Bo Concept.
This store has no concept.
ADV: Jam Packed Kenny
It’s been 3 months since I started this business and I gotta say I’m really happy with the way it is progressing so far.
One weekend, I brought the entire BodyCombat class out to our local shopping mall, and I think we did a pretty good job rocking the entire place upside down.
We attracted a lot of attention, including some unexpected participants like this little Bodycombat-er like here.
Don’t play play, eventhough the movements are fast, this girl still has the stamina to follow the entire class from start to finish.
The participants loved it because its a change of environment. The crowd loved it because they’ve never seen anything like this before. The instructors loved it because it they felt like rock stars standing in front of a jam-packed audience.
The only person unhappy is the shopping centre’s security guard. The fella came by several times to ask us to tone down the volume.
Sorry lah bro. Doing BodyCombat without volume is like singing karaoke without music.
Knowing how passionate the BodyCombat gang at Level Up Fitness is, even *I* am afraid to mess with them.
The biggest headache I have now is that my fitness centre is starting to get a little packed by the time the clock hits 6.
We’re still the largest fitness centre in the city area and we’re still doing heaps better than others in Kuching in managing traffic. But hey, nobody likes waiting on treadmills.
So just 3 months in, already I’m looking at having to spend more money buying new hamster machines treadmills for my members.
Meanwhile I gotta pacify my members with freebies. Like giving them sample packs of Milo Fuze 3 in 1 that Nestle Milo® has so generously donated to me.
If anyone thinks running a fitness centre is as simple as buying a bunch of equipment and throwing them in a room, they’re wrong.
I’m having such a difficult time juggling between my roles as Kenny Sia The Blogger, Kenny Sia The Business Owner and Kenny Sia The Human Being that I felt there’s simply not enough time to finish all I wanna do in a day.
Sometimes, just sometimes, I wish there were three of me.
That’ll make me a 3-in-1 Kenny.
Sadly it’s not possible to have a 3-in-1 Kenny.
But it is possible to have 3-in-1 Milo. And it is even possible to win a new Apple iPhone 3GS and RM1,000 cash prizes if you submit a photo of how you “jam pack” your day with Milo Fuze. That’s pretty awesome incentive just for camwhoring yourself with a pack of 3-in-1 Milo.
Quite a number has already submitted their entry on the Milo Fuze site. The question is, how far are you willing to go?
Will you fly for Milo?
Suffocate self for Milo?
Stuff Milo down the blouse for Milo?
Whatever you do, just don’t try too hard like these bunch of sumo wrestlers ok!
Dun wanna know what’ll happen if someone farts inside.
ADV: HP’s Thin-And-Light Laptop
As part of our contribution to the HP Future Is… panel discussion, the 5 of us were given a HP Pavilion DM3 Notebook PC each as thanks.
That’s pretty awesome gift just for half an hour of sharing what we think future computing trends are gonna be like. 🙂
This marks the second HP computer I own. The first one I had was a netbook – the tiny HP Mini which still serves me faithfully till today.
I got the HP Mini when netbooks were all the rage a while back. The problem with netbooks is that they cannot do what big bulky laptops can.
Yea basic surfing works just fine, but open up more than 3 windows and immediately the performance starts to suffer. Then it becomes as slow as #yorais.
There’s an obvious size-performance gap between lightweight netbooks and heavyweight laptops. That’s where the HP Pavilion DM3 comes in.
I always like the slim sleek designs HP come up with for their laptops. Although slightly more expensive than others in its class, their laptops usually more than make up for it in fashion and looks.
Case in point: their eye-catching brushed aluminium exterior.
It’s sturdy, less than an inch thick and slips easily into a backpack.
The widescreen high-definition LED (not LCD) screen is a joy to look at, and the comfy keyboards reminded me of the ones they have MacBook Pros that cost 3 times as much.
The HP Pavilion DM3 belongs to a category of laptops called the “Thin and Light”: thin like a netbook, powerful like a heavyweight laptop.
At 1.9kg, it ain’t exactly feather light. But if you’re used to carrying one of those big arse behemoths from 3 years ago, the weight loss is definitely noticeable.
Underneath the hood, the HP Pavilion DM3 is powered by DDR3 RAM and Intel Core 2 Duo – none of the discounted stuff like Atom or Celeron.
The unit I got came pre-installed with Windows 7. It’s my first experience using Bill Gates’ latest money-making tool. Although I’m still getting the hang of the new OS, I quite enjoy its zippy performance. It’s possible to browse the web, burn CDs and watch Youtube all at the same time without having your computer slow to a crawl.
One feature the DM3 has that stood up from the rest is its ridiculously long battery life. Most other laptop’s battery only last 2 hours without charging. The battery in the DM3 is rated to last up to TEN HOURS.
For most other laptops to last that long, you’d need to friggin feed it with viagra!
Of course, the laptop is not without flaws. There is no built-in DVD drive, although it did come with an external one beautifully crafted to match the design of the laptop.
However, my biggest complaint about the HP Pavilion DM3 is the trackpad.
For something so frequently used, HP mysteriously decided to plonk a glossy mirror surface as its trackpad. I don’t know why. It’s difficult to slide the finger around and I always manage to leave my smudges and finger prints.
The only good thing is if you’re a girl, and you wanna put on your lipstick, you can actually use the trackpad as a makeshift mirror.
Other than that, with a thin-and-light design and an extra-long battery life, it’s a great laptop for people like me who’s always hopping on-and-off airplanes.
If only HP could make me thin-and-light and bless me with extra-long life too. 🙁
Avatar In Real Life
Actually, she’s just one of the models at a fashion show over here.
But this one cheat one. I check already.
Her hair don’t have the USB port thing one.
Die Die Both Ways
Last time, when I was updating my blog more frequently, people often asked me "So Kenny, are you a full-time blogger? Do you actually do anything else besides just blogging?”
“Do you even have a LIFE?"
Now that I started my own business, people are scolding me saying “Fuck you Kenny, all you ever blog about is your gym! Entertain us now DAMMIT!”
I don’t understand what people want from me sometimes.
Haven’t Been Updating
Because I’ve been so busy with so many things I could literally collapse anytime. 🙁
Those of you in Kuching, please come to my event at The Spring this weekend k?
kennysia.com Is 5 Years Old
I’m dead exhausted after spending 5 days in Singapore and KL.
I almost forgot that today my blog turns 5 years old.
kennysia.com has made some significant milestones over this past 5 years.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, here is a picture of an onion.
Looks like your dad.
Goodbye ‘09
Not very often can I look back on a year and say, “Wow, that was an awesome year.”
On the 31st December 2009, I was invited to the New Year’s Eve party at Fullerton Hotel hosted by the gracious Miss Singapore (the Universe one, not the Boomz one).
There I was, sitting at the balcony with a bunch of new friends, thinking to myself how fortunate I was to have crawled out from that shit hole I was in and to enjoy doing what I’m doing today.
I don’t think I’ve ever been this optimistic on the eve of a new year.
In 2005, I lost my dad. In 2006, I had no cash. In ‘07, I made wrong decisions in. And ‘08 was just sucky all-year round that I was so glad it was over.
This time last year, I was so upset at the state I was in that I listed down 5 things I wanted to do in 2009:
1. Run a marathon in less than 6 hours.
2. Get less addicted to e-mails and Facebook.
3. Double my investment portfolio.
4. Start a new business.
5. Be happier.
Well, I tried doing a marathon but I did not managed to finish it because I didn’t train. Certainly did not get any less addicted to e-mails and Facebook. (In fact, I ended up with a new addiction – Twitter.
Apart from that, I’m happy my other 3 resolutions were somewhat accomplished.
I realised I have grown up a lot in 2009.
My style of blogging has changed compared to how it was when I first started. I am 27 years old now. A lot of those stupid idiotic stuff I used to do for my blog, I stopped.
Ok lah, not completely.
As I grow up, I started thinking what’s important, and started doing things that actually gives back to society. Things like adopting a cause for charity, spending more time with loved ones and running a business that promotes healthy living.
I realised that despite me being single for the first time in 8 years, I am actually A LOT happier now.
Starting my own business was easily one of the best decisions I have ever made in 2009. Sure, it sucked out a lot of my time and energy, but I love my job and I wake up every morning looking forward to going to this fitness centre that I’m so proud to call my own.
In hindsight, I think it’s a good thing I don’t have a girl in my life. A friend of mine had a girlfriend the same time he started his business. He told me that at one point he was so busy that he “wanted to get it up also cannot.”
Eventually, perhaps when my business stabilises, I’m gonna get back into relationships. For now, I still think girls are fussy creatures that required way too much time and attention than I can afford.
In 2010, I want to:
1. Complete a marathon in less than 6 hours (real one lah this time).
2. Achieve my sales and membership targets for Level Up Fitness.
3. Help people around me realise their true potential and talent.
4. Be more optimistic about relationships, less shy about approaching the opposite sex.
5. Stabilise my business, so I can put more time back into blogging.
2009 was a good year.
2010 will be better!