26th of september 2011

i celebrated turning 35 in my favourite thai restaurant near our other home. we actually celebrated on the 25th, as the 26th was a Monday, and we were travelling to a different part of england on the day.

it was a celebration of many reasons. for turning another year older, for getting my dream rotational post, and for moving to a different part of the country.

the birthday dinner was fun, even though it was just the two of us;-)

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Sukothai restaurant..

the starter

thai inspired vases

my partner in crime

but of course;-)

prawn pad thai

pork in black bean sauce

yummy food

my fave special rice

another pork dish

they were quiet on a sunday night

happy birthday dearest me;-)

a chicken dish

my pla sam rot.. fish in sweet and sour sauce

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and the birthday girl..

i can still remember my excitement that night

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the next day, i started my new job, where i found out, i was so unfit and got so tired by noon. (while fifty-something colleagues walked faster than me,and were breathing normally up and down the stairs. it was a wake up call). topping it all, everyone were so into keeping healthy in my workplace that i couldnt help but get inspired to do the same.

on the 27th, i decided i need to shape up. (well, the above reasons, and a lot more got me into exercise once again).

get active. slow, baby steps. a 1 or 2 year plan to get to my goal weight. no crash dieting, no crash whatsoever, no shortcuts. no dieting,even. (the diet change came when i started losing some weight,and i got even more challenged to do more)

just a lifestyle change. not even an overhaul. and that's another blog altogether.

where do i start?

i missed so much of the past months..(chronicling at least)

i lost the will to blog because my family can easily reach me on facebook. but alas, something happened on friday evening on the way back home from work. i wanted to cry that evening, and i know, i normally can thresh out emotions and feelings in this blog. a handy easy tool to pour disturbing emotions in.

i took to my blog, but for the love of me, i could not remember the password. so i did a backtrack just to be able to open it.

but i think i got over the incident now. ( to cut the story short, we ran over a hapless little rabbit accidentally who ran out of the woods from the side, rushed infront of our car, when we couldnt brake soon enough due to snow).

yes, i have stopped thinking of the poor lil rabbit. bless his/her lovely rabbit soul. may it did not suffer. *huhuhu*


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the last entry was my birthday..i was going to post the birthday pics, but not yet. will do so, later on.

fastforward to today.

i took pics before we went to the gym;-)



i decided to take a photo of how i look like. i know i'm still overweight but by golly, i have lost so much since my birthday;-)

(i have lost my chest too..it looks extra flat there due to the sports bra, *defensive*)

(eversince i lost some weight, i am more confident in taking pics of myself without make-up. how liberating)

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from a size 20-22 UK (in september) i am now officially a size 16UK. I havent been a size 16UK since i initially arrived in the country 8 years ago.

i was on a health binge the last few months and i have been very good.

these photos are a testament to my more 'active' lifestyle;-)

YES!

i am in (after forgetting my password). and here we continue the story telling.

i'll get back to you once i have refreshed my memory where we left off;-)

Yeyy!

dimsum satisfaction

one of our new finds in soho area.

we have our usual favourites but it was a saturday where London seem to have grown thrice in tourist population,so we decided to try their dimsum.

at Leong's Legend


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waiting for our number 11 red bus;-)

the date and i;-)

8 meat dumpling..;-) (adrian had a plateful each)

2 orders of prawn and chive dumpling...and pork shiu bun

pork belly wrap;-)

the lady in question

the prawn siomai (Adrian and i had one plateful each: our fave).. and Leong's braised belly (just like my Mama's humba, i swear im going back for this)

Adrian's special fried rice;-)

my egg fried rice;-)

King prawn steamed in oyster sauce

we were there just half past 1pm..lesser people, and not too embarassing to take pics

the restaurant;-) (whoever is coming to visit me in the UK should remind me to take them there)

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after a hearty lunch, we did some shopping in Oxford street, and ended up in Selfridges..

we headed home around 7 pm;-)

at night, on the way home..

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truly, the lunch was worth the day;-)

living the dream

I have always dreamt and wanted to live in the countryside. and here we are. living it. best of all, i get paid to live here.

its what we wanted and more.

A...for awesome.

the view from the sitting room..

the holes in the grass are caused by the rabbits who dug out the seeds for the grass to grow.

adrian was annoyed while i found it funny.

Adrian looks like he is bigger than the house..thats perspective for you,lol

the castle on the hill

our little gingerbread cottage from the bottom of the garden

surveying the land

the neighbour's semi detached properties

just came from work so excuse the extra-haggard face;-)

i told him to suck his guts in,hahaha;-)such a trooper,my husband;-)

a little bit wild still..but we like it like that;-)

such a big plot for a tiny cottage..;-)

"excuse me, while i get back to work--look"

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my lazy update for y'all...;-)