Challenge Yourself

Let me tell you guys a true story.

Long long time ago, there was an ordinary kid who lived his ordinary childhood just like any ordinary kid. He drank ordinary drinks, ate ordinary food and went to an ordinary kindergarten. Little did he know he will soon be extraordinary which you guys will find out as well.

He went to a kindergarten near his house as his parents couldn't afford to send him to those big prestige ones. Nevertheless he proved his worth pretty well and he soon graduated with pretty impressive paper achievements which his parents were proud of.

childhood thin

Due to the fact he was a little brainy, he was a little cocky as you can notice from the picture above.

His streak of brains continued when he was in elementary school. There were numerous occasions that this kid scored the first position in class and even the entire batch in terms of academic results. He was showered with love and care from his parents. They gave him everything. Video games, trips to the zoo and amusement parks and lots of good food.

Thus, he was spoiled with the amount of good food offered and he soon overate. As you can see, he grew in size horizontally in a short period of time.

childhood

This went on and on till the kid became a teenager. Naturally, he was still brainy, but his social life was somewhat limited as he was snobbish and in the same time, weren't exactly very charming in his appearance.

secondary school

Thus, he never get to know a lot of friends back then and what else, girls won't even consider going out with him. But this lad had a principle in his life. He had the principle that if he is to be loved by someone, that person should love him for his heart and not how he looks.

And so he waited. He didn't come from a rich family, he didn't have any extra talents (being brainy = nerd = disadvantage) and practically, he didn't have much charm to offer to friends or girls. The waiting continued for a long period of time. Despite the fact that people around him tease him that he's fat and ugly and he will never be able to find someone to love him, he flickered the teasing away by saying he was proud to be who he was. But deep down inside, he knew the truth and it hurts.

utp robb
I mean honestly, will you even consider going out with this guy?

He finally made efforts to get to know the people that he was interested to know and how the reality shook him hard when they all rejected him all due to the fact that he was fat.

He cried as he was deeply hurt by the reality of the world.

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Fast forward to the present. This lad now works for one of the fastest growing dotcom company in Malaysia and live a happy life with his loved ones. Yes, the kid I was talking about is me.

present robb

If you do look closely, you'll find resemblances in the eyes and the brows. I did not go for a plastic surgery, but I had a very strong determination to change myself and to live a life of no regrets in this society. I practically challenged myself to be a better person and I did succeed.

What I'm trying to prove to you my dear readers, is that you should always challenge yourself. Outdo yourself. That is the only way you can improve yourself in this life. Wouldn't it be nice if everyone is to improve themselves just like how much I improved how I look? Accept the fact that life has no limits unless you give up on it.

Thus, today I’m challenging all of you, my dear readers. I challenge you to a push up challenge!! GRR!!! How many push ups can you do within 10 seconds? How many did I do? Watch it below and you’ll find out. ;)



This is actually a video challenge that I’ve also submitted for an online challenge called 'Me Against the World' by 100 Plus at www.outdoyourself.com.my. It might not be the most challenging stunt to do, but I believe this is a challenge that most of us can do and I do hope that you will challenge yourself and hopefully, outdo what you expect you can do as well. :)

To top your self motivation up to answer my challenge, what if I tell you this online challenge actually rewards the participants with prizes from Sony, Nike, Topshop and 100 Plus? Think Vaio! Think of the Nike shoes!! Think of the cool clothes from Topshop!!! And not to mention the amount of 100 Plus to restore your energy when ya out of ‘em while working out. That is just so brilliant. For more information you can always check out their site at www.outdoyourself.com.my.

Looking at the photos when I was young.. I think one should not look at the past as it is no longer something that you can relate to. It is the past. You need new challenges and move ahead instead of just being satisfied with what you’ve achieved. I am now challenging myself to be built lean and toned. I'm not aiming to be the next Mr Malaysia (imagine those big size muscular uncles... God!!), but I just wanna have a great body and I'm challenging myself to achieve it in 6 months' time.

robb strong

My chest is getting there, but I definitely want more defined arms and abs.

I'm going to outdo myself and I'm going to do it all out be it I'm rewarded or not.

confident robb

P.S. In case you're wondering if my boxer or underwear was sticking out when I was doing the push up, no, it was the pattern of the pants, alright?

P.P.S. Anyone who says that I look fat now (my current pictures) will instantly be cursed to be as bloaty as a hippopotamus within 3 days time.

P.P.P.S. Watch and vote for other contestants or me below!



Cheers
Robb

27 comments:

KY said...

should have gotten yourself a longer tie. LOL

Robb said...

ky: last time i didn't give a damn about my looks. why will i bother buying a longer tie? the money was spent on buying pizzas which i sapu all by myself w/o sharing with my sister. (god, i still remember how glutton i was, sorry lil sister)

seriously i dont get it said...

hmm... can i bit abit direct this time? well i tried to suppress down by alot okay!!

i dont get the 'extraordinary' part?
14 pushups = extraordinary?
or brainy = extraordinary?
or fastest growing .com = extraordinary?
chess is getting there = extraordinary?

the introduction did not link to ending part at all.
p/s: arent you lucky my mood is good today

Ron Jerem Lee said...

thats heck of transformation. bravo!

Robb said...

anonymous: u're right. life is full of questions. my brainyness can't answer any of them. hahaha.

ron: naa, it's just flipping through the pages of history.

fourfeetnine said...

so are you really challenging your boss to see whose abs show first!

Yatz said...

wtf..i feel like looking at my own ex-secondary classmate with helluva body now =.=

§pinzer said...

i'm back in the challenge now robb. see you in about 1 month's time ;)

and try not to make any excuse by looking at your old self to get thinner.

instead, think of the great sex you can have when you have the best bod and stamina when you've reached that level ;)

Hurley said...

can go become gym trainer d. recruit students and teach them your secrets! wakakaka!

BLue said...

I will still say glory to food!!!

jadezheng said...

fUyOh! not baddd ah Robb~ wait till i outdo you eventho your speech is very meaningful. hahaha...

gym hurts!!! >.<

Ido said...

Like "seriously i dont get it said..." said it's not extraordinary but it is unordinary, grats!

This post gave me some idea, so i'm gonnay take some sport challenge too :)

Good luck!

Yi Ling said...

you have officially just motivated me to go lose weight. LOL.

PehHwa said...

Wow, you are great.

beachlover said...

Lovely message... I totally agree.

P.S. The necklace is sexier if you let it hang a bit lower... between your giant pecs, hehehe

:D :D :D

Cyren Z. Wong said...

Whoa!

I'm impressed! It's true what they say I suppose...anything (within the limit of possibility, reality and nature of course) is possible with effort!

Inspirational!

Mark said...

Great job, you're almost there. I personally think it would take less than 6 months, maybe just half the time =)

H.a.M.s.A.p said...

If you have the will, you can do anything ~ ^^

ahlost said...

*LOL* You were cute last time :D

Takashi said...

i so like ur naked pic.. when gonna show me a full frontal?

Oh, i prefer real life one than pics :)

kekeke... the hair is so nice lah wei!

Shuuu said...

ahh how come the video is no longer available =( u kinda inspired me though haha, good post

Rusty said...
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Simon Seow said...

Ah, I see hope for me now. *exercise, exercise*

Jon said...

oi i went to the same ordinary kindergarten. it was awesome kay :P

Frisscal said...

Well, it is very true that ppl should love from inside rather than just by appearance. Even fat guys do have their markets too. Btw, even though you becoming so called "better body n looks" the guys that you like before, might also rejected u, not because u're fat but also other things. If they accept u, it does not mean LOVE. it is just LUST!

Robb said...

frisscal : u're right. if someone knows another through his personality and charms first (despite hideous appearance), they might get a long very well. if it's due to lust, sooner or later, they might find their personalities uncompromising.

however, at times, life is cruel, especially to people with lesser physical appeal.

bkkdreamer said...

You don't look fat. But I hope Mr Rob Chew remembers to enjoy his youth. Once it's gone, you can't get it back.