8-WEEKS ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP CHALLENGE-PART 2

SAMPLE PICTURES FOR PRE-8- WEEK CHALLENGE

NOTE: PICTURE MUST BE TAKEN HOLDING THE SUNDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2010 NEWSPAPER.

Here are two examples of what you need to provide as your Pre-Challenge photos. Special Thank you to Gunny Emily for being OBC model (note: she is married!!).

Three shots we need are:
1) Close up of you with the day's paper.
2) A full body front shot
3) A full body side shot

You can expose as much or as little skin for the Pre-Challenge body you wish to show, but try to wear clothing that gives a clear representation of your current shape, and tone. Remember, OBC will compare the pre & post 8-Week.

For men, you can either go topless, bottomless... but the pose must be holding the same SUNDAY NEWSPAPER dated 26 September 2010.

Stay tune for other criterias.....

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8-WEEKS ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP CHALLENGE-PART 1

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Those that have already registered for the 8-WEEK CHALLENGE, should have received via EMAIL the first part of the IGNITION stage of your Gladiator Diet and shopping list !!!

In just 8 weeks, with some perseverance and training at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ Bandar Utama (and at any other ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP Licensee at Bukit Jelutong, Subang Jaya & Cyberjaya) you could have the BODY (phewiit) that you have always wanted!

Please make sure that you registered on our HOOYAH NETWORK to ensure that you stay up to date with all recipes, training sessions, INFERNO TRAINING (Supplied by Chief!), ideas and online forums to keep you motivated and push you through the rough patches.

On Saturday, we will upload a sample image onto the HOOYAH NETWORK of "before" photo so that you know how to shoot it and upload. For those contestant that requires us to facilitate with the photo-shoot, the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ Bandar Utama has available paparazzi and will be shooting contestant's photo on Sunday. For details, please call our sexy & single call-center at 017-3795988.

The GLADIATOR DIET was initially created by Chief when he was hired to turn 13 fit, yet undefined individuals into lycra clad, god like warriors... in only 6 weeks for the latest incarnation of the hit television series GLADIATORS (as seen on NTV7 & ASTRO in Malaysia).

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: OBC-BU SEPT 12/12: RUN FOREST RUN

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Thats it..... the end of September OBC-BU session. Today was the 12th, the last session of the month and my 4th day being ciggie-free. Noticeable differences on Day-4...? It feels good to be lunch-ing in an air-condition restaurant instead of the no-aircond smoking section and my comrade John Chuah suddenly disappeared from training!??? I mean.. since I stop smoking, John Chuah stop exercising??? Maybe he freak out and felt pressure to divorce his faithful affair with Ms Ciggie. Maybe John Chuah is accumulating FAT and stop exercising to gain as much fat for the Sunday pre-challenge PHOTO-SHOOT... So many maybe's...

So far the bandwagon still maintain 6 smoke-free passengers without any dropout. Not many dare to take the challenge to stop smoking but we have more passengers who took up the OBC 8-Week challenge to win RM15,000!!

In preparation for the NEWTON 25KM race this coming Sunday, Sarge Dann prepared a cardio workout as a closure for the month.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: 8 WEEK-CHALLENGE QUESTIONS & ANSWER

(this blog will be updated as and when there are more questions raised)

OBC- 8 WEEK CHALLENGE

QUESTION & ANSWER

Question 1: How much in total does the whole 8-Week Challenge program cost?

Answer: The fee for the challenge is only RM70.00 but it is compulsory for all participants to enroll for both October & November 2010 session which is only RM299 per month of 12 sessions. So the total cost will be RM70 + RM299 + RM299 which must be pay on or before the 27 September 2010.

Question 2: What if I will be travelling during the 8-Week challenge and could not attend the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP SESSION?

Answer: They can still sign up, and they can implement the INFERNO training program while they are travelling. INFERNO training programme is a new home based Metabolic Acceleration program that soon to be release. Challenge participants will receive an 8 week excerpt from the program to boost their results.

DAY 3: SMOKE-FREE BANDWAGON

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Picture on left is my cousin Eddie Putera Noordin.. he is the President of SMOKERS CLUB and I 'was' a lifetime honorary deputy!! Although his Smokers Club membership is still growing... the Smokers Club is now deprived of 6 members.

The infant smoke-free bandwagon now comprised of 6 passengers..... Azhar Sulaiman, Kamsani Ahmad, Joe Liew Law Yoong, Zaiem Razak and Shear Ling Toh (and me). Day 3 feels abit agitated with surroundings but Munch-the-Kuaci-advice worked and soon Kuaci (sunflower seed) will be scarce in Kuala Lumpur... Joe Liew had already clean sweep the Kuaci supplies in Cheras.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: OBC-BU SEPT 11/12: *FAINT*

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Its the 2nd day without cigarette and everything stink!! The car... home-office... workplace.... all smell of smelly ashtray. Eww.... The smell and scent is the most obvious differences on second day without smoking. Even 'people' smells good.....  Yesterday was my first 24 hours without any cigarette in.... 10 years?

Those that had joined the stop-smoking-bandwagon are Azhar Sulaiman, Joe Liew Yaw Loong, Kamsani Ahmad, Zaiem Razak and Shear Ling Toh. Azhar Sulaiman, an actor, architect and businessman had been smoking for 20 years since he was 19 years old. Kamsani Ahmad, Proton Edar General Manager has been smoking for more than 30 years, Zaiem Razak, a cup cake czar for more than 20 years, Joe Liew Yaw Loong, a fellow comrade at the OBC-BU was married to cigarette for 14 years and Shear Ling Toh whom hopped on the bandwagon today!!! Shear Ling Toh ended her short 5 years affair with Sampoerna. Anyone else joining the bandwagon? Lets do this together!! I hope the social-chimney James Fong & John Chuah too will jump into the bandwagon.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA 8 WEEK CHALLENGE!!!

JOIN THE CHALLENGE...... HOW?

A) REGISTER ONLINE as a recruit for both October & November at HERE then register for the 8-Week Challenge by clicking HERE.

B) Take a full length front & side picture of yourself holding a Sunday, 26 September 2010 NEWSPAPER.

C) Get ONLINE (a link will be provided once registered) before 11:59pm on Wednesday, 29 September 2010, complete the pre-challenge form,  upload your photos and record your first month benchmark assessment time. You have to attend the Benchmark assessment as a prove of attendance.

D) Once you have registered for BOTH October & November and had registered for the 8-Week challenge online, you will be directed to make RM70 only as a payment entry which include 8 WEEKS of DIET PLAN, INFERNO FAT BURNING SYSTEM, daily blogs, motivation and recipes!

Thereafter.... just surrender yourself to the program!!! Its all about discipline..

(Note: The deadlines above is ONLY applicable to ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ Bandar Utama, the dates may differ for other locations)

THE END OF 20 YEARS RELATIONSHIP

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It was during the third semester break in 1988 when we first befriended her.  We were fourteen years old and was in Form 2 at Bukit Bintang (Boys) Secondary School. We tasted her together... Zarir Salleh, Syamreen Azam Shafei and me at Zarir's house in Taman Tun Dr Ismail 22 years ago. That was how it started... that was how we all became Smokers. The habit worsen with almost 3 packs a day now. Two years ago, I even blog about my inseparable relationship with Cigarette at HERE.

Exactly a year ago, my brother Mohammed Rhiza Ghazi too had divorced his Red Malborough. My driver, Sanwan had quit smoking. Cousin Noor Ervin Shahriz Noordin, friends Suanie T, Cynthia Gan, Shobha Bala to name a few had ended their relationship with Ciggie.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: OBC-BU SEPT 10/12: HUNDRED MADNESS

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The weekend was very fruitfull foodfull. I know.. I know... need to control the diet but I lost control at Dato Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Tahir, PROTON Managing Director's house when the main menu was Kambing Golek (Grill Lamb)!!! I mean.. its Kambing Golek!!!! as in Kambing Golek!!! yaa. the diet went tergolek...



We also had the chance to celebrate the raya with YABhg Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad whom at 85 years old is still standing very strong!!

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: OBC-BU SEPT 9/12 BRING-A-FRIEND DAY

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We all have friends.. I mean who doesn't, but how much do we care about the friends to actually get them involved in a healthy socio-fitness activity? Yes.. we care alot and hence the monthly Bring-A-Friend day every 3rd Friday of the month. Bring-A-Friend Day or BAF Day is the first step or rather a sneak preview of a better healthier lifestyle and... of course healthier circle of friends. Being in a circle of people that share a similar passion for sexier lifestyle will assure an improved consistency in training.

Of course, one of the first few to arrived is non other than our 'mascot'.. the famous torn pants Yam Chan Siucheh...

Although waking up in an ungodly hour needed a little extra effort, there were more than a dozen friend that arrived as early as 5:30am. Amongst them was Aisan Lim, whom trained with me for almost 10 months at KLA but went MIA due to work pressure that forced her to run and cycle at the Gym instead. We also welcome Tan Lay Cheng (LC) from the circle of parent at the Garden International School.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: OBC-BU SEPT 8/12 GRUNTS 110

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Food, food, food.... guilty as charge!! especially during the Hari Raya but fortunate for us, we have Sarge Dann to make sure those food did not turn to fat. Sarge Dann woke us up this morning with 100 Grunts!!! No it was not for punishment but he knew someOne ate a little too much last night.... and No we could not cheat because it was prescribed in 10 installments with barely 5 seconds rest in between. If only the installment could be extended to a few days (wishful thinking!)...

Since it is Hari Raya, Sarge Dann gave a discount angpaw....  Ranger was given 40% discount and did 6 repetitions of 10 sets, Seal had 20% discount with 8 repetitions @ 10 sets but Delta.. no discount 10 repetitions for 10 sets!

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: OBC-BU SEPT 7/12 THE SPARTAN

We fought our way through to better health and fitness the Spartacus way today!! or thats how it felt like being high on adrenaline.

There were no late comers and although we had a few dozen recruits at Alpha but there were no sign of Otai Joe Liew, Kenix Lim and leesa Tan. Maybe they were still busy celebrating Hari Raya. Our session began with a partner base Fire and Movement circuit that require Partner-A to run 5 step forward, dropped chest down while Partner-B run towards partner A and dropped chest down too and so forth. The Fire and Movement circuit is a mock military section assault where one soldier move forward while the other partner on standby to shoot. We did four laps of Fire & Movement from one football goal post to the other goal post. The intensity was increased on the third lap where we had to dropped chest down at every three steps instead of five.

SKETSA AT FIRST DAY RAYA

There were only thrice in my 36 years that the Hari Raya was celebrated without the parent. Twice during the undergraduate years and today. This year Hari Raya was different when father had to be in California, United State of America and mother in London with Dr Teratai Edithy Pahamin, Shazrul Azwa Asaari & Rose Emini Pahamin.

In their absent, Chempaka Emalin Pahamin & Azhar Sulaiman played host on Hari Raya morning to the leftover of the Pahamins at Bustanu. Mum would be proud to know that Chempaka Emalin Pahamin did a good job. After the Hari Raya prayer, we all gathered at Chempaka's house for FOOD!! and there were varieties for everybody...

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: OBC-BU SEPT 6/12 SELAMAT HARI RAYA

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Selamat Hari Raya Aidil Fitri... there is no better way than to start the EID MUBARAK morning with a jolly good fat burning, ass tightening, stomach crunching, heart throbbing exercise.. and that's exactly how ours started!!

Yes.. ONLY at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP @ Bandar Utama!!! No.. exercise knows no holiday and knew no break even on Hari Raya or Chinese New Year.... RAIN, HAIL OR SHINE!!!..

That is the commitment at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP and that is the commitment of our super kiasu, hyper & energetic Sarge Dann. Sarge Dann sacrificed his first day of Hari Raya commanding Alpha, Bravo and Zulu. He prepared the training field all by himself with the tyres & ropes as part of the training equipments for the well-prepared circuit picked from Chief Brabon's mentoring program.

BRING A FRIEND DAY

17 SEPTEMBER 2010 is.... that special time of the month again for you to cherish your friend by getting them involved in your 'other' life...the ORIGINAL life.. I mean the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP way of life.

The ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP is not only a fat/weight lose, body toning, strength/stamina building program but it is also a platform that gather a circle of people with similar interest in fitness and health. As how Lilian Lee, our recruit relate it to the Pringles slogan 'once you pop, you cant stop', at bootcamp, once you gain that exercise momentum via the program, you really cant stop.. in fact, you dont want to stop.

To register for the free 'Bring A Friend' Day.. Click 'friend' or 'past-recruit'.. Choose BRING A FRIEND DAY - Bandar Utama (Select the preferred time) and you are one step forward to either be his/her bff (best friend forever) or ... completely lose them.

To know how to get to our training field.. click here..

Bring A Friend Day at the ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA @ BANDAR UTAMA is on Friday, 17 September 2010.  See Ya...

WHEN LIFE TURNS 'SWEETER'..

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Life turn sweeter as we get older and mine turned sweet'est with a 25mmol/l glucose count over the weekend and it was not a pleasant experience.

It has been almost 10 years since I had Diabetic type 2 and has been on 850mg metformin (glucophage) twice a day and 30mg Diamicron MR (Gliclazide). When I changed my lifestyle into a super active outdoor person and adopted the Blood type diet, I self-revised the dosage of my medication to 850mg metmorfin once a day and stopped the Diamicron MR. When I went on mega-active activities with recent half marathon and Mt Kinabalu climb, I did not replenished my supplies of medication thinking the mega active lifestyle would self-regulate the sugar level.... very clever of self-proclaimed doctorate Dr Armin Baniaz.

The diabetic has been quite friendly since diagnosis except for a few hypoglycemic moments which over the years, I had learn to recognize the symptoms. The symptoms of hypoglycemic or low blood sugar that I found very pronounced in me was the sudden shiver, excessive sweating (even in an air-condition room), jelly legs, disoriented and slurred speech. I had never experienced high blood sugar or Hyperglycemia until recently (with 25mmol/l).

DO NOT BUY TAG HEUER SPECTACLES

I bought my first Tag Heuer eye-wear model TRACK FTH 7201-004 when my eye was infected with bad infection, at the OPTICAL 88 located at the Curve Mutiara Damansara on 22 December 2008 (Invoice No: RSML 09-6862. Since then, I brought and bought the same brand for Nawal Aini Zulkifli and Rose Emini Pahamin as well as recommended a few other friends to the same shop, OPTICAL 88.

What was never made known at the point of purchase was the damn expensive TAG HEUER spec was easily broken and it takes too long to claim warranty. If this were to be PROTON, it would have been on the front page of every newspaper.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: OBC-BU SEPT 3/12

3 SEPTEMBER 2010. If there was a moment when Sarge Dann was hyper and mega active.. it must be today!! The Australian must have brainwashed him during the Hell Week and he came back... ever increasingly super duper hyper active...

..and if there was a day that is the hottest day while training, it must be today too. The heat from the sun at 6:15pm was unprecedented, we felt as if we were training in the hot afternoon.

The combination of a super mad hyper Sergeant and a boiling hot day.... was gila babi crazy letih nak mampus (hard to translate) very fun and exciting.

ORIGINAL BOOTCAMP MALAYSIA: OBC-BU SEPT 2/12

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1 September 2010. What can you expect to get from a Sarge that had just graduated from Hell Week? ...HELL!! plain and simple. How else to burn the extra calories if not through sheer hell?

As I arrived at ZULU, everybody were doing Grunts... I learned a shortwhile later that the Grunts was compliment from the King.. Jun King for being late. He figured, we could all do with extra workout.

PROTON LATEST PROMOTION... ONLY IN SEPTEMBER

1 SEPTEMBER 2010... PROTON EDAR had announced its latest promotion for September!!! The promotion was announced in-conjunction with the Independence Day and the Aidil Fitri promotion... up to RM3,500 on certain selected model.

Err I mean... over and above the earlier announced 20 years Anni, Aidil Fitri and Independance day promotion.

For full detail.. browse here; to book click here.

COUNTDOWN TO HARI RAYA...

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Its 9 days to go before the Aidil Fitri festival.. and there are more than 60 cars to be delivered at Proton Edar Putrajaya alone.. Throughout Malaysia.. I would expect nothing less than at least 5,000 vehicles. Can we deliver those cars?

Last month in August, Selangor had a shorter month to register customer's vehicles with the Nuzul Quran and the Merdeka day celebration. The last day in August itself, there were data transfer issues between the Road Transport Department (JPJ) and Custom online that prohibited the registration of chassis. Despite that, PROTON was able to achieve its monthly target.

PROTON ICT Service Desk are on standby to mitigate any affected chassis from registration. PROTON finance department are also working and open even on weekend to expedite any payment for CBU & excise and the central hub are on a 24 hours shift to deliver customer's vehicles to promptly deliver customers' car before the festive season.

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

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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.