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im just gonna quickly type sth to commemorate this wonderful event..

MY REMINSCENCE GROUP IS OVER!!!!!

as in it went ok i guess..i mean compared to other people when they facilitate the reminscence groups i guess mine still needs lots of work but i think i did fairly ok considering the last minute changes and speaking in a dialect i hardly know how..

i had some techinical difficulties and the environmental set up i agree but you have to gimme credit for considering it..i mean though i decided not to plug in the speakers coz there was no power plug the fact that i BROUGHT speakers means i thought of it mahh...hiaz...but nvm..im just glad its over and there weren't any unmanagable or discouraging behaviour..so thank goodness for that and for everyone who helped me prep this thing till 1.30 am..ahaha...

im still at woodlands as we speak...i brought the laptop so i thought might as well since no one else is in the room except me...ahah...ok...ppl are returning...more tonight..heh...ITS THURS!! ONE MORE DAY TO END OF WEEK 2!!!!

PS im sure they're gonna make me run one more reminiscence group to "train me up" -_- agreed it will train me up but you know...it sucks....sucks sucks....ahaha..whiny..where is your wonderful learning attitude ms kwek? back to top?

went youtubing again aft a long while ( when i was supposed to be doing work) and i stumbled upon this group aka ForU...ahaha..they look filipina but sth tells me they're situated in toronto...

ok...i just checked it out...they are situated in toronto...the girls are filipina, one guy's from canada and the other from italy...cool..ahaha..so anyway..they did H&S and i thought its not bad for 4 ppl..front part better than back tho..melia your HIIIIDE AAANNNDD SEEEEEK is WAY better than their's man..you ROCK..ahaha..they did seasons of love too...although they did it with the bg music but they have good vocals tts for sure...heh..



SO ACAREAK PERFORMED YESTERDAY AT YMS!! WOOHOO!! more comments from me on tt on the acareak blog...got back so damn late last night...or this morning to be specific but it was fun lah...good ol' sweaty fun..ahaha..we shld do tt more often..perform more often with more excuse to be out late more often and stuff..ahaha..MELIA! PICS!! ahah..

hiaz...im supposed to be planning for my group sessions next week but...hiaz...im so sian..ok...i should try to start or i will hate my sunday night and sleep late and die on monday morning again...woohoo.. back to top?

i feel it...the same kind of stress and loss..

a lil more control now but im starting to feel it...i think its the lack of sleep...i need rest...and planning...oh goodness SAVVVVEEE MEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

hiazhiazhiaz....is independence supposed to be a good thing? i feel so lost...like im supposed to know wad i want when i dun really know...is it ok to make the mistakes? i dunno...i seem more relaxed with the other professionals and i feel more willing to ask seemingly stupid questions..aiyah..anyway...2mr is friday thank goodness....although its just gonna get worse but at least the weekend is sth to look forward to...1 week down...3 more to go...when the going gets tough...the tough get going...when the going gets rouuuugh...the tough get rough heyheyheyheyhey!! ahaha..

AIYOHHHH...what to wear for the gig? my supposedly nice outfit i imagined i thought wld have a nice edgy pseudo fe-male ( the dash is there on purpose) look but in the end i just looked like a tranny with boobs -_- how howhow?! haiyohhh..

anyway...this week i realised i can actually speak a considerable amount of dialect...i mean basic simple ones...shortshort instructions...i never knew i had it in me...nananana..nananana yeaaa...time to get better...work work work this out...ahaha...sth is wrong with me...YA THINK?! ahha..ok ...its 940...i told myself id sleept early tonight...1030...yes =S back to top?

WELLL....

melia was sneaky and gave everyone of us a shock with her sneaky return home...ahaha...some were shocked earlier than others...ahahaa...i loved everyone's expression when melia walked in..ahahaahahah!!!!! i should have taken a pic man..ahahaa

anyway...my clinical placement dropped me an email and i replied just now with all my questions and.....the email is not being able to be sent through...so stupid..now i have to call...i HATE calling sups man...hiazzzz..

and wad a busy weekend this is gonna be....and the following week's bound to be as fun as hell....woohoo...woodlands here i come...ahahaha...MAN!!!!!WHYYYYYY!! TELL ME WHYYYY!!! OK...i am gonna make the BEST out of this placement...im gonna just make all the intelligent mistakes tt i can and just see how it goes..im there to learn...not impress....yess....ahahaahah...tts the key thing..

we had a lesson on EQ today...v cool...and guess wad? i scored highest on the music intelligence followed by interpersonal...wouldja look at tt man?! ahaha...its kinda cool actually...oh well...ok...im tired..im supposed to be reading but my cramps are back...today was such a horrid experience with panadol menstrual...conclusion aft consuming for the 2nd time: it doesnt work for everyone...instead of relieving your pain..it makes it worse...i actually was short of breath, nauseous and of course in complete uterine pain...ahahaa...and with tt the whole body feeling damn weak...once i puked i felt way better...ahaha..

but the tiredness showed itself when i was trying to rush to GWC to meet jon and dan for dinner...as fast as i know i cld and usually do walk..my body just couldnt go any faster...i was so weak....damn mensus...ok...i need to sleep...cutting hair 2mr at some dubious place for the sake of home and comm...WISH ME LUUCKKKK!! ahhaa back to top?

ding ding ding ROUND 2..

clinicals are about to take place again...and boy am i psyched...

i hear this placement's challenging..im worried i wun deny tt...the last round of clinicals was just gross with all tt shit on ability and performance..the placement itself was nice...it was the shit outside of it tt was shitty...ahahaa...im just freaking worried as you can tell....i dun wanna screw this one up also!!! PLEASE!!!

been feeling this incredible amount of stress this week and all stemming from me as a problem..my brain, my personality, my physical appearance, my voice..wad a harsh week i created for myself...well...work in progress and im getting ready for battle..at least im trying to get myself ready...ahaha...ok not funny..serious business..heh..

and the gig being on the same week as my 1st week of clincials...i guess its better than midway or at the end...ahaha...stress stress...WOODLANDS!!! WTHHHHHHHH!!!! ok..its ok ness...breathe...it doesnt matter...dialect can be learnt eventually, being alone is just another thing, know your stuff ( you eventually will)...ok...i can..i can do it...aft tt 1st round of shit...wads another round man? BRING IT ON!!! WOOHOO!!!

MAN I'M EXCITED FOR THE GIG LEH!!!!! =)))) AHAH! ANNNDDD!!!! MELIA IS COMING HOME!!!! she can sing with us!! and VAL IS COMING BACK TOO!! but im busy....woohoo...i cant wait for christmas.......sleepovers, fun, carols, singing, BADMINTON!!!

ok school in a few hours time...sing lang session 2mr..SO EXCITING!!! ahaha..get to see my sup again...and i get to learn some stuff AND...well..i guess CE briefing is sth to look forward to too i guess...psych yourself up again...wheeeee... back to top?

I did my home work...parts worth reading are in green:

http://new-fitness.com/body_fat_measuring.html

Body Fat Measuring - Know where you stand with your weight
Know where you stand with your weightThe average person grows up thinking about their weight, without taking into account their body fat percentage. Realizing your weight alone doesn't distinguish whether the pounds come from fat or muscle. In order to assess your physical fitness level, you need to regularly monitor your body fat. Reducing body fat and building muscle is associated with numerous benefits such as greater strength, reduced likelihood of injury, and higher metabolism.

There are several ways to determine your body fat percent available today.

Gaining wide support by medical and fitness experts is the bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). From the privacy of your home, this method offers the easiest and most convenient method by integrating advanced technology and traditional BIA into a bathroom scale.

Android or "apple-shaped" obese people are more vulnerable to disease than those who are gynoid or "pear-shaped."

Waist Measurement

Waist size is an additional, independent risk factor and can be used in conjunction with any other method. It reflects growing evidence that excess visceral fat - surrounding the abdominal organs - on its own increases the chance of heart disease or diabetes.Research indicates that visceral fat (waist size) is more important in the disease process than subcutaneous fat which is just under the skin ("love handles," "pinchable inches"). Abdominal fat cells appear to produce certain compounds that may influence cholesterol and glucose metabolism. In men, a waist size of >40" and in women >35" is an indication of increased health risk.

Bioelectrical Impedance
Body impedance is measured when a small, safe electrical signal is passed through the body, carried by water and fluids. Impedance is greatest in fat tissue, which contains only 10-20% water, while fat-free mass, which contains 70-75% water, allows the signal to pass much more easily. By using the impedance measurements along with a person's height and weight, and body type (gender, age, fitness level), it is possible to calculate the percentage of body fat, fat-free mass, hydration level, and other body composition values.

Conventional BIA normally uses underwater weighing as its method of reference.Using BIA to estimate person's body fat assumes that the body is within normal hydration ranges. When a person is dehydrated, the amount of fat tissue can be overestimated. Factors that can affect hydration include not drinking enough fluids, drinking too much caffeine or alcohol, exercising or eating just before measuring, certain prescription drugs or diuretics, illness, or a woman's menstrual cycle. Measuring under consistent conditions (proper hydration and same time of day) will yield best results with this method. --could this be?? i just had lunch b4 measuring and i dun drink much water to begin with.......but i still need to exercise anyway..ahah

Because BIA can be affected by body hydration, many professionals may use this method as a means of tracking the hydration status of their patients. This is especially important for athletes who are training or performing, as well as for the chronically ill.In the traditional BIA method, a person lies on a cot and spot electrodes are placed on the hands bare feet. Electrolyte gel is applied first, and then a current of 50 kHz is introduced.

BIA has emerged as a promising technique because of its simplicity, low cost, high reproducibility and noninvasiveness. BIA prediction equations can be either generalized or population-specific, allowing this method to be potentially very accurate. Selecting the appropriate equation is important to determining the quality of the results.

To minimize variables caused by a person's hydration level, measurements should always be taken under constant and controlled conditions.For clinical purposes, scientists are developing a multi-frequency BIA method that may further improve the method's ability to predict a person's hydration level. New segmental BIA equipment that uses more electrodes may lead to more precise measurements of specific parts of the body back to top?

fat, lipids, cholesterol..

you name it...chances are high tt i will die from it...

OMGGGGGGGGGG!!!!

how can?!?! stupid shit i tell you!!!!

went to HPB yest with the school and in healthzone there was this body fat measuring scale thing...you key in your gender, your height, it weighs you and then it sends an electric current thru your body ( which you can't feel) and then it calculates your body fat..like the result wasnt depressing enough on its own when you compare with others ( who are ok with sharing) its even worse and when you analyse it all..i tell you i think i have a lot of visceral fat...tts prob the only explanation when you eyeball it and you look at the figure they churn out....and like cutaneous fat on my body is not at an alarmingly high amount, now i have a seemingly uncorrelatable figure of body fat content for my frame?!?! HOW CAN?!?!!? i'll go research it..ahah..

so depressed....i think i need to become like those exercise ppl who jog and swim and badminton everyday or 3 times a week at least....not for the sake of looking good but for the sake of my health..hiazzzzzzzzzz...i think im gonna die of...CHOYCHOYCHOY man...ahahaa...

haiyoh..i tell you ...i think i finally have a favourite model and its not even an OT model...health belief model...it rocks man...seriously...you can use it to explain ppl's compliance with health enhancing behaviours and activities...and well...yea...ok..random..ahaha

anyway..went to kinsing's house for home ax for our home and comm module..i tell you i was totally seh-ed when i saw and realised just HOW MUCH we had to do and wad a huge pain in the butt it is to be handicapped...seriously...i knew it was tough but to take note of every little thing as you walk from the bus stop to your house to the lift, the market..my goodness...no wonder 1/2 the time the handicapped dun wanna go out of their houses although they know its good for them to..its coz the environment doesnt help them along..not a single bit...its like ok fine..so they make the walkway big enough for a wheelchair to go by but at the end of it theres a kerb -_- or a flight of stairs...of tt the walkway is a slope which is just too freaking steep and the user will just fly down the ramp...hiazz...ok..enough complaining..it was a tiring day but chanced upon this ice cream place and its nice and cheap!!!body fat and still ice cream huh? see...health behaviour..but tt was b4 the harsh reality of body fat struck me.....

anyway..alarm clocks have not been working for me yest and today...ive been waking up at the meeting time...or close to it...HIAZZZZZ....vanessa kwek late 2 days in a row...record breaking or what man? ahaha..and the day of performance draws near...both the skit ( we havent rehearsed anything yet fyi) and the gig ( WOOHOO!)...

ok..ive run out of things to blog...too tired.. back to top?

i just realised all the boybands of our era all do acapooku..as in..they start out acapooku...so cool..anyway..recently im on the nsync phase ( dirrrty pop) thanks to melia ( yes its your fault) ahhaa..and look wad i found man...i tell you..the way they sound live is better than BSB..since young i notice BSB ah..the solos can never get a hold of their voices and pitch in the start of the song but nsync somehow quite steady..not to mention their bass ( joey i think-the red hair dude) is SOLID..like the 98deg one..OH! 98degs also..acapella..seee....cool huh? ahaha..

i love JC's voice man..justin's is kinda nice too actually i just realised..tt first guy whose name i can NEVER rmb has a good tenor or even descant voice..ahaha..but seriously...its kinda freaky with his whole look..ahaha..and the harmony and the sound is tight lah...its moving as one...blended..tts GOOD..its not just this song lah...generally..even BSB also...maybe coz all male so the tone? i dunno man..



check out the movements here...ahaha..and i so did not get tt last part...like wad? pulling an MJ ah? MJ always did tt kind of thing..sing then stop and then sing again...scream screaM SCREAM...stupid americans ...sheesh if they did tt in singapore i tell you aft the 2nd time MAX no one will be screaming..we'll all just be waiting and like HURRY UP LAHHH ..ahaha..good vocal acrobatics tho..haha..



ok..rockapella in a few hours time...SO EXCITING!!!!! ahaha...i heard sam is gg with her bf too..so....hmm...monday we will have a million things to talk about...MWHAHAHAH!!! let the music heal your soul whoawhoawhoa...i shld do some work now...ahahaa... back to top?

im on a nysnc thing now aft reading melia's blog...ahahaa...allow me to share my pri sch memories with you guys..ahaha

THIS was prob the first nync MTV i ever watched and i liked it..i still like it...its so corny..ahaha..but its cute lah..ahah..esp when they start hitting themselves ( i think) like they're schizo or sth..ahah..i wld put the vid here except they disenabled the embedding function -_- and tt 1st guy tt sings ( can nvr rmb his name) really sounds....scarily female..
http://youtube.com/watch?v=TzTEsS7Qzq8

and i din know they did this with gloria estefan..cool...



and of course my ALL TIME FAVOURITE...of which they ALSO disenabled the stupid embedding thing..
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vIwm9jUjLvk

heh...pilates and gym session today...tiring but good...i still prefer yoga though...i MIGHT consider signing up for lessons maybe at some community centre..its damn good...can feel your muscles really stretching and your spine moving..pilates is...well..maybe coz we got an actual instructor for pilates compared to my lecturer for yoga he was kinda intimidating and his instructions were not clear...so yea....ahaha...general vibe from everyone was preferance to yoga lah..heh...yoga has a somewhat more calming aspect integrated too..so yea...hmmm..yoga lessons anyone? interested? ahah..

all souls day 2mr..thinking of gg to st theresa's for mass...then i can shun bian visit the columbarium and see kongkong...but...hmm..dunno leh..see how..anyone wanna join me? heh..and i CAN'T wait for sat!!! MICS! FINALLY! SO EXCITING!! ahaha..and a nice lunch and desert thereafter..heh.. back to top?