Allow me to do a little throwback since I didn't get a chance to blog about my mama's birthday 2 days ago. 😎 Unlike the last few years, we threw a small celebration this year mainly because my mama's birthday happens to fall on a Tuesday. We were all busy with school and work during the days building up to her birthday so we didn't have time to organise anything on a bigger scale. Nonetheless, I'm super happy we got to spend some family time together. ❤️ Mama began her day at the temple and then she came home before we left house together. I had an interview at 2PM while she went for her leg massage. After my interview, I headed towards Thomson Plaza to collect her cake! This year, Mama's birthday coincides with a 9-day prayer (Navarathri) and so she's vegetarian up until Sunday so we sought for eggless cakes and found The Cake Shop. 😀 Am so glad we tried something else but EmiCakes. I bought the candles separately at $1.60 each. Anyway, we ...

I am that  close to downing that bar of TimeOut right now and I have decided to resist the temptation. 😎 I refer to one of my older posts where I shared some of the workout routines I usually do. Well, times have changed and so have my workouts. In the last 2 weeks, my teeter (literally) dragged me to the pool. I told her: " Your happiness is my misery, " because I'm a horrible swimmer but she's just the opposite. Nonetheless, I swam a good 10 laps in 30 minutes with a lot of short breaks in between each lap. It was no surprise. Every 2.4km I had to run for NAPFA was sucking out every ounce of my breath and energy. 😪 Funny thing is if I could just jog leisurely, I can go on for a long time. Don't change the fact that I've poor stamina though. Ever since the teeter came back from her long-run in China, she said: " Mei, let's lose weight together. " I took this figuratively initially but I hadn't known she meant what she s...

Beginning today's post with one of my favourite lines from Coldplay's Fix You . This song came to me when I was going through a rather emotional period just days ago and I think  it was sort of salvation in disguise. I actually drafted a really long (and sad) post but it remains a draft because I feel insecure about sharing something so very personal online. In other words, I don't want people to think I'm trying to seek attention by airing my sad stories out here so I've decided that post shall remain a draft for as long as I deem fit. Nonetheless, it's been one crazy  week. I haven't felt this tired in a while. I don't know if its a good thing I'm so occupied or if its a bad thing I'm overworking myself. Either way, I'm tired, really tired . Sunday ended off on a rather bad note. That night, I realised how small and powerless I am. It was easy for me to admit how helpless I was in that situation but despite so, I was...

As the title suggests, I have jumped onto the Skinnymint bandwagon and I absolutely cannot wait to start the Teatox programme! Date check: It is 27 August 2014 today and you will probably only see this post some 15~18 days later but I will regularly check back to update my progress. :-) Earlier in the day, I purchased the 14 Day Starter Teatox  for $29.90 (USD), which will probably translate to about $40 SGD. For a long time now, I've suffered from food/acid reflux and bloatedness. I even consulted my GP and received medication that didn't work to well in dispelling the wind in my stomach, which is why I have high hopes for Skinnymint. Additionally, I've read tons of reviews about Skinnymint and I'm hoping it works magic for me too! (Note when I say magic  I don't exactly mean superb results , I just mean I hope it helps me the same way it has helped many others.) 28 August 2014, Thursday: Day #1 I was delighted to receive my package this morning and cou...

Last Friday, I attended my wonder-woman's convocation ceremony at the Chjimes Hall and I am so proud to share the day with all of you today! The night before, teeter and I planned to head to town early because she needed to get proper  clothes for the event but she, unfortunately, had a con-call in the morning and we didn't leave house until 11ish. It wasn't long before she had to go off to meet a friend for lunch so Mama and I walked around looking for a place to eat at. As usual, we had a hard time deciding where to dine at and we finally settled at Domani, an Italian restaurant very conveniently located at Takashimaya Departmental Store.  Such a cheery looking menu cover! Actually makes me really happy looking at it. :-) Prices were reasonably ranged from $10 onwards to below $25. I consider those reasonable  considering the location + the quality (to come later on). They had a lunch promotion so I ordered a set lunch inclusive of a main, a soup-of-t...