Archive for January, 2008

Never too Much-Luther vandross

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

I can’t fool myself, I don’t want nobody else to ever love me
You are my shinin’ star, my guiding light, my love fantasy
There’s not a minute, hour, day or night that I don’t love you
You’re at the top of my list ’cause I’m always thinkin’ of you

I still remember in the days when I scared to touch you
How I spent my day dreamin’ plannin’ how to say I love you
You must have known that I had feelings deep enough to swim in
That’s when you opened up your heart and you told me to come in

Oh, my love
A thousand kisses from you is never too much
I just don’t wanna stop

Oh, my love
A million days in your arms is never too much
I just don’t wanna stop

Too much, never too much, never too much, never too much

Woke up today, looked at your picture just to get me started
I called you up, but you weren’t there and I was broken hearted
Hung up the phone, can’t be too late, the boss is so demandin’
Opened the door up and to my surprise there you were standin’

Well, who needs to go to work to hustle for another dollar
I’d rather be with you ’cause you make my heart scream and holler
Love is a gamble and I’m so glad that I’m winnin’
We’ve come a long way and yet this is only the beginnin’

Oh, my love
A thousand kisses from you is never too much
(Never too much, never too much, never too much)
I just don’t wanna stop

Oh, my love
A million days in your arms is never too much
(Never too much, never too much, never too much)
And I just don’t wanna stop

Oh, my love
A thousand kisses from you is never
(Never too much, never too much, never too much)
I just don’t wanna stop

Oh, my love
A million days in your arms is never too much

THe bad and the Good

Friday, January 18th, 2008

I did a round of shadow with K today. Did hear some comment on my dressing, said that I didnt look happening enough. I got the package, but i m not funky enough…and do something about the hair… (my bob style not happening also. hehe)

Finally I succumbed to tireness and slept deeply from 4-5.10pm. Drove out at 6pm to Maxis, to meet with F . The crowd was slightly lesser, but when we wanted to skip cha cha heels, the crowd was screaming for it. I think i want to learn something else and revised old tracks, thanks F for letting me get a hang of jam34 block 2.

Anyways, the last minute rush to replace T wasnt a great decision, but i just did it. My Intention was to forget about teaching since Wednesday until next week. As My knees are aching. Glad Bking was around, to help me. 3 classes a day, is too much to handle. Ah, the best part was the late dinner-beef noodles at a smelly lane..a good way to reward ourselves after a hard days work. It was very good local fare.

Now,I need a rest and some time to revise my old blocks. Enough is enough replacements. In total… 15 classes ?? since I came back? I m eating chocolates like mad to fuel myself?

Burnt out

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

I just did a spreadsheet, of the number of classes I replaced till date. I started my first on the 19th, and then proceed to 22nd Dec before taking a break. After that, I came back from holiday, and I received Smses for class replacement. In total to date, I done 14 classes, minus 2 in 2007, on average, 6 classes a week. Its way too much for a beginner.

When I took up my last two, I kinda fumbled through my classes. That was when I realised that I wasnt able to deliver my best. I kinda lost it. The mood, its just not there. Where were the easy flowing words from my mouth? Even my tempo was out  a bit.. I did it right before the class!

That just made me realised, I could have suffered burnt out.

I do apologise, that I have not accepted classes since Wednesday, but I would not want to screw up. I would want a little of rest at least to enjoy myself till end of the week…no mad rushes for emergency classes… but taking a bit of time to prepare.

Its hectic, to cater to different clubs, different hours, different crowd, different levels of members..(some are very new, some are regular), different song request.. if I would continue a class without guiding them or preview, it would be unfair to the newbies, but if i took too long, the rest ’s heart rate will cool down fast. But its a gud thing, that, noone walked out of my class at the moment, but if i dun rest enough… I will not have a gud name if i sucked.

Meanwhile.. I m so glad to be able to make it to my weights training routine, spot a few of the cool friends that use to hang around weights training area. Meet up with my gal friends, godbros, aiya father n son..haha..n hot hunk friends, going back to freestyle dance( slightly rusty).

11th and 12th Jan 08

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

So tired.

Woke up by a morning call, hey its 740am! I scrambled out of my bed. Rushing off like mad to pick up my gbrother before heading to IOI. What I can remember, I couldnt get COFFEE!! That is reallyyyy awful. After class, a member caught hold of me and asked me to teach her to work out. Then we left an hour later. Thinking that there would be enough time, however, instead of taking KEsas highway, we took Federal highway to Bukit Tinggi. That is not a great idea. We spent quite a while on the road… and we missed lunch as the class starts at 1.00 We managed to reached there 25 mins before time.  After Class, 7 of the members held me up asking me to break down the body movements (shimmy, hip thrust, hip roll) and kept us up for quite a while. I think we left at 3 plus. Then  I have emergency calls, two more classes in the evening. That was really tiring, I rested and had lunch at 5pm before heading down town.

The crowd was roaring at 1st club, 2nd club was quieter, but the members are quite nice and shy to dance. By the time, I finished eating, It was midnite. It was team teach, not bad, that I got the crowd roaring at my first half.

By today, I m really exhausted… to the extend..i nearly screwed up my choreo a bit, but I quickly get back on my feet, and kept to most of the tracks. Emergency replacement late afternoon… also late lunch.. both of us suffered due to late lunch just 45mins before class. U can imagine how difficult it is. Thank u someone for taking up orders for me without consulting me… before hand. must be thinking that I m super bionic.

Anyways, disadv to team with someone who shouts from top till end , is that I sound like a chicken. At the moment, after some comments, I think I m taking a break for a moment.

Dont Stop the music

Sunday, January 6th, 2008

Don’t Stop The Music lyrics

Please don’t stop the music
Please don’t stop the music
Please don’t stop the music
Please don’t stop the music

It’s getting late
I’m making my way all the time
My favourite place
I gotta get my body moving
Shake the stress away
I wasn’t looking for nobody when you looked my way
Possible candidate, yeah
Who knew
That you’d be here, be here looking like you do
You make and staying over here, impossible
Baby, Im a say your aura is incredible
If you don’t have to go, don’t

Do you know what you started?
I just came here to party
But now we’re rockin on the dance floor, actin’ naughty
Your hands around my waist
Just let the music play
We’re hand in hand chest to chest and now we’re face to face

[CHORUS]
I wanna take you away
Let’s escape into the music, DJ let it play
I just can’t refuse it
Like the way you do this
Keep on rockin’ to it
Please don’t stop the, please don’t stop the music
I wanna take you away
Let’s escape into the music, DJ let it play
I just can’t refuse it
Like the way you do this
Keep on rockin’ to it
Please don’t stop the, please don’t stop the
Please don’t stop the music

Baby are you ready cause it’s gettin close
Don’t you feel the passion ready to explode?
What goes on between us no-one has to know
This is a private show

Do you know what you started?
I just came here to party
But now we’re rockin on the dance floor, actin’ naughty
Your hands around my waist
Just let the music play
We’re hand in hand chest to chest and now we’re face to face

[CHORUS]

[x4]
Please don’t stop the music

[CHORUS x2]

Please don’t stop the music
Please don’t stop the music
Please don’t stop the music

La Qn BK Special 6 Jan 08

3 Jan 08 Thurs

Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

How long has it been..since my 2nd replacement..2 weeks? I received a call late afternoon, to replace cardio dance at 845pm. Then i was thinking to attend the class before .. F’s class.. even before I received the call. Bummer, two body jam classes back to back. I need to find out what F is teaching..but a few hours later, I found out that I have to replace him too. Slightly stressed, I ran over the listening to the songs, before I decided to take a nap for 30 mins.

Roads are not as congested as it used to be. Driving took me less than 30mins, used to be quite jam.

Back to back body jam, 2 hours. I dont think I have a long break in between..its just 3 minutes break, as I did a recovery.. as most of them stayed on.  SBefore class,some members asked me, can I handle 2 classes? I said I dont know, but I try. A number of members were standing outside looking on as I taught, most of them stayed on until second hour… until I told them after block 42 recovery that I m bringing back body jam 42 block two,.. a few of them freaked out and left. (they cant take the bounce) But I had a few newcomers (onlookers) who came in on 2nd hour and stayed on. After class..it finishes 10 minutes late.. I had some chats with members and left the gym. Exhausted…but memorable.