Self Development Class

HAHAha.. Sounds serious ah. Nah! I just took a Photography and Belly Dancing class. It was fun! I've been wanting to try it since last year but I dont have time to do it...

Photography class
I went to Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) last Tuesday around 6pm and I had to get a parking permit before going to the class. I thought I'm already late but the professor is not around when I got there, and the room is still close so we waited outside. When she arrived 5 minutes later, she gave us forms to complete then we introduced ourselves infront of the class to share what our expectations, etc. Anyways, I took this class so I can be more creative and artsy and to know the techniques in taking pictures.. you know, coz I might be doing something wrong.

Much to my surprise, there's a lot of things that I actually dont know like aperture, f stops, bracketing, etc and this class is really interesting. She actually gave us homework to research on a well known photographer and share it to the class. DARN! and we have to take pictures this weekend and bring it next week for critism.. now I'm scared.. and excited.. haha

Belly Dancing class
Yesterday, I went to the gym to do some cardio (I burned 300 calories... woohoo) and I tried this new equipment called Versa Climber. It looks easy huh (see pix below),, but it's NOT!!! At 7ish, I went to the belly dancing class. Ok, this one is really awkward coz I don't know anyone from the class, and it looks like they already know the routine. But the teacher was nice and she makes sure that beginners (like me) gets what she's talking about. Anyway, I might go back next week and I'm actually thinking of getting a coin scarf on eBay.

Workout Day#3

Last night, I went to the gym right after work and it's ALL packed!!! I had second thoughts of just going home coz I dont want to waste my time waiting. But I waited... coz if I keep on procrastinating, I will never EVER workout. I was actually supposed to go the other night, and I shopped instead.. my bad! =) Anyways, my co-worker told me that I didnt need to workout coz I have a great body (smiles).. but honestly, I hate my tummy. I wanna have a perfect abs someday (dreaming...)

There's a long line on the treadmill so I used the Cross Ramp first. I burned 250 calories for 30 minutes. Nice! I listened to my ipod while I workout and I just love my playlist. Some people read a magazine or a book and that's just retarded.. I think I mentioned that on my previous post. hahaha Here's my playlist.



When I got home, I cooked sarsiado and fried tilapia then watched American Idol. I also watched the Aviator but I fell asleep... I guess I was just soo tired.

Last week...

Last Sunday, we went to Salo-Salo Grill in Glendale to celebrate.. Why? Because I got my first full paycheck from my new job. I dont know, I still call it "new" even though I'm here for almost a month. We ordered fish ball (since Darwin is craving for it), lechon kawali and pinakbet. It's sooo delicious and the food melts in your mouth kinda thing that's why I had a lot of lechon kawali and I got sooo dizzy. I asked Darwin if we can have coffee afterwards... so we went to Borders and I had White Chocolate Mocha and he had regular coffee. I took 5 magazines (Lucky, Jane, Vogue, InStyle, People) and read it while drinking my hot coffee. Im not actually reading it, Im just browsing for the dress and the shoes and the purse.. hehehe Anyways, BOrders is about to close and I havn't read People magazine (Im saving the best for last).. so I bought it instead. Im thinking of getting a one year subscription of People.



I finally got the portable vacuum from Amazon.com. I had it on my wish list since last year. hahaha.. I want it so I can clean the car..There's a lot of dirt beneath those rugs you know. And I eat in front of the TV and sometimes the crumbs are all over the carpet. Im a clean freak. =P



Last Wednesday, I went to the gym and burned 200 calories. It felt really good but after every workout I get really hungry. I called AJ and he told me that it's normal.. He worksout 3x a week. But Im on diet, I dont know what food to eat.. so I end up eating baked longanisa with salted eggs (itlog na pula) and tomatoes.

Tennis Update: Williams and Federer won the Australian Open. I got hooked on Tennis Stats yesterday and I found out that Steffi Graf has the most number of consecutive weeks for holding the #1 seed (377 weeks) and Jimmy Connors for 160 weeks. Federer is unbeatable since Feb 2004. He will soon break Connors' record.. He's the #1 seed for 157 consecutive weeks.. Damn, this guy is really good. I havn't seen Serena play this well too. She really deserves to win. She was ranked #81 and by winning this AO Grand Slam, her rank went up to #14.

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ATP_number_1_ranked_players
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_Tennis_Association
http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com
http://www.atptennis.com

Ready to work out?

I'm supposed to go to the gym tonight after work but I got a call from a friend asking to help her fix her computer. So, I had to change my plans and decided to just go the gym tomorrow. I actually have my gym bag in the car...I just hope I wont get lazy doing this coz it's kinda expensive signing up for a gym membership.

So how did this all started? Darwin has a guest pass at LA Fitness and I told him I want to try it out. So we went to Camarrillo outlet shopping center to buy some gym outfit at Nike. At around 6ish, we went to LA Fitness and I started with the treadmill and I chose the Forest Trail program while I listen to my iPod. Some of the people there reads a book... that's kinda weird.. What's nice about this machine is that it has a fan on it. After 20min, I rest for a lil while and tried the Elliptical Cross Trainer which is a bit harder. I choose the Weight Loss program. hahaha It's good though coz there are times when it increases the stress so it's really hard to move and I got all sweaty. The one thing that made me say YES is this...



Oh... I love to swim... and what's really nice is that it's a heated indoor pool.