*Sunday, 30th November 2008*
It was quite a hassle to dress up ala hip hop style. I only know it's popular with the black Americans, big bling blings, hoodie, cap, baggy pants...
So, when Cheryl announced that there will be a 2 hours Hip Hop Gangsta themed B.Jam class on 28th Nov, I googled on how to dress up like a real hip hop and not those local styled hip hop (ahem..) 
*Picture courtesy of www.watsonguptill.com
I got a sleeveless hoodie myself, a big pendant and cap but in the end, I just wore a baggy pants, a black tee with big graphic prints and head bandana. Too much hassle to put the rest on. To tell the truth, I always have this perception that hip hop is not good to dance at but still, I was very excited about it.
But I was wrong. Cheryl, together with the two legendary FF B.Jam princesses, Leonara and Azie, made the class go wild and delivered some really good ass-kicking moves! Something like this:
*This Feedback track by Janet Jackson is totally different from the usual B.Jam moves!
Of course, it's not exactly the moves we did, but similar like that. =) Those regular B.Jammers were really good, while I was a bit in struggling, trying to keep up with the choreographs. It would be really good if they would organize more special theme class like this in the future - I think it can attract more potential members.
Hip Hop Wasn't That Bad Afterall
From My Playlist 24
*Friday, 28th November 2008*
Sexy - Shawn Desman
She was unlike anything I've ever seen.
Body so phat so I said "I got to be that one man leaving tonight with your hand in mine".
Oh whats your name, push up on me, do your thang.
I love that you have no shame,
So sexy I feel your game.
(Noo) You so sexy girl
What does it take to get close to you ?
Girl I'm loving the things that you do
(Baby tell me can we play this game)
I wanna know it's about to go down
Cause your body looks like Honey.
(I'm feelin you, your feelin me the same)
And I wanna come and kiss you more
Cause your lips look good like Honey.
(Baby girl I don't play games to loose)
I wanna know it's about to go down
Cause your body looks like Honey.
(Anything you want I'll do to you)
And I wanna come and kiss you more
Cause your lips look good like Honey.
Darkchild (ohh) we gon make it hot
All my people the floor (ooh) we gon make it hot. (woo)
Shawn Desman (ohh) we gon make it hot
We gon keep this thing moving (ooh) like it just dont stop. (woo)
Now shes acting like she is all that
And I said, "What you got" the fact that she said
"You know I'm stacked" then I said
"No disrepect but girl you've got more than a little bit"
Then she said "Can you notice?"
Then I said, "girl don't start it".
Then she said "If I do then I'll finish".
(Noo) Your so sexy girl
What does it take to get close to you ?
Girl I'm loving the things that you do
(Baby tell me can we play this game)
I wanna know it's about to go down
Cause your body looks like Honey.
(I'm feelin you, your feelin me the same)
And I wanna come and kiss you more
Cause your lips look good like Honey.
(Baby girl I don't play games to loose)
I wanna know it's about to go down
Cause your body looks like Honey.
(Anything you want I'll do to you- yeheeahh)
And I wanna come and kiss you more
Cause your lips look good like Honey.
Dahil Sa 'Yo
*Wednesday, 19th November 2008*
"Hey, I'm having a performance at a wedding dinner at Glenmarie Holiday Inn on Sunday, you wanna come along and help us to take photo? There will be food serve too, the bridegroom reserved a table for us."
That's what Xavier texted me on last Saturday. I agreed to it and I found myself sitting in the ballroom of Holiday Inn the next evening.
Together with Daemon and his fellow members of his singing group, Xavier performed a total of eight songs (if I'm not mistaken) in different languages such as Hokkien, English and Philippines, all in acapella.
I like the particular fourth song, which is a relaxing classic Philippines love ballad called Dahil Sa 'Yo or Dahil Sa Iyo (Because of You). I tried to find a good rendition of it and was shocked that there's another song with the same name out there, performed by many different artistes.
After sorting them out, here are the two different rendition.
Dahil Sa 'Yo - The Lettermen
Dahil Sa 'Yo Jazz Version - Charlie Green
Dahil Sa Iyo (Because of You)
Dahil sa 'yo, nais kong mabuhay (Because of you, I want to live)
Dahil sa 'yo, hanggang mamatay (Because of you, until I die)
Dapat mong tantuin wala ng ibang giliw (You must know, you're my only love)
Puso ko'y tanungin, ikaw at ikaw rin. (Search my heart, it's you and only you.)
Dahil sa 'yo, ako'y lumigaya (Because of you, joy came into my life)
Pagmamahal ay alayan ka (Undying love I offer to you)
Kung tunay man ako ay alipinin mo (Can this be true, I am under your spell)
*Ang lahat sa buhay ko'y dahil sa 'yo
*Ang lahat sa buhay ko'y dahil sa 'yo
Ang lahat nang ito'y dahil sa 'yo (All that I am, is because of you)
Ang lahat nang ito'y dahil sa 'yo. (All that I am, is because of you)
Gym Is My Second... Er, Third Home
*Friday, 14th November 2008*
Gym is my new third home. Nivlac's place would be the second.
But when I spent about 4-5 days per week in the gym, it rather feels like gym is my first home. But heck, I'm only there for at most 2 hours per day. Add in the changing, showering, break and "eye-conditioning plus drooling" activities... well, make it 3 hours.
For some of the FB loyal brotherhood, you probably saw my pics during the Halloween Graveyard Party at FF. That night, we saw the studio in Axis was decorated with "spider webs", tombstones, dried leaves while receptionists were in "witchy" mode with black lipstick, black fingernail polish and tall witch hat. Even Azie and Kenny became Ursula and... er... whatever the other name was. We did the first part of 39 release and followed by 43.
I usually forgo Harvin's B.Step on Monday as I'm in dire need of rest after the strenuous PT on weekend. So, Tuesday will see me in DC's Pump and followed by Cheryl or Jeremy's Jam class. Since I skipped Harvin's class on Monday, I'll compensate that with Peter's B.Step on Wednesday. And finally, Jam again on Friday.
But there are some changes this week.
I gotta work tomorrow till 3.15pm. Which means, I'm not going over to my second home tonight. Plus, I haven't been updating my other blog for some time, I decided to skip Tuesday's Jam. So this week's schedule was: Tuesday - Pump, Wednesday - B.Step. But there was surprise yesterday when I checked the timetable... B.Attack was replaced by Jackson's B.Pump. With blogs updated and no other prior plans or tasks at hand, there's no reason for me not to go. :P Hence that makes Tuesday - Pump, Wednesday - B.Step and Thursday - Pump.
It would be good if they can stick with Pump on every Thursday though. Another bad-but-not-so-bad news was Peter will be going on holiday for two weeks, hence will only be seeing him in December.
Now, let's see if can make it to Jam with Azie on Sunday after PT.
Birthdays And Outings At The End of October And Early November
*Wednesday, 12th November 2008*
There were birthdays at the end of October. Savante, Imag, WMW and me. Ryan helped to plan a celebration for Savante and me on 26th Oct at RedBox Plus Pavilion (thanks again, Ryan!). Everyone turned up late except Jin who sang and dance alone to his lala songs (ahem..) Poor Jin-ny.
As expected, the gang were so obsessed with Mamma Mia The Movie, so most of the songs we covered are Abba's. A bit of Rihanna's. One Kylie. Oh, and one Teresa Teng. :P
We wandered Pavilion after that and I followed Cheryl's car to have dinner with Janvier, Chief, Apollo and Lifebook. Venue was in Jaya One but Duck King was overcrowded (not good for someone who screams "I'm hungry!"), Secret Recipe doesn't appeal to us, Kinaree's a little expensive and Cheryl can't take Wendy's as she just had her gallbladder operation. So we settled with Fireman Steamboat instead, which I think they copy from BBQ Plaza. The limelight of the night perhaps was the fire-playing show by some foreign worker (imagine go-go boy who eats fire in BKK, it's almost the same, except for the leather outfit and underwear).
And chilled at Coffee Bean till they shoo us away with Savante, Nasser, Defiant and the rest of the gang.
Come Saturday, Nivlac, Sinner, me and another few friends had a birthday lunch with WMW at 1U and then we adjourned to the Highstreet area for Halloween event. By 6pm, Nivlac and I went to Ninja Jones for dinner - the food were good, service was attentive but the songs they played... let's say, they're not Japanese music.
We rushed to KLPac after dinner to watch the YKLS production of Breakin' It Down at KLPac with Chief, Savante, Leggie, Froggie, Nasser and BunnyBan. Bumped into Kiwi and we were both seated at the same row. They sang all jazzy songs but the climax was this short skit.
Api play as a scarfed lady, being approached by two guys, one of them is Janvier himself. So, Api chose the other guy instead of Janvier and Janvier enraged, drew his sword and a fight began. He killed his opponent and dragged Api away, just to be deceived by Api where he was ambushed and murdered by Api. Api then ran back to his lover's body and start doing a resurrection-sort-of-incantation to bring him back to life and they both lived happily ever after.
Everyone love the drama part. I laughed till my tears came out.
We end the day with Hokkien Mee supper, just opposite KLPac. Thanks everyone for the celebration and presents!
Weird Taste Protein
*Monday, 10th November 2008*
I was told that I looked skinny plenty of times and I should eat more. So, when I go out for dinner with flogger friends, you can hear this:
"Jason, you're the skinniest among us, so you have eat more. Come, I scoop for you!"
And my plate will be filled with a mountain of rice, meat, vegetables bla bla bla... But that doesn't work for me as I'm still skinny!
Now that I'm going to gym often, they said I need to take protein. I'm not fond of those protein drink (1. expensive, 2. Ujin took too much of that till he need to do operation to remove a stone from somewhere in his abdomen) so I increased my protein intake through lunch and dinner. In one week time, I ate so much eggs till I feel like I'm going to get heart attack very soon.
Nivlac was not around last weekend, and while I was ransacking the kitchen cabinets for ingredients to cook for lunch, I saw his protein container (6kg size I think). I got curious and so after meal, I opened it and took two scoops of the powder with just water.
It tastes quite awful, seriously. When I read the label, it says "strawberry flavored, artificially" (erghhh...) It feels like taking milk powder but no milky taste. Maybe I should add it with plain low fat milk instead of water next time.
He said he's no longer drinking that so I can have all the balance (more like the leftovers) myself. But how am I supposed to bring milk to the gym????
