Tuesday, October 21, 2008
The Gym from a different perspective
Serena joined my gym on Saturday!! Since her house is right smack in between my office and the gym, plus the fact that we are both what we call “evening people” (ie, we are NOT morning people haha) we decided it just made a lot of sense to start working out together.
Hence, of last night, we have embarked on a fitness regime!! Granted, we took things a little easier last night due to the fact that I hadn’t been to the gym in almost a month, and it was Serena’s first time at Goodlife. We did 2 classes to start – Hi Lo and Body Combat.
Last night was awesome. Serena did so incredibly well on her first day there and I am so proud of her!!!! I am even more excited, and really looking forward to this!!! Working out with a close, best girlfriend is so much more interesting, inspiring (I never thought I would be able to pull off the first class) and motivating and I’d so recommend this to anyone.
Below are some snippets that sent me into convulsions of laughter last night.
Serena: The instructor blinks a lot.
Deb: Really? I never noticed before.
(Stares intently at the instructor)Deb: OMG he DOES TOO!! How in the world didn’t I notice before
(This is after being in his class since the start of this year)Serena: Deb you idiot!! hahahaa
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Instructor: Alrighty on the floor people!
(After doing about 3 pushups…)Serena (gasping): I cant do anymore!!!
(sprawls out on the floor)Deb: Bursts into loud laughter
(mind you we were somewhere in the front of the room)Instructor: KEEEEPPPPPP PPUSSSSHHHIIINNNGGG!!!!!!! ITTTSS OKKAAYY!!!
Deb & Serena: Starts laughing harder.
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Serena: Deb, I can see that guy’s nipple! Its HANGING OUT!! EEEWWWW
(Explanation: This guy in the front corner of the room was wearing lycra short, SHORT pants, and a hot pink wife beater top that was waay too big, and he was about 65)Deb: He’s a GUY? Okay, stop looking at him and just face forward and focus on the moves!!!! (he was in our corner vision)
Serena: I CAN’T STOP looking at him!! EEEWWWWWWWW
Deb
(furtively glances at the guy): EEEWWWWW is that his NIPPLE RING?!! That’s disgusting!!!
Deb & Serena: EEEEWWWWWWWW.
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deb's outta there
DEbBy [10/21/2008 11:05:00 AM]
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Thursday, October 09, 2008
Rationale of Dressing Up.
I HATE dressing up.
I HATE putting make up on.
so...
WHY do I have to dress-up?
WHY do I have to use cosmetics and do myself up?! WHY WHY WHY WHY?
ARE physical appearances THAT important?
AND GIVE ME A REASON BEYOND THE SUPERFICIAL. I NEED TO KNOW WHY IM DOING THIS.
Yes – you see it everyday caked, plastered and (sometimes, smeared) on various individuals who waltz in and out of your otherwise mundane day-to-day activities.
I recently spent a particularly relaxing Monday curled up on the couch watching movies and TV with Charlie, Milo and later Josh (NB: all of whom I know couldn’t give a rats bum what I physically look like).
But sadly.. as I’ve come to realise…in my (ahem) professional line of work both as a financial planner and training as a voice teacher (which right now I may or may not complete but that’s another story we shall not go there)
YES!!! You do have to dress up.
YES!! You do have to use make-up and cosmetics.
YES!!! Physical appearances are important in this world.
Because I am a working professional. In all honesty, bothering to dressing up makes me feel good about myself. If I take pride in my appearance and dress to fit the occasion, I boost my confidence, and in turn, my clients trust in me.
Because I am relational. People relate to what they know. In society, that’s what people do. They (well vast majority) dress up everyday. They choose what they wear, and they carefully apply stroke by stroke their make up to almost perfection. By implementing this in my own life, I am in actual fact (okay if I do it right), putting people more at ease. My face becomes somewhat easier to look at and relate to!
Because leaving a good impression is important. In the first 10 seconds they meet you, people have formed a conclusion about you. And, having nothing else to go on except your face (and physical appearance), its important for you to make them feel comfortable with you. Smiling helps.
Dressing up and make up was always an awkward subject when I was growing up. I must admit I was (okay, am) lucky enough to have best friends like Jamie, Rachel and Mann that corrected my every fashion faux pas every Sunday when we had to dress up for church. Later when we hit our late teenage years, they very kindly took me out shopping for cosmetics and clothes and taught me how to wear make up. Terms like “Eye-shadow, foundation, blusher, brushes” were pretty much foreign to me until they came along.
Now at 23 years of age this subject of a fashion sense has more than once breached my conscious. But just recently, the art of dressing up and looking good is no longer something that I do just for the luxury of looking good, but for the deeper reasons of relating to people, and for the sake of my career haha.
deb's outta there..
DEbBy [10/09/2008 02:06:00 PM]
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Friday, October 03, 2008
Failure is an event, NOT a person.
***ZOOOUUUCCCHH!!****
As Tiffany would say, I’m back from Oblivion. This past period has been, well, wonderful and yet, its also been a time of stretching, growing, and realising that the path you’ve planned for yourself (so perfectly I may add) may not end up being what God intends for you. (Gosh I sound so spiritual don’t I??).
Failure is an event, and is NOT a person. So you may say that you failed at doing something. True you did, but it was something that you did in the past. YOU, the Person, are not a failure. Guard your thoughts well!!!
I know this doing this hurts, and it’s a painful process, one that takes time, but the main thing is to pick yourself off the floor, or off whatever deep hole that you’ve dug (oh trust me, bottomless pits count as holes too!!!).
Dust the self-pity, anxiety, worry off and tell yourself to remain calm, relaxed and just breathe. And you learn, and you’ll grow from this. This is what makes you a stronger person, and I guess how God moulds you into the person He’s purposed that you will become. And learn to trust and depend on God and not do your own thing in your own strength…. Also, take cover and refuge in people that love you and want the best for you – Family and Friends that support you and love you for who you are.
Anyway, on a lighter note, Thanks to all of yous for remembering my birthday! (Fine I know this is belated but oh well its not too late is it!?!) If you didn’t remember my birthday, I still like you anyway but WHERE ARE MY PRESENTS!? LOL
Josh bought me The Coffee Machine. Note, its not A coffee machine, but THE coffee machine – the Nespresso Delonghi N 99 model. Well, he actually bought the wrong model, and I exchanged it for this!! I am still in awe of my “The Coffee Machine” and its brightly coloured pods. And the Milk frother is to die for.
On 20th Sept 08, we added another member to our family. His name is Charlie, and he is a Maltese/Shit-tzu puppy born on 21/07/2008. He is the most adorable and gorgeous little being I’ve ever known, though I will admit that he is Bloody Hard Work. I spent about 3 hours in the pet shop with Joy, just worrying and deciding on whether or not to get him. And then at night I had a major freak out because I was just thinking of the responsibilities involved (
Not that I hadn’t already thought about it, you know how when things just hit you sometimes??) But anyway, he is settling well with his brother Milo. They have fights and chase each other around the room quite a lot, but im sure in time they will settle down more. (AWWWWWWWW) LOL
I just wanna say how much your support and love has meant to me. Its actually literally carried me during those times at night where I feel like I couldn’t possibly do anything else but lay in bed and cry.. Thanks for being there, even coming over at 12am and then going home at 1.30am when I know you have to work the next day.. I have a million things to say to you but I’m not going to increase the size of your head any further – it may swell up and burst and then you’ll die (and then ILL be sad cos its ALL ABOUT ME isn’t it!! LOL)
I just wanna say that you are my rock, and you are my world.deb's outta there..
DEbBy [10/03/2008 12:26:00 PM]
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