18th May 2013 Saturday

I wonder... how did people lived in the past, when arranged marriage was the norm. It would never have worked for me... I dun believe that love can be nurtured over time... Or should be nurtured over time.. Nuturing feelings yes... Love no.

But why would you want to try to nurture feelings of love if it does not exist in the first place? It sounds wrong to me... 

I still think that a person will be happier in a RS, if attractions exist in the first place. Probably will last longer too. 

17th May 2013 Friday

Figured I have to try not to laugh too much the next few days.. Now whole body aching -_- It's been a very challenging Pilates class today. Can totally feel my muscles working, esp my abs... Best thing is, for most part, pilates is done lying down, either on the reformer, the roller or mat. You don't even perspire much, but different parts of your body gets worked out nicely. Now, just how much more effective can a workout get ;)

Finished my 3 fundamental classes this week, been a good week. I'm now more aware of my body after going for Pilates. And I can somehow move individual muscles better now. But still need to work on neutral pelvis position. Not simple. Haha. The instructors in Focus Pilates are quite nice too. I like Alvina's class :)

Going for my first Pilates Beginner group workout class next Mon. Hopefully able to keep up with the pace. Considering a private class package, seems more effective... Tempting as it might be, it comes with a price tag of $120 per class though. Haha...

Did not managed to try out the Pilates BodyTree today. Was thinking of going for it after my fundamental at Focus Pilates... But as my muscles are already aching, decided not to. Already booked trial class for next Tues~ If I like both places, I might sign up for both. I guess Pilates will be something I will be doing for quite awhile. Haha.

Happened to see APTT IPO Booth today at Raffles... 8.5% yield, pretty tempting for me to keep the shares. I happened to be allocated some free APTT shares as I'm holding MIIF... pretty tempting to keep them... maybe I will. Need to research more.

16th May 2013 Thursday

Random browsing in Kino after Pilates today, the psychology section was really fascinating. When I was young, I thought psychologist is a really cool career. I Wonder if I could have been one.

Saw this book, "Dangerous Instincts", about using FBI profiling to avoid unsafe situations. Quite interesting. I'm currently watching this show, Criminal Minds, also about FBI profiling. Definitely a very exciting career.

Saw this quote in that book, "Soulmates are like unicorns. Neither one exist."

I'm beginning to think so. Well, in the sense that no one should be looking for someone perfect to be their other half, because nobody is perfect... If you are looking to find that perfect guy/gal.. you will likely be disappointed....

Perhaps we should be looking for someone we couldn't imagine living our life without. Despite their imperfections...

15th May 2013 Wednesday

Testing out Blog App... Hopefully it works. Ha

Finally off work~ Looking forward to a lovely 3 days off ;) One of the things I love abt this job. Lolz....

Pilates fundamental class booked for tomorrow... Will be trying a new studio on Friday... Hope I like it~ The classes they have looked pretty gd to me....

I'm kinda missing my practice at Hom Yoga... waiting waiting for GSS sale....

On top of everything, I need motivation to wake up early... Can't seem to get out of bed in the Morning -_-

14th May 2013 Tuesday

Time flies, went for my first fundamental pilates class @ Raffles today. Very nice studio, I prefer it to the one at Orchard. Pilates is not simple, alot of technics to grasp. Looking forward to the next fundamental class. Maybe Thursday. 

Have plans to check out another Pilates studio on Friday, see how that pans out. 

Random reading, came across a blog by a guy. There is this entry about "27 Truths of Dating and Love". 

This one stood out among the 27 : "She is never going to be that perfect, gorgeous woman you thought she was when you first met her. That was just a fantasy. The real her is always going to be different." ;)

A first impression is never going to tell the entire story. After you get to know someone better, they will always turn out a little different from what you thought of her, when you first met... 

And this "Guys will always go for looks. Never trust a guy who says that looks do not matter to him at all." I think Im gonna have to agree with this one too. But same goes for gals, we do take looks into consideration as well. This is only human.. 

Another entry, "How To Tell If She Is Into You?" I couldn't help but smile at the last of the ten listed points : "She has studied your Facebook profile." :P

Looks like "Facebook analysis" are of those things people do these days when they are interested in someone. Well... I'm guilty of that too :P

11st May 2103 Saturday

Went for my first Reformer Pilates class today. Well, strictly speaking, its a trial class. In any case, I signed up for a kickstart package. 1 trial class + 3 fundamental classes + one beginner's class. Going for my fundamental class next Tues ~ Looking forward to it!

I think that Pilates can tone body better than Yoga. But I guess I will still sign up for a hot yoga package if Hom Yoga has a GSS sale again this yr. Out of the numerous studios I've tried out, I still prefer the facilities in Hom Yoga... And also the types of classes offered. Location wise is great too. After class in Orchard, I could drop by Kino to do some reading.. and Donq to get some of my favourite breads. I'm addicted to Donq now. The cream cheese biscuit, is so yummy! I tried the chocolate boule today as well. Love it ~ even though the breads are slightly pricier than elsewhere, it's value for money ;)

Focus pilates is not too bad, location wise, they have 2 studios, one in Raffles, one in Orchard. Facilities wise, I wished they had more bathrooms.. They only had one bathroom in the Orchard branch I visited today. I forsee that could be a problem... Visiting the Raffles studio next Tuesday, then will decide if I want to sign a full package with them. 

Feeling so exhausted the past few days. No idea why. It could be too much thinking and pondering. Or it could just be the flu -_- Or maybe too much drama -.- Hmm. 

10th May 2013 Friday

Pondering the notion of fun. I realised I'm stumped when I try to ask myself this question : What do I do for fun? 

Other than travelling which I do like once or twice a year, nothing else came to mind. I do Yoga in my freetime, but that's hardly fun. It's more like an exercise. Facebooking and net surfing, do those count?

The one thing that I have always enjoyed doing is read. Hardly have time for that these days. Maybe its time to go back to that. 

Pondering the notion of dating and men. Has the dating rules been changed since I was last in the game? Apparently it might have. 

There was this guy I met recently, who kept asking questions after questions just to access if you are worth the effort to try chasing. Feels like an interview, seriously, while he bombards you with questions to assess your "worth". Seriously, if what a guy wants, is to find a gal who is a virtuous, submissive,etc wife, good luck. 

Nobody is perfect, and nobody wants to feel like they are being "assessed" or "interviewed" for the role of "GF" or "Wife". Or vice versa. Pretty sure the men do not enjoyed being "interviewed" too. Conversations are nice, Q and A are not. 

Gotta stop meeting strange people -_-"

Pondering about life. Suddenly had a panic attack the other day, wondering what am I doing with my life. Am I doing what Im supposed to be doing? Am I doing what I love?

Questions, questions, questions. 

Back to my resolutions when I started my happiness project (which I admit, I had not been continuing..), was to do what I really really want. And then thinking, what I really really want, does not match with my longer term goal. 

Life certainly do not get easier.