BITS AND PIECES: April 2008

BODY JAM

I attended the first FF Megamall Body Jam Marathon last night. I didn't knew that it was a marathon. I just thought of attending the Jam Class after a 30-minutes cardio and I was surprised when I saw bunch of people waiting outside the GX Studio. I thought it was just an ordinary 1-hour jam class.

When the instructors started their spiel, there I learned that it was a marathon. A 2-hour class without break. Though we are free to go out anytime. It was my first time to attend the group ex at megamall. And my first time to join a class alone.

The class feature new tracks. Far different from the previous jam classes I attended year ago. A mixture of hip-hop and modern moves. And the good thing is, pag kagkamali ka ng step, tawa na lang! I initially intended to spent 1-hour for the first 3 tracks. I never thought I would stay that long. I enjoyed the way I sweat and the moves! Challenging but so enjoyable. Di ko namalayan ang oras. I just realized it when we are doing the cool down. Natapos ko ang isang marathon!

It definitely feels so good! I hope I could attend other class too, soon.

Dear Nel,

2 comments Posted by daei at 1:38 AM

11:00PM

04.26.08

It was really an honor for me to be your guest (as a representative of your parents?? haha!) that day on your graduation day. It am so happy to witness that important moment of your life. I know you missed someone so important, someone who's your inspiration during your study. But i'm pretty sure he's there.. di lang natin sya nakita *wink*.

I never even thought that I would be there. After all those times.. I'm sure, he too would be surprised to see me sitting at the parent/guests area smiling as you walk up to that stage and receive your diploma. He would be so surprised to see me as your "official photographer". If only he's here, I'm pretty sure he's the first one to stand up and be very proud of you.

And I would like to take this chance to THANK YOU for giving a chance to this friendship that we have now. For always giving me the positive drive whenever I am in doubt and whenever I am in a fight with my emotions. And during that moment when everyone was against me, it was you who stood there and believed in me.. it was you who motivated me to stand up and fight.

I pray that we could keep this friendship forever.

Congratulations and we are so proud of you!

reminisce

0 comments Posted by daei at 7:44 AM

i was surfing my blog. i thought of going back to what had happened to my previous years, how things are in my life...

and i saw this post.

i can't believe that it was almost a year. but the memories remain.. still fresh. i can still remember every single detail...

i suddenly missed him.

... my supermodel... my used to be "life".

and it's almost 5 months since he left...

i know you can see me... you can see us. and whatever it is that is happening right now, i know you'll understand.

i'm terribly missing you.

Romblon...

0 comments Posted by daei at 7:47 AM

It's going to be my first time on that Island. It's also going to be my first time to travel via ferry or boat or a ship, whatever you call that. And I'm all alone.

Another adventure experience for me and really, I wanted to go out of town... somewhere far. I want to be away for a while... And I'm grabbing the chance. An official trip on the first day, my personal trip on the next 2 days.

I want a vacation.

And this is it.

I can't wait.

(post) power pack post

0 comments Posted by daei at 5:25 AM

my power pack session last night was definitely (very) good! Bong, my personal trainer, so far was quite approachable on our first meeting. He need not to explain to me every detail of the program because I already told him that I've been into personal training before and that I know the process. I just asked him to skip the pre-session assessment, the questionnaires, explanation of body fat, mass, etc... and requested to instead proceed to a workout session.

We did a little warm-up, 3 programs for chest, back, legs and abs exercise. Hindi muna nya ko binigyan ng maraming sets coz after stopping gym for almost 5 months, baka daw mabigla ang katawan ko. Our session lasted for one and a half hours. Surprisingly, there are some new workout techniques that he showed me which I never encountered before.

Nakakamiss din pala ang PT. Iba pa rin kapag may nag spot sa workout. Iba pa rin when you are guided by programs. I felt great after the session. And sarap! Next session would be next week...

And btw, I already made the impression to Bong that I am not availing of the PT package.. hehehe! Bad! But then, who knows? maybe soon... if budget would permit... once in a while, i guess, its good to have a personal training...

I really.. really hope I could bring back the endurance and the weight loss i had before...

power pack

0 comments Posted by daei at 8:04 AM

i received a call earlier from an unknown number...

moi: hello?

caller: hello? am i speaking to ms. daisy capuli?

moi: who's on the line pls?

caller: ma'am this is bong from fitness first megamall. i was the one assigned to give you the free power pack session. i just want to know when are you available for the first session?

... a personal trainer. after that phone call, everything all comes back. it was the exact same spiel that marlo had given me the first time he called me 2 years ago, introducing his self and scheduling me for a power pack session.

i enrolled back to gym for a whole new perspective. with all the thought of "i can overcome this fight of not bringing back the memories everytime im into that place"

i dont even plan of having a personal trainer this time. with all the program and workout that marlo had taught me before, i know i can go by myself. As a matter of fact, I have been doing my workout all by myself since i got back. The power pack coupon are just there inside my bag, without my intention of using it.

and that phonecall... and after talking to nel (ayan special mention ka!), gave me a second thought. why not use the privilege since its free anyway? after all, i know their (FI's) tactic and I know what to do now. I'll grab the free power pack and not be fooled by their "pambobola" on availing a pt package...

i don't know why but im still nervous... i just can't still help not bringing back the thoughts...

goodluck to me...

powerpack session 1, later at 7pm.

PIK-PAK-BOOM

0 comments Posted by daei at 3:13 AM

My original plan was to go for a cardio workout either at Mega or Wynsum after work, while waiting for Kyla who happened to be with Kit and Jaymie for a day of "gala and laboy". But then, middle of the day, I got a message from Wisa setting a bonding dinner with me, her and rhey-an.I set aside my gym plan and go for the dinner.

This is going to be our first dinner together after wisa's wedding. We had it at Lasa, Podium. And it was all on Rhey-An. :-) Sa wakas, nalibre nya rin kme!!! I then asked Kit and Jaymie to meet me at Lasa for Kyla. I thought it was just one of our usual dinner together, i never expected that it would be this different...

It was, really one of the most treasured dinner I've had with them.. especially with Rhey-An... I don't need to explain details why, but it was truly a moment when, just like as what I told him that night, "mas lalo kitang minahal ngayon" and that our friendship grew deeper than what it used to be. Rest assured, I will treasure the trust you have given...

And by the way, that dinner also was a way of welcoming a new friend Ryan on our "family-three" (family three kasi it only includes me, wisa and rhey-an... sharing a common ground)...

oo totoo!!! libre lahat yan ni kuya!!! kasi daw pareho kameng naka kulay ube! wahahaha!

Welcome to the group, Rye!

WAZZUP MANILA

0 comments Posted by daei at 7:21 AM

Can anyone do me a favor please?

Please check on www.wazzupmanila.com and please please, register and join the forum..

It will be a BIG BIG Help that you can do to me...

This is our new "baby" project and Big Boss assigned me to handle this.. a.k.a as the "Project Manager".

We are up online since wednesday and we would want everyone to actively participate and join the traffic of visitors. Currently, we are busy looking for merchants to sign-up with us and be part of this soon to be top-of-mind internet directory forum in the metro...

More updates and improvements comes everyday so please, please guys, do check it out...

DAY 1 OF "BACK TO FITNESS"

2 comments Posted by daei at 5:17 AM

I was excited to be back at the gym!

I really wanted to do my workout at Megamall Branch (which opened a week ago) but i've heard facilities are not that stable yet. Specifically the water on shower room. Members still needs to go to wynsum branch in order for them to take a shower. And yesterday, I called Megamall branch to asked if there is already a stable water supply and they told me na "medyo nagloloko pa daw ang water supply"!

Kamusta naman yun... i have no choice but to go to Wynsum.

As much as possible i didn't want to back to that branch anymore. It just reminds me of the past. Pero i realized, it would be a better move to go to that place again and overcome all the memories it brought me.

Sa elevator pa lang, the moment i pushed the up button, nasabi ko na sa sarili ko.. "God! I missed this moment!". And then I was there.. presenting my id to Kuya Ricky, who was there eversince I started 2 years ago... and he welcomed me with a big grin saying "welcome back!"... I just smiled at him. Inside me I was kinda nervous... preparing myself to see some old familiar faces...

I went up the locker room.. it was still the same. I go straight to my favorite spot, the second floor of the locker room and apparently, my favorite locker unit is available. It was still the same.. the ambiance, the sound of the television, the background upbeat music...

After i changed to my workout outfit, i went straight to the cardio area... and nothing has changed.. the bench (where we used to stay and make kwentuhan) is still there... the threadmills and rotex, seeing these machines makes me really smile...

i had a 30 mins run at the threadmill then 3 sets of 60 reps sit-ups and a 30 mins of rotex. I still find myself having a glimpse at the pt room...

and im glad to see that there are more new faces now... no one to remind me of the old ones...

doing my workout now is kinda different than before. because now, i am left all by myself... it would be a different routine...

a new book... a new chapter of my life...

a HUNDRED ISLANDS to choose from

0 comments Posted by daei at 12:20 AM

White Sand, Swimming with fish near the shore. exploring caves, Spending the day SURVIVOR STYLE. Excellent food, one of the best picnics I have had in years

Spending the day with my girlfriends, a totally awesome "gone for the long weekend" trip...

we definitely love this pic...

more pics from the trip, click here.

CONSULTA-GARCIA

0 comments Posted by daei at 6:09 AM

yesterday, april 2, 2008 officially marks the 12th year anniversary of my dear friends, Acy and Louise... and yesterday also marks the beginning of their new life... as husbands and wife.

a day before the wedding, us, girls have the pampering session activity by Nail Corner held at the suite room of Century Park. We started at 3pm and ended around 1am and the bonding moments we had is incomparable. It was her last day of being single.. as a "Garcia" ...

click here for the pampering session pics..

and the wedding pics here