A Mid-Year Life Update

It’s already July, and I kinda want to look back at everything that’s happened in my life from January until now.

First of all, I finally quit Anytime Fitness. I decided to switch gyms for a few reasons.

The first reason was that they kept cutting down the number of classes. Second, my gym was really small, so there weren’t that many machines to choose from. Third, because it was small and had limited equipment, it got super crowded during peak hours. I hated having to wait for machines or work in with other people.

The fourth reason was that I ran into someone from my past who also worked out there. And the fifth was another person who made me feel uncomfortable, which honestly became the final push I needed to leave.

So I moved to FTL, specifically the Pajajaran branch.

It pretty much met all my expectations. The membership fee is honestly about the same as Anytime Fitness, but FTL is so much bigger. There are way more machines, way more classes, and overall it just feels so much better. Even the lockers are bigger, so my backpack and shoes actually fit inside. They also have massage chairs, a sauna, and protein drinks you can buy. Overall, I'm really happy with FTL so far.

There are actually two FTL branches in Bogor: Pajajaran and Empang.

A friend told me that the Empang branch is nicer because it's more spacious and less crowded. As an introvert, crowded gyms stress me out. I don't like asking to share machines, and I don't like waiting in line either. That's why I always try to work out during quieter hours.

So I decided to check out the Empang branch.

That's where I met someone who eventually became my personal trainer. I bought a 20-session package with him.

Honestly, I learned so much from him—way more than I ever learned from my PT at Anytime Fitness. I genuinely think the trainers at FTL are much better. Those 20 sessions really improved both my knowledge and my confidence in the gym.

Oh, and actually, a lot of my friends had already switched to FTL before I did. The problem is, I rarely see them because you have to book classes in advance, and they're usually fully booked.

Since FTL is a much bigger gym, naturally there are a lot more people.

Can you guess where this story is going?

Yep.

I fell for someone new at FTL.

It was basically love at first sight.

I thought he was handsome, attractive, funny, smart, interesting... honestly, I saw so many good qualities in him.

Since I liked him that much, I just asked him directly whether he was married.

Turns out... he was.

That was my heartbreak moment.

Eventually my feelings faded on their own, and of course I kept my distance after finding out he was married.

Not long after that, I got busy with my own life... and then I developed a crush on someone else.

I don't even know his name. I only know what he looks like.

I see him at the gym pretty often, but he's never really acknowledged my existence. He's never looked at me, never glanced my way, nothing. He always seemed completely unaware that I was even there.

But then one day, somehow his Instagram account showed up on my Explore page.

So naturally... I stalked his profile.

And honestly, I was impressed.

He turned out to be way cooler than anyone I'd ever had a crush on before. If I compare everyone I've liked from 2023, 2024, 2025, and now 2026, he's definitely the coolest one in my opinion.

I'm not obsessed or anything.

I'm just... impressed.

Then yesterday, for the first time ever, I felt like he actually looked at me.

Maybe I'm just being delusional.

But yesterday was the first time I genuinely felt like he realized I exist.

Like... he finally noticed that I'm actually in this world.

It made me happy.

I'm not expecting anything, though.

Is there anything else besides my love life?

Maybe I should be proud of my deadlift.

Or my leg press.

Or maybe I should complain that my weight still refuses to go down.

Or maybe I should complain about how bad I am at socializing, because I still haven't made any new friends.

I really do want friends.

As for work, though, this year has actually been pretty exciting.

At the end of February and the beginning of March, I got the chance to go to Malaysia and Singapore for work.

It was so much fun.

And at the end of this month, I'll be going to Bandung.

Normally I barely travel. I rarely even leave my city.

But this job has given me opportunities to travel, and I honestly love it.

I really hope I'll get the chance to visit Australia someday.

And I also hope I can go for Umrah again.