UPDATES...AND THEN SOME.

Well , guess what folks? Early this morning I was awaken by an SMS from the P.A. of Mr Afdlin Shauki aka Mr Talent Extrodinaire .According to his P.A. ,this coming May 8th or 9th , they will be holding a press conference for Mr Shauki's SUMO-lah! in one of the hotels in Kuala Lumpur.In a way i was very pleased to hear this news as this would only mean one thing.....that the camera will be rolling pretty soon.So,to the much awaiting folks out there , keep your eyes and ears open as i'm sure there will be much talk about this movie when it starts filming.

Ok, on another note...i've not been writing much about whats been happening with the local SPCA as of late.One good news that i've found out at the SPCA website is that people who have or wants to own a pet that lives in high rise buildings,condos etc may be able to do so very soon.The government has approved pets in high rise buildings of course under close supervision.

This of course is more music to me......first the good news from Afdlin's P.A. then now this.I wont have to worry much about neighbours complaining to the council that i own a dog and all now.Finally me and my mutt can actually live in peace.

So there ya' go peeps.....just a lil update in my life.....

PRIORITIES.

Well folks , it's been quite long since i posted anything here.This is because i've been bogged down with so much thinking on how to improve the business and i must say that it was all well worth the headache.
As mentioned in my last post , i was running some ads and promotion for the gym to encourage the ladies to start exercising.Flyers were sent out and banners were strung up around the vacinity.I must say that it has helped quite a bit.I now have many more women in my centre.So it's back to more work since i now have a bunch of new members that requires my coaching.Good for me coz' that's where my income comes from....gym members.

The downside of this all is.......NO HOLIDAYS! Hahahahahaa.I do get really tired by the end of the day.Having to manage my centre,train my clients and not forgetting training myself too really is quite demanding.But that's how things are for me over here.
Every year around the 9th - 16th of April , my bike group , HeadHunters Mc does the annual pilgrimage to Phuket for the Phuket Bike Week...kinda like the asian version of Sturgis in the States.Sadly , i will not be joining my brothers at this great big party as i have to ensure my business survives the hard times.
Priorities have to be looked after first i guess.
Oh well , it's not like it's the end of the world...there's always next year and who knows....i may make just about enough cash now to sail me through next year's bike week.
Till my next post.....

WORK! WORK! WORK!

It's been a while since i posted anything here.Well,i've been rather busy with a couple of stuff related to my business.Let's see.....I've been scouting around for customers for a close friend who has several units of cardio equipments for sale such as the treadmill and elliptical trainer.So far there has been a few units sold .There are a few other potential customers wanting to buy these equipments too ,but have yet to confirm when.You'd probably be wondering whats it in for me right? Well, basically i will secure a unit for my gym for FREE!
With the few items sold so far , I've managed to secure a treadmill for my gym....although used , it's still a big deal for me coz' these treadmills cost a BOMB brand new!.And here's the best part.....all the guys who used to say..."Nooooo.....you wouldn't catch me on one of those!" , turns out to be the ones who use it the most ...HAAAAAAAAAAHAAHAA! Also picked up an elliptical cross trainer...the women seem to like this one a lot for some reason and a new shoulder press bench....couldn't resist the great deal hahahahaa!
Apart from all that , I've been running some ads for ULTIMATE GYM too.Basically I've been sending out flyers and hanging up banners for my centre around this vicinity.It's hard times here for the smaller gym operators ,so every bit of promo is needed to boost membership.I'm also running a special discount for the ladies....and i must say it's been good so far as far as the ladies promo is concern.The more ladies i can get into my centre , the more guys will follow suit..... hehehehee!
Kinda like bees to honey! Hopefully with the installation of these few new equipments and of course...more ladies...i will see more new members signing up.My gym is located in a very big housing area so flyers will have to be distributed in phases.
Well, basically this is what's been happening over on my end lately.....and tonight after closing the gym , i'm out again with a good friend , doing more mail drops! Time to be a lil more aggresive with my marketing if i'm to fill my lil' ol' purse with some decent cash.
Don't be surprised if you get my flyer in your mailbox too hehehehehee! Till next time....wish me luck people!

SUMO-LAH UPDATE.

Just a quick update on what's been happening to the delay of SUMO-LAH.Basically,shooting for SUMO-LAH has been pushed even forward to perhaps end of April due to the fact that the investors were making too many demands.So,as it stands,this movie will be rescheduled to a much later time of which i'm not certain yet.Updates will be posted here as soon as i hear of some positive news down the road....in the mean time its back to bodybuilding.

I guess i'll just have to start my cutting phase again since having to be fat for this role is begining to take its toll on me....me back is givin' way hahahahaa!Well folks,thats all for now.....

MY WEBSITE.

Just to inform you people out there that i'm in the midst of creating my own basic website.So those of you who would like to visit it,kindly go to www.mrasia.bravehost.com to check it out.

As i get more familiar with the settings, i will add more stuff to my website.In the mean time , i hope that you will visit my site and perhaps drop me a line or two.

Regards
Terry

ULTIMATE GYM PROMOTION.

With SUMO-LAH postponed, i can now focus on promoting my gym again and what better time to do so too than at the begining of a new year.So far 2006 looks quite promising for me....but that doesn't mean i should be a slacker if i wanted things to run smoothly this year.

This year,i plan on improving the cardio range in my fitness centre.I'm looking at the possibility of getting tredmills and perhaps the elipticle cycle.You may be wondeing why i didn't get them from the very start.The answer is rather simple.Majority of my members here don't use them.I had a treadmill put in before and all they did was take a couple of strides on it and walked away saying "nahhhh...not for me!"What a blow as it cost money to buy them and in the end ,members don't want to use it,hahahaa.For this year though, i will be targetting more clients who wants more of the cardio range rather than free weights and machines...mainly the women...coz you all know...where there's honey,there will be bees heheheehe!

Ok, so what makes Ultimate Gym so different?Simple! Because i'm not a huge establishment,therefore i'm able to give my clients more attention. Plus , with almost 2 decades of experience behind me , both theory and practicle...well mostly practicle, i practice what i preach , and i know for a fact that i'm more qualified than a majority of instructors out there in the fitness industry today.

You're probably thinking that i must charge an arm and a leg for my services after reading my comments above.Quite the contrary .I will provide and continue providing all my gym members with adequate facilities and added services like proper weight training ,diet and nutrition councelling etc.,as long as they need my services and of course, as long as they are still my paying customer, all of which is included in the gym fees that they pay every month.How cool is that???!

Right,to give everyone a clearer picture,here are my typical rates.
MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION :
INDIVIDUAL - RM150
STUDENTS - RM 50

MONTHLY FEES:
INDIVIDUAL - RM90
STUDENTS - RM50

That's all you need to pay.....of course i have other packages for those who wish to pay in advance , usually they will receive discounts.Not too shabby right??? Well folks....if any of you out there , in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia ,of course,plans to get in shape , don't hesitate to look me up at Ultimate Gym - "no other like it!"

SUMO-LAH POSTPONED.

Well folks,it seems that the much anticipated movie SUMO-LAH by Afdlin Shauki will be pushed to early April due to another project that Afdlin had to deal with first.
I was kinda disappointed at first when i heard this news,but what the hell,it's still gonna happen,only a lil later ,so i'll just have to hang in there with the extra baggage on me for a just couple of months longer.Not very pleasing to the eye being fat, especially when you are a bodybuilder hahahahaaa.Not forgetting the people that are thinking of signing up at ULTIMATE GYM who may be wondering why the hell is the instructor...yours truly......so freakin' fat....hahahahahaaaa.
Nevertheless,i strongly believe it will be worth the wait for SUMO-LAH.With Afdlin on a roll right now as actor/director etc,and with a mission to revive the popularity of local movies amongst Malaysians ,just like in the good ol' days of the legendary late P.Ramlee,i believe it will make or rather force other producers/directors to come up with better storylines for their movies . All the better ,i must say,as over the last couple of decades, we have seen some pretty horrible local movies hitting the silver screen.
Well,it's time for me to hit the weights now...and maybe regain a lil shape....hahahahahaaa,till my next post...