First x'mas dinner.

Yesterday, 21/12/2012 was my the x'mas dinner for the girls in the company. 

Hase decided to have it at Monte's Restaurant & Wine Bar, so after work, we left the company at 6.30pm and reached Bangsar Shopping Centre at about 7pm and with parking and everything it was just about 7.15pm

Carol told me the decos at BSC were pretty so i was pretty excited and borrowed her camera as well (Canon Ixus 200 IS) = it's gonna be a review post for that camera as well. 

Firstly, i was pretty disappointed being a 12 megapixel camera with image stabilizer, the quality wasn't as good as i expected. The images turned out pretty noisy and grainy even with the ISO at 100. 

X'mas decos at Bangsar Shopping Centre. 

Taken under program mode at macro setting no flash. 

First we were served free buns. they were DDDdddddddddddddelicious. *drooling. 

i wouldn't mind having them every morning as breakfast. 

you're drooling aren't you. You want to sink your teeth into the bread to have a bite and have the bread melt in your mouth. *slurrrppppp

*Cajun Chicken. 

It looked TOTALLY different than how it looks like on the menu. 

*spaghetti Anglio o Olio

This is the ONLY picture that is edited among all. (i left it untouched to show the quality) 

and i just adjusted bait. see how noisy and grainy it is. 

*Black pepper chicken

that just looks like one blob of i dunno what. 

*braised lamb shank. 

Asides the bread being very nice, the lamb was great (i had the lamb) The only problem was there was no salt int he mash potatoes and the gravy was too thick.
The environment of the place was great, not loud and noisy thought it was a little full. I hate how restaurants are noisy that you have to yell to chat with the people you are with. And then the akward moment when all sudden it's silent and you say something really loud and people staring at you. *ugh

My opinion, i don't really like this camera. It's fine under day light, (what camera is not) but it sucks indoor, with flash and night time it's not really that good. But oh well, it's my sister camera. She just needs one to snap picture :) So that's the company dinner as well as a lunch but i didn't snap any pictures cause let's just say my colleague's aren't camwhores.

Stay tune for the x'mas weekend getaway.

Fit plan 1.

Many people do wonder, what to eat what not to eat? And when one comes across an insecureness, one starts stopping eating. Why? they would say "Diet."

Let's just say NOT EATING won't make you skinny. and it's impossible that one totally does not eat. they might just drunk juice or eat fruits or a very little amount of food? First, you're going on a wrong diet. and you'd lack the proper amount of nutrients that your body needs.

image taken from here

You can skip lunch, you can skip dinner. but you MUST have breakfast. 

An apple a day keeps the doctor away, Drink 8 glasses of water a day(2 litres/200ml), you'd keep dehydration away. 

Some people may go on a day without drinking water and thinking "hey, i'm fine. i'm not thristy." But your body dehydrates without knocking on you telling you. By the time you realize your throat is dry, your body feels weak. That is just water being drained out.  

First thing in your diet? - Water. 

It's really important as it flushes all the toxin in your body, it cleans your blood (want extra blood cleaning? Go for a blood donation). Can you imagine all the dust, pollution, food, bacteria and everything that you come across being in your body but nothing flushing you out?

Water is the very first important thing, the proper hydration is important. Especially for girls, your skin sag, age, wrinkle, flake, itch, dull, and everything that it is, you are lacking the amount of water that you need.   Read more info here.

Water is important to me, people ask me why my skin is so good? i tell them water. When i've had a meal, and i still feel hungry, i'd drink water. 

So your first step of diet? water. Clean water is important, as dirty water will cause a bloated stomach because of the bacteria in there, and you drinking water to flush bacteria, waste and toxin from your body, you don't want dirty water right??

Next, Reduce from three huge meals to five small meals, It's okay to skip any EXCEPT breakfast. EXCEPT!! 

note to all, starving does not make you slim. starving is NOT the right way. it's not healthy, it'll ruin your body, you'd lack of major nutrition and faint in the streets. Bet you won't be able to walk one floor up the stairs. 

Many people do ask why. but are anorexic skinny shit then? (anorexic is an eating disorder = people who don't wanna eat) or bullimic (another eating disorder who eats and puke every time). Well, those are people who are sick and weak, they won't be able to run a 100metres.  Unless if you wanna be a sick person who will make people around you worried shit about you. Then i have no say. but DO NOT NOT EAT. that's not the right way, even if you want to be vegetarian, it's fine. 

So, how hard is it?

I'm not talking about buffed up mega envy abs body, I'm talking bout the very first step for lazy people out there who think it's alright. Walking up 8 flight of stairs, If you're tired. your body is weak. So you gotta start doing something.

Most people like us who know envy abs body are like so far that's it's the only side of the world, we aim for, fit, and look well. Not squishing fats coming out, or being tired walking one floor up the stairs.

So, step 1 = WALK


Walking is the number one great exercise. I know it's a bit sad to walk in Malaysia, you'd get kidnap, robbed, killed, raped and what-so-ever that can happen. But when i'm in Perth, much safer (no 100% safe zone) but i can walk, without clutching my bag thinking someone's gonna snatch my bag and rape me and chop me up into pieces. LOL. So walk. It's easy, even your grandma can do it. Never sit after a meal. (too bad for the office ones, you guys can walk some stairs before you go back to work). Why are girls slimmer than guys? they walk. shopping is walking. :D and hey, carrying all that shopping bags are like walking with weights. LOL. so get your ass up, start walking. Lazy is an excuse.


Step 2 = SQUATS


LOL. i know you might be going wth. but this is something you can do in the shower and nobody's looking! or before you go to bed. Squats can balance your back, your legs, strengthen your one and can burn fat directly. It can also help you with your breathing  
According to "Xtreme Lean" authors Jonathan Lawson and Steve Holman, squats cause the body to burn fat directly from the midsection.

Step 3 - 15/30 High intense exercise. 

A high-intensity interval training, also directly targets body fat. In fact, this form of cardiovascular exercise can stimulate the production of potent fat-burning hormones that directly target abdominal fat to reduce waist size, according to "The Abs Diet." High-intensity interval training means doing 20 to 30 minutes of medium-intensity cardio, punctuated with 15- to 30-second all-out sprints every few minutes. For example, you could pedal on the exercise bike at a comfortable yet challenging pace, then pedal as hard as you can for 30 seconds every two minutes. This form of exercise should be done only once or twice a week, and be sure to take in a post-workout meal or shake that includes both high-quality protein (whey protein, for example) and carbohydrates for muscle recovery.



You can read more information on the 3 steps here.








So, let's start with being Fit. Nothing works overnight. So don't expect to do a set of work out today and expect to see results tomorrow. Don't think you can starve for a week and think you'd be skinny in a week. That's just *phail




  

Runaway weekend

For the last weekend, we had a tiny runaway afternoon to a little island call Penang. 

okay. not really very little. but still little. 

We left at about 12 and reach right before 2. with a jam at the bridge. and being slightly lost for a few minutes. 

We found Penang Road and had our lunch. 

Finally being lost and making calls and direction on GOogle map as our GPS from wayway died out of battery. 

We manage to get to the food alley which was crowded with people. 

i remember years ago i use to go to some foot of the mountain to eat it. with some temple. 

but oh well, since everyone is talking about this. we must well just try.

I LOVE LAKSA. 

okay, i do love curry and tom yam too. but laksa is niceeeee. thought i don't eat the prawn sauce thingy (u see on the spoon)

the sweet and sour taste. and raw onions and weird pineapple. who puts fruits in the noodle??

but it taste good. 

One thing nice about this laksa is the fish. 

not fish paste but fish meat. they're EVERYWHEREEEEE. with no bones. 

and the noodles aren't stuck together. 

another famous is the lobak. 

i can't figure out what's the top brown one on the far left. but that's is GOOOOOOOOD *heaven.

like back in ipoh or kl, there is lobak. but they don't have that brown one of the bar left. 

p/s. it's not sausage. 

Then we have prawn mee (i'm not a fan of prawn mee)

but this is nice. :D

and finally our char kuey teow. 

After that, we just didn't know where to go, and we passed by the ferri, and we decided to go back with the ferri. :D

So, technically we went there for lunch. 

HAHAHHAA. call us crazy, cause we are :D

Life is spontaneous. 

That's what brings us together ♥

Sunday Burger and chocolates.

On Sunday, Liying and i went out. to Claremount. (in pert)

An area i've never been to before because i live far away from there and i don't have a car. 

But then liying thought me the Claremount train station is just out side the mall. So, one weekend, might go there with the bf again. 

We had burgers at 'Grilled' 

She said it was better than burger edge. (burger edge was big and good enough)

And wasn't disappointing at all, it was indeed good and delicious. 

The beef patty is handmade i presume, it wasn't jerky or stiff or hard to eat. It was DDDDDDD-licious. 

Not to mention the tomatoes that seems like they were freshly cut and the lettuce were so fresh. 

oh and the bread. omg! don't even make me start with the bread. After having burger at Grilled. 

Subway seemed like a fast food to me and not so fresh. (liying told me the secret of subway)

HAHAHA

and just went i texted the boyfriend if he wanted a burger, he replied saying he had subway. 

With the size of the burger, i couldn't fit it into my mouth in the beginning, but i started of with munching on the bread first. yummy

then i worked inwards the burger. 

and in the end? i managed to finish it. weee. but just a tiny bread left over cz i was too stuffed. 

Unlike Carl' Junior, the burger wasn't sloppy or messy. 

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After that, we went to Koko Black. which was just next door. 

(the change their menu every season) 

I had English Breakfast tea. I'm not a coffee person. 

and didn't want chocolate at the moment.

Liying had Ice Latte ( i think.. cz i kinda forgot. LOL )

Then we ordered chocolate dessert ( i forgot the name DAMN... next time i'd photography the name)

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Then after that, we went to east perth. 

Just to have a look and enjoy the scene

and i could tell you, i fell in love with the place instantly. 

Made me want to stay there. 

They have a really nice view and breathe taking area. 

The architect and buildings were just fantastic

 They have their little lake area. surrounding it. don't you love it? 

And every building is designed differently, but yet when they are combined, they don't clash. 

Just as i reached home, i realised i wish i had more lenses to take with. 

Then on Monday, our Second Project Brief was 'Housing Estate' either to pick East Perth or Swan Valley. 

Well, i guess, there will be another trip back here. or maybe swan valley. (as swan valley has more options)

But at the mean time, need to search for wide angle lens. and buck up my photography skills. 

Japanese lunch

Yesterday afternoon, we went to the city to have lunch. 

For first, we finally were up at 11o'clock. So this was our chance since the restaurant closes at 2pm. 

By the time we reached city, it was 1.45pm but we still made it. 

Green Tea

Japanese Salad that came in the Bento

Assorted Sushi in Squid, Salmon and Prawn

Tempura 

Chicken Teriyaki

Assorted sashimi

Everybody knows that Japanese dishes are one of my favourite food. I can go all on Japanese for a food. 

I eat raw too. =D The only thing i don't eat is Unagi.

Although the boyfriend isn't really raw japanese food. He still accompanies me as he still the cooked ones. 

Looking forward for another japanese restaurant =)