3 Weeks Into 2007

The goals I’ve set out to achieve in 2007 are going well so far.

New Glasses
I’ve already ordered my new specs. I decided to go with something less fancy. Being brand loyal and all, I was going to go for my usual Hoya multicoated lenses. The total would have come to RM260. But my optician was being quite adamant on selling me Essilor lenses for a mere RM50 extra. I had earlier informed him that my budget was around RM300, so I guess he was trying to make every last buck out of me.

Never really heard of Essilor before, but I figure it must be pretty big in the market if he was willing to hard sell it like he did. He finally gave in and quoted RM300 for the overpriced lenses and a pair of cheap frames – big discount -.-".

As it turns out, my power isn’t that high after all. I wonder why my doc said I should get specs.
Right: -0.25 / -0.50 X 115
Left: -0.25 / -0.75 X 65
I don’t understand any of the above. If you do, please explain it to me.

Weight Gain
It’s going a bit slow, but at least it’s moving. I’ve gained about a kilo since my medical examination. But I’m not even sure if it’s due to the active changes I’ve made to my diet & lifestyle.

Since signing up with Fitness First, my food intake has grown drastically. I pile my plate during the 3 main meals each day, and I've added between-meal snacks with a lot of focus on protein and carb. I’ve also started taking some powdered nutritional drink formula for weight gain purposes. No obvious results so far.

My gym exercise routine has evolved a lot since first registering. It started off with daily cardio workouts. I then learnt that I could only lose more weight that way so I adjusted the routine to 2 days on cardio and every 3rd day on the weight machines. I don’t think this is working out either, so now I’m going to skip the cardio and just go for the weight machines once every 3 days. Hopefully there’ll be obvious changes within the next month.

Commencing Masters Degree
This may take a bit more research and enquiring. I can't say I know many people who have done their Masters, so advice is hard to come by. So far the Internet has only given me basic facts about courses available here, which cost anywhere between RM15k - RM50k. Even the local price tags are so extreme that I've decided against sourcing for overseas or online courses.

There are so many fields available in Masters it's kind of hard to decide which to take. With Masters in Business Administration being the most common, I'm tempted to not be a victim of 'fashion' and do something else instead.

But then what else is there? I think I will need to go sit down with a guidance counsellor, and maybe with some of my more successful uncles to see what advice they have to offer.

More updates will come when they come.