Kiasuness at the Gym

I was at the gym a couple of days back, sweating and out of breath from the half an hour cycling I did [yessss, I am damn unfit!!!!!] when I decided I wanted to use the ‘rowing machine thingy' [okay, I dunno wad it’s called, so I decided to name it the ‘rowing machine’]. After a few minutes of working out, a lady sat down at the machine next to mine and started to work out like crazy [she’s obviously older than me and was a lot fleshier]. She was very semangat, pulling at the machine damn fast. I felt the pressure to out-do her since I AM younger and SHOULD BE fitter. That’s when the kiasu side of me emerged. I didn’t wanna seem like a loser-unfit-younger chick therefore I picked up speed as well in my pulling.

So there we were, bersungguh-sungguh working out side by side, like a couple of athletes training for the upcoming Olympics. We pulled at the machines fast and furious, concentrated 100% on our workout... We sweated, heaved and panted... I refused to slow down, and I think she sensed my kiasu-ness, which in return made her feel kiasu, coz she didn’t seem like she was slowing down as well.

This went on for 10 minutes. I felt so out of breath that I felt lightheaded, short of seeing stars around my head. I knew I hadta stop before I pass out there and then and make a scene. The moment I stopped, the lady stopped as well. We sat there panting heavily for a while, unable to move.

Wow, I didn’t know the extent of my own kiasu-ness… I surprised myself :P
Hmmm… I should really build up my stamina and get myself fitter in case the same situation occurs again… Hehe…