Do Skinny friends make U sad?

My friend sms me " U make me sad " ...lol....
No it's not what you think, I didn't "do" anything or say anything bad to her.

She claims seeing me in my skin tight blouse makes her want to kill herself ....lol.... makes her feel bad for being slightly plump. To be honest she's not FAT, just a few kgs off that's all. And she looks OK. She's not a size 2 or 0 she's more of a size 12.

Was wondering would she be happier if she hang around people who are bigger or heavier? Is looking like the people you hang out with that important to your emotional being? Could one be literally happier when you don't have people around you to remind you that you 'probably should lose a few kgs' ?? You know there are studies that said it matters! Plump people would escape the stigma & unhappiness that comes with the excess weight!
On the other hand, skinnier people could stand as a reminder to people who are over weight, to "do something" about it. 

That's a good thing right? What's better than eating healthier ? 

Do you have an addictive personality that makes you FAT ?

I noticed I had always had an addictive personality. It's a lucky thing that the first time I tried alcohol, at age 13 (took a sip of my dad's beer during new year's eve reunion dinner), I almost puked. Other wise, I might have picked up a lifelong habit.

Then there's the cheese cake phase at 16. It got so bad, that even in the middle of my O levels exams, I was thinking; "Hmmm.... a piece of cheese cake now, could take the pain of this dumb stupid exam questions away!"

At 18, I was totally into pasta. I swear I could replace rice,porridge & noodles with pasta. Since that, when ever there's a new food in town, I would be tempted to try. Of course there are some misses, like all the different versions of bubble tea- that was totally lost on me. But things like latte, flat white & what nots, I lap it up like a hungry puppy.

Well that explains my weight gain & ultimately my weight loss journey which started off this blog. Yesterday at work, a colleague passed me some chips dipped/coated with salted egg & I knew I was hooked! Today I intend to go to the super market after work to get my own supplies. It's a constant battle. My strategy these days is: when ever I indulge in something new & sinful, I go for an extra yoga class, or walk an extra hour at night. No choice ! 

Worse come to worse I'll pop a "go-to" fat burner, that always work. In case you are curious, that's garbaslim. Very effective

Is it a must to Exercise ?

My girl friends have been trying to get me to exercise MORE!

The craze started last year when one of them joined a gym downtown.

So why should we exercise??? Is it a "MUST" ??? I don't do much, just a little yoga, that's all. That's enough right ?

 
Anyway her gym instructor mentioned something interesting that we don't hear much of - autophagy.

Meaning when we exercise junk gets cleared from our cells. The thing about muscles, it’s really: “use it or lose it.” 

The astronauts were found to lose muscle at an alarming rate until NASA figured out how they could exercise in space.  Exercise improves circulation thus reduces all disease, improve your appearance and delay signs of aging.  It improves your strength and stamina, which gives you a better quality of life. Basically, you will look better and feel better.

Well, we all need motivation, not everyone has friends like mine:) You can write them down & place it where you sees it daily- on the fridge door maybe. Things like :You want a hotter body, you want both guys & girls staring at you, you want to be able to buy clothes off the rack. Or you just want to be able to move around even after you hit 70 …lol…

Well Just Do it OK?? But do start slow and work up gradually.  Consistency is key, and getting support makes a difference. For me, I'll stick to my yoga...haha....

 

 

Do you read nutrition labels when buying food ?

Do you read nutrition labels when buying food ?

A recent study says people who read nutrition labels are slimmer.
I go like ...REALLY?????
The problem is, most of what's written is in Greek....lol.... that's probably because I hardly understand what they say in those labels!
Most are in technical terms the percentages the scientific names etc... gives me a headache anyway. So how?

Take everything in moderation perhaps?

 

 

Would you get a tattoo ?

We were having coffee at Starbucks when we spotted a girl sitting opposite us with a tattoo like this.

Looks really sweet & nice. We started wondering why none of us have any tattoos before. Perhaps we can't take the pain? Is it really painful? Well why don't at least one of us try it ....lol... Hmm... we started googling for nice designs at once.

For pet lovers, this would be so cute !!!

Then we came across this:

Wow!!! we agree it'll be perfect for us! So are we going to do it? Within a few seconds we go nay.... lol.... No, we can't take the pain! Can we take pain-killers? Maybe they can numb us?
Hmmm.... we'll see ...lol..

What you think of match making ? Would you consider it?

A very good friend has been single for so long, it's worrying. She's cute ,soft spoken, hardworking & shy. Ya that's the thing, too shy. When people at work ask her out, she'll give the excuse of "we shouldn't mix work with personal affairs". But since when do anyone follow that rule right? Well she does.

As friends, we try to set her up with people we know. But we always thought the guys we know are not good enough for her. Are we being too protective? Maybe we are.

Then someone suggest she try professional matchmaking. Truth is ,these days the stigma that: "match making is only for the desperate" has long been debunked. Now people have no time for small talk anymore, so match making makes sense. Plus these agencies can actually screen out jerks as they do background checks on all potential suitors. Probably better than us friends. Just look at the frequency of our own 'break-ups' with our ex-boyfriends, show that our judgement on guys are not as good as we had hope for ...lol...

Well we kinda stage an intervention via whatsapp naturally, & we finally came to a conclusion. Another friend from our group will join her in joining a matchmaking agency. Since this other girl has just gotten out of a 2 yr old relationship & is totally not trusting her own taste in men anyway ....lol....

What happened next was a shock to us. There were so many match making agencies to choose from. Which only means it's more common than we think. It's probably the trend now. Well that's like 2 months back. And to date, both of them had gone out on about 2 dates each. Will update on their progress once I interrogate them ....lol....

...LOL...

Is that stupid wink!

Well if you have read my last post, you would know that we recently get to know a guy Brian (friend of another colleague). Since that night out 2 months ago (where he caused me to choked on my drink which was so embarrassing ) , he has been dating a female colleague Nadia. We have not seen him,since then.

So last Sunday, Nadia thought it might be a good idea that we meet up again as a group. Maybe it's an effort to 'publicly' announced their dating status. We do that all the time. When ever we meet someone new, we do introduce them to the group after a while, it's the norm & it's fun. We've not been out with Nadia since she started dating & I kinda miss her, she's fun to be with. So as per normal we meet for drinks, at a new place this time. Apparently a place both of them frequent on their dates. What happened next was totally unexpected. Me & another girl were the first to arrive, Nadia & Brian came last.

As soon as Brian saw me, he immediately wink at me! Oh please .... I know what's that wink for, he's still laughing at me for choking the last time, when he attempt to speak to me. I don't know what came over me, I stick my tongue out at him! For my own defense, I do not usually do things like that, I'm not childish, in fact I'm far from that. But this guy really gets on my nerves. Anyway, we all laughed, remembering what happened the last time. Tension eased!

Monday came, Nadia was all emo, something is wrong. I ask her if everything is ok, she said yes. We were not convinced. Later Sally went lunch with her & she confess, she quarreled with Brian over that wink he gave me ! WOW !!!! She had ask him why did he wink at me.

A normal man would say something like :'' Just want to make fun of her choking the last time, it's funny .... etc, it's nothing ....." NO... he didn't said that. What he said was: "She's very cute. "
Then Nadia fuming go: "what's so cute ?" (seriously I could understand why she's angry, I would have reacted the same way.)
And Brian instead of pacifying her, went " Why do you have to go crazy over nothing? What's with you? It's just a wink, I wink all the time !!!!!"
Nadia : " what ???? you wink at girls all the time??? "
Brian: " I give up! " and with that he left her & went home. Did not text her after.

After lunch Sally told me, I felt so bad. Immediately went to apologize to Nadia, before it gets any worse. She told me, she's cool, it's not my fault. She just can't take his attitude. Well I hope he apologize fast, Nadia is a great gal !!!!
And I don't want anything to happen because of me!

Good news: Bill Gates & Warren Buffet ,are still alive and kicking!

Had drinks with some friends last Friday. George brought along his friend, Brian (an X schoolmate ). The girls in the group went all goo goo gaga over the new guy. Well who wouldn't, he's dashing with a slight British accent which is pretty cute.

Had a good time until he said : Creative men live longer.
I immediately ask him what about women? He said, he don't know. The information is from some study done long ago. And before I could continue questioning him, the girls started giving me looks: "Don't you dare, behave yourself, don't scare him away, we love him!"
So I stopped. Apparently, according to him (or that study) creative men maybe better able to cope with stress & it's harmful effects.
Yeah right .....Right the top of my head I was thinking of Steve Jobs, what happened to him than?

As if he could read my thoughts, he immediately go: "I know you might be wondering about people like Steve Jobs." Wow... so now wonder Boy is psychic as well. Then he go : "with every Steve Jobs, there's a Bill Gates & Warren Buffet ,who are still alive and kicking!"

It went downhill from there. For the rest of the night, I started drinking as I realize, I must have made a bad impression. The night went on without much fuss, then he suddenly turn to me & ask: "Why are you so quiet?" That took me by surprise, I choked on my drink, I'm serious, & that made everyone laughed. Now they are laughing at me, so embarrassing. I need to come back with something witty. No I can't , nothing came to mind. Apparently the brain stopped working when one choke. He went all apologetic & go : " Are you OK?"
Idiot ... of course I'm not! I quickly excuse myself & went to the ladies to compose my self. One of the girls came along 'to make sure I'm ok' .... I almost rolled my eyes at that.
Once in the ladies she kept laughing !!!! Well it's pretty funny, so I laughed along, that kinda ease the embarrassment a little.

By the time I got back, I'm ready to face him again. Guess what, He has left! What ???? He has to get back home, his dog is sick! Huh ????

Tequila....yum !

Doong Ji Korean Restuarant @ 222 East Coast Road

A couple of my friends are Korean TV drama addicts, I'm not. I've not even seen a single Korean drama all my life. Anyway, we wanted to meet & catch up & those two suggested Korean food naturally ...lol... They warned they are going to convert me into being an addict just like them! Ok.... we'll see. This is the place. Doong Ji Korean Restuarant @ 222 East Coast Road, S(428919)

Truth is, I've passed by this place a hundred times, but never go in as it's always crowded. So when they suggested it, I'm quite pleased. We went on a Sunday night which was surprisingly not that busy. It seems weekdays & Saturdays are they're busiest times. Or maybe we're just being lucky.

Once inside I noticed a few of the tables were occupied by Koreans. This always tells one thing, this place must have reminded them of home, or at least they find the food ok. Another plus. We just ordered something simple.

The lettuce were surprising fresh- lovely. All the kimchi were delicious. Definitely of better & fresher quality than what you'll find in normal restaurants. Also the head waitress or she could be the lady Boss was really charming & beautiful ....haha.... In all, a very pleasant experience, & food is good. Will I come again , YES , I will :))

Am I converted to watching Korean Dramas now?  no not yet ..... it'll take more than a wonderful meal for that :))

Is it important for you if your food looks good?

What do you think of food presentation? Is it important for you if your food looks good? Do you tend to eat more if it looks beautiful. The Japanese are famous for that, it's an art form for them. No wonder we love Japanese food don't we ? Lucky for us, Japanese food is usually quite healthy ...haha..

The trend these days is to take pictures of food before you eat them. Especially during the holidays, something to remember the special meals by, what more if they look interesting as well.

I know, the first time I saw this, I go ....sigh ...... How do you expect one to eat something so creative & beautiful?

What would you help me move ? lol..

Meeting Yuki again was perhaps the happiest day of my recent life. We went to the same secondary school before. Since then we've been texting non-stop. In fact we've touch base with a few other friends & had arranged to meet up again coming weekend. Can't wait!

Then my dad told me this morning we have to go clear up things from our rental apartment as our tenant is moving out in a few days time. The existing furniture has been there for years- super old. Dad wanted to move them away, bring in newer furniture before we put it up for rental again. Not many things, small things like lamps, light bookcases from ikea, plants etc...

Told my friends I've to cancel. Then all of them said WHY? why don't everyone help out? It'll be done in no time with all of us:)) OMG .... I'm so touched!  My dad was so happy, he said he'll pay for our lunch -Dim Sum at Imperial Treasure, after  !
Yay !!!!
Then Jess (another long lost friend) sent us this through group chat.

                                          

A light lunch : Spaghetti at Dome

Many of you ask me about what I eat after my weight loss program to maintain my weight. It's important to eat right. Rule of the thumb, don't ever over eat again even if you are celebrating some important events or on vacation. It's just not worth it. Yes I'm still taking Garbaslim as a supplement. It helps a lot.

The other day I had lunch at Dome, one of my favorite places. And guess what, they have a new menu, smaller, lesser items which makes it easier to decide. I'm so for this change. I had this .

A complete meal: spaghetti with vegetables , tomatoes, garlic & it tasted great ! They even throw in a latte for $1-  These days I go for light lunches like this. It still fills the tummy & it's yummy. See you don't have to starve. Just take a very light dinner every day. And I promise, you'll be fine !

Merry Christmas Everyone !!!

5 pounds of fats !

Dad went to see my doc last week. Doc has some bad news for him. It appears that a lifetime of laksa, bak kut teh, bak kua, & referring to carrying beer from the super mart to home as "a workout" has pushed his blood pressure to the breaking point. Doc advise him to lose weight & even show him what 5 pounds of fat looks like! Dad then offered to bring in a deep fryer & show him how to use the fats to fry chicken wings!

Doc, mum & me didn't think seem to think it's as funny as dad did! But doc told him, if he's unwilling to lose weight, he might be able to lower his blood pressure through meditation. Well dad said he's willing to try anything other than changing his diet, or exercising , and he'll do any activity that can be performed while sitting motionless ....lol....

The day when Love dies !!!! The End to Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie's marriage ...sob...

It's no secret I'm a Big fan of Brad Pitt ,just look at my icon.

Therefore I'm shocked & sadden by today's news of my darling Brad Pitt splitting with Angelina Jolie. They were the perfect Hollywood couple, love them together. Friends from my group chat all claimed that they are not surprise, as Angelina Jolie is a loose canon. Then there's the recent incident where Brad Pitt was caught flirting with some biker babes during an event. Well all good things must come to an end. Today I'll mourn the death of their relationship, will treat myself to a good gourmet meal. The rational? when I'm sad, I eat ...sob....

A beautiful picture of their happier times.

I had a dream last night

The car I was driving was going sideways. Instinctively I slammed on the brakes, the car swerved monstrously , reared up on its  front & back left -hand wheels, wobbled for a split second & fell over. The impact went straight through me, reducing my bones to jelly & my brains to milkshake, or at least that was how it felt.

The engine died & there was a moment of almost perfect silence. The only audible sound being the drip-drip of a ruptured fuel line. NOT GOOD; I've seen enough action movies to know that drip-drip is generally the overture to BOOM. Unfortunately, I was wedged in the wreckage & couldn't get out. Trapped , hopeless ... then I woke up. I've not felt so relief before.

Came to office & told my colleagues about it. Mr Lim the department's "oracle" immediately ask for my car's no. Everyone chipped in for the weekend's lottery....LOL...  Hope something good comes out of this. The dream was terrifying!!!!
then, some one ask if I have insurance .... oh boy !

What if the "Love-of your-life" is very much attached to another?

Saturday Dinah a close friend insisted that I go meet the "love of her life". She wanted my opinion on him. OK .... alarm bells should start ringing at this request. Anyway I was curious so I obliged, plus she has always been there for me. Last month when I forgot my wallet & documents, she's the one who took a cab all the way across town to rescue me: when it rains, we share her umbrella, so..... I owe it to her.

We met at this place we frequent for drinks. The Love-of-her-life came, 'I should have guess', it turns out I do know him... like for a long long time! No wonder she insisted I see him. But why can't she just tell me , who she has been dating for the last week? YES they have only been dating ONE week.

As it turn out there's one tiny hiccup: Love-of-her-life aka Tyler has a girlfriend. It's one of those relationships with a duration that qualifies for common-law marriage. I'm quite sure they owned a joint account together, probably pets too. I've seen them eating the same ice-cream cone back when we were in the university. And I saw her in his car just last week zooming pass my place. Ya, not only were we school mates, he's almost considered my neighbor. He lived like a stone throw away from me. I know most of his siblings as well!

The odd thing was, he started grinning at me as if nothing was wrong. As I was about to ask him, point blank how's his other girl friend, his cell rang & he excused himself to answer the call ,(whose most probably from his other girl )I got hold of Dinah & told her about the 'truth'. She looked at me in the eye & said she knew.
WHAT ??? !!!
Tyler had told her he's trying to break it off with 'that girl' . Since he met Dinah (ONE WEEK ago, he knew she's the ONE ) Oh..ya...sure....
What can I say, I can't smash her head with a bottle or a bat, to wake her up, can I???
I sure wanted to ....

Vera from America vs Me & Mum

My mother's half sister " Vera" had migrated to America long ago. She comes back once a while to visit. Usually during such visits she'll remind mum, what a horrible place we are still living in, & how she had the good fortune to escape this hell-hole. Strange isn't it, considering mum don't have to lift her finger at any house work as we have domestic help (Aunt Vera has to do everything herself ), our schools are super safe (no one goes around shooting students), our streets are safe, there's hardly any drugs or street gangs on the streets ... well I've not seen any in my 20 odd years here! Anyway.....

Aunty Vera has 4 main stories she likes to tell :
1. the highlights of her modelling career in Singapore long ago (who said what, who touched her where),
2. her disastrous marriage to her first husband ,( a self-proclaimed millionaire from America),
3. her disastrous marriage to her second husband (another self-proclaimed millionaire from America)
3. her frequent trips round the world ( she claims :Italy is overrun with gypsies, Paris is a rip-off, Switzerland is a bore )
4. & the times she bump into celebrities in the first class during her trips to exotic places.

Tonight she'll be coming to our place for dinner. My mum insisted I come home to meet her. Maybe she can't stand being alone with Aunty Vera, who can?. My dad had mysteriously come up with a sudden excuse- an important 'meeting' with some friends ....lol..  All my siblings were suddenly very busy as well tonight ..lol.. Well I've to sacrifice myself yet again!

Paris is always a JOY & never a rip-off, to me at least ..lol..

Cooking certain foods will make you lose weight, It's true !

We love French fries don't we? We eat it with our hamburgers, our meals, or as a snack. And you should know better, that if you do that often enough, you'll get fat, your veins & arteries would be block & you could die! Same goes with all other junk food.

Probably the biggest issue: is that these foods are readily available everywhere & is relatively cheap! But what if it's not??? By the way do you know how difficult it is to make these French Fries?

First you need to buy the potatoes, wash them, peel them, cut them into the right size, dry them, fry them, drain away the oil, clean up the oily utensils, clean up the kitchen. Imagine going through all that for a snack. I bet if you have to make them yourself you’d pass. Or maybe you might have them about once a month or most probably only once a year. The fact that labor has been removed from food like French fries has made us treat it as an everyday food.

Solution? "Eat all the junk food you want, just try cooking it yourself.”
If that's even possible...  before you lose interest or your mind, which ever comes first:)
I hereby, challenge you to make your own French Fries !

BTL Vanquish treatment, best for fat removal & body shaping

A couple of months back a friend came back from Hawaii & bought a beautiful new bikini for me. When I was trying it on , it dawned on me, my body contour is not as optima as it should be. It seriously could have been better. I can't be wearing this bikini with a small tummy right?

I went to Dr Keith Ong & ask him what can be done. My weight is great, I've never felt better, but I need a FLAT tummy. Dr Keith told me about the BTL Vanquish. In the brochure it says BTL Vanquish is the most advanced contactless technology (RF technology) for body shaping, fat removal & volume reduction. Cheap, no pain, no down time. Sounds about perfect to me. 
The procedure is about 45 mins.

BTL Vanquish : That's how it looks, pretty cool huh ?

 How I feel:
I feel hot at the area targeted. There's no tenderness, no bruising or marks emerged after the treatment, very please with that.  However I could feel some lumpiness under the skin, must be the fats coming apart ...haha.. It's just a feeling, you can't see it visually. I was told to drink lots of water. I also started massaging the lumpiness when I'm free & that seems to help.

Results: 

It's effective , no more tummy!!! Vanquish proved to be a credible & harmless solution to my tummy problem.

Vanquish treatment: Before & After

The cost :
If your problem is larger, they recommend 6 times package costing $1500-
For me, small problem, I only did 3 sessions , each session cost only $300-

 I cannot believe it could be so easy to shape the body now. Well if there's an area in your body that exercise & diet have failed, I totally recommend this BTL Vanquish treatment! It's cheap & effective:)

My doctor's contact:

Dr Keith Ong : 
Parsons Medical Clinic
International Building, 360 Orchard Rd, #04-10
Singapore 238869
Tel : 8777-0736, 9746-7720
Open from:
Monday & Friday : 10am-1pm & 3pm-8pm
Tuesday & Wed, : 3pm to 8pm
Saturday: 10am-1pm
Sun & PH close.