23rd Feb was my FIRST TIME to California Fitness, and it shld be my FIRST training with my trainer, Naz (refer to my 14 Feb entry) however, I came at 8.55 am (coz Naz scheduled the training to be at 9am! so early seh!) and was already in the women changing room (means, I have arrived lah) when I received an SMS from an unknown number. I read the sms and it read, "Hi Maria, Naz here... sorry for the late notice.. I'm not feeling well, got to reschedule..I call u tmro to arrange for next week training ok.."

Anyway, upon receiving that sms, I replied, "Alamak.. I am here already in the changing room.." A reply came from him came and it read, "Its ok...u just do light workout...no weights...we train next week ok?"

Of course lah I replied.."Ok...sure..Next week will do.." Guess what? He called! He didnt use his hp to call me.. I assume he was still in the gym, preparing to go home.. coz the number that was flashing on my hp starts from 6534 blah blah.. He told me before he stayed at Bukit Batok (sumpah aku tak tanya pun!). Bukit Batok starts with number 656 blah blah...

Since he called and I have free incoming call, I answered the call. I was rite.. that was him.. Maybe he called to clarify the mon 4pm thing lah.. Our conversations are in English..
"Hello Maria? Naz here. Tmr I call u for next week ok?"
"Oh..ok.."
"Ur ringtone is a chinese song?"
Hahaahaha.. "Yes." (I need to change the ringing tone soon, that chinese ringtone is so outdated..hahahha)
"Oh u chinese ke?"

*eyes rolling* Do I need to be a chinese to listen to chinese songs? I also listen to Indonesian (I have fallen in love with Ungu's song: Kekasih Gelapku and Tercipta Untukmu & not forgetting, Kenangan Terindah by Samson, which I have fallen in love with last year) songs, does that mean I have to be from Indonesia? *slaps forehead*

"No, malay.. That day we got talk in malay per.."
"Oh.. Can speak chinese ah?"
"Can lah little bit.." (I am trying to change lah! Can end the call fast! Hah!)
"Actually, I am here already but I cant train u coz not feeling well, I have to go home so later u do simple workout.. dun carry weights eh.."
"Ok.." (of coz lah if I wanna workout.. who wants to do the weights...I go gym to slim down not to tegapkan my shoulders or badan by doing weights! Hah...)
"ok..bye.."
=.= "K, bye."

After that phone call conversation, I went to do my workout.. like he mentioned, he was there and getting ready to go home so I saw him there.. Of coz he saw me.. and again he said the same thing.. he was sick blah blah.. and he brought me to stepper machine to start my workout..

"So, u know how to operate this thing?" I giggled.. "This is stepper, (pointing to rowing machine), thats the rowing machine and that one (pointing to treadmill) is treadmill, so maybe I know lah.."

He gave a chuckle.. "Eksyen eh.. U try to operate this stepper." Hmm, the normal stepper I know.. doesnt have this 'operating' thing just step on it and exercise lah! So when I step onto it, I cant start!! Naz said, "U see what I did...tu ah eksyen lagi.." He press here, press there.. and the stepper started to move! I also start my workout!

While working out on the stepper, he talked to me.. Layankan ajer ah.. He mentioned he was sick and he was asked to leave, order by the management coz if he still wants to train me, he will spread to me.. so he was assuring me, "tmr we confirm eh." "Ya..ok.." *how many times must he say that?!*

Before he left, "U do this for about 20 mins ah.." I went, "Hah? 20 mins?" He gave a sarcastic look, "then u want 2 mins?" I gave him an evil smirk... I did the workout on the stepper for 20 mins.. Next is the treadmill but I didnt start on it straight away.. Hahahah..Baru 20 mins dah penat?! I went down to the changing room to rest lah!

On Sat (1 Mar), I shld be going for training on 1 Mar on Sat. I woke up in the morning and switch on my handphone. An unread msg from Naz. The msg reads: "Maria, I noe u gg to be super mad but I have to cancel today's training. My cancer-striken cousin passed away. Kena pergi kebumian dia. So sorry will reschedule asap."

Hmm... coincidence.. Last week, he wasnt feeling well, then the next week cousin passed away.. *aah dont care lah, not my problem!*

So, the training's rescheduled on Sat, 8 March at 1pm. I was there way early, at about 1220.. I went for warm up first... on the treadmill.. Then came 1pm, Naz out of nowhere appeared! He asked me to start on the stepper again.. for 10 mins.. After that, we proceed to the moving stairs.. Yeah.. There's this machine that looks like a stairs BUT it is moving. (can say it is like an escalator but smaller like stairs) So, when we work on it, we have to constantly step and step on the stairs.. Tired sia! Naz knew I look tired so he said, "Dont have to do for 10 mins.. When the timer reaches 7 mins.. U stopped." I nodded but in my heart, I was saying, "Why 7 mins! Why not 4 or 5 mins.. Aku dah tak larat ni.." LoL.. The moment I stepped on to the moving stairs.. baru 2 mins I cannot already.. Sighz...

Naz wants me to rest. So I rest. He began the conversation. "You malay rite?" *eyes rolling* Didnt he just ask me that a few weeks ago? Didnt he know the name Maria is a Malay name and didnt he remember speaking malay to me? Definitely I AM MALAY!!! I cldnt be bother to argue with him..layankan ajer ah.. and I answered, "Yes." Now I know why he kept staring at me..trying to be gatal with me on the eve of Valentines Day when I signed up as a member at California Fitness. . . . . because . . . .

The next thing he asked, "U stay clementi kan?" Bingo! Great memory there! I nodded.. Pple tired ah wanna rest cannot talk much.. Hah. He continued, "Clementi Ave what?" Hmm... Layankan ajer ah.. I jwb jer ah, "Last time I stay Clementi Ave 3 and 5 then I moved to Clementi West, which is in the middle of West Coast and clementi."

Then he gave a look as if he was right. "No wonder u look familiar.. From Jin Shan Primary kan?" *shock face* JIN SHAN PRIMARY?! Bila masa aku gi attend Primary school kat Jin Shan?! Dia betul ke tak betul?

I looked at him and gave a surprised look on my face, "huh? Jin shan? me? No.. I wasnt from Jin Shan pri.." He really thinks I am.. "Sure, u were not from Jin Shan pri? u really look familiar.. u sure u not my ex-junior from jin shan pri?"

*raises eyebrows* I look familiar to him? How come he doesnt look familiar to me? He said I look like someone he knew from Jin Shan pri? I gave him the assurance look at my face, "Betul.. I wasnt from Jin Shan pri.. I was from Clementi Town Pri." Dia tak putus asa... "u sure u were not from jin shan pri and then coincidently went to the same sec sch with me at Dunearn Sec.."?

*slaps forehead* DUNEARN SEC?! "Wah.. Gi Dunearn Secondary School sey dulu.. kencang ah... I attended secondary kat Jin Tai the sch popular with gang fights during my first 1 and half years in that school," I spontaneously replied to him with a smile. "Oh.. from Jin Tai..not Dunearn?" Sorry, Naz I have to disappoint u but my answer is yup..I was from CTPS and JTSS and not from Jin Shan Pri and Dunearn Sec.

Out of curiousity, I asked him why suddenly that question.. Naz told me.. "Coz u really look very familiar to me..last time I stay with my grandmother at Clementi Ave 2 and like to disturb this gal who happen to be my junior in pri school..she really looks like u.."

=.= *do I have a twin?*

"Pelanduk dua serupa agaknya..." He gave a disappointed expression and agreed, "mungkin.." Hahaha... Patutlah bukan main gatal that time.. He thought I was that gal he loved to disturb while at Clementi Ave 2.. ...

The next training: To climb up and down the stairs.. Hahahaha... I told Naz.."senang nyer.." He looked at me.. "senang eh... u have to climb up the stairs 2 steps at a time..not the normal steps that we took..." I gave him THE ROCK's eyebrow look and tersenyum sengih.. "Ouh.. like that ah.. Ok.. Can lah.. No problem.." So I start.. I climb 2 steps at a time and Naz from behind, "do not touch the railing.." =.= OK!!! So, I have to do the 2 steps climbing up the stairs for 3 rounds.. 1st round: 3 times.. 2nd round: 5 times. Again after the 2nd round, he instructed me to take a rest.

The conversation continued, "Penat eh?" I nodded.. Mmg ah penat! Climb 2 steps at a time on the stairs without touching the railing and continue doing that for 8 times! Mana tak penat! Remember rite, he has that tattoos on both his arms and on both his legs.. He has those drawings at arms and legs.. God knows..maybe kat badan dia jugak ada.. so I didnt bother much..

Guess what?! While resting, Naz whipped out his handphone and showed a picture to me, "This is my daughter."

*BIG SMILE IS SHOWN ON MY FACE* "Woah.. cute nyer.. belum 1 year I guess umur dia.." Naz nodded.. Hahah..I got it right.. He kept showing the photos of his daughter..

"K... c'mon continue one final round.. if u do this climbing up the stairs everytime u come here, confirm can lose weight.." *Mcm sindir ajer si Naz ni... Slim down eh? Aku gemuk sangat ker?!* So, I carried on with the 3rd round of climbing up the stairs with 2 steps and without touching the railing.. the 3rd round has to do that for 7 times! =.='

Actually after that 3rd round, he has to train me on something else.. Tapi agaknya dia tgk aku ni dah tak leh continue lagi so he asked me to rest and told me that he will be back to get something..

He came back with 2 things on his hand. "K, Maria.. Since u look very tired.. we end the training now..coz with 10 more mins, I dun think u can larat lagi.. and I have presents for u.. Remember last week I had to cancel our training because my cancer striken cousin passed away, so as a make up for that.. I give u a California Fitness Sport Shoe Bag..u can keep ur sport shoes inside and I also give another present for u memandangkan u cant continue anymore.. u look really shagged so, here's a California Fitness Pouch for u.. I call u to schedule for next week, ok?"

I smiled and said, "Thank u.. k lah see u next week." Naz whispered this, "actually not allowed to give u these things but takper u take it.. sssshh dun tell others..." (I wonder what will I get as a 'free gift' for next session? Hah!)

I am looking forward for my next's training..

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I didnt knw that Naz was under contract with California Fitness! He didnt tell me.. I dun bother to ask also.. Haha.. so, I was left with one more session (the free one) with him and a new trainer took over lah.. A male also...Ok lah.. Not bad.. Better looking than Naz.. Wahaha.. Name shld not be disclosed here yet.. :P

On 30 Mar, I went for my supposedly last session but with a new trainer. I checked my height and weight.. WHEEE!!! From 56.6kg to 54.4kg!! Yippe!! My target? Well, when I was in sec 1 and sec 2..my weight was 50kg.. but I dun knw why my weight shots up to 56 kg - 58 kg after sec 3! LoL.. So, the new trainer's target for me is 52kg.. I disagreed. Me: "50 kg boleh?" He ok jer lah.. Haha..

The first thing he asked, "Today tak kerja?" What a question! It was Sunday. Dgn muka selamba, I replied, "Today Sunday what." He chuckled and said, "Sunday, still ada org kerja jugak per.. mcm I.." *Iyer la tu*

I have to pay la for the personal training because personal training is not part of the monthly subscription.. Actually, my training with Naz was supposed to be 4 trainings + 1 free = $288 w/o GST (promo price for the month of Feb, actual price = $420 w/o GST, which doesnt come with a free session). However, I told Naz at that time that I dun think I want the training because of the price. As stated earlier, he thought I was his ex-junior from Jin Shan Pri, he probed further. I am very good at making pple pity me.. Heehe.. Just make myself look pitiful and pathetic la.. So maybe after I explained my situation.. he did what he wasnt supposed to do.. unless California Fitness belongs to his family! He reduced the price to $144 w/o GST for 2 sessions plus 1 free training session. The free training session is between me and him.. Like I said, he thought that I was his ex-junior so he shld do something la kirakan! Hahaha.. *Maybe because of this, CF didnt want to renew his contract / make him permanent? Oh dear! My fault ah? Nah.. could be some other reasons la*

The same goes for this new trainer. That's why I dun wish to reveal the name here. I dun want him to suffer same fate as Naz - if it is true that they didnt renew Naz's contract due to the above. *lalala - not my fault rite?* (For the month of March, the promo price increase to $320 w/o GST; actual price is still $420 w/o GST.) So as usual the promo price of $320 is subjected for 4 + 1 free. The new trainer noticed that my body is still very stiff.. Hahaha.. *I am not an exercise person la* So, he encouraged me to sign up for 1 more 4 sessions of training.. Hahaha.. Those who have been very loyal to my blog will know I am having some financial woes rite now.. So, do u think I take up the $320?

The answer is NO..Hahaha. However, *these personal trainers..do they get commission for signing pple up? hahaha* the new trainer probed the reason why.. Hmm... the same thing I did.. Tunjukkan muka ku yg sungguh kesian and pathetic and this was what he said, "Ok.. the actual price is $420 for 4 sessions + 1 free and since $320, the amount is too steep for u.. $420 divide by 4 is $105 for 1 training.. Ok with u? But between u and me.. I am giving u 2 sessions free.."

At first I didnt understand why he did the mathematics calculation.. Then I realized that he was telling me that I will be having 3 sessions with him for only $105! Which is a better bargain than the previous, isnt it? Previously, it was 3 sessions for $144 w/o GST and now I have another 3 sessions for $105 w/o GST. Hmm.. OK lah.. SET..!

I agreed. In Feb, I paid for 2 sessions get 1 free.. As of 30 March (even though the training resumes in April, I have to make early payment because should I be paying in April, the usual price wont be $420 but more than that and I aint sure if there will be promo price for PT in April), I paid for 1 session get 2 free.. How lucky am I...

I related this to some of my male friends and again they're being very sarcastic. "Iya la tu.. Pandai lah kau buat muka sedih..muka kesian... muka cute kau tu.. U can do that to other guys.. tapi dgn kita semua kau nak buat gitu...tak jalan punya.. hahaha.. kau nasib ah dpt male personal trainer.. We dun think female personal trainer can give u special treatment, no matter how u tunjukkan ur muka yg kesian tu.." (FYI: In Republic Plaza branch, there IS ONLY ONE FEMALE personal trainer..)

=.=

Another sarcastic remark: "Kau kan skrg nak sgt kerja part time in the weekends kan? Go and ask any hunks over there if CF ada vacancy in the weekends part time.. Kau buat la lagi muka sedih, muka kesian, muka manis kau tu confirm they can recommend kau nyer! Since school till now.. pple always give u red carpet.. In sec sch, u're the teacher's pet..most of the teachers adore u, likes u for God-knws-what-reason..(FYI: I SWEAR I DIDNT KNOW I WAS TEACHERS' PET..*shrugs*) Now u're already working, we heard stories from u and we can tell that those pple also give u the special treatment.. Why u so special ah?"

=.= =.=

I have no comments and the remark about making my face looks so sad, pitiful, and pathetic is NOT Very funny, get it guys?!!

Amyria pours her heart out @ 11:08 pm   |