Hate Me Because You Love Me

Lilly's departure from the gym seemed to go from suspiciously predicted, to suddenly imminent. Her last day wasn't supposed to be her last day. No one wanted it to end the way it did. But sometimes things have a way of spiralling out of control.

Her last day at the gym was Monday of last week. The team girls were teary-eyed and broken-hearted throughout their workout. Not exactly one of the more uplifting days I've had in the gym.

I believe I've worked with Lillian for over 7 years. She was always the easiest instructor to flow with, in co-leading a class. We were pretty much on the same page when it came to mapping out or winging it for intermediates.

When Yuri left, she did a great job of stepping up as the team coach.

Reliable instructors seem hard to come by. Especially finding ones who make SMGC into a kind of second home, taking ownership and responsibility of the gym. Whenever someone like her or Yuri leaves, when they've contributed so much to the atmosphere and energy in the gym, a little piece of you feels like it's been taken away as well. For this reason, I'm glad I have done so much filming in the last 2 years with my simple 2.0 megapixel digital camera. Memories are one of the few things that we ever really own and they are of the stuff which helps define who we are in this fleeting world.



I wish her the best of luck in her music and in all future endeavors.