Skip Skip Skip

I forget how I learned to skip rope, but I remember I used to enjoy myself skipping with a group of friends at school. It had been long time since primary school. A few days ago, I read an article about skipping, it reminded me the fun of it, so I bought a rope and wanna start back again!

Skipping is in fact an inexpensive and simple exercise that can be performed anywhere, and is extremely travel friendly.

RM33.90 less 10% discount @ Royal Sporting House, Mid Valley


Well, my main objective is to LOSE WEIGHT! Skipping rope is so effective in burning calories that 10 minutes of skipping make me burn up to 160 calories (a can of coca cola is 140 calories).

Other benefits are as follows :-

1. It enhances coordination and rhythm between hands and feet movements.

2. Strengthens bones and increases stamina and endurance.

3. It makes us more vigilant and alert. It increases attention skills.

4. It can be exercised by people from any age groups and both genders.

5. Skipping enhances flexibility and athletic abilities. It improves reflexes, balance and posture.

6. It lowers body fat.


In order to make my skipping exercise more interesting, I have also learned some of the styles from youtube.

These workouts are for men and women alike. So, go ahead, try it!

Big Bad Wolf is back!!!

Citizens - the Wolf has listened (and let YOU speak) : The Aftermath Sale will launch at the end of February, with prices as low as RM5!! For those with 1Malaysia Book Vouchers, use them at the Sale and walk away with up to 50 BOOKS! It is time to join the FINAL hunt with your Big Bad Wolf!!! So, what are you waiting for?!!!

BRING : I suggest a trolley bag, easy and convenient. Water too.

WEAR : Comfortable clothing and shoes.

AVOID : Bringing infant.

There must be a book in there for you. And if you are one desiring to strengthen your language - reading definitely helps.

I believe reading can help one to build a wider vocabulary base. Therefore, I am making a habit out of reading regularly recently. In fact, it's been always one of my resolutions. Hehehe...

Bowling Extravaganza 2013

Bowling is one of my favourite games, however, I seldom play it. Thanks to KAG for arranging bowling tournament at least once a year. KAG is the the social and sports club for my fellow staff members in AmB. The activities include bowling, fishing, eco challenge, treasure hunt, golf, darts, go-kart, paintball, etc. Of all the activities organised by KAG, I never miss bowling! One of the reasons - it is easier to handle and requires less energy, hehehe... Anyway, my aim was not the finals, but I just wanted to have fun with my mates. #wink


Red is our corporate colour. You will see me in red for all the activities I join in AmB.

Team 28 Scooby-Doo
(I wanted to name it as Siao Cha Bo but rejected by my team mates. LOL) :p

We were given 3 games each.

Game 1 - Happy to see my score was better than last week's training, hehehe... (LMS is my initial).

Game 2 - Aimed to score above 100 but failed.

Game 3 - Yeay, I did it at the end! In fact, I have slight improvement in each game.

During the game, i got some unbelievable lucky strikes! Bravo!!!

We were so lucky that we won a team lucky draw at Block 2 session - Laptop Bag for each of us!

Next bowling session is on the cards with my other group of friends.

New Year, New Hope

Time flies, a new year is dawning upon us, we survived the famed 'predicted' end of world, phew!

New year is generally a happy time for everyone since it give us hope, motivation and joy. With the arrival of the new year 2013, there would be lots among us who would have started to make new year resolutions for themselves. I have drafted mine, how about you?


Summary of my new year resolutions :)

My Latest Favourite Toy - IPhone5 ♥__♥

The latest iPhone 5 is my latest toy despite the facts that Samsung’s share price has beaten that of Apple’s and of how I used to proclaim to be an Android supporter. The good experience of using the new iPad which I had been toying around for the past few months had prompted this erratic decision.




I was excited as soon as the news of iPhone5’s launch in Malaysia, despite it being a few months behind some other countries in the world. Instinctively, I wanted to be the first few to hold the iPhone5 as I always wanna be a trend setter.

Next question, Digi or Maxis? This time, Maxis seemed to offer a more attractive package, not to mention better network coverage.

Long queue at the launch event at CapSquare, even though only 16GB is available!!!


My excitement eventually turned into frustration with Maxis’ service. I don’t understand why there is no phone for even customers who had pre-booked (I booked 32GB), then what’s the point of pre-booking?! Only the “smart” Maxis guys know the answer. Maxis claimed that they have run out of stock, and advised me to leave my name/no at their centres so they can revert. Little tip here, don't wait for them, go to any other authorized Maxis dealer to find one yourself. The dealers’ list can be found from the website.

http://www.maxis.com.my/personal/iphone/where.asp

I had to travel to 3 places before the iPhone5 32GB is in my hand. Tsk tsk tsk.

Goodbye Samsung Galaxy S and welcome iPhone5

So what’s my take with the new iPhone5?

Well, for the appearance, it obviously comes with a longer screen, thinner and it’s also lighter compared to Samsung Galaxy S. The screen is Retina display like the new iPad. I really like the crystal clear high resolution effect, thanks to the Retina display. I am satisfied with my reading from the phone and the occasional watching of movies and Youtube videos.

The camera is also better compared to my old phone. As a blogger who need to capture every moment during my outings, I truly need a good camera phone can do the job as well as a DSLR camera, so I won’t miss any moment if I do not have DSLR with me.

Many people are telling me that the iPhone5 is faster with its A6 dual core processor than its predecessor (iPhone4), but I have no comments as I do not own one. However, its performance is leaps & bounds better than my old Samsung Galaxy S. No more lag to run my favorite apps concurrently now!

Overall I am happy with my new toy except for the poor 3G network. To temporarily solve the problem, restart your phone whenever you can't find the 3G signal. Maxis’ explanation is the network is still not stable until it is further developed. Phew!

As I am not a techie, that’s all I can tell you about my new iPhone5. It’s definitely a true user review rather than a blogger’s sales pitch view. So, are you getting one?

Move, Twist and Shake

Wednesday is no longer a blue day, in fact, it has become an interesting and sweaty one for me – cardio dance work out. I always prefer dance than yoga. In just 60 minutes you’ll shake your booty, tone your core and kick your butt into its’ best shape ever all while having a tonne of fun.

My instructor - Jessyca

Passion oozing out from her every move

Move!

Shake!

Twist!

It was exhausting, energizing and exuberating!