Big Splash Katong Memoirs : February 2014

What started out as a challenge became a 7 day journey of self-exploration.

Here goes. It was meant to be a celebration, my big 30 it was to be.

Celebrate? Nah, not for a girl.

Two things you don't add to a girl - age and weight and here I was doing both at once, pigging it out with the gang from the office who coerced me into counting down the hours when the clock is going to strike 12 midnight and I'll be in the same age bracket as them - 30!

Here I was at Crab in Da Bag - a new “eat with your hands, snatch all you can.” seafood concept at Big Splash, staring at the food spewed across the table. It was fun, but I wasn't going to be deceived into over-eating even though I couldn't control the arrival of midnight.

Midnight came,
cake mysteriously appeared,
made a wish,
blew the candle and then I was 30.

Said our goodbyes and I was walking alone towards my car which was parked at the other end of Big Splash. I saw a banner - A 7 days detox program, just what I needed. Like I said, age, I can't control, but weight I can. New age, new resolution it shall be. Took the phone number, signed up the next day and before I knew it, I was drinking just juices and was receiving my daily dosage of hour-long convection oven treatment in awkward postures 7 days in a row.

It was tough, the first 2-3 days kept me wondering what made me part with S$408, but at the end of each session where I just relaxed in Shavasana,

I would think about the last 30 years of my life, the lessons learnt, the experiences, the relationships and of course the next 30 years of my life. It was good. From the 4th day, I was accustomed to the gruels of the stretches and looked forward to each session, knowing the sense of satisfaction at the end of each class was great and at the end of the next few days, I became clearer with the priorities of my life.

Just like the Yoga sessions I had; Life can be easy and then all of a sudden it can be a stretch, it can be heart pumping then relaxing, but it will all end. The next day, the cycle starts again.

At the end of the 7 days course, I lost 2.5kg,

but I gained the fervor to live the next 30 years of my life to the fullest. This is definitely more important than any weight lost, it’s about being a better me.