Same same, but different

Looking at the same thing, but quite differently...
Not a good sign...

Stale air

De air is stale.. All things remaining still.. Stale..
Let's inject some spice into life.. But what?

an evening of photo fun with iphone camera app TtV Basic

just downloaded this camera app for iphone and Drea ish loving its vintage, artsy fartsy effect..
it's FREE.

Check out its effect....plus these pics were taken when i'm in my uber comfy home wear...

 can't bear leaving uncle Des out of the fun, even though he says that he's not in the mood for photo taking..lolx

and whilst Drea was happily snapping around, trying to get a nice, vintage, artsy shot of herself as a new Fb profile photo without looking too "hiao" or "act chio" (like the many FB pics you see from other girls...)


Uncle Des had his fair share of fun snapping a silly pic of me too...

oops, now my 'homely, comfy' pajamas is exposed...lolx...
just thought it's a funny pic to share with my friends..

Chili's & Random Updates!

ok, i should stop neglecting my blog...here's some random updates.

And oh finally went to try Chili's in Singapore. After trying the one in KL during my business trip, i had pretty high expectations of the food.
It was a pity we didn't get to try their signature beef dishes in KL as someone in the group doesn't take beef...so Drea made it a point to try the beef in Singapore!


Knowing bro is a beef lover as well, he happily agreed to join us at Chili's on Saturday.

of cos we tried their spicy minced beef bowl recommended by SY. ok la, not really recommended by her but seems to be her favourite or something.
 It's really yummy! and perfect to go with their Tortilla chips. THey dont call it tortillas on their menu though, they called it Bottomless "something" sorry, can't remember.
anyway the good thing about the Bottomless tortilla chips, it's refillable!
What a great place to chill out with their weekday happy hour promo, a basket of bottomless tortilla chips at only $8.90 you can happily sit there and munch on that the whole night to go with your beer loh.

anyways, the mushroom fajita here is not as fantastic as the one i'd tried in KL. its very much less cheesy, affecting the overall taste.
But the rest of them finds it ok and quite yummilicious.

The servings at Chili's pretty big so you may want to do the same like us, order a few side plates and 1 or 2 mains to share.

Oh one thing, their Baby back ribs are very yummy! totally no pork taste. i'm not a fan of pork and yet i can accept the taste. ..so you can imagine how yummy it was.

Damage: $140++ for 4 pax. We ordered a jug of hoegarden that costs about $42.

Random updates

Time for some random updates:

BB Zavier is One already! time flies man, still remember a year ago, when i first joined my current company, he was just a new born!
Here's some snippets of his happy 1st Bday!

uncle des is missing from our family photo cos tt uncle went to pee whilst we're taking photo. =_____=


and here are some tokens of love with courtesy from uncle des;

this ish really pretty! Bling bling version of the bear in Pink! and it's made from quality 'swaroski' crystals, not the typical plastic, cheapo looking and less shiny kind you see at most of the shops around.
i've this hanging in my car for now..hehz..


something simple but filled with love...

the weather's been so warm lately that I've either of this in my bag almost everywhere i go..especially during lunch time! very handy and keeps you cool leh..ahaha

ok to end off the random updates, here's a pic of Bb zavier with one of his funny expressions again.

really wonder where he learnt it from. Definitely not from me ok, i don't make such ugly faces one loh.
He's never failed to surprise us with his pouts and funny faces..lolx

All is well

Maybe I'm kinda getting bored of blogging.. Or maybe my free time has been busy doing tons of research online.. I've since neglected this blog.
Anyways when time is ripe, there'll some news to share.
Drea gets bored easily and her excitement dies down as quickly as she gets as well.
Let's hope all is in place before the excitement dies down totally..
Warmest regards
Andrea

weight loss - how i did it...(yes again)

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Well, after being with uncle des, Drea has put on almost all of the weight she once lost.

that's what being in love does to one i guess. i've no idea from the point in time that we're together, how much i weigh, i did put on couple of kilos before we're together, as compared to the massive weight loss I once went through and that was deemed as -unhealthy & haggard looking.

anyways in short, i've put on at least a massive 8-10kg.

ok, to be fair to my body, i've never been slim my whole life before i managed to lose the 13kg 2-3years back.

As such, I'm not aiming to get back to the slimmest, unhealthy point and I do think it is not possible to achieve that results anymore. During that time part of the factor that contributed to the massive weight loss was stress at work. other then being slim, my temper was at the worst point as well. Nah, i dun wana go through that anymore.

So to be healthy and looking average-sized. I've lost a 6kg over 2-3months. I'm aiming for another 4 more kg to go and work on a maintenance program from there.

Drea is definitely qualified to be classified as a "weight loss expert", after losing 13kg at its max and now i'm back at it again with a 6kg over 2-3months result.

The key to successful weight loss?

Cut your CARBO! 

Most are not aware that we do not need as much carbo as what most of us, especially Asian eats.

Yes, a bowl of porridge or soup bee hoon may look innocent and healthy.

But do you know, if your body did not burn as much carbs as you've consumed, the sugar breakdown will be converted into fats gradually.

that very bowl of porridge or soup bee hoon will add on more fats to your body than your KFC chicken.

So what has Drea been eating?

Breakie: from wholemeal bread, i've changed my menu to just a hard boiled egg per day for breakie. and that's enough to keep you satiated till lunchtime. If you're worried about the cholestrol, you can remove half of an egg yolk, that's what i did.

Lunchie: to satisfy my body's craving for carbo, i do try to eat normal as in, your usual porridge, noodles etc. if i'm not feeling that hungry, i'd stick to a yong tau fu - without the mee or beehoon.

Dinner: this is the key, NO CARBO at all. I'm sure you've heard of how dinner after 8 makes u fat bla bla bla. same logic for this, i try to keep my dinner to a meat based like bbq chicken wing, satay, nuggets etc.

Of cos we're so used to consuming carbo for most of our meals and carbo actually has the same effect as what chocolate does. releases endorphin into your body and makes you feel satisfied.

Cutting out carbo completely will take a toll on your overall well being. So instead of strictly cutting out carbo, i merely reduce my intake.

also Drea has a soft spot for carbo la..pastries, cakes, tidbits...gosh..of cos i've been keeping them at bay and taking a small portion each time when i'm really craving for some.

the key is, eat anything you want, but not the full portion. if i'm taking ban mian for lunch, i usually eat about 1/2 to 2/3 of the portion.

keeping fingers crossed, i'm hoping to lose that 4kg more in another months time. stay tuned!!

in love...

fell in love with this song...



it's amazing how a song gets into you and stays in your head..
it's amazing how a song can affect your mood & emotions....

amazing...

沉重

不知道为什么， 心情好像变得很沉重。
是因为自己已经不年轻了吗？

随着岁月的增长， 难免会在我们身上留下痕迹。

以前自己的长处之一就是那乐观， 开朗的性格。 先在好想也慢慢失去了这个长处。
好怀念， 好想回到从前， 每天装作没烦恼， 天塔当被盖， 开开心心 的面向每个人。

现在我明白什么是 近朱者赤寂寞者黑。

the extra "pocket money"

Most of us would have received our extra "pocket money" coming from our Government.
To be honest, Singapore is by far the only country whose Government actually gives cash to their citizens.

Singaporeans has been blessed in many ways and enjoyed way too many benefits but we're still complaining and whining. That's just life I guess, we love to complain and whine about things, and so I'm gona do it again.

Have you decided what to do with yours?
Some decided to buy a gadget they've been eyeing on, some to go on a short trip  and others perhaps to pamper themselves with.

Remember, this extra "pocket money" is meant to help ease the inflation, especially for those always complaining of the increased cost of living, price of rice la, price of flour la, price of sugar..yadda...yadda...

then again, it is not even enough to pay off my last year's  income tax. Not even a 50% of it. Paying for a tax where i don't even see that amount of cash in my bank nor anywhere else. i'm still puzzled over that amount of tax that was happily charged to me.
and me? well  I'm still paying it off in a monthly installment....thanks for the extra "pocket money" though, i'd take it as a subsidy off the tax charged to me last year.

Now that election is round the corner, like many other Singaporeans, I wonder if I should approach the contestant for Potong Pasir with my income tax last year and enquire on the amount and if they can just waive it off for me.

that's what Singaporeans love to do, we are opportunist. It's either now you get them to do things for you & promised that you + your whole family of ancestors will vote for them, or you wait 4 years later till the next election.

You see, when Papa is still around, I can claim a parent handicap relief. a WHOPPING $11,000 on your annual income, like HELLO? a month's hospital bill is close to that amount already, let alone 8 months of hospitalization.

Now it's time to be an opportunist and see which party can do better for us.
Will you please waive off the remaining tax i'm due to pay?

ok i'm not making sense, it's ok, that's how confused my shrunken brain is anyway...

一杯咖啡 -》 回忆

昨天约了一个以前在 IT 业的朋友，　喝了一杯咖啡。
这杯咖啡却唤起了很多回忆。。。

是好还是坏，　我自己也不确定。