Be a yogi

It was our first time doing Yoga by the Sea which was their second time running in Singapore. My sister signed up and then psycho (which means influenced in our local slang) the rest of us to do so. I thought it was more of a girly event but turned out quite a couple of men were there too. Even the instructors, half of them were male. It was S$5 to register for the mass yoga sessions, it came with a goodie bag and a basic mat for early birds. The goodie bag was impressive, there were a packet of Ribena, lozenges, Panaflex plasters, moisturising lotion and a couple of useful stuff.

There were also workshops but you had to pay for those separately. We only did the mass yoga events. We did one full session (lazed a bit when one instructor went too fast and almost half of crowd just stopped following). The other instructors would go around correcting us but I think they got tired of it after the first 30 minutes. LOL. I saw many first-timers, and most of them or even me wouldn't be able to do some postures correctly. Even though I did bikram yoga and pilates before, without a mirror, I feel a little handicapped. The second session was later and by then, most people had left for dinner. I wasn't in the mood for the second one; my sister and cousin whom arrived late continued while the rest of us went to satisfy our stomach :)

Being a superwoman

I feel relieved, relaxed and very awake....

Today I attended my last Bikram Yoga session, it was very good. I opted for the last timing at 8pm, as I did not feel like rushing through my face cleansing, clothes changing and start panting like a dog when I get to the 7pm class. It's the last session anyway, I should take things easy... Yoga has taught me how to be more patient, it has also taught me focus and relaxation (though I can't really think of nothing when I lay there!!). One month is over and it is really fast! I am glad I survived and I didn't have a hard time doing most of the positions. Some people are really stiff, some couldn't take the heat... fortunately, I was able to cope with it all. Tara, my instructor today, was correcting me many times and I enjoyed the attention because then I know if I'm doing it right. So now, I have to keep these in mind and start doing them at home when I can. Next sports - swimming.

I got home at 1030pm. I knew I had so much to do... Damned. Tomorrow my boss is taking the team to the Singapore Flyer (copycat version of London Eye) but I am excited! I wanted to dress nice, and for God's sake I haven't ironed any clothes this year except for Chinese New Year. So I know I need to do lots ironing - my favourite activity anyway. Okay, and after 2 days straight of yoga, I definitely need to do laundry and handwash the other delicate stuff.

Make my dinner, cornflakes oats with milk, wash up... soak my to-be-handwashed items in 2 separate pails (dark color and light), start the washing machine for my accumulated days of stinky clothes... charge my camera and mobile phone for tomorrow... bring out my ironing board, choose clothes to iron... go hang one pail of handwashed clothes... start ironing... collect old laundry and keep them... add softener in washing machine... continue ironing... go hang the other pail of handwashed clothes... finish ironing... on laptop... start hanging clothes when washing machine is done... put ironing board and iron back in place... fold ironed clothes... finish charging mobile phone and camera... sit down finally and surf!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I can really MULTI-TASK and doing it very well!!! Well all that in 1.5 hours. I doubt men will be able to do the same. LOL.

Anyway, a minor accident happened while I was ironing my clothes, I didn't realise the cord has worn out and the wires were almost out. My hands were damp from washing and while I was ironing, I accidentally touched it. I got electrocuted for a few seconds, felt the current going through my hand. Something saved me, I wasn't even wearing my rubber slippers! PHEW! I think it's going to be a hazard, so I cut some cloth from an old sock and bandage it up! Here's how it looks like!

S.L.O.Weekend

Finally.

I have time to catch my breath. I manage to read the Saturday's papers for the first time in weeks!! I was home most of Saturday! That's rare and I actually find it a little uneasy. I need some getting used to after being so occupied for the past weeks. I sat on the sofa, surfing aimlessly on my Toshiba baby... I was getting restless. I came home without wandering around too much after yoga on Sunday (well I did wander but just around my neighbourhood).

Yoga wasn't good today. It was me that wasn't good. I was feeling unfit for it, after the first few postures, I began to feel a little breathless. Many times, I just had to sit down and catch my breath back... arghh. I could only do one of most postures (usually we do two for each). It's bad. I don't know what was wrong... I was just thinking if I would just collapse and die (like many athletes did)! Was it that I didn't really have a 'proper' breakfast, or did I wake up too late and was feeling not ready or energized for it?? I wasn't supposed to even eat 2 hours before the session, but I had a small bite just to give me some strength!

It's 11pm and I'm dreading Monday. Weekend seems to go too fast... I'm trying to catch up and write a few more entries (which I've promised I would!).