I went pole dancing 💃

It’s day 76 of being unemployed and today, I decided to try pole dancing. I’ve been wanting to try pole for a while now but either the class timings didn’t work for me or I chickened out last minute. Last night, I YOLO-ed and clicked the “book”button because what is there to lose right?

Today when I woke up, I didn’t feel like going because I felt like I haven’t had enough rest and “me time”. Yes, I’ll be going out alone but that’s different from being a hermit at home. The introvert in me felt like someone pulled the rug from beneath my feet and WAZZAH I had no choice but to leave the house if I didn’t want to pay a late cancellation fee.

I’ve been feeling lethargic every day even though I’m unemployed. Is it a state of mind? Is it a lack of nutrients in the food I eat? I’m not sure what’s causing it since I have been getting ~7h of sleep every day. If anyone has suggestions on how to feel less sluggish, please let me know.

Anyway, I was a few minutes late for class and was so sure I was going to be denied entry, but the instructor was really nice and told me to take my time and settle down. She told me not to rush the warm up exercises otherwise I might injure myself. We did simple calisthenics for the first 15 minutes, then proceeded to learn the drills, broken down into steps. At the end, we stitched everything together into a short choreography.

I realised pole dancing required more back and lat muscles than core strength, so I was struggling quite a bit. Time to do more assisted pull-ups. Also, the instructor looked so sexy and confident in her demonstration meanwhile I looked like a robot HAHAHA. Halfway through, I sense that she gave up on me and just left me there to do my own thing which was disheartening 😭 I wish she gave more concrete instructions on how to flow better. The other students looked so fit and graceful which made me feel out of place. I kept stealing glances at the clock, hoping the class would end sooner because I was so bad at it.

Towards the end of the class, the instructor told all of us to take out our phones to video the whole choreography. I didn’t do that as I thought I won’t look good anyway, but she said:

“[my name] you too. I must force everyone to video.” And so I did. Now I have video of my first ever pole dancing attempt 🥸

After the class ended, the other two girls spoke to me and introduced themselves, saying they hope to see me again which I thought was really sweet. In hindsight, maybe it wasn’t so bad and I just need more practice.

Next, I went down to With Love pop up along Keong Saik Road to check out some activewear I’ve been eyeing on. I did consider whether or not I should be buying clothes since I’m unemployed but I guess it’s a form of COPIUM. If I can’t have a job, I gotta look hot at least with the HOT GIRL SUMMER FIT jk. Anyway I got two sports bras instead of a matching set because I didn’t like their shorts and leggings.

And then came the star of the show the sotbap! I have been craving sotbap for a few days and wanted to go to Sagye, but I figured it might be crowded. Hence, I decided to check out SOTPOT at Suntec instead and it was gooooooooood. I do prefer Sagye a little but SOTPOT comes close.

I remember my dad telling me that as long as you eat something you like, you’re enjoying yourself and that the price of the food isn’t always proportional to how much you will enjoy it. For example, a $1.50 minjiangkueh can taste as good as a $40 sotbap if you like both of them equally. Okay that’s a bad comparison but I do agree that the price range for good food sits on a wide spectrum. We can have days where we indulge in bougie lifestyles, but simple pleasures can bring us joy in equal measure.

This reminds me of something I’ve read:

其实真正的幸福应该是无优无虑，无病无灾

一生所想不过饱餐和被爱

一生所求不过温柔与良人

一生所梦不过幸福和快乐

一生所愿不过平安和健康

Translation:

Actually, true happiness should be a life free of worries, illness and disaster;

where we think of eating well and being loved;

where we wish for gentleness with a partner;

where we dream for happiness and joy;

where we hope for peace and good health.

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Actually, when you strip off the frills, life is simple isn’t it? As long as we get to enjoy three meals a day, as long as we’re healthy, and the people we love are happy and healthy, there isn’t that much more we should ask for, is there?

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