Another Friday Night Off Whoop!

Morning class was hard keep feeling a severe pressure on my lungs like I've smoked a zillion cigarettes! Dialogue is scaring me now, everyone knows it and all Billi & I have done is lapped up the sun and had a good time. Class felt a bit unstructured today although was given the most amazing news Friday night off!!!! Made my 5pm practice immense!
Miss getting ready blowing drying my hair putting my makeup on LOVE IT called my dearest Nicola Lyiange whom lives in Hollywood and when we lived in London together had the most fabulous time in the world! Went to her fiancee restaurant Manhattan Beach the post Awesome food Awesome company and Awesome time Team Billi & Lisa have recruited Andrea from Singapore love her soo sweet.
Right bed 8am class and the weekend is

Half Moon Finito!

All 430 Students have delivered Half Moon today whoop whoop Sooo happy I could cry! They announced next week we shall be split into our groups and doing posture clinic and anatomy very excited!!! I'm such a geek! Bikram did his last lecture until the 11th now as he will be visiting Tokyo, I have informed my Big Bro hope he gets to attend a class or lecture! Although it's really expensive there £80 per class oh well.
Spoke to parentals today miss them Sooo much! They watched the Today show with a clear shot of me doing Standing Bow, my parents are my biggest fans and I am grateful for every bit of support they have given me. Also spoke to Alex seeing him makes me happy on Skype although I miss him the most at night wahhhhhhh. Oh well get on with it, Networking spoke to a Studio owner in Toronto today awesome!

Ghoush

Another sunny day of sunbathing by the pool lovely. The sleep is a joke last night watched Bollywood movie till 4am thanks although it did have a good story and they Actors and Actresses was beautiful. This evening lecture watched "Thats incredible" show footage of Bikrams Guru Ghosh and other Yogi's immense skills, elephants walking over them, bendy bodies, spears and other sharp objects pressing on eyeballs and loads a other amazing stuff. bedtime midnight awesome although out of choice certain suck ups are actually staying up watching More Bollywood Movies now "That's Incredible"

Team Billi & Lisa

Week 2 establishs just like school who will be friends and who will not. Billi & I have decided to keep the group with just the 2 and looking at potential members but for now we're cool. LA sun is finally out with force and ironically the Studio has cooled down a bit nice but may cause injuries.
Every break today has been by the pool, pretending to read dialogue must buckle down soon but for now relax and bask in the sun! Dinner was B-E-autiful today say the canteen and turnt our noses up at the hot stinking mess of people and decided to eat in the posh restaurant yummy pasta and wine WE FRICKING WISH sprite thank you.

Sickness Strikes

Billi is sick...Poor thing cold flu, cough and sore throat, as you may or may not know I am a MAJOR hypercondriact therefore I am sick also taking medication. The weirdest nose run occurred just before 5pm class yellow water like the lemon electrolyte drink I'm currently drinking is pouring out of my left nostrils woo panic over all gone, bag it bin it pretend it never happened and neither did this made up cold.

Tan time finally!

What an amazing feeling waking up to no class obviously still got up at 7am. Shower then observed my wardrobe oh what to wear? The realization of my wardrobe is rather shocking where did I think I was going? Not a Bikram course that's for sure, my wardrobe consists of an array of DVF dresses, pretty jumpsuits, crystal bodysuit and a PAIR OF LEATHER SHORTS! Oh dear where is my Sunday comfys?
Billi & I hit the shops for food for the week well planned out diet plan - hope it works. All done before 11am so time to hit the BEACH for TANNING TIME WHOOO! Venice beach awesome we went to a beautiful place for brunch the terrace yummy French toast my fave! We headed back to the hotel to seek the pool area where everyone was revising whoops we brought the iPod speakers and started listening to some tunes, disturbing the PEACE!
Dinner time ordered room service and now in bed watching a movie hope Bikram is kind to us this week ...doubt it.

Sun in Santa Monica

8am Class followed by freedom. Hit Venice Beach to try and soak up some LA sun rays and found out Santa Monica was within walking distance!!! Awesome What an adventure, Brunch in Coast Shutters Hotel nice blue and White beach hut decor very posh not sure if they appreciated the amount of skin Billi & I had out mmmmmmmmmm Eggs Benedict & fresh strawberry & orange best Breakfast by far. Laid on the beach listening to happening beats ... Phreeda Sharpe on You Tube, Myles Sanko, Adele and a bit of Aloe Blac. Started showing off some Yoga postures ouch We both finally did backward bending to the floor nice!
Shopping - Nordstrom, Steve Madden, Victorias Secret, Forever 21 and Kitson this is what I call a holiday actually I'm here on training sugar must remember that on the weekends!!! Billi and I are the most easily distracted individuals OH NO bad combo.
Santa Monica Broadway is beautiful street acts and buzzing vibe, when our shopping legs required a rest we went to a roof top bar called Xino what a beautiful view all ruined by a busy little bell boy how dare he get the confidence to speak to us anyways told him NEVER.
Feeling Lucky and grateful to be in such a beautiful city now.

The Sweet Taste Of FREEDOM

Soooooo sleepy woke up this morning thinking not knowing what day it was and it possibly time to go home. Bikram Class was strong this morning made me feel alive again YES this is all right - I should be here and this is the best thing I have done in my life...
Lecture today found out the best NEWS in the world NIGHT OFF Whoop whoop ! What to do What to do! 2nd Bikram Class Billi & I located ourselves in A VERY HOT AREA! BRAVE FEARLESS that's us. Awesome class we did the best ever in a heat which was mental. Got ready - OH how I love getting ready dressed up in a beautiful DVF with Wedges got to Billi's All done up wooooooooo got a Taxi to a happening bar Sushi and love thats all we needed Mwahhhh!
What Awesome Day Remembered FOREVER 1 class tomorrow then enjoying LA ! CAN NOT WAIT ! Love Billi shes my Bessy Yoga Mate!

Friendship, bonds and understanding people.

The delivery of Half Moon in front of Bikram & entire lecture hall is a wonderful process not just for Bikram to meet every individual student but the entire group to have a 5 minute insight to you without the formalities. This incredible experience has brought people here from every corner of the world from Australia, Japan, South Africa, and the list goes on all brought here for 9 weeks away from Husbands, wives children by our individual choice. 430 students the 39th Bikram teacher training course. We finally got to bed at 4am last night so 3 hours of sleep has surprisingly not affected my practise. Today I have thought clearly enjoyed my day with Billi organised what fun things we'll be doing on the weekend. I really am grateful we have each other this bond will remain forever, it's as if we've been friends for years luckily with the same sense of humour and same interests.
Today left the grounds of the hotel adventure for dinner, you could literally go the whole week without leaving your room and the Yoga halls intense. Before class a guy was playing the Piano incredible talent followed by another talent during class an American girl with the most beautiful opera voice makes you think of all the talents we have although chosen to take the Bikram journey instead. Good day although missing Alex loads now what a sap.

Fricking Sleep WTF

Right this second it is 1.42am and Billi & I have tried to manoeuvre the most comfortable sleeping situation in the lecture to watch Bollywood movies which commenced at 11.38pm take me take me now I've never missed home, Alex, My Family, My friends and my bed Soooooo much in my life.
Todays been rough I realised how MAC is one of my greatest companions without it I don't feel like a human although this whole experience waking up NO MAKE-UP is a real eye opener of how I don't need it, although it's something that just makes me feel better about myself.
Slept really bad last night woke up every hour therefore this resulted in practically sleeping in the afternoon lecture...
I can really see how the lack of sleep will break me soon it's a nasty thing we was told today "Stress is not real it is a reaction to a force based upon a perception."
At the moment is this all mind games? They constantly say don't fight the process but to me it's all a huge effort. This is a severe Bootcamp of nerves, perseverance pushing you to your limit. Billi and I feel like we're naughty school girls giggling in class and trying to make the most out of it although I hope tomorrow is a better day. 7.45am start Bikram Class please wish me luck.

Mamma me humbeee....

OMGesus when Billi and return to London we'll be size 0's for sure after an early morning Bikram class as if we had to eat sufficiently between having a shower and trying to memorize dialogue. Sun shinning and all I can think about is my PALE WHITE legs #notwinning. Mamma me humbeeeeee sitting in 4 hour lecture with my stomach eating itself wahhhhhhhhh. Next Bikram class was surprising fine probably because my focus was on my next meal...salad not exciting at all. Lecture 2 Billi & I successfully delivered Half Moon whoop whoop, Billis' dialogue was perfect mine not so much although he said I had a good voice ahhh yeah. 12midnight finish no Hindi movie tonight sleep. Once again instead of dialogue Billi & I are catching up on Gossip Girl!

1st Bikram Class ... Killer

Cloudy day in LA, not feeling guilty about doing lessons and 1st Bikram class at 5pm. Still not sure what group I'l be in and wheather or not Billi & I will be separated booooooooooo.
Bikram class 1 Brave arse Billi and & went straight to the front within sweating distance of Bikram...Good idea fearless, brave? None of the above infact STUPID...The heat was not normal nor was we. Billi was more worried about her purple bow in her hair and I couldn't stop thinking about doing laundry after class. All of a sudden announcement made this class will aired tonight across America on NBC gutted...I love how glamourous I look in class not... This class was definately the hardest yet dizzy nauseous and light headed by balancing series I wanted to leave the room although Billi kept me strong "Don't give up!"
LAUNDRY gutted so 1 washing machine 1 dryer between us wow this is going to be interesting so glad we have the night off to absorb this intense class day 1 and already felling the burn!

Registration & Day 1...

Wreaked, Hungover, literally OMG its like I DIED as Rachel Zoe would put it.....
Registration for the 39th Bikram Teacher Training with 430 students the largest EVER! 430 victims to talk at amazing hahaha although panicked and needed Alex so skyped him and had a freak out crying like a baby in desperate need of cuddle. Pulled myself together and went to 3pm orientation and pep-talk from Bikram Team awesome inspirational and really quite emotional.

The next 9 weeks is going to be hard with 8am starts to 12midnight earliest finish or could go onto 5am. I am promising myself 1 thing whatever I feel just feel it this is not just a physical test but a mental one...

Wild Animal HONG! and Billi the Dream team

3.45Am is not the time to Skype me Alex...so woken up early then back to bed, 8am got ready for adventures of Billi & Lisa...first destination
VENICE BEACH
Hot hot hot, el scorchio!!! Bikini on and ready to see Venice Beach amazing what a fabulous place, walked through the streets try tourist style catch the rays, Beach Some postures on the beams in muscle beach followed by Pinot Grigio at the rooftop bar ERwin hotel nice...again adding to the true fabuloucity that is me hahaha
Billi & I then decided 1 night out before the Bikram starts...good idea NO BAD idea...
Hollywood didn't know what had it! Dillions, Bar Marmont then the Den WTS! Cocktails wine Jagerbombs yes all I am a despicable YOGI and Animal! Came home early morning DAYLIGHT oh NOOOOOO walk of shame through the hotel in party dress heels and makeup from the night before...dodging all YOga people oh dear ! what mistake once again little Hong took it one step too FAR...

Getting to LA LA Land!

The day started with my average 6am wake up shower, make-up beautiful, Alex took me straight to Heathrow butterflies started. Baggage drop off then came the emotional bit saying goodbye to the most patient boyfriend in the world. I burst out crying and wouldn't let go SCARED and EMOTIONAL Alex told me I am perfect (Amazing). I held my head up and went through to duty free hoping CHANEL would make me happy...NO even though Daddy generously offered me CHANEL N.O 2 I was too sad to shop...yes folks SHOCKING!
Flight was perfect got to know Billi another not your average Yogi from Canary Wharf better and her supportive Father who also came for the first 3 days. Landed in LA LA Land and got settled room 817 my lucky number...not... Went to Manhattan Beach mooched around had amazing cocktails and Sushi Dinner yummy! My life in LA was starting well!