Day 211

Today, I decided to leave work early-ish and go over to Jaya33 to work out instead. A spin on the usual routine. Had to get back into the groove after wasting precious work out days during the long weekend, which was actually spent pigging out in Asia Cafe. :P Called Pauline to join me, tempted her by telling her that there was going to be BC. After ffk-ing her in the 2 previous Jaya33 classes, felt bad about not joining her too. :P

Anyway, I thought I saw that it was Lorraine replacing the class today, but it was another instructor whose class I've never gone to before. Hmm. I won't write his name here because I want to complain about two things... but pls don't take this the wrong way. I'm not bitching, and pls read this in a tongue-in-cheek manner. Seriously, there is nothing horrendous about his class or anything of the sort. I have to say that I was enjoying myself for the first-half even. :P

Okay, the main reason that I'm kinda peeved is because he forgot the chorey to Bagpipes which is UNFORGIVABLE to me. Hahaha! Cos even a n00b like me can remember the steps, so an instructor like you can't make a mistake that a n00b doesn't make. :*( The four-steps-punch-to-the-front, knifes, etc continues until the "eerrnnggggg" part in the music. That is totally normal and expected lah, because during the "eernnnngggg" part, you're supposed to sink down and rise up again what! Sorry if you don't get what the "eerrnnnggg" part means because you have to listen to Scooter's Bagpipes to get what I'm saying.

Anyway, it's still ok if he cued wrongly, but still corrected himself, but he just persisted with his missed-out tempo, which means the knees started on the "eerrrnngggg" part. Unforgivable! How do you even follow the beat for that? O_o

Okay, and then for the second part, he doesn't let us have any fun with the "YMCA" track. Errrr... not to compare, but the other instructors who did this track last time danced to it as well. Sure, like only 5% of the class follow along when they do it, but it's still supposed to be a FUN RECOVERY track. When I added in my own flava to the routine, he asked me to keep my guards up. T_______T FYI, I keep my guards up most of the time, unless the song is a fun one and you can have erm, more style when you do the steps.

Sorry if I offend you in the next statement, but Why So Serious? Everyone knows that Combat is not seriously seriously something you're going to use to defend yourself, nor do I think that if I should ever be mugged, I'm going to put my guards up and start doing jump jacks (haha, yes like THAT advert on TV). It's more like.... a fun way to do cardio and maybe learn some BASICS about martial arts, but not anything that I think I could use in a fight. JUST MY OPINION. Anyway, so if the participants in your class are enjoying themselves and not harming themselves by doing a step wrongly... I don't know la. Instructors who say, "Keep your guards up" then are so... spoil sport.

Just my very HUMBLE opinion. (Not that there are many people reading this. Evidently)

Last of all, this was not directed to me... but to another class participant (I'm sure you can guess who). The instructor asked her not to shout so much. Okay.... this whole shouting-in-Combat thing. I used to be a non-Shouter because I didn't even have enough wind in me to survive 1 class, what more do the steps and shout like a wilderbeest throughout. I think I had my lips pursed shut to give myself this serious warrior face wtf. And then one day, one instructor said, don't keep your breath in to yourself, huff it out, and if you choose to vocalise, then go ahead. Slowly... slowly... the vocaliser in me was awoken wtf wtf.

Seriously, I think punctuating a punch with a "HAAAAAAAA" is bloody stress-relieving. But I won't go gila like Dangerous Guy and go on a screaming rampage. That is just not me, hahaha!

Next, I shout to SUPPORT an instructor, especially when his / her class is really quiet. And I thought instructors like some noiseeee in the house. So I don't know why the instructor asked the other class participant not to shout? Maybe he's concerned that she won't have enough energy towards the end of the track? Let me just say now that if you ask me to shout from the start of the track to the end, I can do it. :P (cocky face... if you could only see me now). Anyway, of course I know my own limits... if I can shout earlier on and I think I'll be able to shout til the end, then that's my business ler...

Fine... next time I know, I'll be silent in this instructor's class...

Not that I plan on a next time. I think I'll go back to Taipan on Wednesdays... Attack!!! At least the instructor there appreciates some well-placed exhalation/shouts... buwahhahahaa.

Having said all that, I'm not dissing this instructor or anything. I'm just sharing opinions. If you think I'm wrong, that shouting is not good (BTW: I'm not shouting for the sake of shouting ok. But sometimes when I feel extra ganas in the class, then I'll be shouting more. It's a scare-tactic when fighting your invisible opponent. Muwahhahahahhahahaha!!!), if you think that your guards should always be up.. then fine. Take it as a learning point for me ... perhaps I should take BC more seriously ... even though I think it's just for fun. ANYWAY. It was still a good workout - and my friend told me that she thinks his class is the most intense BC class that she has ever gone for. (She's been doing BC for a year, but only goes to Jaya33 on weekdays, and mostly to Pavilion. The BC instructors she's familiar with is this guy and Nicholas).

I think this guy has a lot of fans too... his class was quite full. Did a mix of old and new tracks, so he should be an old hand at this stuff too. Anyway, he entertained the right side of the class more, so blueekkk... entertain you by writing this long stuff. Oh..!! He allowed me to punch him 4 times during class... not bad... I like instructors who allow the students who do that. It shows erm... trust. Cos if I get the chorey wrong, the instructor is gonna get hurt,right? Hahahahaha.

P.S.S : This is like. my longest entry ... ever?