Personal Achivement

For the past 9 weeks I have been Following a training program that will help me to stop being a potato couch and be able to run...until 5K.

The name of this training program is called Couch to 5K (C25K). Basically it is a workout 3 times a week up to 9 weeks from 20 to 40 minutes long.

It us more of building up stamina.  So for a person like me who hates walking up steps and it totally breathless exerting any energy at all I wanted to challenge myself and see if I could really make it to 5K.

I highly doubted it....but....on September 15, 2011 I finally ran 5K! It was the last week of the training.  I have run another 5K and tonight I plan to run another 5K.  Man! I can't believe I'm talking 5K!

It hasn't been easy but consistency and perseverance seriously pay.  And I have also seen a huge difference it bring on my energy during the day at work.  I don't feel so exhausted as I used to.  I'm super patient with my students now...it does help it does.

Oh and it's fun.  The runner's high is addictive!

The rout I ran on my very first 5K!

Actually to be exact it was 5.45K! 

I was/am really really happy...

-<3 <3 <3

Our Pattay Trip Agenda

As you probably know from my facebook album I got back last week from Pattaya.  The Singapore SDA Conference (AKA the pastors and their families) went on a retreat to Pattaya.  At first I was kinda sceptical about a retreat to Pattaya.  But the resort was really nice and we all had a good time!  Quality time with Bayu and bonding time with the other Pastor families.  You can see the rest of the pictures here.

I just wanted to record my wonderful moments and memories of last week onto this blog :)  The pictures portray a portion of our agenda while we were there.

So happy to be leaving!

We were able to meet dad at the airport.

We stopped by at lotus and had MK.
Then bought durian which we ate while in the warm jacuzzi.

Went for morning runs.

Swam at the beach.

Ate local food.

Massage!

Special dinner :D

Swim Swim Swim

Bonding time.

Enjoying the scenery of the resort.

Posing for pictures.

cha-yen and we bought 3 packets of som-tum to eat back in SG

Got to reunite with my family at the airport on the way back. <3

Mai yak klub ban hehehhe

-<3 <3 <3

Fajita Salad

I've kind of been up to a few things lately which I will go into detail in  on later posts.  But one of the latest is that I've been trying to live a healthy lifestyle.  One way is to eat healthier!  I've cut down ALOT (*sob haha) on unhealthy stuff and food I really love....to the point where I had severe sugar withdrawal.  But I'm doing well compared to before...as in there is some improvement on my food impulses...LOL.

I try to eat more healthy stuff like whole wheat, and grain (still find it hard to swallow brown rice though).  And wherever I go to eat or buy groceries I look for the healthier choice symbol that Singapore uses:

I've also tried to find interesting recipes that are tasty and healthy.  Below is the link where I got my Fajita Salad Recipe as well as the pictures of my finished product of the salad:

Where I got my recipe










I doubled the recipe so that the salad will last a few days.  I put a bit too much onions so I have total onion breath LOL but it tasted good!  Try it sometime people.

Oh yeah I'm also just learning the terms and names of healthy/unhealthy stuff which bayu is teaching me haha...it's alot easier to go on a healthy journey with a partner and I'm glad Bayu is helping me.  All the best to us!! =)

Laterz!

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-<3 <3 <3

Yue Mak Mak (Alot Alot Alot)

Hi my lovely people of the world!!

I have a few minutes inbetween my students classes and I would like to say hi!

I've missed you and I've missed blogging!

As usual after no blogging for weeks and weeks I have alot to update on.  Can't wait to update.  I really need to just find the time to sit and blog!

[to be continued...with all the updates...LOL]

Again!..

Here I go again not blogging in forever!! Tsk tsk tsk bad bad me.

I have like a thousand pictures in my phone literally I could at least put up on post a day.

Anyway, my inspiration for this post is my parents visit! They just arrived this afternoon bringing tidings of good food....

Khao neaow ( sticky rice )
Pik pla too ( chili paste made by P Bang and the sticky rice from her too! )
Creamy durian!
Thai style fried chicken with the green chili sauce.
MK duck noodles.
Kwe teaow.

Wow that's alot of food. We were totally feasting. :)

Oh and not to mention my clothes,shoes, and makeup from my mom and sisterrrr!!!




-<3 <3 <3

The "Filipino" Snack

I made a dessert for Sabbath lunch. I wanted to make something special because it was my " Special" day.

Below will be the steps I took to make it and the simple ingredients.

Im not not sure what it's called but it is a Filipino dessert. Some call it Mango Float but I have no mangoes in my ingredients (unfortunately). You could call it Graham Pie or fruit Salad cake ... Whatever hehe.

The ingredient that makes this special are these crackers that come from the Philippines - Graham Crackers:




You can get it at:




You'll know the rest of the ingredients and utensils needed as we go along.

First get a helper/ assistant or two. I had Bayu and Sonya haha.




You will need canned fruits for 40 ppl or two trays. ( u can see it in my Sabbath post). I bought

2 big cans of peaches
1 can rambutan
1 can lychee
1 big can of fruit cocktail
1 can Palm seed
( basically its up to you but it tastes divine with peaches and good mango)

I got Bayu to open the cans and Sonya to slice the fruit into smaller pieces.








Dump all the fruits in big bowl. You're going to mix it in a while.

Oh yeah throw away all the juice except the peach juice pour a bit of the juice in with the fruits. But don't make it too watery.




Dump in 4 cans of this nestle cream. And mix it up with the fruits until it looks like fruit salad.

Get 2 trays ( just estimate I'm making this with 40 people in mind).

Line both trays with the crackers. This is the bottom layer.



Scoop up the mix and make one layer to cover up the crackers about half an inch.




Cover it with a second layer of crackers.

Go over the crackers a second time with the fruit mix.

Layer the top with crackers again but try to make it neater since it is the final layer. I used a knife to cut up the crackers to fill the gaps.

Basically, there are 3 layers of crackers and 2 layers of fruits.




Put it in the freezer for a day. Or until it freezes up. Make sure it's a bit defrosted ( not rock solid) before serving.




To make these two trays I used 3 packs of the crackers.

You can decorate the cake however you like it. Be creative. When I first made it for Bayu in 2005 I got chocolate pocky sticks and broke it up and placed it on the top to make it say " I U" since it was for valentines day. (ok getting off topic here).




Enjoy!




Feel free to enquire on this recipe. Heeheheeheh muah!

-<3 <3 <3

Bday 2 Me!

It's my 3rd day a a 25 year old and everything's the same I might as well still be 21!

This has been the first birthday where I didn't look forward to put into my mental calendar. I was expecting it to be just another ordinary day. But I was forced to celebrate it... In a good way of course.

Sonya came for a visit the day before and Rochael slept over because Sonya was here... Or ao I thought.

At midnight I was awakened to an urgent knock at my bedroom door and I was so freaked out!

I opened the door to a beautiful cake! With candles! And balloons! And a card! And Sonya and Rochael singing happy birthday to me.

I was surprised!!! And touched!!! And a happy twenty-five year old





















-<3 <3 <3