2006 my new life!

2006-03-02T23:39:00.000+08:00

One quiet evening after a day of busy work i drove home at about 8:45pm, the road was smoky as soon as I reach my house. I was like wondering what happen and guess what , my mother said the empty house at the end of the road caught fire !! Initially I only saw small fire at one side of the house then it get raging.

Fortunately, the corner lot (my neighbour) is separated from the empty house by a road, but the raging fire really frightening and the fire is so tall that it nearly touch that house. The neighbour, running out of the house and look frightened.

The bomba man only arrived like 20 mins later by the time the fire already burnt down the whole thing. Everyone came out from their own home like watching fireworks. Lucky for us it did not really affected anyone.

2006-01-29T17:32:00.000+08:00

What do u do on your new year day?

Ha... being the first day of the lunar new year, it is good to wake up early. I woke up at abt 8:30am. My mother is oredi busy preparing the 'zai' - it's a tradition. Every year we've been eating 'zai' on the first day of new year, or at least in the morning. Simple and plain 'zai'.

Before the breakfast is ready i just drive out to buy some papers as the delivery boy is on leave for 7 days! Gotta buy paper every morning ady.

Finish the zai breakfast and finish reading the paper, both The Star and Nanyang.... ya I read 2 papers almost everyday. Nothing much to do.... my sister brought her 2 boys over, everyone is watching TV and I just go to the gym in Mid Valley to workout. Mid Valley is quiet at abt 12pm. No traffic at all. Wanted to do some cardio exercise today as I've eaten too many fats yesterday reunion dinner. Gotta keep to my resolution, stay fit.

Its bloody hot in the afternoon... didn't go out anywhere as I am waiting for tonite movie at Times Square - Fearless (Fok Yun Kap). Hope it is good....

2006-01-27T00:11:00.000+08:00

Its so tiring after 3 days of training, I have now got an idea of the landbanking industry. I have met Robert, the Salak South boy (also my ex EY colleague) in the Kompleks Antarabangsa where old EY office is. What a coincidence. He now work as Relationship Manager in Stan Chart. Didn't know that he was oredi there 4 months. He might be joining the gym in the same building as well becoz the company might be paying for him. What a lucky guy.....

I have myself upgraded to the Life membership today, being the last day to make it. After considering for so long and being an calculative accountant, I really think it is worthwhile as long as u keep working out for at least 4 years. You could have, in a sense, 'get back' your investment. Haha... typical kiasu accountant. One thing that worries me is the crowd that i saw in the evening in mid valley. It is quite crowded !! I hate crowd. I love crowd too... if it is mainly pretty girls crowd hehehe....

I am SO tired right now as I have just run a 6 Km round Bukit Jalil, following this veteran guy, Ronnie. He is abt 50 yrs old but can run longer distance than I do. His secret is jogging at a really slow pace. So slow until I have to shift to 1st gear. But seriously can run really long distance. Give me another month I will be able to do a full 2 round ~ 8 Km.

Tonnes of mails to check after 3 days never really check my mail..... and sleepy.... dun care ler, tomolo laa....... zzzzzZZZz zzzz

2006-01-21T13:17:00.000+08:00

This is a scorching hot Saturday afternoon man.... the weather has recently changed from rainy everyday to clear blue sky with the sun blazing. Nothing much to do at home coz its so hot and dun want to sweat myself out....

Thought of going into to gym - not working out but just enjoying the air cond hahaha....
No appointment out today and plan to just do some casual reading at home and might be out for a party later at night. Its the Guinness Black Party.

Anticipating the gym appointment on monday as the instructor is going to show me my first tour of the gym and show me how to use those equipment. And thereafter I will go full speed ....

2006-01-19T18:45:00.000+08:00

Its another 1 weeks plus to the Doggie year ! I had lunch with my buddy Wendy in 1Utama and subsequently I went to Mid Valley to check out some working pants since Jusco got sale. When I reach there Mid Valley is surprisingly quite crowded even on a weekday. I was wondering those people no need to work ahh....

After doing the survey for some G2000 promotion I didn't buy first but instead bought 2 shorts for gym workout. Mid Valley is quite a convenient place to shop as it houses 2 departmental stores and lots of designer shops. Furthermore my gym is just on the 4th floor so it will be really convenient for me. Ha ha once I get tired walking I can even check into the gym to take a shower or sauna/jacuzzi. :P

The gym girl told me that Jackie Chan had actually came secretly last Friday to the gym to oversee his business (as u know California is owned by him). heh dunno whether next time can see him or not in the gym.....

2006-01-16T22:32:00.000+08:00

phew.... after pondering for some time, I finally sign up the 30 months package with California Fitness. Its actually 18 months comes with 12 months free. So its 2 and 1/2 years! The sales consultant that handling me was ok at first. We talked like old frens and she even suggested introducing those girls at the gym to me. Talk like mamasan. ceh... after she bring me around for the gym tour, she became a bit pushy, keep asking me to join the Life membership program which cost another few more grands....

I told her that i need time to consider and she just keep telling me to sign up today b4 the price increase by another thousand. sales tactic la i know ..... till to a point I have tell her with a serious face I dun like being push. What makes me quite unhappy was that I found out she even told me the wrong facts, wtf.....

anyway... it doesn't affect my mood much. Still pride of myself for taking actions on achieving my fitness goal. Come to think of the gym facilities, wow.... from sauna, jacuzzi, swimming pool(although too small for me), full range of equipments.... some sense of achievements....
Looking forward to working out!

2006-01-13T14:06:00.000+08:00

What do you want to achieve in 2006? hmm.... I have been pondering the thought of joining a gym or the yoga gym. Should I join Fitness First .... or the Yoga Zone?? or even joining both...

I can sense myself slowly developing into a fitness freak already. Having jog in the park for at least 2 times a week, and thinking of improving my jog path - extending it into a longer one. My previous route had been a moderate one coz it is just a a square which I run 4 rounds every time. Running with those veterans in Bukit Jalil has some how dwarfed myself against those veterans. Thats is why I intend to train more and develop myself to the level playing field.

How am I going to divide my time then? Jogging, gym, yoga... haha... gotta work some more.
There must be a way la, I think I just have to plan my time well and fit my training program and schedule in harmony with each other. No excuse for everything.

Some one had suggested to me that True Fitness in Sri Hartamas has the best of both world. Gym facilities and they have good yoga instructors. Gotta check it out too.....

2006-01-06T01:32:00.000+08:00

Yo.. celebrate 2006 and I cheer the new year with my new blog!

2006 is indeed a brand new chapter in my life. In fact, I consider myself as REBORN.

Why I say so?

Friends who know me long enough knew that I have this problem of palm sweating... it has a scientific medical term - 'hyperhidrosis'. And it has in fact brings me lots and loads of problems & embarassmentssss. For eg happens most commonly is when I'm meeting new friends and try to shake hands, when I am typing (fyi I clean my keyboard almost every other day), when I am writing(I have to put a handkerchief under my palm), the handles in the gym equipment is sticky after my usage( dont tell the gym), I left a stain of water on the mamak table sometimes, books become watery after I read, ex girl frens complained, strangers walk past who accidentally touched my hand will turn back and look- then wiped their hand on their pants, I tend to shy away from group activity if it get serious, my steering wheel was sticky as glue, the indon cleaner in my ex office used to ask me why my table so dirty one... and it can get smelly in extremely hot weather, my shoes/socks smell can kill a fly(only at home la of coz), friends said I better dont prepare food in party/gathering coz it can get salty, I used to shy away from some Japanese restaurants that requires its customer to take off their shoes when enter.... bla bla bla.... and if it goes on I can write a best-seller book.

and imagine..... I had been living my life that way, for the past 31 years.

On the faithful Sunday Nov 13, I came across this article in The Star about hyperhidrosis. That changed my life. I research all the way from calling the newspaper and hospital, and eventually met up the doctor for consultation. Then scheduled the date for the surgery - 28 Dec 2005. Just few days b4 new year celebration and I thought there goes my celebration.... but thats okay since I have many new year celebrations to come. The surgery is under insurance claim, courtesy of Great Eastern medical card, hehe. Its abt RM8000 man, I wouldn't have come up with that amount of money myself.

The days counting towards the surgery date is a mix of excitement and anticipation, plus some worries. After all it is a surgery, where risk involve. I have spent a great deal of time researching about the surgery which called ETS (Endoscopic Thoracic Sympacthectomy) in medical terms. My worries come from the side effects about the surgery I read from various resources online, and it can either turn serious or it could be mild. After much thought and mental struggling for days .... and I decided that its now or never. Just Do It.

On that morning, I drove to the hospital at 6am since the nurse wants me to be there at 6:30am. Change into surgical gown and awaiting them to treat me.... nervous man...

here they are coming into my room with a surgery bed, wheel me all the way up to the operating theatre. Waiting anxiously... and looking at the girl opposite me whom I believe suffered a road accident as her face is badly hurt, awaiting for surgery also.

And then, they just put some thing like oxigen mask and ask me to breath hard. Before I was able to exhale, I'm already unconscious and donno w h a t h a p p e n. . . . . . . . . .

After I woke up 3 hours later, I was pretty zombie... so weak. The operation left me with 2 holes each in both arm pit area. The next day, discharged and went back home. Some more I can go mamak store at nite. Still can drive but both my arms are limited movement. Can't even wear t-shirt coz I cannot stretch my arms.

3 days later on the eve of 2006, I was able to drive my friends to the elevated highway from Ampang to KLCC, parked my car on the roadside and watch the firework from KLCC.

With renewed lifestyle... I am starting my 2006 with a bang. Lots of plans in mind. Some short term and some long term. Plan to take up Yoga lesson this year and run a full 42km marathon in the 2nd half of the year ( gotta train first maa). Also resolute to read at least 3 books a month. I am starting a new career ... can't reveal yet since it is early stage.

signing out....