We have all
heard of missing wallets, phones and money but missing dumbbells is a whole different
playing field already. Many people come in and out of the SEGi gym in a day a
total of 30-40 students walk in and out of the gym doors from opening time to
closing time which starts as early as 10am and closes as late as 10pm however
rush hour is definitely between 5pm to 10pm. Who were the people involved with
the missing dumbbells? And what were the other true reasons behind it are yet
to be known, with help by certain parties the evidence draws a little closer.
It was the year
of 2012 a total of 3 cases where dumbbells went missing from the SEGi gym
confirmed by one of the staffs from the gym management *En. Jamil. 2 cases in
which the dumbbells were not returned to the gym but found around the hostel
compound and with the help of the hostel warden, a spot check was done and the
missing dumbbells were found. The identity of the student was not revealed
however it was mentioned by *En. Jamil that the student involved was an
international student. The next 1 case where a student ‘borrowed’ the dumbbells
and the dumbbells mysteriously reappear back at the gym, *En Jamil claimed that
the student returned it to the gym the next day even though it was a good thing
to have returned it back however the gym does not implement any rules regarding
the borrowing of dumbbells. So far there have not been any new cases regarding
dumbbells as of late.
When we asked
students regarding their opinion on the situation and if they knew any person
who was involve with the missing dumbbells, 1 student responded by saying that
he knew two guys who actually stole a few dumbbells and brought it back to
their place, the reason why they did this is because they wanted to work out at
home and that they did not have the money to buy a set of their own said by
*Nazir. It was mentioned by *En. Jamil that a set of dumbbells consisting of 10
pairs of dumbbells can cost up to rm5k depending on the package and amount. Another
response by a student regarding the issue on why people steal dumbbells is
because “It would be a waste to buy your own because every few weeks you would
need to buy a new pair because every week you will lift different weights” said
*Abdul. A person even said that people even steal dumbbells to sabotage their
friends work out secretly because they didn’t want their friend to look better
than them stated *Jim and also another reason is that some people steal
dumbbells in order to impress other people, they pretend it’s theirs when
friends come over and claim that they work out when indeed they don’t mentioned *Puvan.
Whatever the reason
may be to the stealing of dumbbells it is still not considered acceptable. However
regarding the gym itself many students mentioned that the conditions of the
facilities is not good and requires proper maintenance which the gym management
is working on at the moment. More space would be better and also provide
sturdier equipment as well as stricter usage of instruction for the safety of
the users was mentioned by *Abdul. Also better air ventilation is also much
needed said *Seth.
The case of the missing dumbbells have so far been solved however this does not mean that it won’t happen again in the near future and if it does the gym is ready for it.
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