FATTY FAD

I wrote this to vmpgyahoogroups.com on the 12 Jun, 2007
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SEJUTA WANITA MALAYSIA GEMUK ! (Berapa juta agaknya lelaki Malaysia gumuk?) - Refer to Utusan Malaysia and Berita Harian

The news captured my eyes. Suddenly, i saw myself like a moving Michelin tyre. It is scary. Not because i'm afraid that I cant fit to the size-10 kebaya or not able to attract some eligible bachelors, but I'm just worried if I wont be able to carry myself because of the possibilities of deadly and chronic disease before 'time'.

Being a full time PhD student means that my BAT (Buttock, Abs, Thigh) are glued to the ergonomic chair for most of the hours. The ergonomic work space also implies that i have everything within my reach. Safeway chips are in my third drawer (next to healthy Muesli bar - yeah right) and Nescafe Blend on my book shelf. Being a full time student also means that I am always in a desperate situation for...chocolate.


I cant say that i didnt exercise. The exercise (if it can be called as one) that i did were 'bicep and tricept contraction' which is throwing rubbish while sitting, 'brisk walking' which running to the photocopier machine or to the ladies next to my room and 'abs working' which involves sitting-spinning my chair.

I have a love-hate relationship with fat-free products. Hate them because they taste worse than budu and tempoyak. Love them because i dont feel guilty if i eat them twice more than 100% fat product. On calorie-counting, oh..i've done that! It improves my calculation-without-calculator skill significantly by 95% confidence level ! Gym..i do that too and ended up watching guys admiring their own body infront of the mirror (my housemate Tasha witnessed this too, okay). Aerobics ? Yup..count them in, but I stopped because my gay instructors asked me to do cha-cha steps infront of the mirror. Didnt he notice that I am more into Tarian Asyik ??

So, I guess that news struck me in a good way. I begin to picture myself as a gorgeous princess mary (not that i dont want to take zara salim davidson as my idol, but she is too thin). I want my students to admire the glow in my face when i teach. Remember when we used to gossip 'ey cikgu nina tu cantik la, aku suka la kasut dia' ? I want to inspire them..well, not with my shoes though. I want my kids to be able to reach the hands when they hug me. In order to achieve these, first, i have to get rid off the thought of ' i like to have a fat husband so that he cant complaint about my fat'.

So, are you ladies and gentlemen with me ? Let us GO FOR OUR LIFE, we can start with putting our rubbish bin 10 metres away from where it is now. Or, drink more water so we can do more round to the toilet. For the La Trobians, u'll see me in the gym soon..i should start melt my nasi kerabu before it piles on and make me 'kelabu'.

I hope u guys are with me. After all, we prefer to be a gorgeous academician compared to a classic academician, dont we ?

I LOVE MY BODY !
Ema Zull