Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Business Trip to HK

HK is one of my fave place which I enjoy the food, the shop, the people and the language. Was there for 1 week - it was relaxing to attend meetings, workshops and catching-up dinners.

Sunday - Met ex-H colleague A for Tze Char dinner at 旺記 - 銅鑼灣登龍街1號(a small lane near Times Square)and we sat at roadside table. We ordered : 蜜汁燒鱔, beef broth, veggie, fried chicken. The food was nice and cheap; perhaps the dust and smoke that made the dishes tasty and experienced 坐街的滋味. Then a 3-hr karaoke session at Neway Karaoke Box with 2 drinks per pax - a big room for 3 person and a PC to surf net.

Monday - morning meetings and afternoon workshops. Met ex-H colleague S for steamboat dinner at 新星海鮮酒家 and 義順雙皮奶 as dessert ; ) I LUV the dessert.

Tuesday - workshops whole day. Tze Char dinner at 嫦記 - 跑馬地毓秀街熟食中心2樓2號舖 food hawker centre with pm KL. We ordered : 風沙雞, 雞燉翅, Brocoli 炒鮮奶, steamed fish. 嫦記 food not as nice as 旺記 but a new place to me. (下次要試吓一樣多人的珠記比較一下.) Then again 義順薑汁燉奶for dessert ; )) I simply LUV it!!!

Wednesday - meeting and workshops whole day. Went to Ladies street and Garden street with colleagues L and J and scared the acid-pouring would strike again .... heng, nothing happened but the streets very quiet lor.

Thursday - workshops whole day and drinking session as OT at 29th floor of another building. it has a full length mirror view 落地玻璃 of the beautiful harbour view. Mingled with the project people and eventually "void cheque" walked us back to the hotel.

Friday - workshops whole day; skipped the hotel lunch buffet and went out to eat 再興燒臘飯店: 三寶飯包括豉油雞、叉燒及燒肉. Did last mins shopping at Wan Chai. bumped into Aunt Gloria and told her repeatedly not to tell Grandaunt that I was in HK ; P For dinner I have 愛爾蘭瘋薯 - 肉醬薯條 and 發記- 湯丸粟子露.

Saturday - woke up late; had 檀島Honolulu 蛋撻, 波蘿油 and 奶茶 for breakfast; walked 1 round in the Wan Chai computer plaza to ask abt the price of some gadgets.

BUT the burden that I brought back is invisibily heavy with work.

FULL FORCE ahead and may the force be with me for this project. V

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Fruit Fasting - first attempt

Ate too much over the long weekends, I decided to fast on Monday 4th for one day :

Breakfast - 1 cup Dates, Raisins, Whole Grain Cereal mixed with 250ml Protein Shake
Morning Tea - Hot Soyabean milk with NO sugar
Lunch - ABC (Apple, Beetroot, Carrot) juice with NO ice
Afternoon Tea - 2 tubs of cut fruits
Dinner - Break fast with a cube of HK pineapple tart ; P
Supper - 2 mini Kaya croissants & 2 mini Choco croissants

Results : the urine was in clear colour and the body / organs felt light and rejuvenating. Surprised that I did not have dizzy spells and feel fatigue.

I will definitely fast once a week to benefit my health.

Saturday, January 2, 2010

New Year Holidays

Some events and invites keep me occupied for this long weekend -

01.01.10 - CSR aka community service responsibility. Enlisted by my bro to help in being a usher for a old folks' event. So niece, I, bro n wifey had a wanton mee breakfast to store the energy required especially for bro as he needed to lift wheelchairs. Godson had his usual staple - 2 runny eggs, hot milo and kaya toast. Well I landed as a part-time photographer for snapping the arrival of busloads of old folks. Finally I served as a usher during the departure of the old folks.

02.01.10 - Joined a running club event - Scenic Northern 2010 New Year Fun Run. It was a 15km "flower smelling" pace run. Route highlites - Yishun Dam, Bottle Tree Park and Sembawang Hot Spring. The weather was good - cloudy with the sun playing "hide-n-seek", breezy, lots of photo taking, cheerful folks and encouraging marshall. As bro has another appmt, we left the group after bottle tree park. Overall, its a good scenic run that brought me to unknown places like the Dam and a cheery marshali kept suggesting its a good dating venue ...... he thought bro and I were couple .... no breath to clarify with him ; P

Makan party at R&T's house - what a feast I had - roasted duck, bryani rice, ayam curry, ikan curry, prawn curry, rye bread, red wine, white wine, beer, cheese cake, long-gan agar agar. To load the carbs I burned in the moring run. Chit chat, drinking, eating and Wii-ing. Fun evening, thanks to wonderful hosts - Mrs & Mr Chua.

03.01.10 - Woke up with some booze hangover but determined to kick off my Marathon training plan, so went for 2 aerobics classes and 30mins hill-pgm on treadmill. Now both legs felt like lead. Will rub some muscular relief balm and paste some muscular relief pads...good sleep tonight.