored in marriage as part of my future plan but now ah, I have decided that marriage is something very hard to plan for, especially if both hearts are not as one. So I have factored it out already.

That's why the other day someone asked me how many years am I going to work before settling down, I was dumbfounded.

I don't know how many years lo. I only know that first, I gonna clear my debt, secondly, I gonna have some kind of substantial savings and thirdly, I am gonna ensure I have got good investments at hand (ie. bluechip shares) before I should consider settling down.

So I gonna find work first, and clear my debt and get it out of the way, before I can factor any extra plans.

Yup. This is the short-term goal I have set for myself.

Labels: dreams, goals

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