Just woke up! Can you tell?
It’s a cloudy and slightly rainy day in Singapore. No clear plans for today as yet… I might go to Marina Bay, the Esplannade, Funan Mall and see the Merlion… basically wander around and get lost. Not a bad way to spend my 27th birthday. 
Going to get dressed now. So excited!
I look tired.
It’s been crazy these past couple of days. I tried to squeeze a workout in this Saturday but I found that I was too tired to do so. I’m not even kidding. I almost fell asleep while I was driving to the gym! Instead I pulled into the next parking lot I saw and took a half hour nap.
Still, the weekend wasn’t a total waste. My college friends and I went on a trip to Real, Quezon, to try out the little-known surf spot there. Since the surf season has already ended, the waves were a little small and far between. But when they came, the rides were awesome. Another great thing about the slow waves was that the swells were easy to spot and formed beautifully–languid and graceful parallel lines on the otherwise calm sea. It was gorgeous. ^_^
Tomorrow I leave for my Kuala Lumpur-Singapore trip. Work has been so busy that I haven’t even had time to plan and research my itinerary! All I know is that after spending half a day in KL, I’m taking the train to Singapore and that’s it. I hope that I survive this.
And that’s all for today. I’m off to finish packing my stuff–but before I go, I would like to share this stolen picture of me taken by my friend as we were waiting for the sun to rise in Real:
Can I just say how amazing my ass looks in this photo? All my life I have never known my ass to be so round and lifted–not even after my years of Taekwondo training–but here it is, immortalized in digital format. I have nothing else to owe it to except SQUATS–the at-or-below-parallel, barbell kind. So to any lady who might be reading this–lift hard, lift heavy; but more importantly, squat heavy, and squat often. ^_^
Yay!
About to cook myself Vigan longganisa for breakfast in order that I don’t starve to death. Ugh. So not a kitchen person… I would rather EAT food than COOK it. >_<
SELF, Y U no like cooking?!
…and because I’m extra happy today, courtesy of my body’s cooperation in the appearance department, I’m posting this smiley pic of me for everyone’s benefit. Don’t you just love sexy morning lion hair?
Woke up this morning and saw… THIS. Taken after doing my business in the bathroom. I look so fricken LEAN!!! *Happy dance*
Oh, and please don’t mind the nipple action in the second pic there. And while you’re at it, don’t mind the charger cable, too. My Tab’s battery’s drained and it wouldn’t take pics unless it was connected to the socket.
Sunburnt from a day of surfing! Now I’m just tired and shleepy. -_-
With love from La Union. All surfed out! Also, check out muh leg musclez!
Ok it’s not even Friday yet but I’m going to have a Flashback post nonetheless. (This is what boredom does.)
That there on the left is me around six or seven years ago, during my active Taekwondo days. Back then my weight fell in the 52- to 54-kg range. Looking back, I see how, for lack of a better word, “normal” I actually was back then (compared to how heavy I’ve allowed myself to get)… but during that time all I could see of myself was the extra roll of fat around my middle, the jiggly part of my upper arms, the cellulite surrounding my thighs, my thick ankles. I saw myself as fat, and I didn’t like myself very much for it. At the back of my mind I was always comparing myself to my friend in the picture (she weighed around 49 kgs), who I saw as way, waaay skinnier than I was and as such, should be my standard of how I should be.
Looking at this picture now, I see that my friend and I weren’t really that far apart in terms of body size… and that, I shouldn’t have been comparing myself with her in the first place. I realize now that I should have appreciated and loved myself just the way I was back then, and just strove for self-improvement instead of quietly criticizing the way I looked.
But that is all in the past now. I’m glad I’ve found the Tumblr community of positive Fitblrs who have opened my eyes and introduced me to a new way of thinking. I’m currently almost 10 kgs heavier than what I used to weigh in this picture, but I’ve also come a long way from my starting weight when I began this journey. And besides, I’ve learned to let go of my attachment to weight. What’s important is what my body can do and how I feel inside.
So thanks to everyone on here that continue to inspire and send out positive messages to all who desire to achieve healthier versions of themselves. You all are pretty awesome. ^_^
