Was supposed to post the "lamb" shape cake I baked. But camera ran out of battery and I'm not able to upload the pictures.
We had a surprise do for my cousin sis, my TLA, today. We waited in one of the restaurants in the mall, and got her mother to bring everyone to that restaurant for their meal. My cake must be so hilarious, and "special" somehow, I would say almost half of the waiters in that restaurant actually came over to look at the cake. Hehe... It was a cute little cake and gave us loads of laughs.
MC arrived back from Brussels this morning at 6.30am, so since she's around, I gave her the honour of lighting the candles, and we had more laughs after the candles were lighted. It's like we were doing acupuncture on the lamb. Haha...
Will be busy next week, not sure if I will be writing much. Will post these pictures up soon as I can so everyone can have a good laugh.
Tomorrow meeting in KL, will be missing classes at TC, if I'm lucky, and can still go off early, will gym at Maxis. Or LM on my way back.
Have a good week everyone!!!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Saturday is over already...
Was so looking forward to the weekend and suddenly, it's end of Saturday already. Waiting for my chocolate cupcakes to be baked and will go out to get some ingredients soon after they are off from the oven.
Next week will be a very hectic but exciting week. Am recently working quite closely with a business counterpart, a very warm and genuine lady, a bit crazy at times, and have been talking to her for quite a lot of stuff. The other day while we were chatting, she was joking about my crush towards MG. Geezz... She said I actually deserve someone better than him, someone not so "china man" and someone taller. Hehe... Back to the height comments. Though she said that, but she still finds it extremely entertaining teasing me about it. I hope our little "jokes" do not reach MG. Oh no, no... A question though, I was trying to answer myself - someone "better" means how? Better means some mat salleh character and sophisticated looking person, but not "china man"? I know my lady-friend was just joking lah. Anyways, we shall not treat crush too seriously, just some spices to everyday boring life.
I went to pump. Did the new release 4 times, with 4 different instructors. Today was with Hobbes and this was how I felt:
- Warm up track is actually very short and among the easier ones; (to me is because, not too many overhead presses, and don't have single biceps curls)
- Chest track is the hardest! Still had to skip a few presses to avoid bar crashing down on me.
- Back track could be worse if there were more triple rows during the finale. The last set is actually quite short. But since I was tired out during chest track, I find back track quite tough.
- Triceps - very tiring, but muscles not really painful after that... hmmm...
- Shoulder track is really tough for me. I've always had weak shoulder muscles, the push up had drained part of the energy already, by the time the McRaises was done, the bar during overhead presses seemed so so heavy.
Came back and didn't have time to rest, it's always a good idea to take a nap after pump class. hee... Need to bake a lot of chocolate cupcakes, and had to bake a birthday cake for my cousin sis. Made her a butter cake with butter icing (a cake version of those mini cupcakes) in the shape of a lamb, because she was born in the year of lamb. But... the lamb looks fat, erm... the body is a bit too big and the head a bit small. And maybe the leg of the lamb shouldn't be so fluff. The cake is not so impressive, but I suppose I will post it anyways, can't just post up nice stuff in here right? Sometimes the blog should be spiced up with some horrible looking cakes. :p
Next week will be a very hectic but exciting week. Am recently working quite closely with a business counterpart, a very warm and genuine lady, a bit crazy at times, and have been talking to her for quite a lot of stuff. The other day while we were chatting, she was joking about my crush towards MG. Geezz... She said I actually deserve someone better than him, someone not so "china man" and someone taller. Hehe... Back to the height comments. Though she said that, but she still finds it extremely entertaining teasing me about it. I hope our little "jokes" do not reach MG. Oh no, no... A question though, I was trying to answer myself - someone "better" means how? Better means some mat salleh character and sophisticated looking person, but not "china man"? I know my lady-friend was just joking lah. Anyways, we shall not treat crush too seriously, just some spices to everyday boring life.
I went to pump. Did the new release 4 times, with 4 different instructors. Today was with Hobbes and this was how I felt:
- Warm up track is actually very short and among the easier ones; (to me is because, not too many overhead presses, and don't have single biceps curls)
- Chest track is the hardest! Still had to skip a few presses to avoid bar crashing down on me.
- Back track could be worse if there were more triple rows during the finale. The last set is actually quite short. But since I was tired out during chest track, I find back track quite tough.
- Triceps - very tiring, but muscles not really painful after that... hmmm...
- Shoulder track is really tough for me. I've always had weak shoulder muscles, the push up had drained part of the energy already, by the time the McRaises was done, the bar during overhead presses seemed so so heavy.
Came back and didn't have time to rest, it's always a good idea to take a nap after pump class. hee... Need to bake a lot of chocolate cupcakes, and had to bake a birthday cake for my cousin sis. Made her a butter cake with butter icing (a cake version of those mini cupcakes) in the shape of a lamb, because she was born in the year of lamb. But... the lamb looks fat, erm... the body is a bit too big and the head a bit small. And maybe the leg of the lamb shouldn't be so fluff. The cake is not so impressive, but I suppose I will post it anyways, can't just post up nice stuff in here right? Sometimes the blog should be spiced up with some horrible looking cakes. :p
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Stand up for yourself
Some people are too patient already. It's good to be patient right? But when it comes to humiliation, is it a good idea for you to still be that patient? Sometimes it's not a good idea, I thought, to let others keep calling you names and making you the inferior. Shouldn't you stand up for yourself? What is so great about the other person that you kept tolerating nonsense remarks from the person? It really puzzles me. I thought you have all the bargaining power and can afford to be a tad more defiant.
Anyways, just expressing myself towards someone I came across...
MC is away in Brussels, miss her so much, no one to disturb me. Haha... I've got nothing to story but just feel like writing something.
Oh, today went to lunch with TG (Tall Gal) and KG (Kimchi Gal, but said she prefer Kiasu Gal), Ah, and Shopaholic who's now my neighbour in my office! What a small world! But I have not been bumping into him despite being just next door.
Went to pump just now, still find the shoulder track tough, but I still changed to bar with extra donut, instead of using the 2.5kg plates for the overhead press. Now shoulder feeling really tense and I can foresee a good muscle ache tomorrow. And I was reminded today that we are not supposed to do the split stand during McRaise.
I really don't have anything to say...
Anyways, just expressing myself towards someone I came across...
MC is away in Brussels, miss her so much, no one to disturb me. Haha... I've got nothing to story but just feel like writing something.
Oh, today went to lunch with TG (Tall Gal) and KG (Kimchi Gal, but said she prefer Kiasu Gal), Ah, and Shopaholic who's now my neighbour in my office! What a small world! But I have not been bumping into him despite being just next door.
Went to pump just now, still find the shoulder track tough, but I still changed to bar with extra donut, instead of using the 2.5kg plates for the overhead press. Now shoulder feeling really tense and I can foresee a good muscle ache tomorrow. And I was reminded today that we are not supposed to do the split stand during McRaise.
I really don't have anything to say...
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Big BIG sigh...
This is what I feel like doing. Need a break, better still, a Spa get away or something to that extend of self-pampering.
But, next week is going to be madness, super busy and no time to rest. Big big biiiiiiig sigh... I need more oxygen and need to be more focus. My mind is just everywhere till it was such a mess when I did step last night. Just keep getting this mental fog during class and cannot seem to link the choreo. It's like I kept forgetting something and kept having to bring my thoughts back to matters at hand. Blur...
Went to Maxis last night. It gave me a feeling of going back to "hometown". I like being there once a week, could really "catch-up" with people. Was PT's birthday yesterday, gave him the birthday message cupcake and he said it was really nice till he felt like having them framed. Hee...
Went into the changing room and it was like whoa... so crowded and busy. Took me a while to find an available locker. Met and chat with MB (when are we buddy-riding? Many of them said RPM this release is cool and worth doing). Even bumped into Carebear.
Went to class and I was in such a mess till Step Teacher told me to change to a board middle front just behind her board (she gave her board to another gal). She said I got confused by those few advance guys surrounding me who was doing turning options. Changed location, it got a bit better, but my mind was still far far away. Sigh...
Went home and only had vege soup, I'm supposed to be on strict diet this week, need to loose that 5 kgs (ok, at least 3 kgs) that I've put on during the passed one month. Pants getting tighter, how can?!
Went to bed feeling really sleepy, but my mind just wouldn't rest. I need a really good sleep, the type when you REALLY sleep.
I need a break...
But, next week is going to be madness, super busy and no time to rest. Big big biiiiiiig sigh... I need more oxygen and need to be more focus. My mind is just everywhere till it was such a mess when I did step last night. Just keep getting this mental fog during class and cannot seem to link the choreo. It's like I kept forgetting something and kept having to bring my thoughts back to matters at hand. Blur...
Went to Maxis last night. It gave me a feeling of going back to "hometown". I like being there once a week, could really "catch-up" with people. Was PT's birthday yesterday, gave him the birthday message cupcake and he said it was really nice till he felt like having them framed. Hee...
Went into the changing room and it was like whoa... so crowded and busy. Took me a while to find an available locker. Met and chat with MB (when are we buddy-riding? Many of them said RPM this release is cool and worth doing). Even bumped into Carebear.
Went to class and I was in such a mess till Step Teacher told me to change to a board middle front just behind her board (she gave her board to another gal). She said I got confused by those few advance guys surrounding me who was doing turning options. Changed location, it got a bit better, but my mind was still far far away. Sigh...
Went home and only had vege soup, I'm supposed to be on strict diet this week, need to loose that 5 kgs (ok, at least 3 kgs) that I've put on during the passed one month. Pants getting tighter, how can?!
Went to bed feeling really sleepy, but my mind just wouldn't rest. I need a really good sleep, the type when you REALLY sleep.
I need a break...
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Happy Birthday PT
It's my PT's birthday today! A special birthday "card" from me with added sweetness.
May you achieve what you're targeting for this year and all your dreams coming true soon. Hugs and kisses...
Geezzz... so many birthdays this month.
Tau Fu Fa
Tau Fu Fa, was the highlight of my day.
It has been really busy at work! I was a little later arriving at gym yesterday, but on time for BC. It was Carebear who's late even though she was so confident that she could make on time it when I MSN-ed her at 6.30pm. Hah!
I love the new BC release! There were quite many moves which I thought was really cool. To the best of my memory, there was this double-knee-side-kick, roundhouse kick challenge, a very groove recovery track and... Okay, I'm sure I'll be able to remember more in three weeks' time. Haha...
Plus, last night was 3 instructors on stage, besides Carebear, Peggy was also "performing" together with Master C. Hehe... it was very much a performance besides being a good workout class. I actually missed some of the moves because was too busy checking out the performance on stage. It was awesome, can we have such class forever? Hehe...
While preparing for pump, my highlight of the day waltzed into the class room. OK, I don't mean the Tau Fu Fa grew legs, it was LGM breezing in passing me a bag which has something inside that looked very much like TFF. I've heard about this famous TFF already before this. Finally got the honoured to be "present-ed" with one. It was not the traditional TFF, it's more of the pudding type - all in one complete piece/ box and not the ones that were scooped out with sugar syrup. Like I said, a low calorie, low fat, low sugar, healthy item. :p THANK YOU LGM!
BP this release, some said tough, some said not, it all depends on the weights you use. And, the tracks can't ALL be tough throughout right? The warm up track is actually very mild compared with many other tracks, to me I couldn't do overhead press and biceps with my 5kg warm up weights, so any tracks with a lot of that would be tough for me.
The parts that made me scream would normally be - the 4 sets of bottom halves at the end of squat; the last set of bottom halves during chest (no break!); back track - the continuation of 4 sets of triple rows AND deadlifts AFTER clean and press (can't feel my forearm anymore!); McRaise (is this correct spellking?) during shoulder track is no joke, especially if you are tired out in combat before pump. Having said that, the shoulder track is really cool, with cool music.
Triceps is ok for me, unless I want to torture myself by adding more weights for the overhead presses, I find myself very awkward doing the overhead presses on the bench. The music for triceps track was a bit too "noisy" for me though. Don't like the music. :(
Oh, can we also have pump class like last night more? Two more instructors on stage - little bro (a surprise to me, did you tell me? :p) and (geezzz... I wasn't paying attention, *spank spank*) Steven?. However, the "performance" was not as much as combat, guess that's about how much you can do when carrying extreme weights on the bar.
I always enjoy seeing guys instructors TT-ing with Carebear, I think there is this "basic rule" that the guys would have to carry more weights than our lady-instructor in question. Though she carries super heavy weights and is what I like to call the Grand MOT, guy-instructors would somehow have to try challenge her weights. So, if I remember correctly, the guys did well in the squat challenge, them with 15kgs and her with 12.5kgs; Chest track, not so ok right? Or was it just LB? Back track, 10kgs for the guys *clap clap*. Would you feel that guys might find shoulder tracks easier for them, when we are all using 2.5kg plates for the raises? Oh, some of them do use the 7lb dumbbell I think, which is what, about 3 odd kgs?
Great class, are we doing the same next week? Hee...
It has been really busy at work! I was a little later arriving at gym yesterday, but on time for BC. It was Carebear who's late even though she was so confident that she could make on time it when I MSN-ed her at 6.30pm. Hah!
I love the new BC release! There were quite many moves which I thought was really cool. To the best of my memory, there was this double-knee-side-kick, roundhouse kick challenge, a very groove recovery track and... Okay, I'm sure I'll be able to remember more in three weeks' time. Haha...
Plus, last night was 3 instructors on stage, besides Carebear, Peggy was also "performing" together with Master C. Hehe... it was very much a performance besides being a good workout class. I actually missed some of the moves because was too busy checking out the performance on stage. It was awesome, can we have such class forever? Hehe...
While preparing for pump, my highlight of the day waltzed into the class room. OK, I don't mean the Tau Fu Fa grew legs, it was LGM breezing in passing me a bag which has something inside that looked very much like TFF. I've heard about this famous TFF already before this. Finally got the honoured to be "present-ed" with one. It was not the traditional TFF, it's more of the pudding type - all in one complete piece/ box and not the ones that were scooped out with sugar syrup. Like I said, a low calorie, low fat, low sugar, healthy item. :p THANK YOU LGM!
BP this release, some said tough, some said not, it all depends on the weights you use. And, the tracks can't ALL be tough throughout right? The warm up track is actually very mild compared with many other tracks, to me I couldn't do overhead press and biceps with my 5kg warm up weights, so any tracks with a lot of that would be tough for me.
The parts that made me scream would normally be - the 4 sets of bottom halves at the end of squat; the last set of bottom halves during chest (no break!); back track - the continuation of 4 sets of triple rows AND deadlifts AFTER clean and press (can't feel my forearm anymore!); McRaise (is this correct spellking?) during shoulder track is no joke, especially if you are tired out in combat before pump. Having said that, the shoulder track is really cool, with cool music.
Triceps is ok for me, unless I want to torture myself by adding more weights for the overhead presses, I find myself very awkward doing the overhead presses on the bench. The music for triceps track was a bit too "noisy" for me though. Don't like the music. :(
Oh, can we also have pump class like last night more? Two more instructors on stage - little bro (a surprise to me, did you tell me? :p) and (geezzz... I wasn't paying attention, *spank spank*) Steven?. However, the "performance" was not as much as combat, guess that's about how much you can do when carrying extreme weights on the bar.
I always enjoy seeing guys instructors TT-ing with Carebear, I think there is this "basic rule" that the guys would have to carry more weights than our lady-instructor in question. Though she carries super heavy weights and is what I like to call the Grand MOT, guy-instructors would somehow have to try challenge her weights. So, if I remember correctly, the guys did well in the squat challenge, them with 15kgs and her with 12.5kgs; Chest track, not so ok right? Or was it just LB? Back track, 10kgs for the guys *clap clap*. Would you feel that guys might find shoulder tracks easier for them, when we are all using 2.5kg plates for the raises? Oh, some of them do use the 7lb dumbbell I think, which is what, about 3 odd kgs?
Great class, are we doing the same next week? Hee...
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Happy birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
... to SSB aka Lynnx, the very original Cupcake Queen.
These were what I've been doing during the weekend (but cannot post them until now because it's supposed to be a surprise ya) - a box of extra big size birthday theme cupcakes.
TD, well done for keeping it as a surprise, according to SSB, she didn't expect it, so she's not "perasan" hehe... BUT, do you really think I'm not gonna make you any cupcake for your short trip back from Indon, where there's shortage of extreme-icing-cupcake supply?
So if anyone saw me at TC just now and wonder which class I was at, I was at none, was there for the party only. Had a glimpse of combat class, saw some of you enjoying yourselves so much in there. A very happy looking Carebear on stage whom I would definitely not have the heart to fight with lah, looking so sweet with her smiling face hehe... :p
The surprise thingy was after RPM at 12.30pm, and I left my gym bag in the car so I missed BP at 1.00pm. LGM suggested BB but that's 2.00pm, shopping was more appealing then. Haha... But I'll be there tomorrow, double class BC and BP!
Whooppsss... sorry, side tracked already. Happy birthday SSB, may all your dreams come true! And FB friends, please get the other pictures (with faces) in Facebook. :)
Another special box of birthday special for SSB. Hope you like it!
Specially for the RPM fanatics! TD represents most of them (rated according to the number of cupcakes ate over total number of cupcakes in the box) hehe...
The birthday cupcakes at the crime scene.
"curly" colourful candles, which had almost burnt down by the time birthday gal arrived at crime scene.
And there you go SSB, extra icing in the form of flowers and leaves, with loads of chocolate stones.
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