Last Day at FES

21 Apr 2008 - Last day of operation at FES.

I'm feeling a little sad at its closure. This is the club where I had so many memories... Starting out as a member and attending all those classes.

Tue - Sometimes I would attend Audrey's lunchtime BB. Evening time I would go for BC(1830) and BP(1930) - think it was Esther for BC and Rue for BP... or was it someone else?

Wed - I was a diehard regular. I remember bringing my colleagues for lunchtime BP with Haley, then in the evening I would attend BB(1830) with Audrey and BC(1930) upstairs with Haley. When I was a member, little did I know that I would one day take the Wed FES class and make it a hardcore class.

Thu - lunchtime Step Athletic with Jonathan (just a few times when I was trying out Step) and in the evening, if I can't make it to STC for Haley 1830 BC, I will attend BC (1830) by Andrew and then 1930 BP by Seng.

I better write this down and post it... My Cancerian traits at work again, Cancerians remember everything.

In my short life, I've learnt many things. People come and go. Friends come and go. Clubs open and close. Nothing is forever, except memories.

Once I get some pics, I will post them.

Song Of The Moment

Anyone who knows me will know I love BB very very much. I've been listening to songs from the latest release - BB40, and my favourite has to be the Balance track (no 4) by Missy Higgins. It's called 'Where I Stood'. It's just lovely.

Missy Higgins - Where I Stood

I don't know what I've done
Or if I like what I've begun
But something told me to run
And honey you know me it's all or none

There were sounds in my head
LIttle voices whispering
That I should go and this should end
Oh and I found myself listening

'Cos I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cos she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood

See I thought love was black and white
That it was wrong or it was right
But you ain't leaving without a fight
And I think I am just as torn inside

'Cos I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cos she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood

And I won't be far from where you are if ever you should call
You meant more to me than anyone I ever loved at all
But you taught me how to trust myself and so I say to you
This is what I have to do

'Cos I dont know who I am, who I am without you
All I know is that I should
And I don't know if I could stand another hand upon you
All I know is that I should
'Cos she will love you more than I could
She who dares to stand where I stood
Oh, she who dares to stand where I stood

Launch of new releases

We did the launch today - BP65, BC35 and BB40.

I would have liked to do the launch much earlier, rather than always being the habitual last one after Cali and FF. Much of the hype and enthusiasm is gone with such a late date.

Personally, I think the best time to do the launch is 1-2 weeks after receiving the DVDs, that's when instructors would be most keen and enthusiastic to watch the videos and listen the music, simply because it's new and we've just received the DVDs.

I had my first taste of BC35 - did it twice back in Feb while in Auckland, and on 2 March in Bangkok quarterly, so it's been a while. I've actually had to put everything on hold there, and then go back to refresh like last night?

I have my own thoughts on BC35 but launch was fun. I enjoy doing it with Sue and Josephine, both of whom are extremely seasoned instructors who love what they are doing.

BB40 - I love the music. The music is what gets me loving all this program. I hope my BB journey continues.

After the launch, I met up with Lynn for a nice chit-chat and to discuss about our new love - Bodyjam. The program is getting us hooked! I'm hopeless at dancing but at least I'm making the effort to try. Loving every bit of BJ classes now!

Bodybalance Team-teach

I have finally started on my BB Team-teach. Come to think of it, I probably should have started it much earlier instead of wasting all this time. I was trained in BB back in 2005, even earlier than BC. That was so long ago that I can hardly remember who my coursemates were.

I took 4 tracks for each TT, and so far I have done

2801 - Jesus To A Child (George Michael)
2802 - After All (Delerium)
2803 - Going Under (Evanescence)
2504 - My Immortal (Evanescence)

3205 - Say What You Want (Texas)
3206 - Hope (Twista)
3207 - One Step Too Far (Faithless feat Dido)
3208 - Reach (Gloria Estefan)

Everything has been going smoothly, guess the experience of being on stage helps. No stage-fright, no staring blindly at participants, experience with handling the mic and system has also been useful.

BB is 5 releases ahead of BC, so BB35 is released the same time as BB40. That's easy to remember.

For my first TT, I chose tracks mainly from BB28 because it was a release which made me fall in love with BB. I remember starting out on the program then and thanks to the likes of Haley and Audrey which got me hooked on to the program. I would have chosen 2804 - Diary of Me by R Kelly, another song I love, but I wanted to do another Evanescence track. I love their songs so much.

For my second TT, I simply chose 4 tracks from one release to do. Turned out fine for me.

I know my strengths in teaching LM programs. I am good at remembering choreography, so that is the last of my concerns, and also why I dared to do so many tracks for a first-time TT. One thing though, I do find BB choreo more difficult to remember than BC! Maybe it's cos I do BC so often that everything just comes naturally.

My weakness in BB? Well, Martin says that I can be more 'graceful'. If I were slightly more flexible, it would help alot. And also, I personally find that I need to work a bit on my tone. Should I be more soothing or should I be strong? It's all about finding my BB personality. That will take more time and practice.

Lost my ipod =(

I lost my 30gb ipod video in the gym yesterday. I remember having it with me after conducting the class, but I must have left it somewhere in the changing room.

Called the gym to enquire, but no kind soul returned it. I don't suppose anyone would, especially if the person was a combatter. There's lots of BC stuff in my ipod, tracks from different releases, some DVD clips here and there.

I'm upset that I lost it, but I only have myself to blame. I'm especially upset because my ipod has followed me around for the past 2 years, and I've lots of memories attached to it. My entire BC journey... from those training days to TT to over 300 classes. All those time spent listening to the ipod on trains and buses. =(

It was towards the end of 2005, the ipod 30gb was newly released. I bought it as a birthday present for someone, but I liked it so much that I ended up buying one for myself. It wasn't cheap then, if I remember correctly it cost me more than $500. I had just started work and was still clearing some loans, so I didn't have much spare cash. This was quite an expense back then and it was one of those items I bought for myself, something I didn't really need it as I already had a mp3 player.

I went to Sim Lim Sq to get a replacement ipod today. I bought the 80gb ipod classic, and I didn't feel the excitement I felt when I bought my lost ipod. I bought this one as a need rather than a want. Spent a few hours charging and sorting out my music. I am starting to like it cos it's new and it has improved features, but somehow I still miss my trusty ipod video. I am thankful for the faithful service it has given me all this while.

也许我们的缘份已尽.

Splat Attack

Back in the good old CS days, I've always joined the Counter-Terrorists as I'm more proficient in the M4A1 (Carbine) and the Steyr Aug. Finally, I got to reprise this role, albeit in a slightly different format.

Counter-Terrorists GO!


Terrorists GO!






Counter-Terrorists WIN!

It was fun shooting all those paintballs and I'm nursing my blue-black patches from being hit. The masks were stuffy, but the adrenaline kept us going. One has to play it to experience it, especially the split second immediately after being hit... the moment when we really feel stunned...

Bangkok Quarterly Mar 08

I know this is pathetic, but I really have a tendency to procrastinate and not post anything in the end. Thanks to Jitsuko (my BC coursemate for helping us to take the pic and she's not inside!) Junichi, her husband is inside the pic though standing behind me. The rest are FF hardcore members, and the girl in the front is Lisi, who is also my BC coursemate.

To cut a long story short, I went BKK for the March Quarterly. Was a very good experience considering I have gone to the KL workshop before.

I went alone, but I wasn't really alone. The first day was basically spent with Joel (Cali BP/BB instructor), another instructor Adeline, and 2 members Cathelin and Cindy. So we walked around, went for massage, had cheap seafood at Chinatown and then had roadside snacks. We also went to Lumphini boxing stadium to get the boxing gloves.

Went back early as I have to wake up early for Qtrly the next morning. Took a cab all the way there. Met all my friends there and attended the sessions with them.

Attended BC/BJ/BV.

BC35, I had already done this twice in NZ before, so it didn't really give me the excitement.

BJ44 - This was amazing. I was so glad I tried it, really loved the blocks.

BV6 - I thought it was so-so, didn't particularly connect with the music, but I felt the workout.

Was too tired to do the other programs.

I'll be more conscientious with my future updates!