Stairway to Fitness.....I hope......

Tiring it was...Crazy is the word that definitely went through my mind as I was doing it.... I climbed 7 flights of stairs to get to my workstation at the client's.... Sure, this isnt the 1st time I'm doing this, as I used to go up and down 5 floors each way to the surau from my office when I was based in KA.... But with my laptop and bag on my back and 2 extra floors, my legs felt heavier and heavier with every step!!!

It all started out as a pact amongst my team members, I'm not sure whether it was suggested by SV or RZ, but AA was definitely enthusiastic about it.... It would help us lose weight it seems.... Only for AA to be the only one not to have taken the stairs this morning....

And yes, its the peer pressure that has driven me to do this, not so much my new year resolution to lose 5 kilos.... You should see the dirty looks given by SV and RZ when I didnt do so on Tuesday morning.... Well, I did get a waiver from doing it that morning as I had played futsal the previous night, and my legs were left all aching.....

Today, it felt better, but not for long though.... My inner voice was screaming at me at how crazy i was for doing this.... or maybe it was the pain shooting from my legs, or the inability to take in the required amount of oxygen to carry out such a strenous activity, so early in the morning....

Well, assuming we're able to keep this up till our last day at this client at the end of next month, we should be much fitter than we currently are.... but dont expect me to keep this up once i'm back in MM, as being based on the 17th floor, that's 10 floors too many!!!

A Special Day

It was my birthday a couple of days ago... and while I dont really think of it as a big deal, as I'm not particularly thrilled to be one whole year older....Well, a year wiser perhaps, as suggested by some friends.... While I can honestly say I am richer in experience by a year, I'm not so sure it gets translated into me being nicer.... Only time will tell, and whether do I make the same mistakes, or make better decisions in the time to come....

But one thing I did like however, was certainly the pleasant feeling of surprise when I received birthday wishes.... It feels nice that people remember, and that they took the trouble to actually wished me well for the coming year.... In all sorts of forms, being text messages, phonecalls from as far away as Spore, and of course the current favourite among modes of communication, Facebook....

Of course, presents will make any occasion more pleasurable, and my birthday was no different.... Thank you all for all the presents and well-wishes, I'm very happy to be in the thoughts of my friends, and I hope to be a good a friend to you as you all are to me..... And of course, wishing you all good fortune and health for the coming year......