No Ordinary Path

(I am suprised people read my blog so quickly despite the long gaps that I have in between my posts! Thanks guys. It puts all the meaning into creating a blog, which is to create more significance in a persons life by knowing that other people care about what's going on. By the way, I am one day late because I was in Penang.)

On Saturday I had dinner with my extended family members at a kick-ass Chinese restaurant which served Phat food with even Fatter content. While chatting with one of my cousins, the topic about eating shit loads since I arrived in Malaysia came up. When I told her I probably gained weight since I got back, she replied "It's ok. Let go when you come back coz when you return to Australia, you'll be starvin'."

I have received this comment from numerous people more times than I have fingers and toes. It is becoming a cliche. The worst part is that whenever someone mentions that, I feel a sense of comfort. I will feel that it's ok to eat one tonne of crabs when I am here because I won't get it in Melbourne, especially when other people say the same thing. But then it struck me: Derrick, you are not like other people. You have not chosen to take the path of a lawyer (sorry am) or an accountant (sorry kel) where having a fat-ass will not affect your performance at work. You have chosen to dance and in this field of work your body has to be in tip-top condition. If you have a crappy physique, your chances of succeeding are gonna be even crappier. So from now on, I shall remember that any excuses for overeating does not apply to me.

An average NBA player trains for about 6 hours a day. I should be doing the same thing. I am no longer an ameteur. It's my job to stay fit. Nuff said... its time to do my chin-ups....