bi-Friday's

it's your end of the week "double dose" of Freedom for Friday, March 4. (btw, we're now 2 months into the Kong, if anyone is counting).


booty camp

last week, i skimmed through a high-level review of a couple of war flicks. as was mentioned in that specific post, Full Metal Jacket depicts a platoon of soldiers going through basic training, physically preparing for the rigours of war by participating in obstacle courses & running...lots of running. now, don't get me wrong, i absolutely know i have no place in the army. however, i have always been interested to see how i would do when pushed to my limit. i do tend to workout a lot, but i often go easy on Lil Richie, given i'm such a nice person...
plus, i always kinda made fun of people for bragging about "going to see my trainer". it just sounds like yuppy bullshit.
regardless, enough is enough, it's time to go extreme and get bikini-ready. via a newly-acquired expat buddy of mine, i was turned onto a circuit training group that meets M-W-F over lunch in Hong Kong park.
today was the maiden voyage and as a result, tomorrow will likely be the fetal position. reason being, i kinda got my ass kicked, which probably shouldn't come as a surprise. here's a quick breakdown -

• squats up steps, broken up by push-ups on the landings
• lunges up a hill, followed by more push-ups
• abs, including planks for what felt like an hour
• more push-ups, burpees (always thought this was a stupid name), and a few other no-pain-no-gain exercises. i'm spent.

will i be back on Monday? let's call it a game-time decision...but it can only get easier from here, right? (side note: i was told today was a 4 out of 10 on the pain scale). game-time decision...

introducing......RPM Productions

not sure how to really get into this post, given the internet is one big digital admittance on the record FOREVER. so, let's start from the top. i technically don't have a work visa in this country. but i would like to think that when i'm ready to get back into the game, i'll be able to do so without much of a hassle. as such, there needs to be a way around all of these so-called 'labour laws'....
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Welcome to RPM Productions, the business-minded producers with a creative edge.

the first rule of RPM Productions - you don't talk about RPM Productions...well, actually, you don't talk about the person/persons behind RPM Productions.
now that we have that straightened out...(blank stare emoticon), let's get down to business. the company, founded in January 2011, offers 'consulting services' primarily focused on the web/ad space. however, RPM Productions may also find its way into teaching, bartending, banking, importing/exporting...you name it, they can do it. RPM was built on a dream..and on a WordPress template. simple & clean, a few people were involved in helping this get off the ground - GMac & Kiwi, kudos to you both. i, like many, look forward to following the progress of this newly-formed company and keeping you all informed when (if) they get themselves a client.

Oh, one last thing. businesses in Hong Kong have a very unique and important tool that is not shared with businesses back home. I present to you, the company chop. a chop is more or less a stamp, kinda like what you would have found in a librarian's hand in the 80's for inking those precious due dates in the back of Hardy Boys novels. normally back home, an official document can be merely signed; not in Hong Kong, my friends. you need to chop that document like your life depended on it. only once you've got your company seal on it will the deal be done. that's your HK insight for the day.
unfortunately, 'don't dip your chop in the company ink' seems to get lost in translation over here though.