The gym buddy and I are both huge fans of combat classes, and would try to go at least once a week.

If I recall correctly, she signed up for membership at around the same time I finally decided after years of just using the machines, to give the class a shot, and was a convert since then.

Initially, we would just whack any class on the gym schedule, as long as it fits our schedule, and since we were still picking up the various moves, it didn't much of a difference which instructor was conducting the class.

Over time, as we picked up the moves, we started to pay more attention to the finer details, like the pace and choreography, and have our favourites and um, not so favourites. Haa.

These days, we would even miss out on classes even if we can make it, concluding that it will be a waste of our limited time, which will only feel "no kick" and that we would be better off doing a long run or machines by ourselves using that time.

Like, for now, our favourite instructor is J, because of his fun personality and cos his classes always guarantee tender muscles the day after. W is a close second, only because he matches the intensity of J but is not as gregarious. Then on the other end of the spectrum is L, whose classes are very much like drills, which would suit beginners and people trying to perfect their moves, but not so gratifying for peeps who simply go to class for the adrenaline and exertion - like us. :p Oh, and right at the bottom of our scale is T, whose classes are a yawn, with the worst part being that she clearly lacks stamina to even last through the class, sometimes even whinging for the class to "slow down" for her! O_O

Heh, yes we exchange notes on our classes and delight that we share the same preferences and favourites. ;p

I love how we are almost like "fitness soulmates" - almost because we do differ in some of our preferences - she's a complete sun worshipper, and derives great joy from running in the hot sun, while I tend to prefer jogs in cool breezy weather, with excess heat sapping my energy and making me a grumpy runner. And while I love my swims and can happily do 30-40 laps easily, she tends to get bored from the monotony of swims and hop out of the pool after 20 laps.

We've come a long way, from being the rookie combateers to the rather seasoned ones who can follow the various sequences with reasonable ease, and even be picky on which classes to attend. Love that I had her as my partner in this journey. ; )

I have a flashdrive at work, that never fails to make me chuckle when I use it.

It's in the shape of a fish, and the head is the "cap", that has to be pulled out to plug the drive into the USB port. Makes an incredibly cute image when it's plugged in!

Fishy dissected :p

I couldn't resist sending these to the pals, having lots of fun coming up with captions. Heee.

Just something random that I wanna remember and share. : )

Note: No fishes were harmed in the production of this post, live or otherwise.

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farewell lunches are rather rampant these days. almost weekly, I hear news that someone is leaving. I know, its a fact of life. people come and go.

 

 

 

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Mr Incredible knows that I'm quite the perfume freak, so he got me a new perfume for Christmas last year.

The man had a vague recollection of what I had in my collection, but couldn't remember for sure. However, he had a pretty good grasp of my taste, and with the assistance of some very helpful professional advice, picked one out for me.

I was floored - for the longest time I've steered away from scents with strong vanilla or musk notes, and it was only recently that I developed a liking for them. Been shopping for one that I fancied, but yet had not decided what I wanted.

I didn't mention that I was browsing for a new scent. I don't know how he knew, but he did.

Marc Jacobs - Lola

And this, was perfect. I was so amused that right before he passed me this gift, I was leaning towards a lighter version of this - Daisy, which had nearly identical notes but smelled a little "sweeter". Thing is, while I was rather sold on Daisy, couldn't help but feel that there was something amiss about it. And on trying out Lola, I had the "this is it!" moment.

*love*

And funnily enough, was chatting to Bestie about this and she squealed very loudly across cyberspace that this was also her latest favourite, which she had also very recently purchased. Ha!

My life is full of lovely coincidences, indeed. ;)

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simply because you wait in anticipation on what the new day brings you.