This last month of 2007 is a very enjoyable month for me. As it edging towards the end and 2008 starting to gloom ahead, i cannot help but wonder what a year i have had in this soon-to-end 2007!But please bear with me for a while. This time, i just want to talk about one particular thing: EXERCISE.
2007 mark a major change in my way of life, especially in terms of diet and health control. Just so you know, i arrived in 2007 as a rather slim young man after being fat for almost 6 good years before. So, you can imagine how excited i am for finally get the result i wanted. True to what people said, being slim (or if better - being fit ) isn't just about health or your look. It also affect your confidence greatly! How you present yourself to others, and even to your own self!!
I still remember the feeling i have when i speak with other people especially those i barely know. I keep thinking about what is their opinion about me that they're keeping inside their head. Are they keep looking at me as a fat boy instead of paying attention to my speech or other good quality in me? and so many others. I know i was a little bit self-conscious when it comes to my appearance and about what people would think of me, but i couldn't help it. And the result is, my self-confidence and self-esteem became very low, and so seldom can i step up or rise on certain occasion that i was in need to...
But all that started to changed when i began to pay attention on my diet and living style. When i started to shed more and more fat off my body, i realize my self-esteem getting stronger and stronger. Looking for a book and tips about diet from famous nutritionist such as Dr. Atkin (famous with his established 'Atkin's Diet') and the others, i started to count my intake of calories as well as starting to exercise...
Exercise... and that bring me back to what i want to talk about here today. As i write this posting, i actually just finished playing Badminton with my house mates and a good friend of mine. Well, i wish i could say that i was really good in playing badminton, but as the accurate word to say about my skill is 'just moderate', i found myself fully enjoy this game, and can't get enough of it. I can play for hours until my muscles got crammed, and still i want to play it again that very evening or tomorrow morning.
The same goes to Tennis. Or maybe i can say, even more than that. Even with constant frustration and upsets for failing to execute the beautiful shots that i always saw on TV (if there's an excuse, i would say that tennis is way, way harder than badminton, especially the one without basic of tennis: like me) i still want to play it. No matter what, i want to go out there and keep trying to hit the ball as hard as i can, and as 'in' as i able to!
And lately, my 'resumes' of exercise just getting wider. The latest entry on that list is Basketball. Once again, i am no expert, but through sheer determination and interest, i am more than able to hold on my own when facing my other more experienced friends. God, it's hard, but who can blame me for wanting to try. And now, the latest 'venture' of exercise that i have in mind is Table tennis, and i know i won't have to wait long for that to happen... as long as i keep my mind into it.
Okay now, why do i tell you all this? To show that i'm a very active person? Or to brag about my 'limited' talent in sports? Obviously the answer is no, because what i'm trying to tell here - more to myself actually - is that we can do whatever we set our heart and mind to. You don't have to be Lin Dan, or Roger Federer, or Michael Jordan to play those sports. All you need is your will power to do it, and you will find yourself doing it... with much fun and enjoyment that even you yourself will be surprised...
And if that's not enough, just know that you have to do it for your own good, and not to mention for your health too. As for me, i know that i am more 'kaki bangku' than what i want to admit, so that's why i opted to play on my strength rather than on my weakness. Furthermore, i just learn somewhere that sometimes we have to try many things until we find our true 'niche' in this life.
So, be it in sports, businesses, or other things in our life, don't afraid to try and take the risk. Because somehow, somewhere, we will finally find what we are really looking for...
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