OK! So it’s 2210hrs on a Wednesday night…..
OR shud I say,
it’s ONLY 2210hrs on a Wednesday night…..
Pro English students, do u see the difference??
The reason why I added the "ONLY" was not because I liked the word, it was cause my day was EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA SUPER DUPER long…. how long? (refer to previous sentence) =p
Wanna kno why? Coz these days I have been so rajin as to study, wake up early & sleep early….
Hahaha… that doesn’t make sense…. that just says how rajin I have been over the week.
Ok! So it all started when I was supposed to go use up my slimming voucher which I was brainwashed into purchasing…. (for those of u who now know, please do not tell my parents unless u wana hav me killed).
So on with my story….
I went to Bugis Library yesterday, Tuesday to rajin rajin study right….. right…..
So then I thot, since I’m here & since it’s lunchtime, I’ll go get my free newspaper courtesy of Today. So I went there, then I was on my way heading back to the Library when I saw this ad from California Fitness…. This line from Russell Peters, "I swear, they put it there to confuse u." (Somehow it fits, don’t ask me how) It said $2 per day…. And I was like, Oh! Cool! So cheap! I wana join…… I thought in the back of my mind, wow! an offer I can’t refuse. I thought it was a $2 a day kinda thing… Rupanya u hav to be committed for a year. A monthly fee of $x will give u approx $2 a day if u count by daily basis. (This I found out later).
So I thought, "Well, hey, why not? There’s nothing that can beat the ad that I saw" (an amended line from Aaron Carter’s song - Oh Aaron)
So I asked Nani to check it out for me today, Wednesday. I woke up at 7.27am (I kno coz I have a Digital clock…. hehehe….)
Then I took my sweet time, showering, washing my hair, then preparing my b’fast to be eaten in class. I like to be there extra early so I can get good seats….
After that I was off, on my way to class….. the strange thing today was that, on the way there, I was relaxed as ever……Amazing! I’m usually very "kan chiong", very in a hurry to be somewhere…. but today, I was so relax & a lil dreamy that I actually forgot it was in the morning & that I was on my way to class. I usually hurry off especially if I’m going for class. Today I almost got swept away that I was going for class. Then I snapped back to reality & I was off walking at around 6km/h (I kno this from a later experience which I will mention soon…. soon….. if u can wait…. hehehehe)
OK. So I was at Bugis Parco Junction, and well, my purpose was to get my eyes checked & to change my contact lens box coz both boxes r for the right eye only…. weird! So anyway, I saw this girl there again today, the same one as yesterday. And guess what? She wasn’t very nice to me yesterday so when I saw her, I walked passed the shop, went AROUND just to avoid passing it again & went to The SPA Culture. The place where the voucher came from. so I hesitated a bit, then finally decided to give it a shot & find out what they’re services are.
So I went there, "I swear! People who don’t know me, look at me weird. As if I’m some retarded person & when I open my mouth to speak, they react differently". It’s really demeaning. SO anyway, back to my story. I asked her about this & that…. (I find it a bit useless now & I’m kinda getting tired so I’ll kinda skip this part & proceed on to the exciting one). She kept saying that one session was not enough & I bought a session which MAY or may NOT show much results. But the alternative was the facial….. I asked my sis & her fren when they were here to visit for their opinion, they said facial. (I have yet to blog about their visit here… sorry!)
So then I thought, ok I’ll ask mum.
Then came another problem. The $2 a day, was not $2 a day on a on-off basis. There was committment…… for a year!
Then I started to get confused….. they started explaining….. Luckily I had Nani there to consult & compare with if it was "feasibly acceptable"…. (too much accounting work)
So, then he gave me SO many alternatives, I almost went blurr. I couldn’t think straight & I couldn’t decide if it’s a committment I can commit to. So he was nice enough to tour me around & let me think it over for a day…. due date is tmrw in case u’re wondering…..
So, then Nani tells me that I can get a free one-day trial at the gym & I got the pass for today…. I used it up, I LURVED the day I had…….
It started of with the tour, it was amazing….. the toilets r like, brand new…..
Btw, if I forgot to mention, California Fitness belongs to Jackie Chan aka Chan Chen Loong, the Kung Fu master cum actor, or wud u rather call it Famous actor because of his skill in Kung Fu.
So on with the story…
there r 2 floors… TWO!! TWO huge floors!! Ok… first floor is for Cardio exercise…. they have the cycling machine, the threadmill, the stairmaster, etc. etc….. The best part! It’s in air-cond & there’s a TV for u to enjoy while exercising….! Take ur pic, MTV, Channel 5, Channel NewsAsia, Star Sports…. wow!
The 2nd floor is mostly the dance studio, the abdomen exercise machines, the thigh, the knees, well, all the muscles la… I don’t remember oredi. Then since Nani was with me, the guy told me (ok, since I’m gona keep calling him "the guy" & I myself don’t kno his name, I will disappear for awhile to go get his calling card & TELL u ppl his name)…..
This is the beauty of blogging. I will disappear for dunno how many minutes to go charge my poor hp which has been overused today msging my parents for approval & permission and I will come back & continue my story & u won’t feel the difference.
So his name is Phang Ti Tuan, let’s call him Tuan… ahhaha…. Tuan…. I think I will call him Phang. ok sounds more phat. (whatever!)
So where was I? Oh yea, so Phang told Nani to bring me to the ladies since he couldn’t go in. I was a bit silly to think he would bring me in to show me. But he went a bit shy & said to Nani, u bring her in & let her see since u know the place pretty well. And she was like, ok. I went in….. Wow! Was I amazed! they had individual lockers, bring ur own lock so u can lock ur own locker & they don’t cost a cent extra. Then there was the water dispenser. They were almost everywhere. Even if u didn’t bring ur water bottle, u can still get indispensible water. Then head on was the dressing table! There’s a dressing table!!! Even my room doesn’t have a dressing table. What’s more, there’s a hair dryer, a box of cotton pads, cotton buds, hand lotion & tissue box. It was like being in Brunei’s 5-star hotel, Empire Hotel! (I stayed there TWICE! Nyeh nyeh ni nyeh nyeh! =p)
Then Nani brought me to around the corner. The surprise was not over…. upon heading to the showers, I scolded Nani, "Nani! why u never tell me it’s THIS nice!!!?!?!??!". And she defensively replied, "I did! U didn’t believe me!"
I probably don’t remember how impressed Nani was when she joined membership but I don’t think I would be THIS sober about it even after being member for 4mths oredi!
So we went to see the showers, then Nani excitedly brought me to see the other part of the ladies. There was a Sauna & a Sauna…. hahahaha! ok! I duno what u call it but there’s a heated sauna & a vapour sauna…. correct me if I’m wrong but this is how I shall call it from now on.
Then we peeked into both… there was a lady in each sauna wrapped in a towel. They looked like they were enjoying it VERY much. I was wearing my specs today so when I opened the vapour sauna, my glasses fogged up & Nani laughed at me… =p The vapour sauna reminded me a lot of the Friends TV Series incident… those of u who watched that episode can relate.
So… then I left the ladies with Nani & headed back to meet Phang to discuss the serious matter of my visit… the fees… We discuss earlier about how I came to kno about C.Fitness, etc but didn’t discuss the fees until later on. So we discussed. Nani kept sniffing away coz her fees r MUCH more than what the guy was offering me…. So I thought, ok, a good bargain & he was like, I’ll give u a month’s free…. I started to smile again…. man! I was like on Mars or something… it was a crazy up & down feeling……
Maybe coz I kept insisting that my parents may or may not allow & that I’m a student & that if I was working, I would definitely say yes anyday or even if I were to strike lottery, I would say yes immediately. I kept hesitating to say yes or anything for that matter.
I didn’t wana pay a deposit now & say I will join but tmrw decide that I don’t wana & then I’ve oredi paid……. I’ve learnt my lesson from the Voucher I bought from The SPA Culture.
So, he then decided to give me a deal, a student package at $x price for a 11-mth period, 1 mth free, no enrollment fee & processing fee of $98. This was like, the BEST price he could offer me oredi. No cheaper! Then he said he will let me pay some amount now & another amount at the end of the month. He agreed. So then Nani got me the free day trial for a day. He wanted to give it to me tmrw, but I insisted on today coz I was oredi there (one), and two, I oredi brought my clothes with me. AND three, Nani told me a few times that they have Hip Hop classes on Wednesday so I ambil kesempatan & join for the day. (Very tired, rest kajap yerr??)