So sleepy. Slept only 4 hours last night. I wish I can sleep through till noon time tomorrow.
But I still went to gym though I felt my energy low due to lack of sleep. Did BP at TC and it was great class. Good to see little bro again after such a long time. I'm glad I did the class, though now suffering from extreme exhaustion, at least I still did three BP classes this week. And this could be a replacement of the BP I'm going to miss tomorrow.
MC is coming back soon, can't wait to update her on everything.
I better go before I fall asleep on my laptop.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Time out...
No story telling tonight. Time out to do work.
Thanks for the advice on my guessing case.
By the way, my dream is not related to the guessing case.
Thanks for the advice on my guessing case.
By the way, my dream is not related to the guessing case.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Guessing?
Went to BP on this day when I'm supposed to be off from workout because I've got dinner arrangement tomorrow. Chose BP because the class I'll be missing tomorrow will be BP and most probably I need to give my Saturday BP at LM a miss due to work. Humph... Might need to mix pleasure (personal time) with work (working during personal time) on Sunday and the Monday public holiday too. The other day someone told me never commit ALL the time to work unless it's your own business. I kind of had to agree with her. And, hopefully I can be working for my own dream instead of working as part of other people's dreams. Why am I working so hard to make other people's dream come true? What do I get?
Back to the gym story... The other reason why I chose BP was because it's one of those classes which I won't be too particular about instructor - if my objective is JUST to workout. Like today's class for instance, since I don't know the instructor and I don't know anyone in the class, I could just switch off and go into day-dreaming-mode. I managed to go into the gym and out without smiling and talking to anyone (except the receptionists). I could look grumpy and don't have to react at all to the instructor.
But yeah, it was no fun, plainly workout - I NEED the workout. Remember waistline.
Furthermore, the class was quiet. Very quiet. Anyways, I've been told that members in this club don't normally response much to the instructors. Unless the instructors work VERY hard.
I arrived home just when the radio was broadcasting this new duet number. I was very intrigue by the lyrics, but I had to get down from the car before mum start to wonder why I was not going into the house. Anyways, the song... it described the "guessing" stage of the start of a potential relationship.
I wonder how long my guessing stage is going to be. Hmm... It can be very entertaining sometimes, but can also be very frustrating. We women (most of us), born with the habit of analysing situations, would enjoy (suffer) most during this stage, where everything could be (needed to be) analysed - Every single reaction, word, gesture, MSN message, call, sms... you name it. Most of the time, the analysing is not really to provide us with answers or references for further action, but to provide us with gossip "topics" and excuses for us to talk about him with our gal (sometimes guys too!) friends. We talked about him just because we feel like talking about him and not because we really want to analyse the situations. Perhaps I'm speaking for myself. But yeah, that's what I normally do.
... and someone is extremely cute with the loli today.
Back to the gym story... The other reason why I chose BP was because it's one of those classes which I won't be too particular about instructor - if my objective is JUST to workout. Like today's class for instance, since I don't know the instructor and I don't know anyone in the class, I could just switch off and go into day-dreaming-mode. I managed to go into the gym and out without smiling and talking to anyone (except the receptionists). I could look grumpy and don't have to react at all to the instructor.
But yeah, it was no fun, plainly workout - I NEED the workout. Remember waistline.
Furthermore, the class was quiet. Very quiet. Anyways, I've been told that members in this club don't normally response much to the instructors. Unless the instructors work VERY hard.
I arrived home just when the radio was broadcasting this new duet number. I was very intrigue by the lyrics, but I had to get down from the car before mum start to wonder why I was not going into the house. Anyways, the song... it described the "guessing" stage of the start of a potential relationship.
I wonder how long my guessing stage is going to be. Hmm... It can be very entertaining sometimes, but can also be very frustrating. We women (most of us), born with the habit of analysing situations, would enjoy (suffer) most during this stage, where everything could be (needed to be) analysed - Every single reaction, word, gesture, MSN message, call, sms... you name it. Most of the time, the analysing is not really to provide us with answers or references for further action, but to provide us with gossip "topics" and excuses for us to talk about him with our gal (sometimes guys too!) friends. We talked about him just because we feel like talking about him and not because we really want to analyse the situations. Perhaps I'm speaking for myself. But yeah, that's what I normally do.
... and someone is extremely cute with the loli today.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
I better update my blog
...before my blog editor queries me why no new entry.
I was really tired last night - Monday pump will always be tough, plus I stayed back to chat with blog ed. So arrived home a little bit later. Having sinus attack didn't help keep me up to update my blog.
I believe the above is good enough justification. Haha...
Last night's pump was a bit queit, wasn't it? Or else, the tracks must be so not tough since there was not much screaming. Personally, I still had a very good workout (BP plus risk going on the cardio wave for 15 minutes before class). The squat track was tough due to the bottom halves, especially the 4 sets for finale. Chest track, tough, because towards the end, I can only do top halves - as observed by the instructor (how DID you see that??) - and was it me whom you were advising not to have elbows below bench?
Back track was okay for me, but I couldn't do the dead rows with wide grip. There were no 6 sets clean and presses, or 4 in a row clean and presses. The killer was the 7 sets of dead rows, wide grip (if managed). Triceps okay but geezzz... Eye of The Tiger has not been my favorite. In fact, biceps track had not been my favorite. So needless to describe my agony struggling through biceps. I was really tired during lunges, so I only hugged a 5kg plate, cannot manage 10kg.
Having healthy McDonald's in shoulder track always made the track seemed more difficult. But I think that was not the tougher shoulder track with the McRaise right? Was there another shoulder track also with McRaise? Finally the abs - I really cannot manage to lift my legs up anymore during crunches.
See, tough right? But why so quiet... Okay lah, there were some noise, but still think that was a pretty quiet class.
AND, today I finally made it to my step class!!! I had not been to this class for 4 weeks now, so just in case I rushed all the way from Damansara to KLCC and favorite step instructor was not there, I had called up the gym to inquire. Moreover, it said in the internet timetable that all classes in mini studio cancelled yesterday due to some sound system problem or something like that - so better check whether any class cancellation today. I called the gym, and when I was asking the receptionist on the phone line the 3rd time whether he was sure that Nor was teaching, he told me she was just in front of him. Whoopss...
Met MB and she told me I had not really put on weight (or didn't put on SO much weight) like I have been complaining about. Okay, I am lucky that the fats were piling up at areas which I can still cover, but not for long, for one of these areas in question is actually my waistline. Right.
Class was great, not too complicated, managed to picked up all the chorea and highly satisfied with the sweating. The sound system was still very bad, as the members (and instructor) said - it sounded like pasar malam. Nonetheless, our objective was met - we sweat a lot.
Oh, and yeah, I forgot to bring the banana pudding with me last night. SO sorry. Thank god I remember to bring them today. LGM came purposely to my office area to pick them up, and was kind enough to say the puddings were passable and not a disaster. Thanks... but the next bake should be "proper" one.
No baking muffins this weekend since I won't be at gym next Monday to give them away. Besides, I need to experiment new biscotti recipes.
I was really tired last night - Monday pump will always be tough, plus I stayed back to chat with blog ed. So arrived home a little bit later. Having sinus attack didn't help keep me up to update my blog.
I believe the above is good enough justification. Haha...
Last night's pump was a bit queit, wasn't it? Or else, the tracks must be so not tough since there was not much screaming. Personally, I still had a very good workout (BP plus risk going on the cardio wave for 15 minutes before class). The squat track was tough due to the bottom halves, especially the 4 sets for finale. Chest track, tough, because towards the end, I can only do top halves - as observed by the instructor (how DID you see that??) - and was it me whom you were advising not to have elbows below bench?
Back track was okay for me, but I couldn't do the dead rows with wide grip. There were no 6 sets clean and presses, or 4 in a row clean and presses. The killer was the 7 sets of dead rows, wide grip (if managed). Triceps okay but geezzz... Eye of The Tiger has not been my favorite. In fact, biceps track had not been my favorite. So needless to describe my agony struggling through biceps. I was really tired during lunges, so I only hugged a 5kg plate, cannot manage 10kg.
Having healthy McDonald's in shoulder track always made the track seemed more difficult. But I think that was not the tougher shoulder track with the McRaise right? Was there another shoulder track also with McRaise? Finally the abs - I really cannot manage to lift my legs up anymore during crunches.
See, tough right? But why so quiet... Okay lah, there were some noise, but still think that was a pretty quiet class.
AND, today I finally made it to my step class!!! I had not been to this class for 4 weeks now, so just in case I rushed all the way from Damansara to KLCC and favorite step instructor was not there, I had called up the gym to inquire. Moreover, it said in the internet timetable that all classes in mini studio cancelled yesterday due to some sound system problem or something like that - so better check whether any class cancellation today. I called the gym, and when I was asking the receptionist on the phone line the 3rd time whether he was sure that Nor was teaching, he told me she was just in front of him. Whoopss...
Met MB and she told me I had not really put on weight (or didn't put on SO much weight) like I have been complaining about. Okay, I am lucky that the fats were piling up at areas which I can still cover, but not for long, for one of these areas in question is actually my waistline. Right.
Class was great, not too complicated, managed to picked up all the chorea and highly satisfied with the sweating. The sound system was still very bad, as the members (and instructor) said - it sounded like pasar malam. Nonetheless, our objective was met - we sweat a lot.
Oh, and yeah, I forgot to bring the banana pudding with me last night. SO sorry. Thank god I remember to bring them today. LGM came purposely to my office area to pick them up, and was kind enough to say the puddings were passable and not a disaster. Thanks... but the next bake should be "proper" one.
No baking muffins this weekend since I won't be at gym next Monday to give them away. Besides, I need to experiment new biscotti recipes.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Need more cardio or not?
Have not been joining any classes other than BP for the pass three weeks or so. Before the mentioned few weeks, I've been joining my favorite step class but due to work schedule, I've missed that class for a month now. I MUST make it to Maxis this Tuesday!
So I think I might not have sufficient cardio workout, and perhaps that's why my waistline is expanding. I can almost see my face expanding as well!!! Arghhh...
I've tried to at least get myself on the cardio machines before classes on Monday and Thursday, and on Tuesdays since I didn't go to my usual step classes. And the Cardio Wave machine had been my favorite so far, I found that I could sweat a lot, and according to the machine, the calories burnt was quite okay. But, I've got this nagging knee discomfort lately and I suspected that it might be too much of floating on the wave machine.
Spoke to Hobbes on Saturday when I went to his BP and he said it could be since our knees are not suppose to me moving at such direction (side ways) and me with the track record of having knee pains by even doing BJ, would most probably suffer knee pains from the cardio wave machine. Plus, I might be moving my knees in an incorrect way, suggested by PT.
So, maybe it's time to examine my gym timetable? Perhaps I should change my Thursday pump into a cardio class? Considering RPM? haha...
But after checking timetable, and asking for a few advice, PT said "Go wit pump. At least u can work all ur muscle in once."
Pump it is then.
So I think I might not have sufficient cardio workout, and perhaps that's why my waistline is expanding. I can almost see my face expanding as well!!! Arghhh...
I've tried to at least get myself on the cardio machines before classes on Monday and Thursday, and on Tuesdays since I didn't go to my usual step classes. And the Cardio Wave machine had been my favorite so far, I found that I could sweat a lot, and according to the machine, the calories burnt was quite okay. But, I've got this nagging knee discomfort lately and I suspected that it might be too much of floating on the wave machine.
Spoke to Hobbes on Saturday when I went to his BP and he said it could be since our knees are not suppose to me moving at such direction (side ways) and me with the track record of having knee pains by even doing BJ, would most probably suffer knee pains from the cardio wave machine. Plus, I might be moving my knees in an incorrect way, suggested by PT.
So, maybe it's time to examine my gym timetable? Perhaps I should change my Thursday pump into a cardio class? Considering RPM? haha...
But after checking timetable, and asking for a few advice, PT said "Go wit pump. At least u can work all ur muscle in once."
Pump it is then.
Recipe Failure - Banana and Raisin "pudding"
This weekend I'd baked a jar of double chocolate cookies (remaining cookie mix from last week), a jar of almond chocolate chips biscotti and some banana and raisin "muffins".
I've got a habit of improvising (i.e. changing) recipes most of the time (most of the time, not all the time :p). So today, in one of those mood, I've experimented with some variation. It didn't turn out well actually - something I'd call a "recipe failure". Logically, the miscellaneous ingredients shouldn't be bigger portion then the base cake mixture. But, this is one recipe where there were too much banana. So the muffins didn't turn out as "cakes" (fluffy) but turn out more like "pudding" (too dense and moist, no "cake").
See...
Text-ed LGM, my faithful banana-related-recipe taster, and told her no cake-tasting since it's a failure. But my dear friend is kind enough to want to give it a go. BUT please remember you've promised to throw them away if they taste yucky.
Carebear - I've got some biscotti for you. I hope you don't mind having them - Your morning coffee break snack. And welcome back. Will we be tortured in tomorrow's pump? LOLz...Friday, May 9, 2008
Insensitive
Mentioned to him about a friend waiting for an "answer" for about almost a year. I said, gosh, that's long. He disagreed that one year is a long time, and also reminded me that I seemed to have also waited for that someone for an answer for a long time. Whoopss... he's right, I think I waited longer, or about that time.
My case was different, I never told him I liked him.
If you had told someone how you feel about him, normally he would either admit that he has the mutual feelings; or he doesn't feel that way; or he doesn't know how he feels because he'd not thought about you this way. In the last situation, he would either suggest that you guys try going out and see how it feels, then take it from there... Or, sorry, don't think it will happen and it's better if we can be "friends".
Some people say you will be able to pick up the hint when someone likes you. Really? I say not.
People say when you like someone, you will go the extra mile, you will do the extra stuff, you will ask the person out - not just on normal outings, but maybe on some slightly more special occasion. Okay, but the person can always cover-up by trying to appear treating other people the similar way. So one will not necessary know the true feelings.
Even sometimes when hints ARE obvious because they are meant to be, the other person might not get it because he might be insensitive.
Further to the note on insensitive, he might be choosing to be insensitive. The reason - he doesn't want to develop the relationship further and it's better to appear not knowing that special feelings, in order to avoid "the conversation" to make things clear. It can be embarrassing. It might effect the current relationship. It might make situation too complicated to handle.
So normally people choose to wait - wait and see. Actually, I might also choose to wait - because I really don't want to know now.
Let me first train up my heart to be stronger. Then I might choose to find out.
Till then...
My case was different, I never told him I liked him.
If you had told someone how you feel about him, normally he would either admit that he has the mutual feelings; or he doesn't feel that way; or he doesn't know how he feels because he'd not thought about you this way. In the last situation, he would either suggest that you guys try going out and see how it feels, then take it from there... Or, sorry, don't think it will happen and it's better if we can be "friends".
Some people say you will be able to pick up the hint when someone likes you. Really? I say not.
People say when you like someone, you will go the extra mile, you will do the extra stuff, you will ask the person out - not just on normal outings, but maybe on some slightly more special occasion. Okay, but the person can always cover-up by trying to appear treating other people the similar way. So one will not necessary know the true feelings.
Even sometimes when hints ARE obvious because they are meant to be, the other person might not get it because he might be insensitive.
Further to the note on insensitive, he might be choosing to be insensitive. The reason - he doesn't want to develop the relationship further and it's better to appear not knowing that special feelings, in order to avoid "the conversation" to make things clear. It can be embarrassing. It might effect the current relationship. It might make situation too complicated to handle.
So normally people choose to wait - wait and see. Actually, I might also choose to wait - because I really don't want to know now.
Let me first train up my heart to be stronger. Then I might choose to find out.
Till then...
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