I joined a gym for a month called True Fitness. (I actually bought three one-month passes.) It has some classes I was really interested in: Pilates, Body Pump (strength training), Gym Ball, etc. I really loved the Pilates classes. I also enjoyed the Body Pump class. I've never done much strength training with weights so I'm glad to have the increased knowledge about the different methods used. I will say though, that going to the gym wasn't the most mentally healthy thing for me, messed with my self-image a bit. I swear they rigged the mirrors! Seriously, think of what that could do for business if everyone is always looking at themselves thinking they have more to lose than they thought. And always being around all the skinny Thai girls wasn't exactly motivating, made me want to hide.
I really did enjoy the classes so I'll recover my self-image before I use the other two months. And this time I know what to expect (it took me several weeks before I noticed how it was affecting me). So I'll go into it with a sturdier self-image. For now, though, I'm going to focus on running. I have two weeks until my official half-marathon training begins.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Hair Hassle
It's something we all feel frustrated about at times...right? I've certainly had my own share lately. After having long hair for several years I decided to cut it all off while I was home back in May. I liked it, although I did kinda miss my long hair. It is more compatible with hot weather though.
Let me digress for a moment to mention why I had let my hair get so long. It's hard enough to explain how I want my hair cut in English . To do this in Thai could easily lead to a bad cut. It was just easier not to get it cut. So I've never had my hair cut in Thailand. I'd always wait until I visited Ohio so J, who I trust implicitly, could cut it.
Now with shorter hair I decided to get over it and get it cut somewhere. So I went to get it trimmed at a place recommended to me. The lady did a great job and I was really happy with it. Such relief to know you can trust someone. So just before I went to the convention in Malaysia I wanted to get it trimmed again. I went back to the same lady. I told her to do the same as last time. After having it washed she started blow drying it straight. I thought it was odd that she was going to cut it dry but she's the professional not me so I didn't say anything. Then when it's all dry she says it's finished. She hadn't understood that I wanted it cut. Sigh. So I tell her I want it CUT the same as last time. So she cuts it dry. But it wasn't the same as last time. I had to tell her to cut more from a few places. I was a bit disheartened. She did such a good job the first time and now my confidence in her was dropping. I left frustrated and my hair not quite right. I didn't realize how bad it was until the next day when I washed it and let it do it's natural wave that my hair was now triangular shaped. Sigh!! And I was leaving for Malaysia the following day. I kept telling myself to let it go, it's not important.
But it really bothered me. So I went to the salon at the hotel in Malaysia and asked the guy to fix it explaining, clearly I thought, how I wanted it. I had specifically said I want the front longer than the back. I lost my breath as he cut the front SHORTER than the back. Argh!!!!! I surrendered to having bad hair for the convention. There was nothing else I could do. So I focused on the program and tried to be as comfortably social as I could. (I hate that feeling of not being comfortable in your own skin.) I also tried not to be so dramatic about the whole thing. I just had to let it go.
That's been over a month now and my hair is a bit better. It was starting to get triangular again so I cut it myself a bit (I know I don't have your approval on that, J. Sorry.) It's improved and I'm grateful to feel somewhat normal again.
I know I shouldn't give up completely on getting my hair cut here. But I'll wait until it's completely necessary and I'll be very specific and tell them to stop if I see them about to cut something I don't want them to.
Oh, and no, I don't have a photo!
Let me digress for a moment to mention why I had let my hair get so long. It's hard enough to explain how I want my hair cut in English . To do this in Thai could easily lead to a bad cut. It was just easier not to get it cut. So I've never had my hair cut in Thailand. I'd always wait until I visited Ohio so J, who I trust implicitly, could cut it.
Now with shorter hair I decided to get over it and get it cut somewhere. So I went to get it trimmed at a place recommended to me. The lady did a great job and I was really happy with it. Such relief to know you can trust someone. So just before I went to the convention in Malaysia I wanted to get it trimmed again. I went back to the same lady. I told her to do the same as last time. After having it washed she started blow drying it straight. I thought it was odd that she was going to cut it dry but she's the professional not me so I didn't say anything. Then when it's all dry she says it's finished. She hadn't understood that I wanted it cut. Sigh. So I tell her I want it CUT the same as last time. So she cuts it dry. But it wasn't the same as last time. I had to tell her to cut more from a few places. I was a bit disheartened. She did such a good job the first time and now my confidence in her was dropping. I left frustrated and my hair not quite right. I didn't realize how bad it was until the next day when I washed it and let it do it's natural wave that my hair was now triangular shaped. Sigh!! And I was leaving for Malaysia the following day. I kept telling myself to let it go, it's not important.
But it really bothered me. So I went to the salon at the hotel in Malaysia and asked the guy to fix it explaining, clearly I thought, how I wanted it. I had specifically said I want the front longer than the back. I lost my breath as he cut the front SHORTER than the back. Argh!!!!! I surrendered to having bad hair for the convention. There was nothing else I could do. So I focused on the program and tried to be as comfortably social as I could. (I hate that feeling of not being comfortable in your own skin.) I also tried not to be so dramatic about the whole thing. I just had to let it go.
That's been over a month now and my hair is a bit better. It was starting to get triangular again so I cut it myself a bit (I know I don't have your approval on that, J. Sorry.) It's improved and I'm grateful to feel somewhat normal again.
I know I shouldn't give up completely on getting my hair cut here. But I'll wait until it's completely necessary and I'll be very specific and tell them to stop if I see them about to cut something I don't want them to.
Oh, and no, I don't have a photo!
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