100 day Burpee Challenge

I've decided to take up the 100 Day Burpee Challenge organised by my gym, REV Fitness.
So what is a burpee? Is it a person who listen to a burp? (A person who burps is called a burper?)

Of course its not! The definition of a burpee, according to Wikipedia, is is a full body exercise used in strength training and as aerobic exercise. It is performed in four steps:

- Begin in a standing position.
- Drop into a squat position with your hands on the floor in front of you.
- Kick your feet back, while simultaneously lowering yourself into a pushup
- Immediately return your feet to the squat position, while simultaneously pushing up with your arms.
- Leap up as high as possible from the squat position with your arms overhead (you may also clap your hands above your head at the peak of your jump).

The exercise was named in the 1930s for American psychologist Royal H. Burpee, who developed the Burpee test. Consisting of a series of the exercises performed in rapid succession, the test was meant to measure agility and coordination.[1] It is not clear whether the exercise itself was invented by Burpee, or if his test merely popularized it.

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I've included a Youtube instructional video on how to do a burpee as per below:




So what is the 100 day challenge? From day 1 of the challenge, I will do 1 burpee. Day 2, 2 burpees, Day 3, 3 burpees until Day 100; where I will do a hundred burpees.

If lets say you skipped Day 8 and Day 9, you continue it on Day 10, you would have to do 8+9+10 burpees. That would be 27 burpees. So there ain't no skipping, if you do, you still have to make up for the lost days when you decide to continue it again.

So I just started the challenge today, and in my gym, its already Day 8 of the challenge. That meant that I had to do a total of 36 burpees (1+2+3+4...+8) tonight. Tomorrow i'm back on schedule, doing just 9 only.

Anyone, wants to take up this challenge with me?


Boodyboy, out!!!

List: Wedding Song's I'd Like to Have

This was one of the topics that I had on the long journey back from Triang to KL; with FO and MN.

We cracked our heads trying to think of the most romantic songs to be played at each of our weddings (Not easy considering it was past midnight after a long day). The first song that popped into my head was Etta james' At Last, but of course that song has been overused countless time.

Well after giving it a little more thought, here is my list (in no particular order);though I'm pretty sure i cant remember a few that i really like) :-



From this moment
At Last
I finally found some1
Always be my baby
Baby I love your way
My valentine
Have I told you lately
Close to you
Cant smile without you
Fallen
Can’t help falling in love
Can’t take my eyes off you
My girl
Unforgettable
Nothing’s gonna change my love for you
Kau Ilhamku
She
Wonderful Tonight
Everytime I close my eyes
Never Alone
Especially for you
You’re still the one
Wei Yi

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Added :

L O V E

Everything I Do

Selalu Denganmu
I'll Be

Especially for You
Dream a Little Dream

Yue Liang Tai Biao We Do Xin

Unforgettable

Nothing's gonna change my love for you

I love you - David Tao

You and Me - olivia

I honestly love you

Everyday I love you

Love you lately

You are my sunshine (after the rain)

I do (Cherish you)

Thank God I found you

I Just cant stop loving you

The girl is Mine

My Endless Love

I could not ask for more

This I promise you

You are the song of my heart - lee hom

Tonight I celebrate my love

Something Stupid

Only You

Yi Shou Jian Dan de ge

I didn't put up the singer's name cause most of the songs here have been covered over and over again by other artistes. Some original versions are nice while I like the recycled versions for others.

What other songs do you have in mind?



Boodyboy, out!!

How I Met Your Mother

Friend who followed me on Facebook would know that I'm currently nuts over a TV series called "How I Met Your Mother" (HIMYM). I have all the 5 seasons and I'm currently waiting for the 6th season to begin.

This is the Synopsis according to Wikipedia:

How I Met Your Mother is an American situation comedy that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005. The show was created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.

As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby (Josh Radnor),[1] with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting their mother, which explains the title and allows for a narration in the past tense. How I Met Your Mother's other main characters are Marshall Eriksen (Jason Segel), Robin Scherbatsky (Cobie Smulders), Barney Stinson (Neil Patrick Harris), and Lily Aldrin (Alyson Hannigan).[1]

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In my opinion, this show trumps Friends as the ultimate buddy sitcom. This series has a lot of references to the future and the past. After watching the 1st and 2nd season, you can already feel that the writers have wrote the script for this series to last a couple of season. Some references in the 1st season will be shown in the 3rd season while some future episodes will refer to an earlier situation faced.

Yes, it is a comedy that you should follow from the 1st season.

I love the main character, Ted Mosby as he feels like a relatable person who is looking for his true love. He is a man who is jsut tired of the dating scene and hopes to find "the one" as soon as possible. He mentions that he is a lousy boyfirend but is a damn good husband material, LOL!.

The chemistry among this group of friends is also amazing and they always make references to their own inside jokes. Neil Patrick Harris is wonderful as the wing man, Barney Stinson. He even has a spin off book, which is called "The Bro Code" to which he makes references to throught the series. Another book is also on the way, entitled "The Playbook" which Barney refers to in the series to pick up women.

I highly recommend this series if you are looking for some really good fun with a bunch of friends.

I'm looking forward to September, when they start airing the 6th season =)



Boodyboy, out!!!

Doppelganger

Doppel what?? Some might ask.

Doppelganger, according to Wikipedia, is a tangible double of a living person that typically represents evil. In the vernacular, the word doppelgänger has come to refer (as in German) to any double or look-alike of a person. The word is also used to describe the sensation of having glimpsed oneself in peripheral vision, in a position where there is no chance that it could have been a reflection. Doppelgängers are often perceived as a sinister form of bilocation and generally regarded as harbingers of bad luck. In some traditions, a doppelgänger seen by a person's friends or relatives portends illness or danger, while seeing one's own doppelgänger is an omen of death. In Norse mythology, a vardøger is a ghostly double who precedes a living person and is seen performing their actions in advance.

In popular culture today, doppelganger literally means a person who looks very similar to us, physically speaking. A good example would be a picture below of the Barack Obama and his doppelganger.




I was always told that there is always one person in this world that looks exactly like us. And that person is not related by blood to us. Not sure if that theory is proven true, but since there are 6 billion people on this planet, I think that could be a possibility. If he is out there, I'd really like to have the opportunity to meet him.

Speaking of doppelgangers, we are actually our own doppelgangers, 1 way or another. While our looks have not changed much over the past few years (unless you are going through puberty, then this does not apply to you), we definitely would have changed as a person on the inside.

The same can be said to our real life doppelgangers (if they are out there). They would look like us, but I'm pretty sure they may not have the exact same characteristics or behaviours as us.

Back to my earlier point, yes, I am a vastly different person from the person I was 3 years ago. Despite having higher highs, and lower lows than before, I do feel that I am more AWESOME than I was last time ;-p

I definitely never really lived back those days, never took any chances, risks. I was very introverted back then, and now I'm less introverted (while those who know me think I'm somehow perverted ;-p). Some things I have done that has made me proud and happy just even thinking about it. The bad parts, well, we never really want to remember those, do we?

We should always look on the positive side as we will never know what is in store for us. 1 thing I know, is that what ever that may come, I should be brave enough to take a chance and experience it.

How about a toast to our old, doppelganger self. Without them, we wouldn't be where we are today. More awesome, and soon to be even more AWESOME-R!!!

:-D



Boodyboy, out!!

Mistakes

" There are only 2 mistakes along the way to the truth that one makes; not going all the way, and not starting "

It is funny how we must usually learn from mistakes. More importantly, the mistakes we make.
How is it possible that despite having history, friends and families to learn upon, we still makes the same mistakes? Do we actually enjoy hearing the much dreaded phrase : I told you so?

No its not an emo post today. I was just driving back and was just reminiscing about the mistakes I've made in the past. And you know what? It brought a smile to my face. It is nice to know that i can look back upon the mistakes I make and think it is funny. By making light of the situation, it is easier on me and I can learn from it without feeling so much pain of getting it wrong the last time.

More often than not, I get super frustrated when I make a mistake (usually the 1st week), get emo and etc. However, it is strange that I do not use the same philosophy I have with mistakes that I use on Job Interviews.

My philosophy for job interviews is just to apply for any job that you may fancy. Don't be too choosy, widen your horizons a little further. Then once people are calling you up for interviews, do not reject them, even if you think there is almost no chance of you being interested in joining them.

They may just surprise you. In any case, even if it doesn't work out, or you screw up the interview, it doesn't really matter. You will definitely have gained experience and learnt something from it.

When your dream company calls you up for the dream position you've been waiting for, you are now ready to jump on this opportunity. Using you previous experiences, you will definitely be less nervous, and you can do much better in the interview. So all your previous job interviews will definitely give you an edge here.

Same thing with life. Sometimes, when we are in doubt of ourselves, just do it. Take a chance. So what if in the timing was wrong, or you could have chosen a better opportunity. At least when you've done it, you know what it takes the next time another opportunity arises. You might bash yourself thinking that was probably your best chance blown. Don't beat yourself up too hard. You don't know for sure what's coming up around the corner, or a month from now or 5 years down the road. Stay positive and tell yourself: when the RIGHT opportunity comes around, you are now better equipped to make the most of this.

The right opportunity will just. Wait for it...

=)

Boodyboy, out!!!

Blood, Sweat & Takeaways

This was a series I just watched on the Asian Food Channel. Its a reality show where 6 Brits are sent to some part of the world to see where their food comes from.





It is really an eye opener for me as well as today they were supposed to see how the frozen prawns in their British supermarket ended there. They were first sent to Indonesia to work in a Fresh Water prawn farm.



They worked in muddy conditions, doing hard labour while trying to keep the prawns frome scaping during high tides due to the heavy rain. And for about 2 weeks work, the farm yielded 80kgs of fresh prawns and they were paid about 40k rupiahs, just about enough for a McValue meal.



Next, they worked in a prawn processing factory in Indonesia where the average worker had to peel about 1000 prawns an hour, without defect. And their wage? about 40 pence per hour.

It's shocking how little these people are paid when freshly peeled prawns are sold at about 25-30 pounds(Brit currency) per kilo. Its obvious that the middle men take most of the cut. And there is so much haqrd intensive labour involved.



I think this show will teach us to appreciate the food that is served on our tables and not to complain orr waste. Food is a very precious resource and we should think about how much hard work is involved to get the food on our plates.



Highly recommended TV series. Next week, they will be working in the Paddy fields of Thailand. Should be an interesting watch =)






Boodyboy, out!!!

This weekend's listening...

Just got these 2 albums while I had time to kill last Friday. 3 CDs for the price of a premium CD =). Downloaded the 3rd album online. Its a slow cloudy weekend, eh?

My listening pleasure this weekend.

Boodyboy, out!!