Manila

This must be one of my longest stays in Manila: Thursday morning to Tuesday night. SIX DAYS. Been working on the weekdays, work dinners then a channel surfing session on the weeknights, and keeping busy with a boxing gym on the weekend! It hasn't been as bad a stay as I expected, actually, but most of that probably has to do with the boxing gym. Haha.


I had to go and buy shoes and exercise clothes for the two days of gym. It's probably the most comfortable gym I've been to, plenty of space, new and fresh (most gyms have a rank sweaty smell), with air-conditioning, no less. I enjoyed mastering the speedball - it's not as easy as I thought it was, and I still can't do it very fast, but I improved over the two days. My shoulders are still aching - boxing is all hands and no kicks - and I'm not used to working my arms so hard. Best part is, everyone gets their own instructor, so it is a one-on-one training with the trainer. Well worth the money! Stamina was a let-down though...four rounds and I'm dead. Sometimes three. Must train more. Oh, and on Sunday, I even managed to get one of my colleagues here to join me, so possibly another female convert to boxing hehe.

I've just been told I need to make a presentation to the Board tomorrow, as well as to the Shareholders. STRESSED! Presentations are not my forte. At all.

Alright, back to work now! Need to prepare.