I don't want NO DIAMOND RING...can I have a PAIR of RUNNERS instead???

This year I've decided to get myself into the Global Corporate Challenge again...the last time I joined this was two years ago and it was an exciting experience with me having to cycle and swim after many many years of not doing so...

Well you must be wondering what in the world is this woman talking about, well let me briefly explain to you what this Global Corporate Challenge is all about....base on Wiki..: 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Corporate_Challenge

The Global Corporate Challenge is a workplace health and wellbeing program aimed at changing the behaviour and improving the health of employees around the world.^[1] The event promotes 10,000 steps per day ^[2] as a way to tackle the growing epidemic of an obese and overweight global workforce and reduce the alarming increase in the accompanying Type II diabetes, cardio vascular disease and cancer.The Global Corporate Challenge event is often referred to simply as GCC (a registered trademark of The Global Corporate Challenge). With participants in over 100 countries, the GCC mantra is to ‘Get the World Moving’.

So basically it's aim is to GET THE WORLD MOVING by encouraging people to walk 10,000 steps a day..AWESOME right!!! And for us to know how many step counts we are doing during the day...we are given 2 PEDOMETERS AKA GCC PULSE...so if one fails, at least we still have another one as back up. 

Now back to my title and how that title relates to this GCC....

So you see, I've been aiming for a new pair of sports shoes since last year. The one I have now is coming 4 years old and I've used it for hiking, running, netball and whatever exercise I find myself doing...haha. I keep telling myself I want a new pair of runners but I kept justifying that I don't have any reason to get a new one since my old pair is still in one piece.

My ever so loyal ASICS :)

BUT! Now that the GCC is coming, my excuse for the new Pair of shoes that I want is super valid...haha..and my excuse is that the new one is way lighter that the one I have now...which means I can walk more in them and run further!!! hahaha...my excuse is valid right???

Super valid!!! (That's what I keep telling myself over and over again :P)

So, New SHOES!!! I'm coming!!! You'll be MINE SOON!!!!  

I LOVE THE COLOUR TOO!!!

P/S. the Awesome light weight runners that I'm talking about is no other that the beautiful Woman's Puma Faas 300 V2....I LOVE IT!!!

Oh yah....and before I end....here's something I got from the GCC website on how we can walk more everyday just to stay healthy... and just for the fun of it, go get yourself a PEDOMETER!!! And make sure you take 10,000 steps a day..not because I said so...(haha...prasan me, as if people listen to what i say...hahaha...) but because YOU WANT TO MAKE A CHANGE IN YOUR LIFE FOR A BETTER TOMORROW... sounds good right? it sure does to me!!! I want to grow old with my kids and still be able to keep up with them when I reach 60 years old. I want to be one of those mom's who joins their kids for runs and be able to finish it the same my kids does or maybe before them...muahahahaha.... ok ok...that sounded evil...I better stop now..you get the drift...haha.. Anyway, check out the below and maybe do as it says.... you have nothing to lose but to be healthy... it's a win-win for all.. 

That's it from me!!! Over and out!!!

Trying to Cope with the WORLD!!!

Yesterday I only manage to do an 8km run and I was already feeling very exhausted. I think I'm over working myself with exercise. Well what else can I do??? I have the netball tournament and our practice is on Tuesday and Thursday, then I have the 10km race coming up and the end of the month and I really need to build stamina. Sigh...we seriously don't have enough days in a week.

My week goes something like this:

Monday: Jog - 5km
Tuesday: Netball
Wednesday: Jog 10km which I couldn't yesterday :(
Thursday: Netball
Friday: Day Off
Saturday: Jog 10km
Sunday: Day Off

For the Saturday and Sunday Off, it will only be for this week. If you've been following my blog, you'll know that next weekend onwards (for 3 consecutive weeks) it will be pack with netball. So I think next week I need to reschedule my whole week so that I have some rest days. If I continue doing what I'm doing, I'll probably get some kind of leg injury. Sigh...fingers cross that that doesn't happen. So maybe my schedule should be something like this:

13th -19th July
Monday: Jog 10km
Tuesday: Netball
Wednesday: Jog 12km
Thursday: Netball
Friday: Day Off
Saturday: Netball Tournament
Sunday: Netball Tournament

20th - 26th July
Monday: Jog 12km
Tuesday: Netball
Wednesday: Jog 12km
Thursday: Netball
Friday: Day Off
Saturday: Run at 6am then Netball Tournament
Sunday: Netball Tournament

27th July - 02nd August
Monday: Day Off
Tuesday: Netball
Wednesday: Day Off
Thursday: Netball
Friday: Day Off
Saturday: Netball Tournament
Sunday: Netball Tournament

The last weekend will be the most relaxing one.

And lately I've been eating a lot cause I seem to be hungry all the time. My body is probably telling me to slow down...don't you think? In the days I exercise, I'm usually drench wet with sweat....and after I take a shower, I'm still sweating that I need to change my baju again....like yesterday, I changed my baju twice!!!

Will probably be pretty FIT when it is all over. But for now, I'm sniffling....that's not a good sign and its raining outside. Can't get sick now...not a good time to be sick. Sigh....need to consume more Vitamin C!!! Plus I have cravings to eat Nasi lelapan...hahaha....dunno why :P

I guess that's it from me!!! Ta for now!!! Oh wait! I just found out that our netball practice is off today!!! WOOHOO!!! At least I can have my day off today and try for a longer jog tomorrow. See you guys!!! Off to our new team welcoming drinking session ;) TA again!!!

I'm Going to Run for a GOOD CAUSE!!!

Well, sorry about yesterday. Was pretty emotional about the whole Father's Day thingy. It really sucks big time to have such a wonderful dad and too lose him at such a young age. I guess God knows what's best :)

Anyway, am in much better mood today and not so down :D.

And just to let you all know, I am training for a joggerthon this Saturday which will start at 6.30am. My very first concern is whether I'll be able to wake up. Then I'll worry about whether I'll be able to win it or not :P. Hopefully my jogging pays off and I get to win some kind of prize....that will nice. If not I'll just jog in support of HLS (Human Life Service). For your info, they are a non-profitable organization that gives temporary shelter for unwedded mothers, single mothers in pregnancy crises, battered women, abused children, abandoned babies and children. HLS handle cases referred by Government and non- Government organizations, churches and care centres. HLS also helps in adoption of babies.

So, why not right? Its for a good cause :D

Then in July I'll be joining a netball tournament which is organized by KRP. That would be fun!!! Can't wait!!!

And at the end of July, I'll probably join a charity run which is organized by Dynasty Hotel in Miri. Not sure how far the distance is cause I've yet to ask them about it. Hopefully it ranges from 5km to 10km cause for now I think that's as far as I can go without stopping. Maybe next year I'll try and join a half marathon again, like I did in 2003. At that time it wasn't the best idea cause I hardly had much practice and after the run (which consist of not so much running but mostly walking) as I got home, I collapsed on my bed and slept!!! Not sure for how long but when I woke up my legs had a life of its own...hahaha...those were the days when I had nothing better to do with my life. This time round, I'm going to train for it months before the actual day. Who knows one day I'll do a full marathon. That's a goal I intend to achieve. Even Kenny Sia has done is before...tak patut I cannot....I wonder how his legs were the next day....

Anyway, going to go for a jog again in a few minutes time. Ta for now!

My legs have a Life of ITS OWN!!! + Randoms!!!

Sigh..why do I bother jogging??? Now my leg has a life of its own!!! Everywhere hurts cause I did push ups and sit ups as well....hiya...not very smart of me....of course now I'm complaining lah...haha...cause it hurts bah...and its human nature to complain about it.

I guess that's what we have to do to stay healthy....suffer in the beginning and eventually your legs get use to it and your back to normal again!!! Once I'm back to normal again, I'll start bugging everybody else around me to go jogging as well :P

My daughter has improve on her cycling and have managed to paddle and control the handle at the same time...but doesn't really paddle very far. When she stops, I have to push again so she can start paddling again :P. But that's ok cause she's only 3 :)

As for the 4 months old puppies that I have...I have taken some pictures of them but have yet to download it into my computer. Their fat and over fed I may say...but cute lah...my mom says they can't stop eating. My mom feeds that boiled chicken with rice, everyday...so pampered I tell you! Tried training them yesterday as well but they just can't stop moving!!! They can so excited when they see me...that they can't stay still!!! I think the puppies are food crazy....I think one of them can at least understand what sit is but the other one is a bit dense (Lulu) and keeps biting the leg of the one who knows how to sit (Panda). Which gets Panda excited and therefore the continuous movement. I think I need to train them separately.....

Besides the above...nothing much about me lah...oh yah! I did get the new hair cut!!! People around me are being nice and saying that it looks nice...haha...probably looks like crap...thanks peeps!!!

As for Valentines Day, nothing much happen....hubby didn't get me flowers despite me requesting for one...:( was very very upset and he did apologise for not being able to get them cause he was busy Being busy is just a very very bad excuse of not getting flowers...right ladies??? There are so many ways he could have been able to get it for me...sigh... but I was still upset...haha...so bad hoh me...I really was hoping for a rose. We did go out for dinner and he did pay for it...so I guess that made it a bit better, a bit only lah...not much at all, but because I love him I eventually forgave him. Now I'm hoping he remembers my birthday and get me something....fingers cross...maybe I have to give him hints much earlier :P. Sayang he doesn't read my blog :D. But despite all that I still do love him... :)

So yah...that's all the things that are in my head for now...besides work...oh yah...and besides American Idol which is on tonight....WOOHOO!!! Excited, excited!!!

Oklah...ta for now...

Jogging, Dog Training & Bike Riding - All in an Evening's Work!!! Question is, Will it Happen???

Things I got to do today!!!

I got to start jogging again!!! It's been months now since I last went to Taman Bulatan. Reason for that is because I had a major operation and I had to rest. Besides that, it has been raining none stop like forever. Thank goodness it has finally ended!!! I was lucky to be able to eat and eat and eat when I was recovering from the operation without gaining any weight at all, which was good and not so good at the same time cause I was like 42 kg and apparently I look seriously thin. The good part was that I could eat till my hearts content during Christmas and Chinese New Year. Unfortunately my time has ran out with the not gaining weight cause as of yesterday..I've somehow manage to gain 2kg...woohooo...and that's good I suppose but I need to maintain it and therefore the reason for me to start jogging again....plus I need to change the fat to muscles like how it was before...now only have fat...it even looks scary!!!

I got to train my two puppies to sit and shake hand. Bought them dog biscuits yesterday so will give it a go later. I will most probably be itching like crazy again later since I'm allergic to dogs. So sad but who cares!!! hahaha..I have the Red Tin powder which helps with the itch. I have yet to take any pictures of my puppies but one is called Panda cause he has black patches on his eyes and the other one is called Lulu AKA Piggy cause his tail looks like a pigs tail, and he is white with a tint of brown. I'm clueless to what breed they are but they are so cute and fat!!! I think my mom over feeds them....haha...will try and take some picture later and put it in here!

I got to get my daughter on her bike and give her a 20 minute lesson. I hope I have enough time after I do the two things above.

Let see, if I get out of work at 4.15pm, rush to Taman Bulatan, start jogging at 4.30pm, do 3 rounds to start off with, unlike my 8 rounds that I use to do :( but than again its better than nothing :D. Should finish jogging by 4.45pm...do some stretching and after that will probably leave Taman Bulatan at 4.55pm.

Rush to pick my daughter up at the babysitters at Pink fook (don't ask me why my daughter's babysitter stays so far away, its really a long but very logical story). Should reach her by 5.10pm. Rush home or rather drive more slowly cause daughter is in the car....and should reach home by 5.30pm.

Get my daughter's bicycle out and without changing, get her on the bike and try and teach her how to ride it by saying "Clever Girl" as many times as possible to keep her happy and motivate her at the same time. This will include lots of hugs and kisses. Should finish by 5.50pm by telling her that "its late already and the bugs will start coming out already". That will seriously freak her out and she will then proceed to enter the house...woohooo!!! That's two things down already.

Move towards my mom's house which is connected with mine, since the puppies are there most of the time (there is a door in between our house on the inside, again this is a long story of how my house came to be - lets just say that it makes it so much easier to take care of my mom and have yet have a separate house which was in the beggining a single house...hmmm...ur probably confuse...ok, forget the house) and go teach the puppies to sit and shake hand (while my daughter will be standing on a chair inside the house looking out at me cause she's also scared of dogs, I also don't know why)...the only two things that I know how to do with dogs...haha...I got to try the 'roll-over' trick but let me just start with sit and shake hand first..:D.

And that will end my day!!! Very productive I may say!!! :D. Now lets just see whether all this will really happen or not...haha....

That's it from me!!! Hmmm....I feel like going to shabu-shabu for dinner tonight....yum yum...ahhh....something to think about...mmmm.... ;)

Ta for now!!!

My Love for Jogging!!!

I love FOOD!!! FOOD is my life!!! I go jogging also for FOOD!!! Cause I want to eat whatever I want, and therefore I need to burn it in order to eat more!!! That's why I still am able to remain the same size even though I eat a lot :P I went jogging early this morning cause I'm going to a friends house for Lunch later!!! :P

You may be wondering why on earth is this girl talking about jogging??? Well, my dad died of a heart attack....and besides some of his bad habits of smoking and drinking, I think he just did not have enough exercise. It would have been wonderful if he was still alive today. So, do bare with me, as I think this advice will help many of you to live a longer life. Don't you all want to? For your family? For your children? For whoever that loves you??? Well, here I go...

I think among all the sports out there, jogging is one of the safest (low chances of injuring yourself) and the cheapest. I can honestly tell you that jogging helps maintain your weight and all you need to do is jog 3 times a week for at least 30 minutes. Its easy!!! Bring a friend and make a commitment with her/him...it makes it even easier to jog...or bring an MP3 with music you love...30 minutes will fly by! Don't try to be superman and start off in full speed. Start slow. You can jog and walk and jog again. Take it at your own speed. Eventually it gets easier to jog longer.

Do take note that when you first start, you will start aching here and there. That's just your muscles adjusting to exercise. It may hurt a few days but one day you'll realise, after doing 6 or 7 rounds, that it just doesn't hurt anymore. The best part to that is, you have nice lean legs with muscles that you can show off ;) (this applies to the girls only :P but guys if you want to have lean legs as well, by all means, however you guys have hormones which gets you to build muscles..but they will definitely look nice on you *wink*...I mean it is better to have nice muscular legs than long lean legs for guys...right??? Girls, agree???). Now girls, its ridiculous if you think that by going jogging you will have bulky muscular legs. In reality, that just does not happen, (unless you go on protein shake and steroids I suppose) girls do not build muscle easily because we do not have the same hormones as guys! Jogging actually gives us slimmer solid legs....seriously! I'm not kidding!!!

Now, why you think I would recommend jogging...well...this is why...

• It keeps you fit it does, it seriously does, you will feel less tired and have more energy....seriously!!! Plus, the fact that you probably could have more stamina for some night action ;) this applies to married people only...hahaha :P
  
• It lets you eat and maintains your weight Yeah it does!!! I can eat and eat and eat and I'm still the same size as I use to be. I don't even have to worry about dieting....isn't that wonderful??? Of course make sure you eat healthy also lah...don't just eat fatty stuff all the time.
  
• Its also a very good stress relief so true!!! Last week was a very stressful week for me, if I didn't go jogging, I wouldn't know how else to lose that stress...and if I couldn't do so, I would have become depress...not a very good thing to happen.
  
• It also releases natural endorphins which enhances your mood and fights depression Again, so true, cause when I am stressed out, after I go for a jog, I actually feel happier....isn't it amazing how your body can actually produce natural medication to help release stress and depression. I mean God figured everything out first before he made us. Its really amazing. SO, try jogging if you are feeling depress, it works wonders for me over the years...I'm serious!!!
  
• It fights aging and disease Hell yeah! I still feel young...hahaha...probably that's because I still am..but I am reaching 30 in a years time...so not so young anymore. But, if you saw me, you would still think I'm in my 20's....hahaha...prasan nya aku :P
  
• It prevents muscle and bone loss definitely something for us who are not getting any younger anymore...don't you think??? That's why its good to start young.
  
• Obviously its great for maintaining and improving your health and boosting your immune system people are dying younger these days, its really scary....we have all sorts of deceases and one of them is cancer....now, if you don't have a strong immune system, the cancer cells are able to grow...that is why one of the most important things in life is to exercise....and of course you need to make sure you eat right and take supplements as well.
  
• It increases your metabolism rate Now, if you all notice as we grow older, our metabolism rate seems to slow down and when than happens we tend to put on weight easier and faster. Now, to stop that from happening...you need to jog at least 3 times a week. Somehow by doing so, your metabolism rate increases.

So, what I'm trying to say is, don't sit around and stare at your computer the whole day...do something that is beneficial to your body! You only have one, remember that!!! And God gave it to you to take care of it!!! Just remember...START SLOW!!! For those of you who are older, I would recommend Brisk Walking! START TODAY, don't procrastinate.....stop being a couch potatoand be consistent when you start...cause once you stop its very hard to get back on track. And don't you dare say "It's too late for me to start exercising". NO SUCH THING!!!

TO conclude hahaha...sounds like I'm writing an essay You could Add 4 Years to your Life just by Exercising. And check out this website which say so:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/11/14/AR2005111401051.html

That's me, with one of my headphones in my hand as I was passing buy one my ex-colleague to talk, but obviously they rather take a picture of me instead...so that's my fast reflex...hands up!!! :)

TA!