selalunya i prefer not to go to the gym on fridays pasal govt officers have their day off which would mean the gym will be crammed with ppl doing away the week's kway teow or mee mamak.
tapi kelmarin i went to the gym jua. i told myself if i wake at at 8 then i will go to the gym but if i dont, then nda la. skali i woke up at 8am on the dot without an alarm.
becoz of promise to thyself, i was obliged to go to the gym.
thank god fitness zone now has the kiulap branch. i went to my usual gym at the mall and lo and behold, they were a few more ppl than usual but my favourite treadmill was free! i tink i am seriously getting obsessed with this exercise bit bcoz i actually jogged to wake myself up. there i was all sleepy and yes, reluctant to go to the gym so another mental promise to myself, 'if i do good at the gym, i can have cake tonite'. somehow the thought of cake spurred me on to jog.. for just abt 12 minutes hehe.
my jogging time on the treadmill is getting crappier plg. i've been coming later than usual and theres always a class that i wanna join hence shorter jogging time. ystrdy i joined a pilates class given by my trainer rose and she dedicated a full 45minutes on abs sculpting alone! no words can do justice for the pain i felt in my lower abs kelmarin. i felt like my stomach was on fire. suffice to say that after the pilates workout, i definitely deserved to have cake that night!
then comes the dilemma of 'where to have cake?'. i usually have my cake fixes at solitude but nada lgi at the mall and i'm not bothered to go all the way to bandar just for cake. read: not that desperate for cake. sekali that night (ie last night) me, boyfren and my adik went to watch hancock and after that had cake at coffee bean. so i finally got my cake fix. actually i didnt even finish my chicago cheesecake and the boyfriend didnt finish his fudge cake either.. and i have the leftovers safely tucked away in the fridge! hehe so i'm gonna demolish that later after me aerobics class kali. but im still craving for proper cake. maybe i mean home-made cake. the ones arah solitude are always yummylicious. citsss i want ur caaaaaakes balik tah!!
oh yes, i didnt go to the gym this morning. akhir balik semlm punya psl and yes, magically i woke up at 8am jua today but i cudnt be bothered to drag myself out of bed knowing i have an aerobics class this afternoon. i got a call from my aunt kelmarin kan bawa aerobics so no morning workout session, afternoon workout sja lah. asal ada. plus i think i injured my right shoulder. its a bit sore. mula2x eksen nie kan rajin, ke gym pagi and also aerobics ptg. imagine all the calories i cud burn! i made another promise to myself actually (yes mesti banyak promises for motivation waah). which is if my weight went up (since i had cake and a late dinner last night) this morning i will drag my sorry ass out of bed. but thankfully i havent gained an ounce so i seeked solace under the comfort of my duvet once again. now im just whiling away time until i have to pick up my brothers from school.
speaking of which, u knw how in the last post i wrote i never wanna be late to pick up my brothers? oh the irony of the statement! at the time i was writing it, a brother was waiting for me to pick him up.. and i forgot! i only picked him up one and a half hr later =s baik jua my brother didnt cry/marah and he had company. he actually managed to joke abt it. but i feel so guilty abt it that tomoro im bringing him out jalan2x.
u knw, i think its not just my right shoulder thats sore. my lower abs are sore jua. nyeh. i need a body massage. mesti tunggu my mummy plg so she can pay for it hehe. i gots another 30mins till i go pick up them brothers. i think im gonna have a lie-in. ta!
much love,
be'ah xxx
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Friday, July 4, 2008
saja
the one on the left is Si Cinta.
its been a while since i posted up his picture bah.
handsome kaaaaaaan? hehe
much love,
be'ah xxx
Thursday, July 3, 2008
sekali
i am knackered. i've been going to the gym every morning at 7 and i am absolutely pooped! kemarin i slept balik after subuh and woke up at half past 8, just on time to change and drive over to the gym for my 9 o'clock yoga class.
why am i pushing myself? antaah nyamoo.. padahal jetlag masih nie. and its not like i get enough sleep as it is. since i'm designated driver, i dont dare take afternoon naps psl i dont want to pick up the brothers akhir. i remember i hate being picked up late so as a driver i vow to always be on time la. kalau not on time pun, at least 5mins late. anyhoo.. today i finally got a bit of a shut-eye for an hr since i didnt go out with the boyfren today. but i tink im more knackered than everr now.
so hows my workout been so far? so far so good! i can actually run on the treadmill now. and proper jog. dulu i'd just be brisk walking on the treadmill. aii gila now when i think back i realise i was so buruk fitness-wise. i've met all the aunties i use to do steps with and they all went 'haiya this girl so kurus! u need meat here! *one aunt slaps me on the bum*'
okay.. sudah ku kurus suruh lampuh balik kali?
i also finally met rose who's gonna be my trainer this time. she commented the same about my weight. she said she expected me to gain more going to the uk so she was surprised to see me lose weight. hah! anyhoo, we talked a bit abt wat workout she's gonna be giving me and i told her i wanna lose 1.5 more kilos and she looked at me like i was crazy. maybe coz i wore last year's gym clothes. last year they fit me like second skin but now they kinda hang. so i guess i kinda look skinny if not slim to her. anywayy, she said she's just gonna give me weights and stuff to tone up becoz apparently, i am jelly-like all over. kurang asam punya trainer! but weights me likey anyway coz it boosts metabolism so it means i can eat more but not gain an ounce! wheee~
but i guess i gotta stop losing weight then. its all toning up from here. me brother has a bar on his door for them to do chin ups and i wanna be able to do one chin-up b4 puasa. antah possible kah nda tu. i can lift myself up 2 inches plg. so we'll see.
oh and i went onto this tanita thingy. its this machine u step on and they put in ur height and all these numbers come whizzing out like my BMI, fat mass and bad fat and good fat and all the likes. my fat level is now under fitness. woo hoo! oh speaking of which, theres a brunei half marathon sometime in august.. i'm contemplating of joining but then its 21km.. pengsan ku krg! altho i knw i can train for that sort of length plg. but then nisa runs loads but she hasnt ran 21km.. right nisa? so i dont knw. shud i or shud i not? i want to! i need a marathon partner! cits?
bah i knw i prolly bored most of u with all the health facts but i do knw some are fascinated coz i knw i got a couple of fitness-frenzied friends. anyhoo, rose said after two weeks time we'll check my numbers on the tanita majigy again and see how much i've progressed. cant wait! also becoz in 2weeks time my driver will be back from indon thus leaving me free of the hassle of picking up brothers.
bye bye all!
much love,
be'ah xxx
p/s me very much likey all the 'rabz u lost weight!' comments. okay maybe i sound narcissistic but i never thought i'd be a success story. so if i can do it, you can do it too!! so keep em'(the compliments i mean) coming people!
why am i pushing myself? antaah nyamoo.. padahal jetlag masih nie. and its not like i get enough sleep as it is. since i'm designated driver, i dont dare take afternoon naps psl i dont want to pick up the brothers akhir. i remember i hate being picked up late so as a driver i vow to always be on time la. kalau not on time pun, at least 5mins late. anyhoo.. today i finally got a bit of a shut-eye for an hr since i didnt go out with the boyfren today. but i tink im more knackered than everr now.
so hows my workout been so far? so far so good! i can actually run on the treadmill now. and proper jog. dulu i'd just be brisk walking on the treadmill. aii gila now when i think back i realise i was so buruk fitness-wise. i've met all the aunties i use to do steps with and they all went 'haiya this girl so kurus! u need meat here! *one aunt slaps me on the bum*'
okay.. sudah ku kurus suruh lampuh balik kali?
i also finally met rose who's gonna be my trainer this time. she commented the same about my weight. she said she expected me to gain more going to the uk so she was surprised to see me lose weight. hah! anyhoo, we talked a bit abt wat workout she's gonna be giving me and i told her i wanna lose 1.5 more kilos and she looked at me like i was crazy. maybe coz i wore last year's gym clothes. last year they fit me like second skin but now they kinda hang. so i guess i kinda look skinny if not slim to her. anywayy, she said she's just gonna give me weights and stuff to tone up becoz apparently, i am jelly-like all over. kurang asam punya trainer! but weights me likey anyway coz it boosts metabolism so it means i can eat more but not gain an ounce! wheee~
but i guess i gotta stop losing weight then. its all toning up from here. me brother has a bar on his door for them to do chin ups and i wanna be able to do one chin-up b4 puasa. antah possible kah nda tu. i can lift myself up 2 inches plg. so we'll see.
oh and i went onto this tanita thingy. its this machine u step on and they put in ur height and all these numbers come whizzing out like my BMI, fat mass and bad fat and good fat and all the likes. my fat level is now under fitness. woo hoo! oh speaking of which, theres a brunei half marathon sometime in august.. i'm contemplating of joining but then its 21km.. pengsan ku krg! altho i knw i can train for that sort of length plg. but then nisa runs loads but she hasnt ran 21km.. right nisa? so i dont knw. shud i or shud i not? i want to! i need a marathon partner! cits?
bah i knw i prolly bored most of u with all the health facts but i do knw some are fascinated coz i knw i got a couple of fitness-frenzied friends. anyhoo, rose said after two weeks time we'll check my numbers on the tanita majigy again and see how much i've progressed. cant wait! also becoz in 2weeks time my driver will be back from indon thus leaving me free of the hassle of picking up brothers.
bye bye all!
much love,
be'ah xxx
p/s me very much likey all the 'rabz u lost weight!' comments. okay maybe i sound narcissistic but i never thought i'd be a success story. so if i can do it, you can do it too!! so keep em'(the compliments i mean) coming people!
Monday, June 30, 2008
BEEP!
i wasnt trying to censor anything there.
just that i discovered that i am bad at driving when im moody.
i got beeped twice today.
actually, the first time (if i may think highly of myself) was someone hitting on me. i was passing the traffic light (which was green, okay!) and got beeped mid-intersection from somewhere on the right. i turned my head around (i knoow, not the best move on the road but hey) and this guy from an SUV waved. i absentmindedly waved back, thinking it was someone i know or someone who knew my car.
retrospectively thinking, i really cudnt put a name to the face that waved me today. granted he was wearing big ass shades like mine, but definitely someone i dont knw. his SUV was unfamiliar too. so case closed. he might think i'm someone else but i'll just let myself think he was hitting on me. haha. plus my car license plate was clear as day and only 4 ppl drive the car, my parents, my one brother and myself. and i can confidently say the guy is not a friend of my brother and most definitely not my parents. so yes, somebody hit on me mid-intersection, smack in the middle of the yellow zone.
second beep was a more serious beep, albeit entirely not my fault. i was reversing out of my parking spot and i definitely remember checking the coast was clear. abt the time when i was about to stop and drive on, i got beeped by a car from behind. someone on the opposing side was also reversing out of his parking space and my rear almost hit his car's. well im sorrry but clearly u aren't suppose to reverse when another car is reversing opposite you!
stupid idiot! im sorry for the vulgarity but really, after countless bumps and scratches on my car (yes, i reli am a terrible parker. not driver. just parker) and how anal my father is with the car, its an almost miracle that i get free reign of this particular car. imagine if i had gotten it scratched just after the third time driving it since i got back!
but wait, theres a third beep. all this in less than 2hrs i might add. and in one outing. third beep was by yours truly plg. some idiot again decided to reversed while i was driving adjacent and only realised i was behind him after i beeped TWICE!
maybe its the back to school vibe. i dont knw. basically today was NOT a good day on the road for me.
just that i discovered that i am bad at driving when im moody.
i got beeped twice today.
actually, the first time (if i may think highly of myself) was someone hitting on me. i was passing the traffic light (which was green, okay!) and got beeped mid-intersection from somewhere on the right. i turned my head around (i knoow, not the best move on the road but hey) and this guy from an SUV waved. i absentmindedly waved back, thinking it was someone i know or someone who knew my car.
retrospectively thinking, i really cudnt put a name to the face that waved me today. granted he was wearing big ass shades like mine, but definitely someone i dont knw. his SUV was unfamiliar too. so case closed. he might think i'm someone else but i'll just let myself think he was hitting on me. haha. plus my car license plate was clear as day and only 4 ppl drive the car, my parents, my one brother and myself. and i can confidently say the guy is not a friend of my brother and most definitely not my parents. so yes, somebody hit on me mid-intersection, smack in the middle of the yellow zone.
second beep was a more serious beep, albeit entirely not my fault. i was reversing out of my parking spot and i definitely remember checking the coast was clear. abt the time when i was about to stop and drive on, i got beeped by a car from behind. someone on the opposing side was also reversing out of his parking space and my rear almost hit his car's. well im sorrry but clearly u aren't suppose to reverse when another car is reversing opposite you!
stupid idiot! im sorry for the vulgarity but really, after countless bumps and scratches on my car (yes, i reli am a terrible parker. not driver. just parker) and how anal my father is with the car, its an almost miracle that i get free reign of this particular car. imagine if i had gotten it scratched just after the third time driving it since i got back!
but wait, theres a third beep. all this in less than 2hrs i might add. and in one outing. third beep was by yours truly plg. some idiot again decided to reversed while i was driving adjacent and only realised i was behind him after i beeped TWICE!
maybe its the back to school vibe. i dont knw. basically today was NOT a good day on the road for me.
jetlagged
i've never been so badly jetlagged. in fact, the most i've suffered from it is waking up at 1am the first night i came to brunei after sleeping the whole afternoon, but the next day and nights that followed, my body worked around brunei time.
now, i feel so tired and sleepy during the day its impossible to even think about staying up. i do my best but then zonk out by 7pm and then wake up at 2am. it didnt help that i felt slightly feverish ystrdy.
maybe its the demam tahunan that jirin mentioned.
since coming home on friday, i've been out saturday and sunday morning: saturday to tasek for a jog and sunday for the aids council walkathon of 3.5km which included quite a vigorous aerobic workout for the 'warm-up'. personally it was more than a warm-up, i was sweating buckets even before the cool-down bit. thank god for my nike dryfit shirt. oh, and the aerobic workout had bits of yoga in it but i was kinda resenting it because it wasnt how u do yoga.. u cant just incorporate yoga moves like that!
okay, maybe i'm a yoga snob. so be it. but it was a great workout on sunday so i shudnt reli complain.
i wanted to go jogging again this morning. i was all set and already invited 2 frens to go with me since the brothers start school today. skali since i rasa mcm kan damam.. i thought i'd give myself a break today. i think i was pushing myself. baru jua balik.. jetlag lagi. so today was no exercise day. just makan2x day!
which obviously meant i was out with the boyfren. we finally had sushi today =D
i also managed to sign up for the gym. yippee yaiiyayyy! and unlike last year, there will be no qualms of transport since i have my own ride this summer. actually, my mom's. but she's in singapore so basically the car is pretty much mine while she's away. sweet!
tomorrow is shopping kain raya day. after being MIA for 2 rayas and no new baju raya for me, tomorrow's trip is very much yang saya suka. its shopping for my brothers kain raya is what's bugging me. for one thing, theres 6 of them and they dont wanna wear the same colours like they used to do 3 years back. another thing is they want me to choose for them. hence the dilemma. oh wait, the dilemma is that between all 6 of them and 6 rayas back and 2 pairs of bajus each, they basically have worn every shade of every colour imaginable. u name it, they've worn the colour.
i actually joked that i'd get one of them white. harhar. biar ya kana pikir mcm kan nikah.
i also threatened to get one of them bright orange to make him choose his own colour for his cara melayu. to no avail.
'eh kaka sja pilih waah' bisai adik2x ku anie. they trust their kaka's fashion sense.
big day tomorrow then!
much love,
be'ah
xxx
p/s
this is special k
actually, there's a whole range of products i just discovered after googling the image. but i usually just have the cereal.
now, i feel so tired and sleepy during the day its impossible to even think about staying up. i do my best but then zonk out by 7pm and then wake up at 2am. it didnt help that i felt slightly feverish ystrdy.
maybe its the demam tahunan that jirin mentioned.
since coming home on friday, i've been out saturday and sunday morning: saturday to tasek for a jog and sunday for the aids council walkathon of 3.5km which included quite a vigorous aerobic workout for the 'warm-up'. personally it was more than a warm-up, i was sweating buckets even before the cool-down bit. thank god for my nike dryfit shirt. oh, and the aerobic workout had bits of yoga in it but i was kinda resenting it because it wasnt how u do yoga.. u cant just incorporate yoga moves like that!
okay, maybe i'm a yoga snob. so be it. but it was a great workout on sunday so i shudnt reli complain.
i wanted to go jogging again this morning. i was all set and already invited 2 frens to go with me since the brothers start school today. skali since i rasa mcm kan damam.. i thought i'd give myself a break today. i think i was pushing myself. baru jua balik.. jetlag lagi. so today was no exercise day. just makan2x day!
which obviously meant i was out with the boyfren. we finally had sushi today =D
i also managed to sign up for the gym. yippee yaiiyayyy! and unlike last year, there will be no qualms of transport since i have my own ride this summer. actually, my mom's. but she's in singapore so basically the car is pretty much mine while she's away. sweet!
tomorrow is shopping kain raya day. after being MIA for 2 rayas and no new baju raya for me, tomorrow's trip is very much yang saya suka. its shopping for my brothers kain raya is what's bugging me. for one thing, theres 6 of them and they dont wanna wear the same colours like they used to do 3 years back. another thing is they want me to choose for them. hence the dilemma. oh wait, the dilemma is that between all 6 of them and 6 rayas back and 2 pairs of bajus each, they basically have worn every shade of every colour imaginable. u name it, they've worn the colour.
i actually joked that i'd get one of them white. harhar. biar ya kana pikir mcm kan nikah.
i also threatened to get one of them bright orange to make him choose his own colour for his cara melayu. to no avail.
'eh kaka sja pilih waah' bisai adik2x ku anie. they trust their kaka's fashion sense.
big day tomorrow then!
much love,
be'ah
xxx
p/s
this is special k
actually, there's a whole range of products i just discovered after googling the image. but i usually just have the cereal.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
so yeah
awu aku d brunei.
i'll be saying that every summer so andangtah kali the 'oh em gee everywhere is so hot and the food is so cheap bla bla.' but i will always go gaga over meeting my boyfriend for the first time in yonks!
sekali kaan, tadi i went out with him and my three adiks.
and we watched Wanted. and ate out. typical outing except this time im with 3 extras.
oh and i went jogging arah tasik this morning! i miss working out a sweat. yoga and the exercise with the ball thingamajig does make me sweat plg.. but i guess its the tropical weather?
anyhoo, im planning to start my gyming routine 1st july. goodbye last 2kilos!
oh, and theres loads of ppl who invited me/i invited to go exercise out with. so... im free mornings! note: ONLY mornings. i only exercise pagi2x like after subuh coz then im free to do watever for the rest of the day. kadai balum jua buka kan pagi2x buta atu so might as well work a sweat. but kalau bawa jalan mkn tengok wyg and all the yada yadas.. anytime boleh. so get ur fone out and start texting me inviting me out!
its still the same number.
tadi i had my mee mamak sudah. i know.. i actually had mee mamak b4 having sushi but it was coz i was with my brothers and the youngest is a fussy eater so we had to go someplace where he will eat. kesian bah ya ah. kurus so its my job as a big sis to feed him until he becomes a blimp.
skali sudah blimp bawa jogging. lol
now i just found out i'm designated driver for my brothers who go to yayasan. apparently my driver is going home this tuesday. haissh.
oh well. at least its only one school. imagine kalau aku ambil my brothers yg d MD jua? baik jua belesen sudah dorang atu. speaking of which, i finally got in boyfren's new ride. spacious much. but kesian coz we left a lot of handprints on the car hehe biasa la kerita baru.. handprints look so obvious on newly polished cars.
aku realise this post is mostly in malay. pasal baru balik brunei atu kali? antah. but i am looking forward to these next few weeks of settling into this laid back bruneian lifestyle where i dont have to worry abt school. exercise sja la mesti ingau.. so i got special k tdi d supa save. mahal berabis plg but hey, i aint gonna forgo what made my weight loss a success in the first place.
bah. i'll see everyone soon.
much love,
be'ah xxx
i'll be saying that every summer so andangtah kali the 'oh em gee everywhere is so hot and the food is so cheap bla bla.' but i will always go gaga over meeting my boyfriend for the first time in yonks!
sekali kaan, tadi i went out with him and my three adiks.
and we watched Wanted. and ate out. typical outing except this time im with 3 extras.
oh and i went jogging arah tasik this morning! i miss working out a sweat. yoga and the exercise with the ball thingamajig does make me sweat plg.. but i guess its the tropical weather?
anyhoo, im planning to start my gyming routine 1st july. goodbye last 2kilos!
oh, and theres loads of ppl who invited me/i invited to go exercise out with. so... im free mornings! note: ONLY mornings. i only exercise pagi2x like after subuh coz then im free to do watever for the rest of the day. kadai balum jua buka kan pagi2x buta atu so might as well work a sweat. but kalau bawa jalan mkn tengok wyg and all the yada yadas.. anytime boleh. so get ur fone out and start texting me inviting me out!
its still the same number.
tadi i had my mee mamak sudah. i know.. i actually had mee mamak b4 having sushi but it was coz i was with my brothers and the youngest is a fussy eater so we had to go someplace where he will eat. kesian bah ya ah. kurus so its my job as a big sis to feed him until he becomes a blimp.
skali sudah blimp bawa jogging. lol
now i just found out i'm designated driver for my brothers who go to yayasan. apparently my driver is going home this tuesday. haissh.
oh well. at least its only one school. imagine kalau aku ambil my brothers yg d MD jua? baik jua belesen sudah dorang atu. speaking of which, i finally got in boyfren's new ride. spacious much. but kesian coz we left a lot of handprints on the car hehe biasa la kerita baru.. handprints look so obvious on newly polished cars.
aku realise this post is mostly in malay. pasal baru balik brunei atu kali? antah. but i am looking forward to these next few weeks of settling into this laid back bruneian lifestyle where i dont have to worry abt school. exercise sja la mesti ingau.. so i got special k tdi d supa save. mahal berabis plg but hey, i aint gonna forgo what made my weight loss a success in the first place.
bah. i'll see everyone soon.
much love,
be'ah xxx
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
we have a winner!
alhamdulillah i passed my second year of uni.
as of now, i am officially a third and final year university student.
yikes. that means i'll be a graduate in 12mths.
not that i don't want to finish in 12mths. i definitely want to finish my degree by june 2009.. its just that i didnt expect time to move so fast. rasanya macam baru2x jua i started coming to uk for my degree. then theres that i'd-have-to-decide-on-the-next-step to take in life and frankly, i am utterly clueless on what i wanna do after my degree.
actually, i do know what i want after my degree.
i want to do my masters. maybe my Bar and possibly a Phd.
i definitely want to work for the government.
i also wanna be more involved with the organisations that i've neglected since coming to the uk.
and of course get married.
its which step to take first is what's leaving me helpless.
but oh well. i have 12mths to ponder on my next big step.
at least now i can really enjoy my summer holidays knowing i did pass my second year of university. im flying home in about 33hrs give or take.
see u all in sunny borneo sans jackets and sweaters!
much love,
be'ah xxx
p/s honestly, i wanna be a buyer for charles and keith. or vincci. better yet, nine west or manolo blahniks or jimmy choos! whichever.im not choosy. haha
as of now, i am officially a third and final year university student.
yikes. that means i'll be a graduate in 12mths.
not that i don't want to finish in 12mths. i definitely want to finish my degree by june 2009.. its just that i didnt expect time to move so fast. rasanya macam baru2x jua i started coming to uk for my degree. then theres that i'd-have-to-decide-on-the-next-step to take in life and frankly, i am utterly clueless on what i wanna do after my degree.
actually, i do know what i want after my degree.
i want to do my masters. maybe my Bar and possibly a Phd.
i definitely want to work for the government.
i also wanna be more involved with the organisations that i've neglected since coming to the uk.
and of course get married.
its which step to take first is what's leaving me helpless.
but oh well. i have 12mths to ponder on my next big step.
at least now i can really enjoy my summer holidays knowing i did pass my second year of university. im flying home in about 33hrs give or take.
see u all in sunny borneo sans jackets and sweaters!
much love,
be'ah xxx
p/s honestly, i wanna be a buyer for charles and keith. or vincci. better yet, nine west or manolo blahniks or jimmy choos! whichever.im not choosy. haha
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