2nd day at gym and other stuff
Got woken up at nearly 6 a.m. by a loud thunder clap. Couldn’t go back to sleep but not willing to really wake up, so rolled about bed for an hour trying (unsuccessfully) to catch a few winks. Reached gym at 7.30 a.m., had my measurements taken, did 15 minutes treadmill and almost 15 minutes of cycling. Was about to take a shower when the gym chick rushed in to tell me that I was not done with my programme.
“What programme?”
“Oh the FULL body fat reduction programme.”
Apparently they already set up a list of things I should do — 15 minutes of treadmill, 15 minutes of cycling and another 15 minutes of using some other machines. So the first week I should do no less than 45 minutes of sweaty stuff. By the second week, I should add another 5 minutes to both treadmill and cycling.
Very nice and sweet of them. But this shit is tough. At the end of the 10th minute of cycling today, my legs are begging me to stop, STOP THIS MADNESS OMG YOU ARE PERFECT, YOU SHOULDN’T GIVE A SHIT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK ABOUT YOU, YOU DON’T NEED TO TORTURE YOURSELF LIKE THIS STOP STOP STOP STOP STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111
So, back to gym on Friday.
While putting my stuff into the locker, a young-looking middle-aged lady came in and started complaining about the lack of lockers bla bla bla. I was rather puzzled because there were plainly so many unused lockers in sight, but I guess she only wanted the ones at arm’s reach. She started to make conversation, going on about how we should keep everything, including shoes inside the locker because apparently someone else’s shoes were stolen while she was in the shower.
“Must keep everything locked one you know. That stolen shoes must have been taken by people who are not like you and me. This gym got other races one… They must have taken it lor… People like you and me won’t take other people’s shoes one… you know lah, they not Chinese is like that one… last time ar, my daughter used to put her music player and her mobile phone out like that when she showers… I was like, haiyohhhhh but luckily no one ever take. I scolded her you know!! Cannot leave things out like that one!!! Other people will take one!!! Of course not Chinese lah… Now she studies in Australia and she goes to gym there and she leaves her stuff like that, but no one ever take! You know lah, our people and mentality here… simply take take one… over there is not like that!!!
Last time my daughter leaves her things here, sometimes she forget to take them home. Lucky the maid here finds it and keep for her! The maid here very good one… very poor you know… so sometimes I give her things lah.. you know, like some biscuits I buy that are too sweet and I cannot eat, so I give her loh! They really appreciate one!! These people are very poor one… if you give them so they take lor… and they are very thankful… Like we have a lot of clothes that we cannot wear anymore, I also give!! The maid ar… very poor but very good!”
Times like these, I really don’t know how to converse. How do you tell someone you just met that she is a racist but somewhat philanthropic Chinese? So I tried to make my exit but it wasn’t easy.
Where can I buy a comfortable but not expensive office chair for my home use?
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Man she sounds really lame. She’s not even mildly philanthropic… only giving away things she doesn’t want.
wish you every luck towards your lean machine. lame aunty .. i hate such posers.
About the chair, make sure you get the one with a high back so your head can be fully supported. I got a medium back and i’m regretting…
Hmmm, her daughter better watch out, even in Australia people take things. So, she should tell her daughter to use the lockers in Aussie.
How can anything be too sweet???? And Cookies, they’re SUPPOSED to be sweet.
Good to see you’re sticking to your program. Exercise, exercise, exercise. Soon, you’ll have a body like an athlete.
I thought you’re not suppose to go straight to the intensive exercise when you first get started?
OMG! Just reading her rants makes me nauseous.
“… so sometimes I give her things lah.. you know, like some biscuits I buy that are too sweet and I cannot eat, so I give her loh!”
Yeeks.. Says so much about oneself..
Hello Suanie,
First time here. nice to know there are Msian Chinese who are not racist!
I took a cab, cab man said to me he doesn;t take black ppl in his car but cause I am not black like an African( i am always mistaken for being black but I got cun features lah and assets, hehehhe)he will let me into his car.
I explained to him diplomatically how offensive his comments were( he spoke good English so this man is educated to certain degree) and ppl who are dark are not dirty. His words effected my young child and I had to console her that we are beautiful ppl are not just in colour- beauty comes from within but I can guarantee you it has scarred her. Now I have to work harder to bust up her self esteem.maybe taximan had bad experience with black ppl but he must watch what he says too.
I have to ask you this.What’s with some CHinese ppl always telling young children’ behave ha, if not annen na (indian man) will catch’. see he so dark one’ why relate an Indian being dark and harmful? why associate darkness with evilness?
You know if I were to flw my heart’s content I would love to lash out at every Chinese that has racist remarks but I have been brought to be tolerant and to reply with pride and dignity.My parents did a good job
Sometimes I wish I can kasi kow-kow,geram tau!
Please dont misunderstand me and think I want to bash Chinese. I just wanted to share my experience with you and ur readers and also to let u know generation that words can hurt. I am not perfect but I try very hard not to pass any racist remark in front of my child because what u reap, u sow.
My aplogies if I have offended anyone.
Cheers
Black Beauty
Well, I think people had been generalising a lot of things in Malaysia.
Generalization of the Malaysian citizen:
The rich, hardworking, whiners and sangka bagus people are the Chinese.
The lazy good for nothing, get all the benefits from the government and thot they owned the country are the Malays.
The criminals, good for nothing and poor estate people are Indians.
Like it or not, this is the generalization that everyone knows and understands. Everyone is guilty of being a racist, if not for a lot of times at least once.
I have no idea on how to change ppl’s perception/mentality. I can only change how ppl look at me.
I am proud to be Malay (haiya, house got discount mah!)… because I am nothing like the generalized perception. Even the Malays know I am not (which resulted in being outcasted by the own race kind of scenario).
Just imagine if each one of us do this. Break the generalization by becoming the opposite? There wouldn’t be anything left to generalize about, would it?
Just to clarify (as an ex-bodybuilder and athlete
) that 45 minutes of mixed cardio and resistance workout in 15 minute blocks is not excessive for a beginner, or someone trying to tone/sculpt their body.
A full blown workout can last up to 3 hours, although 1.5 to 2 hours is the norm.
Suanie, if you live anywhere near Damansara area, you should try the jogging track behind Taman Tun, which is off the back road that links to the golf club. This track has a very steep slope leading up to it, and an undulating, circular track which is very good for getting your heartbeat up and burning fats. For a start you can just walk slowly, then do brisk walking, and eventually slow jog. Best part is, its free.
This is kinda related – I joined a group of runners for a 10K run yesterday, and it felt really ‘good’. Hope you get the feelgood sensation with your workouts real soon.
Um, you know, you might be better off just jogging around the park for 20 minutes. No worries about lockers. Or crazy ladies lah.
suanie…you go girl!!! hahaha..which gym u sign up for? i need one too
baef: well, I think that in itself is somewhat philanthropic, heh
dan: thanks! yeah i had a medium back, regretted it after but i didn’t know such chairs are so expensive!
dabs: ppl take things anywhere in the world lol. soon a body like athlete? Depends on your definition of soon then!
cc: i guess i have to work my body hard because it’s just been collecting fat all these years lor..
Black Beauty: hello there
well like faieza commented, everyone is racist in one way or the other. i guess it’s that generally people like to stick within their own community. i’ve heard stories of malaysian students going overseas to study and hang out with only malaysians throughout their education. generally people seek comfort in what is familiar and that’s only human nature. though a lot of people take it a lot more steps further. regarding colours, when you come to think about it, there’s the everlasting perception that fair/ white/ clear is beautiful. it comes from nature — like the difference between a clear lake or a muddy lake. i am not implying that those with darker skins are naturally muddy, but my thoughts are that throughout generations, people just copy from nature, i guess. and that perception lasts till today. you see advertisements for fairer skin, bla bla bla skin whitening products… i am sure you have come across certain TV ads that strongly imply racism and prejudice. what can you do about it? stick to your own principles and upbringing, and that is more than good enough for anyone. fuck the rest 
faiez: true that. every race has its own faults.
EastMsian: 2 hours!!!!!!!! *die*
suertes: ‘good’ – sarcastic? LMAO
mad: not safe in my area
Andrew: the one near my house! don’t just hang out with WY, come find me!!!
Oh, I kena that once, had two Chinese guys in the gym locker room muttering about how one of their stuff was missing and of them ne suspected it was me for no other reason that I am of beige persuasion!
One guy made some unflattering comments about the colour of my skin in Cantonese, and how I was bla bla bla a thief in the making. I remember him saying ‘Sei yan zhu tao…etc etc’
Was in a malas nak layan mood, so I just ignored them and ignored the racist fucker.
Waste breath only talk to these kind of retards.
Also depends on my definition of athlete. After all, Sumo’s are athletes, so are jockeys, wrestlers, lawn bowlers, dart players, ten pin bowlers, dwarf throwers, cow pat throwers, American footballers, syncronised swimmers … the list goes on.
Lol….in the west black ppl oso get it bad and are seen as criminals..try listening to Lenny Kravitz, Mr Cab Driver and you see what I mean. so we have the eastern equivalent here. In that case I’m half a criminal as I’m Malay Chinese. So probably the other half is a Triad la, sebab who started the Triads? Aah…dun play play aah?
Tapi Chinese arrogance is the downfall of the race. I can freely say this as I have witnessed this from fellow Chinese who dun accept ppl of my kind because we are too ‘dark and poor’ to ‘qualify’ as Chinese.
Les hope Aunty’s generation are the last of her type.