Happy Chinese New Year!

Happy Chinese New Year to my dear friends!!

To those celebrating I hope yours is just as merry as mine and are surrounded by family, friends and great food! Below are some pictures from tonight's reunion dinner, more to come from tomorrow's luncheon!!

Enough (awesomely delicious) food to feed an army

Lo!! My favorite part of Chinese New Year--Yee Sang!!

People posing for the camera while *I* dig into some yee sang (mmm)

Always present at our home during CNY are fortune cookies!

Normally inaccurate, this year my fortune is sooooo apt!

Cornflake cookies : Once you pop, you can't stop! (And I haven't!) :P

Ironic

I lost one pound yay yay! I lost one pound yay yay! Ban chang kueh, here I coooome!! Ah, it feels so sweet to have reached my short term goal of losing 5 pounds by CNY *grin*

But the most ironic thing is, I think I may have eaten back that one pound today. I really wouldn't be surprised if I did! Even though I spent the whole day on my feet and I burned about 2800 calories (cuz CC+ said so!), I also popped in numerous things into my mouth--consciously! 

The CNY treats are soooo damn good! I've shoved cornflake cookies and fried pork rolls and bak gua and chi kok cho (sp?) and Shandy!!! Eeeeee!! And I haven't yet had my ban chang kueh!!

Who wants to bet that I'll gain back at least one pound after CNY??

>_<

PS : Sorry the post is uber short, I'm still needed in the kitchen--hopefully not to keep on tasting things. ;)

Maybe

I think...I dropped another pound...I think...

I reached my goal of losing 5 pounds by CNY...I think...

I'm not sure...I'll have to weigh again tomorrow...I hope...

that all the house chores I have to do today will make a difference...

Maybe...

Switchfoot Concert '08 Photos

OK folks, I've finally managed to upload yesterday's Switchfoot concert photos. These were the best of the heaping lot that I took (most of them were blurrish or had too many hands blocking *fume!* the lens). Most of the pictures below are gonna be of Jon Foreman but hey, you normally take 80% more pictures of the frontman, right? :P 

The video I took of them performing "On Fire" is too large, and as soon as I can squeeze that into a smaller size, I'll upload that.

Freaking long line...!

And so we waited...

And waited...

And waited. 

We were lining up since 3:50pm and only got to go inside at 6:30pm

and Switchfoot only came on stage at 8:30pm!

Switchfoot

(left stage)

Switchfoot

(right stage, Jon Foreman dividing the members right in the middle)

Jon Foreman

Freaking cool shot of Jon

Another freaking cool shot of Jon

Major uber awesome shot of Jon in the crowds

Best picture of the night!!

Eggh...some lucky prick got Tim Foreman's guitar pick!!! X(

Uber-tastic!!

SWITCHFOOT ROCKS!!!

I just got home from their concert in KLCC and let me tell you the concert was simply amazing and in my opinion rank second to Muse's fab concert! Jon Foreman did such an amazing job connecting with the audience and they even had a Meet and Greet session (which unfortunately had to be closed before we got there) and they seem to be incredibly humble people! I'm still soooo hyped up from the amazing concert but right now I'm totally beat and promise to post the pictures and videos I took during the concert once my errands are done tomorrow!

Jonathan Foreman

you are now my hero for giving us an incredible performance!

(That's not to say that Matt Bellamy isn't still on top of my list! :P)

Concert!

Switchfoot

Tralala, I'm off to see them tonight!

(Will post pics)

Achin' and hurtin' from gymmin'

Now Playing : "Piano Concerto No.9" - W.A Mozart

Well folks, the title says it all. My body is sore but I'm told I'll have to do more.

OMG. That totally rhymed! XD

Today was my first gym workout in 6 years. Needless to say that absence totally took a toll on my body and now I am aching and hurting all over, especially my legs! I can barely climb down from bed or the stairs and when I walk I swear my shaky and wiggly legs would probably make people think that I'm purposely walking to make my butt wiggle :|

Tomorrow morning, I'll have to go again--this time with June and Fred. Well, that is, I plan to go if my body isn't still screaming NO NO NO!!! Taking the gym classes are OK, but what I enjoy the most is going on the weight machines. Oooh, I could do them for a long time and actually enjoy it!

I'm really tired, but I won't be sleeping yet because I'm too hyped up and now I want to go make a workout playlist for my iPod. God, are these signs of becoming a gym junkie?

Fishy situation

The thermos ;)

Now Playing : "Autumn Leaves" - Oscar Peterson Trio

I am starving. Like, really, really starving. If my stomach could speak, it would be screaming in agony right about now.

It's almost 6pm and I've only had an insane 155 calories today. How could this happen?

My lunch did it.

I bet your eyes bulged. It's quite a funny story too, although at the expense of my stomach. You see, last night I made a broth with sutchi catfish, onion and carrots to bring to class today for my low calorie lunch. I was really excited because I don't think I've ever made something and then brought it to class to eat.

Then 12pm came and I took out my thermos where I've plunked in my fish and soup. I was already famished so I pressed the nozzle open and poured out a little on a spoon to drink. Mmmmm....! My stomach, now aware that I was going to finally give it food, started to ring the alarms. Feed me! Feed me!

I twisted. I turned. I twisted and turned. Clockwise. Anti-clockwise. Clockwise again. Twist. Turn. Twist. Ouch, my hands! 

The darn thing wouldn't open! I tried to open my thermos for a continuous staggering 1 hour 15 minutes until finally, with my stomach still begging to be fed, stopped and gave up. My hands were extremely sore and I could neither twist nor turn it any longer.

I had to give up all hope on eating the yummy fish pieces inside and had to settle for just drinking the soup...which ended up being barely sufficient since there was only an exact calculated portion of 245ml of soup in there.

I think I would have died of starvation if I had decided to skip breakfast that morning. Heck, breakfast didn't even suffice. One piece of toast and light Laughing Cow cheese spread barely held me up until noon.

So now it's 6pm, and all I've had is one measly piece of toast, a Laughing Cow wedge and 245ml of fish broth. Sigh.

Although I hate starving like this, the one and only consolation that all this chose to happen today was the day of the Brazilian buffet dinner that I'm most likely going to eat a lot of in approximately two hours. 

After all, what better way than to splurge my remaining 900++ calories on? :P

Food, bring it on!

My poor sore hand!

Update : I just came back from the Churrascaria and needless to say, I ate a day's worth of calories in dinner alone. :|

One Day

I've never really thought about the kind of body I want to achieve when I finally lose all the unwanted weight, so I've decided to compile a pictorial list. I guess by looking at the first few pictures below, you can pretty much guess that most of them literally scream sex. Ah...I can fantasize, can't I? :P Anyhoo, if ever I really manage to get any of the first four bodies, you can bet I'm absolutely gonna put off having kids until I'm at least 80 years old (lol just kidding...obviously) ! Have to enjoy my new shell, ya know! ;)

Jessica Simpson

Kristin Kreuk

Britney Spears

Megan Fox

Bodies that I don't want to end up getting. Ever.

Jessica Alba

(Ok, I know most of you think I'm nuts and yes, I'll agree she has a rockin' bod but it's much too toned for my liking)

Keira Knightley

(Ditto on the toned abs)

Britney Spears

(On the other end of the spectrum, I don't want that tummy!!)

Angel Boo-boo

Now Playing : "Pines of Rome" - Ottorino Respighi

Well folks, I made a big boo-boo today.

I've took up the habit of planning all my meals daily ever since I started my weight loss regimen. Today however, by morning I had planned my breakfast and dinner, but not lunch since that is usually left open because I tend to eat out almost everyday for that meal.

Anyway, as I made my way home from class, my mother had announced that she had made spaghetti marinara. Ooooh! Her marinara sauce is to die for and so I had nicely figured out what would be my lunch today.

As soon as I got home, I logged in the appropriate amount of spaghetti I should have to remain within my limits and then zoomed downstairs to finally eat it. I plonked 250 grams of spaghetti on to my plate and another 250 grams of the homemade marinara sauce. It was a lot of spaghetti, but it would give me about 500+ calories which fit nicely into my planned out menu.

And so, I tucked in.

After I had devoured the entire plate of spaghetti did I only then realize that what I just ate wasn't spaghetti but instead angel hair pasta. Oh no! Sure, it was still pasta but with angel hair pasta you get more pasta for the same volume weight of spaghetti. Uh oh, how much pasta have I eaten?!

I ran upstairs, jumped on to my beloved calorie counting companion and found out that I did in fact not eat 500+ calories of spaghetti but instead 719 calories in angel hair pasta alone!! 

Needless to say, this shot up my calories for the day much, much higher than I would have liked it to. After all, I am aiming to lose that one last pound (for now anyway) which would enable me to have that delectable ban chang kueh and I've only got 9 days left to do it!

It's so funny but mannnn...never again.

Bierhaus Birthday

Just came home from a birthday outing for Fred (Happy 18th!) and we tried this new German restaurant (well, it was new to us!) at the Curve called Bierhaus...something. I can't remember the whole name. It was a really nice place and thank god I wasn't on a diet today because the food was fatty yet excellent! My only complaint was that I wished I had tried the beer since I've always wanted to try German beer but I don't like beer in general so pooh! Anyway, it was a blast and here are some photos I snapped tonight! Enjoy!

Ps : I couldn't get a picture of Mario, he seemed to shy away from the camera! :(

The birthday boy!

There were friends...

There was food...

There was fun!

There was me! *smirk*

Best of all, there was cake!!

Just one more...!

Ban Chang Kueh

Just one more pound to go...one more!!! before I can sink my teeth into a delectable, scrumptious, sinfully good ban chang kueh!!

Oooooh...!

Just Another Day At The Bookstore

These pictures speak for themselves ;)

*Smirk*

Further proof that the Bahasa Melayu/Malaysia (who can keep track?!) is goin' down!

Uh, what?

Spelling error?

I came across this advert while online and stopped in my tracks as I gazed upon the slogan "Experience Instant Getification". 

Uh...

What exactly does "getification" mean? I've looked it up, nobody knows what it means. Could it be a spelling error or a pun?

Yippee!!

Boo-yah!

I lost another 4 pounds!!

I lost another 4 pounds!!

*sings to the ice charades song*

Mwuahahaha!

Goodbye, Heath

RIP Heath

It was the first thing I saw this morning...Heath Ledger is dead. I wasn't even sure what I was reading was correct and thought it was just my sleepy eyes but then I read it a second time. Then third. Fourth. Fifth. 

It all said the same thing.

Heath Ledger is dead.

That was this morning. It's past midnight now and I still can't believe that he's just suddenly so...gone. Less than a week ago it was Brad Renfro, and now him? What is going on?

Normally, I wouldn't be so worked up over an actor's death--especially one revolving around drugs but for Heath, this is just so unexpected. Too unexpected.

It is truly tragic. He really was one of those actors that had an exceptional screen presence and his acting was nothing to mock at. He was as good actor and his films were all brilliant and he made the silver screen industry a little brighter with his talent.

I've been a big fan of his since I first saw him in 10 Things I Hate About You. I'm sure if I ever saw any of his movies I would feel really sad that he will no longer grace the screen with his presence. 

Watching Dark Knight would be painful. Everyone's eyes will be peeled for him. Not for Batman, not for Christian Bale or any other big movie star name in that movie. 

No.

All eyes will be on Heath Ledger and the last of his greatness.

RIP Heath Ledger

You will be sorely missed.

Bah!

Another day, and I still haven't lost a pound!!

I am soooo pissed off.