POOL PARTY CUM HEALTH FREAK CELEBRATION...

.Cup cakes compliment from Zaiem Razak...

A 'By-Invitation' only invitation was sent out to a bunch of fitness freak to celebrate another month of consistent training in line with perhaps a healthy new year resolution. 60 fitness freaks gathered for a pot-luck at my house in Penchala at 7pm last night.

The Pool-party pot-luck was also to celebrate the winnings of KL Kiasu during the recent Platoon VS Platoon and the ACE-Achievers.


Both our Chief Cam-tains Rose Emini & Nyna Mohsen were performing their Umrah and without them..... we have to apologize if not all the moments were captured and if we missed taking any friend's pictures. These were amongst the 60 friends that came for the pool party...

The night was 'food-full' and educational to some. Shobha Bala had her first taste of Nasi Dagang... a kelantanese meal. She at first mistaken the rice for a special brown rice which I misled her into thinking it is similar dietary to brown rice... but actually nasi dagang is really sin-ful for dieters.

There were more than 20 types of meals. The nasi dagang was Nawal's contribution. There were three types of Fried noodle, 4 types of pasta, meat pie, chicken pie, roti nan, garlic breads, capati, chillie crabs, stuffed-squid, fried squid and mash potatoes.

I... err maybe WE lost control with all the food and the desserts.........

and we did not stop eating...

When everybody was a bit sober, the Chief Dr Malek Aziz made an announcement.....

Dr Malek Aziz Opening speech: We gather tonight to recognize the commitment and effort of some friends that went the extra-mile to improve their fitness and health by being consistent with their training. When we initiated the ACE (100% Attendance, Commitment & Effort) in November 2009, there were only a handful of committed bunch but we managed to gather 16 committed 'kiasu'. In December, the number increased to 19 and in January we had 30 ACE-rs (see: ACE HALL OF FAME).


In recognition of that commitment, we invite Armin Baniaz to give out the certificate... Armin is not only the host but also the person that initiated the ACE. We were all very religious and quiet minding our own business until he came and brought us together to another level. 


We will be giving out the ACE CERTIFICATE for the achievers in the month of November 2009, December 2009 and January 2010. 

Everybody was quiet......... listening to Dr Malek's speech.

Dr Malek Aziz then called out every ACERS (that attended the party)... I apologized if I missed out anybody from the photos... 

SURIANA SAIFUL

CHUN CHIA KAI... @ Chiakie... @ Chunster.... SSJ (this 'sotong' brought a few type of 'Sotongs' for the party)

VIVIEN LUYEN OW

NAWAL AINI ZULKIFLI

FARHANAH BAMADHAJ

LILIAN LIM

SULOSHINI JAHANATH

DANNY QUEST

AMY HO

DANIAL ISMAIL

DAING DANIAL FITRI

PUTRI JANNA

NATASSYA LEE

LIZZA ABDUL RAHIM

SYAZANA AMRAN

ILYANNA AYOB

IRWAN ANUAR

WAN ROZANA AZIZ @ ANA AZIZ KASIM

ZAIEM RAZAK

SHOBHA BALA... The only recipient of DBK (Damn Blardy kiasu)

Many friends had left after food but we proceeded with those that are available...

AND FINALLY....... DR MALEK AZIZ & ME... 

We ended the night with a closing speech from me.

Well Done guys.....

After the certificate presentation, there were only a handful of people left.. others had 'work' tomorrow.. (as if we don't?) and we gathered by the pool-side for a group photo.

and after the Group-photo...... naturally (should have guessed), I was thrown into the pool

Dr Malek Aziz then started the ball rolling...

and then he walked very proud....

but of course, what goes around comes around! Wasssup Doc...

then Arief....

and the 'red-tee' to be....... Hafiz Omar.....

Syazana Amran too hesitated but no way she can escape.....

a moment later... everybody were in the pool...

Chun SSJ & Danial Fitri were the culprit that got everybody into the pool.... Which was fun and hilarious..

and Zaiem was the culprit that got most ladies in the pool

Farhanah.. I'm sorry if it went overboard. Next time, I guarantee to put Zaiem on leash.. 


...and Arvind, he VOLUNTARILY jumped to AVOID being thrown out into the pool!! (When everybody else were thrown)

and yet, he had the guts to throw other people in the pool... (stick tongue out..)

After various FAILED appeal by Shobha Bala on behalf of her husband, Vinod... Vinod too had no choice but to jump into the pool.

The party ended early...... at 11pm since tomorrow is a working day. January and our New Year Resolution ended well. Now we have to continue to be consistent throughout the year.

Nawal Aini Zukifli, Farhanah Bamadhaj, Iliyana Baharom, Yushiza Yusof, Lizza Abdul Rahim, Rozana, Suriana Saiful, Jason Moriarty and Vivien Luyen Ow... ESCAPED WITHOUT GETTING WET by hiding in the karoeke room ..... We shall have Pool-Party Part II when Rose Emini & Nyna Mohsen are back and there shall be............ NO escape!!

Until then........ Stay Tune..


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OBC-FEB1/12: Benchmark timing again.........

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There will be a benchmark timing recorded at the beginning, before the start of the Original Bootcamp session for newcomers and at the end of the twelve session. For seniors, the assessment will determine their improvement that is benchmarked against their previous assessment. Today was my fourth  benchmark assessment and compared to the first assessment, I am proud of my timing........ although I was targeting a better time. I am inspired, motivated and proud to see the improvement and progress of other recruits (See: OBC Timing Records).

The circuit for benchmarking assessment is similar every month but the condition of the field varies all the time without a perfect field condition. At times, the field was flooded with ankle deep mud and once, the field was dry but with an uneven surface (resulting from the mud & flood). Today, part of the field was muddy and un-even. I heard Claire fell while running. During one of the assessment, I lost my shoe and had to search for it in the mud. In another assessment, I lost the right shoe sole and ran without it......  it was so slippery.

There were two part of the assessment. First part was for overall strength and the second part was a 1-mile run. For more details on the benchmark circuits, please refer to previous blog-entry (January-Assessment; December Assessment, November Assessment)

The push-up, grunts and military sit-up was not difficult but when pressing for speed, sometimes the form was incidentally subconsciously compromised... or it felt like it or maybe the circuit was getting easier. During the One-Mile run, at first I cruised slowly behind Chun SSJ and came second on the first lap but this Super-Delta was too fast for me to catch up. He disappeared on the third lap.  I slowed down on the third lap in hesitation, worried about my knee. Claire, another Delta overtook me before I heard Jordan whispering from behind.... 'Armin.. you can do it'... and bypassed. I cruised slowly with Jordan for two laps. As I completed the fourth lap, Corporal Faizal screamed "bigger stride Armin!!" that woke me up from the "Runners' high hallucination" and I increased my speed. I lost Jordan after the fourth lap and continued to run faster to catch up with Claire. There was a sudden surge of energy when Lans Corporal Stephanie called out my name and kept appearing (from nowhere)  beside me prompting two more laps. I sprinted the last two laps and scream "TIME.. TIME..... TIME...... as I get nearer to Corporal Faizal on the last lap......... "9:03!!!!", screamed the young eligible Corporal a few moment later...

I continued to run a shorter lap as a recovery run... my chest was pounding at Richter scale 9.0 earthquake... worst than a tsunami. I could not breath... I just could not breath......... I lied down on the bed of grass until the Richter scale record a better ratio.

Before the warm-down, I did another 30 repetition of push-up... suddenly I felt the exercise today was not enough...  Maybe I need to go to the gym later. Now, I am still feeling very 'high' probably from the excess adrenaline during that last sprint....

Maybe this is why the Bootcamp is so addictive!!

HOOOOOOOOYAAAAAH!!!!

Other OBC References:

Platoon Vs Platoon; ACE-HALL OF FAME.

January OBC 2010: OBC jan 12/12, OBC Jan 11/12, OBC Jan 8/12, OBC jan 7/12, OBC Jan 6/12, OBC jan5/12, OBC jan4/12, OBC jan3/12, OBC-Jan2/12, OBC-Jan1/12.

December OBC 2009:  Kiasu 15, Kiasu 14, Kiasu 13, Kiasu 12, Kiasu 11, Kiasu 10, Kiasu 9, Kiasu 8, Kiasu 7, Kiasu 6, Kiasu 5, Kiasu 4, Kiasu 3 (timing), Kiasu 2, Kiasu 1.

November 2009 OBC:  Bootcamp 13, Bootcamp 12, Bootcamp 11, Bootcamp 10, Bootcamp 9,Bootcamp 8, Bootcamp 7, Bootcamp 6, Bootcamp 5, Bootcamp 4, Bootcamp3, Bootcamp2, Bootcamp 1..

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