Oiii why GBP is so low now?

17 month ago when i left malaysia to study in UK, the currency was 1 GBP to almost rm7. That was really high. Uk currency was very powerful that time. But today, one week before i am going back to malaysia, the conversion rate is 1.00 GBP to rm 5.77. Why is GBP freaking weak now ohh? WTF ohhh?




Imagine changing 1.5k GBP to malaysian ringgit with 2 different rates :
a) 1GBP to rm7.00 ; 1.5k GBP = rm 10,500
b) 1GBP to rm5.77 ; 1.5k GBP = rm 8,655


That means, if i have 1.5k GBP and change them into malaysian ringgit right away, i freaking lost RM 1845 !!!!!!! DENG! @_@


On the other hand, i went swimming again this morning. This is confirm the last swimming session before i go back malaysia liao. So, since this is the last class, i used almost all of the time praticing sitting and standing dive by myself! wooohooooo!!! Each and every jump made me feel great! On one occasion, my swimming goggles came off when i dived into the water, water pressure hit my chest, i cant open my eyes in the water, panicked and almost got myself choke. Emma guided me on standing dive and I practiced at least 10 subsequent times by myself! hehe. Sometimes i managed to dive nicely but sometimes something very weird happened. Very hard to explain. Come to think of it, it is actually quite dangerous to dive/dive without guidance. -_-"


I love swimming, perhaps i started to love swimming after i was given chances to learn swimming. I remembered when i first arrived glasgow, i was very keen to swim. The first 2 times were during winter time in february, that time only hs and i went to try out. I was stopped by the staff and warned not to swim near the deep end. Why? BECAUSE I WAS A NOOBIE that time. So i started to go for beginner's class every thursday morning or friday afternoon. Later on, Ed and Sm both joined gym and thus the 4 of us went swimming quite regularly. Before this, i was very upset because i cant swim. You can swim, do you? Today, I am really happy because i can finally swim, plus dive!


Swimming is definitely another big achievement that i have achieved in glasgow besides completing mpharm degrees.



Thank you Jenna, Emma, Mark and colleagues!!!
Thank you hs, sm, wm and ed!!

Last gym-ing and swimming session

26th Sep 2008, Friday - I had my last gym-ing and swimming session in glasgow since my gym membership is going to expire tomorrow.

The gym is fully equipped with a new set of sport equipments!!! But i personally perferred the old one. Right after gym, i went swimming.






Today, I am proud to share that I CAN FINALLY SWIM.

Thank you yhs for going swimming with me for the very first time in glasgow, for the subsequent times, plus joining gym together. Thank you edmond and sm for joining the gym together! And most importantly, thank you Jemma, Mark and sei ah phek for guiding me trough the beginner swimming classes.

I gave myself a swimming status of 1/10 during my second visit to the pool in glasgow, and now, i shall give myself at least a 6/10 for being able to swim laps without problems.

YipppPppeee!


Dinner at Asian Style was very disappointing.




8.50 pounds for 8 pieces of sambal sotong was definitely overpriced.




Fried rice using nasi lemak rice suck!




Luckily, dinner was saved by this big plate of 'wak tan hor' priced at 7 pounds.



Asian style at glasgow GG-ied. Swimming and gym-ing gg-ied. I hope that i can swim more frequent in future.

B>U>S>Y

It has been 8 days since i came back from Portugal, since my lou poh and juniors arrived, but i still consider myself as a B>U>S>Y man.


Busy day. Busy life. Busy man.


I love swimming. Or perhaps, i started to love swimming when i was giving a chance to learn how to swim here in glasgow.


My current swimming status : 4.5/10


At least, i am confident enough to go to the deep end now. I can swim leg without any difficulty. I still need more practice.


Thank you Jenna. I am so surprised that she can remembered me after missing in action for more than 2 months in the swimming pool.

Random post

Ever wonder what is the most prevalance and least possible cause of death?

Click to enlarge the picture :




It was reported that the risk of drowning is as high as 1/1008 lerh!!! i was told by my swimming coach that one is not possible to get drown in the deep water, but does in the shallow side. Nani???? Is it just some words to build up my confidence in water? Or is it really true that majority of the drowning cases happened near the shallow side?


Im doing good with swimming @ glasgow. The three of us (ed, sm and i) occupied the whole swimming pool for at least half an hour yesterday and we have our own sweet time swimming in the pool. Edmund praticed his jump for at least - erm.. 7 times or more?? :)

Introduced to you -

The ninja cat!

You will be the JUDGE!

A friend of mine received an invitation letter to become a jury of the court. If he don't, he will be fined 200 pounds!


And right now, i have a serious case which needs judgement from everyone.


Swimming LESSON VS Clubbing



Have a brief thought on both activities.



Im very stubborn and i need advices/suggestions regarding the issues.



So the problem now is "If you can go swimming (at the wrong time), so do i, i can go clubbing too!"



Lets analyse the case a little bit more into details before making a fairer judgement.



Swimming LESSON

• Oh yes, it is a beginner lesson taught by qualified trainer/life guard.
• Time : 10 - 11.15 am in glasgow
• Healthy exercise?

Clubbing

• party with friends and everyone else
• Time : 11pm till 3am/4am/or mayb 5am?
• So called "exercise" too?

Is it too dangerous to dance all night or to swim all day?

Is it more risky to drive home after alcohol session or to walk home after muscle cramps?

Is it too unpredictable of getting drown in a pool or getting molested in a club?

You will be at greater risk of date rape!

"Clubs and raves are places where strangers come together to have a good time. For some people a good time comes at the expense of others. The more people around you that you do not know the more you are at risk of being victimized by a stranger. Date rape drugs are a big problem at legal and illegal nightclubs. Be aware and always look out for you!"

And also becoming one of the 2nd hand smokers when you are in a club.

Is it really that difficult to say NO to clubbing and

stay smoke-free for your loved one?

today is a good day!

I just feel great.

My dad read my blog on JBC broke in and he thought i made up the story on my own. @_@ It must be my lazy bro who didnt read the entire entry and asked my dad to read it. Bro lost to Ryan in Malaysia Closed taekwondo Competition today. No details yet.

Today is the very last day that we (p105) attended lectures. Gona blog about it on another entry later on tonight.

I went swimming classes again. I remembered i wasnt happy with he coach during my previous swimming lesson. It proved me right that different coaches treat the swimmers differently.

Today we have Mark. He gave me a very bad impression on last sunday when he blamed me for booking both futsal and basketball for 2 continuos hours. I wasnt happy with his manner.

But today, he showed me a different personality! He is a very nice guy. I just like the way he taught us! Step by step, simple and yet effective ways. As compared to the ham sap old man - full of bullshit and pay little attention to MALE swimmers. I finally master my legs today. Hopefully i dont repeat my mistakes anymore. Thank you Mr. Mark. :)

My swimming skills status : 3.5/10

By the way, Edmond booked the futsal court from 10am - 11am next tuestday. Anyone interested? Drop me a msg bah.

Swimming in glasgow, again

I remembered i blogged about swimming in glasgow twice - 1st time & 2nd time and this is the 3rd entry dy.

So what is my current swimming progression, well, can say got little bit of improvement bah -

Since

I went swimming with 3 other hsemates for about 7-8times plus went beginner classes for 3times dy.

And yesterday, although it was raining, i insisted to go for the beginner class again. Because i want to learn to swim.

my swimming skill status - 2.5/10?

I know learning is a hard process. You will need to learn from the basics again and again and again. im a trainer too. i know the rules. And this horny ah pek trainer always ignore me. Always never teach me anything (opps he did - just correct me the right way to kick water - throughout the 1hr). Oh well, its okay, as long as i have my own sweet time swimming around in the pool, i dont mind.

He said he is afraid that he couldnt make it for next week's lesson. In my heart, i feel damn happie, finally i dont have to face him to learn swimming - the first time was a lady taking over his session, and i feel more belong to the class than the 2nd and 3rd time by this ah pek!

im still a noob swimmer!

2nd visit to the pool...

Yesterday we experienced super strong GALE. SUPER STRONG. I MEAN IT. ALmost blow away some of us. no kua chueng wan!! lolz.

3 of us pay another visit to the indoor swimming pool. This time i manged to take some pics with the permission from the staffs.

Its 1.50 pounds per entry. Those with gym card can enter FOC. Lots of recreation times for us!

Look nice rite?


check out my previous post on swimming in glasgow!


My swimming skill status- 1/10


hopefully it will increase each time after i update my blog. lolz.


4 days holidays before presentation.... whEeeee~

swimming in glasgow

Its Winter now larh, swimming in glasgow??? wth????

You can.

There is a swimming pool under university of strathclyde near royal college. Ohhh did i not mention it before - it is an indoor swimming pool with warm water, no cold water - and the showering area gives u warm water too!!

It is a small swimming pool, 20m long, with 7-8 lanes. The environment is very nice as there werent too many ppl there yesterday.

check the timetable here before making your way to the swimming pool.

So wanna take some pics and i actually asked the staff. but too bad he only allows me to take pics of the swimming pool when there is no one in the pool as to protect individual's privacy. Well, i guess this wouldnt be the first and last time, so i can just wait for the next ready-to-swim time.

8 more days to pp3 resit...........