Archive for November, 2009
Don’t Expect
16/11/2009Before Half a Century
14/11/2009I want the challenge again
Am I mad to want to do it?
I mean, to go against the elements… and at my age…..
But there is something in me.
It says GO FOR IT
JUST TRY
TRAIN FOR IT
and so I will try.
I have a date. I have some company. I have something to aim towards. And so I post here to spur me on! Whooo hooo! I am going to try to climb Mt Kinabalu again… Felt like I was going to die the last time BUT I made it….. let’s hope I have a better experience this time.
Right now I hurt from the gym workout two days ago.
But time waits for no one. And before I turn 50 I MUST try again.
Stay posted for the date…. Meanwhile I train!
Changing Shape
13/11/2009Why oh why is it so easy to change shape?
What am I referring to?
My belly. It keeps bloating up.
And Christmas is more than a month away.
Bother!
I hit the gym yesterday and am walking like an old old woman now. After a long lapse, I was pleased I could jog for 15 mins non stop, then go and do some simple weights and situps. Now my gluteal muscles hurt as I sit and my quadraceps scream as I go down the steps.
But yet I push on.
Because I am on a mission. I have a goal.
And not just to change shape.
The Difference
09/11/2009Hubby asked what I would like to have. My taste buds screamed “LAMB CHOP in MINT SAUCE!”
Now, before you go on about cholesterol and all that, let me just say that this does often happen. My tastebuds telling me what it wants, I mean. I don’t usually crave for food.
But this time…. well….
Anyway, so Hubby decided to drive over to the nearby place where I had last had a lamb chop. It was pretty decent.
There, after a short wait, I was served this…. this… this!
Now, if you can’t figure out what’s wrong with this dish, let me show you what I was imagining. Or rather, what my tastebuds told me I should be having.
Can you see the difference?
Honestly, the mint sauce was non-existent and worse, the lamb chop looked like it had been chopped up already – there was hardly any meat on the plate!
So what do you think I did?
a. Sat in silence
b. Complained to Hubby and ate it all up
c. Complained to manager and demanded (and got) another lamb chop?
Answers in comments section….!
Just Do It!
08/11/2009After days, no weeks, of deliberation, we finally worked it out!
Hubby and I had been trying to consider when was the best time to get my aged parents over for hols and to see our new home. We despaired when the cost of air tickets spiralled up each time we checked. We considered differing dates with no satisfaction. The matter seemed unresolvable.
Until this evening that is.
I suddenly had an urge to get my parents over for Christmas. And I gave Hubby good clear reasons too. He agreed!
But there was no internet access at home! Hmmmm
No to be deterred, we headed off to the nearby coffeeshop with free wifi. Ordering some snacks, we then settled down and logged on.
Voila! Cheap fares on a non-low budget airline! Almost too good to be true?
A quick call to the dear ones and a couple of clicks later, mission accomplished!
I am excited even now as I type this from the coffeeshop still. This is hot off the press stuff!
What’s so exciting? Two fold!
One, that my parents can spend Christmas here.
Two, that I “heard right” and just did it – even though it’s past midnight now!
Drawing on the Walls Permitted
05/11/2009No kidding.
You walk into this place
And this is what greets you
Wallpapers full of words on the top parts of walls. Hand written colourful scribbles on the lower parts.
It’s a Korean Restaurant by the way. And one that served yummy food too!
I wonder if this is unknown and obscure Korean culture… hmmm
The Hills are Alive….
05/11/2009My title is the first phrase of a famous song.
It goes on to finish the sentence, “with the sound of music”.
I was reminded of this song because I saw a song being scheduled for this Sunday’s service, and realised that it was not just a song being sung, but rather that soon my life will be filled with the sound of…..
…. Christmas!
Precious Metal
01/11/2009This morning the preacher cracked a joke which involved doors – first the normal big door, which led to a silver door. Then the silver door opened to a gold door. That gold door opened to a platinum door…. well, you get the idea.
Warren Buffett, the second richest man in the world today, has this to say about gold, gold coins or gold bullion: “It gets dug out of the ground in Africa or someplace. Then we melt it down, dig another hole, bury it again and pay people to stand around guarding it”
Jokes and clever remarks aside, gold has become the safe haven for investors lately due to the global financial crisis caused by bankers speculating on sub prime investments. When the US currency loses its appeal due to the heavy debts of the USA, gold is where investors are going for. Yes, it seems that the world is reverting back to gold standard.
And why not? After all, gold does not lose its value due to limited supply and constant demand by people. It can be fashioned into jewelery. Gold coins are also collectors items.
Now, with Christmas less than two months away, how can I make sure my Hubby reads this post “accidentally”?
Pretty Purleeease?
01/11/2009We were eating breakfast when she appeared. Sat right next to me. I ignored her of course.
Oh! She startled me – her paw was on my lap as she sought to get my attention.
Her eyes said it all
I feel like that right now …. bad time to post about food.
Now who can i ask for grub from….
