Celebrity Fitness Membership

Grace Tan is officially a celebrity fitness member now in 1 Utama…ha-ha… finally….I have wanted to join gym for a very long time ago… is just that things were keeping me from doing it…so when did I apply for a membership?? It was Last Tuesday 20/05/2008 after my work…. Left office about half past seven… searching where celebrity fitness is…. Though I know it's a second floor… when I found it I saw few fellas standing outside…so without hesitation I just walk to one of the consultant and ask how much does it cost for joining celebrity fitness… he was like well it depends on your budget and we can find the best ways to your requirements…. I told him my budget was around RM150 - RM200…. Before he gave me further information about pricing he gave a tour inside….showing this is studio one which we have several of dancing classes and you can check the timetable I gave…. They also have a studio mainly for cycling and studio 2 for yoga…. lastly he showed me the 'machines' saying this is good for your triceps bla blab la….good for abdomen bla bla bla… and many more…. Ask me to have a look at female locker room…telling me you can spend sometime in the spa… so after the little touring around…. It was time for consultancy…. Measure my weight, height and body fat…. When he tell me about my body fats I was surprise… ha-ha I will not go so in detail about it…keep it for myself… *wink wink* he suggested to come three times a week and I'm still young plus you will meet your target….and yes I want to get back my actual weight…. *fingers crossed* …. After the entire long lecture we have finally reach the pricing topic…. And again I was shock to hear the pricing…. But I manage to get cheaper…. This is how it happened… before the little touring he told me we have direct debit accounts from Maybank, EON bank and few more I can't remember what is it…. And I asked him do you have CIMB then…he say no but I will try to work it out for you….so yeah back to pricing topic… this is what he say…

Joining fees = RM298
Processing Fees = RM99
First and Last Month Dues = RM 298 (each month RM149)

Whoa….. That is so much to pay for my first day visit…. I know the joining and processing fees just pay for once and that's it…but it's too much for me…I don't think I can afford at all… I told him and since your celebrity fitness does not accept CIMB because it's not in one of your payment list…. He saw my response and asks me to wait for awhile…. Saw him talking to the manager… in the end his manager came talking to me…. I would say it's a good marketing strategy…. guess what… the manager say…why don't I give your which is the first visit incentives…. Your joining fees will be RM53… *WOOT* and do you have a student card…well I'm no longer a student but I have this INTERNATIONAL YOUTH TRAVEL CARD…. He ask what's that…I say it's for those whose below 26 years old card from STA Travel and so called a student card..Have you heard of it…the manager says no but it's all right and since you have this card you don't have to pay the processing fee RM99….. *DOUBLE WOOT* so are you interested?? I was like that is very fast decision for me to make… so after few minutes of thinking I decided to applied since they gave me 'good' price… I shouldn't have said I've got Citibank credit card…they keep insists on me using Citibank which I keep saying no no… I just want to use my CIMB bank account…easily just direct debit from my account... finally they 'gave up' and ask me to print out my bank statement… ha-ha…I'm so stubborn… that's me… so the total amount I paid is RM351…thanks to the minus-ing price…. I would say I save a lot…. They are not charging me for this week and next week but starting from next month….fair enough….

This is the receipt for the whole amount....

After the whole long process thingy I thought it's done and I get to leave because I never expect that it will take a long time…. I was there for an hour plus.... then the lady explains the terms and conditions…just took few minutes…*about to leave*….suddenly the consultant introduces their one of personal trainer to me…. I was like…*you cannot be serious….I really want to go home already….enough of consultancy*… personal trainer gave me another long lecture which after 10 minutes I didn't pay attention ….start acting I'm rushing…looking at my mobile phone….and I told him like 4 times saying I'm rushing actually…do you still have more to say?? He like don't care….keep lecturing…. In the end I just tell him straight away…actually I'm really rushing to pick my sister from college...she has been bugging me on the phone…and I don't want to make such a rush decision so is it possible you tell him to 'hold' this for me and I will get back to him tomorrow night….. He says oh okay…I will tell him…u wait for awhile….. finally he say…grace I heard from NUR (The personal trainer) that u are in a rush…It's all right…anyway this is your receipt and gift (celebrity fitness Bag) and my number just call me what time u are coming tomorrow….. I leave celebrity fitness about half past 9…. Ahhh… from half past 7 I have been lecturing till half past 9…. Anyway the next day they call asking what time I'm coming…I say probably seven or eight….but I didn't turn up because I've got doctor appointment… oh ya by the way the guy who consult me is Azlan....so I called him that I can't come and about the personal trainer…I decided not to and go on my own….. The course is RM90 per month (first visit incentive) actual price is RM150 per month….. and Azlan ask me another question when are you coming for workout…well it's either on Friday or Saturday…. So yeah this is the whole story…

P.S: I hope I can meet my target within three months according to Azlan…
Going gym this coming Saturday….
Pole Dancing is coming soon…. Cool…
Have to wait for a week to get my membership card….

cheers....

Still Stuck

ever since i came back from Perth i'm not very happy because i knew that once i'm back home i will get back to my old life (a bird who spread its wings for sometime all of the sudden it had to go back to its cage again)...so all the fun i had is just for one year and definitely not enough for me...I'm that type of person that hates to stay at home.....love to hang out with friends, clubbing, drinking...ahhhhhh........why can't i enjoy all this here.....i thought when i start working...everything will slowly change....hell no.....after working hours start calling ask where am i....what time coming back....what the fuck is this...hello....my work life just begin....this is not study life anymore....why cant thy look in a different angle....i don't mind if thy call saying go get your own dinner.....but this is too much.....fucking over the limit of protection level....my best friends ask me to be patient....arghhhhh....i had enough....I'm turning 23 on August....and if this continues i will go crazy.....freaking ridiculous....don't tell me once i'm married they will let me go....fuck it...that aint gonna happen....i want to enjoy before that....i want my own social life....i want to do whatever i want....once married all this enjoyment is gone....i've wasted my teenager life already and i'm upset about it...my friends say i'm lucky cause of this and that....i was like....what's the point.....yeah they will buy whatever i ask but right now its different...what i want is more than that...and whether they like it or not they still gotta let go...my best friend say who knows maybe they will get u a boyfriend....oh fuck....if this happen from my crazy mode to insane....the world is changing....not traditional type anymore..its modern world....for goodness sake...

i told myself stop lying to my parents but looks like i have to continue telling them lies...totally no freedom at all...cant enjoy anything....they really make my life meaningless.....working from Monday to Friday...Saturday and Sunday stay home do nothing...yeah Sunday is a family shopping day....but sometimes i feel bored too....one thing i hate is when they call me while im having dinner with my colleagues or have a drink with friends...i feel embarrassing when i talk to them on the phone because i don want my friends to know....and i will get piss off when they say stupid things for me to hear...and i will lose my patience shouting back to them....i don't understand aren't they tired and just let it be...because for me i'm totally tired of it....so when ever they called what i do is i just let them shout, scold, swear or what so ever...once thy are done i will just answer one word...OH....and they hung up....thats it....cause no point for me arguing with them....waste my time....

all my friends say i'm lucky because of this and that....you haven face the real working life...the feeling of earning money...yaya....from outside you see i'm lucky but u you guys don't know what happen inside...even my closest friends said the same thing....but if you guys were me....i'm sure u will runaway from home or quarrel with them everyday or something else which i myself don't even know what it iis...

the most weirdest thing is...when i tried to be a good girl stay at home for like almost a week and all of the sudden i say wanna go out shopping or a drink with my friends they will say this....why you like to go out everyday...its like a trend....and i hate it when they say that...because its not logical at all....and another trend is before i step out from the house...they will start scolding and swearing and say stupid stuff...meaning...when i say im going out with friends there is always no peace between me and my parents...i must quarrel with them before i go out...and sometimes i always have a bad feeling about it....afraid something bad might happen to me...yea yea i know it sounds superstitious but u will never know what happen next....

i just feel that my life is meaningless...feeling lonely...and because of them my gap between all my friends is getting bigger....no social life at all....can't meet new friends....easily get bully....my parents is totally over protective till i cant learn to be independent....no exposure...totally don't know about the outside business world...i can just say this...totally don't know anything at all....i'm jealous of my cousins...stay overseas...their parents are not as strict like mine...they know more things than me....get to enjoy thier teenager lifes....and me just a freaking lousy bird whose in the cage for so many years...don't know everything....don't get to enjoy...

so yeah...that's my life here....all my friends say i keep wanting to go back Perth is because of him...yaya....you guys don't understand how i feel......he is not my main reason...its freedom....to be honest i really enjoy my life back there...thats the life i want.....

Training Day

Wednesday 30th April is my official training day....

9.30a.m - Retail Consultancy Role in Brief
10.30a.m - Pre Marketing & Marketing
2.30p.m - Pre Fitout and Fitout
3.30p.m- Post Marketing, Reporting and Recording Format

My training schedule was not according to what it was given.....because it clash to our project manager's appointment...so we started with Pre Marketing & Marketing at 10 plus instead of knowing our role first.....supposed to be two hours but it took more than that....finished during our lunch time...me and my other two colleagues almost 'died'....cause we were hungry and cold..damn the air conditioning...its so freaking cold especially in the meeting room...still feel cold even i wear my jacket....anyway....it was about understanding the steps of retail planning.....too lazy to list out the fifteen steps and some of the steps are divided to another few more steps... too much things to understand and remember....

Calculations~~~~sigh....i dislikes numbers....because i'm not good....i have to calculate the gross yield, summary of projection rent, household income, how many square feet, retail expenditure....and more....1 meter equals to 3.28 square feet....i must remember this in mind....still got few more formulas...oh well...no choice lah...i have to learn all this because its part of my job.....i was all right with the theories like the marketing research we must know the demographic, psychograpic, household survey, shopper survey, shopper & resident expectation, competitor info and other relevant info....well.....we get this information from the marketing research company....so yeah...we have to know all this to convince the tenants why, how, what, when and which...

we manage to cover one topic for the whole Wednesday....the others were postponed to Friday because Thursday is a public holiday....Friday was the worst day just for me....because whole day sitting in meeting room listen to what our project manager presenting about Pre Fitout and Fitout and Post Marketing....later on it was project brief about the shopping malls they are currently doing...when i look at my watch i was so surprise to see its SIX p.m already.....and i thought since working hours is over i can go back home...in the end no....my project manager ask me to stay back because we will be having a meeting....i was like give me a break.... but i didn't manage to rest because the meeting started right after my training finish....can't help it because our team is currently doing a very big project so a lot of work must be done....during the meeting, i learn a lot...understand the tenant mix... have to balance everything.....can't put too many F&B on the concourse floor because it will affect other floors...cut the lots because it's blocking the other lots and customer can't see it's there...and many more....oh well....the design layout has been changed many times....because we want it to be perfect and balance..suddenly my boss asked me a question and he say the answer i gave is a very safe statement... oh well....i deserved it....because during the training i did not pay attention...the worse thing was its our project and i can't remember the population percentage...it's all inside the marketing kit...i read but i kinda forgot...he-he...anyway finally i understand why he asked me that question and why we should put the tenant inside....another thing...we didn't manage to catch up the pre fitout and fit out talk because the fella was rushing for his next appointment....till the three of us was blur about the mechanical and engineering thingy....

Saturday is also a training day....we are assigned to go for shopping malls visits.... as usual see the tenant mix, the lightning, why this lot is so different from others, the ambience, the flooring, the colour of the pipes...which represent which....and many more...like i said....TOO MUCH TO LEARN......all the mechanical & engineering thingy...not easy to remember...well we had our lunch at desa park city....RAKUZEN is a japanese restaurant...i forgot the name of the meal i ordered...the food was not too bad...but my desert has a HAIR inside...great....first impression of RAKUZEN....the waitress ask if i want a new one...i said nope because i was very full.....the meal cost me RM22.00.... expensive....

Basically thats my training for the three days....and today which is Monday....the training continues....started with reporting and recording format which is the financial part....well i manage to understand the so called accounting part which everyone has to know....the final talk was RETAIL CONSULTANCY ROLE IN BRIEF....ha-ha..I was thinking might as well don't present because we roughly know what are we doing already....so we just listen...*almost fall asleep*.....the following days will be shopping malls visits again....have to cover three shopping mall in one day...ha-ha i was wondering can we do it?? shall see tomorrow....

I know today's blog looks a bit messy...ha-ha...too much to write you see....so i made it as brief as possible...hopefully you guys understand... =D

P.S: I will try to update my blog at least twice or thrice a week...