Just alittle too quick. The semester starts again. New plans.
I tried out some hardcore crap this first week of school and thought its too hardcore. So I decided to slow down things.
This week i tried to be funny and on monday, wednesday and friday wake up at 6am, reach gombak gym @ 7am, reach school @ 9am. Nights go do some running + burpee intervals. Not too successful to be honest, which means i need to slow things down.
The feeling after the running/burpee intervals were sensational, can literally feel the heat. And of cuz, i got stares from the leisure joggers when i stopped at every 200m mark to do burpees.
LOL. Don't worry, i stopped every 200m for burpees THEN i rested. If not i'll go nuts.
Early gym sessions didnt work for me either. I didnt go today cuz i couldn't get out of bed @ 6am. Other than that, very nice environment. But what surprised me was that I didnt know Singaporeans were so healthy. There's like 6 people already inside the gym when i stepped in @ 0705 (it opens @ 0700 on odd days). No choice, i'm not some rich kid living in a landed property, so even if i've got the money to get a home gym, i won't have the space.
So i decided to revamp my exercise plan for the semester after a week of trial test.
Monday Early morning for me, no choice, rise @ 6am, reach gombak @ 7am, reach school by 9am. Night run/burpee/skipping interval. Hopefully its intense enough to call it, HIIT. I shouldn't last more than 10mins.
Tuesday Rest
Wednesday Gym after school @ 12pm. Night run/burpee/skipping interval. Hopefully its intense enough to call it, HIIT. I shouldn't last more than 10mins.
Thursday Gym before school @ 830. This is tricky, cuz class starts @ 10. Sure late, but maybe 15mins?
Friday Night run/burpee/skipping interval. Hopefully its intense enough to call it, HIIT. I shouldn't last more than 10mins.
Saturday Rest or bball.
Sunday Hopefully jiquan calls us over for a swim, if not something rest or bball(i don't think i'll have the energy though).
People for sure will call me cr4zy. Even my mum thinks like I'm abnormal. But its a challenge I will accept. Let's see how long i'll last. Why am i doing this? Cause' I know i'll pass my first napfa test very soon. I've overcame one of the many few barriers i faced all my life. Pushups. But i just tried the diamond pushup today, err, sad to say still too weak. Nevermind, i'll have my day.
My aim is to pass my first ever fitness test with a LEGITIMATE gold.
Let's kick ass.
First week of school was ok. I listened to lectures, followed practicals. My mission to be a good student turns out good for this week.
This is why i decided to make a change.
Wish me luck. Welcome to J0sA1Ac's healthy & good lifestyle.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
I've got it, BIOSHOCK. But just when i was about to play.
This semester has really been cr4zy. First, my studies really sucked this semester.
-Failed ALL my modules for mid semester test. ACG - 40+ ELSA - 15 SDT - 40+ SAPD - No test NETS - 40+
-2 warning letters for poor attendance. ACG GEMS - Entrepreneurship
-Director wants to see and talk to 3 students in my course for a "Review in Academic Performance" (one of them is me)
But on the good side, i think i'm learning every semester. Last semester, I decided to be more active in exercising, and not always staying at home. And i did it this semester, i decreased the time i spent on my plastic chair in my room. And i'm quite proud to say, i managed to increase my fitness level. And also, i didnt really feel the drag to come to school. So i'm quite determined to work on this few areas of my life next semester:
-To listen during lectures VERY HARD. But must tank. Try to make my results look good, after 1 yr of lousy GPA (Cumulative GPA:1.9 LOL?)
-Come for lessons. (Try to make ponning of lessons minimal, maybe 2 lessons per week) Trying to wake up for earlier lessons are hard, but i'll try to achieve that but practicing good sleeping habits. Try to wake up 8am everyday during holidays.
-Fitness I run like some weakling, although i've improved. I'll train till achieve good timing. Embarrasing, but i wanna do my first pullup soon (i aim to achieve it during these holidays). Now can pull 3/4. LOL? Gain muscle, lose fat
-To work to gain trust from classmates to select me willingly as a teammate This is cr4zy, I had the teammates i dread i will have for ACG. Cuz they're like cliques, and i'm the leftover. So guess what i did in the project? The whole project i only did the personal reflection. WTF?! Not that i don't wanna do but i don't know what to do cuz i don't listen in class. And they didnt asked me to do other stuff. (Very obvious, cuz they know i wun know what to do even if they asked me to do it). Feel like some useless junk. So, I will make sure i understand modules. FROM ZERO TO HERO. And yes, to all that look down on me, i'll make sure you beg me for my help next semester.
-Finance LOL, i aso don't know why this semester like so poor. BUT, because of my birthday, i've managed to cover the hole i dug when i bought my speakers. I've always only had like $10- $40 dollars in my wallet this semester. Must be the sexpensive food i ate this semester. Hog's breath, mathatten fish market. And the movies i watch this semester is alot la. Far more than last semester. Spent money on Battlefield 2142, Tommy Emmanuel tickets also. Next semester, i shall not eat so much ex food.
My Holiday Timetable
I've roughly thought i'm going to do during the holidays, most likely not going to work (unless pay is >=$6/hr).
Fitness Elearning Slacking
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays Most likely it'll be a short run in the morning @ 830 (Try to run quick but short distance, build strength) Swimming in the afternoon @ 1000 (2 hours, BANGLA-RIZE myself and alil cardio) Reach home @ 0130, rest awhile till 0200. Go gym (1 hour, no wasting time on ahkua threadmills) Reach home bathe 0330. Secret training on guitar (Let's say 2 hrs till 0545, hopefully i can play a TEmmanuel tune by the end of holidays) SLACK to maybe 0800 Go for a slow jog with jw. (let's include talking time and fellowship with JW till about 0900) Learn a language (programming or not, maybe french maybe c++ maybe german maybe hindi) SLACK to 1200 Sleep
Tuesday & Thursday The same, but no gym
Saturday Go for morning run, maybe swimming in the afternoon. Den slack.
Sunday Go jq's house for gym and swimming. Slack.
And i shall be learning how to cook from mum. Haven discuss with her. And yup, i wanna go zoo (be it alone or with friends, i will do it this holiday). Osalians, want bball can say, cuz i cant add bball into my timetable if no one wanna play.
So productive right? But guys, if wanna go out please call me out. I do all these cuz i dun wanna find myself playing computer games all the time and getting unhealthy (scully turn to second qc, scary). LAN, movies, pool, swimming, fool ard or anything.
Tommy Emmanuel On the 21st July, went to watch Tommy Emmanuel with Dad. So excited that day. Cabbed down to esplanade, had our dinner @ thai express. Didn't really care about food la, too excited to watch him play liaoz. Went into the concert hall after makaning. I looked around me, and it really encouraged me, and confirmed that music has no boundaries, it doesnt take a teen to like pop music. And it doesnt mean instrumental jazz has to be listened by another group of people.
I saw musicians, uncles, kids, teenagers, working adults, old man with woman, angmor, chinese, malay rockers with long hair, indians sitting in their sits, equally or maybe even more excited guessing what he would play that night.
Lights dimmed, and there he was. I didnt really expect him to be so tall la, i see him in concert dvds look so short. Angmor size.
Wakao, he play live super SHIOK man. I there wanna shake legs and bob my head like how i'll listen to music at home, but paiseh la. So i controlled, but my legs still tapping to the beat and my hands tapping aso. Played songs like Mombasa, Windy and Warm, Guitar boogie, tall fiddler.
He played a song i've never heard b4 and it was ruby's eyes (coming out in the next album). super soothing.
Songs that speak so much even w/o lyrics. Meaningful. Please stop listening to rap music. LOL.
It was the first time i saw my father watching in awe and listening like a kid watching barney. So attentive, and wtf!!! i couldn't believe it, he didnt doze off.
The next time Tommy Emmanuel is in Singapore, i'll definitely go. This time nearer to the stage.
Just finish last semester exam. Best la, so relieved. The timetable shall start tml!!!
