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| No No No! I am no longer stuck in the 70s! |
Well, my "70" means my weight actually.
So after a few weeks' worth of extreme gym sessions, I am officially below 70kg now! I remember the last time I weighed myself was around 74kg and right now I am at 68! My Body Mass Index is currently at 22.08 and I am going to lower it down to 21. I will update my next BMI in 2 weeks' time, I promise. Honestly, it really feels good to be losing weight. But, on the other side of the spectrum, it always feel bad to put on weight right?
So it's a public holiday for Selangor today and I got back to my hostel early so that I could visit the gym. There are 2 gyms nearby - the nearer one has lesser equipment and machines, and the further one is the gym that I have been frequenting from the start. So as usual, I packed up my stuff and rushed out. The gym is probably around 1km away and the trip to the gym is kinda tiring as I need to go uphill. It was around 4PM and the Sun was scorching hot, and halfway through, I was already perspiring and feeling thirsty as well. I stopped by a nearby vending machine and got myself a 100PLUS. Sugar, I know. Gah.
Just for your information, it's actually Ladies Only Session from 3.30PM - 7PM on Monday and Wednesday at this gym, but since the number of ladies going there is very few, it is quite normal for the gentlemen to use the gym even though we are actually prohibited from doing so. And it always feel better to have ladies around, you know. *Mr. Bean face*
Alas, when I reached the gym, I was surprised to see that the door was locked. So the gym is closed on public holiday as well. So no gym, no pretty girls for me today - just kidding. Half-groaning, I started pacing my way to the other gym which is nearer to my home. Upon reaching the gym, I saw a stern-looking guard sitting outside the main entrance. It was at that moment that I had a bad feeling that this gym needs a membership card or something equivalent to join. But, the urge to do work-outs was burning heavily inside me. I had spent my entire weekend doing nothing and I was not going to let this guard stop me from entering the gym. So, I lifted my chest, and walked steadily and confidently towards the entrance, as if I have been there loads of time and I know the place well. I knew the guard was looking at me, and he must have missed the sweat trickling down my spine as I made my way towards the door, yanked it open and entered without looking back.
There were two familiar Chinese men in the gym. I have seen them before at the other gym. I slumped onto the floor and started wearing my pair of sneakers. At that moment, the guard entered and I turned around and saw him staring down at me. That short moment when both of us exchanged gaze could not have lasted longer than 2 seconds, but it seemed like an eternity for me. After what was like eons later, he dropped his gaze and went on to turn on all the air-conditioners in the gym (only two were on previously). Then, he walked out. Phew...That was a close one. I pulled on my sneakers, plugged in my earphones and started doing my work-outs.
After 2 hours of hard work, I told myself that I should call it a day. I changed to my sandals, packed everything into my backpack and walked out. The guard was still sitting outside the gym when I walked past him. He looked at me and immediately exclaimed, "Hey you! Come here!" as in the authority of a Bishop. I knew I was in deep-shit. Slowly and reluctantly, I approached him.
Guard: Mana kad you? You tau you kena ada Membership Card baru boleh masuk tak? I tadi tak stop you sebab tak nak ganggu you! You nak kena denda ke? (Where is your card? Do you know that you need to display your Membership Card before entering the gym? The reason as to why I did not stop you was because I did not want to disturb you. Now that you have broken the rules, you need to face the consequences)
Me: Oh, kena bayar masuk gym ini kah? (Really? Do we need to pay to join the gym?)
Guard: I tak kisah sama ada nak bayar ke tak. Janji esok you pergi Management Office dan daftar untuk satu Membership Card. Kalau masuk cam ni tak ada kad, mesti kena denda! (I do not care about that. What you need to do now is to apply for the Membership Card at the Management Office tomorrow. Otherwise, you'll be punished)
Me: Sorry lah, boss. I tak tau sebab I from gym lain. Hari ni gym tu tutup sebab holiday, so I try la datang sini. First time kat sini je. Sorry ek. (I'm so sorry, I'm actually from another gym and that gym's closed today. It's my first time here and I'm not aware of such rules. Please forgive me)
And I gave him the power of the hand.
The guard seemed to have soften down upon seeing my hand. We shook hands and he let me go. I can't believe my luck to be off the hook that easily. And it's not my first time to get off from a trouble like this. Just my Lady Luck I guess.
I got home and spent the night revising on ECG and heart murmurs. It's my new posting starting tomorrow - Internal Medicine. I think I need to pen off now and get ready for bed. My new posting will be at Hospital Serdang, and I need to get up early as it's not easy to get good parking there. Adios and good luck to me in my new posting!
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