The Day Impossible Is Nothing, Really

Dear Diary,

Every year, I set a realistic target for myself
to achieve a couple of almost-impossible yoga poses (asanas).

2006

Peacock Pose (Mayurasana)










Photo by Joe Low







Wide-Legged Headstand (Hanumasana in Sirsasana)




















2007

Unsupported Scorpion Pose (Vrkchikasana I)





















Photo by Tom Hayton




Side Plank Split (Hanumasana in Vasisthtasana)





















Photo by Tom Hayton from PRANAmag April 2008
















Photo by Napie




2008

Unsupported Feather Peacock Pose (Pincha Mayurasana)





















Photo by Anna-Rina





Unsupported Handstand (Adho Mukha Vrksasana)




















Photo by Joe Low





Yesterday, out of nowhere
(perhaps the motivation and desperation that it was the last day of June),
I managed to stand - or, literally.. the complete opposite of stand in this pose:

Unsupported Headstand (Niralamba Sirsasana)

























that is one of the two poses I aim to accomplish this year.


Thank you God Almighty
for lending me the strength to carry my entire body weight on my head,
for awarding me the confidence to believe that I am ready to do it,
AND
for the enlightenment that I don't need a designer handbag, a flashy car or someone else
to validate and complete my purpose of living another year in Your blessing.


Having a million ringgit, a hundred LVs and a trophy husband DO NOT COMPARE with
getting to stand on my hands seconds longer than the last time I attempted,
getting to stretch an inch further than the record I set the last time I tried AND
getting every muscle in my body to realize every instruction my mind can think of.

'When we can be thankful of the free things we already have,
then life will be simpler as we won't be asking for things we can live without.'


I have six months to work on this other pose.

























I am wishing my body and my spine:
all the best, W-E CAN!

The Day I've Never Felt More Of A (errr..) Celeb?

Dear Diary,

THIS has got to be bar bone, the most memorable party I attended and participated in, this year.

















That was me on big screen turning everyone on the floor into Trees (Vrikshasana)!


Event: adidas Women Event FW '08
Venue: The Gardens Hotel, Midvalley
Date: September 10, 2008 Time: 7 - 10.30pm
Emcees: Jien and Henry Golding

I did not get to take pictures on my own camera, because my battery died and I left it charging in the 'ambassadors' waiting room' throughout. When it was finally charged, my session was finished and most of the celebs have left. So I missed out once in a lifetime year opportunity to be in pictures when I get to pretzel Amber Chia, Deborah Henry, Sazzy Falak, Daphne Iking (nasib baik selalu jumpa Daphne) and many more.

Thanks to some of the participants that night (thanks Janice! Thanks Janet!) that tagged me on Facebook & to Femmething, Ringo and Joyce so I can still share these pictures of how grand and fun of an event it was, and of what you have missed that night.

[Photo credits and thanks to Janice, Janet, Femmething.com, Cheeserland.com and Kinkybluefairy.net
























Henry read this while introducing me to the media and participants during the star 'catwalk':

"Ninie Ahmad is our celebrity yoga instructor and yoga ambassador. This small girl joined Nescafe Kickstart Season 3 last year with big dream to publish Malaysia's first yoga magazine but did not win the RM150,000 cash grand prize. To Ninie, not winning does not mean losing. To date, she has published two yoga magazines on her own and in process of building her yoga empire in Kuala Lumpur. Living yoga as her lifestyle and living Impossible Is Nothing as her mantra, Ninie is dubbed Malaysia's most flexible if not most successful yoga instructor."

Can I get that written on my tombstone as well?


























Finishing pose at my catwalk, with Jien niceeeeeeeeeely mocking me at the back, not bad!


































Unintended waldrobe malfunction :P on the magical adidas Techfit Powerweb.
Kenot help lah..







































































Daphne Iking, Lavin Seow and Fouziah Gous looking ever so serene during my session.
Either I was really good or they are really good actresses!

























Sizzling Sazzy, I love her because she's so cool (and hot!) and she's as small as me!




















With Joyce Wong, [who is NOT smaller than me :( ]
whom IMHO, more known and a bigger celebrity than all of us ambassadors combined.

























Celebrity blogger, Amanda proving Impossible Is Nothing

























Yours truly and her dearest housemate, Henry Golding who was also the emcee of the event, alongside Jien. If you can believe me, I did not vouch Henry to adidas, everybody simply seems to love Henry! I'm so proud of him, and to be able to claim that we go home together every night, ha haa!

























One of my last poses for the session, Boat II Pose (Navasana II). So bad of me forcing everyone into doing this almost-impossible pose, heh heh.. But you know what, in adidas and on adidas' yoga mat, almost everyone in floor was doing it! Very impressive, ladies!


















Everyone in their favourite pose, Child Pose (Balasana), heh heh.
Oh so serene. Oh that's a nice tattoo.



















The participants seemed to be loving me! I love you too!
I spotted Tria, winner of ntv7's Audition Season 1.
I actually rooted and voted for her back then, tau!


















More of their happy faces. Told ya', each and every one will bag home RM500
worth of goodie bag! Rugi tak datang, woo!






















All the female ambassadors (except for Christien New, how did you end up there lah?) with the sporting big boss of adidas Malaysia. Encik Darren Choy, we love you long long time!


































With most of the participants and celebrities participating that night. Yes, no prize in distinguishing which one is Ninie. I did not even wear push-up or tried to kepit OK..


Useless fact: I had the hardest of time posing for the media that night, every angle I tried to bend and twist might cause the pictures to undergo heavy tiles pixelation before they can make it to prints!


I can never thank adidas enough so I will forever thank them for the exposure (I immediately saw myself on Bernama@tv the next day!), for the opportunity to handle a roomful of celebrity stars, star bloggers, medias and amazing participants (I couldn't have made it without your support and enthusiasm!), for the amazing Techfit Powerweb I had the honour to officiate;

and for all the more reason to keep believing that
Impossible Is Nothing,
for me.

Your 'Celebrity' Yoga Instructor hearts you too.