Lose Fat, Boost Your Ego ?

Lose weight now and achieve your dream of wearing below 0 size outfits. Lose weight now and get the girl or guy of your dreams.  Shed those awful pounds,feel better about your new self,make others feel bad about themselves and plus, get yourself a fat ass ego !

Have you ever wonder why that guy or that girl or your aunty wants to lose weight ? For the obvious reasons, they want to live a better healthy life. They just want to feel better about themselves on the outside. They want to fit into skinny clothes that'll make them feel uncomfortable even when they've finally fit into it and the list just goes on and on.

Through out high school I have never been the skinny,slim or athletic type. I would say my body type back then would of been a normal lazy ass student type. Still I've notice my peers on how one day, they're body size would be average and a few months later, they would all of a sudden be super skinny, slimmer than they're usually are and wear new,smaller size school uniforms. Congrats for them for achieving it. I'll continue on clapping for them while the inner green monster inside of stops the ground out of jealousy.

But seriously, I am happy for those that have weight issues back then but now have lost the weight and be all happy and cheery because of their new body. But what I also notice for some is that as they lose weight, they're also gaining a considerably amount of boost for their egos. I mean, what gives ?

I've seen a friend or two that are now slimmer than before, laughing at others that are over weight. Making mean jokes and pulling all sorts of nasty pranks towards those innocent kids. Seriously ? You were once them, bullying them is like bullying yourself.

I mean, is there like a rule in some people's mind that as they leave their old fatty self, that they are permitted to make fun of others that have weight issues ?

"Hey Fatty !"

"OMG ! You're already fat, why are you making yourself fatter?!"

"Hey, I bet you can't fit into my pants!"

"You're still eating?!"

"You pig ! Stop eating"

"Here, I'm full, I'm sure you can finish mine right Garbage Truck?"

......are some of the words I've heard so far. Regardless be it in University or High School. Funny how in most University scenarios are similar to those of High School.

Though I usually throw a sentence or 2 towards my friend and he would do the same to me but we mostly do it just between as and only for jokes and to annoy one another cause that's what friends are for right ? Annoy the hell out of each other.

I really admire those that have lost a considerable amount of weight, living a healthy lifestyle and yet are able to encourage their friends to join in their life style. Like inviting them for daily jogs, going to the gym etc. And especially encouraging them even more when their friends are starting to slow down or wanting to give up lifting weights when at the gym. Being an inspiration to others to lead a healthy life style.

Back to the questions, why ? Why bully those when you were once them ? Why ? Aren't you afraid of the consequences of what might happen to them if you keep on doing so ? Will you be able to handle the guilt when your victim commits suicide because of your taunts ?

or am I the only one that have seen this act of cruelty ?

Stupidity is Shown. Respect ?

Adults. Parents, aunts, uncles, grand parents, the old lady that sells vegetables at the Sunday Market are   some of the few people that exist that are categorized as adults. Remember when we were kids and we obey everything adults have to say, no matter how ridiculous or unfair it was ? Even if we were right at that time, adults still win. They'll just use the old "You're just a kid, you're too young to know any of these stuff".

But as we slowly transition into adulthood, we can think for ourselves. We can differ which one is right, wrong, fair or unfair. We have the rights to choose which of which we prefer. Still, this doesn't give us the right to make life changing decisions on our own without discussing it with an adult, especially our parents. Imagine how heart breaking it would be for them to have raised your for 18 years plus,giving you shelter, food,clothes having it all end with you running away with some foreigner working in some random bank. This is kinda runs off topic on what I actually wanted to talk about.

What I wanted to talk about is how some adults think that it is important for us to keep in touch with each other through social network. I mean, I do have a few of my relatives on my Facebook and follow a few of my cousins on twitter cause I don't know, sometime s I reject requests from my relatives, I block some of them on twitter and stuff for privacy purposes. I have my rights to do so. Heck, I don't even add my parents on Facebook. Yes ladies and gentlemen, my parents are not on my friend's list.

At first I didn't add them because I wanted my own space, I'm living in the same house as they are so I don't need to chat with them or comment on their pictures or like their "Cooking bla bla bla tonight" status. I can see clearly with my 2 eyes what they're doing. I don't need to update myself on what they're doing in their office or at the grocery store. Well my parents never update their status based on those marks. I know this because I stalk them through my sibling's account. But once I entered Uni, I realized that every time I fly back to town for mid semester break or whatever ridiculous breaks that exist in our lovely country, the gap of really missing your family is really huge, seriously. There is more meaning when hugging your parents at the airport when your only form of contact with them beforehand is through your phone. We even have more topics to talk about on our way back home from the airport. I think for me that is, I get even more closer with both of my parents because of not being connected with them with any of the social networks. Just imagine, now this is from my point of view, you're friends with your parents on Facebook and also friends with their friends. What would the conversation be like ?

*in the car*
Mother: I .......
A:Yes mom, I read your status
Father:Did you know......?
A:Yeah I favourite your twitter remember?
Mother: Honey, did you .....?
Father: Yeah read his status
*awkward 45 minute silence*

You get my point of view ?

I know some parents would say that they're doing so because they want to keep a watchful eye on their kids and monitor their activities and stuff. Now do you really think that if you're doing so because you wanted SPY on them that your kids would update the whole truth and not just half of the truth on their social networks ? Some post the whole truth, some post up half of it. Some just mash up all the colourful rainbows and unicorns to make up one huge hardly to detect false statement.

Some of my relatives have questioned why I don't add them or my parents on Facebook. I'll always reply with a "Why should I ?" . I almost always update my parents on the things that I do. Preparing for an upcoming performance I would text them. Studying for a quiz I'd tell them. Thinking I'm failing a paper I'd tell them. Wanting to quit half way,roll around on the floor kicking and screaming I would tell them. Taking up Herbalife I'd tell them. Losing weight I'd text them. Done with an event and etc. I think that about covers it on updating my parents on my activities. There was even this once where the security guard allowed us to go out late at night on our last day before break, I even told my mum about that. My mum replied with a "K, take care". Do I really want a mushy mushy comment from my folks on Facebook ? Um no !

My mum almost brought up that she couldn't see my pictures from Perth on fb since we weren't friends. I took out my iPod and showed her the pictures there. Take note that this post is not to encourage people to remove their relatives from Facebook or whatever. It is just an opinion.

Recently I was added into my relatives 'group' on whatsapp and I knew I did not wanted to partake in any of the chats due to finals ( 1 out of 2 reasons why I left the group ) so I left the group the second I was added. I knew that topics that have no connections to me or whatsoever will be discussed on the group. So I decided to leave it. Staying in the group would just be a waste of my phone's battery and also fill up my phone's memory. I didn't know there was going to be an 'issue' about it. Its just a group for goodness sake, anything important my parents would just update me through a DIRECT whatsapp or text or just give me a call. What you had for breakfast or where you shopped doesn't really effect my life.

A: Had this for breakfast *post picture on Whatsapp*
B:You should try this *post picture*
A:Drinking this too*post pic*
C:E when are we going to the movies?
B:Movies can I come?
A:Can I come as well E?
C:Hey E?
B:E?
W:Why isn't E responding ?

Sure, the purpose of the group is to update on important things or yeah if you want to show the people in the groups what you had for breakfast go a head. But seriously ? Talking to another person through the group is just dumb. People left, right, are saying " We don't need to know what you want to say to that said person" or "You can just Whatsapp them privately you know?" But they don't. You know why ? Cause you're an adult and 'kids' 'respect' adults. I left the group cause I know what is important to me. Yes family is important, but spams aren't. Everybody knowing everything about you, be it a relative or not, is not fun at all. Its almost like an overly attach girlfriend who monitors her boyfriend's every move and you know that never ends well for any of the involved party.

In A Nutshell : Trip to Perth

Those that are friends with me on Facebook would know that I've been away on a so called field trip to Perth with a few of my friends. We stayed there for a whole week. Sure, 7 days does sound long but in actual fact, 6 days is not enough for most of us. Basically because all 10 of us are crazy shop-a-holics !

The first 3 days of our trip was guided by the local travel agency in Perth, Jutawan Tours . The tour guide basically took us to all sorts of interesting places around Perth. From the Chocolate Factory to Mandura to the Fremantle Market where we spend almost half of our given allowance. 

The weather there is pretty cold. One some days when I feel to lazy to bring my sweater, I try my best and bare with the weather. It is cold but at the same time refreshing....minus the effect it has on my skin, lips, hairs etc. Finding Halal foods in Perth isn't that difficult. There are lots of Arabic and Malay restaurants in Perth. So it wasn't a problem for us.

I was in total shock when I saw how most of the people there were so nice. Especially those that work in the malls. Their cheerfulness, manners and what not are on an entirely different level than those of most Malaysians. I entered this one store called Man To Man and the sales girl came up to me,greets me and even started a conversation with me. At first I thought she was doing this because she knew I was a tourist but when an Australian came in a different sales person came up to him and started doing the same thing. Not in just Man to Man, Cotton On, EB Games, Fremantle and even at the pharmacy. My friends would take pictures every five minutes and locals there would just approach us and offered themselves to take photos of us. Even when we were at Break Waters, this lady was busy looking after her kids when all of a sudden she approached us and offered to take our photos. I mean how often can you see that here right ?

Our apartment was nice. We had 2 so we divided into 2 groups. My apartment consisted of Ayman, Tyka, Syafa, Nab and myself. Everything was equipped as if we were staying in Perth permanently. From washing machine to a dryer,fridge, oven and a television which has crappy channels. Our favourite channels would have to be channel 32, especially when its night time.

Shopping was crazy as I had to bought stuff for people that sponsored my trip. Thanks to those that were involved. I also bought a few for my family. Everyone kinda regret spending too much money at Fremantle since there was this one store in the city, which also sells souvenirs at an even cheaper price. I seriously think I would of saved more money if I had bought souvenirs there instead. I was planning on not spending too much of my Australian money so that I could used the money to buy a new phone. In the end, I ended up with only 30 dollars.

Alia brought us to Synergy Park on our fourth day in Perth.... we walked to Synergy Park from Kings Park for about 15 to 20 minutes. Imagine walking for that long and the land you're walking on is fully covered by sand. I think most of my fat was burned there. She invited some of her friends who were Malaysians that study in Perth as well. Too bad I did not get the chance to ask them a few questions due to our schedule and weather. Synergy Park is a really nice place. It was packed with families. Children running around freely as their parents would just sit on the grass and watch their kids from a far. I was told that the criminal rates in the country wasn't that high so the parents did not worry about their children being kidnapped by other people and stuff. The place was packed with teens wearing school uniform on a weekend playing with lots of little children. I heard a conversation between a teen with an adult, they were doing some sort of charity where they take the kids out to play in the park and such. Each student gets to take care of 1 or 2 children I think. They would just play Frisbee, hide and seek, foot ball, chasing each other,play ground and stuff.

It was also my first time performing my solat in a field. Once I finished, a kid was asking his mother what we were doing and I heard the mother explaining it to him that we were Muslims and we were praying. No one disturbed us during our prayers. It really is nice to see that there's no racism between religions.

The only thing that was in my mind throughout the first 3 days of the trip was to spend as much time as I can with my friends as most of them will be graduating and I wont be able to see them on campus next semester *Insert sad face with tears here* . 

Little did I know it was more than that. A senior of ours, to my surprise was also taking Herbalife ! I never really talked to her when she was still studying on our Uni in Kelantan. As soon as she was told that I was taking Herbalife as well, we instantly clicked and became close. Can I say "thank you Herbalife "? . My friend Shiha and I volunteered ourselves ( was dragged by our senior ) to join our senior in meeting up with her friends and other Herbalife users at Jacob's Ladder. A day before it, Alia ( senior ) kept on asking me whether or not I was up for the task. She keeps on explaining how the walk to Jacob's Ladder would be about 15 to 20 minutes and how the stairs are really really high and it is ! Believe me. I'm afraid of heights but I manage to run ( sarcasm ) up and down the stairs 4 times with Alia. I decided to join in because let's be honest, when will I ever get the chance to wake up at 6 o'clock in the morning just to run up and down a freakishly tall flight of stairs and meet up with a bunch of cheery Herbalife people ? Sure a few of my friends are taking it as well but I can really tell the difference in the atmosphere between the users on my campus and also the users in Perth. 

We attended a Herbalife Opportunity Meeting, HOM at the Hilton Hotel near St.George. It was amazing ! The people, the environment, the success stories. Not just me, even my friend's jaws dropped when they heard the stories from other users. The HOM was just so amazing that 2 of my friends decided to participate in Herbalife as well. Insyaallah they will succeed in it as well.

It get's better ! Alia's Up Line, Yuni and Chris invited us to their house in Perth for dinner ! Most of us went to their house, I mean who can refuse to free food right ? Especially when they were making home made pizzas, Spaghetti and oven baked chicken ! They were really nice and welcoming. They would signal each other using facial expressions when my friends and I started talking in dialect. They even gave each and everyone of us an evaluation. Sadly, I gained 1.2 kilos while I was in Perth ! Blame it on the delicious catering we had for every dinner. Listening to their stories,reason why they joined,their achievements and what not really makes me want to work even harder. But before I can really do the business, I need to really be disciplined . I need to really be a product of the products. Not just taking the shakes and quit half way. If I can lose 5 kg in a month, I am sure I can lose 5 more.

All in all, the trip to Perth was amazing and I hope I'll get the chance to go there once more. With a friend or two, in a group or maybe who knows maybe I'll go on a solo trip.