Am I GYM Freak?

Are you a gym freak?

My Quiz Result: You may like going to the gym and working out. But you are not a gym freak.

Take this quiz: Are you a gym freak?

** Took a QUIZ... Hey, not really a 'GYM-Freak' after all... Hahaha...

zZz like a OinkOink =@

OMG! Last night, I slept like a 'PIGGY' but I still don't feel recharge at all. This is bad... bad... bad.... I fell asleep at around 8:30pm. Then, I woke up around 10pm and went back to sleep again at 10:30pm, all the way to 7:30am next day. More than 10 hours of zZz and I still feel tired... guess I still better stick to my usual sleeping time nearing midnight. hahaha...

* Sigh.... I think I'm really going a bit hay-wired.... not only Z like a pig, eat like a pig too... =p

Magnets Shopping Spree at Chinatown

Today, I asked Piggy to accompany me go to Chinatown run some errands. I had to help a friend to buy some 'Lion City Magnets'. She wanted to sell the magnets online.

These are the magnets that we manage to get after walking from one end to the other end of Chinatown at different offer prices. There are over 20 pieces of magnets here.

I find that the magnets nowadays looks so much nicer and there are more varieties now compared to last time. I like to collect magnets a lot but I realized that I'm in Singapore for so long and I never had a magnet from Singapore at all. Hahaha...

Here's some of the nice magnets chosen. We like the license plate the most. = )

And last minute, I ended up buying some cute keychains for my friend to sell too. So cute ya...

What is 'FORGIVENESS'?!?

What is 'FORGIVENESS'?!?

This is the definition from 'Wikipedia'....Forgiveness is typically defined as the process of concluding resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived offense, difference or mistake, and/or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution.


How far would you go to forgive? OR how much can one forgive?

It's really pretty subjective as even I myself do not have the answer, though we're always taught to be forgiving since young especially that I'm brought up as a Christian. Of course, it is always good if one can be 100% forgiving no matter what happens.

Does forgiveness takes into consideration of the below items?
- size of matter
- cost of the mistakes
- relationships of the person we're forgiving
- physical impact
- mental impact

Does it make any difference if the person making the mistakes is your...
- parents
- siblings
- spouses
- boyfriend/girlfriend
- best friends
- friends
- colleagues
- bosses
- or totally stranger

OR does it hurt even more if they are closely related to you? I think it is always easier to forgive someone that is not related to you than those that mean so much to you....

There's always this 'COMMON' saying...

'No matter what happen, he/she is still your 'RELATIONSHIP*'...
* replace with the relationships above

e.g. No matter what happen, he/she is still your 'PARENTS'....

BUT is it TRUE that NO MATTER WHAT HAPPEN, things WON'T CHANGE?

Would you forgive IF....
...your other half is having an affair with your bestfriend?
...your parents molested/raped you?
...your parents is having an affair?
...your spouse molested/raped your kid?
...you get infected by HIV virus due to your unfaithful partner?
...your wife aborted your kid without your consent and the reason is she is not ready yet?
...you got raped by your best friend?
...your sis/bro snatch your boyfriend/girlfriend?
...you lost your love ones due to some people's selfishness?
...your other half told you that they had sex transplant after years of marriage?

And they all tell you that they are very sorry and will not repeat the same mistakes again...

Will things ever be the SAME again?!? Even if you have decided to forgive and forget or do not forget at all... Can you really forgive totally and love each other 'unconditionally' again?!? I believe things would NEVER BE THE SAME anymore...

Once a mirror is BROKEN, no matter how you mend it back... there's gonna be cracks all over... and no matter how fine the lines of the crack, things will NEVER be the SAME again. It's like a DEEP cut that will leave SCARRING forever.

Well, it is always one's CHOICE to 'FORGIVE'....


Anyway, here's some QUOTES to share and ponder upon... = ))


"Forgiveness does not always lead to a healed relationship. Some people are not capable of love, and it might be wise to let them go along with your anger. Wish them well, and let them go their way"... by Real Life Preacher


"It really doesn't matter if the person who hurt you deserves to be forgiven. Forgiveness is a gift you give yourself. You have things to do and you want to move on"... by Real Life Preacher


"The Reasons Why You Forgive SomeoneAre Because You Still Want Them In Your Life"... by Unknown


I like this one... "The secret of forgiving everything is to understand nothing"... by George Bernard Shaw.

Yellow Ribbon Run Results

Results out... Not as bad as expected, though I'm expecting improvement. It's almost the same with the 'SHAPE' run's results. I believe I would do better if not because of my knee.

Piggy improved a lot this time by running 10km in less than 1 1/2 hour. Omedeto!! : )

Hope I can do a better timing for my GE 10km run in Nov. Ganbatte!! :p

I'm gonna miss my 'GYM'!! = (

I took MC on Monday due to my sprained right knee after the 10km 'Yellow Ribbon Run'. It didn't feel that bad right after the run. Got scolded by doc... telling me that my knee is giving me warning when I feel pain during the run and I should not continue the run. But I have to finish what I started what.... = (

Doc banned me from running till my knee recover... err... say like 2-3 months. Arrghh... cannot eh, my next run is early Oct and another one in early Nov. Luckily, the Oct run is only 5km. OK, I will be good for awhile... after these 2 runs, will not sign up for any runs till I recover.

I have to stay away from GYM for awhile. OH NO!!! I'm gonna miss the 'GYM' and all my favourite classes so much!!! : (((

But I do feel that my knee is already better today but my hommies gave me one kinda look and shake head... alright, I will stay away at least 1-2 weeks... by right at least 1 month * sigh...

There goes my favourite 'STEPS' class... and I thought I can advance to the next level. I managed to do the 'Intermediate Steps' dy....

Next, I will miss my 'BODY PUMP' class.... after being away for 1-2 weeks, weight also need to drop dy... then all the flabs also come back. hahaha....

Then, I'm also gonna miss my once a week 'AEROBICS' class. Not very high intensity but quite fun to workout in the class BUT of course I don't dress like 'Smurfette'... haha...

Gosh! My body gonna itch all over coz cannot go to GYM. Think I'm already poisoned to become a 'GYM FREAK'. Hahaha...

Maybe I should change my schedule to lower intensity workout that does not impact much on my knees... but it won't be that 'FUN' anymore...

Say like...'SPINNING'?!? My gym buddies love 'spinning' a lot... I'm still learning how to love it... hahaha....though it's a good exercise and sweat 'A LOT' but still find it a bit boring...

Or go to 'BALANCE' or 'YOGA' classes for some stretching and flexibility.... Sometimes I feel like falling asleep attending 'YOGA' classes coz maybe I'm bit impatient and the movements are all very slow.... plus I'm not very flexible....

Lastly, I guess I would just resort to 'SWIMMING'. A good exercise for all parts of body and it won't impact on my knee. Just need to work hard on my strokes and the right techniques. = ))

Staying at home is no good coz I tend to snack more at home. :p

I'm gonna miss my 'GYM'!! Already missing it now.... = (((

1 Litre of Tears - 1 リットル の なみだ

It all started when the gym instructor played the song that I really like during the cool down session... when I asked him what's the title of the song, he told me, "Only Human by K" and it is the theme song for this drama called "1 Litre of Tears".

There are 2 more songs that are really good in the movie other than the main theme song "Only Human". The songs are called "3 gatsu kokonoka (9th March)" and "Kona Yuki" by Remioromen.

The title of the drama actually caught my attention and I started google-ing on it. Subsequently, I found out that my colleague have the drama and the songs. Just finished the drama and donated 1 litre of tears watching it. It is a really touching and inspiring drama based on a true story of how this girl, 木藤亜也, Kitō Aya struggle through her life when she found out that she had this disease called 'Spinocerebellar Degeneration' at the age of 15.

This disease have no cure and it is pretty much suffering when you have all the mental ability in place but you will slowly lose control on all your physical ability. Eventually, you will end up on wheel chair or even bed-ridden and cannot even control over small little things in daily life like eating by your ownself.

I really admire her fighting spirit and she never give up on herself, as she managed to hang on to live for at least 10 more years before she died at the age of 25. Her family members were all very supportive towards her and never give up on her. After watching the series, you would be even more grateful in your daily life. : )

I really like the actress in the series. I think she is really good and can potray the character very well. Her name is "Erika Sawajiri" and she is very 'kawaii' (meaning 'cute')

You can watch the series, '1 Litre of Tears' at MySoju.

The story is written based on the diaries written by the actual person. It was published shortly before her death. She had actually inspired a lot of people especially those who have the same disease like hers. She have written the diaries till the day she cannot hold on to a pen. One of her diary entry actually states, "I write because writing is evidence that I am still alive."

Check it out if you have the time... it's just short 12 episodes. There's even an episode of a special edition movie on it. = ))

Yellow Ribbon Prison Run 2009

At last, finished my 10km Yellow Ribbon Prison Run this morning. Things didn't really go well as expected.... = ((

1st... cannot really wake up.... suppose to wake up at 530 but woke up at 540.
2nd... suppose to get out of the house by 6 but ended up getting out at only 615.
3rd... waiting time for the trains during weekend is so much longer and we had to switch trains.
4th... tummyache... both piggy and i were having bad tummyache.
5th... long Q at the shuttle bus area.
6th... stuck in the traffic jam & when we look out of the window, we see people start running dy.
7th... by the time we reach there, it's already past flag off time and we hurried to toilet.
8th... no more time for proper warm up after we leave our stuff at the baggage counter.
9th... starts to drizzle and raining during the run.
10th... my knee starts to pain after running 5km and there's so many up and down hills.

BUT despite all the above, we all had fun and Life goes on... Be HAPPY! Hahaha...there's one thing good that I like, is that due to raining, the weather was pretty cooling.

This round timing no good... due to my poor knee... the down hill run was bad for my knees... so end up walking down hill most of the time... think have to start wearing 'knee-guard' to run dy next round. * sigh....

Here's the 'Goodie Bag' after the run... Finisher paper weight, a cap, a wristband and a small sports towel. I like the cute lion paper fan. = )

How u eat ur 'BANANA'?!?

I just find it funny when I saw how my colleague was eating the banana. Do you peel from the TOP or BOTTOM? Or should I say from the HEAD or TAIL? Gosh... now I'm very confused which is the head and which is the tail... hahaha...

OK...If you're looking at the picture, I usually peel my banana from the right side. 2 of my colleagues actually peel from the left side and it's the 1st time seeing it... So cute... coz when they peel from the left side, the banana is like pretty squashed.

Well, I guess there's no right or wrong in the way each of us eat the bananas. Just find it funny so blogged it up. = ))

How do you eat your Banana?!?

Yellow Ribbon Prison Run '09

My next run is this coming Sun (6th September 2009) at Changi. It's the 'Yelllow Ribbon Prison Run 2009'.

The running-T is 'BIG' and I actually took 'S' size. Piggy go take 'XXL' without measuring and assuming the biggest size should fit. Her T is 'HUGE' compared to the 'L' size NIKE T that I have from last year's SHAPE Run. And the quality sucks... Piggy said like wearing 'GUNI-sack'.

Oh ya...Piggy is doing the 10km run with me and she's regretting it already... saying that she can't finish it. Well, I believe she can do it if she use her 'VIOLIN' spirit to run her 10km. Hehehe... MCC and sis, as well as my gym mates are doing the run together too. The more the merrier ya... = )

No training again... = ( Well, hope weather is good this Sun and body condition is well. GANBATTE 2 ALL!!! =>

JUST BE HAPPY = )

Time really flies... it's now 2 years since I'm in Lion City. I wonder how long I would be here... ?!? Growing roots here?!? Nahh... hahaha... =p


Here's a nice article to share with all... received this through email from a friend.

"JUST BE HAPPY"
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Just be happy. Sounds too simplistic, doesn't it? But, in actuality, we can have much more happiness if we choose to consider things from a positive perspective.

Everyone experiences the ups and downs of life, however, we can make a decision to dwell on the negative or practice what the old saying says to do: "When life give you lemons, make lemonade!"

It really boils down to your attitude and you have the ability to mold your attitude into any shape you like.

Here are some tips:

-> Ignore those who tell you that life is too difficult to be happy. What do they know?
-> When you awaken each morning, be thankful for another day, even if it's raining.
-> Smile at those you meet, even if they don't return the favor.
-> Don't borrow trouble. Each day has enough of it's own.
-> Don't allow trouble to bury you in its gray mire of sorrow.
-> Don't give in to negative thinking.
-> Be positive even when others are not.
-> Refuse to give up on anything worth having or doing.
-> Do something you enjoy each day, even if it's just a walk in your neighborhood.
-> Whistle as you go through the day.
-> Work at being happy because it's worth it.

You're human, like everyone else, and from time to time you need a little pick-me-up in your decision to be happy. When you reach that stage, find someone else who has decided to be happy. Join forces with him or her and march forward in your decision to be a happy person.

Simply speaking, a happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes.

Choose today to just be happy - as much as it depends on you!


** I guess wherever you are... no matter in what situation... it's our own CHOICE to be 'HAPPY' or not... = )) HAPPY or SAD, it's just another day and Life goes on... May you all 'B-HAPI' always!!

Cold and Slimmy Intruder...

Yesterday morning, I had to throw away my breakfast. = ((

I was so shocked when I wanted to eat the bread that I had bought the night before. Luckily, I noticed the 'cold and slimmy' (* not sure if it's slimmy coz never really touched it... but I imagined it that way... ) intruder in the plastic bag before I passed the bread to my gym buddy. Hahaha... some more she tell me she not scared. :p

I left the bread in the living room but I guess I didn't tie the plastic bag tight enough that it managed to sneak in to sleep on my bread comfortably. Eughhh... and I was bringing it all around... in the train, to gym and all the way to office.

Lesson learnt... never leave the bread in the living room unless properly sealed.