The two people game

First time ever I experienced a mall that has no air conditioning. I wanted to leave the place but it was too jam outside, goat couldn't pick me up so we just stayed in the mall. 

I love to sweat but only during workouts. Time to cool down. You see, I told goat that the mall was like my second home but I got lost looking for the dessert place. 

This was our tea set for the day. 

Goat didn't like the radish cakes so I had to finish it up. He also ate the mangoes. I love mangoes but I love honeydew a little bit more. Plus these mangoes were too sweet. I prefer the light sweetness of the honeydew.

After I was refreshed, we walked around because I wanted to look for sports shoes. Goat recommended Adidas but I was not liking it cause it felt prickly on my feet. I walked out with a pair of Reebok instead. I used my Maybank card to get 10% off at Studio R so I'm happy with my purchase - comfortable and discounted. 

Since goat never played board games before and board games are basically a part of my life, he took me there to play. Plus, I never get to try games for 2 people since I've always been a group player.                  

The first game we played was Lost Cities -  which was an okay game but I lost the two games to goat.

It was a good game which I don't mind playing again. I would give this game a 6 out of 10. 

The second game we tried was Mr Jack which I heard good reviews about but never get to try until now. The rules was a bit lengthy but the game play was quite interesting with different characters. 

I would definitely try this game again even though I'm not a fan of strategy games. I would give this 8 out of 10. I would say this was worth purchasing. 

The last game we tried was kind of odd and not fun. The game was over way too quickly and I don't even remember the name. Maybe we were playing it wrong? 

I would not play this again unless someone explained it to me again because the gameplay seemed too easy. As of now, I give this 3 out of 10. 

After 2 hours, we headed down for dinner which was just so so. Nothing special and most probably not going there for another meal. 

That's about it for our little date. Till next round.

Later dayz,

My dream of furries

Sometimes the only reminder I have of my previous hamsters are the photos and videos left behind. Then sometimes they visit me in my dreams. 

I had another dream of them again. It was a dream of last chances - suddenly one appeared in his cage and I cried terribly as I held him in my hand again - like this is the last time. As if I knew that whatever moment left will be the last.

I started looking for the other one.  

Then suddenly my other hamster appeared running across the floor and I grabbed her. She struggled like how she did in real life but I was so happy to see her, I started crying again.

I knew it was a dream - anytime I wake, these two will be nothing but memories and yesterdays.  

I loved you furries so much but you make me so sad when you popped in my dreams. 

Later dayz,

Building the blocks

The other day I got a little surprise parcel at work. Actually, I was expecting a parcel but I didn't know exactly what I'm getting. 

I had this silly smile on my face when I saw it. Then I started building it. 

Looks like a battle ship.. jeng jeng jeng .. 

What could it be? 

London bridge! 

Completed within 4 nights of distribution work. I love working creatively with my hands but the problem is finding somewhere worthy to display it. 

However I loved this little project and I loved the little work surprise :D

Later dayz, 

Coconut Flower Restaurant

Food time at the seafood restaurant for Mother's Day. 

This year we headed to Teluk Gong for our family lunch.

Lemon chicken which was just so - so. Nothing memorable. 

The tofu which was also nothing special but others said it was nice while warm. 

Kangkung which I love. It was delicious and I would gladly order this again. 

Fried squid which was just mediocre as well. 

We also ordered another plate of fried prawn - that was awesome. I didn't snap a photo of that. 

Overall the meal was okay, we were happy. I'm always happy when I'm with the family. Definitely will come back here to try their other dishes. 

Coconut Flower Seafood Restaurant
702, Jalan Udang Galah, 
Kampong Teluk Gong, 
Port Klang, 42000

Later dayz,

Soul searching weekend

I named this my soul searching weekend with my girl pal. It's the weekend where we get away and just relax to have a peace of mind without any care in the world. 

Sometimes you need time to isolate yourself from the rest of the world and just shut yourself in. 

First of all, we went to the gym - had a class of dance and then lunch. Last minute adjustment and late check in, we ended up in Hotel Sentral since it was located nearby the mall.

I never been to this hotel before but I heard it was quite good - aside from the shady area. Drenched in the rain, hurrying up to the hotel our check in was fast.

The deluxe corner room. Nice room except for the leaking window by the bed side. The staff were quick to help us rectify the problem but there was nothing much they could do. The damp smell of the room was already there.

Determined not to let that ruin our weekend, we showered and just rolled around in bed.

The night scene through a window. Can you see the KL tower from here? I can't.

We went back to the mall for dinner and ended up upstairs at Manhattan.

Shared two plates of food - pasta and rice with fish. Both of them were delicious. I love penne, compared to other different shapes of pasta.

I'm usually not a fish person but it was yummy with the fragrant rice.

We did a little shopping before heading back - not too late as we were told it was a shady place and we're just girls.

The other thing I was not pleased was to discover the wifi slowing down towards the night. Luckily it was not a working trip where I HAD to be online else I would be pissed.

So we watched tv, rolled around and talked some more. I had this vision where we'll be chatting till the wee hours of the morning but perhaps combined with the exhaustion of the day - we knocked out before 1 am.

Talk about getting old.

The best thing about getting to bed early was we were up by 7 am - ready for the day! I had such a good sleep as it was so comfortable despite the damp smell. 

Good morning world! Look at the monorail track. 

I bet this car park is full during the weekdays. 

Look at the beautiful sky!

I had low expectation for the breakfast but it turned out to be quite a variety. This is probably one of the rare time when I get to enjoy hotel breakfast without rushing out to anywhere so we took our time to slowly indulge. 

My first course :P

Breakfast was at 5th floor with a garden floor view which is like an open space. 

After breakfast, it was time to go back to the room to laze around. 

The other side of the room. The room was spacious for us. 

It was very tempting to continue sleeping but I insisted we do our soul searching for about an hour. So we did until it was time to check out. 

The sky was very nice that morning compared to the rain that drenched us completely the evening before. I wished we have more time to spend in the room, just rolling around falling asleep - a break from our usual working days. 

Later dayz,

Simply D

Another food trip with Xiao Mei. This time we headed to Simply D for a quick meal. I have never tried Simply D before and this meal has been postponed several times because I kept getting fast food in the way involuntarily. I had to flush them out of my system and take some time off from fast food. Am I weird? Maybe. 

So anyways we got the burgers - mine is grilled chicken and Xiao Mei's one was lamb ( I think?). It came with a side of fries and a little saucer of coleslaw. 

Here's our differences when it comes to the burgers - I prefer to compress mine and open my jaws like a python to squeeze them in one bite while eating the fries as a side dish. Xiao Mei opened up her burger, separated and take a bite from different sections after she cleared her fries .

The chicken burger was alright, I wouldn't mind coming back for more but I guess this would be the only burger I will get again as I don't eat beef or lamb. Xiao Mei didn't complain about her burger so I guessed it was alright. 

We also got the milkshake. I got the nutella one while Xiao Mei got the salted caramel. She complained that it was too sweet. I was a little disappointed that the cup was kind of small and I didn't completely finish my milkshake.

I would come back for the burger but not the milkshake. 

Later dayz,

Hot Body Year Round Book!

It is finally here! Last year when Cassey announced that she was writing a book, I was determined to get it - mainly to support and thank her for the push and motivation she had given me through her videos. Even if it burn a little hole in my pocket, I'm going to get it because I knew I would not be disappointed. 

When her pre order came out on January 30th, I booked a copy for myself and waited excitedly for April. It felt like a long time back then but now we're already in April. 

I am in love with the book. I could feel Cassey poured her whole self into the book and as I read, I can hear her voice narrating. This is crazy but it's a good crazy lol.

I love seeing all my favorite torturing moves included in the book and as an old time Popster, reading these moves one by one made me smile as I recalled how it felt to be on the mat and feeling so sore and painful. It took me back to the journey when I first started and how much I could endure now compared back then and how much more I can improve now and in the future. 

Fitness is a slow progress but it all starts with a single step. I'm so glad I found Cassey who pushed me to my first step. 

Oh because I pre ordered the book, I received the tote bag 2 days before the book came. I am loving the gradient font and I don't know what will be so worthy to put in this bag. 

Hot Body Year Round is an absolute Blogilates form in a book and I would recommend getting it. I now can teach my friend some pilates moves as well - at least now I know how many reps to give out and also reminder for beginners pose. 

Later dayz,

Say hello to the gym!

A while ago, I posted about quitting the gym and the reasons I did it. Well, it bit me back in the butt because I am now back in the gym. That's why you should never say never. 

Here are the reasons why I rejoined the gym :-

1. The gym is now near to my workplace. No more excuse of distance. 

2. Yes, I still hate cardio but I learned to appreciate the result of these intense workout. I basically visit the gym now for good run and that's it. At least that's my goal - at least now I have a goal. 

3. After running, I just get back to the locker room for a break and man, those are the sweats dripping. It felt good! Plus, now I have the polar watch I felt the other thing that made me felt awesome about exercising is looking at how much calories were burnt. 

4. I still felt like I'm comparing myself to other people but at least now that I've taken off from gym, gotten stronger with Cassey and returned, I don't feel as inferior as the first time. There will always be people stronger and fitter than me but this time, it's about me. It's about my pace and I know where my weakness lies. 

On top of that, I have a gym bunny now who actually dragged me to classes. For her to be so motivated in turn motivated me. 

I am still loving Cassey and blogilates. I love working my abs even though it's sore like hell as well as the other parts of my body. I was even "homesick" when I first stepped into the gym again - like .. what am I doing here? I want Cassey!! I just need Cassey!! 

I'm such a drama mama lol but I do understand that even though I'm stronger than I was before, I still need to improve my stamina - I still need to burn off the excess fats therefore I run. I still get down on the floor and get my pilates on during off gym days. 

Plus, I do believe my stamina has improved a lot. Previously I completed 100 burpees within 40 minutes and only jumped for half of them, this time I completed 100 burpees within 25 minutes with full 100 jumps. I surprised myself and this just fuels my determination to keep running. 

Just gonna stick around the gym for a while to try this out. 

Later dayz, 

Touched by a furry one

Whenever someone brought up the topic of pets - the most common answers would be cats or dogs. Maybe a guinea pig or a bunny in the mix. Well, I never had any of those. I had hamsters. 

Before you write off hamsters as "children's pets", you got to know that taking good care of hamster is not an easy task and certainly not for little kids. I had loved and lost both of my hamsters. I still miss them even up to this moment. 

A pet is not something to play with until you get bored, a pet is a family member you are committed to from the day you brought/adopted it until their final breath. Unlike you who have so many other things going on, your pet only have you so please think a million times before getting a pet just because your friend has one or because it's cute. Unfortunately hamsters have a short life span of 2 years + 

I never regretted the day I got my little hamsters because aside from bringing me joy with their little antics, I learned from them. I learned to find the little joys in life, I learned to be patient and I learned not to procrastinate. 

These lessons came naturally because I'm committed to these little lives and I love them. I would do anything for them. Never in their short span of being with me had they ever been neglected or had a shortage of love. 

I know they love me, they grew fond of me. My little hamsters would groom me before grooming themselves and they trust me enough to sleep in my hand.  Their whole lives are in your hands. It hurts so bad when they passed as illness robbed them away from me but I'm so grateful to have their presence in my life. The memories are overwhelming and I often wondered was it a wonderful dream that I had. 

For love, for life, for patience, for compassion, for joy, thank you for being mine.

Play well at the rainbow bridge.   

I love you from the beginning till the end

Later dayz, 

聽爸爸的話

I've been listening to Jay Chou on and off since 9 years ago but whenever I stray away from his songs, I'm always pulled back by a memory of an old song or something new that will latch on my heart and pulled me back. 

There were different difficult period in my life where Jay's music accompanied me and it marked that certain obstacles in life. 

 This time it's this song :- Ting ba ba de hua (聽爸爸的話) [Listen to father's words]



I'm so into that the chorus and that painful tone that Jay dragged out in the end, I'm so addicted. 

In fact, this song got me motivated to run faster instead of my regular fast beat songs. I'm a little Jay nut and I have a feeling I will always be running back to his music.

Enjoy!

Later dayz,