Food and Fireworks Galore with Mum

My initial plan was to go out with the entire family. I intend to treat them to eat at Swensons and spend our evening watching the National Day Rehearsal with fireworks.

10 people became 6 which eventually turned into 3 people. So it was just my mom, Jhon and me.

First stop, was late lunch at Swensons (this outing was obviously before Ramadhan =p).

For some apparent reason, the food on that day was superb!! As in more delicious than before.

We ate until we were full and mind you, we ordered a lot of dishes.

We had chicken salad,

Jhon had Dory Fish which I thought the only dish that was not that great.

Our standard prawn dippers,

My medium-well Ribeye steak which was nicely done on the day.

We unanimously agreed that the Tiger prawn was OMGDELICIOUS!!

And a couple other dishes..

Right after lunch, we deposited some 'chocolate cake' lol

Afterwards, we headed to Esplanade, my favorite spot to watch NDP

When we reached there, it was drizzling! We didn't give up though. We found a perfect spot but drizzling became heavy rain. It some how did not damper our spirits (perhaps good mood from the good food lol) and waited patiently until the rain subsided.

There were no pictures of the evening performances but you can click here to see on my previous outing.
By 7pm, the rain stopped, I took out my mat and we waited while eating cup corn, bottled drinks and 'longan' that my mom brought. My mom was so sweet. She even made friends with a tourist couple and offered our 'exotic' fruits. lol Why am I not as sociable as her? She can barely speak English yet she engages conversation with 'Ang mohs' while I who can speak well refuses to make small talk. =P

Everything went well and smoothly and most importantly, mom thoroughly enjoyed our outing. Too bad the rest of my family could not join us.

   

Fasting

It’s been 14 days since all fellow Muslims started to fast on Ramadhan. We are half way through!

So far, I have not missed any days yet but I am due for my ‘red tide’ soon. It sucks when my schedule is never on the dot. It comes and goes as it pleases. The problem is it is all thunder but no rain. Get what I mean?

Anyways, I am not sure about others but lately my days have been challenging. I don’t know whether it was the PMS or what but suddenly I am surrounded by annoying people!

So far, I have not exploded yet but it’s hard to take a deep breath with gritted teeth and feel that searing heat in my chest.

Other than that, Ramadhan has been smooth. Good home cooked food, plenty of rest and family bonding. There was even a time I applied leave from work just to take a break from the office and help mom around the house by playing with the 3 boys at home.

If you guys are curious about Jhon on whether he is fasting or not, well, he has been fasting half a day since day one. So technically, he has fasted for 7 days now which is the longest he ever tried fasting. Must train you know? =P It will nice to know if he accomplishes the entire Ramadhan even it’s just half a day.

I had never forced him and he did it out of his own willingness and sincerity which makes it much more special. At least I can see he is making an effort and the future of us is clear.

That is pretty much it. I just hope the days go smoothly.

Abrupt end. 

   

Losing Weight Part 2 – The Update

Slightly over 2 years ago, I posted a blog post entitled “Losing weight the lazy way”

I shared how I lost a few kilograms within my own comfortable pace when I was verging being overweight with 65kg at 1.68m.

After 2 years, I am still continuing my regime. No doubt, I had my ups and down. Over the years, I had my weight go up and down but by 2 +/- kg due to not up holding my routine. I am only human and I had my weaknesses of eating more oily food than doing my walks home.

It was not that bad because I always take notice of my negligence early so I always managed to get myself on track. Basically, I was able to control my weight not go beyond 60kg ever again.

So recently, my sis had people come over to update her weight check up. (My sis likes to lose weight the “faster and easy way” by taking diet supplements. I strongly disapprove but it is her choice)

She told me to check my weight and fats for fun. These are my results.

I was shocked! I had not weighed myself for years and not realized I have lost even more weight. Technically, it should be lesser because I just had dinner, was wearing jeans and having my period.

The sense of accomplishment was beyond words because I have managed to hit my personal weight goal and still keeping my C cup boobs. Hahaha!

The machine also checks 2 types of fats, fat cells under my skin and fat cells around my organs.

Fat cells around my organs aka Viceroy Fats, super healthy.

The 1230 kcal/day is my basal metabolic rate which means I burn that much calories just doing nothing. Good hor?

Fat cells under my skin, slightly over. Well, I already knew because I still have rolls of fats when I sit down.

As for now, I am trying to get rid of as much fat rolls as possible but in general, just try to maintain my weight. Remember, losing weight is easy, maintaining is the hard part.

Those who know me should know that I hardly shop so I tend to repeat clothes and I found pictures at 3 different stages of weight with the same top. Yes, it's one of my favorite tops, just in case it's not obvious. lol

Look at that difference!

2006

Not the best photo but I look like a drug addict. Nuff said.

2010

This is my chubbiest but when my mom saw the picture, she prefers me at this weight. =S She said I looked (gebu) fresh? But I hate how I felt at this weight. I hardly took photos, running and climbing the stairs was a chore and I just don't like how my body feels in general. I can tell because I am quite an energetic person.

2012

I love this weight although there is a little room for improvement but I generally love it! I feel and look fitter. My aim was to able look good just with T-shirt and jeans. Mission Accomplished!

I am at just the right size. Not too thin, not too chubby/fat. In fact, I believe I am a couple of kilograms lighter than my 2012 picture. 

I have also added a couple of new habits in my routine.

Currently, I have been doing my walks, cut down on food that makes me gain weight fast (fast food) and listen to my stomach not my mouth (don’t be a glutton!)

One of my new habits is POOPING! I am not saying to buy laxatives and poop away okay? Most of my life, my pooping habits are irregular. I would poop every 2-3 days. I know, bad. Now, I eat more food with fibre and drink Vitagen and now, I poop every morning and sometimes in the afternoon too. No words to describe after a wonderful big dump.

And recently, I have started to eat almonds. It was not my plan to. I just had a lot of left over almonds from baking Biscotti so I just ate the rest as snacks. I didn’t realize how yummy they were by itself.

I randomly looked up the health benefits and to my surprise, almonds can help you lose weight lah! They even help slow weight gain. It is also good for your hair, cuticles, heart, pooping etc! So I am trying to keep this habit of snacking on almonds. I tend to eat average 10 pieces a day. I just grab them in my hands and munch =) I try to avoid eating too much because it will cause pimple breakout.

I am so happy and proud of myself for being able to achieve the weight that I want and at my own comfortable pace. I suggest this to everyone who wishes to lose/control their weight.

Just start with small basics and build from there. Trust me; you will see the changes like I did.

Remember, the faster you lose weight, the faster you will gain it and the slower you lose weight, the slower you will gain it. ;D

   

Mom's 60th Birthday Surprise

My mom is 60 years old. Even I can't believe it. Years pass by so fast and she is so fit and healthy that I don't realize how aged she has been.

It fell on the 20th of July, a day before the fasting month so the family decided to go all out.

I settled the ice-cream cake, bro bought food from Newton and sis a present.

She being the typical mom was busy serving the food and making it all proper for us. She cried immediately after she saw my sister brought out the cake with lit candles as we sang Happy Birthday to her.

She did declared that she don't want any fuss (mothers always say that but deep inside it's otherwise) and was genuinely surprise and touched.

Sis bought her a Bonia clutch bag and look at her, immediate happiness lol.

After the emotional wave, we ate like there was no tomorrow. =P The kids were tame that night so we managed to eat with our heart's content.

With ice-cream cake, there is always dry ice and of course, I HAVE to play with it. lol

Irfan was the only kid who loved it.

The doe eyed boy.

My bro and his lovely wife.

Anyways, Happy Birthday to my mak. I pray for her health and long life so that she can eventually see me get married and maybe have a child of my own. =')

   

Formula Drift Asia 2012 Day 2

I am finally finishing this super uber over due Formula Drift Asia 2012 post.
Click here for Day 1.

So day 2 is packed because well, it's the event day.

Canon camera owners were very lucky because they had a chance to take photos from the Canon podium for 10-20 minutes.

The weather hot but windy and I knew for sure I will can tanned.

Drivers threw freebies and some where bad at aiming =X

Anyways, the competition was awesome!

The race was aggressive with many accidents. hehe Don't worry, nothing severe, just the standard bumper drops.

At the last leg, it was head to head with Daigo Saito and Rio Saputro Budhardjo.

In the end, Daigo Saito the defending champion won! Rio said he was trying real hard to match up to Saito until he lost control.

It was an amazing race! Thank you Motul for the opportunity!

   

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The mask is thin and soft to the touch but what excited me was the sweet fragrant of the mask. I almost immediately felt refreshed from the smell.

After using the mask, my skin looks and feels refreshed. It felt moisturized and elastic but not necessary smoother than usual.

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So if you think wearing a mask looks scary, wait till you put on a black mask! haha No pictures for this, you can use your imagination. =P

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