The week in review

It's been an interesting week....

Monday, 26th Nov.

Managed to survive 45 minutes of rigorous aerobics class.... but my legs turned to jelly afterwards... I had thought that i would have muscles pain the next day, but lucky i felt fine. Looking forward to attend this class again next week.

Tuesday, 27th Nov.

Got my exams result. I took 2 subjects last semester, managed to get A- and B+. Very happy with the result after such a challenging semester and crazy schedule that I had during last semester. Current CGPA 3.33. I hope to maintain this CGPA in the next semester which would be my final.

Went to Zapin class where we learnt new steps which required us to do some rigorous movements. Had great time at the dance class but ended up with a really bad muscle pain the next day.

Wednesday, 28th Nov.

The muscle pain was pretty bad. Walking up and down the stairs was such a torture. Decided not to go to the gym to allow my muscles to rest.

Thursday, 29th Nov.

My friend and I are so into buying scarves. She thought that her scarf didn't match her outfit, so she asked me to accompany her to get a new scarf. We sneaked out from office at 10.30am to go to ou favourite shop in KLCC and chose new scarf. Somehow I also ended buying 2 scarves - 1 for me, 1 for my sister (it'll be a surprise gift for her). My friend happily came back to office half an hour later wearing a really nice new scarf!. Hmmm.... the benefits of working in KLCC - very easy to solve any fashion emergency...

Still in pain.... but decided to go to the gym for some light exercise to loosen up the muscles. So, I just cycled for 10 minutes and did some stretchings to relax the muscles.

Friday, 30th Nov.

My friends and I went to Ampang Park for lunch and also to check out the many kiosks selling blouses and scarves. All 5 of us ended up buying something. I, of course, got myself another scarf!.

My legs are getting better but decided not to go to the gym 'coz i wanted to go back home early. Hopefully, next week i could stick to my self-imposed rule i.e to go to the gym 3 times a week. It's going to be difficult 'coz next week i would also be attending class twice a week at UIA. But, i'll persevere... after all, i'm an iron lady! hehehehe.....

Plumber? No, thanks.

I'm so proud of myself. Yesterday, i managed to solve a minor plumbing problem in my bathroom.

The past 1 week i've been using the bathroom downstairs as i had to turn off the water supply to my bathroom due to the leaking steel hose attached to the water tank for the flush toilet. I tried to tighten it, but ended up with the hose coming off. I had no idea how to fix it - whether i just need to replace the end part of the hose or just to apply a "special glue" (just one of the many possible solutions that i thought of).

I went to a DIY shop yesterday and was overwhelmed with the many tools, parts and all sort of other stuff sold there. I had a hard time explaining to the sale assistants what i was looking for coz i wasn't actually sure what i needed to fix the problem. Somehow, a customer there tried to figure out my problem and showed me a steel flexible hose which i immediately rcognised to be exactly the cause of my problem. he suggested that i needed to change the hose. However, i wasn't sure what kind of hose that i need (i had no idea there'll be so many different types and length...). I decided to go home and bring the faulty hose to the shop but i couldn't take off the hose. Then.... suddenly... i had a light-bulb-above-head kind of moment.... to take photos of the faulty hose with my phone. So, i took some photos, showed them to the sales assistant at the DIY shop, got exactly what i need. I even bought an adjustable wrench (before i saw the receipt, i had no idea that thing is called "wrench"... i've seen it before, but never knew what it's called) to enable me to change the hose... i went home and use the wrench to take of the old hose and fix a new one.

Yes...!!! i did it... my first plumbing job ;-)

1st day at the gym

Got 1 hour of exercise at the gym today. I'm starting slowly. Spent 20 minutes on treadmill going quite slow, then continue with aerobics. So far so good. Looking forward to go to the gym.

Signs of old age....?

At the ripe old age of 33, i finally signed up for gym membership today. It's such a momentous event 'coz i'm not one who exercises regularly. In fact, i've never set foot in a gym before... and i signed up for membership today without even trying out the facilities there. I signed up based on my friend's recommendation. She's been trying to get me to join her at the gym for a while now, but i kept saying that i might consider joining the gym next year.

So, what prompted me to sign up today? well, i kind of had a health scare today. I went for a health screening test conducted at KLCC in conjunction with "World Heart Day" and the test result shows that my BMI and glucose level are good but the cholesterol level is very high (to my horror!!!). I have to admit that i kind of expected that my cholesterol would be a bit high considering that i'm not exactly living a healthy lifestyle (no exercise, eating whatever i want whenever i please..) but i wasn't expecting such a very high level... it certainly scares me. I was advised to eat less oily and fattening food and start exercising and check my cholesterol level again in 6-month's time. If the level remains high, then i might need to take medication.

It's a real wake-up call for me. i need to change my lifestyle - change my eating habit and get some exercise. i'm not going to take drastic steps and forgo all my favourite food... but will make the change slowly. Luckily, i have a friend who will be my gym buddy and will 'push' me to commit to go to the gym.

I'm not fat and I've always been healthy... haven't even sought medical treatment at all in the last 2 years and never had MC since 2000!. But, today... i'm scared and feel like the old age is catching up way too fast...

i don't want to suffer heart attack or stroke at 33 years old... so, i'll do my very best to lead a more healthy lifestyle from now on...