Not So Comfy Fit

I had to swim without my goggles yesterday after the badminton work-out.

It was scary as my heart rate picked up and I was engulfed with fear midway. I was glad that I made it to the end of the pool without getting a full-blown panic attack.

However, I did not leave the pool but remained in water and did some breathing exercise to calm my nerves...

(Pic from http://www12.nrk.no/ )

Comfy Fit

Had a wonderful time playing badminton yesterday.

It was a comfortable fit into the badminton shoes.

Did not expect my ankle to withstand the impact necessary for badminton.

My ankle and foot did not ache like it used to this morning.

So, it's a good start and I will trying on more shoes....Hmmm... thinking of rugby boots...

Moved On...

It's been a while since I sensed the cracks or jitters. My leg feels fine and seems stronger.

I tripped and sprained my ankle a few times in the past weeks, but it did not swell like before. It still hurts and the joint felt inflexible - tight and stiff.

I started working out again and hope that this time, it will be maintained.

I attended a BOS last night. BOS- Business Opportunity Seminar. This BOS was marketing an educational product - a disguised MLM scheme selling training and educational packages.
I was taken by its advertisement of making a difference in someone else's life and being personally mentored by an established "Young Millionaire Mentor". But, what a disappointment!

Nothing much was mentioned about their commitment to make life better. Instead, it was a sales pitch to recruit distributors in MLM lingo. Then I realised something... has it been bad for the company such that they need to market so profusely. If they had claimed that their programmes had benefited 120,000 students, parents, teachers, trainers, etc..wouldn't that track record make it cheaper for them to market by word-of-mouth? Perhaps at about $2,000 for a 5 days camp, its not easy to get participants.

And the claim that we can be millionaires in ten years... of course with this scheme, its possible. At about $2000 per participant, a reasonable camp of 80 participants will fetch $160,000. Conduct a few runs and you will be a millionaire in ten years!