The wrong approach

Alright, I rambled about this to may this morning.. It's really uber (−_−＃). 

Had dinner with this friend of mine ( an former-church friend) whom I'd not met for a few years .. Thought it would be just another catch-up session but uh-huh.

Alright, she seems to slightly thinner than I last saw her (at her wedding or house-warming).. Thought it was due to stress..

I'd stepped the trigger button on her weight yoyo journey and she began sharing about how she ballooned after wedding, cuz  she stopped acupuncture, then her back condition due to the excess weight, and her annual health check that led her to decision to shed excess baggage.  And her friend intro this program to her which she said it's purely supplements and no vigorous exercise required ( she didn't know that I pick up distance running in these couple of years.. and had no qualms to do weights & resistance training ) and can eat normally (uhm normally? If one's definition of norm is fast-food ,  still no changes required? ). Then she shared that since the program work on her and she was uber impressed by the testimonies of the larger than life zapped back to pint size with all their ailments like high bp/ blood glucose level reduced, she saw the biz opportunity and her friends intro her to this biz oppty. 

By this point, MLM flashed across my mind while I tried to look engaged. I knew where it was leading, and the sales pitch to come when she flashed those before & after pix. (−_−＃)

Guess what, she actually said sensible diet & exercise won't help one to shed pounds. ( uhm apparently, she didn't know there's one live example right across her! ) 

She continued sharing the program which uhm those supplements one is supposed to take will (a) suppress appetite ( doh I don't eat much in first place) (b) suppress trans fat and absorption of fats, lower bad cholesterol ( uhm my cholesterol level has never left the uber healthy range ) (c) increase metabolism ( no wonder the mass will decrease !) and (d) protein shakes to suppose help tone muscle. (duh... I prefer natural proteins!) 

Perhaps she didn't know I'm sorta a health buff and haha I'm no idiot to biology ( being accountant doesn't mean I'm not a science student, alright? Uhm actually I was introduced to the world of bookkeeping only in uni.) 

Then the program apparently require a 'right diet' too and light exercise to tone. Then why the bashing that exercise n good diet ain't effective? the  program simply helps to boost metabolism rate so energy from food is utilize at a higher rate ( exercising thru strength training will too help to boost one's metabolism rate) so it's same logic but in the supplement probably accelerates the process.

Then the protein thingy..isn't this the same as low carb, high protein diet thingy? 

All these refutes ran thru my head while I looked interested. 

And perhaps sensing that I didn't express my interest in trying - she shared the compensation plan ( which she said was very attractive that swayed doctors, lawyers, accountants, even million dollar round table insurance advisor to join her network ) network - nice way of naming your 'kah-kias' . It's so plain that it's multi-level marketing!
So assuming you manage to attain 4th generations of network ( ie 4 levels of kah-kias and their kah-kias), your active n passive income can amount to us$40k a mth. ( (−_−＃) my smartie brain told me that this is only possible n sustainable if everything remain status quo per mth.. Ie each kahkias sell/ buy 3 programs.. Doh it's not within ur control rite? And sustainable only in economy boom! Obviously I didn't buy that.

Oh this MLM company has this 'gene-resetting' technology too -the anti- aging program.. Okie...I'm suspecting this co to be the MLM 'new-skin'.. Lol it was.

I was thinking, why the beat-around-the-bush of the company's name. MLM stigma? 

Alright, I'm not the least swayed by the 'compensation' plan. I'm pretty happy being the professional status n the relatively alright compensation plan.. I need no paid incentive trip ( if so, won't left ngo if I like sales n incentives to hit target). 

她碰到我这大钉子是她不幸！unfortunately for her, I'm rather well-informed and educated .. And relatively analytical mind.  

But happy for her that she's enjoying what she is doing and she seemed more positive .

And duh, I prefer working out than popping supplements pills , despite being a us patented program. 

One will just assume that the rich won't be bothered by pocket change amount of outstanding .

Nope, that's a wrong assumption. Gosh, because of a sum that won't probably get you a meal at a fast-food restaurant( okay, maybe a kid's meal), forked out extra time out of the busyness to settle it. And it's not as if the chance to settle it real time is remotely impossible. Oh well, c'est la vie.

Randomnly, one line found in 一指神功 came to mind upon processing of the request. Ops! Thankfully, that didn't come to pass. I'm civilized still. ;)

The request was fulfilled soonest possible.

One prosper as the soul prosper...

It's black Friday!

Happy Sweet 13th!

Yay! my 13th birthday came and gone pass in a flash... ;)
Not much of a celebration cuz was not in much of a festive mood due to the constant 'ahems' ( Which i pray that it be gone immediately cuz i need to start my preparatory runs soon like tomorrow?!!)

The pre-celebrations..(sort of)

12 November.. 

Lunch treat from a couple of my colleagues which was sweet of them (cuz there is no established practice to celebrate birthdays within the dept)..

And later that evening, the cg celebrated the birthday too, together with cgl.. cuz it's his actual birthday :)
Pressie from the cg (which was a tad too big but it was size eur S in the (not sure if the tee comes in eur XS which was the size i usually don for the mng tee..)

and lovely blinkies for the ears from ms i..

the '13th' birthday on 14th..

Started the 13th birthday with a trip to the gym (cuz e can ony make it on that day and i've skipped a session last week cuz of the ahems..)

 yay! finally get to exercise after 2 weeks! :)

Lunch was dim sum imperial tampines...

which followed by  chilli crab dinner @ the pasir ris' mellben (the branch of the famous crab restaurant in amk)

the chilli crab wasn't too bad (but at least it was fresh and succulent) but it was on the salty end.. Preferred jumbo's version..


Not forgetting the numerous 'happy birthdays' wishes on the fb's wall & sms-es.. ;)
That pretty much wrapped up the '13th' birthday! :) ooo.. and the lovely dinner @ aribuya on Monday from ziv & jac...

We ordered the beef set for two and added a plate of beef tongue.. The beef was good and didn't really take much of photos. :) Had my virgin taste of the tongue of cow.. very chewy... :) Portion was just nice for the three of us to share.. :)

That pretty much summed up the 13th birthday celebrations..

ohh... and time to go off... to catch HP7 !! :) gala premier thanks to my bro..

(all pix taken/edited by the humble iPhone.)

Silly Human Error

This system is certainly not workin..
Irritated by it again. Human who administering it worse. Peeved.

Okay, it's PMS.

After note: But apparently, it's not evident to those whom I shown my disgust to! Lol

Smile.. it's a new day!

Yay! It's Friday!! :)

Feeling more chirpy today because it's down to the final case .. (though it's not an easy one.. nonetheless it's the last in the queue..!)  

Passing forward the smile and greeting that the bus captain of the service 12 (that I took this morning) gave to his alighting passengers. The extra effort that he took to bid the passengers really makes a difference! 

Even my brekkie is happy food!

Yippie.. it's Friday!

Pampering

Had been a no-day no-night period, thanks to the 30 Nov statutory tax filing deadline ... Which resulted in me catching the flu bug due to lack of snooze .. That disrupted my training runs for a wk+ ;(... but I'm glad to say it's finally clearing! 

In view of the festive mood n the many late nights, pampered myself last Friday...@ the LacBar . It was peacefully quiet at the parco @ marina, despite being a public holiday... Maybe most have jetted away over the long weekend ...

Love this new shimmery sparkly hue of red that was out of the new Burlesque collection 2010..Though the name is kinda duh - Ali's Big Break.

It was the shimmery SIA red when it was freshly applied.. The colour sorta 'mellowed' after a couple of days which I preferred .. Perhaps oxidization applies even for nail lacquer!

Chose a dark hue of black cherry chutney for the toes.. :) which may not be that suitable to don for work ... Hmm now I crave for cherries!! ;)

Yay.. I'm turning 13 this Sunday!!  ;)

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