Work, play, family, friends; we live in a time where there’s nothing much else to do in life than work, eat and sleep from Monday to Friday; leaving not much time left over for the things that matter; family, friends and even self.
Is this rat race really worth it? Is the measure of one’s self worth the amount of money that sits in one’s bank account at the end of each month?
Talking about rediscovering oneself is easy. After all, the call to action is merely that: a call. The really tough part is actually doing something about it. And that, maybe, is the hardest thing of all.
This entry was written by , posted on April 23, 2009 at 5:52 AM, filed under Personal. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
So far, so good. Weighing in before signing up for the PT sessions: 116kg. Weighing after the third session on Sunday last week: 111.1kg.
PT aside, looks like Project 600 is helping greatly.
5 down, at least another 30 more to go.
This entry was written by , posted on March 23, 2009 at 4:45 PM, filed under Personal, Self Improvement. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
A conversation this morning, when getting on a cab to the office.
Cabbie: where you going?
Me: Genting Lane, please.
Cabbie: Wha?
Me: GEN-ting lane, SPH Media Center.
Cabbie: Wtf har? (Don’t remember his exact words, but somewhere along those lines.)
Me: Sigh. JEN-ting lane.
Cabbie: Orh got it.
Me: (Under my breath) &^%$^%.
Each time I do that, usually when getting on cab to get back to the office, a little bit of me dies inside.
This entry was written by , posted on March 19, 2009 at 5:03 AM, filed under Personal. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Gyms aren’t new to me. Over the past couple of years, i’ve had memberships in various fitness centers. Each time, i’d go in for a week or two, then find a convenient excuse to slack off. Work, life, the (then) girlfriend; whatever. If it was a legitimate excuse to get away from the muscle aches and soreness, i’d grab at it, even as I knew how good it actually feels when you’ve just completed a workout.
Two weeks ago, I decided to take the next step. This time, i’m hitting myself where it really hurts: in the wallet. How? By signing up for a personal trainer, something I’d swore earlier that I’d never do. 30 sessions in total, roughly S$2.4K committed. That’s like five Nintendo Wiis. Or a pair of 42″ LCD televisions. Two awesomely configured PCs. Four Xbox 360s.
Damn.
I think I finally realise just why you’re paying these dudes to kick your ass. So far, it’s been two sessions, combined with copious cardio in between, and despite the persistent muscle aches, this is the best I’ve felt in a long time.
2 down, 28 to go. Must remember to go pick up a proper weighing scale soon.
This entry was written by , posted on March 13, 2009 at 4:33 PM, filed under Personal, Self Improvement. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
In the spirit of getting my tubby behind in shape (despite the oft used cliche that round is in fact, a shape), I decided to revisit one of the oldest internet memes I can remember. One that remains as a personal favorite. Yes folks, its Badger Badger Badger.
Also helps greatly that said badger appears to be exercising; or doing calisthenics to be more precise.
Mushroom Mushroom!
This entry was written by , posted on March 9, 2009 at 2:23 AM, filed under Personal. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.