ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: OBC-BU SEPT 1/12

30 SEPTEMBER 2010... As always... the first session starts with a benchmark assessment. Click HERE for details of the Benchmark Assessment. There were many new faces in September session that began today.  Zulu or our evening session starts at 6:15pm until 7:15pm during fasting month or 6:45pm to 7:45pm after the fasting month.

Sarge Dann arrived from Australia yesterday on Sunday after graduating from the Hell Week and earlier today commanded the Alpha, Bravo and now the Zulu platoon. Just as we all thought Sarge Dann would burn out or fall sick from training-overdose.... he came back stronger and fitter!!

ROSE EMINI PAHAMIN... SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY...

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24 August... Its made-in-Kelantan baby sister Rose Emini Pahamin birthday... Okaay.. 6 days belated birthday blog but nonetheless been abit unproductive without coffee, cigarettes and calories during the fasting month.

Nyna Mohsen, Rose Emini's bff created an event page... and a BBM Group msg to secretly invite approximately 30 of Rose Emini's best friends.. yaa.. somehow, she has too many best friends...

Those that replied and came for the birthday party includes.. ME (OF COURSE).. nawal Aini Zulkifli (of course), Nyna Mohsen (Of course), Ili Liyanna Baharon (of course), Ilyanna Aylin Ayob (of course).. alongside 28 others.

Only 4 invited but could not/did not attend.. Lizza Abdul Rahim (hubby in hospital), Ody Lana, Zil Hamzah, Marina Mokhtar...

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP: HELL WEEK DAY 6: THE RECKONING

HELL WEEK quote of the day.......
Sargent Ashton to recruits in seeing them pike into knee pushups..... "GET OFF YA KNEES!!! chief told you to take your shoes off at the fence....did he forget to tell you to take ya skirts off too????? GET OFF YA KNEES!!" (From Emily Brabon FB Status)


Day 6, the final day of the Hell Week was more demanding than the 5 days combined! More of an operation Dessert storm.. or it felt like it having had to trained in more than 50 degree slope of sand at the Wanda beach, Sands Dune without any flat surface and longer hours than any other days.

The warm-up session itself was similar to Delta session at our normal bootcamp training.  As a warm up, the platoon had to carry the boat and mock rifles from car park to the 'dessert' and immediately, climbed up the 50 degree upward-slope sand-hill with rifles stretched straight above the head.
In the same slope gradient, hell began with 2 lap of 100 meter boat race. Running in deeper than ankle deep sand was already tough but to carry a boat on a hilly slope gradient? Teary...

REGISTER NOW FOR SEPTEMBER ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ BANDAR UTAMA

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After 1 week of break from the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ Bandar Utama, the session for September is now open for registration. The session starts on 30 August 2010 every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Click HERE for sessions time. For location Map click HERE.

With the Melbourne full 42,2km marathon on 10.10.10.... 10 October 2010 and the expected feast during Hari Raya as well as the Newton run, Penang Bridge Marathon, Singapore Standard Chartered Marathon we need to be prepared.... I mean... really need to train!! The combination of ATP, androgenic and anaerobic circuits inculcated into the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP program is designed to both improved athletic performances as well as to get the Couch potatoes into shape.

Click HERE to register... or call 017-3795988 for further information. Book early to reserve a place.

HOOYAH

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP: HELL WEEK DAY 5

DAY 5 at the HELL WEEK, ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP redefines the actual meaning of Hell. Nothing beats the morning blues than endless repetitions of cardio cadence from Star Jump, Seal Jacks and pushups.  Then clock-running ala spec ops, 100 meter boat race (as in carrying the boat with arm stretched straight and run), another 100 meter boat race with boat on the shoulder, more piggy-bag the partner for 2 laps x 50 meter, drag the partner for another 2 laps x 50 meter but the worse was floating in deep freezing water without using the hand for 15 minutes. After that, the hell-weeker had to leapord crawl for 100 meter before performing a 'stand-ups' with boat (while lifting the boat, one knee down, both knee down and then stand up with one knee first then both). This was repeated for 20 repetitions before ending the day with 60 grunts.

Pictures compliment from Gunny Em.. the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP Director of Operation..

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP: HELL WEEK DAY 4

Its day 4 at the HELL WEEK, ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP. There were no water-workout on Day 4 but an army Seal sort-of-in battle mode program. Each Hell-Weeker had to carry 15kg backpack, mock rifle, 5x 20kg jerry can, a stretcher and a 50kg dummy.

Then a fire & movement on sand with rifle for 200 meter..

These are snapshots of Day 4 at the Hell Week. Picture compliment from Gunny EM, ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP Director of Operations. 
 

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP: HELL WEEK DAY 3

DAY 3 at Hell Week, Sydney.... It gets tougher every day at Hell Week.

Activities on Day 2 in Hell,  includes almost 1 km of tyre drag (more like 2x laps of 400meter). The platoon was then divided into 5 pax per team carrying one team member into and out of the ice-cold water and walked 10 steps to dropped unto one knee for 4 sets (still carrying one team member) and repeated until all team members were carried into and out of the water and dropping on one knee for the whole 4 sets. Other kick-ass activities were drag & swap team mates and sea-shore workout with 40 reps of pushups, flutter kicks and situps. These workouts were performed in the water by the shore and the waves almost choked Sarge Dann. Shivering in cold, the day ended with 40 grunts and 2 huge laps running in the sand by the beach. 

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP HELL WEEK... DAY 1 & 2.....

Daing Daniel Fitri or SARGE DANN, the lead instructor at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA at Bandar Utama is the first Malaysian to attempt the HELL WEEK, the toughest course under the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP program. The participation to the Hell Week is by INVITATION ONLY. I was invited too but regretfully had to postpone to next year having already spend time away from work to attend the 2010 ASIA PACIFIC ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP CONFERENCE that ended a day before the HELL WEEK (sorry Chief, Em).

The Hell Week starts at 5am before sunrise... in the dark... in winter... with temperature approximately 5 degree!!! Only Chief, Gunny and a few instructors are qualified to instruct the Hell Week. Similar to other ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP program, every instructors are assessed and re-assessed to ensure of their competency and quality. Instructor for the Hell Week are of the fittest... they are easily recognizable by their exclusive Black Hell Week Tshirt. Those that survived the Hell Week will be honored with a Grey Hell-Week T'shirt in a special BBQ-Grad party.. Yess Dann... you should attend if you survived the Hell-Week... you deserve it!!

THE GRAND FINALE: 2010 ASIA PACIFIC ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP CONFERENCE IN SYDNEY

Its the last night in Sydney and here I am at the hotel blogging instead of out galavanting, site-seeing or clubbing... especially at the recommended Ivy or Establishment @ George street or Cargo bar at Darling Habour.. or the whole list of night spots to end the conference with.

This morning session was extra special... It was the Spec Ops (Special Operation) workout at 5:20am in the coldest weather. The Spec Ops workout is a circuit prepared in three classes. The first class are those circuits prepared by military special forces and professional fire fighter, second class are those prepared by ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP Master Trainers or and the third, are circuits prepared by those that had 'graduated' from the Spec Ops.

We had the First-Class Special Ops circuit led by an Australian Elite special force!! The 90 minutes Spec Ops was indescribable. Two days ago, I fell sick (still am) training barefooted (without any shoe) in an ice-cold-sand-by-the-beach.... At the Spec Ops this morning, I had my shoe on but the Spec Ops training began with a bear-crawl, both our hands ended frozen-numb!!!

SECOND DAY AT SYDNEY ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP CONFERENCE

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21 AUGUST 2010. The second day at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP Conference began with a 12km run (optional)  from Coogee Beach to Bondi beach at 6am. We were awake at 4:30am... Sarge Dann carbo loaded with a slice of bread and Nutella while I deliberated to go running or otherwise. The flu came uninvited and the Conference had just began. I took a rain check to avoid the flu from worsening and stayed indoor blogging... while Sarge Dann went down alone.

By 7:40am, we were already at the Seaview B, Coogee Bay hotel for the Tactical Advantage Sports Specific Certification (TASSC). There were two sections of the TASSC. The first section was presented by David Murray. David Murray is a Master Trainer at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP and commands over a decade of experience as Exercise Science Advisor to professional AFL clubs in Collingwood, Carlton and Hawthorn. He holds a Bachelor of Education degree and a graduate Diploma in Physical Education over and above his 20 years of experience in sports specific strength & conditioning. David Murray was selected by Chief Brabon to assist in the preparation of AFL legend Anthony Koutoufides for his role as Kouta on the latest incarnation of the Gladiators TV series.

FIRST DAY AT SYDNEY BOOTCAMP CONFERENCE

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Its been 10 years since my last visit to Sydney. Waking up at 4:30am in the morning in Sydney was more challenging than it was back home. The weather was too cold for exercising but the first agenda at the Sydney ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP CONFERENCE was exactly just that... Bootcamp'ing at 5:40am, in at least 10 degree cold, barefooted and by the beach!!! It was a freezing experience...

There were 68 participants from franchisees and its instructors from all over under the command of Chief Brabon and Gunny Em. Senior Sarge Rob Coad, the person responsible to bring ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP to Malaysian shore was a recruit with me and alongside other senior instructors whom were here to attend the conference.

Our workout this morning at 5:40am was at the Duningham Park, Coogee Beach, located 5 minutes walking distance to where we stayed. There were three circuits prepared at the Coogee Beach predawn platoon with three equipments being used. The first circuit was with ropes, second using the mock rifles and third circuit was with the tactical conditioning bag.

2010 SYDNEY ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP GLOBAL CONFERENCE

All lead-instructors and franchisee of the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP worldwide will gather in Sydney from the 20 August 2010 to the 23 August 2010 for a global training, assessment and certification on Corps Training, Tactical Advantage, Spec Ops, Grinder and Tactical  Conditioning Bag training.

The ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP annual conference is compulsory for instructors and franchisee to be competent in delivering the best quality service to recruits. The OBC representatives are expected to be fully occupied from as early as 5am to late evening from the first day of their arrival. 

MEETING WITH MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE & INDUSTRY

17 AUGUST 2010. PROTON EDAR DEALERS ASSOCIATION MALAYSIA (PEDA) & PROTON EDAR had our regular meeting with the MINISTRY OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE & INDUSTRY (MITI) at Government Offices Complex, Jalan Duta Kuala Lumpur, today.

The meeting was attended by:

Noor Wahida Noordin, MITI Director, Sectoral Policy 1
Ahmad Kamal Mohamad MITI Assistant Director. Sectoral Policy and Industrial Services
Mohamad Syukor Ibrahim, PROTON EDAR Chief Executive Officer
Armin Baniaz Pahamin, PEDA President
Sidik Abdul Hamid, PROTON EDAR General Manager
Azwan Yahya, PROTON EDAR HOD.

RAINING ZULU @ ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA AT BANDAR UTAMA

16 AUGUST 2010. Today was our third session during Ramadhan.. and the 10th session in August. The first day of Ramadhan began last week on Wednesday. It was..... very exhaustive especially with the additional 10 grunts compliment from late-comer Mohd Arif Mokhsein. The second session while fasting, we had another 10 Grunts from late-comer.. Err... me!!! I mean, its not that I wanted to pay-back Arif Mohsein but... I thought others too wanted Yam Chan SiuCheh's hot ass.

Surprisingly, the Late-Comer-King Raja Affandi Jamaluddin was very punctual when he is fasting.

Today's third session during Ramadhan was without any late-comers... Actually there was.. John Chuah!!! but somehow, John Chuah happily converted himself from a recruit into a.... paparazzi!!! and as a result.... we were rape with photos (pictures below was a compliment from him).

8th ZULU IN AUGUST @ ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA AT BANDAR UTAMA

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11 AUGUST 2010. Its the 1st day of Ramadhan... the first day of fasting and my first day working out at ZULU platoon.

The ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama launched its third platoon ZULU, this month in August especially for the Ramadhan. ZULU is our evening platoon that starts at 6:15pm to 7:15pm every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The time 6:15pm to 7:15pm was tailor-made for the muslims whom were fasting but did not want to break their training momentum.. yaa.. for idiots like me. After the fasting month, ZULU time will be re-adjust to 6:45pm to 7:45pm for those not-an-early-morning person.

Working out while fasting but before breaking-fast was an experience in itself. A whole day without cigarette, food, drinks and sex? before working out was very challenging but the body felt somewhat lighter... and the lung... stronger and less taxing without the tar & nicotin. But it felt harder to workout without the pre-workout drink such as NO-xplode or some nitric oxide energy drink.

PROTON EDAR'S STRICT QUALITY CONTROL

1. There are now another layer of quality inspection and testing over and above the Quality Control (QC) check done at the Plant before distribution.

2. Every PROTON Exora and Saga have to undergo a strict inspection and testing before the vehicles are allowed to be delivered to customers. 

3. From the Shah Alam Plant, Konsortium Logistic Berhad was contracted to collect all vehicles from the plant and delivered to Sijankang. The Konsortium must observe a 3-points manual physical inspection before mobilising the vehicles up the trailer for delivery to the Central-Hub, Sijankang, Selangor.

4. The 3-Point inspections are: (1) DENTED (2) SCRATCHES (3) LOOSE ITEMS. All vehicles must passed the 3-point manual physical inspection before being transported to SIJANGKANG Central Hub.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama 2nd GRADUATION NIGHT

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INTRODUCTION

The second ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama graduation party was held at the DUKE!!! Err.... not the DUKE highway but the DUKE Bar & Restaurant at Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur.

Why the DUKE? because of TWO GOOD reason.. (1) it is in our trade area for OBC-BU, and (2) because of chronysim.. we know the owner.

SHARING EXPERIENCES AT THE ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ BANDAR UTAMA

Our recruit's sharing their experience & passion after a whole month of being a recruits at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama

The first recruit was Ms LILIAN LEE......

2nd GEWINN LEAGUE, DRAGON TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP 2010

7 August 2010. Olympic Sports Arena, OCM Indoor Sports Complex. Aaraf Eid Pahamin Armin registered alongside 10 other participants from the DDF Taekwondo Academy to compete in the 2nd Gewinn League Taekwondo Championship.

This was Aaraf's second Taekwondo competition. The first competition that Aaraf compete was during the 5th Koko Crunch Junior Taekwondo championship in April 2010. As we arrived, we met Aaraf's previous opponent Putra Danial. Putra age 11, although very young but was very polite. He came to us and shook our hand. Putra Danial is a good fighter and had won various medals in previous competition. We wish him well for today's competition.

PARTHIPAN LETCHMANON & RAJ KUMAR- A GANGSTER TAEKWONDO COACH: GEWINN 2ND LEAGUE DRAGON TAEKWONDO CHAMPIONSHIP 2010

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UPDATES: Raj Kumar was actually the aide/friend to the main gangster coach PARTHIPAN LETCHMANON. The main gangster coach was Parthipan Letchmanon, a 3rd Dan Taekwondo Coach and Raj Kumar is a 4th Dan Taekwondo Coach. Pursuant to the gangster-act, a meeting amongst all Taewkondo instructors at their Academy was held and the two gangster was given a first warning and a pardon because both of them claim they were provoked. A Coach armed with martial-art knowledge of that nature is similar to a gun-license holder waving his gun when he is being provoke..  acceptable?

Both of them had extend their apology to Dato Ahmad Fadzil and me but it is not as simple as apologizing after a public humiliation. My verdict: their Coaching license should be revoked for at least 6 months! being a Coach especially to children must portray an example akin of any other public figure.

7 August 2010. OCM Indoor Sports Complex, Gewinn 2nd league Dragon Taekwondo Championship 2010. COACH RAJ KUMAR (picture on the left) had portrayed a despicable behavior that is not just unbecoming of a coach but an embarrassment to the reputable Taekwondo institution & its fraternity.

A Coach or an individual that is involved in the training, guiding and directing sports people should portray a good example especially when he himself is a weapon trained in martial art. The way parent was humiliated by the Gangster-Coach should not be repeated (to anybody) especially when they paid and enrolled (the children) having believed in the Taekwondo institution.

MOUNT KINABALU: ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP CONQUERED THE HIGHEST PEAK

CHAPTER 1: THE PREPARATION & DEPARTURE

1 August 2010. Final check on items to bring for Mt Kinabalu expedition.. Raincoat, warm clothing, windbreaker, a bottle of drinking water, hat, gloves, extra thick socks, good torch light, toiletries, towel, personal items, trekking shoes, plastic bags to keep wet items, or in case of rain, energy bar/food (chocolate, nuts, raisins, glucose sweets) headache tablets, paper tissue, wet tissue, some plaster for cuts or blisters.

 

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama LIVE on TV3- Malaysia Today (Malaysia Hari Ini) PART 3/3

PART 3/3 ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama LIVE on TV3- Malaysia Today (Malaysia Hari Ini)




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ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama LIVE on TV3- Malaysia Today (Malaysia Hari Ini) PART 2/3

PART 2 ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama LIVE on TV3- Malaysia Today (Malaysia Hari Ini)

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ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama LIVE on TV3- Malaysia Today (Malaysia Hari Ini) part 1/3

PART 1/3, ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama LIVE on TV3- Malaysia Today (Malaysia Hari Ini)

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ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: AUG PG3: LAST WORKOUT FOR MT KINABALU

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30 July 2010.  I arrived this morning and had a shocked to see a women in BLACK-dress standing by the field at 5:30am.... The dress was so long that I could not even see the leg.. its like a women floating in darkness. A closer look....... It was Farhanah Bamadhaj.. our admin, in long black jubah. She is on MC and came without the grey or blue tshirt.. (10 Grunts)

3rd session today focussed on major muscle group with the three main circuit namely (1) Upper Body Race Circuit (2) Lower body Race Circuit and (3) Core Race Circuit. The three circuits targeted the Deltoids (shoulder), trapezius, sternocleidomastoid, back muscle, gluteus, rectus abdominis (abs), Pectoralis Major & minor (chest), rectus femoris, sartorius, Gluteus maximus and adductor magnus.... these were the muscle that was smiling with today's session.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: AUG PG2-THE FAT-BURNING GRINDERS

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28 JULY 2010, a second session is usually a mild introduction session after the benchmark assessment but today... the session felt tougher. Its either, there will be no mercy from start or I was still recovering from the Mt Nuang climb.. i think its the latter.

Having trekked, hiked and climbed up and back down Mt Nuang for 8 hours, we thought we would be stronger but the 1 hour session was damn good that I ended up back in bed and slept for an hour before jumping out into the shower and left for work.

Corporal Sandy took us through the warming up before leading us to the circuit field for a two partner-base-circuits. Sarge Dann assisted and observed Corporal Sandy commanding the Alpha-platoon. All instructors together, trained on alternate days to polished themselves and to be better.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ BANDAR UTAMA WENT CLIMBING MOUNT NUANG

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INTRODUCTION

25 July 2010. Mount Nuang is the highest point in Selangor with the height of 1493 meters (4898feet) and part of the Titiwangsa Mountain.

Titiwangsa Mountains (banjaran titiwangsa) are the mountain range that forms the backbone of the Malay Peninsula. The titiwangsa Mountains is part of suture zones that runs north-south, starting in Thailand (Nan-Uttaradit/Dien-Bien-Phu suture zone) and extending south towards peninsular Malaysia (Bentong-Raub suture zone.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ BANDAR UTAMA WENT RUNNING AT BHP ORANGE 11KM RUN @ CURVE

25 JULY 2010. Whilst 8 recruits (including guests) from the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama went for MOUNT NUANG EXPEDITION in Hulu Langat, another 8 recruits participated in the BHP Orange run.

Since the BHP Orange run was first organised, we had never missed it every year but this year, we went to Mt Nuang expedition instead but our circle of friends from the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama ran the BHP Orange 11km run and many of them were first time participants at the BHP Orange run and some were Virgin runners.

Those BHP Orange Runners from the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ Bandar Utama were..

PAHAMINS' ANNIVERSARIES..

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This year marked an important year for PROTON having celebrated its 25th year anniversary and MAYBANK's 50th year anniversary but more importantly this year is also my parent's 40th year anniversary, my elder sister Chempaka Emalin & Azhar Sulaiman's 15 year anniversary, Mine's 10th YEAR, my sisters Melor Edina & Rhiza Ghazi's 10th Year and Dr Teratai Edithy & Shazrul Azwa Asari's 5th anniversary.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: BU-OBC 11/12: SPLASHING MOMENT

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21 July 2010. Its the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA July second last session at Bandar Utama and the weather was moody and tantrum, crying out a downpour of rain. The sky was so dark.... Oh.. its dark because it was 5:30am, the time we arrived at the BU3/1 football field. In darkness, we can only imagine the field condition.

The rain was still heavy when Sarge did the roll-call. Corporal Chun and Corporal Sandy Robers were the other instructors for today's session. All the Kiasu were present but almost half of the recruits were absent. When the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP tagged the line "Rain Hail or Shine" we exercise... they really mean business.

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL WITH SANDRA OLIVIA ROBERTS, ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA CORPORAL

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SANDRA OLIVIA ROBERTS or popularly known as SANDY ROBERTS was certified and accredited a Corporal at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP in May 2010 by both the Global Master trainers Chief Brabon and Gunny Emily (For further details, see: Bootcamp Ranking). All instructor at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP must be certified, accredited and re-assessed (for qualification) periodically by the Global Master Trainer to ensure a standard benchmark of all instructors globally.

IPOH INTERNATIONAL HALF MARATHON

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18 July 2010, Ipoh. Which hotel did we book again? I asked Nawal Aini Zulkifli as we searched the GPS to find our way to the Hotel in Ipoh. It was almost 9pm and we drove in heavy rain from KL to Ipoh. Its the Ritz Carlton, said Rose Emini Pahamin via the Blackberry Chat. Rose Emini Pahamin, Ilyanna Aylin Ayob, Bahariah Bahadom, Suriana Saiful, Nyna Mohsen hadarrived earlier in the morning.

To cut the story short, we were rescued by Aunty Umi, Mum's best friend whom is an Ipoh'ian. We reached the hotel and saw a big signboard that reads... "Ritz Kowloon". No, we didnt stay there but the next block the Ritz Garden.

Bahariah Bahadom booked our hotel rooms via the internet bearing the distance to the Stadium where we will be running but without any knowledge of the hotel except for the pictures posted on the internet that look pretty awesome. To cut the story short again... the soonest we enter the hotel and into our room, Nawal Aini Zulkifli said... this hotel smells Sex but the hotel, lobby and the rooms were clean, tidy, neat and nice.

UPCLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH NAWAL AINI ZULKIFLI, ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA LANS CORPORAL

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NAWAL AINI ZULKIFLI, a Lance Corporal at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP passed her Level 1 military leadership certification by the Global Master trainer Chief Brabon & Gunny Emily in May 2010. Nawal Aini Zulkifli has been a recruit for 6 months prior to being trained as an instructor at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP. Nawal Aini Zulkifli had participated in 37 mix races in triathlons, dualthons, marathons and other shorter running distances since she picked up the outdoor activities in 2004.

BU-OBC: JUL PG9/12: BRING A FRIEND DAY

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16 July 2010 Its the second Bring-A-Friend day at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ Bandar Utama. The first Bring-A-Friend Day was instructed by our special guest Chief Brabon, the founder and Managing Director of ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP Worldwide. Today, we had special guests too but not to instruct. Our special guest today was a bunch of HARLEY DAVIDSON bikers led by Raja Affandi, an existing recruit at BU-Bravo.

Just as the warm up started, the bikers arrived fashionably late backed by a thunder-storm noise BROOOM BROOOOM VROOOOM BOM BOM BOM....

UPCLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH CHUN CHIA KAI, THE ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA CORPORAL

CHUN CHIA KAI, a corporal with the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ Bandar Utama was a recruit since October 2009 for 8 months before being selected to be trained as an instructor. Chun Chia Kai was a Delta for the whole period as a recruit and held the record for the fastest Benchmark timing at the former KL Alpha platoon.

Chun Chia Kai has never missed any session nor have had any late-comer record during his 8 months as a recruit. Chun Chia Kai is also a senior council member of our 100% ACE (100% Attendance, 100% Commitment and 110% Effort). Chun Chia Kai has lost 8kg while under-training at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: JULY PAGE 8/12: WELCOME BACK

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14 July 2010. Welcome back John Chuah, Tricia Fredericks and all those football World Cup followers. The past month has been tough on both recruits and trainers whom suffered from the World Cup Jetlag, staying up late at night with only very few hours of sleep. They were only physically in Malaysia but their thought and mind were in South Africa. 18 recruits were absent on Monday's training session when they did not get sufficient sleep watching the final match between Spain and Holland. Some recruits were Spain and some Holland strong supporters but some simply wanted to see if Paul the Octopus (Sotong) prediction was true. Me...? I just like to eat Sotong.

Paul the Sotong's prediction was right... Spain won!! and so was the prediction that we will suffer if we missed any training session. To welcome back those Missing-in-World-Cup, we had an exhilarating 705 calories burn session this morning with Ropes and killer sprint and run cardio.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA BRING-A-FRIEND DAY @ BANDAR UTAMA

FRIDAY 16 JULY 2010 is the monthly BRING-A-FRIEND-DAY at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ Bandar Utama.

What is a "BRING-A-FRIEND-DAY"?

Bring-A-Friend Day is the day the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP gave a sneak preview of what the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP training is about. Everybody will have a taste to feel the actual training.

Many people have heard of the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP from the blog, website, internet, magazines, newspaper and have read about it on TV 9 news, MHI TV3, radio stations etc... the Bring-A-Friend day is the day everybody are invited to discover the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP themselve.

HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY PROTON

We received PROTON Holdings Berhad invitation card early for the celebration of Proton 25 years silver jubilee on 9 July 2010.

The celebration was held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on 9 July 2010 and 2500 guests were invited including former pioneer staff of Proton. Malaysia Prime Minister YAB Dato Seri Najib Tun Razak was the guest of Honor. Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Ali as well as most dignitaries attended the historic event.

WEEKEND BIRTHDAY @ SEPANG GOLDCOAST

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A special movie dedication to Mother on her 62nd Birthday (click HERE if the Youtube file did not appear).

9 July 2010, on a 4 car convoy everybody except for me, Rhiza and Azhar Sulaiman left for Sepang Golden Palm resort Gold Coast to celebrate Mum's 62nd Birthday. I had to attend Proton 25 year Silver jubilee celebration at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Rhiza was in Penang attending a court case.. Lawyer! Azhar Sulaiman was in Johor doing some movie shooting.

We bought the villa at the Sepang Gold Coast but took 4 Villas for this weekend celebration.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ BANDAR UTAMA FIRST GRADUATION PARTY AT ECOBA

 7 July 2010. Its Party time time at the ECOBA.

Why?  Well.. Like what I've mentioned before, we don't really need a reason to party... but if there must me a reason, it must be to give ourselves a deserving break from a month of exercising. There is no better reason but to pat ourselves on the back and say... hey, we took the first step of health-maintenance. There is also no better people to celebrate it with, beside the people that share similar passion.

BREAKDOWN WITH EXCELLENT SERVICE

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I rushed through the early bad morning traffic and took the NKVE highway to Putrajaya to attend the Ministry of Finance 2011, Budget Consultative Council meeting when suddenly my driver prompted the car in smoke!!!!

I look back through the rear screen and saw a thick smoke and immediately asked my driver to stop the car... Who knows, the car may be blown to pieces and I wont be around for the first ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP graduation party tomorrow night.

The council meeting to be chaired by YAB Prime Minister is scheduled to start at 9am and the time then was 8:35am.

We stopped the car by the road side and saw a thick red-oil flowing under the car.... Gearbox problem, my driver claimed. Less than 3 years old MERCEDES  bought new from NZ Wheel have successfully gathered a long list of problems... but that is a story for another occasion.

AMENDMENTS TO THE HIRE-PURCHASE ACT 1967

Most Recent write up:
(A) 1st day of Implementation Hire Purchase Act 1967 (amendments 2010)

(B) Implementation of HP Act amendments

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There are 26 amendments to the 43 years old Hire Purchase Act 1967 tabled in Parliament for second and third reading but the biggest concern to both the public as well as car dealers are clause 7,8,9 and 10 of the bill tabled.

Let us first see and understand those amendments. The followings are excerpts and extractions from the bill tabled in Parliament.

Clause 7 of the Bill seeks to amend Section 16 of the Hire-Purchase Act 1967 to impose new conditions on the owner in relation to repossession under this Act. Section 16 of the principal Act is amended by: 


(a) by substituting for subsection (1) the following subsection:

ROUND-TABLE MEETING WITH MAYBANK BERHAD

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24 June 2010, Dataran Maybank Bangsar. PEDA executive committees had an official round-table meeting with Maybank Autofinance team at the Dataran Maybank in Bangsar.

Personally, I have a long 13 years good history with Maybank since 1997. Maybank was the first Bank that offered my first business facility during the inception of my Proton Edar Dealership after my merchank banking days with the Commerce International Merchank Bankers Berhad (Now known as CIMB Investment Bank).

The first Maybank Manager that attended to me was Murad whom was then the Maybank Branch Manager for Klang in 1997. Murad was the first Manager that introduces me to the Floor-stocking facilities. When Murad was transfered to Medan Pasar, Norhisham Hashim took over the Klang Branch. Through Norisham, I learn the automotive trade and very negligibly through by Proton Edar.

After Norisham, Musawir attended to me when my facility was transfered to Puchong. 13 years later, all of them are now a prominent banker with an office on the highest floor at the Dataran Maybank, Bangsar. Alhamdulillah, everybody are successful.

ITS PARTY TIME...!!!

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Where? Damansara Perdana, The Ecobar Restaurant & bar

When? Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 7:30pm onwards

Why? There are reasons.. but then who needs a reason to Party.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: JUL PG3/12: GOOD FRIDAY

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2 July 2010. TGI Friday... Thank God Its Friday... actually its more like OGI Friday.... Oh God Its Friday... Its already Friday and the beginning of the third quarter of the year. The half year is gone and the New Year Resolution is still far-fetched... but that is a story for another occasion.

What is more relevant, was the exercising via the bootcamp that is still consistently an ACE (Attendance, Commitment and Effort) for the past half year!! though the target running races for this year is still lacking... but that too is a story for another occasion.

More than 50% of recruits FFK/skipped the Benchmark Assessment on Monday. When they thought they could escaped scot free, they were alienated this morning from the rest to performed the Benchmark Assessment. The Benchmark Assessment assessment is important to gauge the the level of fitness of each recruit.

BSN BANK

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Together with Proton Edar Dealers Association Malaysia (PEDA) Vice-President Lee Lick Sai and exco Fathul Rahman, PEDA paid an official and friendly visit the BSN Bank. It is a regular meeting to keep ourselves updated with the on-goings in the market but part of our primary agenda was for a better financing package to both our members and for Proton buyers.

Our meeting was attended to by two of the three deputy Chief Executives, the senior Vice-President and the Head (See: BSN organisation chart) namely, BSN Deputy Chief Executive Office for Credit Management & Business Support Winston E. Jeyaprakash, Deputy Chief Executive for Consumer banking & Business Development Yunos Abd Ghani, Senior Vice President Akhsan Zaini and Head of Credit Management Department Abdullah Aziz Buyong.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: JULY PG 2/12: GOOD BYE JUNE

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30 June 2010. The first session of every month is always the Benchmark Assessment. The second session is always the ranking of recruits into their respective fitness level which are the Delta, Seals and Ranger. The benchmark timing is not the only factor that influenced the ranking of recruits. The forms & techniques, medical & health condition as well as their competitiveness and aptitude too, determines the recruit's ranking. Although all the recruits have already been given their respective rank, Sarge Dann, or the lead instructor will raised the recruits a level up or down based on his observation on the recruits fitness level during training. So be wary, you may be demoted or promoted a level up.

The Deltas are the cream and the fittest in the platoon. We should be aspired to grow-up (in a few months) and be like them. The rangers are the best spirited people.. I always look at Ranger Lizza Abdul Rahim for inspiratoin. Her determination during every workout... no matter how hard or strenuous the workout is, she will always smile and pushed herself without ever 'stalling... cheating'... unlike somebody.

SKATE MALAYSIA 2010

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The weekend was as usual... full of 'ings ! Beside Bootcamp'ing, Facebooking, Proton'ing, Blog'ing, Run'ing, driver'ing doing errand'ing... this weekend too was about skate'ing.... ICE-SKATING!!  No not me...  

25-27 June 2010 was the 6th International Skate Malaysia Competition featuring greatest skaters around South East Asia and Middle East! The Pahamin platoon comprised of 7 skaters RAFEL Zichry Onn, KASIH Leia Ixora, Andika REES Pahamin, Kasih Iris LEONA, RAINA Edlyn Jasmine, Melati Enida and Kenanga Elyzze but the battalion includes Aqfar Naeem Abulais, Nor Marissa Alia Lokman and Aneeta Lingam.

TV3: ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ Bandar Utama on MALAYSIA TODAY (MALAYSIA HARI INI- MHI)

29 June 2010 TV3 Sri Pentas, Bandar Utama.  The ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP was scheduled to be LIVE on air at the MALAYSIA TODAY (Malaysia Hari Ini (MHI) program at 7:30am.

The ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ Bandar Utama was represented by Daing Daniel Fitri as the lead instructor with the OBC Rank of Sarge, Sandy Roberts (OBC-Rank Corporal), Chun Chia Kai, James Fong, Syed Mahadzir Syed Manshor, Yam Chan SiuCheh, Lizza Abdul Rahim, Rose Emini Pahamin, Nawal Aini Zulkifli, Ody Lana, Dr Malek Aziz, Farhanah Bamadhaj and Armin Baniaz Pahamin... me.

We arrived at the Sri Pentas at 6:45am and prepared the site located at the main entrance of Sri Pentas.

We laid down the selected 'equipments' namely Ropes, Tyres and sandbags and began with a warm-up.

EXCELLENT RUN @ STANDARD CHARTERED KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL MARATHON

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27 June 2010 Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur. In a convoy of three cars, we left and parked our cars 20 minutes walking distance from the Starting point.

Our convoy consisted of me, Nawal Aini Zulkifli, Rose Emini Pahamin, Ili Liyana Baharon, Ilyanna Aylin Ayob, Nyna Mohsen, Amir Hisyam, Ody Lana,  Bahariah Bahadom,

DOC & DANN AND A GOOD LAUGHING SESSION

It was a surprise birthday party for Dr Malek Aziz & Daing Daniel Fitri..

For the past 1 month, Rose Emini Pahamin had created a FACEBOOK secret invitation to attend the D&D aka Doc & Dann surprise birthday party on 23 June 2010 @ Tony Romas. The theme was Army!!

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA JUNE: PG11/12: OLYMPIC ATHLETE BRYAN NICKSON LOMAS

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23 June 2010. Recruits at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ Bandar Utama had the pleasure of training with Bryan Nickson Lomas on the second last OBC session in June.

Bryan Nickson Lomas was the youngest, smallest and lightest participants when he competed in the 28th Olympic Games in Athen in 2004 where he was given the honour of being the Malaysian contingent's flagbearer. In the same year, Bryan won Gold medal at the world junior championship in Brazil and in 2005, he won Gold Medal at the SEA games in Manila. Bryan Nickson won  Silver Medal during the Commonwealth games in Australia in 2006 and  Bronze at the World Junior competition in Kuala Lumpur.

PRIME TIME NEWS @ TV9: ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ BANDAR UTAMA

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21 JUNE 2010. The ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA@ Bandar Utama was on prime-time news at 12pm and 8pm at TV 9. 

Featured in the short News was Armin Baniaz Pahamin, Dr Malek Aziz, Daing Daniel Fitri, Lizza Abdul Rahim, Ody Lana, James Fong, John Chua Leg & New Shoe (30%), Bahariah bahadom, Joe Liew Yaw Loong, Azmil (OBC-BJ), John Ong, Shearing Toh, Razlan Nizarudin, Erni Syazwani, Yum Kin Kok, Ruzina, Ili Liyana Baharon, Farah Z Ekmal, Sandy Roberts, Jasper Chai and others.

HOOYAAH!!!

We will be featured at Malaysia Hari Ini (MHI) on 29 June 2010, 7am... Stay Tune... 
P/s Now, got to practice conversing in proper Bahasa Malaysia without any kelatae dialect or Rojak language... 

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY

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Pahamin Rajab became a father 39 years ago when mum gave birth to Chempaka Emalin Pahamin, a year after their wedding on 23 July 1970. 40 years ago!!! Dad raised Chempaka Emalin without any 'Father-Hood' experience but I was lucky, Dad has had 3 years of raising Chempaka Emalin by the time I was born. Less than a year of being pampered by Dad, Melor Edina stole the attention... and later Teratai Edithy Pahamin, Rose Emini Pahamin then Amnan Bazli Pahamin.

DAMANSARA PERDANA - GO GREEN RUN!!!

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The ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ Bandar Utama supports the GO GREEN run organised by MK LAND @ DAMANSARA PERDANA.

In fact, we open up the Original Bootcamp BOOTH at the race. Daing Daniel Fitri, the lead instructor, Ody Lana, Nawal Aini Zulkifli and Rose Emini Pahamin was up as early as 5am to prepare the booth. They brought along Ms TY (tyre), Ms Tee (tali), Ms Sandbabe (sand bag), Ah Tong (Jerry Can) etc etc...

Nawal Aini Zulkifli had burn the midnight oild designing and printing our kick @ss flyers and buntings especially for today!! 1000 flyers were distributed.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: JUNE 9/12- THE SCRUBS

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18 June 2010. 700 calories burn & free body scrub!!! Aiiiyaa.. Spilled out the beans... this was suppose to be the end orgasmic statement but was abit impatient. I mean, when was the last time you had your thigh, tummy and the inbetweenies scrubbed? very Kinkilicious..

Sarge Dann, Corporal Chun and LC Nawal were the Reds... and we were group-up for the Rope-Climb-Relay!!! This is exactly why I love the program at the Original Bootcamp (no this is not an advertisement) but this is exactly why it is so addictive!! At every session, there will always be something new!!!

To add up to the excitement, Freda Liu is back after a quiet disappearance to Penang where she carbo-loaded herself for the bootcamp.... or maybe she came to bootcamp to burn the loaded-carbo? We also had a new pretty & single recruit, Michelle.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: JUNE PAGE 7/12: A SESSION WITH THE MENTOR

14 June 2010... It is customary at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP to have a Bring-A-Friend (BAF) day on the third Friday of every monthly session. The BAF day is organised for friends of recruits to have a sneak preview or a feel of what the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP is about.

(Do not adjust your computer screen, the few pictures on the left was meant to be 'blur'.. its called the 'paparazzi-skill' (i think))

MENTORING WITH CHIEF BRABON

We attended the second ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP Academy held at Brickfield on 12 June 2010. The session start at 7am sharp. Chief Brabon & Gunny Emily arrived late last night form Sydney Australia to conduct the academy. The first session was held in April last month.

The academy was conducted to train and re-train all ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP instructors and to assess/re-assess their performance and program deliverables.

The academy is compulsory for all instructors and admins personnel. I led my team of 11 instructors and admins from the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ BANDAR UTAMA (OBC-BU). Those from OBC-BU were Sarge Dann, Corporal Armin (Head-Operation), Corporal Chun, Corporal Sandy Roberts, Lans Corporal Nawal, Lans Corporal (Admin) Farhanah Bamadhaj, Lans Corporal (P) Jasper Chai, Lans Corporal (P) Erni, Ody Lana (Admin), Dr Malek Aziz (Head-Admin), Rose Emini (Head-Accountant, PR).

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: JUNE PAGE 6/12: G IS TABOO?

11 June 2010. After the warm-up this morning, we escaped the G for AWOL and had a jogging road tour around the BU3/1 road instead.. Someone just could not say out the taboo word G... or the Grunts.  G was popularized by Yam Chan Siu Cheh. The partner of the recently celebrated birthday boy, James Fong.

The platoon was divided into two under Sarge Dann and by Corporal Chun. Sarge Dann was assisted by Lans Corporal (P) Erni and Corporal Chun by Lans Corporal Nawal.

Today was the FRIDAY SPECIALS... especially for those Friday night party-goers to be in short skirts and spaghetti string top.

CHIEF BRABON, FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR, ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP INTERNATIONAL

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The ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP was founded in 1991 by a former Australian Army Infantry Soldier known as Chief Brabon in the Southern Hemisphere. Chief Brabon as an avid runner, had completed his first marathon when he was 16 years old in 2:56:45 and his first Ultra-marathon when he was 18. Todate, Chief had competed in various events from track runs (800m) to 213km extreme 5 days Ultra-marathon in Military uniforms and combat boots.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: JUNE PAGE 5/12: LOVE TRIANGLE

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9 June 2010.. We have all been through the Love Triangle relationship at some point in life either in friendship, romance, familial or pre-existing hatred between rivals and even sexual interactions. Recruits that have never been in any Love Triangle, were forced into one today with the Love Triangle Circuit (name not related to OBC-terms or names).

As the name implied, the love triangle comprised of 3 parties (aka stations) and usually someOne will be left feeling betrayed. However at the bootcamp, a guided polyamory was agreed and supervised by Sarge Dann and assisted by Corporal Chun, Lans Corporal Nawal and Lans Corporal (P) Erni.

There were three guided sets of polyamory in the Love Triangle. Sarge Dann guided the first set for a specific area...