Wednesday: Gym & Dentist Visit

Have you ever have that feeling like some forces of nature is doing everything it can to make you late for school or appointments?
I got up early today so I wont have to rush...even prepared stuff last night so I have less to think about....and yet we were still 5 mins late!!
What made us late??? Well, not 2 but 3 cars had to make a turn on a single lane street and so we had to wait for them to make their turns....then I got stuck behind a huge trailer truck which was going 20 on a 45 mph road.But that was ok coz we still have 2 mins...but then on the very last turn we had to make , light turned red so fast only 1 car was able to go!!! WTF!!!! ...grrrr...so instead of just pulling over at the curve at the school parking lot so teacher's could get the students....I had to find a parking spot , get Shinjo from the back seat , walk to the office , sign in coz now we were late , walk to the hall way , and avoid eye contact with the teacher coz we were , yes , LATE.
O.K. Goddess of Let's-Ruin-People's-Day , you win.

Now I'm 15 mins behind schedule so while driving to the gym I was trying to make mental math on how I'm gonna fit in my work out routine and still have enough time to pick up Shinjo ( 2 & 1/2 hours Kindergarten class).
So here is my work out log for today, Wednesday Sept. 30th.
Elliptical : Level 7-9 Incline-12 / 20 mins
Treadmill : Level 5 / 15 mins
Level 4.5-3.5 5 mins
Elliptical : Level 6 Incline -12 / 15 ins ( total of 55 mins cardio )

Weight Training:
Bicep Curls : 20lbs 12 reps/4Sets
Triceps Kickback : 15lbs 12 Reps/4 Sets On each arms
Cable Seated Low Row : 60lbs 15 reps/4 Sets

Floor Exercise: Check Workout images HERE

Push Ups: 10x
Reverse Crunch:40x
Pulse Up : 40x
Crunch Twist : 40x
Superman: 40x

All in all it was a great work out.I was excited to find out that I could still run 20 mins at level 5 :).
Breakfast was the same as yesterday.
After work out snack : Banana & Protein shake ( 1 scoop)
Lots of ice water.

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Me & Princess went to the dentist for routine cleaning.
I was still thinking of the cosmic force that's trying to make me late so I left early....too early...in fact I was an hour early ( ugh!)
I dunno anybody who's that excited to see their dentist.
Anyway...I think I like the calmness of being an hour early than being 5 mins late. Dentist says everythings good. I could hear Princess chatting with her hygenist on the other cube. Thank goodness they put a cover over those scary instruments.They look like murder weapons :).

I hope tomorrow, the Goddess of Lateness will find somebody else to annoy.

On School,Politics,Fitness and AmericanIdol

Parent-Teacher Conference Meeting.

One day you'll get a pink or yellow paper from school
with the date and which you can choose the time according to your own schedule. You'll spend 20-30 mins talking to your child's teacher talking about the primarily about your child's progress at school ,social skills ( if she/he have problem interacting ) weaknesses and strength and what goals to proceed to for your kids to be ahead if not at par with other students.

This , I think , is very important for parents have a chance to know to here first hand from the teacher on how your child is doing at school. As much as we want to monitor our kids at all time , we can't be there at school with them to actually see how they function or interact with other children or if they have some struggle with their lessons of if they need extra help. Fortunately , Princess is doing well at school according to her teacher. She is way above average in reading,writing although her teacher says Princess seems to get intimidated when it come to problem solving in math and doesn't like it if she have to explain how she came up with the answer.

I don't know how things are done at our school in the Philippines now a days but I do remember that during my days , teachers doesn't set up a meeting to talk to parents. I hope they are doing this now coz I believe this is important in getting more involved with the education of our children.


Shinjo did well with his recent evaluation at school too. He'd met and exceeded his goals and new ones were set up for him by his teacher. I can't express my admiration for this teachers who just are so loving ,caring and very focus and dedicated with their job. Just imagine having to deal with a bunch of 3-4 years old??
But never did I see in their faces any discontent or negative words even when the kids were not in their best behavior. I think it takes a person to have a genuine good heart to be a pre-school teacher.

Fell Asleep With His A-B-C

Sign of Aging???

Remember the long writer's strike???
For a while there was no new episodes of my favorite shows on TV and I just got tired of watching reruns after reruns of shows I've already seen. Even late night shows weren't as funny as they used to.
So with my thirts for something to watch while I fold the pile of laundry or while ironing heavy jeans and delicate shirts I started watching MSNBC and CNN and all of a sudden I just morphed into a political junkie!!!
This shows like Hardball With Cris Mathews,Countdown With Keith Olberman,Larry King Live and such....I never paid attention to this shows before but now I even record them if I couldn't watch them live.

Politics just caught my attention and now I just can't watch anything else anymore.
Is this a sign of aging??
Now that the writers are back to work , there are new episodes now but I can't keep my eyes in any shows any more. I am so eager to hear what happen to the recent primaries , who's ahead in the election... (BTW , I am for Obama).

It feels like I'm seeting in a classroom and I'm this wide eyed girl learinng new things.



My Weight Loss Update!! :(

Here I go again ,same old , same old..
I didn't gain any weight but I didn't lose any either.
It's like I'm stuck!!!
I need a kick in the head to get me going again.


Just for laugh.

Take a look at this contestant from Bulgaria's own version of American Idol.

All I can say is..."Is this poor woman has nobody to tell her she can google the correct lyrics for this song"?


Tata For Now!!!