Healthier me...

'You need exercise!'. 'You need to lose weight!' 'You can't eat that, too much cholestrol.'

Those are the nagging words said by nearly all the people around me in different situations and stages of my life. The last time i really do a work-out is during my secondary school days (17 yrs old) when i can still run 100m in 12 seconds and do 1500m in under 5 mins. I must admit that i have done a terrible mistake in not maintaining my routine which now resulted in a bulging tummy and 3XL size. Well, i may not be diagnosed with any serious major illnesses yet but i presume that i will one day get them in a string if i don't do anything to change my lifestyle/habits.

Last month, was the first month i did a serious work-out. It actually starts off with my wife wanting a baby boy. From her internet research, she has to keep her body pH alkaline/neutral to conceive a baby boy. It was said that the XY kromosome in the sperms die faster in acidic body. So we start practising this diet to increase alkali-food intake and reducing the acid ones..
Generally, alkali is found in fruits and vegetables. And acids are found in meat, chicken, fish and all other junk food which uses all sort of chemicals. I also found out thru my online research that in order to prevent contracting diseases such as cancer, we have to keep our body pH neutral/alkaline. This is actually quite difficult to achieve because of the modern day food which mostly are acidic in nature. So we start having steamed/saute' vegetables for dinner. An we have a schedule of Acid vs Alkaline Food pasted on our refrigerator as a quick reference.

Then we move one step further into other ways we can stay healthy. The place where we stay has a cubhouse complete with a small gymnasium. After much persuasion from my ever-caring wife, i made my first step to the gym. I lasted only for 5 mins on the bicycle and 5 mins on the weight training. I didn't give up and i keep coming again and again to improve my performance. Now, after 6 weeks, i can last for 30 mins non-stop on the elliptical cycle and 30 mins doing weight training and crunches. I do miss some days due to office workload but i make it a point to at least keep it to once every 2 days.

Now i feel much healthier and livelier. This is apparently noticed by my colleagues in office. I paid more attention to the things we eat. We definitely eliminate McDonalds and other similar fast foods. Now i'm enjoying more good home-cooked meals. On the other hand, my wife is getting better at cooking now with more varieties.

Well, i may not have my dream figure yet, but i believe that with consistency i will succeed. As for now, i will just have to make do with my smaller love-handle.

To my wife: Thank you for your everlasting patience, encouragement and caring for me, without which i would not have start on this initiative. I'm doing this because i want to grow old with you...

What is love?

It's been some time since i last wrote here... My family which consist of my beautiful wife and 2 lovely daughters, finally came to join me in August last year. It's such a relief that the family is now complete in a foreign land. Prior to that, i was like living in a lala-land, imagining doing activities with my family. And long distance relationship is actually not doing any good for a young family like us, emotionally and spiritually. Well, some people believe that 'Distance makes your heart grows fonder'. In some sense, it's actually true for a short period of time like less than a year, but being too long away from each other can also just make your heart disappear into thin air. It will make you think all sorts of silly questions that may not have been thought like, 'Can you define love?', 'Is there any love left in the relationship or is it just responsibility?'.

For me, love is indefinite. It can be a lot of things to a lot of different people such as 'Love=Money' or 'Love=Sex' or 'Love=Responsibility' or 'Love=Security' or 'Love=Children'. You can't really explain the meaning in any single words. It's just a feeling that is embedded in your heart that justify your actions. Maybe until one day, when you can really define true love, then you can start living your true life.