Adlan in LabuWonderland & LaLa Land

I flew back from Labuan after three weeks on thursday. To sum it in a few lines, its got great seafood, duty free and nice waters (during the day). Its also haunted (the whole damn island is!) and err.. yeah, that's about it! There really isnt anything else to do!! We took a cab to tour the whole island and it only took us an hour. The so called tourist attractions were, shall we say, pathetic!

I started back the normal routine working day today, adjusting myself to waking up at 6.45 in the morning, as opposed to waking up at 7.45/8 in the morning when i was there. It rained heavily today on the way to work, making the treacherous roads to Bukit Damansara even worse. Pretty slippery but as always, my trusty steed never fails me.

Work today was mostly about acclimatising back to normal. Did some revisions to my report, and that's about it. Went to California Fitness in Midvalley and Im actually suprised at how fast I can get there. I drive thru bangsar, get on the flyover and bam! Im in midvalley. Not bad.

Location-wise I'd have to say California fitness isnt too great. The only reason why im having a 14day trial there is because of the punching bag. If you notice, not many chain-gyms have got punching bags. I know there are some specialist gyms that do boxing, but i think they would a) be out of the way and b) be a bit scary. I've been to one before, and it ain't that pretty.

I notice that there is a huge difference between california fitness and fitness first in the sense that cali is a bit showy. I dont know, i guess im used to fitness first where people are more serious and the atmosphere is a bit smaller, less wide open spaces. Even the largest fitness first at the Curve is not as airy as Cali's in midvalley. The crowd is a mix, most of them are ok i guess, but there are a few serious ones. Id have to say that i see more serious 'gym freaks' in fitness first. For losers amateurs like me, i guess a mix between the two is needed. Don't get me started on celebrity fitness. That place feels like a club. I'm not against it or anything, but that one really made me feel a bit uncomfortable. People were looking at me ( why why why?). Maybe its only for celebrities. Maybe i was wearing last summer's gear. Who cares! I always wear an old t-shirt and some pair of shorts i find in my cupboard.

So anyway, had a good round of 'bag-punching' - is that the correct term? I can see that there are more people interested in kicking the hell out of the bag rather than punching them, but hey, everyones got their own style. I couldnt find my gloves, so i used my gym gloves and i think they work better! Of course having the gloves would be better but the gym gloves give me good support and helps protect (to a certain extent) my knuckles from having grazed skin all the way.

so yeah, im planning to blog and blog lots more, but in shorter entries, so i can do it once a night. something like a diary. I think its pretty useful so i can look back and see what's been happening.

okay people, gotta go sleep. got some work to do. by the way, Selamat Pengantin Baru to Rozana and Reza and also Mazlina and er, groom. Best wishes and Semoga Bahagia ke anak cucu.