07.09.09
Silly Grin
I forgot to add, after yesterday’s back to back, I drove home with the silliest of grins on my face. Oh whoppee, did I feel like I was walking [or driving] on cloud 9.
We got Jakob in class today. He’s a Californian guy who’s joining us for a year and boy oh boy do we get our weekly dose of American humour / pop culture.
- “You! Gumby! Do you know who Mr.Gumby is? Well go look him up tonight”
- “It’s okay, I’m just the crazy American yogi who laughs at his own jokes”
- [while we are lying down in savasana before pavanamuktasana] “And that concludes our warm up…”
- [while in spine twisting] “And after this, we are going to do 20 jumping jacks and 50 push ups” 
It was freaking hilarious when today during padahastasana, during the usual dialogue of “Push your knee back, LOCK YOUR KNEE, you have no knee …” he suddenly burst out in Malay [albeit heavily accented] : KUNCIKAN LUTUT AWAK. [literally, lock (as in key and lock LOCK) your knee!]
It was a good thing I was in padahastasana with my face smushed against my shins, because I was giggling throughout the posture. It wasn’t that I was mocking his accent, but rather, it was so HEART WARMING and DELIGHTFUL and KEEEWWWWT [cute being dragggeeed] that he attempted to speak our national language!
Mel and I caught each other’s eye in the mirror and a giggle escaped from me. “Yeah, I know a little Malay” and we just smiled. It was oh so cute! He did it again during head-to-knee, lost my concentration and fell out. Sigh, I should really work on this.
Ok, off to bed.
M*
Dana said,
July 9, 2009 at 3:01 am
..and that my dear is why I ended up marrying a California guy! Lucky you, lucky me.
Mei said,
July 9, 2009 at 2:59 pm
All the American yogis who came to my studio were all from California. I was beginning to suspect that Bikram Yoga only existed in California…
Though I must add, there’s a teacher from San Fran and he’s CRAZY INTENSE about Bikram Yoga, and not jovial and happy go lucky during class [or before].
Juliana said,
July 9, 2009 at 6:07 am
That sounds VERY fun! And as hilarious as it sounds, he’s not even kidding about “that concludes our warming up exercise”… Bikram says that, too…
You guys should teach him how to say “lock your knee” properly in Malay!!
Mei said,
July 9, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Oh, we all know that the REAL yoga begins during the floor series, but it makes it especially hilarious when he says that to first timers. *cue heads turning to the clock or the door* or a very shocked “WHAT” piercing the silence.
ilovesweat said,
July 9, 2009 at 12:50 pm
it can be distracting having a cute teacher, can’t it?
we had a beautiful teacher who was short in height and during class she told us that bikram said, in reference to her height, “good things come in small packages.”
i so wanted to ask “can i be a good thing?” but no talking in class!
Mei said,
July 9, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Oh he’s funny and jovial, don’t think he’s my type though!
We haven’t yet had a teacher *I* deem cute. Though there was a teacher with a 6pac who taught at the studio in KL.
jun said,
July 9, 2009 at 10:08 pm
you’re supposed to be clear of any thought in class, no looking here and there, just to a single point in the mirror!!
Mei said,
July 11, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Oh if you were there you would’ve grinned too.
Plenty much talk for someone who’s never been back to the hot room.