Dreaming Reality

Zouk Zumba Party

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:38:00 +0000

If I ever get the time these days.. I will try to update my space here. For more current updates, please add me on Facebook with a note saying who you are. :) Oh and come over to my studio @ www.flytestudio.com

Asia's 1st ZIN JAM Session

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:31:00 +0000

Its happening right in Flyte studio! Yep! My Studio! ZIN registered Zumba Instructors! Are you ready to Jam?! Registration is open right now for the first 30 ZINs to be part of the first ever ZIN JAM session. 3 hours of Zumba Fitness choreography brought to you none other than top Zumba Jammer herself, Alena Groopman.

INTRODUCING FLYTE STUDIO!!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 07:45:00 +0000

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Introducing the new studio & the awesome team!

Chinese New Year Zumba Party!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:47:00 +0000

Updating the upcoming event this month! Remember to drop me a mail at honeymeow@gmail.com if you are attending! I have about 14 posts upcoming so watch this space. Updates all the way from July 2011 till now!! My goodness *embarrassed* They're super due by now!! See ya around people!! Oh and a HAPPY HAPPY 2012 to you... stay blessed. :)

Still Around...

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 18:02:00 +0000

I'm still around for anyone who is still reading... I have files of images and stories to tell and 2011 is coming to an end.. I will try to find time these coming weeks to update the many posts what I've missed over the past couple of months since July and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year meanwhile...

Zumba Christmas Party!!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:44:00 +0000

Come for Halloween Zumba!!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:39:00 +0000

RSVP required at honeymeow@gmail.com with your attendance confirmation, additional guests plus your food contribution for the party. Single class fees apply at $17.12 (GST incl.) for all guests. Open to public - no need to be a member of the club to attend. Gym/Bath towels + locker provided with luxurious shower/steam facilities & complimentary parking. Limited space left!

Candylicious Dating

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 08:42:00 +0000

The hubster and I go dating at least once every week or two for time alone in between classes or just when the kids are out doing their own stuff. Sometime in July, we went to Resorts World just for a stroll about the shops there. Nope, didn't gamble nor go to Universal studios but we had a fun time roaming the Candylicious shop there at RWS for the afternoon after some food & ice-cream.

I thought it would be a great time to feature the hubster here as he was at one of his heaviest to date at 135kg in July. He had since returned to training since then and today, he stands at 112kg and more to go before he reaches his target of his previous 86kg size HERE. Watch this space to see the transformation in 3 months time!

Fooling around with the Hershey and Reese men... Haha! And introducing our new extended family!! M&Ms yello, gween, bru and rad. Hhahaah! Btw, do you know what M&Ms stand for? Check out M&M's Wikipedia HERE to find out!

FISAF Personal Trainer & Fitness Leader Course

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:12:00 +0000

June 2011 was a busy training month for me with various fitness trainings from Zumba to Skipping (Oh yeah! Btw, I'm also a National Heart Foundation skipping instructor!) to taking up the FISAF Fitness Leader & Personal Trainer certification which I've put off for some years now.. I'm proud to say that I have every single internationally recognised FISAF certifications there are available under my belt from the Core program to Group Aerobics to Fitball & Core Stabilisation to Aqua Aerobics to Personal Training to Working with Seniors.

This June saw me taking time off from my classes and PT sessions for further education to complete this round of training where I had taken the time to lecture again at the Group Aerobic course and to assist during the Group Aerobic practicals.

Not alot of pictures during the time that I was out of action during this time as training saw me at our usual training venue at Ngee Ann Alumni building from 730am till 6pm for PT training and continuing to stay back for more during the Group Aerobic course till 1030am each night. It was a gruelling 2 weeks with ended with a final "Working with Seniors" instructor certification. I zombied my way home each night, worked till 3am planning my personal training prescription for my "mock client" which we did each morning with a new "client" course mate, slept for 3 hours and woke up early again for a whole host of information bombardment complete with physical boot camping.

Yeah, the things we instructors and personal trainers go through to ensure we are always up to date and of quality standard before we lead the way for our students and clients. This course was one of the tougher ones for me as it was not only physically challenging, it was mentally & emotionally challenging for me too.. plus I had to contend with some injuries along the way too.

Day 1 saw us doing circuit work in the muddy fields and running then to adjourn to lecture to learn about ATP and nutrition. Then I went off to lecture, train and drill the Aerobic instructors for the night.

Day 2 saw us practicing assessing blood pressure, caliper fat testing, functional movement, core work, VipR, battling ropes, balance discs, bosu, swiss balls, sandbags and my favourite "torture" of any of the courses which never fails to be done was the uphill slope run with a partner with the elastic band wrapped around your waist while you pull your partner up run... *kill me now but I survived*

Day 3 started off with our first PT prescription with our first mock client, assessments, lecture about proteins then a kettlebell segment which I ended up with a shockingly sprained wrist that we had to ice for the rest of the day.

Day 4 started again with yet another PT prescription (which we had to plan, rehearse, print and present at 730am before we began our "training"), learning about minerals, doing Yoga which I found seriously challenging as I was already so physically tired with my muscles bunching up, it was hard to stretch out fully then we went on to various stretching techniques, PNF and then took some time to do some group study (yes, we had a long 4 hour written exam at the end of it all - Imagine after all that we still needed to study the super thick textbook amidst all this)

Day 5 was a final PT prescription, learning about nutritional programming, functional movement testing, dynamic stretching, track work with sprints and Fitness business 101.

Day 6 saw us doing the Bukit Timah Hill explosion plus our 4 hour written exam in the evening. Yes, I call it an explosion simply because it was an insane blitz through what I would consider a very challenging area to be physically tearing & sprinting through in such a short period of time. Picture above was pre-BT hill where everyone was still relatively fresh before boarding the bus.. the 2nd picture was us just beyond the first major incline (which is one of the more challenging areas of the hill because if the steep incline).

At the top of the hill after we took our group photograph to commemorate the first part of the run, we did even more ground work on the mini hill. Crawling up on all 4s like spiderman up the muddy hill side, sprinting up and down, waddling about, squatting and so many other physical combinations that I really cannot remember but it was completely exhausting!!!

Some of my coursemates, Adeline, Hester and Evelyn managed to take a group picture during this time and we were so poofed already!! However, I understand the need for the physical push. If we, the instructors don't know the limits to how hard we can push ourselves, how can we expect our students and clients to do like-wise? So push on we must...

And of course since we're supposed to be the fit fitness trainers that we are, after all that mud work, we must still run through the remaining of the whole course and run like mad we did, through the scary vines & trees of the forest, squishy mud paths with fallen leaves and concrete slab stairways. For awhile there, we were all going so fast (like we were running away from some rabid animal that I was totally in The Zone...my ears could only hear my own heartbeat as we flew through the trail - I couldn't believe how fast we were going!!).... until a point where I hit a mental wall 3/4 way through the trail. BAM!!!!

The days of minimal sleep, physical taxing routines, brain draining lectures, late night crash studying and the lack of really good food all took its toll on me....

At one point, course mate running right behind me yelled "you can do it Pam! keep on running!!" and I suddenly felt an overwhelming huge burst of emotion - I burst out crying while running with the group and continued to sob as we moved along. My tears flowed un-abandoned as the experience seemed so un-real at that point. Everyone chanting encouraging words to one another because we could see that we were all so drained but we were all determined to finish the trail.

One by one, we slowed abit to catch each others hands and pulled each other up the concrete steps, shouting out "we can do it! we can do it!!" and at the end of it all, we finally all met again at the end of base of the hill once more. Accomplished. We had conquered the hill.. in breakneck *plus crying* speed.

I am thankful that I had such an amazing group of course mates for this training. Everyone was very encouraging. There were awesome people and I am looking forward to crossing paths again with every one of them one day... Keep the spirit and power to all of you... Thank you for an experience of a lifetime.. FISAF rocks!! If you ever had thoughts of becoming a fitness trainer, this is the place to go to be trained amongst the best.. :)

Deconstruction Workshop II

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:20:00 +0000

Earlier this year, I had a period of time where I was completely fascinated with deconstructing my shirts and held a couple of workshops with my students on how to recreate their own gear and transform them into new interesting pieces. I held one earlier workshop in March with my girlfriend Jo Lim which combined a mineral makeup segment before we went into crafting our shirts. More about it HERE.

I've since run this Deconstructed Shirt "From Old to Sexy" workshop at the American club and the response for that workshop was good too! If you're keen on running this workshop with me for your office or school, please feel free to email me at honeymeow@gmail.com for more details. :) It will take 3 hours from start to end. Materials not provided as everyone will need to bring their own tshirts and scissors.

Pictures on this post here comes from my 2nd workshop held at the Raffles Town club in April and it was an interesting evening after one of my dance classes. We covered 3 designs. The Ribbon Tie Back. The Weaved Back and the Corset Back. Everyone left with 3 deconstructed tops of their own creation after learning how to slice, dice n' weave their shirts and I've seen several of them wearing them when they've come for class after! Nice!!

Click on the images here to enlarge to have a better look at the pictures. Giving the instructions above on how to prep your shirt. Below, a shirt completely deconstructed and ready for tying.

Modelling one of the samples that were used for demonstration for the ribbon tie back design to show the participants how it would look when worn. This design is created on a plain tank top.

The process of creating the weave on their shirts.. some decide to use their legs to prop their shirts... some use the back of the chairs... with the chairs on the floor and some on the table...

And some get the assistance of friends while wearing their tops while they're weaved on their bodies... what a good idea!

Everyone had a fun time exchanging fabric scraps, trying out the various designs and learning how to create the various patterns on their tops... I had a great time with alot of laughter amongst all participants, seeing the determination in their faces while they worked on their tops and experiencing the creativity of everyone who came... one more deconstruction workshop coming up in the coming months! If you're keen on participating, drop me an email and I'll keep you on the mailing list.

Zumba By the Park!!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:44:00 +0000

My girlfriend, Charlotte organised an awesome Zumba Fitness event on the 14th of May 2011 at the Hort Park, Alexandra in Singapore. The 2.5hr event comprised of a full team of 9 Zumba instructors, 100 people, 30 dance tracks including an introductory Samba performance by Gali, a combined group dance battle and a final surprise birthday song with cake for some very special birthday celebrants. There was catered food, professional photography, a fashion contest, a lucky draw and sale of Zumbawear at the event too! The event was a complete success!!! Great job Charlotte!

My team consisted of Angela Grosse and Manthony Gerald and I think we rocked the stage that night too! It was extremely sweaty and everyone was coordinated with their deconstructed Zumbawear for each set. I presented 2 tracks of my own, was in action for a total of 11 tracks that evening either shadowing my team when I wasn't instructing or pushing the dance battle on the dance floor. The 9 instructors for the night were made up of Shannon, Zuri, Rhomeiny, Siew Siew, Angela G, Manthony Gerald, Vanessa, Gali and myself.

One of my favourite tracks "Baby come Back"... done for the evening...

Part of the dance battle below where we have as much crowd interaction with each side dance battling and grooving to the beat. Plus the final part where Charlotte & friends made a surprise entrance with a huge chocolate banana cake for birthday celebrants Shannon (pink pants), Gali (dark orange pants) and Siew Siew (light orange pants, 2nd from the right) for the evening.

One of my best Zumba instructors in training, Pek Gan also came to give her support. Pek's style is extremely high impact and is something truely to look out for if you need that cardio kick. :) If you ever see her name on a Zumba class schedule, do check her out!! You'll really love it.

Group picture with some of the instructors that we managed to grab before everyone left to mingle and eat for the night. It was awesome!! More Zumba Fitness events to come!!

ZES Masterclasses - May/Jun/Jul 11

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:29:00 +0000

Zumba Fitness ZES (Zumba Education Specialist) Masterclasses over the past 3 months! Marta Formoso (ZES Spain) on the 31st of May. David Velez (ZES Singapore/China) on the 14th of June. Michael Thomas (ZES Australia/S.E.A) on the 17th of July. I've been busy busy busy with my classes and these 3 classes have been a wonderful highlight for inspiration over the past 3 months...

Marta Formoso is an absolute firecracker! Her classes always shockingly high energy and there are always so much style techniques to learn from her each time we meet. Love it!!! Marta gave 2 back to back masterclasses in May and I attended both. :)

Picture of Marta and me... and another picture together with the sexy ladies from the American club (love u chicas!!)

As always when we get together, its picture taking time and we tried some dark shadowy profile pictures by the glass window by the studio for fun... and a picture of Angela Aiken and me all hot & sweaty after 2 hours of Zumba...

Then there was Davids' Masterclass. He came back to Singapore again for a few days from China and held another masterclass on the 14th of June... theres another one coming up in September 2011 where he'll be back for a very short trip again... If you haven't already registered for it, its probably already fully booked by now. Alas, its good to catch up with him from time to time since he was the one who trained me from knowing absolutely ZILCH in dance to training me in my certifications for Zumba till who I progressed to be today...

With years of all his group X experience under his belt, his classes are always energy packed and the sense of familiarity is welcoming to me whenever he returns for a masterclass in Singapore... his style is so definitive so its hard to achieve that kind of style essence with any other instructor here in Singapore... who else can teach a cumbia and a bachata with such style like Senor Velez? I haven't seen one yet. Have you?

As you can tell, its always a sold out event.

And my Zumba chicas, Angela (orange), Hang (blue) and Alida (Pink) will never miss a masterclass if we could help it... Viva La Zumba! Picture below of my friend & "mummy", Jenny who also has a daughter named Pamela so I'm now her adopted "Zumba baby", Grace who helps to organise events and coordinates classes at Zumba Scape, David just fresh off the airplane and another instructor girlfriend, Airin who also teaches freelance in Singapore.

And then there was Michael Thomas's Xtravaganza Masterclass and Zumba ZIN 32/33 training on the 17th of July. Unfortunately we all realised too late that we didn't take a group shot for this training so we only have action shots for this day. It was still amazing as usual. All Zumba ZES are of the highest quality so any class with them are always an awesome experience.

I found this picture amusing because the perspective made it seem like I was a toy that Mike was carrying around the studio but we were in the midst of a dance move here. Grace caught me skipping into the studio with my "I'm so happy to be here pose" as we entered before class started.

And again, it was packed from wall to wall! Picture below of my fellow instructor girlfriends - Pek Gan, Charlotte and Yvonne while we rested outside in between ZIN training and the Xtravaganza class to begin... Taking the time to breathe... breathe... breathe...

And a final shot from ZIN training earlier that day with my girlfriend and fellow Zumba instructor, Angela Grosse... her style is very high energy, tribal + hiphop and her smile is always on her face just like mine simply because we love what we do... :) You'll find classes with any one of the instructors you have seen here in this post all over Singapore and with each instructor, you'll find a different style but in the midst of it all, you'll find that we all have a passion for Zumba... we all love what we do and thats all that matters...

PEACE LOVE ZUMBA ZUMBA ZUMBA!!

Nestlé Health & You 2011 Exhibition

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 05:46:00 +0000

Take some time out today or tomorrow to check out the Nestle Health & You 2011 exhibition over at Suntec Convention Hall 402 from 10am to 8pm! 27th and 28th August only! Yes, go get changed, grab the kids and head down now.. shut down your computer and go go go! Now.. yes.. right now... and yeah, thats me with Koko (Koko Krunch Bear)...

Another great branding and marketing effort by a trusted household brand, Nestle which my family and I had the invited opportunity to preview with other media yesterday. Upon arriving, we were graciously greeted by the wonderful team Nestle people who was in the midst of conducting an entertaining interactive mass dance session which my youngest, Eirian happily participated in. Hosted by Michelle Chia and Bryan Wong.

Expect food demos, a wide range of product sampling, health topic discussions, interactive exhibits, toddlers gym, instant photography, games & prizes and an opportunity to purchase Nestle products in their walk through supermarket which offers great deals on your favorite products! Each $25 purchase in a single receipt allows you to participate in an instant spin the wheel game with attractive prizes.

Some 2 weeks back, the corporate communications team hand delivered a specially packed gift to my home that absolutely delighted everyone at home. Image on the left with the Milo balloons, we received packs of Milo, Mocha Coffee, Kitkats, a funky Kitkat pillow, Soup concentrate, a notebook, colour pencils that went together with a colouring contest kit, recipe cards, cans and a pack of cat food, cereal packs and the most impressive were the specially customised bowls that had both my daughters names individually printed on them plus a cup that says "Mum's Coffee" for me.

Right image is the goody pack we received after we left the event. The first 100 participants each day who collects 6 stamps at the event with a completed Quest card (available in flyers distributed onsite) can receive a goody bag above worth $20. (goody bag items may vary). Love love love Nestle products!!!

There are many booths there to check out and explore, I have put some in here but you have got to go to the exhibition to check them all out! We were particularly intruiged by the Nutren range of products as we took some time to find out more of what it contained.. over 50% whey protein in their drink. This would make for an excellent recovery and build drink for those who work out as much as we do! It tasted great and my girls were raving lyrical over their Nutren Jr drink.. they love it too.. we'll definitely look into checking out more of this product... check it out when you're there!

And of course, whats Nestle without Milo!! There was a milo truck and a milo exhibit where there were games and also a special event only Milo Orange Burst drink... pretty yummy for those who love fruity kind of chocolate combinations... and yes, generous samples are free... Milo up!!! *burp!*

And did you know that Pro-plan canine food and Fancy Feast feline food are under the Nestle brand too? We only recently realised that they were and had a great time snuggling up with the dog at the Pro-plan counter.. he was really tame and really cute too!

And of course, everyone knows Maggi. Now that they've endeavored to work on less sodium products which are a healthier choice for those who make such instant food their dietary staple, their products still remain tasty even with a change in recipe... definitely not something to eat all the time but everyone definitely craves occasionally so you can eat it now without so much guilt that you're piling on the salt. Curry noodle sample anyone?

Yeah, eat well of course! Thats the purpose about finding out more about our food choices yea? Theres also a booth where they provide a free medical checkup to assess your cholesterol levels so the hubster CJ and I took the plunge and got our fingers pricked to check out our Fatty levels.. and apparently my total cholesterol (LDL/HDL) is on a borderline high... However, it doesn't indicate whether my healthier lipids are higher or the unhealthier ones are higher but its a good general guage just to see where you're standing cholesterol wise if you haven't done a cholesterol check before.

Other booths like the instant photo KitKat booth where you can indulge in Kitkat bars and take a picture with your family for rememberance can be fun... other products for kids like Nan or Cerelac can be checked out there too! If you have babies and toddlers, go check out the deals there!

Still even more food and drinks... Sjora fruit juices were absolutely wonderful, tropical pineapple and mango drinks had us walking back repeatedly for more... my girls indulged in the complimentary Chili crab sauce cups with mini mantou buns for several rounds... "spicy but gooood" says Eirian... while we held her juice to help her cool down when the heat started to warm her palate.

The entertaining line-dancers at the event all in full costume just before their debut dance and of course, Nestle has Nescafe Coffee.. and we tried so many different types, we left the exhibition hall buzzing in the head with all that coffee... LOVE COFFEE!! and of course, the booth had a fun instant print with props where we got to pose and were presented with our collage after... So fun... Good Job Nestle! So there you go, go get changed and go go go! Its on till tomorrow.. go vote and then head down to Suntec... its really quite an experience. :)

National Day Zumba Party!!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:05:00 +0000

Please click above to enlarge to read for more details. RSVP Required. Please email me at honeymeow@gmail.com. Let me know how many attending by Wednesday 3rd August. Limited to 50 pax attending. Thanks!

The specially tailored menu for the party will be as such... *yummy!!*
Assorted Open-Faced Sandwiches - Smoked Salmon w/ Capers & Roast Beef & Chicken Roll.
Appetizers & Salads - "Gado Gado" w/ Peanut Sauce, Salad Nicoise, Thai Seafood Salad w/ Glass Noodles and Charred Mixed Vegetables with Aged Balsamic.
Yummilicious Main Courses - "Sze Chuan" Style Wok-Fried Fish Fillet, Stir Fried Beef w/ Onion & Ginger, Balinese Grilled Chicken with Condiments, Wok Fried Mixed Vegetables, Steamed Jasmine Rice and Braised "Ee Fu" Noodles with Yellow Chives.
Desserts - Fresh Fruit Platter, Warm Bread & Butter Pudding w/Raisins & Vanilla sauce, Mini Fruit Tartlets, Honeydew Sago and Orange Cordial.

Sunflower Surprise!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 07:59:00 +0000

On Saturday, 11th of June, a group of Zumba instructors and myself took part in a dance competition to feature Zumba as our presentation. More about that in another upcoming post but that day itself was crazy crazy with the many classes I ran earlier in the day and having all 10 instructors in my Zumba class rocking the dance floor before we all adjourned to the locker for a makeup-dressup frenzy. And in the course of all that chaos. I lost my ipod and didn't realise it.

It was only the next day when I was prepping for another dance class where I realized that it was missing and had to use my daughter's ipod temporarily. It was a flurry of calls to everyone and to places where it could have been lost and I spent the day moping for my lost ipod who seemed like it could never be found. I suppose I was really depressed over the loss and something came via delivery to cheer me up! Imagine my surprise when the doorbell rang...

My girlfriend, Charlotte was being a darling and decided to send me a little ray of sunshine to pass me a smile and lift my spirits. It was such a lovely surprise!

Excuse the non-makeup, I was trolling about the house whining about my lost ipod and then this came! Thank you Charlotte, it was very thoughtful and sweet to have thought of sending this to me. :) Even Misty - my kitteh thought the green foliage was tasty too! *munch munch munch*

Thank you for the flowers and thank you to those who offered to chip in to buy me another ipod!! Eventually 3 days later, it was recovered and is now safely back in my possession. Whats an aerobic instructor without her music right? Tools of trade for sure. (hugging my red ipod now with a big label w my contact number on it)

Hossan can Zumba!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:29:00 +0000

Yes, Hossan Leong. He surely can and really, really well too! He's an pretty good dancer! And comes by at my classes from time to time when his busy acting, hosting and DJ-ing schedule permits him.. and the ladies in the class love him to bits! Uber friendly and actually really shy n bashful in person! Oh and his birthday on the 6th of July just passed too! He's a cancerian like me... Confirm!! Double Confirm!!

Bollywood Vs Danza!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:05:00 +0000

When I finally get the chance to, you'll get very entertaining updates soon from the past couple of very very very busy months. I have over 12 image intensive posts that are lining up to be posted here so check back in constantly to see if there are updates! But for now, back over on the 6th of April... my gosh.. that was over 4 months ago since I've last updated my blog.. *whoa!!* I had the honor and experience to be part of my very own dance competition!

One of my corporates who I teach dance to had decided to make good their lessons by culminating their efforts with a dance-off in a internally viewed audience judged performance show called "So you think you can't dance?!".

It was a very entertaining duel between the Bollywood team and the Danza team which I was so very proud of being given the honor and opportunity to choreograph and instruct.

A total of 4 dance sets, 2 Bollywood tracks by the other team and 2 tracks by the Danza team. We chose the "Waka Waka" and "The Time" to present in the short segment. And Boy! Was I proud as hell when my teams hit the stage... full of smiling faces, fully rehearsed confident moves that were filled with energy.. I was one beaming proud "mama" indeed.... I could not stop smiling... my heart was bursting with pride...

My "The Time" team above with their cool black n gold costume backstage and my "Waka Waka" team below with their colourful whimsical costumes as they get all dolled up and psyched for the stage performance... I thought they looked great! Each & every one of them... thank you for the effort!!

And a team of 3 judges, including myself to comment on the performances as they were rolled out made the afternoon even more exciting as we attempted to be our homegrown Simon, Randy & J-Lo judges and all I took the opportunity to root & rally the ladies as they listened & paced about nervously behind stage...

Somewhere towards the end of all the performances, the organiser gathered the audience up to stand and join in a dance number with the dance students and we all did some simple dance moves on stage for some crowd interaction and that was fun indeed... I was impressed at how elaborate they had made their contest, even if it was an internal challenge within their organization itself.. and I was so pleased to be part of it... and what was even more impressive was the table of trophies that everyone left with... everyone who participated was a winner and there were 2 special prizes too!

Trophies for all the participants that day, Bollywood and Danza and 2 special trophies. One for Best Dressed and One for Best dancer from each class... when these prizes were given out, the cheers and hoots for the winners were priceless...

Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be your instructor... keep happy, keep fit and stay healthy. Dance on!!!

Celebrate with me!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Mon, 23 May 2011 18:10:00 +0000

Yeah, I know its a little early but I know alot of people are going away for the summer or going for company retreats during this time. If you can make it, come celebrate my birthday this July with me together with the rest of the Awesome people in my Zumba Fitness class and its a potluck again!! Anyone is welcome if you can make the time to come down and celebrate with me. I'll have the drinks, cutlery, a surprise or surprises and a cake. Please see details in the above image - click to enlarge and RSVP please with your confirmation, number of people attending and food item. Thank you!

Lolita New York (Test Trial)

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:46:00 +0000

My girlfriend Jo who runs Lolita New York at the Esplanade Xchange called me the other day and mentioned she has a new assistant in training for her lash extension services. Her name is Pinky and I took some time off to make my way down to lend my eyes for some lash extension practice work. I feel that it turned out pretty okay! This set is from the older J-curl range and the new B-curl range that I had tried on previously can be found HERE.

Go check that out for more details on when, where, how much you need to get this kind of look where it makes looking naturally pretty easy plus how to get a 20% discount on the various products and services she has available at her shop!! Lash extensions, beauty makeovers, silk proteins, mineral makeup & custom blend foundation, customised specialty soaps, shampoos and more!

Picture above with no mascara needed. Only glittery eyeshadow, eyeliner and lipgloss. Voila!! Easy face to put on on a daily basis without fumbling with too much makeup...

The look from below where you can see that lash extensions if done well with great quality products (Novalash) really do look like its naturally growing out of my lashline for a more "yeah I wish I wake up looking gorgeous like this all the time" kind of simplicity... hhhhahahaha!~ but its really too easy.. and all you need is just about 90 minutes to lie in her comfortable treatment room while the lash technician works on your lashes (and fall asleep like I always do and snore yourself awake from time to time) and then you can wake up, walk out looking with eyes that u can flutter n wink with confidence.. check it out!

Zumba Fitness Launch at the AC!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:06:00 +0000

Finally after close to a year instructing various classes at the American Club Singapore. We finally get licensed for ZUMBA FITNESS! and officially I get to start donning my Zumbawear with much pride n happiness.

We had an awesome launch party on the 6th of May and 40 other ladies *some not present in this group shot* rocked the Dance floor as Rhomeiny in Orange (my team teach partner for the morning & other Zumba Fitness instructor teaching at the AC). It was a crazy high energy rockin' booty shakin' morning with everyone who attended complete with discoball n spotlight that was specially installed for the launch party.

Rhomeiny is a pretty fantastic Zumba instructor! And it was an honour launching the program at the club together with him. We sizzled the dance floor with the crowd and everyone later adjourned for some complimentary protein juice shakes, cakes, strawberries with cream, viet rolls and vegetables n dips as we mingled in the aftermath of a great class..

So much was the energy output that morning that it had me flat out for the rest of the day! My legs were jelly and I had to reschedule classes and personal training clients while I took the time to rest and get my legs rubbed back to life at the foot reflexologist.... Hahahah!! BUT... it was all worth it as the launch went fantastic! More Zumba to come people!! Check out the Lifestyles schedule at that club if you are a member there for class timings with either Rhomeiny who is taking over my Friday morning slot or with me on Sunday or Monday afternoons. :) Unfortunately however, you can only attend if you are an AC member or if a member signs you in and helps you pay for your class.

If you're keen on taking Zumba with me, click on that link you see on the left column here on my blog for more details on my publicly available class at the Raffles Town Club. Yep, that big Zumba circle thing on the top left... yep! That one.. click on it.. :) ZUMBA! ZUMBA!! ZUMBA!!!

The Matriarchs' 80th Birthday

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Sun, 08 May 2011 11:44:00 +0000

My grandmother turned 80 years old in April. 80 glorious years as Matriarch of the Toh Family celebrating her milestone with a loving gathering of family members at the chinese restaurant at the Shangri-La Hotel in Singapore. Her last birthday celebration can be found HERE.

My grandmama's brother and sister-in-law flew in from Perth to celebrate her birthday with her. It was such a touching scene to see everyone gathered together to celebrate a life where a kind woman named Nancy brought up 2 daughters and 2 sons which in turn gave her 12 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren (mine!)

I find this picture remarkably touching too because not only it shows how tenderly old my grandmother has become with her silver head - which happens to run in the family btw.. heh! heh!! I want a silver head next time too!! And something to note too - My little button nose came from my grandmama! We have the same flat button nose with triangular nostrils.. heh heh... what a thing to inherit but yea...

Mama with her brother, sister in law and her 4 chilren. My uncle David, retired Oil trader. My aunty Adeline, PR director of the Four Seasons Hotel. My aunty Irene helps her hubs, uncle Ben run his dentistry practice and my Dad, senior foreman at SIA Engineering.

Mamas' children and their spouses.....

A group photo with Mama and some of her grandchildren (I'm the eldest!)... and her great grandkids...

Rare shot! My mom and 2nd sister was in town from Manila. Group picture of the chikas! Me, my 2nd sister Jacqueline, my baby sister Alexandra and my mom....

La Madre and me... *the mother and me*.... hhhahaa!

Outdoor Famiy Group shot with most *if not all of the family I think?* by the Poolside fountain...

And an indoor group shot with mi familia... and a final quirky cute shot of my grandma that I love.. she can be a cheeky one sometimes, she and her giraffe print top... I love you!! Happy Birthday Mama.... *loves*...

Ma Kitteh iz a slob...

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Sun, 08 May 2011 10:06:00 +0000

My bebe Misty turned 1 on the 1st of April, 2011 so she's now 13 months old.. weighing in around 3kg. Its even a challenge trying to carry her with one arm now and her belly even lies on the floor when she sits on the ground. We sent her in for sterilising some weeks ago thus the shaved belly here in the picture... above is how she spends her time next to my laptop on a daily basis... lounging on her back n waiting for snacks...

Or she will try to take over my chair n sleep there when I step out my chair to get food or watch tv. **snores**.... Diz iz ze lyf of ze catz.... **snort**

And lately she had come up with a name JUST for me! We recognised it when we realise that she used it when she was looking specifically for me or when she wanted my attention. She calls me "yah woh!" ... "yah woh! yah woh!" as she lumbers around the house looking for me.. and since the last time I posted about her... HERE. She had since upped her kitteh tricks training. She can now. "KISS" where she bumps my face with the top of her forehead. "UP" where she jumps up to whichever surface I want her to be. "STAND" where she takes one paw at a time to put it onto my hands and sits up on her hind legs and does a begging action. We are now working on "ROLL" to have her do one roll... I'll record her doing the first 3 to add on to her trick list and when she does "ROLL"... I'll put that up too.. :) Watch out for her videos soon... Miao!!

Zumba Party Fever VIDEO!!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Sun, 01 May 2011 15:24:00 +0000

With reference to this POST. ITS OUT! Motion Live video here. Check it OUT! Lisa gave it so much of a effort to create these videos so do take some time to view everything... and oh.. check out my HIPS at point 6.46 - 6.55... waahahahaha!!! I love that shot! Whoever recorded that...THANK YOU... Enjoy it people!! ZUMBA ZUMBA ZUMBA! Picture Video below...

ZUMBA FITNESS with Pamela!

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Sun, 01 May 2011 10:06:00 +0000

Its here people!! Zumba Fitness classes in Singapore with me 6 times a week.... click on the image to view. Tues 12pm, Tues 630pm, Wed 730pm, Thurs 1030am, Thurs 730pm and Sat 230pm!

Location at THE RAFFLES TOWN CLUB. Map HERE. Please use THIS LINK to find out how to get from your location to my class.

For now, I have limited space for my classes so each class can only hold a limit of 25 participants for each timeslot.

Rates are SGD$17.12 (incl. GST) for a single trial class and/or SGD$107 (incl. GST) for 8 consecutive classes. How this works is that each day/timeslot runs on separate class registers. For example, if you sign up for Saturday 2:30pm class. You will follow that roster till you complete your 8 sessions or to fulfill the remaining part of that block, whichever comes first. Should you be unable to attend your scheduled dates as per the existing roster, you are allowed to make up up to (2) classes at another timeslot within the following month of the ongoing existing class schedules.

Fees are charged on a 8 consecutive class system. Should you enter your first block midway through an existing 8 block, you will have a one time pro-rate to your fees till class no. 8. Subsequently, all fees are automatically continued to be billed till you have decided to pull out of the class (which will need to be done in writing to stop the billing). Should you want to come to more than one class a week, each timeslot is paid separately.

For my Zumba Fitness classes, up to 6 participants from each class can claim complimentary parking. (first come first serve) Towels (both small gym & bath towels), water dispenser machines, luxurious shower and steam room facilities are included with your class registration.

Please ask me directly if you have any questions on your class fees. Thank you.

If you were or are one of my students, whether for Personal training, Fitball, Aqua or Dance and can help me spread the word for these classes, I sincerely appreciate it.. Thank you for your support everyone!!

Now.. Lets ZUMBA!!!

Zumba Fever Party @ TAB

noreply@blogger.com (Aka Pamela S.) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 07:07:00 +0000

With reference to this preview video of the Zumba Fever party, here are the pictures from that amazing evening... my gorgeous Zumba lover girlfriend, Lisa Kong organised this event and I helped to get a sponsor for some NOMU black pepper grinders for the goodybag which everyone loved!! Lisa invited David back to Singapore for this event and the logistics of this practically drove her crazy. Kudos to her to have pulled off such a successful event and everyone is looking forward to the video that she and Melvyn are creating right as we speak.... *excited!*

Check out the video if you haven't already done so and preview the crazy antics and floor burning moves we did on the dancefloor at TAB @ Orchard Hotel.

TAB @ Orchard Hotel was a great club location for the event and it was indeed a party to remember. The lighting was great, it was sufficiently ventilated, finger snacks and a complimentary gingerale or soft drink was provided, along with phenomenal company of my closest instructor friends, dance students and of course, who could forget the man who taught me how to shimmy shake the way I do, David Velez. Who now lives in China btw.. if you were wondering where he disappeared to... 

The outfit for the evening? Outrageous Red! Black lace top with my coral Zumba pants and a short red wig... bling bling crystals and crazy long long dramatic lashes... no one recognised me till I greeted them in the face only to be received with a scream or a hug. The exhibitionist in me totally LOVED it! And I had to put this picture in here simply because it was too "act cutesy" for a middle aged woman like me with 2 pre-teens to be... *slaps self*

I had to pull off the wig right into the first set of the dance for the evening as it was slipping off and did the rest of the dance segment without it. Hard to miss my coral pants though.. and I loved that I was right smack in between the powerhouses of Shannon Lupian and Angela Grosse... we three totally rocked the dancefloor!!! If you want to know how a bootyshake is done, put us 3 together and it'll be a nosebleed.... wahhaahahaha!!

The dance floor was packed at the sold out event all the way to the bar and even up to the second level of the club as all that attended grind and bumped the clubs walls down... the atmosphere?! crazy crazy crazy... but then again.. its Zumba after all... its supposed to be crazy fun..

Ahh..and trust that David would give us that monkey monster face before we jabbed him into submission for a nice shot together... and finally he succumbed and said "okay.. here's a pose"... tada!! Zumba burning the dancefloor!! Zumba Heey!! Zumba Haa!!

Tonnes of pictures taken that day and I've only put some favourites up here for keeps. Group shot with organiser, Lisa Kong (front kneeling in green & green/orange top & a shot glass). A large majority, perhaps even more than 60% of the participants are licensed Zumba instructors... and that always makes for a great event..

Picture with my hot colombian chicka, Alida... love this shot! The blue lights make it so psychedelic!! *loves!*

Groupshot with my girlfriends - Sharon, Tosca, Charlotte with "Rasta-man" Terence and "Super Zumba Ella!" to the rescue!!... 

Another group shot with Emily and Azmy added in too!! Zumba!! 

One of my favourite persons, Sharon.... love that she came! She's new to Zumba and slowly.. I will convert her.. slowly... *evil snigger*.... ~hiak...hiak... hiak...~

I'm not sure about Azmy (in yellow) but the 3 of us here - Charlotte, Terence and I came from very fatty backgrounds. My 34kg weightloss story has always been a feature on my blog, Terence who was one of the successful winning contestants in our local TV weightloss programme, Lose to Win lost BIG!! He used to be really huge!!! and look at him now... exercise fanatic and yes yes yes!! newly licensed Zumba instructor too!! Charlotte - one of my dearest blog readers, dance student and friend also lost a great amount of weight to look as hot as she does now... she recently took the Zumba instructor course wih Terence too and she's also the founder and advocate of the Singapore Weight Watchers group.

Go check out her website HERE!! And register today.... Free regular membership for a limited period only so go check that out! 

More group shots with even more instuctors (Shannon L. to my left in gray) & Zumba Fitness fans.... and below Angela G. to the right most with her uber toned abs.. *whoots!*

And somemore as the evening goes by... can we ever get enough of posing in our Zumba gear?! NEVERRRRR... Wahahahhaaha! People say... "you Zumba people must be rich huh? everything on your body is Zumba this n Zumba that..." and Zumbawear doesn't come cheap.... so understand this.. we're NOT rich.. we're just passionately frugal... Wahahahhaha!!! (Now you know what to get me for my upcoming birthday people.. ZUMBAWEAR!! I wear a size M for tops, a size L for bottoms (equi. to a size 12) and a size 8.5/9 for shoes. Thank you.. *cough.grins.cough*

And again.. can we EVER get enough of Zumba events?! NEEEEVERRR also... so the next one coming up on the calendar is ZUMBA by the Park organised by Charlotte. (My girlfriend in pink hair in the first picture of this post). Details can be found HERE and Registration too. Space is limited but the Fun will be unlimited!!

And good news is that apart from Shannon (on the poster below), I will also be team teaching with her on stage so come burn the sexy dancefloor with me on the 14th of May 2011 at the Hort Park... we'll be there with a group of other fabulous instructors to buzz the bees right out of the park. Avoid disappointment by registering NOW & pay to secure your place... NOW!... yes.. now.. go.. now... what are you waiting for?!

Thank you!... Zumba Zumba Zumba!!! Olé! See you in the Park!!